Fireball Halloween Sweepstakes
Official
Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES
NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. THE
FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES IS VALID ONLY IN THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES (“U.S.”)
AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (“D.C.”), AND IS OPEN ONLY TO QUALIFIED PERSONS (AS
DEFINED IN THE RULES BELOW). VOID
ELSEWHERE AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED. BY
PARTICIPATING IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL
RULES AND THE DECISIONS OF SPONSOR AND ADMINISTRATOR. DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE SWEEPSTAKES IF YOU
DO NOT AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND FALL WITHIN THE ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH BELOW.
Sweepstakes
Name: Fireball Halloween Sweepstakes (the
“Sweepstakes”).
Sweepstakes Dates: Registration begins at 12:00:01am Eastern
Time (“ET”) on 10/1/2023 and ends at
11:59:59pm ET on 11/30/2023 (the
“Registration Period”). The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable
federal, state and local laws and regulations.
Void outside of the (50) U.S. and D.C., and wherever restricted or
prohibited by law.
Who may Enter: Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents
of the (50) U.S. and D.C., who are age 21 or older as of date of entry, and
have a valid driver’s license or government issued photo ID, except the
following persons who are not eligible to enter, participate or win:
(a)
Employees,
officers, and directors of Sazerac
Company, Inc. (“Sponsor”), Million Dollar Media (the “Sweepstakes
Administrator”), each of their respective franchisees, parents, affiliated
companies, subsidiaries, contractors, distributors or wholesalers, printers,
advertising and promotion agencies, and any and all other companies associated
with the design or execution of this promotion, or any employees, officers,
directors, members, shareholders or agents of any alcohol-beverage retailers,
distributors, wholesalers or manufacturers (collectively, “Released Parties”),
and the members of the immediate families or households, whether or not
related, of any of the above. “Immediate family members” includes, for purposes
of this promotion, parents (including in-laws), grandparents, siblings
(including step-siblings), children (including step-children), grandchildren
(including step grandchildren) and each of their respective spouses, regardless
of where they reside.
How to Enter –
Online Registration: To enter, visit www.FireballHalloween.com during the “Registration
Period”. Each entrant must fully
complete the online registration page with all required information including
his/her name, valid email address, phone number (including area code), home address, and date of birth. After having read and agreed to these
Official Rules, click the submit button to submit your online entry. All online entries must be fully complete for all required
information and must be received by 11:59pm ET on 11/30/2023 to be eligible.
a. After completing your entry, you will have
the option to share the Sweepstakes utilizing a personalized URL link provided
on the entry confirmation page. If you choose to share the URL, you will earn
an additional bonus entry into the Sweepstakes grand prize drawing for each
entrant who completes an entry utilizing your shared personalized URL link.
Any available
opt-in opportunities are not required to enter the
Sweepstakes, and opting-in will not improve your chances of winning. By participating and submitting an entry, entrant agrees that sponsor
and participating parties are authorized to contact entrant via email, text,
mail, phone or any other form of media to make entrant aware of information
pertinent to the Sweepstakes, and to distribute information regarding the
Sponsor(s) featured products, special events or future sweepstakes, contests,
promotions or offers. Entrants may
opt-out of any further email communication at any time by simply replying
REMOVE to any email message, or following the provided opt-out instructions.
Maximum of one entry per
person per day, except as noted above regarding bonus entries. Any incomplete or illegible entries will
be disqualified. Any entry submitted with an invalid email address or other inaccurate,
incomplete, false or incorrect information will be disqualified. Released Parties are not responsible
for lost, late, misdirected, illegible, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible,
damaged entries, or for entries submitted in a manner that is not expressly
allowed under these rules, or for any entry not
submitted or received due to any technical error or failure, unauthorized human
intervention, inaccurate capture or mis-entry of any required information, or
the failure to capture any such information for any reason including
programming or technical errors, or effects of hackers or failure of any
electronic equipment, computer or cellular transmissions and/or network
connections; all of which will be disqualified.
Each
entrant must submit an entry on his/her own behalf. Any entry submitted on behalf of another
individual or using another person’s email address, name or mobile number will
be disqualified and ineligible to claim any prize. Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more
than the stated number of entries allowed by using same, multiple/different
email addresses, mobile numbers, identities, or any other methods void that
entrant's entries and that entrant may be disqualified. No mechanically reproduced or automated
entries permitted. Use of any automated
system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification and all
such entries will be deemed void. All
entries received become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned.
In
the event of a dispute as to any online registration, the authorized account
holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the
registrant and he/she must be eligible according to these Official Rules. The “authorized email account holder” is the
natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online
service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email
addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address.
By
registering to enter Sweepstakes, you affirm that you have read and accepted
these Official Sweepstakes Rules. All entrants agree to be bound by and abide
by the official rules of the Contest.
Winner Selection and
Notification (1 grand prize winner and 20 first prize winners): On or about 12/4/2023, a maximum
of one (1) potential grand prize winner and twenty (20) potential first prize
winners will be randomly selected from among all eligible entries received. If eligible entries are less than the
scheduled number of prizes available, then associated prize award(s) shall not
be awarded.
·
Note: grand prize winner is not eligible to win the first
prize.
Potential
winners will be notified initially by phone and/or email following their
selection. If the Administrator is
unsuccessful in its attempt to reach and speak directly with a selected
potential prize winner by phone within 48-hours of the initial
notification attempt to the phone number and/or email address associated with
that entrant’s entry, then that entrant may be disqualified and an alternate
potential winner may be randomly selected from among the remaining eligible
entries and notified as per the procedures outlined above (time permitting).
During
winner notification, each selected potential winner must confirm their
eligibility, and indicate their willingness and ability to accept the
prize. The potential winner will then
receive official notification via email delivery, including prize acceptance
documents which must be completed and returned per the provided instructions
and as outlined below. If any selected
winner does not meet the eligibility requirements, or is unable or unwilling to
accept the prize, elects to decline the prize or fails to return the required
prize acceptance documents within the required time frame, s/he will be
disqualified and, at Sponsor’s discretion and time permitting, an alternate
winner will be randomly selected from among all remaining eligible entries and
notified as per the procedures outlined above.
Any disqualified entrant will not receive any alternate prize
substitution or compensation. Decisions of the Administrator in the
selection and determination of the winner and all matters relating to this
Sweepstakes are final and binding.
All
of the following will apply to each potential winner: 1) winner will be
required to complete and return, within 3-days
of date of receipt, a prize acceptance form, including an affidavit of
eligibility and a liability/publicity release (where permitted) and a W-9 form (if
prize value exceeds $600.00) in order to be eligible to claim the prize; 2)
winner may be required to present a copy of a valid driver’s license or
government issued photo ID with valid residential address and a copy of a valid
social security card as a condition of receiving the prize, and (3) winner
shall be solely responsible for paying all applicable taxes (including, but not
limited to, all local, state and federal taxes) that may be or become due in
connection with their respective prize award, and winner shall be issued a 1099
form reflecting the value of the prize award.
Grand Prize Award
(maximum 1 prize award): The eligible entrant designated as the grand
prize winner shall be awarded a trip for the winner and one (1) guest (21
years of age or older) to their choice of New Orleans, LA; Salem, MA; or,
Savannah, GA with an approximate retail value (“ARV”) not to exceed $5,000 and
shall include:
·
Coach-class
roundtrip airfare for winner and one (1) guest (21 years of age or older)
from the nearest major metro airport to the winner’s home to the closest
Sponsor-designated major metro airport to the chosen trip destination. Airline,
class of service, and departure/arrival airports as solely determined and
designated by Sponsor and subject to availability.
o
NOTE: If grand prize winner resides within 250-miles of the
chosen trip destination’s metro area, Sponsor reserves the right to provide a
$500 gift card toward ground transportation in lieu of airfare.
·
Two
(2)-nights standard double-occupancy hotel. Hotel as solely determined and
designated by Sponsor based upon availability;
·
One
(1) $1,500 gift card toward ground transportation and incidentals. Gift card
subject to the terms and conditions, including any expiration, of the issuing
gift card provider policy.
NOTE:
grand prize award winner must complete travel within 6-months of claiming prize
award and provide a minimum of 4-weeks notice prior to selected dates of
travel. Actual grand prize award ARV based upon final travel accommodations,
dependent on dates of travel, winner’s home location, and winner’s choice of
travel destination.
First Prize Award
(maximum 20 prize awards): Each eligible entrant designated as a first
prize winner shall be awarded one (1) Fireball-branded shot dispenser and two
(2) Fireball-branded shot glasses, subject to availability. Each first prize award has an ARV of $120.
NOTE: No alcoholic beverage is part of any prize
award. Grand
prize winner and guest must be at least 21 years of age and will be required to
execute and return a liability/publicity release prior to prize award. All ground transportation including airport
and hotel transfers, parking, meals, gratuities, checked baggage fees, airline
seat assignment fees, hotel resort fees, incidental expenses, applicable taxes
(including, but not limited to all local, state and federal taxes) and any
other expenses not specified herein as being included in the prize award are the
sole responsibility of the winner.
Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, damaged or stolen
luggage. It is recommended that winner
and travel companion obtain sufficient personal insurance prior to
departure. The winner and travel
companion hereby release Sponsor from any duty to provide, check, or verify any
and all necessary ID’s, passports, visas and tourist cards, birth certificates,
vaccination certificates, and any other travel requirements (“Personal
Documents”). Sponsor shall not have any
responsibility for the replacement of lost or stolen Personal Documents or
tickets, coupons, vouchers, receipts or other documents pertaining to the prize
(“Travel Documents”) once the Travel Documents have been provided to each
winner and travel companion.
Sponsor is not responsible for any travel
delays, flight delays or cancellations or travel difficulty related to prize
award, redemption or use. If travel delays or difficulty prevent
arrival in time for any and all elements of trip or prize award, Sponsor is not
responsible for awarding any compensation in lieu thereof. Each winner and his/her guest must travel
together on the same itinerary. Any
changes to completed travel arrangements, once booked, are the sole
responsibility of the winner, and are solely at the winner’s expense. Actual value of the trip will depend on point
of departure, destination and any airfare fluctuations. If actual value of prize is lower than the
stated ARV of the prize award when it is procured and fulfilled, then the
difference will not be awarded to the winner.
The winner and travel companion are solely responsible for all costs
incurred to and from the nearest major airport to the winner’s home as
designated by Sponsor as the prize originates and terminates at such departure
point unless otherwise agreed to by Sponsor in writing.
Winner and
his/her guest shall be subject to any qualifying conditions prior to and during
travel including any local, state or federal government regulations in the
departure or destination location, airline and/or hotel requirements, or
requirements including any regulation or policy related to COVID-19 testing
requirements or vaccination status. Any
testing requirements, vaccination and/or any related quarantine requirements
and expenses are the sole responsibility of, and at the sole expense of winner and
guest. Winner and guest are subject to
vaccination requirement and policy, and if unable or unwilling to comply with
requirements, then all related prize award elements for which they fail to meet
shall be forfeit.
Sponsor will not be responsible for event delay,
rescheduling, postponement or cancellation for any reason including but not
limited to weather, pandemic, an Act of God, Force Majeure, government
regulation or restriction, an act of terrorism, civil disturbance, work
stoppage, or any other reason. No substitute prize award or compensation
shall be provided by Sponsor in the event of any event delay, rescheduling,
postponement, or cancellation for any reason, and winner shall be subject to
the terms and conditions of the airline ticket and hotel policy and shall
solely look to the airline and/or hotel provider as applicable.
Winner and guest must be twenty-one (21) years
old and agree to comply with all applicable airline and hotel provider rules
requirements and regulations in connection with the prize award, redemption and
use. Sponsor and travel providers reserve the right to remove or deny participation
of any winner and/or his/her guest who do not comply with any rule,
requirement, instruction, policy, or who engage in a disruptive manner, or with
intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person. Winner and guest shall be solely responsible
for their behavior while traveling and must follow the instructions and
direction from any travel provider or associated staff or security. If
winner or guest violates the standards of the travel provider, behaves in an
inappropriate, irresponsible or offensive manner, or is deemed by staff or
security to have violated any rule, regulation or policy of the travel provider,
or to be a security threat in any manner, the winner and guest shall be ejected
or denied entry, and shall immediately forfeit the remaining prize award.
All
merchandise prize items are awarded ‘as is’ without warranty, express or
implied. Prize winners must accept
delivery of prize in the method as solely determined and designated by Sponsor. Prize shall be shipped only to the designated
winner residential address as submitted during initial online registration
and/or as provided during winner notification, via the carrier as determined
and designated by Sponsor (i.e. UPS, USPS or other Sponsor designated carrier),
or as otherwise specified by Sponsor. Allow 6 – 8 weeks for prize delivery.
Once
shipped, prize shall be considered as awarded and delivered, and Sponsor shall
not be responsible for actual receipt of delivery by winner. Sponsor shall not be responsible for any
lost, late, undelivered, misdirected, damaged or stolen delivery; or any
incorrect delivery address provided by winner during registration or prize
claim. In the event of any delivery
issues, including undelivered, misdirected, lost or stolen deliveries, Sponsor
shall have no responsibility to replace the prize award, and prize award shall
not be substituted by Sponsor with any alternate prize award or
compensation. Winner shall look solely
to designated shipper/carrier for any lost, damaged, stolen or mis-delivered
packages and not to Sponsor for any delivery issues.
General
Prize Conditions: All other costs and expenses related to
prize acceptance, delivery, redemption or use not specified herein as being
provided are the sole responsibility of winner.
All
income, federal, state and local taxes are the winner’s sole responsibility. All prize awards are non-transferable and no
cash redemption or prize substitution allowed, except at Sponsor’s sole
discretion or as provided herein.
Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize with one of comparable
or greater value, at its sole discretion. All
prizes are awarded as is, without any warranty, express or implied, by
Sponsor. Failure to collect or properly
claim prize in accordance with these rules will result in forfeiture of the
prize. If forfeited for any reason, entrant
will not receive any other prize substitution or compensation, and the prize will remain the property
of Sponsor and will not be awarded, except as provided herein. All properly
claimed prizes will be awarded. Any
unclaimed prizes will not be awarded. Total
ARV of all available prizes: $7,400.
Additional Rules &
Restrictions: By participating, entrants agree to
abide by and be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor
and Administrator, which shall be final in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. In the event an entrant wins a prize, and is
later found to be in violation of these rules he/she will be required to
forfeit the prize or to reimburse Sponsor for the stated value of the prize if
such violation is discovered after winner has used the prize. Participation in Sweepstakes
constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its designees to use entrants’
names, cities and states of residence and/or likenesses for purposes of
advertising and trade in any and all media now or hereafter known worldwide on
perpetuity without limitation or further compensation, notification or
permission, unless prohibited by law.
False, fraudulent or deceptive entries or acts shall render entrants
ineligible for any prize.
By
participating, entrants agree to hold all Released Parties harmless from any
claims, losses, actions, or damages of any kind, whether actual, incidental or
consequential, for injury (including but not limited to death), damages, losses
or expenses arising out of or relating to entrant’s participation in this
Sweepstakes, or the acceptance, possession or use/misuse of any prize, or
participation in prize-related activities (including but not limited to travel
or activity related thereto), and to assume all liability therefor.
Released
Parties shall not be liable to winner or any other person for failure to supply
the prize or any part thereof by reason of any acts of God, pandemics, any
actions, regulations, orders, or requests by any governmental entity, equipment
failure, terrorist acts, war, fire, unusually severe weather, embargo, labor
dispute or strike, labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of
any kind, or any other cause beyond Released Parties’ sole control.
Entrants
are restricted to use of ordinary and typical computer equipment, mobile phone
equipment, Internet access and cellular networks. Sponsor disclaims all
liability for the inability of any entrant to complete or continue an entry due
to equipment malfunction, busy lines, inadvertent disconnections, acts beyond
the Sponsor’s control, or otherwise. The Sponsor disclaims any liability for
entries not received due to technical difficulties or transmission errors. The
Sponsor disclaims all liability for any delays, mis-delivery, loss, or failure
in the delivery of any item sent by mail, courier, express, electronic transmission,
or other delivery method. Released
Parties are not responsible for mechanical, technical, electronic,
communications, telephone, computer, hardware or software errors, malfunctions
or failures of any kind, including: failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed
transmission of online entries, traffic congestion on telephone lines, the
Internet or at any website or lost or unavailable network connections which may
limit an online entrant's ability to participate in the Sweepstakes, and any
injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer or mobile phone
related to or resulting from participating in or downloading any information
necessary to participate in the Sweepstakes.
Released Parties are not responsible for any other errors of any kind,
whether computer, technical, typographical, printing, human or otherwise,
relating to or in connection with the Sweepstakes, including, without
limitations, errors which may occur in connection with the printing or
advertising of this Sweepstakes, administration or execution of the Sweepstakes,
the cancellation of the Sweepstakes, the processing of entries or in the
announcement of the prizes or prize winners.
Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any
person tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes website.
Sponsor
reserves the right to cancel, modify, reschedule or terminate the Sweepstakes
for any reason including, but not limited to acts of God, pandemics, force
majeure, government regulatory action or ruling, fraud, misconduct, or if any technical
failures destroy or threaten the integrity of the Sweepstakes, in the opinion
of the Sponsor/Administrator, or if a computer virus, bug, or other technical
problem corrupts the administration, security, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes
as determined by Sponsor/Administrator, in their sole discretion. In the event
of early termination of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right to
determine a prize winner in a random drawing from among all eligible,
non-suspect entries received as of the time/date of such termination.
IN CASE OF DISPUTES: By
participating, each entrant agrees that (1) any and all disputes, claims, and
causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Sweepstakes, or any
prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of
class action, and any judicial proceeding shall take place in a federal or
state court within the State of New Jersey; (2) any and all claims, judgments,
and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including
costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, and in no event will entrant
be entitled to received attorneys' fees or other legal costs; and (3) under no
circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant
hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, and consequential
damages, and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses,
and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All
issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and
enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of
entrant and Sponsor in connection with this Sweepstakes, shall be governed by,
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey, without
giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions
(whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdiction), that would cause
the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New
Jersey.
Odds: Odds
of being selected as a winner are dependent upon the total number of eligible
entries received.
Official Rules &
Winners List: For a copy of these Official Rules, or the
name of prize winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to be received by
1/15/2024 to: Fireball Halloween Sweepstakes, c/o Million Dollar Media, P.O.
Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. PLEASE
SPECIFY which you are requesting, official rules or winners list.
Sponsor:
This Sweepstakes is sponsored by Sazerac Company, Inc., Sazerac Inc,
10401 Linn Station Rd, Lousiville, KY, 40223.
Sweepstakes Administrator:
The Sweepstakes is administered by Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278,
Woodbridge, NJ 07095.