Lagunitas Waldos Treasure Hunt Sweepstakes
Official
Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE WILL
NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. THE
FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES IS VALID ONLY IN THE FIFTY UNITED STATES (“U.S.”) AND
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (“D.C.”) AND OPEN ONLY TO QUALIFIED PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN
THE RULES BELOW) WHO ARE TWENTY-ONE (21) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AS OF THE DATE
OF ENTRY. 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: Lagunitas Waldos Treasure Hunt
Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”).
Sweepstakes Dates: Registration begins at 12:00:01am Eastern
Time (“ET”) on 3/24/2025 and ends at
11:59:59pm ET on 4/21/2025 (the “Registration
Period”). The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable
federal, state and local laws and regulations.
Void outside of the fifty (50) U.S. and D.C., and wherever restricted or
prohibited by law.
Who may Enter: Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents
of, and who reside within, the fifty U.S. and D.C., who are age twenty-one (21)
or older as of date of entry, and have a valid U.S. 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 The Lagunitas
Brewing Company (“Sponsor”), Million Dollar Media (the “Sweepstakes
Administrator”), each of their respective franchisees, owners, employees,
parents, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, contractors, retailers, 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 –
Two Ways:
1.)
Online Website Registration: To enter,
scan the QR Code on applicable point-of-sale material using your mobile
device’s camera or directly visit www.Lagunitas.com/treasure-hunt 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), state of residence, and date of birth. Submission must be made by a human being who
is 21 years of age or older, and who is a legal U.S. resident of the fifty (50)
U.S. and D.C. After having read and
agreed to these Official Rules, and agreeing to receive offers and updates via
email from Sponsor, click the submit button to submit your online entry. The
Sweepstakes Administrator’s computer, or that of its designee, runs the
official clock for the Sweepstakes and will solely determine the time by which
an entry is received.
2.)
Social Media Comment: During the Registration Period, follow @lagunitasbeer
to verify age 21+ and find an applicable post about the Sweepstakes and comment
#WaldosContest from your own Instagram account.
You must submit your comment from your own Instagram account. To enter the Sweepstakes in this method, you
must be an active holder of an Instagram account. If you do not have the Instagram application,
you may download it through the application store on your mobile device. The
Instagram application is free, and Instagram’s Terms of Use apply. For details,
visit http://instagram.com/legal/terms/. Meta and Instagram are not a Sponsor
or in any way affiliated with this Sweepstakes.
If you enter using a mobile device on a wireless service provider’s
network (as opposed to a Wi-Fi network), your carrier’s text and data rates
will apply. You should consult your wireless service provider’s pricing plan
for details. You agree to incur any and all charges
demanded by your wireless carrier.
All entries
must be fully complete for all required information and must be received by
11:59pm ET on 4/21/2025 to
be eligible. Maximum of one entry per
person, per entry method during the Registration Period for a maximum total of
two (2) Sweepstakes entries.
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, direct message, or any other form of media to make entrants 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.
Any
incomplete or ineligible 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, Instagram account, name or
mobile number, or providing any false email address(es) or information, 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. False
and/or deceptive entries or acts, including misrepresentation of age, shall
render such entries ineligible. 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 or Instagram account 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. Proof of being the authorized account holder
may be required.
All
entries in the Sweepstakes will become the sole property of Sponsor and will
not be returned. Each entrant agrees
that their submitted entry may be viewed by the public and used for marketing
purposes by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves
the right to disqualify and remove any entry at any time that is not in
compliance with these Official Rules.
All entries must conform to the submission requirements as outlined
above and below, or it may be disqualified and not considered for the Sweepstakes.
All entries must include all required information. Any entry with incorrect, incomplete or
illegible information or other inaccurate information will be disqualified. Sponsor, Administrator and
their respective equity holders, owners, partners, members, directors,
managers, officers, employees, consultants, contractors, lenders, advisors,
sponsors, volunteers, insurers, agents, attorneys, representatives, successors
and assigns (“Released
Parties”) are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, incorrect,
illegible, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or damaged entries, or for any
entry submitted in a manner that is not expressly allowed under these Official
Rules, or for any entry not submitted or received due to any technical error or
failure, human error, unauthorized human intervention, inaccurate capture or
mis-entry of any required information, failures, omissions, interruptions,
deletions, or defects of any phone or cellular phone provider, network computer
online systems, computer equipment, servers or software, including any injury
or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting
from participation in this Sweepstakes; or the failure to capture any such
information or effects of hackers or failure of any electronic equipment,
computer, phone line or cellular transmissions and/or network connections; all
of such entries will be disqualified.
In the event
of a dispute as to any entry, registration or submission, the authorized
account holder of the Instagram account used to register, and associated with
the entry will be deemed to be the registrant and s/he must be eligible
according to these Official Rules. The “authorized account holder” is the
Instagram account holder of the account name used to submit the entry. Proof of being the authorized account holder
may be required.
By
registering to enter the 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 Sweepstakes.
Winner Selection and
Notification (maximum 16 grand prize winners): On or about 4/22/2025, Sponsor
shall conduct a prize drawing to randomly select a maximum total of one (1) potential
grand prize winner and four (4) potential first prize winners from among all eligible
entries received. If eligible
entries are less than the scheduled number of prizes available, then associated
prize awards shall not be awarded. There
is a limit of one (1) prize award per person, email address, or household.
Each
potential winner will be notified initially by phone, email, and/or Instagram
direct message following the date and time of their selection as outlined
above. If the Administrator is
unsuccessful in its attempt to reach and speak directly with the selected potential
prize winner by phone within 48-hours of the initial notification attempt to
the phone number, email address, or Instagram account 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 received and
notified as per the procedures outlined above (time permitting). Note: phone messages will not be left
during the winner notification process.
During
winner notification, the 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. If the selected winner does not meet the
eligibility requirements or is unable or unwilling to accept the prize or
elects to decline the prize, 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 (time permitting). 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 prize 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 (“Paperwork”)
signed by the winner, age 21 or older (publicity release where permitted)
and a W-9 form (if prize value exceeds $600) in order to be eligible to
claim the prize; 2) Winner may be
required to present a copy of a valid social security card and a valid driver’s
license as a condition of participating or receiving any prize; and 3) Winner will be issued a 1099 form
reflecting the value of the grand prize award and each prize winner is responsible
for paying all applicable taxes (including, but not limited to all local,
state and federal taxes) on all prizes awarded. Failure to collect or properly claim any
prize in accordance with these rules will result in forfeiture
of
the prize. If forfeited for any reason, potential winner 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.
Potential winners who submit their completed Paperwork per the provided
instructions will be designated
as
a winner (each a “Winner”).
Grand Prize Award (maximum
1 winner): The eligible entrant designated as the grand
prize winner will receive one Lagunitas Waldos Treasure Chest prize package
with an approximate retail value (“ARV”) not to exceed $1,000, and shall
include:
·
One (1) Cooler;
·
One (1) Candle;
·
One (1) Coaster Ashtray;
·
One (1) Lighter;
·
One (1) Bluetooth Speaker Tray;
·
One (1) Lagunitas Waldos swag bag;
o
Merchandise items such as hat, t-shirt, roach
clip keychain, stash tin, as solely determined and designated by Sponsor,
subject to availability.
·
One (1) $150 Lagunitas Schwag Shop gift card.
o
Gift card subject to the terms and conditions of
the gift card provider policy, including any expiration.
First Prize Awards
(maximum 4 winners): Each eligible entrant designated as a first
prize winner will receive one Lagunitas Waldos Treasure Bag prize package with
an approximate retail value (“ARV”) not to exceed $300, and shall include:
·
One (1) Lagunitas Waldos swag bag;
o
Merchandise items such as hat, t-shirt, roach
clip keychain, stash tin, as solely determined and designated by Sponsor,
subject to availability.
·
One (1) $25 Lagunitas Schwag Shop gift card.
o
Gift card subject to the terms and conditions of
the gift card provider policy, including any expiration.
NOTE: No alcoholic beverage
is part of any 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 8 – 12 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. Failure
to collect or properly claim prize in accordance with these rules will result
in forfeiture of the prize. If forfeited
for any reason, participant 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: $2,200.
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 for any reason including but not limited to any
acts of God, any actions, regulations, orders, or requests by any governmental
entity, equipment failure, terrorist acts, war, fire, unusually severe weather,
embargo, labor dispute or strike, cancellation, rescheduling or postponement of
any game or season, labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of
any kind, or any other cause beyond Released Parties’ sole control.
Entrant
further understands and agrees that all rights under Section 1542 of the Civil
Code of California (“Section 1542”) and any similar law of any state or
territory of the United States that may be applicable with respect to the
foregoing release are hereby expressly and forever waived. Entrant acknowledges
that Section 1542 provides that: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS
THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS
OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR
HER, MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR
RELEASED PARTY.”
Participants
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 a participant 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 prize winners 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 Promotion, 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 Promotion, 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 Promotion, 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 prize winner are dependent upon the total number of
eligible entries received.
Official Rules &
Winner List: For a copy of these Official Rules, or the
name of prize winner, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to be received by 6/15/2025
to: Lagunitas Waldos Treasure Hunt Sweepstakes, c/o Million Dollar Media, P.O.
Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. PLEASE
SPECIFY which you are requesting: official rules or
winner list.
Sponsor: This
Sweepstakes is sponsored by The Lagunitas Brewing Co., 1280 N. McDowell Blvd.,
Petaluma, CA, 94954.
Sweepstakes Administrator:
The Sweepstakes is administered by Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278,
Woodbridge, NJ, 07095.
This Sweepstakes is not
affiliated with or sponsored, sanctioned, or endorsed by or in any way in
association with Meta or Instagram. Meta
and Instagram have no liability or responsibility for any claim arising in
connection with this Sweepstakes or any prize(s) awarded in connection
therewith.