Big Bucket Beach Party Sweepstakes
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING.
1. ELIGIBILITY: Open and offered only to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia, who are 21 years of age or older at time of entry. Employees, officers and directors of American Beverage Marketers (“Sponsor”), its respective parents, subsidiaries, and affiliated companies, advertising, promotion, or production agencies, (and their IRS dependents, immediate family members [spouse, parents, children, siblings, regardless of where they live] and individuals residing in their same household, whether or not related) are not eligible to participate. By participating, entrants agree to these Official Rules. Void where prohibited.
2. PROMOTIONAL PERIOD: The Sweepstakes begins on January 1, 2005 and ends on February 15, 2006 (the “Promotional Period”).
3. TO ENTER: Find an original official entry form on participating buckets of Master of Mixes Big Bucket Margarita Mixer at participating stores, while supplies last. Complete the entry form by hand, or hand print your name, complete address, and daytime telephone number on a 3”x5” card. Mail the entry in a first class stamped envelope to: Big Bucket Beach Party Sweepstakes, P. O Box 22392, Louisville, KY 40252. Entries must be received by February 22, 2006. Limit one (1) entry per stamped envelope and each entry must be mailed separately. Limit of ten entries per household. No other form of entry is valid. Any attempt by any participant to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different names, addresses, identities or any other method will void that participant’s entries and that participant will be disqualified. Copies, facsimiles and reproductions are void. Neither Sponsor nor its respective agencies are responsible for lost, late, illegible, misdirected, incomplete, postage due or non-delivered mail or entries.
4. DRAWING: Winners will be selected in a random drawing held on or about 3/01/06 by or under the supervision of Sponsor from all eligible entries received. Sponsor’s decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. Winners will be notified by mail or overnight mail on or about March 8, 2006. No substitution, cash redemption or transfer of prize, but Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize with a prize of equal or greater value if advertised prize becomes unavailable for any reason.
5. PRIZES/ODDS: 1 Grand Prize: A trip for winner and one guest to EITHER Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, OR, Miami South Beach, FL. Trip consists of round trip coach air transportation (from major airport near winner’s U.S. residence) to or near the destination location, hotel accommodations (1 room, double occupancy) for 4days/3nights, and $500 cash. Trip destination is at the selection of winner subject to the approval of Sponsor, which may be withheld for any reason whatsoever. Trip must be booked at least 60 days in advance of departure and completed by 12/31/06. Travel and accommodations subject to change; restrictions and blackout periods may apply. Winner must take trip as stated in its entirety or prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Winner and winner’s travel guest must travel together on same itinerary. Expenses not expressly specified are solely the responsibility of the winner. Winner and guest are solely responsible for securing any required international travel documents (passport, if required), and must comply with all security requirements. Actual value of trip depends on city/date/and time of travel, and any difference between any stated value and actual value will not be awarded. Other restrictions may apply. Approximate Retail Value (ARV) $2500. 200 First Prizes: Big Bucket Beach Towels ARV $10. While there will be approximately 400,000 official entry forms distributed, actual odds depend on the number of eligible entries received.
6. GENERAL CONDITIONS: Participants agree (a) that Sponsor, its respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, advertising and promotion agencies, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents are released, will have no liability whatsoever for, and shall be held harmless by participants against any liability for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind to person(s), including death, or property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or participation in this Sweepstakes or any Sweepstakes or travel related activity(s) and (b) except where legally prohibited, winners grant (and agree to confirm that grant in writing) permission to Sponsor and those acting under Sponsor’s authority the right to the use of his/her name, picture, likeness, voice, biographical information and statements, at any time or times, for advertising, trade, publicity and promotional purposes without additional compensation, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide and on the Internet and World Wide Web, without notice, review or approval. Grand Prize winner will be required to complete, sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and where lawful a Publicity Release within fourteen (14) days of notification. If documents are not returned timely, or if a prize notification or prize is returned as non-deliverable, or if a winner is found to be ineligible or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules, prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner selected. Grand Prize winner’s guest must be at least 21 years of age and must complete, sign and return a Liability Release and where lawful a Publicity Release prior to issuance of travel documents. Once travel documents are issued travel companion and travel arrangements cannot be changed without the approval of Sponsor, which may be withheld for any reason whatsoever. All taxes on prizes are solely the winner’s responsibility.
7. WINNERS LIST: For the name of the Grand Prize winner, send a self-addressed first class stamped envelope to: American Beverage Marketers, P.O. Box 347, New Albany, IN 47151 for receipt by 8/15/06.
SPONSOR: American Beverage Marketers, P.O. Box 347, New Albany, IN 47151