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1. Instant Win Game Details
The Sam Adams Octoberfest Instant Win Game (the "Instant Win Game"), begins at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time ("ET") on August 5, 2024 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on November 1, 2024 (the "Instant Win Game Period"). Sponsor is the official timekeeper for this Instant Win Game.
Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor and Administrator’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Instant Win Game.
2. Eligibility
This Instant Win Game is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, who are at least twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of entry. Employees, officers, directors, representatives, and agents of Sponsor, Administrator, and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies (collectively, "Promotion Entities") and each of their immediate family members (e.g., spouse, parent, child, sibling, and their respective spouses and the "steps" of each, regardless of where they reside) and persons living in the same household of each, whether or not related, alcoholic beverage suppliers, wholesalers, distributors, and importers, and alcoholic beverage retailers and their employers and family members are not eligible to enter or win. All applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
3. Sponsor and Administrator
Sponsor: The Boston Beer Company ("Sponsor"), One Design Center, Suite 850, Boston, MA 02210.
Administrator: Avid Marketing Group ("Administrator"), 100 Corporate Pl #200, Rocky Hill, CT 06067.
4. How to Play
During the Instant Win Game Period, eligible entrants may visit itssamseason2024.com (the "Website"). Eligible entrants may also access the Website by scanning the QR Code on promotional materials using a web-enabled mobile device. Follow the links and instructions to complete the entry form which may include, but is not limited to, entrants full first and last name, complete mailing address (street address, city, state, zip code – no P.O. Boxes), valid email address, phone number, date of birth, and agreement to these Official Rules. Upon providing the required information, entrant will receive one (1) Instant Win Game play. Entrant may then follow the instructions to play the Instant Win Game. Entrant will automatically receive a "Win" or "Lose" message after playing the Instant Win Game. All potential winners are subject to verification before any prize is awarded.
Limit: There is a limit one (1) Instant Win Game play per person/household, per day, during the Promotion Period. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same email address. Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more than the stated number of plays using automated systems, multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations, or any other methods will void that entrant’s plays and will result in disqualification.
5. Winner Determination
There will be one thousand and three hundred (1,300) random, computer-generated winning times during the Instant Win Game Period. If you are the first player to play the Instant Win Game at or after one of the randomly-generated times, you will be a potential instant winner of the prize indicated, pending verification. The number of prizes available to be won will decrease during the Instant Win Game Period, as prizes are awarded and claimed.
6. Prizes and Approximate Retail Value ("ARV")
ONE THOURSAND AND THREE HUNDRED (1,300) INSTANT WIN GAME PRIZES: Each Instant Win Game Prize is one (1) Sam Adams branded Beer Stein. There will be one thousand and three hundred (1,300) prizes awarded during the Promotion Period. The ARV of each prize is $26.
Odds of Winning and Prize Limit: The odds of winning a prize will depend on the number of eligible entries received, the date/time of game play, and the number of prizes remaining available at the time of game play. There is a limit of one (1) prize per person/household during the Instant Win Game Period.
The prizes offered and awarded are not redeemable for cash. Prize details not specified herein shall be determined solely by Sponsor. Prizes are awarded "as is" with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied. Prizes are non-transferable, and no substitution will be made except as provided herein at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any listed prize for one of equal or greater value if the designated prize becomes unavailable for any reason. Prizes will be fulfilled within 6-8 weeks after winner verification.
Total ARV: The total ARV of all prizes is $33,800.
7. Verification of Potential Winners:
Potential winners will receive an on-screen notification indicating if they are a potential winner. Upon verification, the prizes will be automatically sent to the physical address provided during registration within 6 - 8 weeks after confirmation. In the event that a potential winner forfeits the prize or is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all eligible game plays. There will be three (3) alternate drawings after which the applicable prize will remain unawarded.
ALL POTENTIAL WINNING PLAYS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR OR ADMINISTRATOR, WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING. AN ENTRANT IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE, EVEN IF THE INSTANT WIN GAME SHOULD SO INDICATE, UNLESS AND UNTIL ENTRANT’S ELIGIBILITY AND THE POTENTIAL WINNING PLAY HAVE BEEN VERIFIED AND ENTRANT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE. SPONSOR WILL NOT ACCEPT SCREEN SHOTS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF WINNING IN LIEU OF ITS VALIDATION PROCESS. ANY PLAY THAT OCCURS AFTER THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED FOR ANY REASON IS DEEMED A DEFECTIVE PLAY, IS VOID, AND WILL NOT BE HONORED.
8. Publicity
Except where prohibited, participation in this Instant Win Game constitutes each winner’s consent to Sponsor’s and its agents’ use of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or hometown and state for promotional purposes in any medium, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.
9. General Conditions
Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Instant Win Game, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures, human error or any other factor beyond Sponsor/Administrators reasonable control, impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Instant Win Game, as determined by Sponsor/Administrator in its sole discretion. In such event, Sponsor reserves the right to modify the prizes offered herein and to award the prizes at random from among the eligible Game Plays received up to the time of the impairment. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Instant Win Game or to be acting in violation of the Official Rules of this or any other Instant Win Game or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Instant Win Game may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
In the event of a dispute as to any registration or play, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the entrant or player. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, Internet service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Each potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.
10. Release and Limitations of Liability
By receiving any prize, each participant agrees to release and hold harmless Promotion Entities and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies and each of their respective parent companies and each such company’s officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the "Released Parties") from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in the Instant Win Game or receipt or use or misuse of any prize.
The Released Parties are not responsible for: (a) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Instant Win Game; (b) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (c) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Instant Win Game; (d) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Instant Win Game or the processing of Game Plays; or (e) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Instant Win Game or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. If for any reason an entrant's Game Play is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant’s sole remedy is another Game Play, if possible.
No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In the event that production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more than stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, un-awarded, eligible prize claims. In the event of any conflict with any Instant Win Game details contained in these Official Rules and the promotion details contained in any advertising materials (including, but not limited to, point of sale, television and print advertising, promotional packaging and other promotional media), the details as set forth in these Official Rules shall prevail.
11. Choice of Law and Disputes
By participating, entrants agree that all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, participant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of Sponsor in connection with the Promotion shall be governed by laws of the State of Connecticut, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of laws principles.
Entrants agree that: (a) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Instant Win Game, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (c) 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. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
12. Entrant’s Personal Information
Information collected from entrants is subject to Sponsor's Privacy Policy, which is available at https://www.samueladams.com/privacy-policy and Administrator's Privacy Policy which is available at https://www.avidinc.com/terms.
13. Winners List
For a list of winners, send a hand-printed, self-addressed, stamped envelope to "BBC6500402W 2024 - Sam Adams Octoberfest Instant Win Sweeps – Winner’s List" c/o Avid Marketing Group, P.O. Box 1008, Rocky Hill, CT 06067-1008, or send an email to sweepsteam@avidinc.com. Requests must be received by January 1, 2025.
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