Hickory Tavern ‘First vs. Worst’ Bracket
Challenge
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF
WINNING. THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS VALID IN
NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA ONLY, AND IS OPEN
ONLY TO QUALIFIED PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN THE RULES BELOW). VOID ELSEWHERE AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED. DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST IF YOU DO
NOT FALL WITHIN THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS SET
Contest
Name: Hickory Tavern ‘First vs. Worst’ Bracket Challenge
(the “Contest”).
Contest
Dates: Contest registration is scheduled
to begin at 12:00:01am ET on 3/1/2024 and end at 12:00:00pm
(noon) ET on 3/21/2024 prior to the start of the first game in the first
round of the designated tournament (the “Registration Period”). The Grand
Prize Contest is scheduled to occur between 3/21/2024 – 4/8/2024 during the
designated 2024 Men’s College Basketball Tournament. Contest is subject
to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void
outside North Carolina and South Carolina, and wherever prohibited or
restricted by law.
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Designated
Tournament:
2024 Men’s College Basketball Tournament being played between 3/21/2024 – 4/8/2024,
with the Semi-Final and Championship games to be held at the in Glendale, AZ on
4/6/2024 and 4/8/2024.
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NOTE: In the event the tournament
is cancelled, postponed, rescheduled, or any portion of the scheduled games are
cancelled, postponed, or rescheduled, due to Pandemic, Force Majeure, act of
terrorism, war or any other reason, Sponsor reserves the right to either cancel
the Bracket Challenge contest, or to adjust the Contest dates, in its sole
discretion.
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In
the event any scheduled game during the tournament is cancelled, forfeit,
postponed, delayed or not played as scheduled for any reason, including due to
Pandemic, Force Majeure, act of terrorism, war or any other reason, resulting
in fewer than (63) games being played during the tournament, then there shall
be no opportunity for any entrant to claim any prizes.
Who
May Enter:
Contest is only open to the first 100,000 entrants who are legal U.S.
residents of North Carolina or South Carolina, who are age 18 or older as of
date of entry, and have a valid U.S. driver’s license or government issued
photo identification, except the following persons who are not eligible to
enter or win:
(a) Employees, officers, and directors
of Hickory Tavern (“Sponsor”), Million
Dollar Media (the “Administrator”), T&B
Management, other participating Sponsors, each of their respective
franchisees, parents, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, distributors,
retailers, printers, advertising and promotion agencies, and any and all other
companies associated with the design or execution of this promotion
(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),
grand children (including step grand children) and
each of their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside.
(b) Individuals who do not have access
to an internet connection in order to visit the contest website, or a valid
email address to register.
How
to Enter – On-Line Registration: Visit
www.TheHickoryTavernBracket.com during
the “Registration Period” to connect to the Contest registration page. Fully complete the on-line
registration with all required information to enter, including your name, complete address
(including city, state and zip), valid email address, birth date, phone
number (including area code), and each registrant will designate their own
‘Screen Name’, and must enter their username (email address) and password. The designated ‘Screen Name’ will be
displayed on the ‘Standings Page’ during the contest. Each registrant’s username (email address)
& password will allow participants to return to the contest site to Log-in
and view their prediction, points and standings.
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Favorite Location: Each contestant will also be required to select their favorite participating Hickoey Tavern Restaurant
location participating in the Bracket Challenge.
After having
read and agreed to these Official Rules, click the submit button to submit your
on-line registration. All entries must
be fully complete for all required registration information. Any entry submitted with an invalid email
address will be disqualified. Maximum of
one entry per person or per valid email address. Any
contestant submitting more than one entry will void all entries by that
contestant.
Eligible
Entries – Only
eligible entries received from contestants who have successfully completed the bracket
prediction entry will be eligible to participate in the grand prize contest (see below).
Any available opt-in opportunities are not
required to enter the Contest, and checking the opt-in boxes will not improve
your chances of winning.
By participating and submitting an
entry, contestant agrees that sponsors and participating parties are authorized
to contact entrant via email, mail, phone or any other form of media to make
contestant aware of information pertinent to the contest, and to distribute
information regarding the Sponsor(s) featured products, special events or promotional
offers, or purchase incentives.
Contestants 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.
Bracket
Prediction – Must be completed and submitted by 12:00pm ET on 3/21/2024:
Bracket predictions must
be completed and submitted between:
NOTE
– Play-in game byes: The play-in games on 3/19/2024 & 3/21/2024
are byes, and not part of the prediction challenge.
Bracket:
Once the designated 2024 Men’s College Basketball Tournament team
selections have been announced on 3/17/2024 – all registered or newly
registering participants must fully complete the provided Bracket Prediction
form on the Edit/Update Picks page of the contest website.
Tie-Breaker:
Each participant will also be required to submit their prediction of the
Total Cumulative Points to be scored
in the Championship Game on 4/8/2024. Any
contestant who failed to complete the Total Cumulative Points ‘tie-break’
prediction will be assigned a point total of 0 cumulative points for the
Championship Game.
Save Picks:
Participants are required to click the ‘Save Picks’ button on the contest website to save their bracket
predictions selections, cumulative score prediction or updates to their
predictions. Any changes or predictions
made without clicking the ‘Save Picks’ will not be saved or recognized for this
contest.
Completed bracket
prediction entries must be received by
12:00pm ET on 3/21/2024 in order to be eligible to participate or claim any
prize.
Any registered participant or contestant who fails to fully or
correctly complete the on-line registration form, or fully and correctly
complete the required Bracket Prediction for all (63) games in the designated
tournament (and Save their picks) will be disqualified from the contest and
will be ineligible to claim any prize (see
below). Any bracket prediction not
received by the required deadline for any reason including, but not limited to transmission
error, internet problems, equipment or website malfunction, internet traffic or
errors caused by viruses or hackers will be disqualified. Sponsor is not responsible for any delays or
difficulty in receipt an eligible contestant’s Bracket Prediction that prevents
participation.
Any incomplete or
illegible entries will be disqualified.
Released Parties are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected,
illegible, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, damaged, 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 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 participant must submit an entry on his/her own behalf. Any entry submitted on behalf of another
individual or using another person’s email address or name will be disqualified
and ineligible to claim any prize. 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.
In the event of a dispute as to any on-line registration, the
authorized account holder of the e-mail 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 e-mail address by an Internet access
provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for
assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted
address. All entries received become the
property of the Sponsor and will not be returned.
Scoring – Bracket
Points: Each eligible participant who has
successfully completed the on-line registration and bracket prediction as
required by these Official Rules will receive the following points for each of
the (63) games for which they have correctly predicted the winning team:
1 point
for each correct pick in Round 1
2 points
for each correct pick in Round 2
3 points
for each correct pick in Round 3
4 points
for each correct pick in Round 4
5 points
for each correct pick in Round 5
6 points
for the correct Champion
Any
incorrect predictions will receive 0 points.
The maximum point total for correctly predicting the winning team in
every game played during the designated Men’s College Basketball Tournament is
120 points. At the completion of the
designated tournament, each eligible contestant bracket prediction received
will be compared to the actual bracket outcome.
Tie Breaking Procedures – Bracket Winner:
In the event of a tie among any point leaders in the Bracket prediction,
the tie-breakers to determine the First Place winner shall be as follows:
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Contestant
who has predicted closest to the actual Cumulative Points total in the
Championship game, regardless if the prediction is higher or lower than the
actual point total.
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In
the event of a remaining tie among any eligible contestants, the tie-breaker
shall then be a random drawing conducted by the Contest Administrator.
Prize
Awards: The following prize awards will be available
to eligible contestants participating in the Contest:
1st Place Prize – Most
Points (“Bracket Winner”): The eligible contestant who scores the most
points in the bracket challenge, will be eligible to claim the 1st
Place Prize subject to verification of compliance with these official
rules. The 1st Place prize
is: 65” 4K UHD Smart TV with an approximate retail value of $550. Exact make,
model and size as solely determined and specified by Sponsor.
A
maximum of one (1) 1st Place prize will be awarded.
In the event of multiple contestants are tied for the most points, then
the tie breaking procedures (see above) will
apply for determining the 1st Place winner. Each winner must accept
delivery of prize as specified by Sponsor.
Prize does not include any other costs including but not limited to
taxes.
Last Place Finisher Prize Award –
Least Points (“Bracket Loser”):
Following the conclusion of the tournament, the eligible contestant who has
completed and submitted a full bracket (i.e. a prediction was made for each of
the 63 games) and has scored the least points in the bracket challenge will be
eligible to claim the Last Place Finisher Prize subject to approval and
verification of compliance with these official rules. The Last Place
Finisher prize is: $300 Hickory Tavern
Gift Card, subject to terms and conditions of Sponsor gift card policies.
A maximum of one (1) Last Place
Finisher prize will be awarded. In the event of multiple contestants tied
for the least points scored, then the tie breaking procedures (see above) will
apply for determining the Last Place Finisher winner. Winner must accept
delivery of prize as specified by Sponsor. Prize does not include
installation or any other costs or associated expenses.
All
applicable 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 of comparable or greater value, at its sole discretion. Maximum retail value of all available
prizes: $850.
All of the following will apply for
each prize winner: 1) Winner will be required to complete and return, within 5
days of date of receipt, a W-9 form (if prize value exceeds $600), an affidavit
of eligibility, and a liability/publicity release (where permitted); 2) Winner
will 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; 3) Winner will be issued an IRS Form 1099 reflecting
the actual value of all prizes won, if prize value exceeds $600; and 4) Winner
will be 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,
finalist 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
prizes requiring delivery (“Shipped Prize(s)”) will be shipped to each entrant
who is a confirmed winner at the address listed from their on-line
registration. All Shipped Prizes will be
delivered by U.S. Postal Service or common carrier of Sponsor’s choosing, and
Shipped Prizes will be deemed delivered to the winner once a Shipped Prize is
delivered by Sponsor to the U.S. Postal Service or other common carrier of
Sponsor’s choosing. Sponsor will not
be responsible or liable for a late, delayed, lost, stolen, undeliverable or
damaged Shipped Prizes once delivered
to the U.S. Postal Service or other common carrier, for any loss or damages
relating to delivery, use, or misuse of a Shipped
Prize, or for any
entrant who incorrectly entered their actual address during the registration
process. Please allow 8-10 weeks for
delivery of Shipped Prizes.
Additional
Rules & Restrictions: By participating in this Contest,
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 Contest. 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 Contest 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 Contest, 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 thereof.
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, Force Majeure, 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.
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 received entries
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 Contest, 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
Contest. 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 Contest, including, without limitations,
errors which may occur in connection with the printing or advertising of this
Contest, administration or execution of the Contest, the cancellation of the
game, 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 contest website.
Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, modify or terminate the Contest for
any reason including in the event the Tournament is postponed, rescheduled,
cancelled or fewer than (63) games will be played for any reason including due
to Pandemic, Force Majeure, acts of God, terrorist acts, war, or if any fraud,
misconduct, technical failures, programming error or other issue destroys or
threatens the integrity of the Contest, 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 Contest as
determined by Sponsor/Administrator, in their sole discretion. In the event of
early termination of the Contest, Sponsor shall determine in its sole
discretion if any prizes will be awarded in this Contest.
If due to circumstances beyond the control of the Sponsor, the Tournament
or any game or event associated with this contest is delayed, rescheduled,
postponed or cancelled, Sponsor reserves the right, but not the obligation, to
cancel or modify the contest and shall not be required to award any
prize(s).
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.
Official
Rules & Winners List: For a copy of these Official Rules or the
names of prize winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to be received
by 6/8/2024 to: Hickory Tavern ‘First vs. Worst’ Bracket Challenge, c/o Million
Dollar Media, P.O. Box 248, Woodbridge, NJ
07095. PLEASE SPECIFY which you
are requesting: Official Rules or Winners List.
Sponsor: This Contest is sponsored by T&B
Management, 13900 Conlan Circle, Charlotte, NC 28277.
Administrator: This Contest is administered by Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 248, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.