Official Rules Second Chance Promotion
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The BIG GAME rules were updated in section 4, Prizes, on November 19, 2018 to communicate an estimated prize value on awarded tickets. “BIG GAME” OFFICIAL RULES SECOND CHANCE PROMOTION 1. Eligibility: The Georgia Lottery Corporation’s (“GLC”) BIG GAME Second Chance Promotion (“the Promotion”) is open to all holders of a MEGA MILLIONS lottery ticket legally purchased or acquired through official Georgia Lottery sales channels with a ticket purchase date between October 22, 2018 and November 28, 2018 (“Entrant”). An Entrant must also be a legal resident of the United States, who is 18 years of age or older. Eligibility to enter through the Georgia Lottery’s website at www.biggameshowdown.com requires Georgia Lottery Players Club registration. Employees of the Georgia Lottery Corporation (“GLC”), IGT Corporation, Scientific Games International, Inc., BBDO Atlanta, Viral Sweep, and their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, directors, officers, agents, contractors, advertising/promotional agencies, (collectively, “Sponsors”), and employees and immediate family members living in the same household of each are not eligible. Void where prohibited by law. 2. How to Enter: Commencing Monday, October 22 and continuing through Wednesday, November 28, 2018, (the “Promotion Period”), eligible MEGA MILLIONS lottery tickets may be entered into the Promotion. a. For tickets purchased during the Promotion Period from an Official Georgia Lottery Retailer, an Entrant may submit an entry consisting of the serial ticket number of the MEGA MILLIONS ticket, along with required information, through the Georgia Lottery’s website at www.biggameshowdown.com. In order to enter a MEGA MILLIONS ticket that was purchased from an official Georgia Lottery Retailer, the Entrant must be a registered Lottery Player’s Club member. b. For tickets purchased during the Promotion Period from an Official Georgia Lottery “Play At The Pump” terminal, an Entrant may submit an entry consisting of the receipt number on the MEGA MILLIONS ticket, along with required information, through the Georgia Lottery’s website at www.biggameshowdown.com. In order to enter a MEGA MILLIONS ticket that was purchased from a “Play At The Pump” terminal, the Entrant must be a registered Lottery Player’s Club member. c. If an Entrant has registered with the Georgia Lottery Players Club as an iHOPE account holder, MEGA MILLIONS tickets purchased during the Promotion Period via i) the GLC official webpage at www.galottery.com; or ii) the GLC mobile app will be automatically entered. d. MEGA MILLIONS tickets purchased during the Promotion Period via “Play At The Checkout” are automatically entered. Each ticket, including multi-draw purchases, will count as one entry regardless of the price paid for the ticket. Mailed entries will not be accepted. For tickets required to be manually entered, follow the screen instructions to enter, and: (a) enter the required serial ticket numbers from a MEGA MILLIONS ticket; (b) click where indicated to show the Entrant’s agreement to the Georgia Lottery’s BIG GAME Second Chance Promotion Official Rules; and (c) click where indicated to submit the entry. One (1) entry will be recorded for each MEGA MILLIONS ticket submitted. You may enter as often as you would like; however, you may only use one unique MEGA MILLIONS ticket number for each entry submission, and a Mega Millions ticket can be entered only one time. Multiple entries using the same Georgia Lottery ticket and entries via automated computer scripts or other programming techniques will be disqualified. If multiple entries are submitted with the same ticket number, only the first entry submitted will be valid. If a person submits a ticket that the person did not purchase himself/herself at retail or via the “Play At The Checkout” Card or did not receive as a bona fide GLC promotional item, or did not otherwise receive lawfully in accordance with the Georgia Lottery for Education Act, all of that person’s entries may be disqualified. The computer clock of Sponsor’s webmaster is the official timekeeping device of the Promotion. Proof of submission does not constitute proof of delivery or entry. Automated and/or repetitive electronic submission of entries (including, but not limited to, entries made using any script, macro, bot or sweepstakes service), will be blocked. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the operation of the Promotion or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules. Sponsors are not responsible for incomplete, lost, late, damaged, illegible, garbled, misdirected, forged, e-mail or for any technical problems, malfunctions of any telephone lines, computer systems, servers, providers, hardware/software, lost or unavailable network connections or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmission or any combination thereof. Sponsors are not responsible for any damage to any individual’s computer system/software related to or resulting from participation or downloading any material in this Promotion. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVUDAL TO DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. If for any reason the Promotion is not capable of running as planned due to, without limitation, errors in these Official Rules, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes outside control of Sponsor which impair or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Promotion, the GLC reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, modify, terminate, or suspend the Promotion. In the event of termination, a notice will be posted on the promotional website at www.biggameshowdown.com, and random drawings will be held from among all eligible entries received prior to the time of termination of the Promotion end date. 3. Drawings: Five (5) weekly drawings will be conducted as indicated below: Page 2 of 5 Drawing Entry Period Drawing Date 1 10/25/18 – 10/31/18 11/02/18 2 11/01/18 – 11/07/18 11/09/18 3 11/08/18 – 11/14/18 11/16/18 4 11/15/18 – 11/21/18 11/27/18 5 11/22/18 – 11/28/18 12/04/18 On each Drawing Date above, one (1) eligible entry will be randomly selected as the Weekly Winner of the Big Game Promotion from all eligible entries received during the corresponding Entry Period above (Eastern Time). Entries received after the Entry Period for any Drawing Date will not be eligible for that Drawing Date. Odds of winning depend upon the total number of eligible entries received for each Drawing. New Entries are required for each Drawing. Entries will not be rolled over from one Drawing to another Drawing, and will only be eligible for the Drawing in which they are timely received. The Georgia Lottery Corporation reserves the right to conduct additional drawings and award additional prizes within the Promotion. Any amendments to the Promotion will be posted on the Georgia Lottery Corporation’s promotional website at www.biggameshowdown.com. 4. Prizes: Each “BIG GAME” Second Chance Drawing Promotion Prize Winner will win two (2) tickets to the Big Game football event in Atlanta, Georgia on February 3, 2019 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Each ticket has a value of $1,700 or $2,250 depending on the location of the seat(s). Recipients will be randomly selected to receive any two (2) of the available Big Game tickets. The GLC will issue an IRS Form W-2G to the player for the value of the tickets. If a player owes an applicable state debt , those debts must be paid within 15 (fifteen) calendar days of player being notified of the debt by the GLC. If these obligations are not paid, the prize is forfeited. In the event the Prize is forfeited, an alternate Entrant will be awarded the Prize. Only one prize per household, for the Promotion. Prizes are not transferable, and no substitutes for prizes are available, except by Sponsor, which reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute different prizes of comparable Page 3 of 5 value. Sponsor’s decisions shall be final and conclusive in all matters relating to the Promotion. Prize Winners will be responsible for the applicable federal, state, and local taxes beyond any minimum withholdings that may be a part of the prize value, for any additional required withholdings such as state debt set-offs, and for any customs charges or tariffs on a Prize. Each Prize Winner will be required to furnish his/her Social Security Number for federal and state tax reporting and withholding. 5. Winner Notification: As soon as feasible after each respective Drawing Date, telephone and email contact will be attempted for each potential Prize Winner who has a telephone number and e-mail address listed in their game entry. Prize Winners will be required to complete, sign, and return a Winner Claim form and an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release within thirty (30) days of the Drawing. If, after reasonable attempts to contact a Prize Winner by the Georgia Lottery Corporation, a Prize Winner does not return the form(s) within thirty (30) days of the Drawing, the Prize may be forfeited. In the event the Prize is forfeited, an alternate Entrant will be awarded the Prize. Acceptance of prize shall further constitute and signify the Prize Winner’s agreement and consent that Sponsor may use the Prize Winner’s name, likeness and/or prize and biographical information worldwide without limitation and without further compensation, except where expressly prohibited by law.