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OFFICIAL RULES FOR "EPIC TRIP TO PRO FOOTBALL'S BIGGEST GAME" ("Official Rules")


The New Jersey Lottery ("Lottery") is conducting an "Epic Trip to Pro Football's Biggest Game" second chance promotion ("Promotion"), whereby three (3) randomly selected winners will each be awarded THE BIG GAME Ultimate Trip & Prize ("Trip Prize") and five (5) randomly selected alternate winners will each be awarded a $500 Amazon Gift Card. THE PROMOTION IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.

PROMOTION PERIOD

The Promotion Period for the Promotion is defined as: approximately 05:00 AM EST September 27, 2021 through approximately 11:59 PM EST November 28, 2021 (the "Promotion Period").

ELIGIBILITY AND QUALIFYING TICKET(S)

Players must be eighteen (18) years or older to play and participate in the Promotion (referred to herein as "players", "you" or "your"). Corporations, Lottery retailers (including names listed on any official Lottery agent license as an associate owner(s) and/or an associate non-owner(s)), Lottery Commissioners and persons prohibited from purchasing Lottery tickets or shares pursuant to N.J.S.A. 5:9-16 and N.J.A.C. 17:20-1.3 are prohibited from playing or participating in the Promotion.

The Promotion is limited to a Qualifying Ticket or Qualifying Tickets. A Qualifying Ticket or Qualifying Tickets is defined as:

  1. a winning or non-winning Lottery Quick Draw ticket;
  2. that is purchased during the Promotion Period;
  3. that is purchased for at least five (5) consecutive drawings;
  4. that may or may not include the add-ons BULLSEYE and/or Multiplier; and
  5. that is entered into the Promotion during the Promotion Period.

The number of entries into the Promotion that a player will receive in connection with the entry of a Qualifying Ticket(s) into the Promotion will be dependent upon the dollar value of the Quick Draw wager, including any add-ons (BULLSEYE and/or Multiplier), for the particular Qualifying Ticket. For example:

  1. A Qualifying Ticket produced as a result of a $1.00 Quick Draw wager for the next five (5) consecutive drawings ($5.00 value) will receive five (5) entries into the Promotion.
  2. A Qualifying Ticket produced as a result of a $2.00 Quick Draw wager for the next five (5) consecutive drawings ($10.00 value) will receive ten (10) entries into the Promotion.
  3. A Qualifying Ticket produced as a result of a $1.00 Quick Draw wager for the next twenty (20) consecutive drawings ($20.00 value) will receive twenty (20) entries into the Promotion.
  4. A Qualifying Ticket produced as a result of a $1.00 Quick Draw wager, for the next ten (10) drawings, with BULLSEYE ($20.00 value) will receive twenty (20) entries into the Promotion.

HOW TO ENTER THE PROMOTION

To enter the Promotion, players must go to www.epicfootballtrip.com and complete a registration form by filling out all of the required information on the form, and among other things, acknowledging that the player is eighteen (18) years of age or older. The registration form will only need to be completed the first time a player seeks to enter a Qualifying Ticket(s) into the Promotion.

It is each player's responsibility to ensure that the information included in the registration form is current and accurate. Winners and alternate winners randomly drawn in connection with the Promotion will be contacted based upon the information listed in each winner's and alternate winner's respective registration form. Failure to respond to any of the required information on the registration form and failure to ensure that the information provided is accurate and up to date, may result in forfeiture of a prize and/or a prize claim being denied. The Lottery, Northstar New Jersey Lottery Group, LLC ("Northstar"), Scientific Games International, Inc. ("SGI"), Alchemy3, and the National Football Museum, Inc. d/b/a Pro Football Hall of Fame and its/their respective officers, directors, commissioners, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors and members, shall not have any responsibility or liability for a player's failure to receive any communications or notifications made or attempted in connection with the Promotion for any reason.

Upon completion of the registration form, a player may begin to enter Qualifying Tickets into the Promotion. Players may scan or manually enter their Qualifying Tickets. Each Qualifying Ticket must be purchased and entered into the Promotion during the Promotion Period.

Each Qualifying Ticket entered into the Promotion must meet all eligibility requirements set forth in these Official Game Rules.

Each Qualifying Ticket's barcode number can only be scanned or entered one (1) time in the Promotion. Tickets with invalid ticket numbers or tickets that have been canceled will be disqualified from the drawing conducted in connection with the Promotion.

Tickets will not be accepted before or after the Promotion Period. Tickets purchased, entered and/or received before or after the Promotion Period will be disqualified and will not be eligible for any drawing or any prize.

All Qualifying Tickets entered into the Promotion are subject to validation by Alchemy3, Northstar and/or the Lottery and may be disqualified without notice if eligibility requirements are not met.

DRAWING

Alchemy3 shall conduct one (1) drawing, expected to occur on or around November 29, 2021, of all entries submitted into the Promotion in accordance with these Official Rules.

The drawing will be conducted by use of a certified Random Number Generator program to select a combined total of eight (8) potential winners and alternate winners as follows:

Promotion odds vary based on amount of tickets entered into the Promotion.

  1. The first three (3) entries that are randomly drawn will be deemed potential winners and awarded a Trip Prize (as defined herein).
  2. The remaining five (5) entries that are randomly drawn will be deemed potential alternate winners and awarded a $500 Amazon gift card (or gift card of equivalent value) ("Gift Card Prize").

The drawing shall be observed and certified by an independent auditor.

Each winner and alternate winner are required to satisfy all eligibility and verification requirements and procedures established by the Lottery. Prizes may be subject to federal and New Jersey withholding taxes, at the prevailing tax rates. In addition, all prizes may be subject to garnishment in accordance with N.J.S.A. 5:9-13.5, 13.14, and 13.17, and the procedures set forth in N.J.A.C. 17:42-1.1 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:43-1.1 et seq. Each winner and alternate winner must provide proof of age and other information consistent with N.J.A.C. 17:20-7.1 and must satisfy all requirements of these Official Rules in order to be awarded the Trip Prize or Gift Card Prize. The Lottery Executive Director may authorize the use of the cash portion of the Trip Prize in order to satisfy any eligible debts owed. If a Trip Prize winner has eligible debts in excess of the cash portion of the Trip Prize, the Trip Prize winner may be found ineligible to be awarded a prize and may be disqualified from the Promotion. In such an event, an alternate winner will be named to receive the Trip Prize in accordance with these Official Rules.

In the event that any drawn winner of a Trip Prize is disqualified or deemed ineligible, an alternate winner may be named to receive the Trip Prize. Alternate winners will be selected for a Trip Prize in the order such alternate winner was drawn, provided that the Trip Prize is still available.

Winners and alternate winners drawn in connection with the Promotion will NOT roll or carry over to any other draw for any other promotion.  A player may only win one (1) Trip Prize or Gift Card Prize in connection with the Promotion.  In the event an entry is drawn that was entered by a player who has already been named a potential Trip Winner or a potential Gift Card Prize winner, that drawn entry will be discarded and a subsequent entry will be drawn. In the event a Gift Card Prize winner is elevated to a Trip Prize winner in accordance with these Official Rules, they will only be awarded the Trip Prize.

A complete list of Trip Prize winners and Gift Card Prize winners, which list will include the first name, last name and hometown of each winner, will be posted to www.epicfootballtrip.com.

PRIZES

All prizes awarded in connection with this Promotion will be subject to and conditioned upon each winner's and alternate winner's satisfaction of all eligibility and verification requirements and procedures established by the Lottery, applicable law and regulations, the Lottery's debt setoff procedures, and these Official Rules.

THE BIG GAME ULTIMATE TRIP & PRIZE:

Three (3) randomly drawn and verified winners will each receive THE BIG GAME Ultimate Trip & Prize (the "Trip Prize"). The net prize value of the Trip Prize is thirty thousand one hundred fifty-seven dollars ($30,157.00) (the gross prize value of $42,474.65 minus $10,193.92 federal withholding tax and minus $2,123.73 New Jersey withholding tax). All tax withholdings will be deposited in 2022 and W-2G/1099 forms will be issued to each Trip Prize winner in 2023. Northstar, the Lottery, SGI and Alchemy3, and its/their respective officers, directors, commissioners, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors and members, shall have no liability or responsibility for any additional taxes that may become due once a Trip Prize winner files a tax return as required by applicable law.

Description of THE BIG GAME Ultimate Trip & Prize:

  1. Roundtrip coach airfare for up to two (2) people from any U.S. International airport to Los Angeles, California (inclusive of all associated security fees, taxes and surcharges);
  2. Ground transfers between destination airport and the destination hotel and between SGI hosted events;
  3. One thousand dollars ($1,000) spending money for the Trip Prize winner to be awarded upon validation of the completed claim form;
  4. Accommodations of one (1) 3-star or better hotel room for four (4) nights (double occupancy, room and room tax only);
  5. Two (2) tickets to a welcome/arrival dinner and reception including a Hall of Fame Enshrinee (a "Gold Jacket");
  6. Two (2) tickets to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Merlin Olsen Luncheon including a Gold Jacket;
  7. Two (2) tickets to a private tour of the Gridiron Glory Exhibit hosted by a Hall of Fame historian and a Gold Jacket;
  8. Two (2) tickets to the Official Hall of Fame Pre-Game Tailgate; and
  9. Two (2) lower bowl tickets (or comparable sections) to the 2022 Pro Football's Biggest Game to be held in Inglewood, California on February 13, 2022.

In the event a Trip Prize is not available for any reason, the Lottery may either provide a substitute prize or make a cash payment to the winner. All decisions shall be final.

The Trip Prize does not include: mileage, insurance, gratuities, meals, parking fees, baggage fees, alcoholic beverages (other than those served without charge at any reception/dinner), any items not expressly specified and personal expenses such as telephone calls, valet service, laundry, incidentals and the like, as well as revision or cancellation fees which may be charged by the hotel or other suppliers.

All events, hospitality and venues comprising the Trip Prize are subject to, among other things, all federal, state and local laws and regulations, and the National Football Museum, Inc. d/b/a Pro Football Hall of Fame rules, requirements and protocols, and all event, venue and hospitality policies, procedures and requirements, including but not limited to those pertaining to COVID-19, full COVID-19 vaccination status and proof of negative COVID-19 test (collectively "Requirements"). Requirements are subject to change and will be communicated directly with each Trip Prize winner. Each Trip Prize winner and their guest shall be required to comply at all times with all Requirements in effect at the time of a particular event comprising the Trip Prize.

Gift Card Prize:

  1. Five (5) randomly drawn and verified alternate winners will each be awarded a Gift Card Prize.
  2. The Gift Card Prize will be mailed via UPS to each alternate winner at the mailing address listed by each alternate winner when completing the registration form. It is the responsibility of each alternate winner to ensure they have provided accurate and up to date mailing information.
  3. Cash will not be awarded in lieu of the prize. All applicable federal and state taxes associated with the Gift Card Prize shall be the sole responsibility of the alternate winner. Northstar, the Lottery, SGI, Alchemy3, and the National Football Museum, Inc. d/b/a Pro Football Hall of Fame and its/their respective officers, directors, commissioners, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors and members, shall have no liability or responsibility for any taxes associated with the Gift Card Prize.
  4. Northstar, the Lottery, SGI, Alchemy3, and the National Football Museum, Inc. d/b/a Pro Football Hall of Fame and its/their respective officers, directors, commissioners, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors and members, shall have no liability or responsibility for lost or otherwise undelivered Gift Card Prizes.

PRIZE FULFILLMENT

Winners and alternate winners will be contacted via telephone by the Lottery to initiate the prize claim and prize fulfillment procedures.

Winners and alternate winners must respond to the Lottery's telephone call within two (2) business days from the date they are initially contacted by the Lottery and they must provide all of the requested information to a Lottery representative. Failure of any winner or alternate winner to comply with these prize fulfillment requirements, or any other requirements of these Official Rules, for any reason, shall result in the winner or alternate winner forfeiting his/her right to receive the prize.

Trip Prize fulfillment shall include the scheduling and coordination of all travel, hotel accommodations, and ground transfers as provided below:

  1. If air travel is required for the Trip Prize winner and guest, roundtrip airfare for up to two (2) coach class tickets shall be booked on a major airline, as defined by the Federal Aviation Administration, from a U.S. international airport to Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. It is the responsibility of the Trip Prize winner and guest to comply with the REAL ID Act and any applicable travel restrictions and requirements, including COVID-19 related travel restrictions and requirements, to the extent applicable to Trip Prize winner's and guest's air travel;
  2. The one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) cash portion of the Trip Prize, less tax withholdings and/or any debt setoff, will be mailed to the Trip Prize winner, in the form of a check, two (2) weeks prior to the scheduled departure for the Trip Prize;
  3. If the Trip Prize winner is traveling via air and fails to appear at the designated time and place of departure, the balance of their trip shall be forfeited with the exception of the one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) cash portion of the Trip Prize, less any withholding taxes and/or debt setoff; unless the Trip Prize winner makes their own travel arrangements at the Trip Prize winner's expense.
  4. If the Trip Prize winner fails to check in to the hotel when they arrive in Los Angeles, California, the hotel room availability will be forfeited and the Trip Prize winner shall not be compensated in any way for the value of the hotel room, and the balance of the Trip Prize shall be forfeited with the exception of the one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) cash portion of the Trip Prize, less any withholding taxes and/or debt setoff; unless the Trip Prize winner makes his or her own lodging arrangements at Trip Prize winner's expense.
  5. If the winner and/or guest fails to arrive for any of the scheduled events of the Trip Prize, the Trip Prize winner and/or guest forfeits the right to personally attend that scheduled event of the Trip Prize and no substitutions or carryovers shall be allowed.
  6. In the event that the Trip Prize winner is unable to attend the trip due to unforeseen circumstances, the balance of the Trip Prize shall be forfeited with the exception of the one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) cash portion of the Trip Prize, less any withholding taxes and/or debt setoff.  Notwithstanding the fact that the Trip Prize winner may end their participation in the Trip Prize as described in these Official Rules, at the time that the Trip Prize winner claims the Trip Prize, such Trip Prize winner shall be deemed to have taken ownership of the entire Trip Prize, and the full claimed value of the entire Trip Prize (including the value of the travel portion) shall be reported to the IRS.  Accordingly, the Trip Prize winner may be responsible for any additional state or federal taxes resulting from the claimed Trip Prize, above and beyond those taxes withheld, reported and paid on the Trip Prize winner's behalf to the appropriate agencies.  Northstar, the Lottery, SGI, Alchemy3, and the National Football Museum, Inc. d/b/a Pro Football Hall of Fame and its/their respective officers, directors, commissioners, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors and members, shall have no liability or responsibility for any additional taxes that may become due once the Trip Prize winner files a tax return as required by applicable law.
  7. The Trip Prize winner, designee, or guest must have a valid credit card or shall be required to post a cash deposit, for incidentals to check into the hotel.
  8. The Trip Prize winner is solely responsible for the actions of the guest who accompanies the Trip Prize winner on the Trip Prize. If the Trip Prize winner's guest is a minor, the Trip Prize winner must (i) be the parent or legal guardian of such guest, or (ii) must present a notarized, written consent from the parent or legal guardian of the minor guest to accompany the Trip Prize Winner on the Trip Prize.
  9. A Trip Prize winner may not choose to receive the cash equivalent of the trip portion of the Trip Prize.
  10. The Trip Prize may be transferable by a Trip Prize winner only in the sole discretion of and with the consent of both SGI and Northstar.  In the event of a transfer, the original Trip Prize winner, and not the transferee, shall receive the check for the one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) spending money, and the applicable tax liability for the Trip Prize shall be reported in the name of such original Trip Prize winner.  Notwithstanding this, the Trip Prizes may be assigned by Northstar and/or the Lottery, as provided herein.
  11. If a Trip Prize is not claimed or is refused by a Trip Prize winner, the Trip Prize may be awarded to an alternate winner, under the same terms and conditions as specified herein, in the order of the alternate winner's selection, provided that such Trip Prize is still available.

DRAWING RESTRICTIONS:

  1. The Lottery, Northstar, SGI, Alchemy3, and the National Football Museum, Inc. d/b/a Pro Football Hall of Fame and its/their respective officers, directors, commissioners, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors and members, are not responsible or liable for late, lost or misdirected tickets, or entries not entered or received into the Promotion for any reason including but not limited to incompatible internet browsers, mobile Lottery application failure or other technical issues.
  2. If an entry is selected and rejected or otherwise disqualified during or following the drawing, another entry will not be drawn to replace the rejected or otherwise disqualified entry
  3. If any discrepancy exists between Official Rules and any material describing the drawing and/or Promotion, these Official Rules shall govern.
  4. The Lottery reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify an entrant found to be tampering with the operation of the drawing or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or applicable law.
  5. Other restrictions may apply.

DISPUTES:

The Promotion is governed by these Official Rules, the State Lottery Law (N.J.S.A. 5:9-1, et seq.) and the Rules of the Lottery Commission (N.J.A.C. 17:20-1.1, et seq.). The Lottery Executive Director has the sole authority to resolve disputes. The Lottery Executive Director's decision regarding any disputes shall be final.

IMAGE AUTHORIZATION:

By participating in the Promotion, you hereby irrevocably consent to the use of your name, town and state of residence, photograph(s), video(s), voice, and/or likeness (collectively "Image") by the Lottery and its agents, representatives and designees in any and all of the Lottery's online, printed and social media advertisements, promotions, publications, illustrations, and other Web content throughout the world in perpetuity, including but not limited to, on the World Wide Web, without payment or any other consideration to you. You hereby irrevocably authorize the Lottery and its agents, representatives and designees to edit, alter, copy, exhibit, publish and/or distribute, without any inspection or approval of use by you your Image for purposes of publicizing the New Jersey Lottery or for any other lawful purpose. In addition, you hereby irrevocably waive any right to royalties or other compensation arising from or related to the use of your Image. You hereby hold harmless and forever release, discharge and indemnify the New Jersey Lottery, Alchemy3, SGI and Northstar, and its/their respective agents, owners, operators, commissioners, officers, directors, elected officials, members, shareholders, contractors, subcontractors, employees, partners, and designees, and each of their respective parent companies, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, licensees, distributors, dealers, retailers, printers and advertising and promotion agencies, and any and all other companies associated with the New Jersey Lottery, Alchemy3, SGI, and/or Northstar, and the National Football Museum, Inc. d/b/a Pro Football Hall of Fame from any and all liability, injury, damage, death, litigation, claim, cause of action, loss or demand, known or unknown, which you, your heirs, agents, representatives, executors, administrators, or any other persons acting on your behalf or on behalf of your estate have or may have by reason of this Image Authorization, including without limitation, all claims for invasion of privacy, right of publicity, defamation, false endorsement, and any other claims regarding personal and/or property rights. You agree that you are at least 18 years of age and competent to contract in your own name. You acknowledge that the Lottery Law (N.J.S.A. 5:9-1 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:20-1.1 et seq.) allows the holders of winning Lottery tickets or shares to choose to remain anonymous and you acknowledge that this does not apply to the Promotion.

WAIVER AND RELEASE:

By participating in the Promotion, you and your heirs, legal representatives and assigns agree to forever waive, discharge, indemnify, release and hold harmless the Lottery, Alchemy3, Northstar, SGI and the National Football Museum, Inc. d/b/a Pro Football Hall of Fame, and its/their respective agents, owners, operators, officers, directors, commissioners, elected officials, members, shareholders, contractors, subcontractors, employees, partners, and designees (collectively "Affiliates"), from any and all liability, injury, damage, death, litigation, claim, cause of action or loss that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether known or unknown, and whether caused by negligence or not, arising out of or associated with the Promotion, your participation in the Promotion, your acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize awarded in connection with the Promotion including but not limited to the Trip Prize or Gift Card Prize, any defect with the Promotion, any error in the administration or operation of the Promotion, or any action taken pursuant to these Official Rules. By entering the Promotion, you and your heirs, legal representatives and assigns agree to forever waive, discharge, indemnify, release, and hold harmless the Lottery, Alchemy3, Northstar, SGI and the National Football Museum, Inc. d/b/a Pro Football Hall of Fame, and its/their respective Affiliates, from the unanticipated cancelation, suspension, or postponement of the Promotion and/or Trip Prize (including but not limited to any portion of the Trip Prize) due to natural disaster, national or state of emergency, pandemic or epidemic (including but not limited to COVID-19 and variants) or other unforeseen circumstances or act of God or man.

PROMOTION INTREGRITY:

The Lottery reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the drawing or the Promotion for any reason, including but not limited to if it determines, in its sole discretion, that a virus, bug, unauthorized human intervention, fraud, technical errors, worms or other cause (the "Event") has or is corrupting or affecting the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the drawing or the Promotion. In the case of an Event, the Lottery, in its sole discretion, may select winners and alternate winners from all eligible entries received prior to or after resolution of (if appropriate) the Event. The Lottery reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with or attempts to tamper with the entry or drawing process for the Promotion, the operation of the Promotion or otherwise violates these Official Rules. The Lottery or its designee has the right, in its sole discretion, to maintain the integrity of the Promotion and to void an entry for any reason, including the use of bots, macros or scripts or other technical means for entering.

PROMOTION SPONSOR:

New Jersey Division of Lottery, 1333 Brunswick Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey 08648.

SEVERABILITY; WAIVER; HEADINGS:

The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Game Rules will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of these Official Game Rules. In the event that any provision of these Official Game Rules is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, in whole or in part, the other provisions will remain in full force and effect and will be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained therein. The headings used in these Official Game Rules are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of any of the provisions of these Official Game Rules. The failure to enforce any provision of these Official Game Rules will not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision of these Official Game Rules.

ODDS:

The odds of winning depend on the number of Qualifying Tickets and entries received complying with these Official Game Rules.