25 WORDS OR LESS SUMMER 2024 YOUTUBE GIVEAWAY CONTEST

OFFICIAL RULES

Who Can Enter:

1. “Contestants” must be legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia (“D.C.”) (excluding Guam, Puerto Rico, and all other U.S. territories and possessions) (“U.S.”) and who are currently physically located therein. All Contestants must be eighteen (18) years of age or older as of the date of entry. If Contestant is from a jurisdiction that deems him/her to be a minor, he/she is ineligible to enter the Contest. For purposes of this Contest, a minor is defined as a resident of (i) Alabama or Nebraska who is under nineteen (19) years of age, (ii) Mississippi who is under twenty-one years of age, and (iii) any other state of the U.S. or D.C. under eighteen (18) years of age (“Minor”). Contestants must have either a valid Social Security number or a valid U.S. Individual Taxpayer Identification Number.  Contestants must have lawful access to the method(s) of entry set forth in these official rules (“Rules”).
2. Employees of Fox Television Stations and Dino Bones Productions, Inc. (collectively, “Sponsor”), their affiliated companies, advertising and promotion agencies, and the immediate family and household members of each are ineligible.

When to Enter:

3. The Contest begins Monday, July 8, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) and ends Saturday, July 13, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) (“Contest Period”). 

How to Play:

4. Each day (Monday, July 8th-Friday, July 12th at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) Contestant must visit https://www.youtube.com/@25wordsorless/community and play the summer-themed game. Each day at 9 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) for five (5) consecutive days, a graphic image that has three (3) clues will be posted on 25 Words or Less’ YouTube Community page. Contestants will be instructed to enter their answers to the game’s question in the comments section. A correct answer is an entry into the draw to win 1 of 3 board games. A Contestant can play and enter every day for a total of five (5) entries, and can make multiple guesses to get the right answer, provided, however, only one (1) correct entry per day per Contestant will be accepted during the Contest Period. 

Selection and Notification of Winners:

5. After the Contest Period has concluded, valid entries will be compiled into three (3) randomized draws. Three (3) winners will be selected by random drawing from among valid entries and the random drawing will occur on or about Monday, July 15, 2024. (**A VALID ENTRY shall be deemed to be one that consist of the correct answer submitted by a Contestant who provides a proof of eligibility and all required information listed above). A Contestant can only win once. 
6. Winners will be contacted on or around Monday, July 15, 2024 as a reply to their comment on the 25 Words or Less YouTube Community page to let them know they won. The winner(s) must respond by emailing digital@25words.com to claim their prize. Each winner must claim their prize within forty-eight (48)hours from the reply to their comment on YouTube notifying the Contest of his/her winning and must provide their (i) physical mailing address within the U.S. for Prize shipment, (ii) proof of date of birth, and (iii) any other information requested by Sponsor (“Required Information”), including proof that winner is subscribed to the 25 Words or Less YouTube channel; provided Contestant responds with all the Required Information within the designated time period, an email will be sent from digital@25words.com (“25Words Email”) providing further communications regarding the Prize. Contestant’s failure to timely respond with all of the Required Information or to the 25Words Email will be cause for disqualification. If a winner cannot be reached or does not respond to the Prize notification with all of the Required Information or to the 25Words Email within the designated time period, Dino Productions Digital Department will select an alternate winner by random drawing if, in Dino Productions Digital Department’s reasonable discretion, time permits. 

The Prize:

7. There will be three (3) winners of the Contest. Each of the three (3) winners will be shipped one (1) 25 Words Or Less classic board game produced by USAopoly(“Prize”). The Prize is provided and shipped directly to the winners by Sponsor.
8. Only one (1) Prize will be awarded per household.
9. The Prize cannot be redeemed for cash or substituted for any other items by the winners. The winners cannot assign or transfer the Prize. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the Prize with a prize of like or greater value, including cash, for any prize, for any reason.
10. Winners are responsible for all local, county, state, and federal taxes on prizes based on the value of the Prize set forth in these Rules or a substituted prize.

Contestant’s Information:

11. Except where prohibited by law, entry constitutes permission to use winners’ names, hometowns, likenesses, and photographs (if any) for broadcast, online posting, and/or any in any other media, including for advertising and publicity purposes, without additional compensation.

Contest Rules:

12. The full Contest Rules are accessible via each YouTube graphic gameplay post by a hyperlink that redirects to the 25words.com website. 

Miscellaneous:

13. The Contest is subject to all applicable laws and regulations and is void where prohibited or restricted by law, including without limitation, in jurisdictions requiring registration, filing, trust account, or posting of a bond, or any other requirements or disclosures that are not expressly satisfied by these Rules. Sponsor is not responsible for typographical or other errors in the printing, offering, or administration of the Contest, or in the announcement of the Prize. In the event of a dispute over who submitted a particular entry, Dino Bones Productions Digital Department will determine the Contestant’s identity or select an alternate winner, in its sole discretion.
14. Sponsor is not responsible for error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware, or software malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate transmission of or failure to receive entry, winner(s) or other Contest information by Sponsor or Contestants for any reason whatsoever. Sponsor is also not responsible for any injury or damage to any Contestant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from playing or downloading any materials in the Contest or for entries that are late, misdirected or incomplete. All entry materials may be maintained as part of Fox Television Stations Contest records. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN CONTESTANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATIONS OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF THE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH CONTESTANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify the Contest if it becomes technically or otherwise corrupted.
15. By entering, Contestants represent that they are eligible, and agree (a) to be bound by these Rules and the decisions of the judges, (b) to release Sponsor, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind caused by any prize or resulting from acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize, and (c) to Sponsor’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy located at the 25 Words Or Less website located at www.25words.com .