United Steaks of America Sweepstakes Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. 

1. How to Enter: Beginning at 12 a.m. Central Time (“CT”) on July 27, 2022 through 11:59 p.m. CT on August 21, 2022 (the “Sweepstakes Period”), eligible individuals must follow @federalistwines and @biggreenegg on Instagram, like official contest post on Federalist Wines Instagram, and share an in-feed post of their custom recipe featuring The Federalist Wine and tag @federalistwines, #UnitedSteaksofAmerica, and #sweepstakesentry. No other method of entry will be accepted.  LIMIT: One (1) entry per person/per household.  All Submissions must be entered during the Sweepstakes Period. By participating in this Sweepstakes, entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and by all decisions of Sponsor, which are binding and final.

2. Winner Determination:  Winners will be chosen at the end of the Sweepstakes Period, where Sponsor will give away one (1) grill and one (1) Uncorked gift card as further described herein. 

3. Notification of Winner:  The winner will be notified by August 23, 2022.  In the event that the potential winner does not respond to any such notification within 24 hours of notification via Instagram Direct Message, a disqualification will result, and the prize will be forfeited.  In such event, a new entrant will be selected as the potential winner. The potential winner is subject to verification and compliance with the Official Rules.  Potential winners may be required to complete and return to Sponsor an Affidavit of Eligibility/Release of Liability and, if legally permissible, Publicity Release (collectively, “Releases”) within five (5) days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent.  If any attempted notification or prize winning is returned as undeliverable, or if the potential winner fails to complete and return any required Release within the specified time period, the potential winner may be disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected.  Winner may be required to produce government-issued identification.

4. Prize & Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): One (1) winner will receive a MiniMax Big Green Egg Package with an estimated value of $779 and a $250 Uncorked gift card. No substitution, cash redemption or transfer of prize by winner permitted. All expenses and costs associated with the acceptance or use of the prize that are not expressly specified in these Official Rules as being part of the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. The winner is, therefore, responsible for transportation to and from any event or location where winner must travel to in order to receive the prize, if applicable. Prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsor, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. All federal, state and local taxes on prize value are the sole responsibility of the winner. An IRS form 1099 will be issued if required by law.  Prizes are non-transferable. 

5. Eligibility:  Open and offered only to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia, 21 years of age or older as of the first day of the Sweepstakes Period. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Employees, officers, brokers, agents and directors of the Sponsor, the Administrator, and each of their subsidiaries and affiliated companies, advertising, promotion or production agencies, and their immediate family members or individuals residing in their same household, are not eligible to participate or enter.  

6. Release: Entrants, by participating in this Sweepstakes, hereby waive and release, and agree to hold harmless the Sponsor, Administrator, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, distributors, licensors, advertising and promotion agencies and all of their respective officers, directors, employees and representatives and agents (the “Released Parties”), from and against, any and all rights, claims and causes of action whatsoever that they may have, or which may arise, against any of them for any liability for any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, including but not limited to any injury, loss, damage, whether direct, compensatory, incidental or consequential, to person, including death, and/or property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from their acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize, or their participation in this Sweepstakes, or any prize-related activity.  Winner assumes all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by participation in this Sweepstakes or use or redemption of any prize. Entry in the Sweepstakes constitutes permission for the Sponsor, Administrator and their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, agents and licensees to use winner’s or entrant’s name, likeness, city, state, photo, Submission, statements and/or prize information in connection with the Sweepstakes for promotional, advertising, trade and/or other purposes, in perpetuity, worldwide, in any and all media, without further compensation or notification, unless prohibited by law.  Sponsor shall not incur any liability whatsoever to the extent Sponsor chooses to refrain from any exploitation of its rights hereunder. Administrator shall not incur any liability whatsoever to the extent Administrator chooses to refrain from any exploitation of its rights hereunder. Administrator is not responsible if the venue is closed and/or planned concert is canceled for any reason.

7. Limitation of Liability:  Sponsor, Administrator, and their respective agencies are not responsible for lost, late, damaged, delayed, incomplete, illegible, mutilated or misdirected entries, entries not received by the entry deadline, or for electronic, network or computer failures or malfunctions, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmission that may limit a user’s ability to participate in this Sweepstakes, or other hardware, software or technical errors of any kind including any injury or damage to any person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in the Sweepstakes. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for undeliverable e-mails resulting from any form of active or passive e-mail filtering by a user’s Internet service provider and/or insufficient space in user’s e-mail account to receive e-mail. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify the Sweepstakes (or any portion thereof) if fraud, misconduct or technical failures destroy the integrity of the Sweepstakes or if a computer virus, bug, or other technical problem corrupts the administration, security, or proper administration of the Sweepstakes, as determined by Sponsor, in their sole discretion.  If the Sweepstakes is so cancelled, selection of winners will be conducted from among all eligible entries received prior to the time of termination. In the event a dispute arises regarding a specific individual entitled to receive prize, entry will be declared made by the “authorized e-mail account holder” and any damage made to the Sweepstake’s website or entry portal will also be the responsibility of the authorized e-mail account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry.  “Authorized e-mail account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.  Entrant may be requested to provide Sponsor with proof that the entrant is the authorized e-mail account holder of the e-mail address associated with the Submission. Proof of submitting an entry will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor. Any use of robotic, automatic, programmed or the like methods of participation will void all entries by such methods. Sponsor reserves the right to prohibit the participation of an individual if fraud or tampering is suspected, or if the individual fails to comply with any requirement of participation as stated herein or with any provision in these Official Rules.  

8. Disputes:  Each entrant agrees that (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Sweepstakes, 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 in the state of Illinois; (b) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, 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.  All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and the Sponsor in connection with this Sweepstakes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdiction), that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Illinois.

9. General Terms:  INTERNET CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.  The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

10. Privacy:  By entering this Sweepstakes, entrants give their express permission to be contacted by Sponsor or Administrator by telephone or email. By participating in this Sweepstakes, entrants acknowledge and agree that Sponsor may collect the personal information submitted by entrant and use information pursuant to Sponsor’s Privacy Policy. 

11. Winner’s List/Official Rules:  For name of winner of prize or official rules visit federalistwines.com/unitedsteaks

12. Sponsor: Terlato Wines International, 900 Armour Drive Lake Bluff, IL 60044.

13. Administrator: The Federalist Wines, 200 Rutherford Hill Road, Rutherford, CA 94573.