50/50 RAFFLE OFFICIAL RULES 2023 NFL DRAFT
National Football League Foundation (NFL Foundation) 50/50 RAFFLE OFFICIAL RULES
By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules, Missouri laws and regulations, and by the decisions of the NFL Foundation a non-profit foundation organized under the laws of the District of Columbia, which shall be binding and final as to all matters related to this raffle. The Official Rules should be read before ticket purchase. All raffle purchases must be made by natural persons physically present in Missouri at the time of purchase. Any potential winnings are subject to forfeiture if the raffle ticket purchaser is determined to have violated Missouri laws, Missouri regulations, or the official rules. This raffle is conducted pursuant to Missouri law and is void outside of Missouri.
SPONSOR: The sponsor of the raffle is the National Football League Foundation (NFL Foundation), a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization and organized under the laws of the District of Columbia. The address at which the NFL Foundation may be contacted is: 345 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10154.
RAFFLE DATE AND PERIOD; HOW TO ENTER: The NFL Foundation will conduct one (1) raffle during a designated time frame beginning Tuesday, April 25th at 1:00 pm CT through Saturday, April 29th at 8:00 pm CT (“Raffle Period”). Raffle tickets will be sold from Tuesday, April 25th at 1:00 pm CT through Saturday, April 29th at 8:00 pm CT during the 2023 NFL Draft LVII in Kansas City, Missouri. Those persons physically present in the state of Missouri during this time-period may purchase tickets online. In person sales are only available at 2023 NFL Draft at the NFL Draft Experience during operating hours (visit nfl.com/draft/event-info) Thursday, April 27th – Saturday, April 29th.
Tickets will be sold only to persons physically located in Missouri at the time of sale through both online and on-site sales. The Drawing for the winner will be held at approximately 8:00 pm Saturday, April 29th 2023 as further defined and described, below.
ELIGIBILITY TO ENTER: While available, raffle tickets may be purchased only by persons 18 years or older in accordance with these Official Rules. Purchased raffle tickets are only valid for the Drawing (defined below) that takes place at the end of the Raffle Period and only those physically present in the state of Missouri at the time of purchase.
PURCHASING RAFFLE TICKETS: While supplies last, raffle tickets will be sold in on [1] venue and online at www.NFLDraft5050.com beginning Tuesday, April 25th at 1:00 pm CT through Saturday, April 29th at 8:00 pm CT. There is no limit to the number of raffle tickets an eligible individual may purchase, subject to availability. No discounts or complementary tickets will be given.
• 300 tickets for $88 (88th NFL Draft Special) – THREE HUNDRED TICKETS FOR EIGHTY-EIGHT DOLLARS
• 80 tickets for $40 – EIGHTY TICKETS FOR FORTY DOLLARS
• 20 tickets for $20 – TWENTY TICKETS FOR TWENTY DOLLARS
NUMBER OF RAFFLE TICKETS: There is no minimum and no maximum number of tickets that must be sold.
ODDS: The odds of winning the prize depends on the number of valid tickets sold.
PRIZE/PAYMENT: The raffle will consist of three (3) early bird prizes which will be drawn prior to the closing of the raffle and one (1) grand prize which consists of and is limited to a cash prize equal to fifty percent (50%) of the gross raffle ticket sales revenue. Fifty percent (50%) of the gross raffle ticket sales revenue will benefit the NFL Foundation and be distributed in support of charitable purposes. Subject to the terms and conditions of these Official Rules, a check in the amount of the prize, net of any withholding or other taxes or assessments required or permitted to be withheld by the NFL Foundation under applicable federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations, will be mailed to the Official Winner (defined below) within sixty (60) days after the date of the Drawing (defined below), after the NFL Foundation has verified the winning raffle ticket and Official Winner has satisfied all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, including return of all forms and documents to the NFL Foundation (which may be required to withhold federal taxes in accordance with IRS regulations, and will do so as a pre-condition of winner receiving prize money). The Official Winner is otherwise solely responsible for any and all costs, fees, additional taxes, or expenses associated with prize award, receipt and use, including, without limitation, all federal, state and local taxes on the prize. If applicable, Official Winner will be issued an IRS Form 1099 for the amount of the prize. No substitution, assignment, refund or transfer of a prize is permitted, except by the NFL Foundation.
EARLY BIRD PRIZING: Persons who purchase a raffle ticket will also be eligible for early bird prizing to be drawn on the following dates and times.
Two (2) tickets to a regular season game of choice in 2023. No airfare, hotel, or ground transportation will be provided.
One (1) multi-signed 2023 DRAFT Helmet. Signed by members of the 2023 NFL Draft Class
Subject to the terms and conditions of these Official Rules, after the NFL Foundation has verified the winning raffle ticket and any Official Winner of an early bird drawing prize has satisfied all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, including return of all forms and documents to the NFL Foundation (which may be required to withhold federal taxes in accordance with IRS regulations, and will do so as a pre-condition of winner receiving a prize). The NFL Foundation will fulfill prizing requests within 180 days of the date of the drawing.
Any Official Winner is otherwise solely responsible for any and all costs, fees, additional taxes, or expenses associated with prize award, receipt and use, including, without limitation, all federal, state and local taxes on the prize. If applicable, Official Winner will be issued an IRS Form 1099 for the amount of the prize. No substitution, assignment, refund or transfer of a prize is permitted, except by the NFL Foundation.
TRANSFER OF RAFFLE ENTRIES: Persons who purchase raffle tickets may opt to give away their raffle tickets, but in doing so they give up any claim they might otherwise have to the prize if they give away a winning raffle ticket. Purchasers of raffle tickets may not resell their raffle tickets to other parties and may not knowingly give such raffle tickets away to others for the purpose of allowing those other parties to re-sell such raffle tickets. All raffle tickets which have been resold in violation of these Official Rules shall be void. All individuals who re-sell raffle tickets in violation of these Official Rules shall be ineligible to participate in the raffle or to win the prize.
DRAWING: The Potential Winner (defined below) will be selected in a random drawing from eligible Entries received (the "Drawing"). The potential winner need not be present to win. The actual Drawing will be held on February 12th at 10:00 pm MT at the close of the Raffle Period by electronic draw at State Farm Stadium, 1 Cardinals Dr, Glendale, AZ 85305. The Winner will be posted to the National Football League Foundation’s website www.nflfoundation.org/5050winner. If for any reason whatsoever the Drawing cannot be held at that time, it will be held within a reasonable time thereafter. Entries that are not selected in the Drawing are not valid for future drawings and will be discarded. The winning ticket number will be announced during the Drawing and will also be posted by NFL Foundation within 24 hours of the drawing and will remain posted 30 calendar days. The owner of the winning Raffle ticket (a "Potential Winner") must claim the Prize no later than 5:00 p.m. MT on the 30th calendar day after the date of the Drawing. Potential Winner will forfeit the Prize if he or she does not present the winning ticket to the NFL Foundation by 5:00 p.m. MT on the 30th calendar day after the date of the Drawing, at which time, if the Prize is not claimed, it will become the property of the NFL Foundation and will not be remitted to any Potential Winner.
EARLY BIRD DRAWING: The Potential Winner (defined below) will be selected in a random drawing from eligible Entries received (the "Drawing"). The potential winner need not be present to win. The actual Drawings for early bird prizes will be held on the following dates.
Two (2) Regular season tickets. April 27th 2023, 8:00 pm CT
Multi-Signed Draft Helmet – April 28th 2023, 8:00 pm CT
by electronic draw in Kansas City Missouri. The Winners will be posted to the National Football League Foundation’s website www.nflfoundation.org/5050winners on the NFL Foundation twitter page @nflfoundation and on nfldraft5050.com
DETERMINATION OF OFFICIAL WINNER(S): The NFL Foundation shall have the sole discretion to determine whether a Potential Winner is an official winner of a prize (an "Official Winner"). The NFL Foundation's decision concerning the identity of Official Winner shall be final and binding. To become an Official Winner: (1) the Potential Winner must be eligible to participate in the raffle under these Official Rules and must not be in violation of these Official Rules as determined in the sole judgment of the NFL Foundation; (2) the Potential Winner's winning entry must be inspected and verified by the NFL Foundation by the deadline specified above; (3) the Potential Winner must execute and return to the NFL Foundation an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release on a form to be provided by the NFL Foundation before the prize is awarded; and (4) the Potential Winner must provide the NFL Foundation with all tax identification information required by federal, state or local law and, where applicable, provide the NFL Foundation with payment for any required withholding taxes due prior to that Potential Winner's receipt of a prize. If for any reason whatsoever all of the foregoing requirements are not satisfied with respect to a particular Potential Winner, or if the NFL Foundation is unable for any reason to identify the holder of a winning raffle ticket, then the Potential Winner's prize will be deemed forfeited and become the property of the NFL Foundation. Any entry that the NFL Foundation determines, in its sole judgment, was stolen, unissued, ineligible, altered counterfeit in whole or in part, defective, printed in duplicate or printed/produced in error will be void. The NFL Foundation shall use the following rules to determine the identity of any Potential Winner and of the Official Winner of each prize: NFL Foundation conclusively presume that the person who is in possession of that raffle ticket is the lawful owner of that raffle ticket and that ticket's winning number, and the NFL Foundation shall not make, nor have any duty to make, any inquiry whatsoever into the circumstances under which that person came into possession of such winning raffle ticket. In the unlikely event that an error or problem in the administration of the raffle results in two (2) or more raffle ticket purchasers holding winning raffle tickets that contain identical ticket numbers, then the person who has record of the earliest ticket purchase shall be deemed to hold the winning entry.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: The Released Parties (defined below under "RELEASE OF LIABILITY") are not responsible for: (1) entries which are stolen, lost, damaged, illegible, given away or no longer in the purchaser's possession, (2) entries that have been or may have been tampered with or re-sold in violation of these Official Rules; (3) entries or payments that are delayed, misdirected, undelivered, not fully captured, or garbled; (4) any other errors of any kind, whether human, typographical, printing, mechanical, or electronic in nature, which relate to or are connected with the raffle (collectively, as described in clauses (1) through (4), "Errors"), including without limitation Errors in raffle-related materials or in the administration of the raffle, such as Errors in processing entries, identifying Potential Winners, determining the Official Winners, or announcing or delivering a prize. In addition, the Released Parties are not responsible if any portion of the raffle is compromised, in the sole judgment of the NFL Foundation, by non-authorized activity or other causes which, in the NFL Foundation’s sole judgment, corrupt or impair the administration, security or fairness of the raffle, or the proper submission or capture of entries (collectively, a "Compromising Event"). In the event of a Compromising Event, the NFL Foundation reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend, modify or terminate the raffle. If the raffle is not terminated, the NFL Foundation reserves the right to select winners from all eligible, non-suspect entries received before the known occurrence or discovery of such Comprising Event. All entry purchases shall be final, and no refunds or replacements will be issued by the NFL Foundation. The NFL Foundation reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the raffle process or the operation of the raffle or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of this raffle is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and, should such an attempt be made, the NFL Foundation reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. The NFL Foundation’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision or any other provision of these Official Rules. The NFL Foundation has sole and final decision on admissibility of entries and the determination of Official Winners. The Raffle will be conducted and supervised by the Foundation, whose decisions are final. The Foundation reserves the right to modify these Official Rules at any time. The Foundation reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend the Raffle should unauthorized human intervention or other causes corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper operation of the Raffle.
RELEASE OF LIABILITY: By entering, each entrant agrees to abide and be bound to these Official Rules, and to release, indemnify and hold harmless: The NFL Foundation and all other NFL Draft event sponsors and each of their respective directors, officers, owners, shareholders, subsidiaries, members, partners, agents, representatives, employees, successors, parents, heirs, executors, administrators and affiliates (individually a "Released Party" and collectively, the "Released Parties") from and against any and all liability, claims, losses, damages or causes of action of any kind (however named or described) with respect to or arising out of (i) entrant's participation in the raffle or winning any prize, or (ii) entrant's acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or participation in this raffle or any raffle related activity. In addition, each Official Winner agrees to release, indemnify and hold the Released Parties harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind rising in connection with or as a result of participating in the raffle or the Official Winner's acceptance or use of any prize.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: A raffle entrant's sole and exclusive remedy for any Released Party's breach of duty or conduct related to the raffle shall be limited to the return of the purchase price paid for his or her raffle tickets. In no event shall any Released Party be liable to any person for any loss or injuries to earnings, profits or goodwill, or for any incidental, special, punitive or consequential damages of any person or entity whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, arising out of the raffle.
PUBLICITY RELEASE: Each Official Winner, by accepting his or her prize, grants the NFL Foundation full permission, except where legally prohibited, to use that Official Winner's name, address (city and state only), photograph, voice and/or other likeness and prize information for advertising, trade and promotional purposes without further compensation and without notice, review or approval, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide, and on the Internet and world wide web, in perpetuity.
TRADEMARKS: All trademarks are the property of their respective owners and may not be used except with express written consent of the trademark owners.
DISPUTES; SEVERABILITY: Each raffle participant agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this raffle, or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and solely and exclusively in a federal or state court located in Maricopa County, Missouri, and each raffle participant submits to sole and exclusive personal jurisdiction of said courts in Missouri for any such dispute and irrevocably waives any and all rights to object to such jurisdiction; (b) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out of pocket costs incurred to purchase the raffle tickets, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (c) under no circumstances will participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and participant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket costs to purchase the raffle tickets, and entrant waives 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 participants or the NFL Foundation in connection with the raffle shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Missouri, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules of provisions which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Missouri. If a court of competent jurisdiction finds that any provision of these Official Rules, or their application to a particular persons or circumstances, is invalid or unenforceable to any extent, then the remainder of these Official Rules, and the application of all of these Official Rules to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected by that determination, and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
HOW TO CLAIM A PRIZE: Within thirty (30) days of the applicable drawing, the prize claimant must notify the NFL Foundation and present the winning Raffle Ticket to the NFL Foundation during normal business hours to claim a prize. This can be done via email, by reaching out to admin@nflfoundation.org please include “2023 NFL Draft 5050 Raffle Winner” in your subject line. Winning tickets will be posted at www.nflfoundation.org/5050winners and on the NFL Foundation’s twitter page and on NFLDraft5050.com. Each prize claimant must provide the NFL Foundation with all information required to claim a prize (including tax identification information). The prize claimant will receive an Affidavit, Prize Claim, and Release (“Release”) which must be executed and returned to NFL Foundation no later than five (5) business days after his/her receipt of the Release. In the event a claimant: (a) does not notify the NFL Foundation within thirty (30) days of the drawing; (b) is ruled ineligible for any reason; (c) refuses the prize; or (d) does not return an executed Release, the prize will be forfeited and will be retained by the NFL Foundation for charitable use. The NFL Foundation has no obligation to contact potential winners. All prizes will be sent to the winner via check within thirty (60) days of the winner delivering the winning Raffle Ticket, executed Release, and all other required documents to NFL Foundation. For security and safety reasons, no cash payments will be made to Raffle winners and the winner will not be announced during the 2023 NFL Draft.