Taco Mac Bracket Showdown
2024
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES
NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. THE
FOLLOWING CONTEST IS VALID ONLY IN ALABAMA, GEORGIA AND TENNESEE, AND IS OPEN
ONLY TO QUALIFIED PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN THE RULES BELOW). VOID ELSEWHERE AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED. DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST IF YOU DO
NOT FALL WITHIN THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH BELOW.
Contest Name: Taco Mac Bracket Showdown 2024 (the “Contest”).
Contest Dates: Contest registration is
scheduled to begin at
12:00:01am ET on 2/14/2024 and end
at 12:00:00pm (noon) ET on 3/21/2024 prior to the start of the
first game in the first round of the designated tournament (the “Registration
Period”). The Grand Prize Contest is scheduled to occur
between 3/21/2024 – 4/8/2024 during the designated 2024 Men’s College
Basketball Tournament. Contest is
subject to all applicable federal, state and local
laws and regulations. Void outside AL, GA and TN, and wherever
prohibited or restricted by law.
Who
May Enter: Contest is open only
to the first 100,000 entrants who are
legal U.S. residents of AL, GA or TN, age
18 or older as of date of entry, and
have a valid U.S. driver’s license or government issued photo ID, except the
following persons who are not eligible to enter or win:
(a)
Employees,
officers, and directors of participating Taco Mac locations, Taco Mac Restaurant
Group (collectively “Sponsor”), Million
Dollar Media (the “Contest Administrator”), other participating Sponsors,
each of their respective franchisees, parents, affiliated companies,
subsidiaries, distributors, retailers, printers, advertising and promotion
agencies, and any and all other companies associated with the design or
execution of this promotion (collectively, “Released Parties”), and the members
of the immediate families or households, whether or not related, of any of the
above. “Immediate family members” includes, for purposes of this promotion,
parents (including in-laws), grandparents, siblings (including step-siblings), children (including step-children), grand
children (including step grandchildren) and each of their respective spouses,
regardless of where they reside.
(b)
Individuals
who do not have access to an internet connection in order to
visit the contest website, or a valid email address to register.
How to Enter – Online Registration: Visit www.TacoMac.com and find the link
to the Bracket Challenge contest page or directly visit www.TacoMacBracket.com during the
“Registration Period”, and be one of the first (100,000) eligible contestants to complete the contest registration page. Each entrant must fully complete the
online registration with all required information, including your complete name, address (including city, state
and zip code), phone number (including area code), and valid email address (any entrant submitting an invalid email
address shall be disqualified). Each
registrant will designate their own ‘Screen Name’, and
must enter their username (email address) and password. The designated ‘Screen Name’ will be
displayed on the ‘Standings Page’ during the contest. Each registrant’s username (email address)
and password will allow participants to return to the contest site to Log-in
and view their prediction, points and standings.
·
Favorite Location: Each contestant will also be required to select their
favorite participating Taco Mac location
participating in the Bracket Challenge.
The selected location will be used for determining the 1st
place finisher from each participating location for any available 1st
place prize award by location, as outlined below.
After having read and
agreed to these Official Rules, click the submit button to submit your online
registration. All entries must be fully
complete for all required registration information. Any entry submitted with an invalid email
address will be disqualified. Maximum of one entry per person or per
valid email address. Any
contestant submitting more than one entry, or using
multiple names or email addresses to enter more than once, will void all
entries by that contestant.
Eligible
Entries – Open to the first 100,000
eligible entries received by 12:00:00pm (noon) ET on 3/21/2024: Only
the first (100,000) eligible entries
received from contestants who have successfully completed the bracket
prediction registration page and bracket prediction page will be eligible to
participate in the grand prize contest (see
below). Any additional entries after
the first (100,000) entries have been
received are ineligible to participate or win any prize, regardless of the
accuracy of their submitted bracket prediction.
Any available opt-in opportunities are not
required to enter the Contest, and checking the opt-in boxes will not improve
your chances of winning.
By participating and submitting an
entry, contestant agrees that sponsors and participating parties are authorized
to contact entrant via email, mail, phone or any other
form of media to make contestant aware of information pertinent to the contest,
and to distribute information regarding the Sponsor(s) featured products,
special events or promotional offers, or purchase incentives. Contestants may opt-out of any further email
communication at any time by simply replying REMOVE to any email message, or following the provided opt-out instructions.
Bracket Prediction – Must be completed and submitted (and SAVED) by
12:00:00pm (noon) ET on 3/21/2024:
Bracket predictions must be
completed and submitted between:
NOTE – Play-in game byes: The play-in games on 3/19/2024
& 3/20/2024 are byes, and not part of the prediction challenge.
Bracket Prediction: Once the designated 2024 Men’s
College Basketball Tournament team selections have been announced on 3/17/2024
– all registered or newly registering participants must fully complete the
provided Bracket Prediction form on the Edit/Update Picks page of the contest
website.
Tie-Breaker: Each participant will also be required to submit their prediction of the
Total Cumulative Points to be scored
in the Championship Game on 4/8/2024.
Any contestant who failed to complete the Total Cumulative Points
‘tie-break’ prediction will be assigned a point total of 0 cumulative points
for the Championship Game.
IMPORTANT – Save Picks: Participants are required to click the ‘Save Picks’ button on the contest website to save their bracket
predictions selections, cumulative score prediction or updates to their
predictions. Any changes or predictions
made without clicking the ‘Save Picks’ will not be saved or recognized for this
contest.
Completed bracket prediction
entries must be submitted and received
by 12:00:00pm (noon) ET on 3/21/2024 in order to
be eligible to participate or claim any prize. Any registered participant
or contestant who fails to fully or correctly complete the online registration
form, or fully and correctly complete the required Bracket Prediction for all
(63) games in the designated tournament (and Save
their picks) will be ineligible to claim the grand prize (see below). Any bracket
prediction not received by the required deadline for any reason including, but
not limited to transmission error, internet problems, equipment or website
malfunction, human or programming error, internet traffic or errors caused by
viruses or hackers will be disqualified.
Sponsor is not responsible for any delays or difficulty in receipt an
eligible contestant’s Bracket Prediction that prevents participation.
Any incomplete or illegible entries
will be disqualified. Released Parties
are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, illegible, incomplete,
invalid, unintelligible, damaged, or for entries submitted in a manner that is
not expressly allowed under these rules, or for any
entry not submitted or received due to any technical error or failure,
unauthorized human intervention, inaccurate capture or mis-entry of any
required information, or the failure to capture any such information or effects
of hackers or failure of any electronic equipment, computer or cellular
transmissions and/or network connections; all of which will be disqualified.
Each
participant must submit an entry on his/her own behalf. Any entry submitted on behalf of another
individual or using another person’s email address or name will be disqualified
and ineligible to claim any prize. No
mechanically reproduced or automated entries permitted. Use of any automated system to participate is
prohibited and will result in disqualification and all such entries will be
deemed void.
In
the event of a dispute as to any online registration, the authorized account
holder of the e-mail address used to register will be deemed to be the
registrant and he/she must be eligible according to these Official Rules. The “authorized email account holder” is the
natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online
service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email
addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. All entries received become the property of
the Sponsor and will not be returned.
Scoring – Bracket
Points: Each eligible participant who has
successfully completed the online registration and bracket prediction as
required by these Official Rules will receive 1-point for each of the (63)
games for which they have correctly predicted the winning team. Any incorrect predictions will receive 0
points. The maximum point total for
correctly predicting the winning team in every game played during the
designated Men’s College Basketball Tournament is 63 points. At the completion of the designated
tournament, each eligible contestant bracket prediction received will be
compared to the actual bracket outcome.
Tie Breaking Procedures – Bracket Winner:
In the event of a tie among any point leaders in the Bracket prediction,
the tie-breakers to determine the Bracket Champion and
1st place finisher by location prize award winners, shall be as
follows (tie breaker procedures shall not
apply for the $25,000 Grand Prize or $5,000 Cash bonus prize – see below):
·
Contestant
who has predicted closest to the actual Cumulative Points total in the
Championship game, regardless if the prediction is
higher or lower than the actual point total.
·
In
the event of a remaining tie among any eligible contestants, the tie-breaker shall then be a random drawing conducted by the
Contest Administrator.
In order for the grand prize to be awarded, an
eligible contestant must correctly predict the winner of all (63) games in the
designated Men’s College Basketball Tournament, thereby scoring a perfect 63
points. If no eligible contestant correctly predicts the winner of all 63
games, then the Grand Prize will NOT be awarded.
·
NOTE: For purposes of clarity, if any game(s) are cancelled,
forfeited, or indefinitely suspended for any reason whereby neither team is
declared a winner or neither team advances to the next round, then no entrant
shall be able to correctly predict the winner of all (63) games in the
designated Men’s College Basketball Tournament, as required to claim the grand
prize. As a result of any such cancellations, forfeits or indefinite game
suspensions, there shall be no (63) game perfect brackets, and no opportunity
to claim the $25,000 cash grand prize, and no grand prize or alternate
substitute prize or compensation will be available for award in the
contest. Any eligible contestant who has correctly predicted every game
played in the tournament as of the date of any such cancellation(s), forfeit(s)
or indefinite suspension(s), but fewer than all scheduled (63) games for any
reason, shall not be awarded and shall have no opportunity to claim the grand
prize.
In order for the bonus prize to be awarded, an
eligible contestant must correctly predict the winner of (60) or more games in
the designated Men’s College Basketball Tournament, thereby scoring 60 or more
points. If no eligible contestant
correctly predicts the winner of 60 or more games, then the Bonus Prize will NOT be awarded.
·
NOTE: For purposes of clarity, if any game(s) are cancelled,
forfeited, or indefinitely suspended for any reason whereby neither team is
declared a winner or neither team advances to the next round, then no entrant may
be able to correctly predict the winner of (60) or more games in the designated
Men’s College Basketball Tournament, as required to claim the bonus
prize. As a result of any such cancellations, forfeits or indefinite game
suspensions where fewer than (60) games are played, there shall be no (60) or
more correct game brackets, and no opportunity to claim the $5,000 bonus prize,
and no bonus prize or alternate substitute prize or compensation will be
available for award in the contest. Any eligible contestant who has
correctly predicted fewer than (60) or more games for any reason, shall not be
awarded and shall have no opportunity to claim the bonus prize.
Prize
Awards: The following prize awards will be available
to eligible contestants participating in the Contest:
Grand Prize – Predict all (63) Games
Correctly (“Perfect Bracket”): If any eligible contestant correctly
predicts the winner of all (63) games in the designated Men’s College
Basketball Tournament, they will be eligible to claim the grand prize subject
to verification of compliance with these official rules. The grand prize is: $25,000
Cash.
A
maximum of one (1) grand prize will be awarded. In
the event of multiple winning entries, then the cash value of the grand prize
will be evenly distributed among eligible winning contestants (i.e. if there
are two eligible contestants with a grand prize winning
bracket prediction, each contestant shall be awarded $12,500 Cash). If no
eligible contestant successfully completes the grand prize
winning requirements, then the grand prize will NOT be awarded.
Bonus Prize – Predict (60) or more Games
Correctly: If any eligible contestant correctly
predicts the winner of (60) or more games in the designated Men’s College
Basketball Tournament, they will be eligible to claim the bonus prize subject
to verification of compliance with these official rules. The bonus prize is: $5,000 Cash.
A
maximum of one (1) bonus prize will be awarded. In
the event of multiple winning entries, then the cash value of the bonus prize
will be evenly distributed among eligible winning contestants (i.e. if there
are two eligible contestants with a 60 or more games prize winning bracket
prediction, each contestant shall be awarded $2,500 cash). If no eligible
contestant successfully completes the bonus prize winning requirements, then
the bonus prize will NOT be awarded.
1st
Place Overall Bracket Champion – Most Correct Games (“Bracket Winner”): The eligible contestant who predicts the
most games correctly from all participating locations combined (1st
place overall), thereby earning the most overall points in the bracket
challenge will be eligible to claim the 1st Place Overall Bracket
Champion Prize subject to verification of compliance with these official
rules. The Bracket Champion prize is: a trip for two San Antonio, TX during the 2025 Men’s
College Basketball Championship, with a maximum retail value not to exceed
$5,000. Grand prize includes:
·
Actual
departure date, times, airline and airports based upon
availability and shall be solely determined by Sponsor.
·
Check-in
and check-out dates as solely specified by Sponsor;
·
Seat
locations as solely determined by Sponsor, based upon availability;
A maximum of one (1) 1st
place overall Bracket Champion prize will be awarded. In the event of multiple
contestants tied for the most games predicted correctly for the 1st
place overall finish (Bracket Champion), then the tie breaking procedures (see
above) will apply for determining the 1st place overall
finisher for the Bracket Champion prize award. Winner must accept delivery of
prize as specified by Sponsor. Prize does not include any other
costs or associated expenses.
Sponsor is not responsible for any travel
delays or difficulty for any grand prize award, or the cancellation of any
event, entertainment, activity or game. If travel delays or difficulty prevent
arrival in time for any and all elements of trip or
prize award, or in the event of cancellation of any event, entertainment,
activity or game, Sponsor is not responsible for awarding any compensation in
lieu thereof. The winner and his/her
guest must travel together on the same itinerary. Any changes to completed travel arrangements,
once booked, are the sole responsibility of the winner, and are solely at the
winner’s expense. Actual value of the
trip will depend on point of departure, destination
and any airfare fluctuations. Each
winner and travel companions are solely responsible for all costs incurred to
and from the nearest major airport to the winner’s home as designated by
Sponsor as the prize originates and terminates at such departure point unless
otherwise agreed to by Sponsor in writing.
Grand prize winner and guest must be of
legal age of majority in his/her state of residence (and at least 18) and will
be required to execute and return a liability/publicity release prior to prize
award. All ground transportation
including airport and hotel transfers, parking, meals, gratuities, checked
baggage fees, airline seat assignment fees, hotel resort fees, incidental
expenses, applicable taxes (including, but not limited to all local, state and federal taxes) and any other expenses not
specified herein as being included in the prize award are the sole
responsibility of winner. Sponsor is not
responsible for late, lost, damaged or stolen luggage. It is recommended that each winner and travel
companion obtain sufficient personal insurance prior to departure. Winner and travel companion hereby release
Sponsor from any duty to provide, check, or verify any and
all necessary ID’s, passports, visas and tourist cards, birth
certificates, vaccination certificates, and any other travel requirements (“Personal
Documents”). Sponsor shall not have any
responsibility for the replacement of lost or stolen Personal Documents or
tickets, coupons, vouchers, receipts or other
documents pertaining to the prize (“Travel Documents”) once the Travel
Documents have been provided to winner and travel companion.
Winner and guest shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the any
tickets or venues, and are solely responsible for
their behavior while in attendance at, and must follow the instructions and
direction of Sponsor, Security, and the policy of the venue, and at all times
must behave in an appropriate and responsible manner. If winner or guest violates the policy of the
venue, behaves in an inappropriate, irresponsible or offensive manner, or is
deemed by staff or security to have violated any policy of the venue or event,
or to be a security threat in any manner, the winner and guest shall be ejected
from the associated venue, or blocked from entrance, and shall immediately
forfeit any remaining portion of the prize award.
1st Place by Location Prize
Award: The finisher
with the highest point total from each participating location shall be awarded
the 1st Place by location prize award. The 1st
place by location prize award is: one (1) $100.00 Taco Mac gift card, subject to the terms and conditions of the Taco
Mac gift card policies.
A maximum of one (1) 1st
place prize will be awarded per location. In the event of multiple contestants tied for the most
games predicted correctly for a 1st place finish by location, then
the tie breaking procedures (see above) will apply for
determining the 1st place finisher for that location. Each winner
must accept delivery of prize as specified by Sponsor. Prize does
not include any other costs or associated expenses.
All
available prize awards are non-cumulative. Maximum of one prize award per participating contestant.
All of the following will apply for each
prize winner: 1) Winner will be required to complete and return, within 3-days
of date of receipt, a W-9 form (if prize value exceeds $600), an affidavit of
eligibility, and a liability/publicity release (where permitted); 2) Winner
will be required to present a copy of a valid social security card and a valid
driver’s license as a condition of participating or receiving any prize; 3) Winner will be issued an IRS Form 1099
reflecting the actual value of all prizes won, if prize value exceeds $600; and
4) Winner will be responsible for paying all applicable taxes (including, but
not limited to all local, state and federal taxes) on all prizes awarded. Failure to collect or properly claim any
prize in accordance with these rules will result in forfeiture of the
prize. If forfeited for any reason,
finalist will not receive any other prize substitution or compensation, and the
prize will remain the property of Sponsor and will not be awarded, except as
provided herein.
General
Prize Conditions: All other costs and expenses related to prize
acceptance, delivery, redemption or use not specified herein as being provided
are the sole responsibility of winner.
All income, federal, state and local taxes are
the winner’s sole responsibility. All
prize awards are non-transferable and no cash
redemption or prize substitution allowed, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion
or as provided herein. Sponsor reserves
the right to substitute a prize with one of comparable or greater value, at its
sole discretion.
All prizes are awarded as is, without any warranty, express or
implied, by Sponsor. Failure to collect
or properly claim prize in accordance with these rules will result in
forfeiture of the prize. If forfeited
for any reason, participant will not receive any other prize substitution or
compensation, and the prize will
remain the property of Sponsor and will not be awarded, except as provided
herein. All
properly claimed prizes will be awarded.
Any unclaimed prizes will not be awarded.
Additional
Rules & Restrictions: By participating in this Contest, entrants
agree to abide by and be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of the
Sponsor and Administrator, which shall be final in all matters relating to this
Contest. In the event an entrant wins a prize, and is later found to be in violation of these rules
he/she will be required to forfeit the prize or to reimburse Sponsor for the
stated value of the prize if such violation is discovered after winner has used
the prize. Participation in Contest constitutes permission for the Sponsor and
its designees to use entrants’ names, cities and
states of residence and/or likenesses for purposes of advertising and trade in
any and all media now or hereafter known worldwide on perpetuity without
limitation or further compensation, notification or permission, unless
prohibited by law. False, fraudulent or
deceptive entries or acts shall render entrants
ineligible for any prize.
By participating, entrants agree to hold all
Released Parties harmless from any claims, losses, actions, or damages of any
kind, whether actual, incidental or consequential, for injury (including but
not limited to death), damages, losses or expenses arising out of or relating
to entrant’s participation in this Contest, or the acceptance, possession or
use/misuse of any prize, or participation in prize-related activities
(including but not limited to travel or activity related thereto), and to
assume all liability thereof.
Released Parties shall not be liable to
winner or any other person for failure to supply the prize or any part thereof
by reason of any acts of God, Pandemics, Force Majeure, any actions,
regulations, orders, or requests by any governmental entity, equipment failure,
terrorist acts, war, fire, unusually severe weather, embargo, labor dispute or
strike, labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, or
any other cause beyond Released Parties’ sole control.
Participants are restricted to use of ordinary and typical computer
equipment, mobile phone equipment, Internet access and cellular networks.
Sponsor disclaims all liability for the inability of a participant to complete
or continue an entry due to equipment malfunction, busy lines, inadvertent
disconnections, acts beyond the Sponsor’s control, or otherwise. The Sponsor
disclaims any liability for received entries due to technical difficulties or
transmission errors. The Sponsor disclaims all liability for any delays,
mis-delivery, loss, or failure in the delivery of any item sent by mail,
courier, express, electronic transmission, or other delivery method. Released Parties are not responsible for
mechanical, technical, electronic, communications, telephone, computer,
hardware or software errors, malfunctions or failures of any kind, including:
failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed transmission of online entries, traffic
congestion on telephone lines, the Internet or at any website or lost or
unavailable network connections which may limit an online entrant's ability to
participate in the Contest, and any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other
person’s computer or mobile phone related to or resulting from participating in
or downloading any information necessary to participate in the Contest. Released Parties are not responsible for any
other errors of any kind, whether computer, technical, typographical, printing,
human or otherwise, relating to or in connection with the Contest, including,
without limitations, errors which may occur in connection with the printing or
advertising of this Contest, administration or execution of the Contest, the
cancellation of the game, the processing of entries or in the announcement of
the prizes or prize winners. Sponsor, in
its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with
the entry process or the operation of the contest website.
Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, modify or terminate the Contest for
any reason including in the event the Tournament is postponed, rescheduled,
cancelled or fewer than (63) games will be played for any reason including due
to Pandemic, Force Majeure, acts of God, terrorist acts, war, or if any fraud,
misconduct, technical failures, programming error or other issue destroys or
threatens the integrity of the Contest, in the opinion of the
Sponsor/Administrator, or if a computer virus, bug, or other technical problem
corrupts the administration, security, or proper conduct of the Contest as
determined by Sponsor/Administrator, in their sole discretion. In the event of
early termination of the Contest, the grand prize and bonus prize shall not be
awarded for any reason.
If due to circumstances beyond the control
of the Sponsor, the Tournament or any game or event associated with this
contest is delayed, rescheduled, postponed or
cancelled, Sponsor reserves the right, but not the obligation, to cancel or
modify the contest and shall not be required to award any prize(s).
IN
CASE OF DISPUTES: By participating, each entrant agrees that
(1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in
connection with this Promotion, 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 within the State of New
Jersey; (2) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to
actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering
this Promotion, and in no event will entrant be entitled to received attorneys'
fees or other legal costs; and (3) 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 Sponsor in connection with
this Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to any choice of law or
conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of New Jersey or any
other jurisdiction), that would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the State of New Jersey.
Official
Rules & Winners List: For a copy of these Official Rules or the
names of prize winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to be received
by 6/8/2024 to: Taco Mac Bracket Showdown
2024, c/o Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.
PLEASE SPECIFY which you are requesting: Official Rules or Winners
List.
Sponsor: This Contest is sponsored by Taco Mac Restaurant Group.
Administrator: This Contest is administered by Million
Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ
07095.