Lewis Toyota Bracket Mania 2024 Contest Rules
Enter the Lewis Auto Group Bracket Mania Contest for your chance to win a new car or truck of your choice valued at up to $50,000!
Official Contest Rules
Lewis Auto Group (Lewis Toyota – Topeka) Bracket Mania Challenge
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS VALID IN KANSAS ONLY, 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.
Overview of Contest
Qualified participants will go to any of the Alpha Media Topeka websites where they will register and fill out their tournament bracket with the teams they feel will win each game in the 2024 Men’s NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament. If any participant picks 60 or more games correctly, they win a new car or truck from Lewis Toyota valued at $50,000.00. Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void outside the U.S. and where prohibited.
Grand Prize: The Grand Prize is a new car or truck of the winner choice from Lewis Toyota valued at a maximum of $50,000. Grand Prize is limited to one winner. In the event of a tie see “Tie Breaker” below.
Designated Tournament: 2024 Men’s NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament.
Contest Registration Period: Contest registration will begin at 8pm CT, Sunday, March, 17th, 2024 and will close at 9:00am CT on Thursday, March 21st, 2024.
Entry Deadline: “Entry Deadline” shall mean no later than 09:00 AM CT on Thursday, March 21, 2024.
Entry: Entry shall mean a Contestant’s electronic submission of his/her Bracket predicting the winning team in each of the sixty-three (63) games of the Tournament. Entries do not need to include the winner of the “First Four” wild card games that will determine the 64th seed in the Tournament, and those wild card game(s) shall not count for purposes of determining the number of correct matches.
Contestant: “Contestant” shall mean an individual who meets the eligibility requirements in the Promotion Rules who submits a valid Entry in the Promotion.
Winning Entry: Winning Entry shall mean an eligible Contestant’s Entry containing a Bracket that correctly predicts the winning team as certified by the NCAA, in sixty (60) or more basketball games in the Tournament.
Who May Enter: Contest is open to all participants who are legal U.S. residents of Kansas, age 18 or older as of date of entry, and have a valid U.S. driver’s license or government issue photo I.D., except the following persons who are not eligible to enter or win: Employees, officers, and directors Lewis Auto Group (“Sponsor”), Alpha Media, LLC. (the “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. 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 – On-Line Registration: Visit any Alpha Media Topeka Radio Station website including (94country.com, mycountry1069, 580wibw.com, 985jackfm.com) during the “Registration Period” to connect to the Contest registration page. Fully complete the on-line registration with all required information, including your name, complete address (including city, state and zip), valid email address, birth date, and phone number (including area code). Each registrant 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) & password will allow participants to return to the contest site to Log-in and view their prediction, standings.
After having read and agreed to these Official Rules, click the submit button to submit your on-line 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 will void all entries by that contestant.
Eligible Entries – Open to all eligible entries received by 9:00am CT on 3/21/2024: Only eligible entries received from contestants who have successfully completed the bracket prediction entry will be eligible to participate in the grand prize contest (see below). Any entries received after 9:00am CT on 3/21/2024 are ineligible to participate or win any prize, regardless of the accuracy of their submitted bracket prediction. Any registered participant or contestant who fails to fully or correctly complete the on-line 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 disqualified from the contest and will be ineligible to claim any prize. 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, internet traffic or errors caused by viruses or hackers will be disqualified. Sponsor and/or Administrator is not responsible for any delays or difficulty in receipt an eligible contestant’s Bracket Prediction that prevents participation.
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.
Registration Disputes: In the event of a dispute as to any on-line 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 e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. All entries received become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. 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.
Opt-Out: 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.
Tie-Breaker: Each participant will also be required to submit their prediction of the Total Cumulative Points to be scored in the Championship Game. Any contestant who fails to complete the Total Cumulative Points ‘tie-break’ prediction will not be eligible to win the grand prize in the case of a tie. The 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, will be declared the winner.
Winner Requirements: All of the following will apply for the Grand Prize winner: 1) Winner will be required to complete and return, within 5 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 the contest Administrator and will not be awarded, except as provided herein.
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, 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 if fraud, misconduct or technical failures destroy or threaten the integrity of this portion of the Promotion, 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, Sponsor reserves the right to determine the finalists in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the time/date of such termination.
If due to circumstances beyond the control of the Sponsor, any event associated with this contest or the prize 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 a substitute prize.
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 Kansas; (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 Kansas, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Kansas or any other jurisdiction), that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Kansas.