OFFICIAL BUDWEISER “HOME OF HOMERS” CONTEST RULES
IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS (“OFFICIAL RULES”) BEFORE ENTERING THE 2023 BUDWEISER “HOME OF HOMERS” CONTEST (THE "CONTEST"). BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, AN ENTRANT REPRESENTS THAT THEY SATISFY ALL OF THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS BELOW AND AGREE TO BE BOUND UNCONDITIONALLY BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND ALL DECISIONS OF LABATT BREWING COMPANY LIMITED (THE “CONTEST SPONSOR”).
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE. MUST BE 19 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND A RESIDENT OF CANADA.
The Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Rogers Blue Jays Baseball Partnership (“RBJBP”), owner of the Toronto Blue Jays™ Major League Baseball Team (the “Team”) or the MLB Entities (as defined below). RBJBP, the MLB Entities, their affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, agents, representatives and employees will have no liability or responsibility for any claim arising in connection with participation in this contest or any prize awarded.
The “MLB Entities” shall mean the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball (the “BOC”), its Bureaus, Committees, Subcommittees and Councils, MLB Advanced Media, L.P., Major League Baseball Properties, Inc., The MLB Network, LLC, the Major League Baseball Clubs (the “Clubs”), each of their parent, subsidiary, affiliated and related entities, any entity which, now or in the future, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Clubs or the BOC, and the owners, general and limited partners, shareholders, directors, officers, employees and agents of the foregoing entities.
ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible to participate, you must: (i) be 19 years of age or older and; (ii) be a legal resident of Canada; (iii) not be a member of the immediate families of an employee, contractor, agent or representative of the Contest Sponsor, or any of its respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, agencies, distribution companies, the applicable liquor authorities, participating liquor licensees, prize suppliers, or any of their respective shareholders, trustees, directors, officers, employees or agents, or any person who is domiciled with any of the foregoing persons. For the purpose of the Contest “immediate family” is defined as parent, spouse, sibling, child or any person residing in the same household or domiciled with any such employees or representatives. The Provincial Liquor Authorities are not connected with this contest in any manner whatsoever and are not liable in any way whatsoever in regard to any matter which relates to this contest.
If the identity of an entrant is disputed, the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry will be deemed to be the entrant. The individual assigned to the e-mail address by an online service provider, Internet access provider or other organization responsible for assigning the e-mail address for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address is considered the authorized account holder. An entrant may be required to provide the Contest Sponsor with proof that they are the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry.
CONTEST PERIOD: The Contest begins at approximately 12:00 a.m. EST on or about April 1st, 2023 and ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on July 15th, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. EST (the “Contest Close Date”).
HOW TO ENTER & HOW TO WIN: To participate in the Contest, entrants must have Internet access and a valid email address. During the Contest Period, there are only two ways to enter the contest, as follows:
- Participants can scan a quick response (QR) code on Contest Sponsor product point of sale packaging or marketing materials at participating locations, complete the contest entry from in its entirety, and click submit; or
- Participants can submit an entry by visiting shopbeergear.ca/HomeofHomers and enter their PIN which can be found on specially marked packages of Budweiser at participating retailers, while supplies last; or
- To receive a PIN without purchase, please send a postage and stamped envelope to "Budweiser Home of Homers", 180 Henri Dunant St., Moncton, NB, E1E 1E6. Limit one request per postage stamped envelope. Include your name, return mailing address, the statement "I am of legal drinking age in my province of residence,” write a 150 word essay on "Why You Love the Toronto Blue Jays" and your signature. Requests must be received in time so that a PIN can be mailed to you in time to participate before the Contest Close Date. While supplies last.
Limit of one (1) entry per person during the Contest Period, regardless of the method of entry. Entries must be received prior to the Contest Close Date. Entries received after the Contest Close Date are void. Contest Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify an entry for any reason whatsoever at its sole discretion. All decisions of the Contest Sponsor shall be final and shall not be subject to appeal. No other form of submitting an entry is valid other than as stated above. Multiple participants may not share the same email address. Participants may not enter with multiple email addresses, nor may participants use any other device to enter under multiple identities. Any participant who attempts to enter with multiple email addresses or accounts under multiple identities will be disqualified and forfeits any prize won, in the Administrator’s sole discretion.
No responsibility is assumed by the Contest Sponsor for any inability of a potential entrant to successfully enter the contest for any reason. The Contest Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, damaged, misdirected, mutilated, garbled, illegible or incomplete entries. Proof of transmission (e.g. screenshots) does not constitute proof of receipt.
GRAND PRIZE: There are six (6) prizes available to be won, with each Prize taking place on a weekend between July 14th and September 17th, 2023, which each prize corresponding to one (1) draw (see “Awarding of Prizes” for more details) . Each prize consists of: a trip for one (1) contest winner and one (1) guest to Toronto, Ontario, including return economy class airfare between winner’s home international airport and Toronto; a two (2) night stay at the Toronto Marriott City Centre hotel (the “Hotel”) in Toronto, Ontario, including 1 Field-View Split Level Room for the contest winner (double occupancy) and the contest winner’s guest; stay includes $500 CAD in spending money, payable to the winner only in the form of a pre-paid Visa. Approximate retail value of each Prize is $3,000 CAD. Alcohol is not part of a Prize. Winner and guest are responsible for all expenses and costs not listed above, including without limitation, medical insurance / documentation (as applicable), food and beverage, hotel services, gratuities, transportation, and all personal expenses. Winner’s guest must also be 19 years of age or older.
Dates of prizes corresponding to each draw (six (6) in total; see “Awarding of Prizes” for more details on draws) are:
Draw 1: April 30th, 2023; Prize will take place between Friday July 14th and Sunday July 16th, 2023
Draw 2: May 14th, 2023; Prize will take place between Friday July 28th and Sunday July 30th, 2023
Draw 3: May 28th, 2023; Prize will take place between Friday August 11th and Sunday August 13th, 2023
Draw 4: June 11th, 2023; Prize will take place between Friday August 25th and Sunday August 27th, 2023
Draw 5: June 25th, 2023; Prize will take place between Friday September 8th and Sunday September 10th, 2023
Draw 6: July 16th, 2023; Prize will take place between Friday September 15th and Sunday September 17th, 2023
Prize winner and guest are solely responsible for adhering to any and all rules, terms, conditions and/or requirements of the Hotel (the “Hotel Terms and Conditions”). In the event that the Prize winner and/or guest breach these Official Rules or the Hotel Terms and Conditions as determined by the Contest Sponsor or the Hotel in their sole discretion, Prize shall be forfeited at any time without notice. Winner and guest acknowledge and agree that the Contest Sponsor makes no representation or offer of residency with respect to the Prize. Prize is intended for, and shall be used by, winner and guest as a limited hotel stay subject to the Hotel Terms and Conditions. Please consult all guidelines with respect to COVID-19 prior to the Prize. Contest Sponsor is not liable if Prize is impeded by reason or decisions of any governmental or regional health authorities.
The odds of winning a Prize depend on the number of eligible entries received prior to the applicable Draw Date described below. Any entries (as defined in “How to Enter & How to Win”) that are not drawn during a Draw Date will carry over to any subsequent Draw Date throughout the Contest Period.
AWARDING OF PRIZES: The contest will consist of six (6) draws during which the Contest Sponsor will randomly select one (1) entry from among all eligible entries received during the contest period up to the applicable draw date. The selected entrant will be notified by the Contest Sponsor via email address (provided within the Web Submission Form at time of entry) within two (2) days of the draw (the “Notification”). If the entrant has not responded to the Notification within three (3) days of receipt of such Notification, another entrant may, at the Contest Sponsor’s sole discretion, be selected by random draw in which case that entrant will become the selected entrant and the previously selected entrant then will be disqualified and have no right to any prize. Each draw entry will occur on the following dates at 3:00pm ET (each a “Draw Date”):
Draw 1: April 30th, 2023; Prize will take place between Friday July 14th and Sunday July 16th, 2023
Draw 2: May 14th, 2023; Prize will take place between Friday July 28th and Sunday July 30th, 2023
Draw 3: May 28th, 2023; Prize will take place between Friday August 11th and Sunday August 13th, 2023
Draw 4: June 11th, 2023; Prize will take place between Friday August 25th and Sunday August 27th, 2023
Draw 5: June 25th, 2023; Prize will take place between Friday September 8th and Sunday September 10th, 2023
Draw 6: July 15th, 2023; Prize will take place between Friday September 15th and Sunday September 17th, 2023
Before being declared a winner, the selected entrant(s) must correctly answer, unaided, a timed mathematical skill-testing question administered by the Contest Sponsor. Before the prize is awarded, Prize winner and guest will be required to sign a standard declaration of compliance with the Official Rules and release forms (by both the Contest Sponsor and the Hotel) releasing the Contest Sponsor, RBJBP, the MLB Entities, the Hotel, each of their respective affiliates, parent companies, subsidiaries, professional advisors, provincial liquor authorities and advertising and promotional agencies, and each of their directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any and all liability arising out of, pursuant to, or as a result of the carrying out of the Contest, including, without limitation, liability arising from the acceptance of and usage of the prizes as awarded, the administration of the Contest and the selection of a potential winner.
If a potential prize winner does not respond to the Notification within the time stipulated, is found to be ineligible for any reason, declines to accept the prize, or incorrectly answers the required mathematical skill-testing question, or runs-out of time to correctly answer the required mathematical skill-testing question, the potential winner will be disqualified and will forfeit the prize. The Contest Sponsor may then, at their sole and absolute discretion, select another eligible entrant who will be subject to disqualification in the same manner. The Contest Sponsor will not be responsible for failed attempts to notify any potential winner.
Prize must be accepted as awarded. Prize is non-transferable and non-redeemable for cash. No substitutions, except by the Contest Sponsor, who reserve the right to substitute a Prize or any portion of a Prize with a prize of equal or greater value. All decisions of the Contest Sponsor shall be final and shall not be subject to appeal. Prize may be forfeited if delivery cannot be effected following reasonable efforts by Contest Sponsor.
No communication will be entered into by the Contest Sponsor with entrants except with selected entrant(s). The Contest Sponsor is not responsible for the failure, for any reason whatsoever, of a selected entrant to receive notification or for the Contest Sponsor to receive a selected entrant’s response. By entering any part of the Contest, all entrants, should they win, agree to the use of their name, social media handle, address (city only), photo, and/or image on videotape, and submission contents in it’s entirety or in part for publicity and promotional purposes without compensation.
RELEASE: By participating in the Contest and submitting an entry, each entrant (i) agrees to be bound by these Official Rules, including all entry requirements, (ii) agrees that the decisions of the Contest Sponsor is final and without appeal, (iii) remises, releases and forever discharges the Released Parties from any and all actions, causes of actions, suits, debts, dues, accounts, claims, damages, liability, losses, harm, costs or expenses, including without limitation any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to the entrant or any other person, including personal injury, death, or property damage, arising out of, or in any way related to, directly or indirectly, the Contest, including without limitation the entrant’s participation in the Contest, any breach of these Official Rules and Regulations, the awarding, receipt, possession, use and/or misuse of any Contest prize (or any portion thereof), and any travel or activity that is related to the receipt or use of any Contest prize, and/or the violation or infringement of any intellectual property rights or of any publicity, personality or privacy rights, and agrees to fully indemnify the Released Parties from any and all claims by third parties relating to the foregoing.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: The Released Parties shall not be liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused by or resulting from: (i) any entry, prize or other correspondence or data that is lost, stolen, late, garbled, distorted, delayed, damaged or misdirected for any reason; (ii) any failure, interruption, technical malfunction or delay; (iii) any e-mail, text or SMS message or other communication sent or received to or from the Contest Sponsor or any of its agents or designees, for any reason; for any incorrect, untimely or inaccurate information, whether caused by a website, users or by equipment or programming errors associated with or utilized in the Contest; (iv) any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of any entry or entries in the Contest; (v) for problems with the function of any website or website feature, howsoever caused; (vi) the malfunction of, or damage caused to, any telephone network or lines, computer equipment, data, software, online systems, servers or access providers; (vii) any functionality lost due to not having cookies enabled; (viii) for traffic congestion on the Internet; (ix) the security or privacy of information transmitted via computer networks; (x) breaches of privacy due to interference by third party computer "hackers" or for any damage caused to or incurred by any entrant or any other person by reason of any such event or occurrence; or (xi) technical, hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions including lost, misappropriated or corrupted entries, virus, worm or Trojan Horse damage or any other damage which may limit a participant's ability to participate in the Contest.
ERRORS: The Contest Sponsor is not responsible for typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of the Contest, including but not limited to errors in advertising, the Official Rules, the selection and announcement of winners, or the distribution of any prize.
RIGHT TO TERMINATE, MODIFY OR SUSPEND: The Contest Sponsor may at any time, at its sole discretion and without liability, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest in whole or in part, subject only to approvals required by law, if fraud, technical failures or communications or any other errors or other causes beyond the control of the Contest Sponsor corrupt the administration, integrity or security of the Contest or if any other factor interferes with the conduct of this Contest as contemplated by these Rules. Without restricting the generality of the foregoing, in the event of early termination of the Contest, a notice will be posted on the Contest Website to that effect. In addition, for the purposes of determining eligibility to win a Prize in the event of early termination of the Contest, all eligible entries received prior to the time of early termination will be considered as valid and for the purposes of these Rules, the Contest Period will be deemed to have ended at the moment of early termination. The Contest Sponsor reserves the right, at any time, in its sole discretion, to correct any errors, including without limitation, any typographical, printing, computer programming or Sponsor errors. No waiver on the part of the Contest Sponsor to enforce of any term herein shall be deemed a continuing waiver or a waiver of any other term.
DISQUALIFICATIONS: The Contest Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who is found (i) to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest; (ii) to be acting in violation of the Official Rules and Regulations; (iii) to have submitted an entry that is not compliant with these Rules; or (iv) to be acting in an un-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY ALTER OR DAMAGE ANY ENTRY OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE CONTEST SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY SUCH ENTRANT OR INDIVIDUAL AND SEEK DAMAGES OR ANY OTHER REMEDY FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT OR INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
DISPUTES:
QUEBEC RESIDENTS: ANY LITIGATION RESPECTING THE CONDUCT OR ORGANIZATION OF A PUBLICITY CONTEST MAY BE SUBMITTED TO THE RÉGIE DES ALCOOLS, DES COURSES ET DES JEUX FOR A RULING. ANY LITIGATION RESPECTING THE AWARDING OF A PRIZE MAY BE SUBMITTED TO THE RÉGIE FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF HELPING THE PARTIES REACH A SETTLEMENT. ANY DECISION MADE BY THE CONTEST SPONSOR THAT AFFECTS THE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE RÉGIE DES ALCOOLS, DES COURSES ET DES JEUX.
RESIDENTS OF CANADA, EXCEPT QUEBEC: ALL ISSUES AND QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE STRUCTURE, VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THESE RULES, OR THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF ENTRANTS AND THE CONTEST SPONSORS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTEST, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES. ALL ENTRANTS CONSENT TO THE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.
PRIVACY STATEMENT: The Contest Sponsor respects your right to privacy. Personal information collected from entrants will only be used by the Contest Sponsor to conduct the Contest and fulfill any prize requirements and, only if consent is given at the time of entry, to provide the entrants with information regarding upcoming promotions and/or events from the Contest Sponsor. For more information regarding the manner of collection, use and disclosure of personal information by the Contest Sponsor, please refer to the Contest Sponsor’s privacy policy, available at https://www.budweiser.ca/ca_en/privacy-policy.html.
GOVERNING LAW: Subject to applicable law and these Official Rules, this Contest and the Official Rules shall be governed by Ontario law and all entrants expressly agree that the Ontario courts shall have sole jurisdiction over any dispute or litigation arising from or relating to this Contest and agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Ontario. The venue of any dispute or litigation shall be Toronto, Ontario. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE LAWS: The Contest is subject to these complete Official Rules and all applicable federal, provincial and local laws and regulations. By participating in the Contest, you acknowledge that you have read the Official Rules and agree to abide by their terms and by the decisions of the Contest Sponsor, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to the Contest. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Contest must be directed to the Contest Sponsor and not to RBJBP and/or the MLB Entities. All federal, provincial and local laws and regulations apply. THIS CONTEST IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
LANGUAGE DISCREPANCY: In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of these Official Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials, including, but not limited to, point of sale, television, print or online advertising, the terms and conditions of these Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control.