Instant Win Promotion Official
Rules
Eligibility: Wendy’s "Freshest
Way to Experience Copa America" (the "Instant
Win Game" or “Promotion”) is open only
to legal residents of the forty eight (48) Continental
United States and the District of Columbia who are at least
eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. The following
persons are not eligible to participate: Employees, officers
and representatives of Wendy’s International, Inc.
(“Sponsor”), its franchisees, subsidiaries,
affiliates and advertising/promotional agencies, and any
other persons involved in the creation, development, production,
operation or administration of this Promotion, and the
immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children)
and household members of any of the foregoing. Promotion
begins 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time ("EST"),
May 21, 2007, and ends 11:59 p.m. EST, June 23, 2007 or
while Official Game Piece Supplies last (the "Promotion
Period"). The Administrator’s computer is the
official timekeeping device for the Promotion. Void
Where Prohibited By Law.
How To Participate: There
are two ways to receive an Official Game Piece (“Game
Piece”): (1) Visit any participating Wendy’s
location and receive one (1) Game Piece with every purchase
of the Wendy’s #2 Double Combo meal (Double
w/cheese combo), while Game Piece supplies last, or (2)
To receive a Game Piece without making a purchase, send
a self-addressed, stamped business-size envelope to: Wendy’s
Copa America Game Piece Requests, 1878 East Ave., Rochester,
NY 14610. Mail-in requests must be received by June 23,
2007. Limit one Game Piece request per postmarked envelope
per person per day. No mechanically reproduced or photocopied
requests will be honored or accepted.
How To Play: Scratch off
the area indicated on the Game Piece to see if you are an
instant winner of a prize. Non-winning Game Pieces will carry
a “Sorry” message. If you are not an instant
winner see the back of your Game Piece or “Second Chance
Drawing” section in these Official Rules for details
on another chance to win.
Prizes: (Review
Prizes)
There are three (3) Grand Prizes each consisting of one (1)
trip for two to the Copa America Tournament final game in
Maracaibo, Venezuela. Each Grand Prize includes round-trip,
coach air transportation for Grand Prize winner and one (1)
travel companion, from major airport nearest Grand Prize
winner’s
U.S. residence plus deluxe hotel accommodations (one room/double
occupancy) for five (5) nights. All travel and accommodation
details will be determined at Sponsor’s sole discretion.
Trip must be taken July 10, 2007 to July 17, 2007 or on dates
specified by Sponsor. The Grand Prize cannot be combined
with any other offer. All expenses not specified herein are
the sole responsibility of the Grand Prize winner. Each Grand
Prize winner will receive a non-transferable travel package
certificate that must be presented upon check-in with valid
government issued identification. Approximate Retail Value
(“ARV”) of each Grand Prize is $8,000.00 and
may vary depending on actual departure city. Each
Grand Prize winner and travel companion must have
all necessary identification and/or travel documents required
for travel outside the continental United States.
There are five (5) First Prizes each consisting
of one (1) home theater system. ARV of each First Prize:
$2,500.00. There are fifty (50) Second Prizes each consisting
of one (1) Copa America Soccer Jersey. ARV of each Second
Prize: $80.00. There are one hundred (100) Third Prizes each
consisting of one (1) Copa America Soccer Ball. ARV of each
Third Prize is $50.00. There are two thousand (2,000) Fourth
Prizes each consisting of one $5.00 Wendy’s gift card
or one $10.00 Wendy’s gift card. ARV of each Fourth
Prize is $5.00 or $10.00.
A total of 1,760,000 Game Pieces will be
distributed during the Promotion Period.
The total ARV of all prizes to be awarded
is $60,500.00. See PRIZE CLAIMS section for redemption information.
No prize substitution or cash redemption, except at Sponsor’s
sole discretion or as otherwise provided herein. Sponsor
reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater
value if advertised prize becomes unavailable for any reason.
Prizes are not transferable. Any and all taxes are the sole
responsibility of the winner/recipient. Any unclaimed prizes
will be awarded in the Second Chance Drawing (described below).
Odds of Winning: Odds of
winning are based on distribution of all Official Game Pieces.
Winning Official Game Pieces are randomly seeded, throughout
the 1,760,000 total Game Pieces.
| Instant Prize Description |
ARV Each |
# Available |
Odds |
| Copa America Trip |
$8,000.00 |
3 |
1 in 586,667 |
| Home Theatre Set |
$2,500.00 |
5 |
1 in 352,000 |
| Copa America Soccer Jersey |
$80.00 |
50 |
1 in 35,200 |
| Copa America Soccer Ball |
$50.00 |
100 |
1 in 17,600 |
| $5 Wendy’s Gift Card |
$5.00 |
1000 |
1 in 1,760 |
| $10 Wendy’s Gift Card |
$10.00 |
1000 |
1 in 1,760 |
Prize Claims: All prize
claims are subject to verification by an independent judging
organization whose decisions are final and binding in all
respects.
To Claim All Instant Prizes:
Begin by making a photocopy of the winning Game Piece for
your files. Then mail the original winning Game Piece (no
copies or mechanical reproductions accepted), along with
a 3" x 5" card, legibly printed or typed with your
full name, complete home address with ZIP code, daytime phone
number, age, and e-mail address to: Wendy’s “Freshest
Way to Experience Copa America” Prize Claim, 215 Croydon
Rd., Rochester, NY 14610. Prize claims must be postmarked
by June 25, 2007, and received by June 29, 2007. You should
send your winning Game Piece via certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested. All prize claims will be
verified by July 2, 2007. Please allow six to eight weeks
for delivery of your prize after verification date. All Game
Pieces submitted for verification become the sole property
of Sponsor and will not be returned. Grand and First Prize
winners will be required to execute an affidavit of eligibility
and a liability/publicity release, within 14 days of notification
or prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner
selected by the second chance drawing. Travel companions
of Grand Prize winners will also be required to execute a
liability/publicity release prior to travel. Residents of
Tennessee (and of other states, if any, where prohibited)
will not be required to sign a publicity release as a condition
of receiving a prize. If a prize or prize notification is
returned as undeliverable, the prize will be forfeited and
awarded to an alternate winner in the Second Chance Drawing.
If for any reason, including, without limitation,
a printing or other error, more prizes are claimed in a category
than the number set forth in these Official Rules, all persons
making purportedly valid claims for that prize will be entered
in a random drawing from which winners for only the advertised
number of prizes in that category will be selected. No more
than the number of prizes set forth in these Official Rules
will be awarded.
Second Chance Drawing: To
enter the Second Chance Drawing simply complete the online
entry form found at www.wendyscopaamerica.com.
Any winners are ineligible to enter the Second Chance Drawing.
All entries must be received by 11:59:59 EST on June 23,
2007 to qualify for the Second Chance Drawing. Only one entry
per person or e-mail address is permitted. Sponsor reserves
the right to disqualify any person or e-mail address that
submits multiple entries. On or about July 2, 2007, a random
drawing will take place from among all eligible entries received
in order to award all prizes that were not claimed by June
29, 2007. Odds of winning in the Second Chance Drawing depend
upon the number of eligible entries received and number of
unclaimed prizes remaining, if any. Winners will be notified
by mail or email.
General Rules of Participation: By
participating in this Promotion, entrants, participants,
winners and any travel companions of winners release Sponsor
and its franchisees, and their respective parent companies,
subsidiaries, affiliates, owners, employees, representatives,
agents, advertising and promotion agencies and all others
associated with the development or execution of this Promotion,
from any and all liability, damages or causes of action (however
named or described) with respect to or arising out of participation
in the Promotion, and/or the receipt or use/misuse of the
prizes awarded, including, without limitation, liability
for personal injury, death or property damage. By participating
in this Promotion, entrants, participants and winners agree
to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of
the judges, which are final in all respects and not subject
to appeal. Sponsor reserves the right permanently to disqualify
from this Promotion any person it believes has violated these
Official Rules. All Promotion materials and Game Pieces are
subject to verification and are void if (a) not obtained
in accordance with these Official Rules and through legitimate
channels, (b) counterfeited, altered, defective, damaged,
illegible, reproduced, tampered with, mutilated, or irregular
in any way, (c) obtained where prohibited, or (d) they contain
printing, typographical, mechanical, seeding, or other errors.
Sponsor’s liability for defective Promotion materials
and Game Pieces is limited to replacement while supplies
last. Entrants and participants assume all risk of loss,
damage, destruction, delay, or misdirection of Promotion
materials, Game Pieces and mail submitted to Sponsor. Sponsor,
its franchisees, affiliated companies, agencies, employees
and agents, are not responsible for printing, distribution
or production errors and Sponsor may rescind, cancel or revoke
this Promotion based upon any printing, distribution, production
or other error without liability at its sole discretion.
All federal, state and local laws apply. Winners are solely
responsible for all applicable federal, state, and local
taxes associated with any prize. Winning a prize constitutes
permission for Sponsor and its agencies to use winners’ names,
addresses (city and state), voices and/or likenesses for
purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity, without
further compensation, unless prohibited by law. Sponsor is
not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, incorrect, damaged,
misdirected, illegible, or postage due requests/claims/entries.
Internet Limitations of Liability: If
for any reason the online portion of the Promotion is not
capable of running as planned due to infection by computer
virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud,
technical failures, or any other causes beyond the reasonable
control of the Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration,
security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Promotion,
Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify
any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to
cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion in whole
or in part, at any time, without notice and award the prizes
using all non-suspect eligible entries received. No responsibility
is assumed for any error, omission, interruption, deletion,
defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications
line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access
to, or alteration of, entries, or for any problems or technical
malfunction of any telephone network or telephone lines,
computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer
equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be
received by Sponsor on account of technical problems, human
error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Website,
or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage
to participant's or any other person's computer relating
to or resulting from participation in the Promotion or downloading
any materials in the Promotion. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY
DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF
THE PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND
SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE
RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON
(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY LAW. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a
winner based on an e-mail address, the winning entry will
be declared made by the authorized account holder of the
e-mail address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized
account holder" is defined as the natural person who
is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider,
on-line 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.
Winners List: To
receive a list of prizewinners, send a self-addressed,
stamped business-size envelope to: Wendy’s "Freshest
Way to Experience Copa America" Winner’s List
215 Croydon Rd., Rochester, NY, 14610. Requests must be
received by July 31, 2007.
Sponsor: Wendy’s
International, Inc. One Dave Thomas Boulevard Dublin, Ohio
43017
Sweepstakes
Administrator: DDC
Marketing Group, Rochester,
NY 14610

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