1. No Purchase Necessary. Sweepstakes open to residents of North Carolina and South Carolina who are 21 years of age or older. Void where prohibited.
2. Sweepstakes begins at 3:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT) on June 1, 2009 and ends at 3:00 p.m. CDT on August 31, 2009. (“Sweepstakes Period”)
3. Two Ways To Enter: (a) Internet: Visit www.rfmrules.com/BudBeach (“Website”) during the Sweepstakes Period and follow the online instructions to complete and submit an online entry. (b) Text Message: Use your SMS-enabled mobile phone to text “BudBeach” to shortcode “23000” and you will be automatically entered into the Sweepstakes. Participants must have a mobile phone with text messaging capabilities to enter by Text Message. Participants entering this Sweepstakes via Text Message may incur a standard text message charge from their wireless service provider for each message sent and received. Check with your wireless service provider for detail on these and other applicable charges. You may receive reply messages. Participants are solely responsible for any such wireless charges. Not all wireless carriers participate. All entries must be received and recorded during the Sweepstakes Period. Sponsor’s designated official judging organization’s computer is the official time keeping device for this Sweepstakes. No other forms of entry are valid. Limit one (1) entry per person/email address/mobile phone number, regardless of entry method.
4. No mechanically reproduced or photocopied entries permitted. Neither the sponsor nor its agencies are responsible for lost, late, misdirected, unintelligible, returned or undelivered entries, telephone calls, email, or for lost, interrupted or unavailable satellite, network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections availability, accessibility or traffic congestion, miscommunications, failed computer, network, telephone, satellite or cable hardware or software or lines, or technical failure, or jumbled, scrambled, delayed or misdirected transmissions, computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic or network. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of this sweepstakes or website, or act in violation of the Official Rules, or act in any manner to threaten or abuse or harass any person, or violate website’s terms of service, as solely determined by the sponsor, will be disqualified. Neither Sponsor nor its agencies are responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information whether caused by website users, tampering, hacking, or by any of the programming or equipment associated with or used in this sweepstakes, and assumes no responsibility for any errors, omission, deletion, interruption or delay in operation or transmission or communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized website access. Any use of robotic, macro, automatic, programmed or like entry methods will void all such entries, and may subject that entrant to disqualification. Neither Sponsor nor its agencies are responsible for injury or damage to participants’ or any other person’s computer or property related to or resulting from participating in this sweepstakes. Should any portion of sweepstakes be, in the sponsor’s sole opinion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, unauthorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the sponsor, corrupt or impair administration, security, fairness or proper play of this sweepstakes, or submission of entries, sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the sweepstakes, and randomly select the winners from valid entries received prior to action taken, or otherwise as may be deemed fair and equitable by the sponsor. Text message entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the registered owner of the wireless number used to enter. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of an online entrant, the authorized subscriber of the email account used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant, and must comply with these rules. The authorized account subscriber is the natural person who is assigned the email address by the ISP or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses. All materials submitted become the property of Anheuser-Busch, Inc. and will not be returned.
5. Winners will be selected in a random drawing to be held on or about September 4 2009 from among all eligible entries received by an independent judging agency, whose decisions are final in all matters relating to this sweepstakes. Winners will be notified by phone and/or mail. Winner may not substitute or transfer prize, but sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize with a prize of equal or greater value. Limit one prize per household.
6. All prizes will be awarded. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Winner will be notified by phone, mail or email. If a randomly selected winner participated via Text Message, he/she will be required to respond to a phone call or text message within five (5) days in order for the independent judging agency to capture winner’s name and address or prize will be forfeited. Sponsor is not responsible for suspended or discontinued wireless service which may result in potential winner not receiving initial prize notification. Winner will be required to complete, sign, and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability and publicity release within seven (7) days of prize notification. Winner’s guest must be at least 21 years of age and will also be required to complete, sign and return a liability and publicity release within the same time period. In the event of noncompliance within any of these time periods, prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner selected. Any alternate winner selected will also be required to adhere to the time periods described herein. Any prize notification or prize returned to the Sponsor or its agencies as undeliverable will result in disqualification and the awarding of that prize to an alternate winner.
7. Employees and the immediate families of employees of Anheuser-Busch, Inc., its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, wholesale distributors, and individual retail licensees are ineligible. This sweepstakes is subject to federal, state and local regulations. Taxes, if any, are solely the responsibility of the winner.
8. Acceptance of prize offered constitutes permission to use winner’s name, voice, biographical information and/or likeness for purposes of advertising and promotion without further compensation in all media now known or hereafter discovered worldwide and on the Internet without notice or review or approval as permitted by law.
9. Prizes: One (1) 2008 Moomba Outback Boat with engine and trailer. Any options not included as part of the standard equipment, registration, title, licensing fees, taxes (including, but not limited to, sales taxes and income taxes), insurance and costs associated with the prize, including any travel and transportation costs associated with collecting the prize, if applicable, are solely the responsibility of the winner. Winner does not have the choice of color or options. Winner must accept delivery of the prize at a specified time and location. Approximate Retail Value $34,900.00. If a winner cannot accept the prize as stated by sponsor the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner selected.
10. By accepting a prize, winner agrees to release and hold sponsor harmless from all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind resulting from acceptance, possession or use of any prize, including without limitation, personal injuries, death and property damage. By participating in this sweepstakes, participant agrees to be bound by all the Official Rules of this sweepstakes.
11. For a list of winners, hand print your name and complete address on a 3” x 5” card and mail to: 2009 Bud Light Boat Sweepstakes , Red Fish Media, 605 Lincoln Road, Suite 220, Miami, FL 33139, for receipt by November 1, 2009.
