THE RUDE MECHANICALS 2017/18 RAFFLE
RULES AND INFORMATION
ELIGIBILITY:
You must be 18 years old or older to purchase a raffle ticket. Only (1) individual may be identified as the purchaser (or buyer/owner) of a raffle ticket. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited. Current employees, staff, Board and company members of Rude Mechanicals are not eligible to participate. For onsite purchases, your ticket stub will serve as your confirmation/receipt of purchase. For online purchases, your purchase confirmation email will serve as your confirmation/receipt of purchase.
PAYMENT:
The following methods of payment are accepted: Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. Credit card processing fees apply and are not included in the raffle ticket cost.
You may also send a check or money order made out to Rude Mechanicals, and send to:
Rude Mechanicals 2017/18 Raffle
305 S. Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78704
Mail-in raffle ticket payments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 10, 2018 in order to participate. Any checks or money orders received after that time will be returned to sender.
Raffle tickets are not transferable. You must give your full name, the address to which the raffle item(s) is/are to be delivered to, phone number, and email address to which the raffle ticket numbers will be delivered. It is the purchaser’s responsibility to provide a valid, deliverable email and mailing address to Rude Mechanicals. Rude Mechanicals and its agents, board, vendors, volunteers, and members assume no liability for lost, late, misdirected, mutilated, illegible, incomplete, undelivered tickets or tickets without proper payment received, which tickets shall be deemed invalid and shall be immediately disqualified. Current employees, staff, Board and company members of Rude Mechanicals are not eligible to win. By entering the raffle, the ticket purchaser acknowledges that they are aware of and agrees with these raffle official rules.
DRAWING AND PRIZE:
All online and on site entries for the Rude Mechanicals 2017/18 Raffle must be received by 8:45 pm (CST) on Saturday, May 12, 2018. At that time the ability to purchase tickets will be discontinued. Rude Mechanicals reserves the right not to accept entries at their discretion.
Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of the grand prize package: $4,000. Actual value may vary based on airfare fluctuations. Winner will not receive the difference between the actual value and the ARV. Total value of the trip is not to exceed $4,000. Odds of winning the prize depends on the number of raffle tickets sold during the Raffle Period. No more than 900 raffle tickets will be sold.
RETURN AND CANCELLATION:
All purchases of raffle tickets are final and non-refundable.
Administrator reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Raffle, or any part of it, if any fraud, or other factor beyond the Administrator’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Raffle, as determined by Administrator in its sole discretion. In such event, Administrator reserves the right to award the prize at random from among eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. Administrator reserves the right, in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual, without compensation, it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Raffle or any other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Raffle may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Administrator reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Administrator’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION OF WINNER:
Winner will be selected in a random drawing conducted on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Rio Rita, 1203 Chicon St, Austin, TX 78702. The drawing will be conducted at around 9:00 p.m. that evening. Winner need not be present to win. All attempts to contact the raffle ticket purchaser shall be made using the name, address, phone number, and email address provided. A second ticket will be drawn and serve as an alternate winner if after 14 calendar days the owner of the first ticket drawn does not claim the prize, or in the case Rude Mechanicals is unable to establish contact with said owner of the first ticket drawn. The same will be true of 2nd or 3rd place prize winners.
By entering, prize winners authorize Rude Mechanicals to publish their name and likeness on their website, social media outlets, in local news media, and in other promotional materials used for the raffle. If winner is not present, item(s) will be shipped to the address listed on raffle ticket.
TAXES AND IRS RULES:
The raffle winner shall be responsible for any and all federal, state and local income or excise taxes, fees, assessments and like charges associated with the prize. The IRS has taken the position that amounts paid for chances to participate in raffles, lotteries or similar programs are not gifts and, therefore, the price of the ticket does not qualify as a deductible charitable contribution. Check with your qualified financial advisor for additional information.
WAIVER/LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY:
Ticket purchasers, by participating (and winner, by accepting) release Rude Mechanicals and its respective board, committee members, company members, volunteers, partners, vendors, agents, representatives, sponsors, service agencies and independent contractors, and each of their respective directors, officers, partners, employees and agents, including advertising, public relations, direct marketing and promotion agencies, from any and all liability with respect to participation in the promotion and possession or use of the prize awarded and also acknowledge that they did not receive any representations, warranty or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize, including but not limited to its quality, mechanical condition or fitness. Any liability of Rude Mechanicals shall be limited to ticket price paid and in the case of any dispute, Rude Mechanicals’ decision shall be final. Rude Mechanicals reserves the right to modify or amend these rules without notice at any time, so please read this page regularly to ensure that you are updated as to any changes. All decisions of Rude Mechanicals are deemed final.
RESTRICTIONS:
By participating in the Rude Mechanicals 2017/18 Raffle, a participant agrees to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.
For more information, visit rudemechs.com/raffle1718.