Quest for the Best Sweepstakes

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE OR CONTRIBUTION NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. 

A PURCHASE OR CONTRIBUTION WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

THE QUEST FOR THE BEST SWEEPSTAKES (“SWEEPSTAKES”) IS OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES & THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AGE 21 YEARS OR OLDER AT TIME OF ENTRY. SUBJECT TO ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL & STATE & LOCAL LAWS & REGULATIONS. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. EMPLOYEES & THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES (PARENTS, CHILDREN, SPOUSE, SIBLINGS) OF ANY USA SHOOTING (REFERRED TO HEREIN AS "THE SPONSOR"), RESOURCE-ONE, US OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (“USOC”), & THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENT COMPANIES, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, SALES REPRESENTATIVES &/OR DISTRIBUTORS, & ANY SPONSOR OF ANY NATIONAL GOVERNING BODY (“NGB”) & USOC, PLUS THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES, & THOSE LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD (WHETHER RELATED OR NOT) ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO ENTER OR WIN. GOVERNED BY U.S. LAW. 

SWEEPSTAKES BEGINS AT 12:00:00 AM EASTERN TIME ("ET") ON 5/2/19. ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EARLY BIRD DEADLINE DATE MENTIONED IN OFFER (IF ANY) OR BY 11:59:59 PM ET ON 5/1/20, WHICHEVER IS SOONER.

HOW TO ENTER: The method of entry you select to use must be one of those indicated in your offer:

Method #1: Complete & return the Official Entry Form (“personalized entry”) per instructions provided elsewhere in the offer you received.

Method #2: If the option to enter online (“online entry”) is provided, visit the URL indicated & follow all onscreen entry instructions to enter the Sweepstakes. All online entry notices posted at website apply, including but not limited to the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, available at https://usashootingsweepstakes.org/. Online entries are deemed to be made by the authorized account holder of the email address used to submit the entry.

Method #3: To enter on-site if offered, complete & return the Official Entry Form (“on-site entry”) per instructions provided elsewhere in the on-site offer. On-site entries may be deposited during posted business hours in the designated entry receptacle, returned to an authorized representative, or apply First-Class postage to the Official Entry Form/Envelope & mail via U.S. mail (“mail-in entry”) to the address indicated in Method #5 below.

Method #4: To enter via a text message (“Text Entry”):  Text via your cell phone (“Cell”) using the keyword and short code indicated elsewhere in this offer. Entrants entering via Text Entry must agree to receive text messages from the Sponsor &/or its agent & must be a wireless service subscriber & must have a text messaging two-way capable mobile device & digital service in order to enter the Sweepstakes. Entrants may be charged for the text messages sent & received from handset according to the terms in their Customer Agreement with their service provider.  Standard data/text message rates apply.

Method #5: On a piece of paper, hand-write your name, home address, phone number, email address and the sport of the Olympic team you support (“Mail Entry”), insert in a #10 envelope & mail via U.S. First Class mail to: Quest For the Best Sweepstakes Entry; PO BOX 8263, Topeka KS 66608-0263. Mail entries must be postmarked by 5/1/20 & received 5/7/20.  

For all methods of entry: Regardless of method of entry, there is a limit of one (1) entry per person or address per day. Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, stolen, damaged, garbled, incomplete, illegible, misdirected or postage due mail/entries. Sponsor will not assume responsibility for any third party’s failure to act in accordance with its instructions pertaining to Sweepstakes implementation. No mechanical reproductions of entries accepted. All entries become Sponsor’s property & will not be returned or acknowledged. 

CONSUMER DISCLOSURES:[1] No purchase or contribution necessary to enter or win. You have not yet won. Ends 5/1/20. Prizes & their Verifiable Retail Values (“VRV”): One Grand Prize Trip: VRV: $4,000; One 1st Prize: VRV: up to $500; One 2nd Prize: VRV: up to $250; Fifty 3rd Prizes: VRV: $30 each; & One Early Bird Prize, Brazen Sports Watch: VRV: $1,000. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received, estimated at: 1:20,280 for the Grand Prize, 1st, 2nd or Early Bird Prize & 1:406 for a 3rd Prize. SPONSOR: USA Shooting, 1 Olympic Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO 80909.

Prize levels 1st – 3rd will offer a variety of prize choices (e.g., sports equipment, merchandise, team logo items, etc.), which may vary in each creative presentation of the Sweepstakes. 1st, 2nd & 3rd prize winners will receive the NGB prize advertised at level won presented in the offer to which the winner responded. Prize choices at a given level will approximately be the same VRV. Prizes distributed at Sponsor’s discretion and subject to current availability. Actual prize awarded may not be the one featured in offer. Maximum VRV of all prizes: up to $7,250. Limit: one prize per household.  If actual value of any prize is lower than the stated ARV when prize is procured & fulfilled, then the difference will not be awarded in cash or merchandise. 

Grand Prize 3-day/2-night trip visit to an Olympic Training Center (referred to hereafter as the “Center”) featured in the offer winner responded and includes; round-trip coach airfare for winner & guest to/from a major commercial airport nearest winner's primary residence. 2 nights double occupancy hotel accommodations & a meal with one (or more) athletes competing to attend the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Visit will be to the Olympic Training Center of the sport the winner supported or indicated on his or her winning entry, subject to availability. An athlete’s attendance at the meal is also subject to availability. Grand Prize winner is responsible for any incidental charges not mentioned herein. Actual value of trip depends on location of winner & airfares at time of departure. Grand Prize winner & his or her guest must travel together on the same itinerary including same departure & return dates as specified by the Sponsor or forfeit all rights to the prize. Winner & guest must also comply with any security procedure or measures imposed by the Sponsor, &/or Center coordinator(s)/representatives who reserve the right in their sole discretion to suspend or cancel or change itinerary and location of Grand Prize winner's visit &/or the visit of his or her guest due to non-compliance with any security procedure or inappropriate behavior or misconduct. If the visit to the Center is postponed, canceled, or has occurred, no compensation or substitution will be provided & the Sponsor shall have no further obligation to Grand Prize winner other than to supply a trip to Center minus the unused portion of the Grand Prize. Should this be the case, trip must be taken within twelve (12) months from the date of prize notification. If for any reason whatsoever, the Grand Prize winner &/or guest is unable to travel after all arrangements have been made & paid, the Sponsor shall have no further obligation to the Grand Prize winner &/or guest. Grand Prize winner & guest are responsible for obtaining proper documentation (i.e., valid photo ID), prior to travel.  Guest must be 21 or older & will be required to execute & return a Liability/Publicity Release prior to travel being booked.

WINNER SELECTION & WINNERS’ RESPONSIBILITIES: All random drawings, including the Early Bird random drawing, will be conducted by an independent judging organization whose decisions are final & binding in all respects. Random drawings will be conducted on or about 5/14/20. Potential winners will be notified by mail, overnight courier &/or email. Three attempts will be made to contact potential winners within a 5-day period. If a potential winner fails to respond within 5 days, or if notification attempts are consistently returned as undeliverable, that potential winner will be disqualified & an alternate selected. In order to receive a prize (at the discretion of the judges), potential winners may be required to complete an Affidavit of Eligibility & Release of Liability which must be signed & returned (along with any other documentation the Sponsor reasonably requires for prize fulfillment, such as, but not limited to providing proof of identity) within 10 days of date printed on notification or an alternate winner will be selected in a separate random drawing. Prizes awarded within approximately 30 days of winner verification, except in cases of delay of availability; Sponsor is not responsible for such delays. Prizes are not redeemable for cash, exchange or transferable, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion, who reserves the right to substitute any prize with one of similar or greater value if any prize or any portion thereof is unavailable. Any gun prize winner must conform to all local, state & federal regulations as applicable & must make arrangements for delivery of firearms with appropriate federally licensed firearms dealers as required by State & Federal law. A winner whose potential selection to win a firearm prize would otherwise be in violation of federal, state, or local law will receive an alternate prize of equal value selected at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. If for any reason whatsoever, a gun prize winner is not able to accept the prize due to reasons such as, but not limited to physical impairment, mental disability, etc., he/she will receive an alternate prize at Sponsor’s discretion. State & local laws, restrictions & regulations may limit or prohibit the sale, prize distribution, carry or use of certain prizes. No advertised item is intended for prize distribution or sale in those states or in those areas where such item is prohibited by law. Mention of product or service in advertisement or text does not mean it has been tested or approved by Sponsor. If a prize is not picked up within 30 days of required date, winner bears risk of loss or damage. After 30 days, prize is considered forfeited & an alternate winner will be selected at random. All winners are responsible for any applicable expenses not expressly stated in offer, including federal, state & local income & sales taxes, insurance, licensing, registration & title fees, any options not included & expenses associated with claiming or picking up prizes. Winners of firearms prizes & prizes valued at $600 or more will be required to furnish his/her Social Security Number to Sponsor or Sponsor’s agent for tax reporting purposes & firearms prize fulfillment.

RELEASE: By entering, each entrant accepts & agrees to be bound by these official rules & decisions of Sponsor & its judges. By accepting the prize, each winner agrees that Sponsor, its independent judging organization, prize donors & any entity connected with this Sweepstakes accept no responsibility or liability in connection with losses or damages of any kind caused by or resulting from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize awarded hereunder, including but not limited to personal injury or death. Except where prohibited by law, entry & acceptance of prize constitute permission to use winners' names & likenesses for purposes of advertising, promotion & publicity without additional compensation, in any & all media, including but not limited to Facebook, Instagram &/or Twitter, at any time in perpetuity throughout the world. Sponsor is not responsible if Sweepstakes cannot be implemented due to delays or interruptions caused by acts of God, acts of war, natural disasters, weather, utility outages or acts of terrorism. Winners acknowledge Sponsor & all other businesses concerned with this Sweepstakes & their agents do not make, nor are in any manner responsible for any warranty, representations, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the quality, conditions, fitness or merchantability of any aspect of prize except any merchandise prize shall be subject to its manufacturer’s stated warranty, if any.

WINNERS LIST: For a copy of the winners list (available after 7/1/20), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by 7/1/20 to: Quest for the Best Sweepstakes Winners List Request, c/o Ventura Associates Int’l, 494 Eighth Avenue, Suite 1700, Attn: PE, New York, NY 10001.

OPT-OUT: To opt-out of Sponsor’s future Sweepstakes mailings write to: Quest For the Best Sweepstakes Opt-out, PO BOX 8263, Topeka KS 66608-0263.

This Sweepstakes is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by Facebook or Instagram or Twitter, nor are Facebook & Instagram & Twitter associated with this Sweepstakes in any way.

Disclosures for specific Entry Methods and Promotional Channels

Personalized Direct Mail

  • Full rules must appear in package. 
  • Presentation Note for Entry Methods #1:  To comply with Colorado Sweepstakes law, when rules are used in direct mail, the words "CONSUMER DISCLOSURES" must be printed in 12 point bold-type and the text in the CONSUMER DISCLOSURE section only must be printed in 10 point type.

On-site Self-mailer disclosure

NO PURCHASE OR CONTRIBUTION NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  A PURCHASE OR CONTRIBUTION WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. The Quest for the Best Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. (+ DC), age 21 years or older at time of entry. Sweepstakes ends at 11:59:59 PM ET on 5/1/20. On-site entries must be deposited at close of business on the hours stated on-site or by 5/1/20. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by 5/1/20 & received by 5/7/20. Visit https://usashootingsweepstakes.org/ or see complete official rules, including alternated method of entry or view them that at this location. Void where prohibited by law. Sponsor: USA Shooting, 1 Olympic Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO 80909.   

Online web page that requests personal information disclosure

NO PURCHASE OR CONTRIBUTION NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. (+ DC) age 21 years or older at time of entry. Ends:  11:59:59 PM ET on 5/1/20. See Official Rules & details, including details on alternate method of entry. Void where prohibited.

Email blast or Print Ad disclosure

NO PURCHASE OR CONTRIBUTION NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  The Quest for the Best Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. (+ DC), age 21 years or older at time of entry. Sweepstakes ends at 11:59:59 PM ET on 5/1/20. Visit https://usashootingsweepstakes.org/  to enter & view official rules, including alternated method of entry. Void where prohibited by law. Sponsor: USA Shooting, 1 Olympic Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO 80909.     

Online banners or posts that bring entrant to the online entry page – disclosure –

No purchase or contribution necessary to enter.  See official rules for details.   

When offered online and/or text method of entry, this Disclosure appears after the last paragraph of the official rules. 

NOTICE TO ONLINE ENTRANTS

In the event of a dispute over the identity of an online entrant, entry will be deemed submitted by the "Authorized Account Holder" of the email address submitted at time of entry. Authorized Account Holder means the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Entry materials/data that have been tampered with or altered, or mass entries or entries generated by a script, macro or use of automated devices are void. The Sponsor is not responsible for: (i) lost, late, misdirected, damaged or illegible entries; or (ii) error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate transmission of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or any combination thereof; or (iii) any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in the Sweepstakes. By participating in the Sweepstakes, you (i) agree to be bound by these official rules, including all eligibility requirements, & (ii) agree to be bound by the decisions of Sponsor & the independent judging organization, which are final & binding in all matters relating to the Sweepstakes. Failure to comply with these official rules may result in disqualification from the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to: (i) permanently disqualify from any Sweepstakes it sponsors any person it believes has intentionally violated these official rules; & (ii) withdraw the online method of entry if it becomes technically corrupted (including if a computer virus or system malfunction inalterably impairs its ability to conduct the Sweepstakes), & to select winners from among all eligible entries received prior to withdrawal. 

Legal Warning: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN individual, whether or not an ENTRANT, TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE, destroy, tamper WITH or vandalize this WEBSITE OR interfere with the OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES, IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL & CIVIL LAWS & SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES & diligently pursue all remedies & CRIMINAL PROSECUTION against ANY SUCH individual TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.