Football is more than a game. It’s a huge part of our lives. Whether you are part of a team, a fan or an entire community that loves the game, share what role football plays in your life for a chance to win the trip of a lifetime to Super Bowl XLIX.
Sweepstakes Rating: Okay
Eligibility: US, DC, 13 and older (Eligible minor entrants must have a parent’s or legal guardian’s permission to participate)
Contest Submission Period: August 1, 2014 and ends at 11:59:59 pm ET on October 19, 2014. Contest Voting Period: 6:00:00 am ET on November 21, 2014 and ends at 11:59:59 pm ET on December 28, 2014
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Select whether you are entering as an “Individual” or on behalf of a “Group” of two or more people.
For entrants submitting as an individual in the Individual Category: “why you (or your child or legal ward as applicable) love football and what it means to you (or your child or legal ward as applicable)”
For entrants submitting on behalf of a group in the Group Category: “why your group/team loves football and what it means to you all”. Please note: although there is not a limit to the number of members in your group, the Group Grand Prize is a five (5) day/four (4) night trip for winner and the members of the winning Group Entry, up to a maximum of sixty-two (62) guests including any chaperones and/or parents of minor members.
Submission Types:
- Words: up to one thousand (1,000) words (including counting words such as “I”, “a”, etc.) depicting the Theme
- Photos: up to ten (10) current, original, unaltered digital photos or images depicting the Theme
- Video: a video up to five (5) minutes in length depicting the Theme.
Entry Limit: One entry in the Individual Category and one entry in the Group Category from the same person/email address is allowed, however, each Entry must be different and original. Limit one vote submission per email address per Category per day.
One (1) Individual Grand Prize: A five (5) day/four (4) night trip for winner and up to three (3) guests to attend Super Bowl XLIX, currently scheduled to take place in Glendale, AZ on February 1, 2015. Trip includes: round trip coach air transportation from a major U.S. gateway airport nearest winner’s residence in the U.S. to destination city; up to two (2) standard double occupancy hotel accommodations (two (2) rooms) for four (4) nights; opportunity for winner and guest(s) to attend the following festivities: NFL Experience and Super Bowl Central; up to four (4) tickets to Super Bowl XLIX; $8,000 awarded in the form of a check which may be used towards offsetting any liability associated with the 1099 tax form filing, and up to four (4) pregame and up to four (4) postgame field passes. ARV: $28,000
One (1) Group Grand Prize: A five (5) day/four (4) night trip for winner and the members of the winning Group Entry, up to a maximum of sixty-two (62) guests that are relevant to the winner’s original Group Entry submission, to attend Super Bowl XLIX, currently scheduled to take place in Glendale, AZ on February 1, 2015. Trip includes: round trip coach air transportation from a major U.S. gateway airport nearest winner’s residence in the U.S. to destination city; up to thirty five (35) standard double occupancy hotel accommodations (thirty five (35) rooms) for four (4) nights; opportunity for winner and guests to attend the following festivities: NFL Experience and Super Bowl Central; up to sixty-three (63) tickets to Super Bowl XLIX; e) up to sixty-three (63) pregame and up to sixty-three (63) postgame field passes; and $30,000 awarded in the form of a check which may be used towards offsetting any liability associated with the 1099 tax form filing. ARV: $310,000
Round 1 of Judging Criteria:
- 1) Story: Does the Entry tell a story that captivates its audience: 0-5 points
- 2) Passion: Does the Entry stir emotion in those that watch/see/read it: 0-5 points
- 3) Relevance: Does the Entry meet the criteria of what is being asked (i.e. why do you (or, your group) love football/ what does it mean to you (or your group?): 0-5 points
- 4) Sense of Community: Is the Entry something that people will want to share with their digital community: 0-5 points
- 5) Unique: Does the Entry resonate in a rare and special way: 0-5 points
The one hundred (100) Entries in the Individual Category and the one hundred (100) Entries in the Group Category with the highest scores, will advance to Round 2 judging
Round 2 of Judging: using the same judging criteria, the fifteen (15) Entries in the Individual Category and the fifteen (15) Entries in the Group Category with the highest scores, will advance to Round 3 judging.
Round 3 of Judging: using the same judging criteria, the three (3) Entries in the Individual Category and the three (3) Entries in the Group Category with the highest scores will be deemed the “Potential Finalists” and advance to the Contest Voting Period.
The Finalists will have NFL Films produce a video conveying each individual Finalist’s Entry and the Finalists will advance to the Contest Voting Period.
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