Cracker Barrel Explore Our Decor Instant Win Game 3/17/13 Daily 18+

Explore your Decor for the chance to win a trip for two to Nashville Tennessee or a $1,000 Cracker Barrel gift card. Play daily for the chance to win a $50 Cracker Barrel gift card.

Sweeps Rating: Okay

Eligibility: open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including District of Columbia) who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry and the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence.

Entry Dates: January 19, 2013 and ends on March 17, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. CT

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Entry Limit:

Alternative (Free) Method of Entry: You can obtain additional entries in the Grand Prize Draw by hand printing your full name, complete address (including zip or postal code), daytime phone number and email address on a 3”x 5” card and mail it, postage prepaid, to:

“Explore Our Decor” Sweepstakes
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
P.O. Box 787
Lebanon, TN 37088-0787

Upon receipt of such card, you will be awarded with 25 Entries into the Grand Prize Draw. Limit of one mail in entry per person. Mail in Entries must be postmarked by March 17, 2013 and received no later than March 24, 2013.

Entry Limit: daily entries + bonus entries for completing a variety of tasks. Limit 264 entries for the Grand Prize Draw and one (1) entry for the Secondary Prize Draw per person, per email address during the Sweepstakes Period regardless of method of entry.

One Grand Prize: A Trip for 2 to Nashville TN, trip includes: Airfare for two (2) from nearest major airport to winner’s home to Nashville, TN, Tour of appropriate parts of the Cracker Barrel Decor Warehouse in Lebanon, TN, up to five (5) décor items with an aggregate value of no more than $1,000* to be selected by the winner from Sponsor identified décor items located in the Cracker Barrel décor warehouse Hotel, accommodation for two (2) nights, $250 Cracker Barrel gift card, $250 spending money, Two (2) tickets to the Grand Ole Opry. $3,080

One Second Prize: $1,000 Cracker Barrel gift card

Fifty six (56) Instant Win Prizes: $50 Cracker Barrel digital gift card

Winner Selection: on or about March 25, 2013.

Here are the clues for the Mystery Puzzle [as of 03/09/13]

Artifact 1

Clue:  If you want to see this artifact up close and personal you can probably spot one at a Fall festival in the Appalachian region in the eastern United States. Better yet, you could just come to Cracker Barrel. We have one hanging on our wall!

Clue: This artifact was popular on most American farms to make a sweet spread for biscuits, breads, and pancakes.

Clue:  The sweet spread associated with this artifact is said to come from Germany, but this artifact hails from the United Sates, circa 1930s.

Clue: This type of artifact was carved out of wood, and sanded smooth. It has a large surface with holes, and an extension arm for optimal stirring.

Clue: Making apple butter was a family affair. Everyone would take turns using this artifact to stir the apple butter in large copper kettles.

Artifact 2

Clue:  When hunting for one of these artifacts you want to look for the brand stamp located on the front or back. It will tell you the approximate year it was made, and where it came from.

Clue:  Even in the 1900s folks loved their morning cup o’ Joe. This artifact was a viral part of that morning ritual.

Clue:  It’s believed that the first electric coffee percolator came out around 1910, but this artifact was powered by hand.

Clue:  Use this artifact to grind up tiny beans from areas located close to the equator in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa.

Artifact 3

Clue:  This artifact was a staple on most American farms in the 1930s.

Clue:  This artifact will give your arm a real work-out.

Clue:  In the earlier days of farming, this artifact would have been used after the corn had been picked and shelled

Clue:  This artifact helped farmers prepare corn to make delicious treats like corn muffins and corn bread.