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“2023 Green Dot $15K Cash Blast” Sweepstakes OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
DATES OF THE SWEEPSTAKES: The “2023 Green Dot $15K Cash Blast” Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) begins at 12:00 AM (Pacific Time [“PT”]) on June 30, 2023, and ends at 11:59 PM PT on September 30, 2023 (the “Sweepstakes Period”). The Sweepstakes Period will consist of three (3) entry periods (each, an “Entry Period”) as outlined in the “ENTRY PERIODS” section of these Official Rules.
ELIGIBILITY: To enter the Sweepstakes, you must be a legal permanent resident in one (1) of the fifty (50) United States, the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico (excluding the U.S. territories and possessions) and at least the age of majority in your state of residence (nineteen (19) in Alabama and Nebraska, twenty-one (21) in Mississippi, and eighteen (18) in all other states) at the time of entry (the “Entrant”). Employees of Green Dot Corporation (the “Sponsor”) and each of its affiliated companies, parents, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies, including, but not limited to National Sweepstakes Company, LLC (the “Sweepstakes Administrator”), herein (collectively, “Sweepstakes Entities”), and any service partners, as well as Mastercard International Inc. and Visa U.S.A., Inc. (collectively, the “Releasees”) and their immediate families (i.e. parents, children, siblings, spouse) and members of their households (whether related or not) are ineligible to participate in this Sweepstakes. Sweepstakes is void in U.S. territories and possessions, outside of the fifty (50) United States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and wherever else restricted or prohibited by law. By entering, Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules, including all eligibility requirements and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding.
ENTRY PERIODS: For the purposes of this Sweepstakes, there will be one (1) drawing associated with each Entry Period to select one (1) grand prize winner (the “Grand Prize Winner”) and thirty-three (33) or thirty-four (34) first prize winners (each a “First Prize Winner”) per Entry Period.
Each Entry Period will start and end on the dates and times in the Entry Period chart below. All entries must be submitted and received during a time period below in order to be included for the applicable Entry Period’s drawing.
| Entry Period 1 | |
| Dates | Postmark End Date |
| 12:00am PT on 6/30/23 to 11:59pm PT on 7/31/23 | 7/31/2023 |
| Receive by Date | Drawing Date |
| 8/9/2023 | 8/10/2023 |
| Entry Period 2 | |
| Dates | Postmark End Date |
| 12:00am PT on 8/1/23 to 11:59pm PT on 8/31/23 | 8/31/23 |
| Receive by Date | Drawing Date |
| 9/9/23 | 9/12/23 |
| Entry Period 3 | |
| Dates | Postmark End Date |
| 12:00am PT on 9/1/23 to 11:59pm PT on 9/30/23 | 9/30/23 |
| Receive by Date | Drawing Date |
| 10/9/23 | 10/11/23 |
| Entry Period | Dates | Postmark End Date | Receive by Date | Drawing Date |
| 1 | 12:00am PT on 6/30/23 to 11:59pm PT on 7/31/23 | 7/31/23 | 8/9/23 | 8/10/23 |
| 2 | 12:00am PT on 8/1/23 to 11:59pm PT on 8/31/23 | 8/31/23 | 9/9/23 | 9/12/23 |
| 3 | 12:00am PT on 9/1/23 to 11:59pm PT on 9/30/23 | 9/30/23 | 10/9/23 | 10/11/23 |
ALL NON-WINNING ELIGIBLE ENTRIES FROM THE PREVIOUS ENTRY PERIOD(S) WILL NOT CARRY OVER TO SUBSEQUENT ENTRY PERIOD DRAWINGS, IF ANY.
HOW TO ENTER: There are two (2) ways to receive entries into the Sweepstakes.
Cash Deposit at the register of a retail store or financial service center location: Entrant must make a qualifying cash deposit of $20 or more during the Sweepstakes Period to his/her Green Dot® card to receive an entry for such qualifying deposit to the respective Entry Period. A qualifying cash deposit is adding cash at the register of any participating retail store or financial service center location using your debit card or using a barcode generated in the Green Dot app. Standard retail service fees and limits apply. During an Entry Period, Entrants making one (1) deposit will receive twenty-five (25) entries, Entrants making two (2) deposits will receive fifty (50) entries, Entrants making three (3) deposits will receive seventy-five (75) entries, and Entrants making four (4) deposits or more will receive one hundred (100) entries.
PLEASE NOTE: A qualifying cash deposit is dependent upon the date on which the qualifying deposit has been posted to the Green Dot card. In order to qualify as an entry in an Entry Period, the eligible cash deposit must be posted to the Green Dot card by 11:59 PM PT on the end date of the applicable Entry Period. A cash deposit posted to the Green Dot card after 11:59 PM PT on September 30, 2023, will not be considered an entry into this Sweepstakes.
Below are links to more information about depositing cash at the register:
https://www.greendotnetwork.com/cashreload
https://www.greendotnetwork.com/depositapp
Mail-in Entry: To receive one (1) entry without having to make a deposit, on a plain 3” x 5” card, legibly print or type your name, age, complete address, city, state, zip code, home phone number (including area code), and email address (if any). Then, mail your 3” x 5” card in a postage-affixed sealed envelope to: “2023 Green Dot $15K Cash Blast” Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 429, Newark, NY 14513. Mail-in entries must be postmarked and received by the dates indicated in the Entry Period Chart in the “ENTRY PERIODS” section of these Official Rules to be eligible for the applicable Entry Period drawing. No mechanically or programmatically reproduced entries are permitted. One (1) entry per envelope. Neither the Sponsor nor the Sweepstakes Administrator will verify receipt of entries for Entrants. All entries submitted become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Sponsor is not responsible for late, misdirected, illegible, or damaged mailed entries.
Limit of one hundred (100) entries per Entrant for each Entry Period, regardless of method of entry. Entrants may use any Green Dot card, but only one (1) email address to participate in this Sweepstakes. Entries received from any Entrant or email address in excess of the above stated limitation will be void.
In the event of uncertainty as to the identity of an Entrant, that Entrant will be disqualified. Any attempt by any Entrant to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different identities, Green Dot cards, email addresses, accounts, and/or any other methods will void that Entrant’s entries, and that Entrant may be disqualified from the Sweepstakes. No mechanically or programmatically reproduced entries are permitted. Sponsor will not verify receipt of entries for Entrants. All entries submitted become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, illegible or damaged entries, deposits, or failed internet connections.
RANDOM DRAWINGS/ODDS OF WINNING: On or about the drawing dates outlined in the Entry Period Chart in the “ENTRY PERIODS” section of these Official Rules, prize winners will be selected in a random drawing for each Entry Period conducted under the supervision of the Sweepstakes Administrator, an independent judging organization, whose decisions are based on their sole discretion and interpretation of these Official Rules and are final and binding in all respects. All non-winning eligible entries from the previous Entry Period drawings will not carry over to subsequent Entry Period drawings. Odds of winning depend upon the total number of entries received during the respective Entry Period.
PRIZES:
Grand Prize: One (1) Grand Prize Winner per Entry Period will receive $2,500 (the “Grand Prize”).
First Prizes: Each First Prize winner will receive $25 (the “First Prize”). There will be thirty-three (33) First Prize Winners for Entry Period 1 and Entry Period 2 and thirty-four (34) First Prize Winners for Entry Period 3.
Prize will be provided in the form of a deposit to the Grand Prize Winner’s Green Dot card, or if prize winner does not have a Green Dot card, the prize will be provided in the form of a check.
Total ARV of each Entry Period is:
Entry Period 1: $3,325
Entry Period 2: $3,325
Entry Period 3: $3,350
PRIZE RESTRICTIONS: Limit one (1) prize per person/household per Entry Period. No prize substitution, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion or as otherwise provided herein. Prize is not transferable prior to award. All taxes on any prize are the sole responsibility of each prize winner and are not transferable. Prize winner is solely responsible for all other expenses not specified herein, including but not limited to applicable taxes.
Sponsor reserves the right to exclude from the Sweepstakes any potential prize winner who is suspected of theft, fraud, or any criminal activity related to Sponsor or its affiliates. Entries associated with fraudulent Green Dot card or other unauthorized use of Green Dot card and entries associated with any similar fraudulent or inappropriate activities will be void and all such Entrants may be disqualified.
NOTIFICATION/PRIZE CLAIMS: Potential Grand Prize Winners will be contacted by email, mail or any other available contact source provided within five (5) business days of the drawing date by the Sponsor or Sweepstakes Administrator (“Notification”). If a Grand Prize Winner cannot be contacted within three (3) business days of the first attempt to contact him/her or the Grand Prize Winner does not respond to the Notification within the date and time indicated within the Notification, then that Grand Prize Winner will be disqualified and an alternate Grand Prize Winner will be selected through a random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries received during the respective Entry Period.
Except where prohibited, each potential Grand Prize Winner must sign and return, within three (3) business days of receipt, an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability/Publicity Release and an IRS W-9 Form (the “Paperwork”) in order to claim the Grand Prize. If a potential Grand Prize Winner fails to return the Paperwork within three (3) business days of receipt of the Paperwork, or if an Entrant is found to be ineligible, or if he/she does not comply with the Official Rules, then the potential Grand Prize Winner will be disqualified and an alternate Grand Prize Winner will be selected through a random drawing by the Sweepstakes Administrator from the remaining non-winning entries received during the respective Entry Period. If a Notification or Grand Prize is returned as undeliverable, this will result in disqualification and an alternate Grand Prize Winner will be selected as outlined above. The Sponsor, or a third party acting on its behalf, must report the value of all Prizes over $600 to the Internal Revenue Service in the year the Prize is received by the Prize Winner. Prizes are reported to the Prize Winner and the Internal Revenue Service on Form 1099. In the event it is deemed during the verification process that a potential Grand Prize Winner does not have a unique, personal, and valid social security number for Sponsor (or any party acting on its behalf) to report the tax liability associated with acceptance of his/her Grand Prize, the potential Grand Prize Winner will be disqualified and another potential Grand Prize Winner will be selected from among the remaining eligible entries received during the respective Entry Period. Valid social security numbers will be determined by IRS requirements.
All prizes will be awarded within four (4) to six (6) weeks after the verification and confirmation date of each prize winner. In the event that a prize is returned as undeliverable, such prize winner forfeits his/her right to the prize and an alternate prize winner will be selected from among all non-winning/winning entries received during the respective Entry Period.
Except where prohibited by law, all prize winner’s entry and acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for the Sweepstakes Entities to use said prize winner’s name, photograph, likeness, statements, biographical information and voice on a worldwide basis, and in all forms of media, in perpetuity, without further compensation.
SWEEPSTAKES RULES OF PARTICIPATION: This Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws. By participating, Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Sweepstakes or these Official Rules. Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, undeliverable, illegible, or incomplete entries, whether due to system errors or failures, faulty transmissions or other telecommunications malfunctions, entries not received resulting from any hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, failed, incomplete or garbled computer or telephone transmissions, typographical or system errors and failures, faulty transmissions, technical malfunctions, or otherwise. Sponsor may prohibit an Entrant from participating in the Sweepstakes or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said Entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other Entrants, Sponsor, or Sweepstakes Entities. If for any reason this Sweepstakes is not able to be conducted as planned, including, but not limited to, by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud or any other causes beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor or the Sweepstakes Administrator which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the promotion, then Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes and randomly draw from those entries received up to the cancellation/suspension date for the current Entry Period. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES) FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
NO LIABILITY: By entering, Entrants and prize winners agree to comply with all Official Rules, as stated and agree to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor, its affiliates, and their respective agents, representatives, officers, directors, shareholders, and employees, including the aforementioned Releasees in the “ELIGIBILITY” section of these Official Rules, (now collectively defined as the “Releasees”) from any claims, actions, injury, loss or damage of any kind, including, without limitation, personal injury or death, resulting, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from participating in this Sweepstakes or form the acceptance, possession, or use or misuse of a prize. This limitation of liability is a comprehensive limitation of liability that applies to all damages of any kind, including, without limitation, compensatory, direct, indirect, or consequential damages; loss of data, income or profit; loss of or damage to property; and claims of third parties. Entrants agree that Releasees have not made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, statutory, express or implied, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability, title, and fitness for a particular purpose, in fact or in law, relative to this Sweepstakes.
CHOICE OF LAW: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of participant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the substantive laws of the State of New York, USA.
WINNER’S LIST/RULE REQUEST: To receive a winner list or an additional copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped business-size (#10) envelope to be received by November 11, 2023, to: “2023 Green Dot $15K Cash Blast” Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 458, Newark, NY 14513. Please specify “Winner List” or “Rules Request.”
PRIVACY/REMOVAL REQUEST: All identity and Card transaction information used to enter you in the Sweepstakes shall be kept confidential and secure and will be subject to the privacy policy or policies governing your Green Dot card. National Sweepstakes Company, LLC will not use or share your information for any reason other than to administer the Sweepstakes. To have yourself removed as an entrant in the Sweepstakes, please send your name and address on a 3” x 5” card in a postage-affixed sealed envelope to “2023 Green Dot $15K Cash Blast” Sweepstakes. Removal Request, 1143 East Union St, Newark, NY 14513.
SWEEPSTAKES ADMINISTRATOR: This Sweepstakes is being administered by National Sweepstakes Company, LLC, 1143 East Union St, Newark, NY 14513, an independent judging organization, whose decisions will be final regarding the conduct of this Sweepstakes.
SPONSOR: Green Dot Corporation, P.O. Box 1070, West Chester, OH 45071.
This Sweepstakes shall not be published without the written permission of the Sponsor.
Green Dot cards are issued by Green Dot Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A., Inc. Visa is a registered trademark of Visa International Service Association. Green Dot Bank also operates under the following registered trade names: GO2bank, GoBank and Bonneville Bank. These registered trade names are used by, and refer to, a single FDIC-insured bank, Green Dot Bank. Deposits under any of these trade names are deposits with Green Dot Bank and are aggregated for deposit insurance coverage up to the allowable limits. Green Dot Corporation NMLS #914924; Green Dot Bank NMLS #908739