“The TBT x ZELLE ® Fan Challenge”
OFFICIAL 2022 CONTEST RULES & REGULATIONS
The following sets forth the rules and regulations (“The TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge”) that will
apply to The TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge, which is being produced by TBT Enterprises, LLC
(“Producer”). The TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge is being operated in association with The Basketball
Tournament (“the Tournament”). Note: The Producer shall have the power and authority to
determine all matters with respect to the TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge and the TBT x Zelle ®
Fan Challenge Contest Rules, including without limitation to make changes to TBT x
Zelle ® Fan Challenge Contest Rules. The Producer will make all final determinations with
respect to the applicability or compliance with any Rule and the right to suspend or waive
the requirements of any Rule, all and in each case, as it may determine, from time to time,
in the exercise of its sole discretion; provided, however, that the Producer reserves all rights
and authority as described in the Rules of the TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge. All references
herein to any decision, election, determination, exercise of rights or other action by
Producer means, in each instance, the exercise of such right or taking of such action in
Producer’s sole, exclusive and non-reviewable exercise of its discretion.
- Registration A “Fan” is defined as a consumer who registers his or her Zelle ® U.S. Mobile
Number and/or Email on Producer’s website and agrees to all terms and conditions and
who meets all criteria of eligibility described herein. Any individual who does not properly
register his or her Zelle ® U.S. Mobile Number and/or Email on Producer’s website or who
does not meet and agree to all conditions described herein or who is deemed ineligible by
any controlling jurisdiction shall not be considered a registered Fan and shall not be eligible
to win any prizes in association with the TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge. Zelle ® U.S. Mobile
Number and/or Emails must be in good standing throughout the duration of the Contest,
from July 16, 2022 at 8:00am (ET) through August 2, 2022 at 8:00am (ET). - Registration Deadline To be considered an eligible Fan and to win, an individual must
register his or her Zelle ® U.S. Mobile Number and/or Email in the manner described above
between July 16, 2022 at 12:00am (ET) through August 2, 2022 at 11:59pm (ET). - TBT2022 in Memo Line To enter the TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge, registered Fans must
send a payment to another recipient of at least $1 using Zelle ® in their banking application
or, if their financial institution does not participate in the Zelle Network ® , then using the
Zelle ® application, and the payment must be received between 8am (ET) July 16, 2022 and
8am (ET) August 2, 2022 and MUST INCLUDE THE TERM “TBT2022” in the memo
line. (“Qualifying Transaction”). Any transaction that fails to include the term “TBT2022” in
the memo line will not be considered a Qualifying Transaction by Producer and will not be
counted. - 3 Competition Periods Prizes will be awarded to the Fans who complete the most
Qualifying Transactions between 12:00am (ET) July 16, 2022 and 11:59pm (ET) July 22,
2022 (“Period 1”), 12:00am (ET) July 23, 2022 and 11:59pm (ET) July 27, 2022 (“Period 2”),
and 12:00am (ET) July 28, 2022 and 11:59pm (ET) August 2, 2022 (“Period 3”). A first-place
prize will be awarded to one (1) Fan each Period with the most Qualifying Transactions that
include the term “TBT2022” in the memo line for that Period. Each of the three contest
periods shall be considered a separate competition and a Fan can only win one Period.
Transaction counts will revert to zero (0) at the conclusion of each contest period.
a. If two or more Fans complete a given Period with an equal number of Qualifying
Transactions and finish in a tie, the tie will be broken in the following order: (1) the
Fan with the first Qualifying Transaction during the period; (2) the Fan whose last
name comes first in the English alphabet.
- Eligibility In order to be eligible to win a prize in the TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge,
registered Fans must complete the following steps:
a. Registration Register his or her Zelle ® U.S. Mobile Number and/or Email on
Producer’s website, [Thetournament.com/zelle]
b. Age of Legal Majority Registration is limited to legal residents of the United States
of America and Canada who are 18 years of age, or the age of legal majority in the
jurisdiction in which they reside, or older as of July 16, 2022, and who are active and
enrolled with Zelle during the Contest Period.
c. Complete Transactions Fans must complete Qualifying Transactions using the
Zelle ® application AND INCLUDE “TBT2022” in the memo line. - Determination of Winners at the conclusion of Period 1, Period 2, and Period 3
Producer will tabulate all Qualifying Transactions made by registered Fans that include the
term “TBT2022” in the memo line during each of the three (3) competition periods.
a. The Fan with the most Qualifying Transactions during Period 1 will be determined
to be the Period 1 winner. The Fan with the second most Qualifying Transactions
during Period 1 will be determined to be the Period 1 second place finisher. The Fan
with the third most Qualifying Transactions during Period 1 will be determined to be
the Period 1 third place finisher.
b. The Fan with the most Qualifying Transactions during Period 2 will be determined
to be the Period 2 winner. The Fan with the second most Qualifying Transactions
during Period 2 will be determined to be the Period 2 second place finisher. The Fan
with the third most Qualifying Transactions during Period 2 will be determined to be
the Period 2 third place finisher.
c. The Fan with the most Qualifying Transactions during Period 3 will be determined
to be the Period 3 winner. The Fan with the second most Qualifying Transactions
during Period 3 will be determined to be the Period 3 second place finisher. The Fan
with the third most Qualifying Transactions during Period 3 will be determined to be
the Period 3 third place finisher.
d. If two or more Fans complete a given Period with an equal number of Qualifying
Transactions and finish in a tie, the tie will be broken in the following order: (1) the
Fan with the first Qualifying Transaction during the period; (2) the Fan whose last
name comes first in the English alphabet. - Prizes
a. Period One (1): Flyout VIP Experience to Dayton Championship Week (x2)
b. Period Two (2): Championship Weekend ‘Watch From Home’ Gift Pack
c. Period Three (3): $3,000 sent with Zelle®
- Notification of Winners PRODUCER WILL ATTEMPT TO NOTIFY ANY WINNING
FAN OF HIS OR HER PRIZE ELIGIBILITY NO MORE THAN TWICE,
EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE EMAIL ADDRESS OR TELEPHONE NUMBER
WITH WHICH HE OR SHE REGISTERED FOR THE CONTEST. A winning Fan will
forfeit his or her right to a winning prize upon failing to respond to Producer’s email(s) or
phone calls/text messages within seven days (7 days). Producer shall have no responsibility
for undelivered or undeliverable emails. - In an effort to ensure the legitimacy of the winner selection process, the Producer retains the
sole and exclusive authority to exercise its discretion in its review of Fan registrations and
Qualifying Transactions. Producer’s review will be based upon reports provided by Early
Warning Services, LLC. with Zelle ® enrolled U.S. mobile phone numbers and/or emails
and the number of transactions in aggregate tied to each. In its discretion, Producer may
eliminate or disregard or disqualify Fan registrations and/or Qualifying Transactions that it
deems to be fraudulent or created in an effort to deceive or manipulate the TBT x Zelle ®
Fan Challenge. In its discretion, Producer may also eliminate any individual Fan from
receiving a prize if Producer deems that the individual has attempted to in any way
manipulate, cheat, or otherwise falsify any element of the Fan registration or transaction
process or violates or acts in any manner inconsistent with these official the TBT x Zelle ®
Fan Challenge Rules.
a. Employees of TBT Enterprises, LLC, Zelle ® , participants in The Basketball
Tournament, including any players, coaches, general managers, or staff members,
shall not be permitted to enter or compete in the TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge. - By entering the TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge, individuals assent to being contacted by the
Producer, through whatever means available to Producer in order to verify the veracity and
legitimacy of the registration and entry. - Any expenses, costs or fees that are involved with or incurred by the entry in this Contest or
the receipt or use of any prize that is awarded in the TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge and that
are not specified above are the sole responsibility of the applicable winner and are not
included as part of the prize. Any other details of the prizes in the TBT x Zelle ® Fan
Challenge that are not specified above will be determined by the Producer in its sole
discretion. All prizes in the TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge are provided “as is”; neither
Producer, nor Zelle ® , nor any third party makes any representation, warranty or guarantee
with respect to any prize in the TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge. Each and any prize that is
awarded in the TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge is non-transferable, non-resalable, non-
refundable, non-returnable, non-exchangeable and not redeemable for cash, and each and
any prize in the TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge must be accepted as awarded. No cash
substitution(s) or other substitution(s) for any prize in the TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge may
be made, except by Producer, who reserves the right, exercisable in Producer’s sole
discretion, to substitute a prize (or component(s) thereof) with another prize (or
component(s) thereof) of substantially equal or greater value if the prize (or any
component(s) thereof) is not available for any reason. Each prize that is awarded in the TBT
x Zelle ® Fan Challenge may be reported as income to the recipient thereof, and such
individual shall bear sole and full responsibility for the prompt payment and prompt
reporting of any and all applicable federal, state and local taxes that may be associated with
the receipt and/or use of such prize. In this regard, the Producer may issue an IRS Form
1099 to the recipient of any prize in the TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge.
- PRIVACY AND PUBLICITY: All information submitted by Fans into the TBT x Zelle ®
Fan Challenge will be treated according to Producer’s Privacy Policy, available at
www.thetournament.com/privacypolicy. Except where prohibited, participation in the TBT
x Zelle ® Fan Challenge constitutes an entrant’s consent, irrevocably and without restriction,
to Producer’s use of his/her name, likeness (photographic and/or simulated), voice, quotes,
statements, opinions, biographical information, and city and state of residence for any and all
advertising, marketing, promotional, publicity and other trade purposes, in any and all media
(whether now known or hereafter devised) throughout the world, in perpetuity, without any
further payment, consideration or approval. - GENERAL CONDITIONS: In the event that the operation, fairness, safety, security or
administration of the TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge is impaired or compromised in any way
for any reason, including, but not limited to, actual or perceived fraud, virus, bug, worm or
other technical problem, then Producer may, in its sole discretion, either: (a) suspend the
TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge to address the impairment and then resume the TBT x Zelle ®
Fan Challenge in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules; (b)
terminate the TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge and award the above-listed prizes in any manner
Producer deems appropriate from among the eligible entries attained, by eligible entrants in
the TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge, up until the time of the impairment; or (c) modify the TBT
x Zelle ® Fan Challenge in any manner that Producer reasonably deems fit under the
particular circumstances. Producer reserves the right, exercisable in its sole discretion, to
disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge or the
operation of the TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge or to be acting in violation of these Official
Rules or in an abusive, harassing, threatening, unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any
attempt by any person to undermine the legitimate operation of the TBT x Zelle ® Fan
Challenge may be a violation of criminal and/or civil laws, and should such an attempt be
made, Producer reserves the right (among other remedies) to seek damages from and against
any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Failure by Producer to enforce any
provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision, or of any
other provision(s) hereof. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of the individual
submitting an online registration entry form, the authorized account holder of the email
address used to enter will be deemed to be the participant. The “authorized account holder”
is the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider,
online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for
the domain associated with the submitted email address. - RELEASE AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: By participating in the TBT x Zelle ®
Fan Challenge, each entrant agrees irrevocably to discharge, release, defend, indemnify and
hold harmless, in perpetuity, Producer, Administrator, Zelle ® , and their respective parents,
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, shareholders, agents, successors and
assignees (collectively, the “Released Parties”), from and against any and all claims, demands,
actions, and causes of action arising out of participation in the TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge
or the receipt or use of any prize, including, but not limited to, any: (a) technical error(s) that
may prevent an entrant from submitting, or Producer from receiving a registration into the
TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge (b) unauthorized human intervention in the TBT x Zelle ® Fan
Challenge; (c) printing errors; (d) lost, late, postage-due, misdirected, indecipherable or
undeliverable mail or email; (e) errors in the administration of the TBT x Zelle ® Fan
Challenge or in the processing of registration entries; or (f) injury, death or damage to
persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from an
entrant’s participation in the TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge or receipt or use of any prize. Each
entrant further agrees that in any claim, demand, action, or cause of action, the Released
Parties’ aggregate liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the TBT
x Zelle ® Fan Challenge, and in no event shall the Released Parties be liable for any attorneys’
fees. Each entrant forever waives the right to claim, seek or collect any damages whatsoever,
including, but not limited to, punitive, exemplary, special, consequential, incidental, direct or
indirect damages. For the avoidance of doubt, the Released Parties are not responsible for:
(1) incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any
of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the TBT x Zelle ® Fan
Challenge, (2) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctions,
interruptions or disconnections in phone lines or network, hardware or software; (3)
unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the TBT x Zelle ® Fan
Challenge; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the TBT x
Zelle ® Fan Challenge or the processing of entries; (5) late, lost, undeliverable, damaged or
stolen mail; or (6) any injury or damage to persons or property, including but not limited to
entrant’s computer, which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from
entrant’s participation in the TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge, receipt or use or misuse of any
prize, or from downloading any material from Producer’s website(s), regardless of whether
the material was prepared by Producer or a third party, and regardless of whether the
material is connected to Producer’s website by a hypertext link.
- DISPUTES: Except where prohibited by applicable law, each entrant agrees that any and all
disputes, claims, demands, actions, and causes of action arising out of, or connected with,
the TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without
resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate federal or state court
located in Suffolk County in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and each entrant agrees
irrevocably to submit to the exclusive personal and subject matter jurisdiction and exclusive
venue of such court. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity,
interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrant’s rights and obligations, or
the rights and obligations of Producer in connection with the TBT x Zelle ® Fan Challenge,
shall be governed exclusively by, and construed exclusively in accordance with: (a) the laws
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to any choice of law or
conflict of law rules or principles (whether of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or of
any other jurisdiction) which would result in the application of the laws of any state
jurisdiction other than the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and (b) the federal laws of the
United States of America.