CONTEST RULES FOR ALL 10 JIM’S STEAKOUT LOCATIONS


1. Overview

a. The Jim’s Steakout 30th Anniversary Promotion will begin on Monday, March 28, 2011 and will end at close of business on Friday, December 31, 2011.

b. Each month throughout the year, Jim’s Steakout will give away a grand-prize. The grand-prize for the current month will be posted in the stores and on the website. Drawings will be held within seven days of the last day of entries. The prize schedule is as follows:

April Entries taken from March 28th through May 1st
May Entries taken from May 2nd through May 29th
June Entries taken from May 30th through July 3rd
July Entries taken from July 4th through July 31st
August Entries taken from August 1st through August 28th
September Entries taken from August 29th through October 2nd
October Entries taken from October 3rd through October 30th
November Entries taken from October 31st through November 27th
December Entries taken from November 28th through December 31st

2. Eligibility

a. By entering, participants represent that they are eligible, and agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of Jim’s Steakout and to release Jim’s Steakout, their sponsors, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and employees from any and all liability for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind caused by any prize or resulting from acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize

b. Entrants must be legal New York State residents who are 18 years of age or older.

c. Entrants must possess valid, government issued photo identification.

d. Entrants must have lawful access to the Internet and a valid e-mail address OR a valid, working telephone number.

e. Employees of Jim’s Steakout and their immediate families are NOT eligible. Immediate family shall include spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents and grandchildren.

f. Any person residing within the same household as an employee is NOT eligible.

g. Jim’s Steakout affiliates, subsidiaries, distributors, advertising and promotion agencies are NOT eligible.

h. Winners are not eligible to win future grand-prizes during the Jim’s Steakout 30th Anniversary promotion.

i. Jim's Steakout reserves the right to terminate or modify terms under the Rewards Card Program at any time, by posting notice on this website no less than 2 weeks before enforcing or implementing such changes.

3. How to Enter

a. To enter, fill out an entry blank inside any one of the 10 Jim’s Steakout locations.

b. Entry blanks must be filled out legibly and completely with the following information:

First and Last Name
Complete Address
(house/apt number, street, city, state and zip code)
A full e-mail address OR a valid, working telephone number

c. Only one entry, per person, per day. All multiple daily entries will be removed from the ballot box.

4. Prizes

a. Prizes may or may not be redeemed for cash at the sole discretion of Jim’s Steakout.

b. Prizes may or may not be substituted at the sole discretion of Jim’s Steakout.

c. All winners are responsible for all local, county, state, and federal taxes on prizes based on the value of the prizes set forth in these rules.

d. Jim’s Steakout and its Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a comparable prize of like or greater value, including cash, for any prize, for any reason.

e. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received.

5. Entrants may be disqualified at the sole discretion of Jim’s Steakout.

6. Notification

a. Winners will be randomly selected in a drawing held within seven days of the last day of entries.

b. Only entrants using the official Jim’s Steakout entry blank will be selected.

c. Winners will first be notified by Telephone.

If there is no answer an email will be sent to the winner notifying them that they have 24 hours
to call the telephone number provided to claim their prize.

If there is an answering machine or voice mail, an email will be sent to the winner notifying them that
they have 24 hours to call the telephone number provided to claim their prize.

d. If the corporate office does not receive a response within 24 hours, a certified letter will be sent to the address listed on the entry form explaining to the winner that they have 3 days from the date they received the letter to call the telephone number provided to claim their prize.

e. If after 3 days from the date the winner received the letter or 7 days from the day the letter was sent, whichever is longest, the winner fails to contact the provided telephone number, that winner is rejected and a new winner is selected.

7. Claim a Prize

a. Prizes will not be delivered and must be picked up at the location designated by Jim’s Steakout or its sponsor.

b. If the winner is unable or unwilling to pick-up the prize in a reasonable amount of time determined by Jim’s Steakout, an alternate name will be selected.

c. Jim’s Steakout is not responsible for notification failures due to internet access problems, lost mail or other technology failures.

d. Winners will receive a 1099 IRS Tax form for the value of the prize.

e. Photo identification and a social security number are required in order to collect the prize.

f. Payment of all federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner.

g. Prizes are limited solely to those items explicitly set forth herein and shall not include any and all other expenses, incidentals or taxes that may arise out of the winner’s receipt of this prize.

h. Prizes will be awarded as is, with no written or express warranty.

i. Jim’s Steakout reserves the right to substitute a prize of greater or equal value at its sole discretion.

8. Miscellaneous

a. By participating in the contest, the winner or winners (traveling companion, if applicable) agree to have their name, voice, or likeness used in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to this contest without additional financial or other compensation.

b. Jim’s Steakout reserves the right to modify the contest rules and dates at any time for any reason.

c. By participating in this contest, you agree to be bound by these contest rules, any modifications thereof, and by all other rules imposed by Jim’s Steakout management.

d. If due to circumstances beyond the control of Jim’s Steakout, any event associated with this contest or the prize is delayed, rescheduled, postponed or cancelled, Jim’s Steakout reserves the right, but not the obligation, to cancel or modify the contest and shall not be required to award a substitute prize.

e. Failure to comply with the contest rules may result in a contestant's disqualification, at the sole discretion of Jim’s Steakout.

f. Jim’s Steakout is not responsible for typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering or the administration of the contest or in the announcement of a prize.

g. Copies of the written contest rules and a list of all winners can be obtained by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to Jim’s Steakout.