Academy Sports + Outdoors Flag Football Sweepstakes
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
Abbreviated Rules:
No Purchase Necessary. Academy Sports + Outdoors Flag Football Sweepstakes is open to legal
residents of North and South Carolina, 18 years and older. Begins: 10/3/2022. Ends: 10/21/2022. See
Official Rules at https://www.panthers.com. Void where prohibited. Sponsor: Panthers Football, LLC.
1) Eligibility: The Academy Sports + Outdoors Flag Football Sweepstakes (hereafter, “Sweepstakes”) is
open to legal permanent residents of North Carolina and South Carolina who, prior to the date of
entry are eighteen (18) years of age or older (hereafter, “Eligible Entrants”). Employees, officers,
directors, agents and representatives of Panthers Stadium, LLC, Panthers Football, LLC (hereafter,
“Sponsor”), the National Football League, its member professional football clubs, NFL Ventures, L.P.,
Academy, Ltd d/b/a Academy Sports + Outdoor, each of their respective parents, affiliates,
subsidiaries, wholesalers, retailers, distributors, suppliers, advertising & promotion agencies (hereafter
collectively, “Released Parties”), and each such individual’s immediate family members (mother, father,
sister, brother, child, husband, wife & their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and
those living in their same households, whether or not related, are not eligible to participate or win.
Void outside of North Carolina, South Carolina, and where prohibited by law. All applicable federal,
state & local laws apply.
2) Promotion Period: Sweepstakes starts at 8:00:00 am Eastern Time (“ET”) on 10/3/22 and ends at
11:59:59 pm ET on 10/21/22 (hereafter, “Promotion Period”).
3) How to Enter: During the Promotion Period, visit (https://www.panthers.com/fans/academy-
thanksgiving-flag-football-sweepstakes) and follow the instructions to complete and submit the
registration form to receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes.
Limit of one (1) entry per person throughout the Promotion Period. Entries received in excess of the
stated limitation will be void. Entries must be received by 11:59:59 pm ET on October 21, 2022. All
entries become the exclusive property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. The
use of script, macro or automated devices (or any other devices intended to automate or subvert any
aspect of entry) to enter the Sweepstakes is prohibited and any entry through such means and any
entry that is deemed to be ineligible (at Sponsor’s sole discretion and in accordance with these
Official Rules) are void. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of any entrant, such entrant will be
deemed, to be the “authorized account holder” of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry
provided he/she is eligible according to these Official Rules. “Authorized account holder” is defined as
the natural person who is assigned to the e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service
provider or other organization (e.g., a business, educational institution, etc.) which is responsible for
assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Released
Parties are not responsible for late, lost, stolen, incomplete, misdirected, delayed, garbled, inaccurate,
destroyed or undelivered entries, entry information or for telephonic, human or computer failures,
problems or errors, interruptions in service due to system upgrades, repairs, modifications or other
causes, failures or malfunctions of connections, satellite, network, cable, Internet Service Provider (ISP),
phones, phone lines or telephone systems, traffic congestion on the internet, technical or mechanical
malfunctions, or other malfunctions or errors, whether caused by equipment, programming, human
error or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Sweepstakes, including, without limitation,
errors which may occur in connection with the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of
entries, emails or the announcement of a prize; or for any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other
person’s computer relating to or resulting from participation in this Sweepstakes, or for printing,
typographical, human or other errors appearing in these Official Rules or other Sweepstakes-related
materials. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to void any entries of entrants who
Sponsor believes have attempted to tamper with or impair the administration, security, fairness or
proper play of this Sweepstakes or is in violation of these Official Rules.
4) Winner Selection: Five (5) potential prize winners will be randomly selected from among all entries
received throughout the Promotion Period. Drawings will be conducted by Sponsor on or about
October 21, 2022. Odds of winning a prize depends upon the total number of eligible entries received
throughout the Promotion Period. By entering, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and
to the decisions of the Sponsor and judges, which will be final and binding in all respects. The
potential winners will be notified by telephone and/or email and may be required to execute and
return a Prize Claim form, and/or any other required documentation required by Sponsor within two
(2) days of issuance of notification. Non-compliance with the foregoing, with these Official Rules or
return of prize notification as non-deliverable may result in disqualification and, at Sponsor’s
discretion and time permitting, awarding of prize to an alternate winner.
5) Prizes: Two (2) Grand Prize winner will receive the opportunity for themselves and up to thirteen
(13) guests to play a game of flag football on the Bank of America Stadium field on a date determined
solely by Sponsor (the “Game”). In addition, the Grand Prize winners and their thirteen (13) guests will
each receive one (1) prize pack consisting of one (1) Carolina Panthers hat, one (1) water bottle, one
(1) t-shirt and one (1) rally towel. On Game day, Sponsor to provide Grand Prize winner and guests
with food and beverage which shall consist of a tailgate-style menu and non-alcoholic beverages.
ARV $6,400.
Three (3) First Prize winner will receive one (1) $100 Academy Sports & Outfitters gift card. ARV $300.
Prizes are awarded “as is” without any warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsor.
Terms and conditions apply to gift cards as determined by issuer. All prize details are at Sponsor’s
sole discretion. Costs and expenses associated with the acceptance and use of each prize not
specified herein as being awarded, including, but not limited to, federal, state and local taxes (if any)
are each winner’s sole responsibility.
ARV of all prizes awarded: $6,700.
6) Miscellaneous: No transfer, assignment, cash redemption, or substitution of a prize is permitted
except by Sponsor who reserves the right to substitute the prize (or applicable portion thereof) with
one of comparable or greater value, at its sole discretion. Entrants agree, by entering, that 1) Sponsor
and its designees may use (unless prohibited by law), entrant’s name, city and state of residence,
photograph and/or likeness for advertising, trade and/or any other purposes in any media now or
hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity, without further compensation, permission or
notification, 2) Sponsor reserves the right to conduct a background check and entry in the
Sweepstakes constitutes entrant’s permission for Sponsor to conduct such background check,
provided that, to the extent additional authorization is necessary under law, entrants shall authorize
such check. Sponsor reserves the right (at its sole discretion) to disqualify any entrant based on the
results of the background check or failure of the entrant to properly authorize such check, and 3) the
Released Parties shall have no liability and will be held harmless by entrant for any claim, action,
liability, loss, injury or damage to entrant or any other person or entity, including, without limitation,
personal injury or death to entrant or any other person or damage to personal or real property, due in
whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by reason of the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a
prize or participation in this Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify,
suspend, and/or terminate this Sweepstakes (or portion thereof) for any reason, including should
virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes corrupt or impair the administration,
security, fairness or proper play of the Sweepstakes and, in the case of termination, at its discretion,
select the winner from among all eligible non-suspect entries received during the applicable Entry
Period prior to the event that required such termination. CAUTION: Any attempt to deliberately
damage the website or undermine the legitimate operation of this Sweepstakes is a violation of
criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek
any and all remedies available from any such person(s) responsible for the attempt to the fullest
extent permitted by law.
7) Arbitration: Except where prohibited by law, as a condition of participating in this Sweepstakes,
entrant agrees that (1) any and all disputes and causes of action arising out of or connected with this
Sweepstakes, or the prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class
or collective action, and exclusively by final and binding arbitration under the rules of the American
Arbitration Association and held at a reasonable location within Mecklenburg County, North Carolina;
(2) the Federal Arbitration Act shall govern the interpretation, enforcement and all proceedings at
such arbitration; and (3) judgment upon such arbitration award may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction. Under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant
hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other
damages, including attorneys’ fees, other than entrant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs
associated with participating in this Sweepstakes), and entrant further waives all rights to have
damages multiplied or increased.
8) Choice of Law: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and
enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Sponsor in
connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
substantive laws of the Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
9) Winners’ Names: For the names of the winners (available after 11/15/22), send a self-addressed,
stamped envelope to be received by 12/1/22 to: Academy Sports Flag Football Sweepstakes Winners,
C/O Carolina Panthers, 800 South Mint Street, Charlotte, NC 28202.
10) Sponsor: Panthers Football, LLC, 800 South Mint Street, Charlotte, NC 28202.