Fandango – Super Mario Bros Movie – Win air travel and a two (2) night stay for Winner and three (3) (“Guests”) to Los Angeles

FANDANGO SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE SWEEPSTAKES
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN A PRIZE. A
PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY TO THIS SWEEPSTAKES DURING THE SWEEPSTAKES
PERIOD, YOU AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES, WHICH ARE A CONTRACT. SO
READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING. AMONG OTHER THINGS, THIS
CONTRACT INCLUDES INDEMNITIES FROM YOU TO THE RELEASED ENTITIES AND A
LIMITATION OF YOUR RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.
ODDS OF WINNING WILL DEPEND ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE ENTRIES
RECEIVED. THE SWEEPSTAKES IS ONLY OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE FIFTY
(50) UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE
OR OLDER. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.
SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: The Fandango Super Mario Bros. Movie Sweepstakes (the
“Sweepstakes”) begins at 12:01 AM US Pacific Time (“PT”) on March 9, 2023, and ends at
11:59 PM PT on March 24, 2023 (the “Sweepstakes Period”). The computer clock of
Fandango Media, LLC (the “Sponsor”) is the official time-keeping device in the Sweepstakes.
By participating, participants (“Participants”) agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the
decisions of the Sponsor, which are binding and final on matters relating to this Sweepstakes.
ELIGIBILITY: Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and
District of Columbia (NOT including residents of Puerto Rico or other U.S. Territories), who are
at least eighteen (18) years of age or the age of majority in their state of primary residence
(whichever is older) at time of Sweepstakes Entry. Employees, officers and representatives of
the Sponsor, Southern Made Services, LLC (the “Administrator”), and Universal Pictures
Marketing, a division of Universal Film Exchanges LLC (“Universal”), Illumination
Entertainment (“Illumination”), Nintendo Co., Ltd. (“Nintendo”) and each of their respective
parents, affiliates, subsidiaries and web-design, advertising, marketing, fulfillment, judging and
promotion agencies, or other agency involved in the administration, development, fulfillment
and execution of this Sweepstakes, and their immediate family members, as defined below, of
each, and those persons living in the same households, whether or not related, are not eligible
to participate in the Sweepstakes. Immediate family members” shall mean parents, step-
parents, children, step-children, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses, and their respective
spouses. “Household members” shall mean people who share the same residence at least
three (3) months a year. Winning a Prize is contingent on fulfilling all requirements in these
Official Rules. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited or
restricted. All Sweepstakes Entries are the property of the Sponsor.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: During the Sweepstakes Period, there are two (2) ways to
participate. 1) Entry with Purchase: To receive one (1) entry in the Sweepstakes
(“Sweepstakes Entry”), purchase one (1) ticket to see Super Mario Bros. Movie on
www.fandango.com (“Website”) or the Fandango app (“App”) at Fandango partner theaters in
the US during the Sweepstakes Period. You will receive one (1) Sweepstakes Entry, once
your ticket has been purchased.
2) Alternate Means of Entry: To receive one (1) Sweepstakes Entry without making a
purchase (“AMOE Entry”), visit http://supermariosweeps.com/ and enter your full name,
complete address (no P.O. boxes permitted), phone number (including area code), and email
address by March 24, 2023.
Sweepstakes Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means, and Sweepstakes
Entries by any means which subvert the entry process, are void. By submitting a Sweepstakes
Entry, you agree to the Official Rules and are willing provide your information to the Sponsor
and the Administrator. No photocopied or mechanically reproduced Sweepstakes Entries
accepted. Sweepstakes Entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned.
There is a limit of ten (10) Sweepstakes Entries per person, regardless of entry method, using
only one (1) email address. Sweepstakes Entries received from any person in excess of the
stated limitation, or which are incomplete, illegible, corrupted, damaged, destroyed, forged,
false, lost or misdirect, will be void. Subsequent attempts made by the same individual to
submit multiple Sweepstakes Entries by using multiple or false contact information or
otherwise may be disqualified.
Any and all information provided in connection with this Sweepstakes is subject to the
Sponsor’s Privacy Policy available at www.fandango.com/terms-and-policies. By entering in
the Sweepstakes, Participants hereby agree that the Sponsor may collect and use their
personal information submitted with their Sweepstakes Entry. Among other things, the
information Participants provide may be used to send company updates and announcements
from the Sponsor concerning the company and its products. At the time of entry, Participants
may be given the opportunity to opt-in to receive further communications from the Sponsor.
Participants are not required to opt-in and opting in will not improve your odds of winning.
SWEEPSTAKES PRIZE DRAWING & WINNER NOTIFICATION: The potential Winner will be
selected in a random drawing held on or about March 27, 2023. Winner will be contacted via
email.
The potential Winner will be required to acknowledge receipt of Winner notification within 24
hours and execute and return an affidavit of eligibility, a taxable income form, a liability release
and, where lawful, a publicity release within two (2) days of date of issuance of email to
potential Winner. If such documents are not returned within the specified time period, Prize
notification is returned as undeliverable, the Sponsor or its agent is unable to contact a
potential Winner or a potential Winner is not in compliance with these Official Rules, Prize will
be forfeited and, at the Sponsor’s discretion, an alternate Winner may be selected. The
Sponsor reserves the right not to award a Prize in the event the Sponsor is unable to identify
and confirm a Winner after attempting to contact an alternate potential Winner.
Odds of winning will depend on the number of Sweepstakes Entries received during the
Sweepstakes Period.
SWEEPSTAKES PRIZE (1): There is one (1) prize (“Prize”) available to be awarded to one
winner (“Winner”). Winner will receive air travel and a two (2) night stay for Winner and three
(3) (“Guests”) to Los Angeles, CA. The Prize will include round trip economy air transportation
for Winner and Guests from a major commercial airport near Winner’s home (as determined by
the Sponsor in its sole discretion) to Los Angeles International Airport; two (2) nights standard
hotel accommodation (single room, quad occupancy, room and tax only); $500 check; and four
(4) tickets to the Super Mario Bros. Movie premiere. Winner and Guests must be available to
travel in early April 2023. Guests and Winner must travel on the same itinerary. Selection of
hotel and airline are at Administrator and/or Sponsor’s sole discretion.
The Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of Prize is $4,900.
PRIZE CONDITIONS: The maximum value of the Prize set forth above represents the
Sponsor’s good faith determination of the maximum ARV thereof, and the actual fair market
value, as ultimately determined the Sponsor, cannot be challenged or appealed. ARV of Prize
may vary depending upon the points of departure, and/or airline fare fluctuations; any
difference between stated ARV and final ARV of Prize will not be awarded. The Winner will
receive from the Administrator an IRS Form 1099 (or similar) in the amount of the Prize.
Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a Prize for one of equal or greater value if the
designated Prize should become unavailable for any reason.
If a Winner elects to partake in any or all portions of the Prize with no Guests, only the
applicable portion of the Prize will be awarded to Winner and any remainder of the Prize will be
forfeited and shall not be subject to further or alternative compensation. All elements of the
Prize must be redeemed at the same time, and no changes will be permitted after
conformation. Guests must be eighteen (18) [nineteen (19) in AL/NE] years of age or older
unless the Guests are the child of the Winner and/or the Winner is the legal guardian of the
Guests, as of the date of departure. Guests must travel on same itinerary and at the same
time as the Winner. Any Guests who are Minors in his or her state/province/jurisdiction of
residence must be accompanied at all times at the premiere by his/her parent or legal
guardian. Guests must execute liability/publicity releases prior to issuance of travel
documents. Specific travel dates and arrangements are subject to Prize and travel restrictions.
Reservations are subject to availability. Travel dates are subject to Sponsor approval. Prize
consists only of the elements expressly set forth above; no other elements or expenses
(including, without limitation, insurance, meals, baggage fees, unspecified ground
transportation, gratuities, incidentals, souvenirs, gasoline, car rental, etc.) are included in the
Prize and all such additional expenses are the sole responsibility of Winner. Winner may be
responsible for any air travel taxes and/or expenses, including applicable departure taxes or
fees, inspection charges, and security charges. Once issued, travel tickets are nontransferable
and may not be reissued once travel has commenced. Open tickets may not be issued, and
stopovers are not permitted. Travel arrangements must be made through Sponsor. Sponsor
will not replace any lost, mutilated, or stolen tickets. Prize is non-transferable and no
substitution will be made except as provided herein at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Winner
may be required to provide a credit card at time of accommodation check-in to cover
incidentals. Winner and Guests are solely responsible for obtaining documents necessary for
their respective travel.
Winner and Guests irrevocably waive all claims against the Released Parties, and agree that
the Released Parties will have no liability or responsibility for any claim arising in connection
with participation in this Sweepstakes, the Prize awarded, personal injury, or wrongful death, a
potentially heightened risk of exposure to communicable diseases, viruses, bacteria or
illnesses (including, without limitation, COVID-19) and the causes thereof, and sickness
arising as a result of entrant’s participating in the Sweepstakes and related activities (e.g.,
travel), wherever, whenever or however the same may occur. Winner and Guests must abide
by all applicable federal, state, local and venue COVID-19 guidelines while traveling and in
attendance at the prize event. Winner and Guests fully understand that (a) the novel
coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and any resulting disease (together with any mutation, adaptation or
variation thereof, “COVID-19”) is extremely contagious and there is an inherent risk of
exposure to COVID-19 in any place where people are or have been present; (b) no
precautions, including any protocols that will be implemented from time to time by Sponsor,
Administrator or Universal (collectively, the “Protocols”), can eliminate the risk of exposure to
COVID-19; (c) while people of all ages and health conditions have been adversely affected by
COVID-19, certain people have been identified by public health authorities as having greater
risk based on age and/or underlying medical conditions; and (d) exposure to COVID-19 can
result in being subject to quarantine requirements, illness, disability, other short-term and
long-term health effects, and/or death, regardless of age or health condition. Winner and
Guests will accept the Prize and travel at their own risk.
In order to accept and use the Prize, Winner and Guests may need to show Proof of COVID-
19 vaccination, as required to travel or attend event. Mask-wearing and/or testing may be
mandated as well. All Protocols shall be communicated to Winner at the time of winner
notification.
If Sponsor so elects in its sole discretion, each potential Winner and their Guests may be
required to submit to a confidential background check to ensure that (a) they will not bring the
Sponsor into public disrepute, contempt, scandal or ridicule or reflect unfavorably on the
Sponsor they adhere to any and all Protocols. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion,
to disqualify Winner based on the results of the background check. If requested, Winner must
sign waiver forms authorizing the release of personal and background information or prize may
be forfeited.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: Sweepstakes qualification is determined when a qualifying
purchase is made on the Website or App, or when a request for an AMOE Entry has been
submitted. Proof of identity and/or residence reasonably satisfactory to the Sponsor and/or the
Administrator may be required to verify eligibility. The Sponsor and the Administrator have the
right to determine Sweepstakes eligibility in their discretion; all decisions concerning
Sweepstakes eligibility are final. Any effort to circumvent the Sweepstake’s limits, requirements
or other terms (including, but not limited to, providing fictitious information or concealing
identity or location) voids submissions and disqualifies person from participating in the
Sweepstakes.
By participating, Participants accept and agree to: (i) be bound by these Official Rules, all
applicable laws and the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all
matters; (ii) waive any rights to claim ambiguity with respect to the Official Rules; and (iii) waive
all of his/her rights to bring any claim, action, or proceeding against any of the Released
Parties (as defined below). Released Parties (as defined below) are not responsible or liable
Sweepstakes Entries that are entered by other than human means (such as by an automated
computer program or any non-human mechanism, entity, or device), in excess of the stated
limit, or for Sweepstakes Entries that are late, forged, destroyed, lost, misplaced, stolen,
misdirected, tampered with, incomplete, deleted, damaged, garbled, or otherwise not in
compliance with these Official Rules, and all such Sweepstakes Entries will be disqualified, or
emails or other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, technical, electronic,
mechanical, network, seeding, computer, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in
connection with the Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may
occur in connection with the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of Prize
redemptions, emails, Sweepstakes Entries, the announcement of the Winner, or in any
Sweepstakes-related materials. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or
inaccurate information, whether caused by Website users, tampering, hacking, or by any
equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes. Released Parties
are not responsible for injury or damage to Participant’s or to any other person’s computer
related to or resulting from participating in this Sweepstakes or downloading materials from or
use of the Website. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Sweepstakes or who
are in violation of these Official Rules, as solely determined by the Sponsor, will be disqualified
and all associated Sweepstakes Entries will be void. Should any portion of the Sweepstakes
be, in the Sponsor’s sole opinion, compromised by non-authorized human intervention or other
causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or impair the administration, security,
fairness or proper play or submission of Sweepstakes Entries, the Sponsor reserves the right
at its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Sweepstakes. If terminated, at its
discretion, the Sponsor reserves the right to select the potential Prize Winner from all eligible,
non-suspect Prize claims received prior to action taken or as otherwise deemed fair and
appropriate by the Sponsor. In no event will the Released Parties be liable for more than the
stated number of prizes in these Official Rules. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN
INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE
LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL
AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY SUCH INDIVIDUAL AND SEEK ANY AND ALL
REMEDIES AVAILABLE FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW. Participants, by participating, agree that the Sponsor, the
Administrator, Universal, Illumination, Nintendo and each of their respective parents, affiliates,
subsidiaries and advertising and Sweepstakes agencies and promotional partners and all of
their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives and agents
(collectively, “Released Parties”) will have no liability whatsoever for, and shall be held
harmless by Participants against, any liability, for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind,
including death, to persons, or property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from
acceptance, possession, misuse or use of a Prize (including any travel or activity related
thereto) or participation in this Sweepstakes. Each Prize is offered and provided “as is” with no
warranty or guarantee by the Sponsor, either express or implied. Any and all warranties and/or
guarantees on the Prize (if any) are subject to the manufacturer’s terms therefore, and Winner
agrees to look solely to such manufacturer(s) for any such warranty and/or guarantee. By
participating in the Sweepstakes, Winner acknowledges that the Released Parties have not
and will not obtain or provide insurance of any kind relating to the Prize. Neither the
Administrator, Fandango or any of their respective parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are a
sponsor or co-sponsor of this Sweepstakes. Winner, by acceptance of a Prize, except where
legally prohibited, grants permission for the Sponsor and its designees to use his/her name,
address (city and state), photograph, voice and/or other likeness and Prize information for
advertising, trade and promotional purposes without further compensation, in all media now
known or hereafter discovered, worldwide in perpetuity, without notice or review or approval. In
case of dispute as to the identity of any Participant, entry will be declared made by the
Authorized Account Holder of the email address submitted at time of entry and he/she must
comply with these Official Rules. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person
who is assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or
other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) responsible for assigning email
addresses or the domain associated with the submitted email address.
INDEMNITY: Participants agree to release, indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the
Released Parties from any and all liability (including, but not limited to, liability for any property
loss, damage, personal injury, bodily injury, death, loss, expense, accident, delay,
inconvenience or irregularity), costs and expenses (including without limitation, reasonable
outside attorney’s fees) arising out of or relating in any way to: (a) your participation or inability
to participate in the Sweepstakes, (b) typographical errors in the Official Rules or any
Sweepstakes promotional materials, (c) acceptance or possession, defects in, use, misuse or
inability to use an Prize (or any component thereof), (d) any change by any company or any
other person providing any of the components of a Prize due to reasons beyond any of the
Released Parties’ control or as otherwise permitted hereunder, (e) any interruptions in or
postponement, cancellation, or modification of the Sweepstakes, (f) human error, (g) incorrect
or inaccurate transcription, receipt or transmission of any part of the Sweepstakes Entry
(including, without limitation, the entry information or any parts thereof), (h) any technical
malfunctions or unavailability of the Sweepstakes site or any telephone network, computer
online system, computer dating mechanism, computer equipment, software, or internet service
provider utilized by any of the Released Parties or by you, (i) interruption or inability to access
the Sweepstakes, any Sweepstakes-related web pages, or any online service via the internet
due to hardware or software compatibility problems, (j) any damage to your (or any third
person’s) computer and/or its contents related to or resulting from any part of the
Sweepstakes, (k) any lost/delayed data transmissions, omissions, interruptions, defects,
and/or any other errors or malfunctions, (l) any wrongful, negligent, or unauthorized act or
omissions on the part of any of the Released Parties, or any of their agents or employees, or
(m) any other cause, condition or event whatsoever beyond the control of any one or more of
the Released Parties. Winner hereby acknowledges that the Released Parties have neither
made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or
guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any Prize or component thereof,
including any express or implied warranties provided by any of the Prize suppliers associated
with this Sweepstakes
Participants assume all liability for an injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by
participation in this Sweepstakes, use of the Website, or the acceptance, receipt, or use of any
Prize or Prize component. Participants further agree that in any cause of action, the Released
Parties’ liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Sweepstakes, and
in no event shall the Released Parties be liable for attorney’s fees.
BINDING ARBITRATION: Except where required by law, Participants and the Sponsor waive
all rights to trial in any action or proceeding instituted in connection with these Official Rules or
the Sweepstakes (including any activity related thereto). Any controversy or claim arising out of
or relating to these Official Rules, or the Sweepstakes shall be settled by binding arbitration in
accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any
such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis and shall not be
consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party.
CHOICE OF LAW AND JURISDICTION: All federal, state and local laws and regulations
apply. Void where prohibited by law. All issues and questions concerning the construction,
validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of
any Participant and the Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by,
and construed in accordance with, the substantive laws of the state of California without giving
effect to any choice of law or conflict of laws rules (whether of California or any other
jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than
California. Any action seeking legal or equitable relief arising out of or relating to the
Sweepstakes or these Official Rules shall be brought only in the courts of the State of
California. You hereby irrevocably consent to the personal jurisdiction of said courts and waive
any claim of forum non-convenience or lack of personal jurisdiction they may have.
WINNER’S NAME: For the name of the Winner (available after April 7, 2023), send a self-
addressed stamped envelope to: Fandango Super Mario Bros. Movie Sweepstakes Winner PO
Box 90130, Nashville, TN 37209, for Sponsor’s receipt no later than June 2, 2023.
SPONSOR: Fandango Media, LLC, 407 N. Maple Drive, Beverly Hills, CA, 90210
Neither Universal, Nintendo or any of their respective parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are a
sponsor or co-sponsor of this Sweepstakes.
// End of Official Rules //