OCEAN INSTITUTE presents
the BEST HOME RAFFLE in the “OC"
6th Annual Laguna
Beach Million Dollar Home Raffle All Prizes Have Been Awarded Every Year!
Will you be our 2010 Million
Dollar Winner?
2010 Official Raffle Rules
These Rules govern the raffle and
are binding on everyone who buys and is named on a raffle ticket. This raffle is registered with the
California Attorney General, Reg. #R-1640.
PRIZES
GRAND PRIZE:
Laguna Beach
Ocean View “Dream Home” or $1,000,000 dollars
OTHER PRIZES:
2nd Prize: “Your Choice” Dream Vacation or
$10,000
3rd Prize: Signed Wyland Art or $5,000
4th – 10th (7) Prizes: $1000 South Coast
Plaza gift certificate (honored at the shops at South Coast Plaza / the Orange
County Performing Arts Center/ The Westin SCP Hotel / South Coast Repertory) or
$750
11th – 60th (50) Prizes: $200 I Pod Touch or
$150
61st – 82nd (22) Prizes: $100 Quiksilver/Roxy gift certificate
The drawings for these prizes will occur in reverse
order, starting with the lowest prize and ending with 2nd prize. After all
these tickets are drawn, they will be returned to the drum and they are
eligible to also win the Grand Prize. Therefore, it is possible for one ticket
to win the Grand Prize and one other prize.
AUGUST EARLY-BIRD PRIZES:
1st Prize: $15,000
2nd – 6th (5) Prizes: $1000 South Coast Plaza
Gift Certificate (honored over 280 shops at South Coast Plaza/The Spa at South
Coast Plaza/the Orange County Performing Arts Center/ The Westin SCP
Hotel/South Coast Repertory) or $750 dollars
7th – 14th (8) Prizes: $500 South Coast Plaza
Gift Certificate (honored over 280 shops at South Coast Plaza/The Spa at South
Coast Plaza/the Orange County Performing Arts Center/ The Westin SCP
Hotel/South Coast Repertory) or $400 dollars
15th – 39th (25) Prizes: Anaheim Hilton Hotel
plus Disneyland pass for 2
40th – 64th (25) Prizes: Anaheim Hilton Hotel
plus MIX dining
certificate
65th – 100th (36) Prizes: $100 Quiksilver/Roxy Gift Certificate. (good online and retail stores)
The drawings for these prizes will occur in reverse
order, starting with the lowest prize and ending with 2nd prize. After all
these tickets are drawn, they will be returned to the drum and they are
eligible to also win the first prize. Therefore, it is possible for one ticket
to win 1st prize and one other prize.
SEPTEMBER EARLY BIRD PRIZES:
1st Prize: $10,000 cash
2nd – 6th (5)
Prizes: $1000 South Coast Plaza Gift Certificate (honored at the shops at South
Coast Plaza / the Orange County Performing Arts Center/ The Westin SCP Hotel /
South Coast Repertory) or $750 cash
7th – 16th (10)
Prizes: $500 South Coast Plaza Gift Certificate (honored at the shops at South
Coast Plaza / the Orange County Performing Arts Center/ The Westin SCP Hotel /
South Coast Repertory) or $400 cash
17th – 66th (50) Prizes: Anaheim
Hilton Hotel plus MIX dining
certificate
67th – 92nd (26)
Prizes: $100 Quiksilver/Roxy Gift Certificates. (good online and retail stores)
The drawings for these prizes will occur in reverse
order, starting with the lowest prize and ending with 2nd prize. After all
these tickets are drawn, they will be returned to the drum and they are
eligible to also win the 1st prize. Therefore, it is possible for one ticket to
win 1st prize and one other prize
MULTIPLE TICKET – AUGUST EARLY BIRD PRIZES:
1st Prize: New Toyota Prius Hybrid, or $15,000 cash
2nd Prize: 5k “Dream Vacation” or $2,500 cash
3rd & 4th: $2000 South Coast Plaza Gift
Certificate (honored over 280 shops at South Coast Plaza/The Spa at South Coast
Plaza/the Orange County Performing Arts Center/ The Westin SCP Hotel/South
Coast Repertory) or $1500 cash
The drawings for these prizes will occur in reverse
order, starting with the lowest prize and ending with 2nd prize. After all
these tickets are drawn, they will be returned to the drum and they are
eligible to also win the 1st prize. Therefore, it is possible for one ticket to
win 1st prize and one other prize.
MULTIPLE TICKET – SEPTEMBER EARLY BIRD PRIZES:
1st Prize: New Toyota Prius Hybrid or $15,000 cash
2nd – 3rd (2) Prize: $1500 South Coast Plaza
Gift Certificate (honored over 280 shops at South Coast Plaza/The Spa at South
Coast Plaza/the Orange County Performing Arts Center/ The Westin SCP
Hotel/South Coast Repertory) or $1000 cash
4th – 8th (5) Prize: $1000 South Coast Plaza
Gift Certificate (honored over 280 shops at South Coast Plaza/The Spa at South
Coast Plaza/the Orange County Performing Arts Center/ The Westin SCP
Hotel/South Coast Repertory) or $750 cash
The drawings for these prizes will occur in reverse
order, starting with the lowest prize and ending with 2nd prize. After all
these tickets are drawn, they will be returned to the drum and they are
eligible to also win the 1st prize. Therefore, it is possible for one ticket to
win 1st prize and one other prize.
MULTIPLE TICKET – FINAL DRAWING PRIZES:
1st Prize: New Toyota Prius Hybrid or $15,000 cash
2nd Prize: “Dream Vacation” or $10,000 cash
3rd Prize: $2000 South Coast Plaza Gift Certificate
(honored over 280 shops at South Coast Plaza/The Spa at South Coast Plaza/the
Orange County Performing Arts Center/ The Westin SCP Hotel/South Coast
Repertory) or $1500 cash4th Prize: $1500 South Coast Plaza Gift Certificate
(honored over 280 shops at South Coast Plaza/The Spa at South Coast Plaza/the
Orange County Performing Arts Center/ The Westin SCP Hotel/South Coast
Repertory) or $1,000 cash
The drawings for these multiple ticket prizes will
occur in reverse order, starting with the lowest prize and ending with 2nd
prize. After all these tickets are drawn, they will be returned to the drum and
they are eligible to also win the 1st prize. Therefore, it is possible for one
ticket to win 1st prize and one other prize.
REFER-A-FRIEND DRAWING:
1st Prize: $10,000 for winner, plus $10,000 for referring
friend
2nd – 17th (16) Prizes: $100 Quiksilver/Roxy
Gift Certificates – one for winner, one for referring friend (good online
and retail stores).
The drawings for all Refer-A-Friend prizes will occur in reverse order,
starting with the lowest prize and ending with 2nd prize. After all these tickets are drawn, they
will be returned to the drum and they are eligible to also win the 1st prize. Therefore, it is possible
for one ticket to win 1st prize and one other prize.
+The South Coast Plaza certificate is easy to use, has no expiration
date, no monthly fees. For transactions that require cash back, stores may
refund up to $20 in cash or issue a store credit. Gift Certificates cannot be redeemed for cash, refunded,
used as payment on existing store accounts. Before using gift certificates, inquire about the store’s
policy as it relates to returns and exchanges. Travelex Worldwide Money does
not accept the South Coast Plaza gift certificate.
DEADLINES
AND DRAWING DATES
AUGUST EARLY-BIRD DRAWING: To be
eligible, ticket order with payment must be received by Wednesday, August 18,
2010. This drawing will occur
Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 5:30 p.m. at the Ocean Institute.
SEPTEMBER EARLY-BIRD DRAWING: To be eligible, ticket order with
payment must be received by Wednesday, September 15, 2010. This drawing will occur Wednesday,
September 29, 2010, 5:30 p.m. at the Ocean Institute.All Early Bird tickets including winning tickets will also be entered in
all subsequent drawings for which they qualify, and in the Grand Prize
Drawings.
MULTIPLE-TICKET DRAWINGS: Buy 2 or more tickets and you will be entered
in all Multi-Ticket Drawings for which you are eligible (as well as the Grand
Prize and all other eligible drawings). To qualify, tickets must be bought before the applicable deadlines and
have the same named ticket holders and billing address. The first Multiple Ticket Drawing
purchase deadline is Wednesday, August 18, 2010, and that drawing will occur
Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 5:30 p.m. at the Ocean Institute. The second Multiple Ticket Drawing purchase
deadline is Wednesday, September 15, 2010, and that drawing will occur
Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 5:30 p.m. at the Ocean Institute. The final Multiple Ticket Drawing
purchase deadline is Wednesday, October 20, 2010, and that drawing will occur
Saturday, November 6, 2010, noon, at the Ocean Institute.
REFER-A-FRIEND
DRAWING: Buy a ticket
and then get a friend to buy a ticket and BOTH of you will be entered into the
Refer-A-Friend Drawing (as well as the Grand Prize and all other eligible
drawings). To qualify, the
referring person must have already bought a ticket, and his or her name must be
provided, at time of the friend’s purchase. Refer 2 friends who each buy a ticket, and receive 2 entries
in the Refer-A-Friend Drawing. Refer 3 people who each buy a ticket and receive 3 entries in the
Refer-A-Friend Drawing, etc. The
Refer-A-Friend Drawing purchase
deadline is Wednesday, October 20, 2010, and that drawing will occur at the
Grand Prize Drawing.
GRAND PRIZE DRAWINGS: To be
eligible, ticket order with payment must be received by Wednesday, October 20,
2010. The Grand Prize Drawings will occur
Saturday, November 6, 2010, noon, at the Ocean Institute.
All drawings are open to the public, on a space available basis. You do not need to be present to win
and you do not need to have your raffle ticket to win. Any or all ticket purchase deadlines
and drawing dates may be extended in the Ocean Institute’s discretion without
notice. Additional drawings and prizes may be added in Ocean Institute’s
discretion and the Ocean Institute may give away raffle tickets for promotional
purposes (so long as the total number of tickets sold and given away does not
exceed 20,000). Visit www.ocean-institute.org for updated information.
RAFFLE
TICKETS
Each raffle ticket costs $150. A maximum of only 20,000 tickets will be
issued. Tickets can be bought in the name of 1, 2 or 3 people. If more than 3 names appear on a ticket
entry form, then only the first 3 names appearing (as determined in the Ocean
Institute’s discretion) will be the holders of that ticket. Ticket receipts will be sent to first
person listed on the entry order. Any prize and related tax liability will belong 100% to 1 person named
on a ticket, 50% to each of 2 persons named on a ticket, and 33-1/3% to each of
3 persons named on a ticket. Any
ticket entry forms that are deemed in the Ocean Institute’s discretion to be
defective or illegible will not be honored. A person named on a ticket can not sell, give away or otherwise transfer that person’s interest in the
ticket. The Ocean Institute
assumes no responsibility for lost, misdirected, late or non-delivered mail or
other failure to timely buy tickets. According to the Internal Revenue Service, the price of a raffle ticket
is not a tax-deductible charitable contribution, but it may qualify for a
gambling loss deduction.
HOW
TO BUY TICKETS
Raffle tickets may be bought only by phone at 949-542-3600; or by faxing the order form to
949-542-3601; or by delivering the order form to: Ocean Institute,
24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, CA 92629. Ticket purchases can be made with valid credit card (Visa,
MasterCard, Discover or American Express) numbers, security code, and
expiration dates, or by check or money order payable to “Ocean Institute,” or
in cash in person at the Ocean Institute. Orders will be processed in the approximate order in which they are
received and verified. Tickets can not be bought by voicemail, over the Internet, or by any
other credit card, debit card, check card, “PayPal” or similar method. All sales are final. No payments will be refunded, including
without limitation payments received from ineligible parties, except in the
Ocean Institute’s discretion.
ELIGIBILITY
Raffle ticket buyers and each person named on a ticket must be at least
18 years old at the time of purchase. Raffle tickets can not be bought in the name of
businesses, trusts, corporations, or other entity. This raffle is void where
prohibited by law.
OTHER
RULES
At least 15,000 raffle tickets must be sold by the ticket purchase
deadline in order for the Grand Prize winner to have the choice of the home or
the Alternate Grand Prize of $1,000,000 cash. If less than 15,000 tickets are sold by the deadline, then
all Other Prizes will be awarded and instead of the home or the Alternate Grand
Prize the Grand Prize Winner will be awarded a cash prize equal to 50% of any
net raffle proceeds, defined as total ticket sales revenue minus the cost of
all other prizes (whether or not claimed or awarded) and minus all
raffle-related expenses as determined by the Ocean Institute. The 15,000 ticket threshold may be lowered in the Ocean Institute’s discretion.
In order for the Grand Prize winner to receive the home (subject to
these Rules), the winner must elect to receive the home, instead of the
Alternate Grand Prize, by delivering written notice of that election to the
Ocean Institute by 3:00 p.m. on the date that is 16 days after the
drawing. To be effective, this
notice must be signed by everyone named on the winning ticket. If the Ocean Institute does not receive
an effective notice by this deadline, then the Grand Prize winner will be
automatically and irrevocably deemed to have elected not to receive the home
and to have elected to receive the Alternate Grand
Prize. If the Grand Prize winner
elects the home, and if after making that election the winner is unable to
deliver to the Ocean Institute the required withholding amounts before the
delivery of the home or such other items as are necessary to complete the home
transfer, as determined in the Ocean Institute’s discretion, then the Ocean
Institute may award the Alternate Grand Prize instead of the Grand Prize.
If the Grand Prize winner receives the home, then the home will be
transferred to the Grand Prize winner without furnishings through an escrow in
its as-is, where-is condition. If
there is a tenant in the home, then the Grand Prize winner shall allow a
reasonable time for the tenant’s lease to be terminated and the tenant to
vacate the home or accept the home subject to the tenant’s lease. The Ocean Institute and the home seller
do not provide any guarantee, agreement, representation or warranty, express or
implied, in connection with the home including as to its value or that the home can be sold for any
certain price or within any certain time. The Ocean Institute and the home seller have no
responsibility regarding the home, its condition or its location.
If the Grand Prize winner receives the home, then the winner shall be
solely responsible for paying and reporting, as and when required by law, all
income taxes, property taxes, and any other taxes and expenses attributable to
the receipt and ownership of the home, including without limitation any
required withholding amounts. The Grand
Prize winner acknowledges that government authorities may place a different
value on the home than the Ocean Institute placed on the home in determining
any income, property, transfer, or other taxes or fees that may be attributable
to the Grand Prize. If the Grand
Prize winner properly elects to receive the home, then the winner shall sign
and deliver an agreement of purchase and sale and related escrow instructions
within 7 calendar days after these documents are provided to the Grand Prize
winner and shall reasonably cooperate in the escrow process and promptly sign
and deliver such documents as are customary for acquiring residential real
estate. The Grand Prize winner is
solely responsible for paying when due all escrow and title insurance charges,
homeowner’s association dues and assessments, transfer taxes and all other
charges imposed on the winner by the agreement of sale or related escrow
instructions. The Escrow period
shall be 45 days or less.
All prize winners are solely responsible for paying and reporting, as
and when required by law, all income taxes and any other taxes and expenses
attributable to the prize, whether or not the Ocean Institute makes any
withholding for taxes from that amount, and authorize the Ocean Institute to
withhold from any prize any and all amounts required to be withheld by
applicable law and shall indemnify, defend, protect and hold harmless the Ocean
Institute against all claims relating to such taxes and expenses.
The Ocean Institute will make reasonable efforts to contact the persons
named on a winning ticket, using only the information on the winning ticket
entry form. If despite those
efforts the persons named on a winning ticket cannot be located within 30 calendar
days after the drawing, or if any such person is ineligible under these Rules
or applicable law, then that person will not be awarded the prize, no other
ticket will be substituted for that ticket and the prize will be retained by
the Ocean Institute. Any prize
that is not claimed within sixty days after the drawing for that prize will not
be awarded.
The Ocean Institute reserves the right to reject any entry form that is
submitted with payment that does not constitute “good funds” as determined in
the Ocean Institute’s discretion. The Ocean Institute has no responsibility for notifying anyone who
attempts to buy a ticket without good funds. Each person named on a winning ticket agrees that his or her
name, likeness, voice and city of residence may be used without notice or
payment of compensation in any print, audio or visual media for any promotional
or other purposes, including without limitation any purposes related to this or
any other raffle involving the Ocean Institute.
Each person named on a winning ticket agrees, as a condition to being
eligible to receive any prize, to sign and deliver to the Ocean Institute: (a)
a sworn affidavit of eligibility in accordance with these Rules and applicable
law, including without limitation that he or she was at least 18 years old at
the time of purchase; (b) such written information as is required by any
applicable tax and/or real estate laws, including without limitation his or her
Social Security Number; (c) proof of identity satisfactory to the Ocean
Institute showing that the person claiming the prize is the same person named
on the winning ticket; and (d) a publicity release permitting the above uses by
the Ocean Institute.
Each person who buys a raffle ticket and/or whose name appears on a
ticket: (a) agrees that the Ocean Institute, its directors, officers,
employees, agents, representatives, the home seller and all other prize
providers are not responsible for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind
arising in connection with, or as a result of, this raffle and/or that person’s
failure to win or redeem any prize, or that person’s award of, acceptance of,
or use of, any prize; and (b) releases and agrees to indemnify, defend,
protect, and hold harmless the Ocean Institute, the home seller and all other
prize providers and each of its respective officers, directors, shareholders,
employees, agents, contractors, insurers, attorneys and affiliated entities
from and against all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind
arising in connection with, or as a result of, this raffle and/or that person’s
failure to win or redeem any prize, or that person's award of, acceptance of,
or use of, any prize; and (c) represents and warrants to the Ocean Institute
that he/she has read and understands these Rules and agrees to be bound by
these Rules and the Ocean Institute’s decisions, which will be final.
The net proceeds of this raffle will be used to support the Ocean
Institute, which is a California non-profit charitable organization. Visit www.ocean-institute.org for a list of raffle winners or for more information. |
