PIRATES CHARITIES 50/50 RAFFLE
PITTSBURGH, PA - PNC PARK - OFFICIAL RULES AND INFORMATION
Overview: All Pirates Charities 50/50 Raffle (“Raffle”) tickets, transactions, participants, purchasers and winners are subject to these Official Rules, and to all applicable statutes, rules and regulations, including but not limited to the Pennsylvania Small Games of Chance Act, the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and all other applicable rules and regulations adopted by any regulatory and/or enforcement agency having jurisdiction with respect to the activities to which these Official Rules apply.
Ticket Purchase: Raffles will be conducted at each Pittsburgh Pirates home game at PNC Park throughout the regular season. Raffle tickets will be sold from the time the gates open through the last out of the 6th inning. The winning ticket number will be drawn at the top of the 7th inning, and the number will be posted on the scoreboard and announced during the 8th inning.
Raffle tickets can be purchased at four (4) Raffle kiosks (on the main concourse near Section 105, in the Pittsburgh Baseball Club, behind Pop’s Plaza, and under the Left Field Bleachers) or from a Raffle seller (wearing a safety green colored polo) roaming throughout the ballpark.
Standard Ticket Prices: Tickets may be purchased with credit or debit as follows:
- 5 tickets for $10
- 20 tickets for $20
- 100 tickets for $50
- 300 tickets for $100
Each receipt given to the entrant contains ticket number(s) equal to the number of chances or entries purchased for that game’s Raffle. Entries are not eligible for any past or future Raffle drawings. Pirates Charities is not responsible for printing errors in any Raffle-related material or any misdirected, incomplete, lost, late or illegible tickets or other errors or problems that may limit the entrant’s ability to participate in or win any Raffle. False or deceptive entries or acts will render the purchaser ineligible. Entrants may purchase as many tickets as they wish, subject to availability. No refunds will be made, except as otherwise determined by Pirates Charities in its sole discretion. Raffle ticket purchases are not tax deductible. Prices on tickets can vary in the discretion of Pirates Charities.
Eligibility: Raffles are open to legal residents of the 50 United States or District of Columbia who are eighteen (18) or older at the time of entry and ticket holders to Pittsburgh Pirates home games. By purchasing a Raffle ticket, the entrant agrees to abide by all terms of these Official Rules and all federal, state, local and municipal laws and regulations applicable thereto. Some restrictions apply. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
Raffle staff members are not eligible to purchase Raffle tickets at Pittsburgh Pirates’ home games at which they are working on, or on behalf of, said Raffle.
Random Drawing: Every transaction is electronically tallied. The running total is periodically displayed and updated in real time on the scoreboard and various locations throughout the ballpark. The winning ticket number is selected by random drawing through an automated computer program upon conclusion of each Raffle at the end of the 6th inning. Winners need not be present to claim their prize. One (1) winner will be chosen out of the pool of purchased tickets for that game. The decisions of Pirates Charities are final and binding on all matters relating to any Raffle. Winner Notification: The winning ticket number will be posted on the scoreboard and announced during the 8th inning. The winning ticket number will also be available at the Guest Relations office on the Main Concourse of PNC Park. The number will also be posted on www.pirates.com/raffle within three (3) business days of the game date.
Prize: Each prize is cash and the amount depends on the amount of Raffle tickets sold. Each winning prize, in the form of a check, shall be paid to each Raffle winner within six (6) weeks of the claim date via US mail. Each Raffle winner will receive one half (1/2) of the total amount collected by Pirates Charities on that Raffle.
To claim your winning prize, potential winners should go to the Guest Relations Office, located inside PNC Park’s Home Plate Gate, or call (412) 325-4760. The purchased Raffle ticket is the only valid receipt for claiming a prize and must be redeemed either in person or via mail. The potential Raffle winner will be required to submit their valid social security number and/or other identification to Pirates Charities and shall be required to execute and return a Winning Ticket Claim Form and a Publicity Release. Upon completion of the corresponding paperwork, a check will be mailed to the winner within six (6) weeks of claiming their respective prize.
Failure to submit any identification or failure to return required documents to Pirates Charities within the specified time period, noncompliance with these Official Rules, or return of any prize or prize notification as undeliverable, may result in disqualification and the prize being forfeited and donated to Pirates Charities. Potential winners may also choose to waive their right to receive the prize, at which time the prize will be forfeited and donated to Pirates Charities.
The Raffles are governed by Pennsylvania law. All winners will be subject to the IRS rules and regulations regarding gambling winnings. For the season, Pirates Charities will complete and file IRS form W-2G and withhold federal income tax from the winner’s proceeds in accordance with IRS guidelines and regulations. Prize winners who are non-resident aliens for tax purposes will be subject to all applicable withholding and reporting requirements.
All Raffle winners will have until thirty (30) days following the conclusion of the regular season to claim their prize. If a prize remains unclaimed after thirty (30) days following the conclusion of the regular season, the unclaimed prize will be forfeited and donated to Pirates Charities.
Each Raffle winner assumes all responsibility for any federal, state, county or local taxes, fees or withholdings. Each winner is advised to consult with their own tax advisor(s) with respect to the liabilities that may arise from winning a prize in the Raffle. No substitute prizes are permitted.
Pirates Charities and Pittsburgh Associates (sometimes referred to as “Pittsburgh Pirates”) are not responsible for any lost or stolen Raffle tickets.
PIRATES CHARITIES REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Pirates Charities is a recognized 501(c)(3) charitable organization existing under the laws of Pennsylvania and is a distinct legal entity from Pittsburgh Associates, the legal entity which owns and operates the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball franchise. Pirates Charities is conducting the Raffles at PNC Park with the permission of and limited assistance from the Pittsburgh Pirates, but Pirates Charities is solely responsible for the operation and conduct of the Raffles. The official registration and financial information of Pirates Charities may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1 (800) 732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS: By purchasing a Raffle ticket, purchasers agree to release and hold harmless Pirates Charities, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the other MLB Entities (as defined below), Bump5050, Bump Worldwide, Inc., each of their respective affiliates, and each of their respective shareholders, partners, members, directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) against any and all claims, demands, causes of action, damages, liabilities, losses, costs and expenses arising out of or relating to, directly or indirectly, such purchaser’s participation in the Raffle (including receipt and/or of any prize).
Pirates Charities, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering within the entry process or otherwise in violation of these Official Rules. Pirates Charities further reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify any Raffle for any reason, including, but not limited to, if any Raffle is not capable of completion as planned, including, but not limited to, infection by tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort, fraud or acts of God. Pirates Charities will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to any Raffle. The Released Parties make no representation, warranty or guaranty of any kind concerning any prize and disclaim any implied warranty. Failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. All disputes will be resolved in the state and federal courts located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Any attempt to deliberately damage or undermine the legitimate operation of any Raffle may be in violation of criminal and civil laws and will result in disqualification from participation in the Raffle. Should such an attempt be made, Pirates Charities reserves the right to seek remedies and damages (including attorneys’ fees) to the fullest extent of the law, including criminal prosecution.
An entrant’s sole and exclusive remedy for any claim against Pirates Charities arising out of or relating to the sale of Raffle tickets or the conduct of the Raffle shall be the return of the purchase price paid for their Raffle ticket(s). In no event shall the Released Parties be liable to any party for any special, indirect, incidental, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
The “MLB Entities” shall mean the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball (“BOC”), its Bureaus, Committees, Subcommittees and Councils, MLB Advanced Media, L.P., (“MLB”) Major League Baseball Properties, Inc., The MLB Network, LLC, the Major League Baseball Clubs (“Clubs”), each of their parent, subsidiary, affiliated and related entities, any entity which, now or in the future, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Clubs or the BOC and the owners, general and limited partners, shareholders, directors, officers, employees and agents of the foregoing entities.
QUESTIONS: If you have any questions, please contact Pirates Charities at (412) 325-4992.