2024 John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods Fishing Contest

ADULT DIVISION

Official Rules

The 2024 John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods Fishing Contest (the “Sweepstakes”) begins on January 1, 2024 at 12:00am and concludes on November 30, 2024 11:59pm, Central Time (the “Entry Period”). The Sweepstakes is sponsored by and Fleet Farm Group, LLC and administered by John Gillespie Waters and Woods.

Participants may enter by completing and submitting a photo of their catch with their entry form, which can be found by (1) going online to FleetFarm.com/sweepstakes, or (2) go to https://woobox.com/v2n8m7, or (3) completing the information on the reverse side of the paper entry form found at all Fleet Farm location customer service counter. You must be 18 years of age or older. Employees of the Fleet Farm Group, LLC, its agents and agencies, suppliers to the Waters & Woods program and their families are ineligible. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Limit one entry per person / per day. No substitution of prizes.

PRIZES: Each week, the judges will select four winners from the entries received during the preceding week. Weekly winners will receive a $25 Fleet Farm Gift Card. At the conclusion of the television series, all entrants in each category will be eligible for the grand prize drawing.

WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION: Prize winner(s) will be selected and notified at random each week by the producing staff of Waters and Woods. Prize will be mailed to the prize winner. The contest is divided into seven (7) categories: Musky, Walleye, Panﬁsh, Bass, Northern Pike, Great Lakes Fish, and Other (Catﬁsh, Carp and Sturgeon). Judging will be done by the show’s producers. In the case of a tie in any one category, the winner will be selected by a random drawing*. For the grand prize drawing, there will be one winner in each of the seven (7) categories. Those winners will be selected by a random drawing.

Odds of winning a grand prize are subject to the total amount of entries received. Decision of judges is ﬁnal.

Weekly prize winners will be announced during the Waters and Woods show and their photographs will be featured. *based on length of fish. Prize Winner grants to Waters and Woods and its designees the right to use Prize Winner’s name, photograph, voice, likeness and city of residence for purposes of advertising or promoting and publicizing the efforts and activities of the Waters and Woods show without further consideration

PRIVACY: Information submitted as part of this Sweepstakes will be treated in accordance with Fleet Farm’s Privacy Policy. By submitting information in connection with any portion of the Sweepstakes, each participant agrees to receive promotional materials from Fleet Farm.

RELEASE AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: BY PARTICIPATING IN THE SWEEPSTAKES, PARTICIPANTS AGREE TO RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS FLEET FARM, ITS AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCIES, AND ANYONE INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES AND ITS AND THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS, AND SWEEPSTAKES JUDGES (THE “SWEEPSTAKES PARTIES”) FROM AND AGAINST ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES OR RECEIPT OR USE OF ANY PRIZE, INCLUDING PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH. EACH PARTICIPANT FURTHER AGREES THAT IN ANY CAUSE OF ACTION, THE SWEEPSTAKES PARTIES’ LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE COST OF PARTICIPATING IN THE SWEEPSTAKES, AND IN NO EVENT SHALL THE SWEEPSTAKES PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL, DIRECT OR INDIRECT DAMAGES AND EACH PARTICIPANT WAIVES THE RIGHT TO CLAIM ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER. THE WINNER OF ANY PRIZE SHALL BEAR ALL RISK OF LOSS OR DAMAGE TO THE PRIZE OR ANY PRIZE ELEMENTS AFTER IT HAS BEEN DELIVERED OR MADE AVAILABLE.

DISPUTES: Participants agree that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and either by the United States District Court, Eastern District, located Green Bay, Wisconsin or the Circuit Court of the State of Wisconsin, Outagamie County; (2) they voluntarily submit to the personal jurisdiction of the United States District Court, Eastern District, located Green Bay, Wisconsin or the Circuit Court of the State of Wisconsin, Outagamie County; (3) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, and in no event shall include consequential damages or attorneys' fees; and (4) participants hereby waive all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the participant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Wisconsin without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Wisconsin or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Wisconsin.

By entering into this Sweepstakes, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Judges and of Fleet Farm, which shall be final and binding in all respects. These Official Rules are accessible at Sweepstakes Website throughout duration of the Sweepstakes. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification. Sponsors reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual suspected of tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes; or to be acting in any manner deemed by Sponsor to be in violation of the Official Rules; or to be acting in any manner deemed by Sponsors to be unsportsmanlike or disruptive, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.

GENERAL: Sponsors assume no responsibility for any computer, software, online, Internet or technological malfunctions or for lost, late, stolen, incomplete, illegible, inaccurate, undelivered, delayed, mutilated, postage-due or misdirected mail, correspondence, requests, claims or other errors or problems in connection with or relating to the Sweepstakes. If for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of being conducted as contemplated in the Official Rules, including if due to computer virus, bugs, tampering or technical failures which compromise the administration or integrity of the Sweepstakes, Sponsors, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to terminate or modify the Sweepstakes. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of an entrant who has entered via the Sweepstakes Site, entries will be declared to have been made by the “Assigned Account Holder,” that is, the individual person who is assigned the email address corresponding to the winning entry. All entries become the property of the Sponsor and none will be returned. Sponsor and Sweepstakes judges designated by Sponsors reserve the right to disqualify any entrant who tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry procedure or the Sweepstakes Site or violates these Official Rules.

For additional copies of the Official Rules, please send a self-addressed stamped envelope (except where not required by law) by first class mail to: Official Rules 2024 John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods Fishing Contest, 2401 S. Memorial Drive, Appleton, WI 54915. Requests must be received within six (6) months of the close of the Entry Period. Official Rules will also be posted at the Sweepstakes Site during the Sweepstakes.

VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. The Sweepstakes is VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Also, if any specific provision or Sweepstake rule is prohibited or deem void, the remaining rules shall remain in effect.