TEXAS PETE GIVEAWAY
Official Sweepstakes Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. THIS PROMOTION IS OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, EXCLUDING RHODE ISLAND, WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED, TAXED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.
INTERNET ACCESS AND VALID INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE.
This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, or administered by, or associated with, Instagram LLC.
IMPORTANT: MESSAGE AND DATA RATES MAY APPLY TO USE OF MOBILE PHONE/DEVICE TO PARTICIPATE IN SWEEPSTAKES. INSTAGRAM IS FREE TO DOWNLOAD AND AVAILABLE FOR iPHONE FROM THE APPLE APPLICATION STORE AND FOR ANDROID FROM THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE.
LIMITED ENTRY PERIODS:
June 26th 2025 through July 13th 2025
By entering, you agree to these Official Rules, which are final and binding in all aspects.
Eligibility
The Texas Pete Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) is open only to individuals who are at least 18 years old at time of entry and are residents of the continental United States or U.S. territories, with the exception of residents of Rhode Island. Employees of TW Garner Food Company (“Sponsor”), McKinney (“Sweepstakes Administrator”), Sponsored Influencers, and their respective parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies, advertising and promotional agencies (together “Sweepstakes Parties”), and each of their immediate family members (parents, siblings, children and spouse, wherever they reside) or household members (whether or not related) are not eligible. Residents of the state of Rhode Island are not eligible to participate. Groups, clubs, organizations, commercial entities, and businesses are not eligible to participate. Sweepstakes is void where legally restricted or prohibited.
Sweepstakes Periods
Entries into the Sweepstakes may be made during the Sweepstakes Periods defined herein. Administrator’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the Sweepstakes.
How to Enter
- Follow @TexasPete on IG
- Like the Texas Pete Giveaway post
- Tag a friend in the comments of the Texas Pete Giveaway post.
Entrants who post a comment on the Texas Pete post and follow all the requirements will be entered into the Sweepstakes to win One (1) pack of three (3) Yeehaw Straws, Two (2) 2oz. bottle of Texas Pete Original Hot Sauce, One (1) Texas Pete Koozie in Black. All Entrants who follow the instructions are eligible to be entered into the Sweepstakes with no limited number of entries. Additional Non-Sweepstakes-related comments will be disregarded and ineligible for a Sweepstakes prize.
Sponsor, Sweepstakes Parties and Instagram are not responsible for incomplete, lost, late, damaged, illegible or misdirected entries or for any technical problems, malfunctions of any telephone lines, computer systems, servers, providers, hardware/software, lost or unavailable network connections or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmission or any combination thereof. ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW. ANYONE INTENTIONALLY OR ATTEMPTING TO UNLAWFULLY MANIPULATE, CAUSE ANY INTERFERENCE WITH OR INTERRUPTION TO THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS PROMOTION WILL FORFEIT ANY PRIZE WINNINGS FROM THE SWEEPSTAKES.
Drawings
Odds of winning will be based on the number of eligible entries received on the Texas Pete Instagram Post. There will be 20 winners randomly drawn at the end of the Sweepstakes Period. The products given to the winners have a value of $15. For the Sweepstakes Period, after the voting and submissions, the Sweepstakes Period will be closed, and the winners will be selected randomly from eligible Entrants.
The selection of the winners is final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Winners will be contacted via private message by the Texas Pete Instagram.
Once the winner is contacted via private message, the winner will be required to provide contact information which will be shared with the Sweepstakes Administrator.
If a Sweepstakes winner does not send a private message notifying the Sponsored Influencer and Sweepstakes Administrator of their intention to redeem the Sweepstakes prize and provide email contact information for further coordination of prize distribution by the designated time, that Sweepstakes winner’s prize will be forfeited.
No more than one (1) winner per household may be selected during each Sweepstakes period.
The receipt of a prize(s) is contingent upon compliance with these Official Rules, Sweepstakes Winners will be required to sign and return to Sweepstakes Administrator, within 72 hours of the date notice is sent, an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability and Publicity Release (except where prohibited) in order to claim their prize. If the winners fail to sign and return the Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability and Publicity Release within the required time period (if applicable), the selected winners shall forfeit the prize. Texas Pete, Sweepstakes Administrator, Sponsored Influencers, and Instagram are not responsible for late, lost, or misdirected prize claim documents.
The winner is subject to verification by Sweepstakes Administrator and Sponsor. THE CONTEST ADMINISTRATOR’S AND SPONSOR’S DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONTEST. Entrants are not winners of any prize unless and until entrants’ eligibility has been verified and entrants have been notified that verification is complete. Any entry that occurs after the system has failed for any reason is deemed a defective entry and is void and will not be honored.
Prizes
Twenty (20) prize winners total from the entire Sweepstakes will be randomly selected among eligible entrants. Winner will receive one (1) pack of three (3) Yeehaw Straws, two (2) 2oz. bottle of Texas Pete Original Hot Sauce, one (1) Texas Pete Koozie in Black. Package has a value of $15.
Please allow 2-4 weeks after winner verification for delivery of prize if applicable.
The Prize winner is solely responsible for all costs, expenses, taxes, and tax reporting to appropriate taxing authorities related to the prize not specified in these Official Rules. Prizes may not be transferred, assigned, redeemed for cash or substituted, except that Texas Pete or Sweepstakes Administrator may substitute any prize component with a prize component of equal or greater value should the stated prize become unavailable for any reason. Only the prize listed above will be awarded.
Privacy
All information submitted by entrants is subject to, and will be treated in a manner consistent with, Sponsor’s Terms of Use accessible at: https://help.instagram.com/termsofuse and Privacy Policy accessible at: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy . Entrants agree that all information submitted may be shared with Administrator, and all such information is subject to, and will be used by Administrator in a manner consistent with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy.
Release
By receipt of prize, winner agrees to release, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Sponsor, Sweepstakes Administrator, Sponsored Influencers, and Instagram, and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising and promotion agencies and each of their respective parent companies and each such company’s officers, directors, members, managers, employees and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any risk, loss, injury, damage, harm, claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, illness, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. Winner will be required to execute an Affidavit and Release document to this effect at the time of receipt of prize.
Publicity
Except where prohibited, acceptance of any prize constitutes winner’s consent to allow Sponsor, Sweepstakes Administrator, Instagram, and their agents to have unlimited use and right to use winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, statements or testimonials, and/or city and state of origin for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration. Sweepstakes winner will execute an Affidavit and Release to this effect prior to receiving any prize.
General Rules
Any use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed, or like methods (including such methods provided or enabled by third parties) to participate in the Sweepstakes will void any attempted participation affected by such methods and result in disqualification of participants utilizing the same. If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes (in whole or in part) in the sole opinion of Sweepstakes Administrator is not capable of running as planned by reason of, but not limited to, infection by computer virus, worms, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, service or technical outages of Instagram, or any other causes which Sponsor in its sole opinion deems could corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes and/or proceed with the Sweepstakes (including the awarding of prizes) in a manner deemed by Sponsor in its sole discretion to be fair, appropriate and consistent with the spirit of these Official Rules. Notice of such action by Sponsor will be posted by the Sponsored Influencers. Sponsor, Sweepstakes Administrator, and Instagram are not responsible for any typographical or other error in the posting of the offer, administration of the Sweepstakes or announcement of the prizes. Taxes and tax reporting to appropriate taxing authorities on any prize are the responsibility of the winner.
Sweepstakes Entrants may post as many comments during the Sweepstakes Periods as they wish; however only one (1) winner per household FOR THE ENTIRE CONTEST, may be selected from the Sponsored Influencers posts.
Release of Liability; Indemnification
Participants agree that Sponsor, Sweepstakes Administrator, Sponsored Influencer(s), Instagram, and reward and prize suppliers, and their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, advertising and Sweepstakes agencies, and all of their respective officers, directors, members, managers, employees, representatives and agents (individually and collectively “Releasees”) shall have no liability whatsoever for, and shall be indemnified, defended and held harmless by participants and winners against, any liability for any risk, loss, injury, death, damage, harm, claim or cause of action (whether due to negligence or otherwise), including, without limitation, copyright, intellectual property rights or publicity rights infringement or misappropriation, of any kind to person(s) or property, resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from participation in this Sweepstakes or redemption of any Sweepstakes prize. In no event will Releasees be responsible or liable for any damages or losses of any kind, whether direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive or otherwise. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS.
Releasees are not responsible for illegible, lost, late, incomplete, misdirected, or misposted entries; or for any computer, programming, telephone, satellite, cable, network, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, failures, errors, connections, or availability, or garbled, corrupt or jumbled transmissions, service provider/Internet/website/use net accessibility, availability, or traffic congestion, or any technical error, or unauthorized human intervention, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of registration information, or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information.
Winners will be required to execute a separate Release of Liability document at the time of receipt of prize.
Dispute Resolution/Choice of Law/ Jurisdiction
Except where prohibited, participants agree that: (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by an action in state or federal court located in the appropriate courts in Maricopa County, AZ and expressly agree and consent to the subject matter and personal jurisdiction of such courts; (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with participating in this Sweepstakes but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (c) under no circumstances will participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and participant hereby waives all rights to claim, 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 participant and/or Sponsor, and/or Sweepstakes Administrator in connection with this Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of Arizona without regard to conflict of law principles.
General Administration
Entrants should contact the Sweepstakes Administrator, McKinney, at 318 Blackwell St. Durham, NC 27701 with any questions, comments or problems related to the Sweepstakes.
Sponsor
614 W 4th St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101