Official Promotion Rules
From August 31, 2024 through December 9, 2024, Skull Session attendees (in person or via the live stream on YouTube) will be eligible to enter the sweepstakes promotion (“Promotion”).
One winner of the Promotion will win a 3' x 5' Ohio State Block O flag (“Prize”). One Prize will be awarded per 2024 Skull Session event (eight in total). The Prize is valued at $35. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received.
Individuals may enter the Promotion drawing by sending a text message with that week’s keyword (e.g., BUCKEYES) to 644678. The keyword will be announced during the Skull Session event in-person and on the live stream via YouTube. No Promotion entries will be available by presenting paper or other attempted form of entry during a Skull Session event. An error message will be sent if a misspelled or otherwise incorrect keyword is submitted to 644678. Ohio State is not responsible for incorrect keywords or for correct keywords sent to short codes/phone numbers other than 644678.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO WIN: An alternative means of entry to the Promotion is available by mailing a post-card to University Square South c/o Office of Marketing and Communications, 15 E 15th Ave, Columbus, OH 43201, which lists the entrant’s name, address, and phone number at which the entrant can be reached on the date of the Game. Post-card entries must be received by Monday, December 2, 2024.
Winner will be selected in a random drawing to be held each Tuesday following a 2024 Skull Session event at University Square South. The sweepstakes drawing will be conducted at 10am, by the University or its designee. Winners will be notified by phone.
Must be 18 years of age or older to participate.
The Promotion is open to legal residents of the United States 18 years of age and older.
The winner of the Prize will be selected by random drawing. All prize details shall be determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the University. Not all entrants will win a prize.
If an individual’s name is drawn and they are not immediately available by phone, they will be given 48 hours to respond and provide a mailing address before a new name will be drawn and that person will be the winner. In the event that an entry is deemed invalid, a discrepancy is found, or the winner cannot be reached based on the phone number used to send the text message entry (or the phone number listed on the winner’s alternative entry post-card), an alternate winner shall be used in place of the person initially selected at the sole discretion of the University.
In the event that a winner does not wish to receive a prize, refuses or fails to provide timely verification information or the required releases, or does not promptly respond to the initial contact by University officials, that winner may be deemed ineligible and an alternate winner may be selected. If it is determined that an alternate will be used, the person initially selected will forfeit any prizes associated with the Promotion. The promptness and degree of reasonableness of efforts to locate a winner or of any decision to deem a winner ineligible based on these rules shall be at the sole discretion of the University.
All State, Local, Federal and or other taxes, duties, tariffs, title fees, licensing fees, or other fees for prizes awarded become the sole responsibility of the winner. If required by law, The Ohio State University will file the necessary forms with the appropriate taxing authorities to report the value of the Prize, including reporting the value on OSU employee’s W2 statements as income.
The Prize will be awarded "as is" via the United States Postal Service. The Prize is nontransferable and cannot be exchanged.
In order to receive a prize, all winners must sign a separate release that provides express permission for the University to use the prize winner’s name and/or likeness worldwide, in perpetuity, for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, notification or permission unless prohibited by law, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised. The University will provide each winner with such release form for signature on notification that their name has been selected. Further, by accepting a prize, each winner agrees to hold the University, including its Board of Trustees and any of its employees, commissioners, owners, directors, officers, affiliates, subsidiaries, contractors, assignees and agents, absolutely harmless against any and all claims and/or liability arising out of ownership and/or use of a prize. Each official winner assumes all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by participation in the Promotion or use or redemption of any prize. The University makes no warranty, guarantee or representation of any kind concerning any prize (or any portion thereof) and disclaims any implied warranty. By participating in the Promotion, all entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules.
Prize will be mailed to the winner within 10 business days of receiving the winner’s mailing address, unless otherwise stated at the sole discretion of the University.
All entry blanks, forms devices and materials, as well as all the information contained on or within, gathered during the course of entry, shall become the sole property of The Ohio State University to be used, disposed of or destroyed at the discretion of the University.
All entrants and winners agree that The Ohio State University may publicly recognize them during a future Skull Session event or publish their name, city of residence, photo, video tape, film or any other likeness, including their voice, recorded or live, for any reason the University deems necessary without compensation. All entrants further agree to hold the University harmless and without liability for such publication, broadcast or use.
These Official Rules are available for review and may be amended or revised at any time at the sole discretion of the University. Winners will be selected through a random drawing. The University, at its discretion, reserves the right to select and/or change the prize(s) to be awarded as part of this Promotion or end the Promotion prior to all prize winners being drawn. The Ohio State University reserves the right to end the Promotion at any time without any advanced notice to the public.
One entry per phone number, per Skull Session event/keyword provided. The Ohio State University reserves the right to limit the number of times an individual may enter a sweepstakes, contest or drawing.
Violations of any of these rules or attempts to win any sweepstakes or contest by fraud, deception, or cheating shall be grounds for The Ohio State University to disqualify that individual from participating in all current and future sweepstakes, contests and events at the sole discretion of the university, as well as forfeiture of any prize or prizes won by fraudulent means.
Sponsor: The Ohio State University Office of Marketing and Communications, 15 E 15th Ave, Columbus, OH 43201 (“Sponsor” or “University”). For questions or to obtain a winner’s list, please email Sponsor at osu@osu.edu.