ELIGIBILITY
The Contest is open to all legal residents of Canada, except Quebec, that have reached the age of 19 at the time of entry.
Entrants are not eligible and will be disqualified if:
Entrants are an employee of General Mills Canada , Whirlpool®, MOLLY MAID®, the Contest administration organization or any other sponsors of the Contest or any of their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, or any promotion, advertising, judging or public relations company doing business with any of the above, or any of their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, or a member of the immediate family (parent, children, siblings, spouse, regardless of where they live) or live in the same household of such employees (whether related or not). All potential prize winners will have to state in the Affidavit and Release their address, occupation and name of their employer to confirm they are not a person excluded from eligibility to enter.
HOW TO ENTER
To enter the PILLSBURY BAKING CHALLENGE Contest (“Contest”), sponsored by General Mills Canada Corporation (“Sponsor”), go to www.bakingchallenge.ca (“Contest Website”) and submit an original recipe using the online Recipe Entry Form (“Form”). Fill in all required fields as indicated on the Form, including an original recipe, listing each recipe ingredient (including garnishes) with specific flavour, exact measurements or weights, equipment with exact dimensions or sizes and complete preparation instructions. All fields on the entry form must be completed unless they are indicated as optional. For suggested formatting, please click here for an example. Entrants must select the Pillsbury product featured in the recipe as well as the appropriate Recipe Category (“Category”). All entrants are strongly encouraged, but not required, to upload a thumbnail image of the recipe for stronger impact. Submit the Form by clicking on the “Submit” button. Each recipe entry can be submitted only once and must include one (1) of the following Pillsbury Products (“Products”). The varieties listed below are the only eligible Products.
Pillsbury* Grands!* Crescents
Pillsbury* Original Crescents
Pillsbury* Reduced Fat Crescents
Pillsbury* Multigrain Crescents
Pillsbury* Pie Crusts
Pillsbury* Brownies
Pillsbury* Grands!* Muffins
Pillsbury* Grands!* Flaky Supreme
Pillsbury* Grands!* with Icing
Pillsbury* Grands!* with Cream Cheese flavoured Icing
Pillsbury* Cinnamon Rolls with Icing
Pillsbury* Breadsticks
Pillsbury* Country Biscuits
Pillsbury* Flaky Rolls
Pillsbury* Pizza Crust
Pillsbury* Weiner Wraps
Pillsbury* Chocolatey Chip Cookies
Pillsbury* Chocolatey Chunk Cookies
Pillsbury* Peanut Butter Cookies
Pillsbury* Ready to Bake!* Chocolate Chunk & Chip Cookies
Pillsbury* Ready to Bake!* Chocolate Chip Cookies
Pillsbury* Apple Turnovers
Pillsbury* Raspberry Turnovers
Pillsbury* Strawberry Turnovers
Entrants may submit multiple different recipes in any Category, provided that only one recipe per entrant may be selected as a Finalist.
Contest begins on October 1, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends on January 27, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. ET (the “Contest Period”). Administrator’s computer is the official time keeping device for the Contest. All recipe entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET on November 15, 2009 to be eligible for voting. The Contest Period is divided into two stages:
The Submission of Recipes Stage:
Starts October 1, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. ET through November 15, 2009 11:59 p.m. ET.
The Rating of Recipes Stage:
Starts November 16, 2009 at 12:00 a.m. ET through January 27, 2010 11:59 p.m. ET.
After the close of the Contest Period, nine recipes, three from each Category, shall be selected as a finalist (“Finalist”) from all the recipes submitted, based on the “Selection Of Winners” criteria set forth below.
RECIPE CATEGORIES
All recipes submitted must be entered into one of the following three Categories. If the recipe is deemed to have been entered under the wrong category, the Sponsor or its third party agency shall move the entry under the appropriate category by end of the next business day without notification to the entrant and no appeals shall be granted.
Appetizers
Appetizers and snacks to serve at casual gatherings with family and friends or for holiday entertaining. For example, tartlets, pinwheels, puffs or bite-size appetizers.
Entrees
Easy-to-prepare main dishes that will delight the family. For example, family pizzas, calzones, sandwiches, foldovers or savory pies.
Desserts
Quick and easy treats for anytime celebrations. For example, cookies, pies, tarts, brownies or bars.
PRIZES
There are a total of ten (10) prizes to be won.
One overall Category Winner will be chosen from the three finalists in each of the three Recipe Categories. One of these overall Recipe Category Winners will be judged the Grand Prize Winner. The two remaining Recipe Category Winners will each be declared a Category Prize Winner. The remaining six Finalist recipes will be Honourable Mention Prize Winners.
One (1) Grand Prize Winner:
The Grand Prize consists of:
a. Whirlpool® Kitchen Suite consisting of:
• Whirlpool Gold® French Door Bottom-Freezer Refrigerator, Model GI5FSAXVY, MSRP $3,199.00;
• Whirlpool Gold® Tall Tub Dishwasher, Model GU3200XTVY, MSRP $1,099.00;
• Whirlpool Gold® Free Standing Electric Range, Model YGFE471LVS, MSRP $1,699.00;
• Whirlpool® Microwave/Hood Combination, Model YWMH1162XVS, MSRP $449.00;
Total MSRP for the Whirlpool® Kitchen Suite, $6,446.00
b. MOLLY MAID® Cleaning Services:
Winner will enjoy the services of MOLLY MAID® for one full year - based on a bi-weekly schedule (26 weeks of service). Retail Value Limited to $2,600.00;
c. Groceries for a Year, valued at $2,500.00:
Grocery Gift Cards will be supplied in denominations of $100.00 for a total value of $2,500.00. Winner may choose one grocery chain from a list supplied by the Sponsor, total gift card value must be taken from (1) one grocery chain;
Total retail value of Grand Prize is approximately $11,546.00 CDN.
Two (2) Category Prize Winners:
The Category Prize consists of:
a. $1,000.00 in Grocery Gift Cards:
Grocery Gift Cards will be supplied in denominations of $100.00 for a total value of $1,000.00. Winner may choose one grocery chain from a list supplied by the Sponsor, total gift card value must be taken from (1) one grocery chain;
b. MOLLY MAID® Cleaning Services:
Winners will receive a Gift Certificate for MOLLY MAID® Cleaning Services, valued at $150.00;
c. Electronic Kitchen Appliances Gift Pack:
• Brand Name Electric Wok, approximate retail value $116.00
• Brand Name Electric Skillet, approximate retail value $49.99
• Brand Name Health Grill, approximate retail value $129.99
Total retail value of Electronic Kitchen Appliances Gift Pack is approximately $296.00 CDN.
Total retail value of each Category Prize is worth approximately $1,446.00 CDN.
The total retail value of all the Category Prizes are approximately $2,892.00 CDN.
Six (6) Honourable Mention Prizes:
The Honourable Mention Prize consists of gift baskets containing the following items:
a. Free Pillsbury Product Coupons redeemable for any Pillsbury refrigerated baked good product. The total retail value is $50.00;
b. MOLLY MAID® Cleaning Handbook - The Complete Guide to a Clean House.
Winners will receive a handbook, approximate retail value $24.00
c. Pillsbury branded oven mitts and apron, approximate retail value $10.00
d. Pillsbury Doughboy doll, approximate retail value $5.75
e. Pillsbury branded tote, approximate retail value $10.25
f. Pillsbury Doughboy desk clock, approximate retail value $4.65
Total value of each Honourable Mention Prize is worth approximately $105.00 CDN.
The total retail value of all the Honourable Mention Prizes are approximately $630.00 CDN.
One (1) Pillsbury’s Choice Winner:
The Pillsbury’s Choice Prize consists of:
a. Free Pillsbury Product Coupons redeemable for any Pillsbury refrigerated baked good product. The total retail value is $1,000.00;
Total retail value of the Pillsbury’s Choice prize is approximately $1,000.00 CDN
All Prizes are non-transferable and no substitution will be made unless Sponsor, in its sole discretion, determines otherwise. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any prize for one of equal or greater value should it become unavailable for any reason. Winners are responsible for all installation and removal of existing appliances, taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use. All appliance prizes listed in the above prize descriptions will be delivered to winner’s home address (one shipment to one Canadian location per winner). Winner will be responsible for all appliance installation expenses. Any and all warranties and/or guarantees on a prize (if any) are subject to the manufacturer’s terms only, and winner agrees to look solely to such manufacturer for any such warranty and/or guarantee. All federal, provincial and local laws apply.
Limit one (1) prize per person or household, except for the Pillsbury’s Choice Prize, which may be won by any Finalist.
JUDGING CRITERIA
All entries must meet all requirements outlined to be entered into the Contest. Recipes not meeting Contest entry criteria shall be disqualified. Entries must be the original recipe of the entrant. Once the recipe has been uploaded on the Contest Website for viewing and rating, Sponsor or its third party agency will monitor, spell check and evaluate for originality all recipes by end of next business day. If it is deemed that the recipe is not an original recipe, does not have all the applicable information required to be an appropriate recipe or violates any of the terms or conditions set forth herein, then Sponsor shall remove the recipe immediately without notification to the entrant, and no appeals shall be granted. Also, Sponsor or its third party shall also review the recipe to ensure it does not pose any consumer safety risks. If the recipe is deemed to pose a risk to consumer safety (e.g. suggests the use of uncooked meat or unbaked dough), it will be removed without notification and no appeals shall be granted.
Sponsor shall disqualify any previously published recipes, such as but not limited to those in cookbooks, in magazines, from food companies, on food or recipe websites and winners in cooking contests, unless the recipe features changes considered significant by Sponsor and judges. In order for any previously published recipe to be deemed an original, there must be at least three significant step changes, such as the addition or removal of ingredients or change in preparation method, to the published recipe, as determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Finalists shall be required to certify, on information or belief, that their recipes are their original creation and have not been published or publicized and have not won a cooking contest. Sponsor reserve the right to assign entries to the Recipe Category they deem appropriate.
Selection of Finalists
The top nine (9) Finalists shall be determined from the overall consumer ratings of all the submitted recipes during the Rating of Recipes Stage. Beginning on November 16, 2009 at 12:00 a.m., all online consumers shall be able to participate in the rating of their favourite recipe from all the approved recipes submitted in the Contest. All rating participants shall be allowed to rate multiple recipes per day, but shall be limited to one (1) rating per recipe, per person, per day. Each person is determined as the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of voting registration. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
In order to rate a recipe, participants must register by providing their first name, email address & creating a password for bakingchallenge.ca. Once registered, participants will receive a confirmation email with a link back to the site to sign in. Participants who are signed in can rate a recipe by clicking on the "Rate this Recipe" button and choosing the applicable "Star Rating". Each rating participant may select to give a recipe either a 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 star rating. Each star rating is equivalent to points according to the following scale:
5 stars = 25 pts
4 stars = 16 pts
3 stars = 9 pts
2 stars = 4 pts
1 star = 1 pts
The selection of a one star through five stars will determine how many points the recipe will receive. The total number of stars and thus total number of points shall determine the overall rating of the recipe. The top nine (9) recipes, three (3) entrants from each Category, whose recipes receive the highest overall star ratings, thus receiving the highest total points, shall become Finalists.
Only one (1) recipe submission by each entrant is eligible to become a Finalist. Therefore, if an entrant has more than one recipe rated as a top three (3) in any Category, only the recipe with the highest number of points may be eligible to be a Finalist. If at anytime during the Contest it is found that an entrant does not qualify based on eligibility rules and or the originality of a recipe, the next highest rated entrant may become a Finalist. In the event of a tie in the overall points between recipes, the earlier submitted recipe based on the date and time the recipe was submitted into the Contest shall be used to determine the Finalist.
Before being declared a Contest Finalist, each of the nine (9) Finalist shall be required to correctly answer a time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question, without assistance of any kind whether mechanical or otherwise, to be administered at a mutually convenient time by telephone. Each Finalist shall also be required to sign and return, within the time stipulated in the documents, before being declared a Finalist, an affidavit of eligibility, a confidentiality agreement, and a liability release and assignment of rights (collectively, the “Affidavit and Release”). If any of the selected entrants cannot be reached within five (5) business days after the Contest Period, fails to submit the completed Affidavit and Release, or fails to correctly answer the skill-testing question within the time allotted, Sponsor or its third party service provider shall conclude that the selected entrant has forfeited his/her being included as a Finalist, which may then be awarded to an alternate eligible entrant at the Sponsor’s discretion. Sponsor shall notify all Finalists on or about February 1, 2010. Sponsor may also select alternates. Alternates will not be notified of their selection as alternates.
Selection of Prize Winners
On or about February 19th, 2010 in Mississauga, ON, a panel of judges will evaluate the top nine (9) entries received during the Contest Period.
The nine Finalists’ recipes shall be prepared for in accordance with the stated preparation instructions and reviewed by a panel of judges consisting of an Olympic athlete and three online home and food specialists for the purpose of selecting the Grand Prize Winner, Category Prize Winners and Honourary Prize Winners. The Pillsbury’s Choice Winner shall be selected by General Mills employees. The recipes shall be judged on the following criteria:
• Use of eligible Products
• Taste
• Appearance
• Creativity
• Consumer Appeal
For each Recipe Category, one Category Winner whose original recipe was judged to be the best within the Category shall be selected among the three Finalists, based on the criteria outlined above.
One of the three Category Winners shall be judged the Grand Prize Winner, whose original recipe was judged to be the best amongst all nine Finalists. The two remaining Recipe Category Winners will each be declared a Category Prize Winner. The remaining six Finalist recipes will be Honourable Mention Prize Winners. One (1) finalist will also be awarded the Pillsbury’s Choice Prize for which all Finalists are eligible for the Pillsbury’s Choice Prize.
All Finalists may be required to make themselves available for promotional appearances during the Contest. The Grand Prize and Category Winners may be required to travel to and attend additional promotional appearances at the direction of Sponsor after the Contest winners are announced. Method of travel and accommodations for such appearances shall be chosen by Sponsor and at its expense. Any Finalist who does not comply with these requirements, cannot be easily located at the address or phone number provided, or any subsequent promotional appearances required by Sponsor shall not be eligible for any prize and will not be allowed to compete.
All winners shall be posted on the Internet at www.bakingchallenge.ca.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
This Contest is subject to all applicable Federal, Provincial and Municipal laws and regulations. All decisions of Sponsor and the independent Contest administration organization are final and binding in all matters relating to this Contest, and the Contest Sponsor and Contest administration organization shall not be held responsible for any accident, negligence, printing, administrative or other errors that may arise or occur in connection with the Contest.
The Contest Sponsor reserves the right to modify, amend or terminate this Contest in whole or in part, at any time without notice and with no obligation or liability, subject to applicable law.
Entries attempted by methods other than those described in these Official Rules shall be deemed void. Any attempt by any participant to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different e-mail addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that participant's entries and that participant may be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. In the event of a dispute regarding submission of an online entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the authorized holder of the e-mail account. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. A selected entrant may be required to provide Sponsor with proof that he/she is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the selected entry. Proof of sending will not be deemed to be proof of receipt.
Sponsor and their promotion agencies are not responsible for phone, network, electronic or computer hardware or software failure, or technical failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, fraud, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions, whether caused by Sponsor, entrants or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of submissions which may damage a user’s system or limit a participant’s ability to participate in the Contest.
Sponsor may prohibit any individual from participating in the Contest or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said individual is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair practices; violates the Official Rules; or acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner at any time during the Contest, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Participation and submission of a recipe constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s and administrator’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. All entrants also agree that his/her recipe(s) becomes the sole property of Sponsor, and Sponsor reserves the right to edit, adapt, copyright, publish, transfer and use any or all of them, without compensation.
NOTE -- ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES) FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
CONSENT TO COLLECTION, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
By entering the Contest and voluntarily providing his/her personal information, each entrant consents and agrees to the collection, use and disclosure of the entrant’s personal information by Sponsor and its third party services’ providers for the purpose of administering the Contest and fulfilling the Prizes. The Sponsor will not use an entrant’s personal information for any other reason, nor will the Sponsor otherwise disclose it to any third party without consent of entrant. See Sponsor’s Privacy Policy for information on how personal information is handled.
RELEASE
By entering the Contest, entrants agree that the Sponsor shall not be responsible or liable for any losses or injuries of any kind resulting from participating in the Contest or acceptance, possession and/or use or misuse of the prize, and agree to release, discharge and hold harmless the Sponsor and its respective officers, directors, parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, related companies, advertising and promotional agencies, third party services’ providers and prize suppliers (collectively, the “Releasees”) from all claims or damages arising out of entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or acceptance, use or misuse of any prize. By accepting the prize, each winner agrees to the use of his/her name, city of residence, photograph and/or other likeness in any related publicity for Sponsor, in any medium, including presence on the Sponsor’s website, without further compensation or permission, worldwide and in perpetuity. Sponsor, makes no representation or warranty that any identification, videotape, photograph and/or likeness of the winner will be broadcast or used otherwise in any manner.
MISCELLANEOUS
In order to be eligible to win a prize, entrants must comply with these Official Rules. All entries become property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. No correspondence will be entered into except with selected entrants. The Contest Sponsor and affiliates are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. If for any reason an entrant's entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Contest, provided that if it is not possible to award another entry due to discontinuance of the Contest, or any part of it, for any reason, Sponsor, at its discretion, may elect to judge the entry with all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In the event that production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more than the stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, unawarded, eligible prize claims. Entries are subject to verification and will be declared invalid if they are incomplete, garbled, forged, falsified, altered or tampered with in any way.
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