Saratoga® Golden Globes Sweepstakes

Official Rules

 

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

 

1. Eligibility: The Saratoga® Golden Globes Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are at least 21 years old at the time of entry. Employees, officers and directors of BlueTriton Brands, Inc. (“Sponsor”), Merkle Inc. (“Administrator”), Lustre, Inc., Dick Clark Productions, LLC, Golden Globes, LLC, CBS Broadcasting Inc., OWR Hotel Owner LLC, d/b/a The Beverly Hilton, and any of their respective parent and affiliate companies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules. Sponsor’s and Administrator’s decisions are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Winning the prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

 

2. Sponsor: BlueTriton Brands, Inc., Building 2, Stamford, CT 06902. Administrator: Merkle Inc. (previously known as HelloWorld, Inc.), 3000 Town Center, Suite 2100, Southfield, MI 48075.

 

3. Timing: The Sweepstakes begins on October 15, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends on November 14, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET (the "Promotion Period"). Sponsor’s servers are the official time-keeping devices for the Sweepstakes.

4. How to Enter: During the Promotion Period, there are 2 ways to enter the Sweepstakes, as outlined below.

·       Instagram: During the Promotion Period, an eligible entrant who is logged in to their Instagram account may be presented with an Instagram sponsored post prompting the entrant to enter the Sweepstakes (the “Ad”). Sponsor will determine Ad placement in its sole discretion. Accordingly, only select Instagram users will see and be able to enter the Sweepstakes via the Ad. To enter the Sweepstakes via the Ad, click on the in-Ad “Sign Up” button and follow the instructions to accurately complete and submit the registration form, including providing  your first and last name (initials are not sufficient), a valid email address, ZIP code, verification you are 21 years of age or older, and agreement to these Official Rules. Upon completion and submission of the registration form, you will receive 1 entry into the Sweepstakes. In addition to the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, as outlined in Section 14 of these Official Rules, entries through the Ad are also subject to Meta’s Privacy Policy found at https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/; OR

 

·       Online: Visit https://www.saratogawater.com/ (“Promotion Site”) and follow the links and instructions to accurately complete and submit the registration form, including providing your first and last name (initials are not sufficient), a valid email address, ZIP code, verification that you are at least 21 years of age, and agreement to these Official Rules. By taking these actions, you will receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes. 

 

Entry Limit: You are limited to 1 entry during the Sweepstakes Period by either method listed above. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same email address. Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more than 1 entry by using multiple or different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins or any other methods will void that entrant's entries and that entrant may be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and may result in disqualification. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an entrant, Sponsor and Administrator will rely on the information submitted by the entrant to register for this Sweepstakes. If any additional information provided by entrant is inconsistent with the information provided at registration for this Sweepstakes, Sponsor and/or Administrator may disqualify such entrant and such disqualification may result in the forfeiture of any prizes won. Sponsor, in its discretion, may require additional documentation from entrant to show proof of entrant’s identity.

  

5. Prize Drawing and Winner Requirements: Administrator is an independent organization whose decisions as to the selection of the potential winner are final and binding. Administrator will randomly select the potential Sweepstakes winner from all eligible entries received during the Promotion Period, on or around November 21, 2025. The potential Grand Prize winner will be required to sign and return a Declaration of Compliance, Liability Waiver and where not prohibited a Publicity Release ("Declaration") which must be received by Administrator within 3 days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent in order to claim the prize. If potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the Declaration or provide any other requested information within the required time-period, or the prize is returned as undeliverable, the potential winner forfeits the prize. Receiving a prize is contingent upon compliance with these Official Rules. In the event that the potential winner is disqualified for any reason or forfeits the prize, Sponsor will award the prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries. Up to 3 alternate drawings will be held, time permitting, after which the prize will remain unawarded.

 

6. Prize, Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”), and Odds of Winning:

 

A.             Prize:

 

1 Grand Prize: A trip for winner and 1 travel companion to Los Angeles, CA, January 10 through 13, 2026, to attend the Golden Globes viewing party described below (the “Event”). Trip package includes:

·       Round trip, business or first-class air transportation (class based on availability at time of booking) for 2 from a major airport near winner’s home (determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) to Los Angeles, CA;

·       Round trip ground transportation from winner’s home to the airport and airport to hotel; 

·       Round trip ground transportation between hotel and the Event;

·       3 nights' accommodations at a luxury hotel determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion (single room, double occupancy);

·       2 tickets to the Golden Globes viewing party in Wilshire Garden at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 11, 2026 from 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (“PT”) until 8:00 p.m. PT;

·       $1,000 spending allowance.

 

Sponsor will also provide winner a check for $2,750, which is intended to assist the winner with any federal, state, or other tax obligations related to the Grand Prize (the “Tax Gross-Up Payment”).

 

Winner and travel companion must travel on the dates determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion or prize will be forfeited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sponsor will make reasonable efforts to select travel dates acceptable to winner. Trip must be booked at least twenty-one (21) days prior to departure. Travel and accommodations are subject to availability. Travel must be round trip. Sponsor will determine airline and flight itinerary in its sole discretion. No refund or compensation will be made in the event of the cancellation or delay of any flight. Travel is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Sweepstakes, and those set forth by the Sponsor’s airline carrier of choice as detailed in the passenger ticket contract. All expenses and incidental travel costs not expressly stated in the package description above, including but not limited to, ground transportation, meals, incidentals, gratuities, passenger tariffs or duties, airline fees, surcharges, airport fees, service charges or facility charges, personal charges at lodging, security fees, taxes or other expenses are the responsibility solely of winner. Winner must have proper identification and a valid credit card for hotel check-in and to cover incidental expenditures. Travel companion must be at least 21 years of age or older as of the date of departure and must travel on same itinerary and at the same time as the winner. Travel companion must execute liability/publicity releases prior to issuance of travel documents. Travel restrictions, conditions and limitations may apply. By traveling and attending the Event, winner and winner’s travel companion voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 or other communicable or infectious diseases, bacteria, viruses or other pathogens. If in the judgment of Sponsor air travel is not required due to winner’s proximity to prize location, ground transportation will be substituted for round trip air travel at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor will not replace any lost, mutilated, or stolen tickets, travel vouchers or certificates. Sponsor is not responsible if the Event is delayed, postponed or cancelled for any reason, in which event that portion of prize is forfeited in its entirety and no substitution will be provided except as in Sponsor’s sole discretion. ARV: $16,650. Actual value may vary based on airfare fluctuations and distance between departure and destination. Winner will not receive difference between actual and approximate retail value.

 

B.   Total ARV: The total ARV of all available prizes in the Sweepstakes is $16,650.

 

C.   Odds of Winning: The odds of winning the prize depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the Promotion Period.

 

D.   Taxes: Any valuation of the prize stated above is based on available information provided to the Sponsor, and the actual value of any prize awarded to a winner will be reported to the IRS as required by law. Winner is responsible for all taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use. Winner will receive an IRS Form 1099 reporting the value of the prize. The Grand Prize winner’s actual tax liabilities related to the Grand Prize could exceed the Tax Gross-Up Payment. The Grand Prize winner is solely responsible for all applicable federal, state, or other tax obligations related to the Grand Prize. Sponsor will not provide any further assistance toward the winner’s tax obligation.

 

Prize is non-transferable, and no substitution will be made except as provided herein at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the prize (or any component thereof) for one of equal or greater value if the designated prize should become unavailable for any reason. All other costs and expenses associated with acceptance of the prize that are not expressly set forth herein shall be solely the winner’s responsibility. Limit of 1 prize per household. NAMES, LOGOS AND OTHER MATERIALS ARE USED FOR PURPOSES OF SWEEPSTAKES AND/OR PRIZE DESCRIPTION ONLY. ALL TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS, TRADE NAMES, TRADE DRESS, PRODUCT NAMES AND LOGOS APPEARING IN THE SWEEPSTAKES ARE THE PROPERTY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS; USE DOES NOT IMPLY AFFILIATION OR ENDORSEMENT.

 

7. Event Requirements: In order to attend the Event, winner and their travel companion must execute any and all additional releases and forms required by the Released Parties (“Releases”) within the applicable time periods specified by Sponsor and comply with all then-current federal, state, and/or local government and/or agent laws, rules, orders, and regulations as well as any rules, regulations, and/or safety guidelines of the Released Parties and the venue where the Event is held.  Failure to respond and/or execute and return the Releases by the specified deadline(s) may result in forfeiture of the prize. Tickets to the Event may not be sold, traded, or transferred to any other party. The Released Parties shall have the right, in their sole discretion, to remove winner and/or their companion from the Event at any time without compensation if winner or travel companion at any point behaves in a disorderly or disruptive manner or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person at the Event, may or does cause damage to person, property, or the reputation of the Event or any Released Party, and/or otherwise violates the policies of Dick Clark Productions, LLC, the venue or any other Released Parties.

 

8. Release: By entering the Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsor, Lustre Inc., Administrator, Dick Clark Productions, LLC, Golden Globes, LLC, CBS Broadcasting Inc., OWR Hotel Owner LLC, d/b/a The Beverly Hilton, and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies, and prize suppliers, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any and all actions, claims, injury, loss or damage arising in any manner, directly or indirectly, from participation in this Sweepstakes and/or acceptance, use, inability to use, misuse or redemption of a prize (including any injury or harm related thereto).

 

9. Publicity: Except where prohibited, participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes winner’s consent to Sponsor’s and its agents’ use of winner’s name, prize information, likeness, photograph, social handle, voice, opinions and/or hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration. Sponsor is not obligated to use any of the above-mentioned information on publicity materials but may do so and edit such information or materials at its sole discretion, without further obligation or compensation.

 

 

10. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Sweepstakes, if any fraud, technical failures, human error, or any other factor impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Sweepstakes, or any event or cause beyond Sponsor’s control (e.g. events such as natural calamities, national emergencies, wide spread illnesses, declarations of war, acts of God, acts of terrorism) interferes with any aspect of the Sweepstakes, including but not limited to fulfillment of the prize(s), or any part thereof, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In such event, Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance and may modify the prize(s) offered herein. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes, including but, not limited to submitting fraudulent entries, or to be acting in violation of the Official Rules of this or any other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. In no event will more prizes than are stated in these Official Rules be awarded. If, for any reason, more prize notifications are sent (or more claims are received) than the number of prizes offered as set forth in these Official Rules, Sponsor reserves the right to award the intended number of prizes through a random drawing from among all eligible prize claims received. In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between any other statements contained in any Sweepstakes-related materials (including printed versions of these Official Rules) and the Official Rules as posted on the Promotion Site, the Official Rules as posted on the Promotion Site shall prevail, govern, and control.

 

11. Limitations of Liability: The Released Parties are not responsible for: (a) any incorrect or inaccurate information  either caused by printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes or provided by entrants; (b) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections to the internet, in phone lines or network hardware or software; (c) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the Sweepstakes, including but not limited to the entry process; (d) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes, including but not limited to the processing of entries; (e) late, lost, undeliverable, damaged or stolen mail; or (f) 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 Sweepstakes, or to the receipt, use, inability to 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 Sweepstakes, if it is possible.

 

BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES, ENTRANTS/WINNER/TRAVEL COMPANION AGREE THAT THE RELEASED PARTIES WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY ENTRANTS AGAINST, ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURIES, LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND TO PERSONS, INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, OR PROPERTY RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, MISUSE, OR USE OF THE PRIZE, ENTRY, OR PARTICIPATION IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR THE EVENTS OR IN ANY PROMOTION RELATED ACTIVITY, OR ANY CLAIMS BASED ON PUBLICITY RIGHTS, DEFAMATION OR INVASION OF PRIVACY, OR MERCHANDISE DELIVERY. THE RELEASED PARTIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE IF PRIZE CANNOT BE AWARDED DUE TO CANCELLATIONS, DELAYS, OR INTERRUPTIONS DUE TO ACTS OF GOD, ACTS OF WAR, NATURAL DISASTERS, WEATHER, PANDEMICS/EPIDEMICS, OR TERRORISM.

 

BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES, PARTICIPANTS AGREE THAT THE RELEASED PARTIES WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY INJURIES, DAMAGES, OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES TO PERSONS, INCLUDING DEATH, OR TO PROPERTY ARISING OUT OF ACCESS TO AND USE OF ANY WEBSITE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR THE DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM ANY SUCH SITE.

 

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING REGARDING THIS SWEEPSTAKES, INCLUDING PRIZE, IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY. CHECK LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS.

 

12. Disputes: Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that: (a) 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 exclusively by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan or the appropriate Michigan State Court located in Oakland County, Michigan; (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (c) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives 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 entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Michigan without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Michigan or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Michigan.

 

13. Severability: If the application of any provision of these Official Rules to any particular facts or circumstances shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable by a court, arbitration panel or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction, then (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provision as applied to any other particular facts or circumstances, and the other provisions of these Official Rules, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (b) such provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent possible. In addition, if any provision contained in these Official Rules shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to duration, geographical scope, activity or subject, it shall be construed by limiting and reducing it, so as to be enforceable to the extent compatible with applicable law.

 

14. Entrant's Personal Information: Information collected from entrants is subject to Sponsor’s Privacy Policy.

 

15. Winner List: See this winner list for the Sweepstakes winners, which will be posted after winner confirmation is complete.

 

© 2025 Merkle Inc. All rights reserved. Neither Dick Clark Productions, LLC, Golden Globes, LLC, CBS Broadcasting Inc., OWR Hotel Owner LLC, d/b/a The Beverly Hilton, nor any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, or affiliates, guarantee or provide any third-party product, service, information, or recommendation offered by Sponsor. This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored or administered by Dick Clark Productions, LLC, Golden Globes, LLC, CBS Broadcasting Inc., OWR Hotel Owner LLC, d/b/a The Beverly Hilton, nor any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, or affiliates.