Jif Most Creative Sandwich Contest (ages 6-12; recipe; photo) - 10/11/12

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: Photos submitted must be in .jpg, .gif, .tif, .bmp, .png, or .eps format (5MB maximum). The sandwich name, Recipe and photo submitted must be original, created exclusively by the child whose parent/legal guardian is submitting the Recipe, cannot be previously entered into a contest or published, must not be awaiting publication nor may it be submitted for publication consideration during or after the period of this Contest, and must not violate or infringe the rights of any third party, including but not limited to rights of copyright, trademark, publicity or privacy. The sandwich name may not include any person's or brand name, including the Jif brand. Recipe must contain, and clearly state in the ingredients, at least two tablespoons of any Jif Peanut Butter (Jif To Go™ products are excluded) or Jif Hazelnut Spread, must specify which variety of peanut butter (Creamy, Crunchy, Natural, etc.), or Jif Hazelnut Spread (Chocolate Flavored or Mocha Cappuccino Flavored) is used, must list all ingredients in exact common U.S. household measurements and simply and clearly state the step-by-step preparation instructions (without use of narrative language). Recipes containing alcohol will NOT be considered. All ingredients must be available in most grocery stores. Recipe must not include branded ingredients besides Smucker brands [Smucker's, Pillsbury (baking mixes, frostings, or flours), Jif, Folgers, Eagle Brand, Hungry Jack, Crisco, etc.]. The sandwich, in its entirety, must be an edible product. Photo of the sandwich may not include any person, including the parent or child, nor may it contain any ingredients or products used in the making of the sandwich, except as those products appear in the sandwich. Entries which include more than one photo or that do not, in Sponsor's sole discretion, comply with the entry requirements will be disqualified.

JUDGING: Initial judging, based on the written Recipe, will be done by an independent panel of judges for appropriate use of Jif product and will consider the following criteria: creativity, likely taste, visual appeal and ease of preparation. Recipes will not be prepared during initial judging. The top 25 Recipes (including ties and provided a sufficient number of qualified entries are received) will then be prepared by a professional test kitchen staff or food stylist, judged by a qualified panel of judges and assigned points based on the following criteria and point system: creativity (1 to 100 points); taste (1 to 70 points); visual appeal (1 to 50 points); and ease of preparation (1 to 30 points). The top 10 entrants with the highest total points will be the Online Finalists (subject to eligibility verification). In the event of a tie, the tied entry with the highest score first in the creativity category and then in the taste category will advance. If a tie continues, the tied entries will be re-judged by a new judge using the original criteria.

ONLINE FINALISTS: The 10 potential Online Finalists will be chosen on or about November 26, 2012 and notified via telephone or mail. Online Finalists are subject to eligibility verification and may not discuss their Finalist status with the public (including through social media) until notified by Sponsor or the public announcement is made. Online Finalists will be announced to the public on or about January 8, 2013. Online voting is open to the public and will start at 12:00 p.m. noon ET on or about January 8, 2013 and will end at 11:59:59 a.m. ET on or about February 1, 2013. Limit one vote per person and per e-mail address per day (12:00 a.m. ET to the following 11:59:59 p.m. ET). Voters must be at least 13 years old. Use of automated, programmed or robotic means of voting or use of any other artifice by a website visitor to submit votes in excess of the foregoing limitation on voting or otherwise to manipulate the voting totals is strictly prohibited and any votes submitted thereby will be discounted; such conduct will also be deemed by Sponsor to constitute tampering with the Contest (as discussed below). Each Online Finalist's entry will be re-created by a food stylist and photographed by a professional photographer selected by the Sponsor and using the same lighting and background. Each re-created food creation, photo, and description will then be placed online at www.Jif.com to be judged by the public. Each Online Finalist's first name and state of residence will also be displayed online with his/her entry. In participating in the Contest, each child's parent/legal guardian acknowledges and agrees that if his/her entry is selected as an Online Finalist: (a) while food stylist and professional photographer will seek to accurately re-create the food creation and Sponsor will seek to accurately display on the website the photograph and description of the food creation, the food creation as re-created and displayed may differ from the food creation as originally described and photographed by entrant due to technical limitations/malfunctions/errors/defects/modifications, and Sponsor and its agencies will have no liability related thereto; and (b) Sponsor may display the photographs (and accompanying descriptions) of the Online Finalists' food creations in any order, pattern, or format, at its sole discretion. Online Finalists will be judged by the general population based on the criteria above, with points being awarded to each Online Finalist as follows: 50 points for first place, 45 points for second place, 40 points for third place, 35 points for fourth place, 30 points for fifth place, and so on. The top five entrants with the highest total scores from the first two rounds combined (300 total points possible consisting of up to 250 points from the initial round of judging and 50 points from the online voting) will be declared Event Finalists and be invited to attend the Grand Prize Winner Announcement Event where the entry with the highest total score from the first two rounds will be declared the Grand Prize Winner. The four remaining Event Finalists will be the four runner-up winners. In the event of a tie, the tied entry with the highest score in the creativity category from the first round of judging will advance. If a tie continues, the tied Recipe with the highest judges' score in the taste category will be declared the winner. Online Voting scores will not enter into tie breaking. Each Online Finalist will be required to participate in a video demonstration of his/her entry. A professional videographer will be contracted by Sponsor to film at a location near the Online Finalists' homes. The video will include a full demonstration of how the child's sandwich is prepared and a statement regarding how and why he/she invented the sandwich. All videos must include both parent that submitted the entry and the child. The video will not be judged. All videos will be filmed before December 29, 2012. Videos will not contain any identifiable person other than Online Finalist and a parent or legal guardian and videos must not include any intellectual property of third parties, including copyrighted material (including but not limited to music) or trademarks. Participation in the video (a) constitutes and signifies agreement that the Sponsor and/or the Sponsor's assignees may use the video for promotional purposes in commerce and in all media worldwide now known or hereinafter developed without time limitation and without further compensation, except where prohibited, and (b) grants Sponsor and its agents the right to publish, use, adapt, edit and/or modify the video in any way, in commerce and in any and all media worldwide now known or hereinafter developed, without time limitation and without further consideration.

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