COLLEGE INN® BROTH’S ULTIMATE RECIPE CHALLENGE - (Recipe Required) - 10/28/2012

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ELIGIBILITY: To enter and be eligible to win, you must be a legal resident of the 50 United States, or Washington, D.C. (excluding residents of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and other U.S. territories and possessions), be 18 years of age or older, have a valid email address, and have never been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor of moral turpitude.

CONTEST PERIODS: Submissions will be accepted starting September 10, 2012 at 9:00:00 AM Central Time ("CT") and ending October 28, 2012 at 11:59:59 PM CT (the "Contest Submission Period"). Initial Judging Period: October 29, 2012 to November 4, 2012 (the "Initial Judging Period"). Public Voting Period: November 5, 2012 at 9:00:00 AM CT to November 18, 2012 at 11:59:59 PM CT (the "Public Voting Period"). Final Judging Period: November 18, 2012 to November 20, 2012 (the "Final Judging Period").

HOW TO ENTER AND SUBMIT YOUR RECIPES: During the Contest Submission Period, visit the College Inn® Broth Fan page at www.facebook.com/CollegeInnBroth (the "Website"). If you have not previously "liked" the College Inn® Broth Fan Page, then click on the "Like" button to like the page and then click on the "College Inn® Broth's Ultimate Recipe Challenge" application. Next, click on "Submit Your Recipe", then log in to your Del Monte account (if you have previously registered this Website or on another Del Monte website) or otherwise complete the registration form (the "Registration Form") with your full name, full address (including state and ZIP code), daytime telephone number (including area code), a valid email address, and your date of birth. Upload your recipe ("Recipe") which must state both an ingredient list ("Ingredient List") and directions for preparation of the Recipe ("Recipe Directions") as well as include a photo of your Recipe as prepared ("Photo"). The Recipe may include, at the option of the entrant, an "Inspired Ideas" statement (What do you do to this dish that makes it special?). "Inspired Ideas" will not be judged. (Registration Form, Recipe, Photo, and optional "Inspired Ideas" referred to collectively as "Entry"). There are three (3) different categories of recipes: (i) Entrées, (ii) Soups and Stews, and (iii) Side Dishes (each, a "Category"); you will be asked to select the category that your Entry corresponds to. Next, confirm that you have read and understood these Official Contest Rules, and upon doing so, click "Submit" and your Entry will be entered into the applicable Category in the Contest. Each Entry will be screened by the Sponsor for eligibility (see Submission Requirements below) before being posted on the Website. Once your Entry has been reviewed and approved, you will receive an email confirming your Entry's inclusion in the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right, in its reasonable discretion, during the Contest Submission Period, to request that any entrant resubmit his or her Entry which fails to comply with the Submission Requirements prior to any judging phase. There is a maximum of ten (10) Entries per Facebook account/person/email address regardless of Category. If it is discovered that you attempted to enter more than ten (10) Entries, all of your Entries may be declared null and void, and any prize you might have been entitled to may be forfeited. Entries must be received during the Contest Submission Period. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means are void. Entries/Recipes that do not meet the Submission Requirements or any other requirements detailed in these Official Rules will be removed from the Website and may be disqualified in the sole discretion of the Sponsor. The Entry must comply with the following requirements for file format and size in order to be considered:

Recipe: should be in English only, up to one thousand (1,000) characters for the Ingredient List, two thousand (2,000) characters for the Recipe Directions, and two thousand (2,000) characters for the optional "Inspired Ideas";
Photo: jpg, gif, or png, up to 1 MB in size.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

All Recipes/Entries:

(i) Should be submitted by individual entrants, not by teams;
(ii) Must serve at least four (4) people;
(iii) The Ingredient List must state at least one (1) cup of a College Inn® Broth product (see list of products here: http://www.collegeinn.com/products.aspx);
(iv) Total preparation and cooking time must not exceed ninety (90) minutes;
(v) All ingredients in the Ingredient List must be readily available for purchase at major retailers/grocery chains or on the internet;
(vi) Must be the original creation of the entrants submitting them, and must not have received any prizes, awards or mentions in any other contest or competition;
(vii) Must not have been previously published or accepted for publication and must not be under consideration for publication, and entrants must not disseminate or otherwise submit the recipes to any other entity for publication;
(viii) Must be a distinct Recipe and not, in the sole and unfettered discretion of Sponsor, be derivative of other Recipes previously submitted by other entrants to the Contest;
(ix) The Photo cannot show or otherwise advertise or promote any brand or product of any kind other than a College Inn® product, or contain any personal identification, such as personal names, e-mail addresses or street addresses;
(x) Cannot include ingredients that are considered illegal in any U.S state;
(xi) Must be in keeping with the Sponsor's image (in the sole discretion of Sponsor);
(xii) Must not be offensive or inappropriate, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion, nor can a recipe defame or invade publicity rights or privacy rights of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any person's personal or property rights or any other third party rights; and
(xiii) Must be in English.

JUDGING AND PUBLIC VOTING: There will be two (2) rounds of judging and one (1) round of public voting.

Initial Judging Period: From October 29, 2012 to November 4, 2012, a panel of qualified judges ("Contest Judges") will judge all the eligible Entries received during the Contest Submission Period and will select five (5) Entries from each Category, for a total of fifteen (15) finalists (each a "Finalist"), based on the following criteria (each criterion is followed by its maximum score in parentheses): (a) creativity and inspiration (300 points); (b) appearance/presentation (300 points), (c) overall appeal (300 points), and (d) clarity of Ingredient List and Recipe Directions (100 points). In the event of a tie within a Category, an additional, "tie-breaking" Contest Judge will determine the Entry from that Category that will become a Finalist based on the criteria listed herein.

Public Voting Period: From November 5, 2012 at 9:00:00 AM CT to November 18, 2012 at 11:59:59 PM CT, the public will be able to vote for their favorite Finalist. Online voting is based on the following criteria (the "Public Voting Criteria"): (a) creativity and inspiration (30%); (b) appearance/presentation (30%), (c) overall appeal (30%), and (d) clarity of Ingredient List and Recipe Directions (10%). You must be a member of Facebook in order to vote. To vote for an Entry during the Promotion Period, visit www.facebook.com/CollegeInnBroth click on the "College Inn® Broth's Ultimate Recipe Challenge" application and then login or register to access the "Voting" tab which includes the gallery and voting page. Select the "Vote" button for your favorite Entry, read and accept these Official Rules, and click "Submit" to cast one (1) vote for that Entry. Limit: one (1) vote per person/email address per Category per day. For the purposes of this Promotion, each "day" will start at 12:00:00 AM CT and end at 11:59:59 PM CT

Final Judging Period: From November 18, 2012 to November 20, 2012, the Contest Judges will judge all the Finalists and will select the top Entry from each Category, for a total of three (3) potential winners (each a "Potential Winner" and, if confirmed, a "Winner"), based on the following criteria (each criterion is followed by its maximum score in parentheses): (a) creativity and inspiration (250 points); (b) appearance/presentation (250 points), (c) taste (400 points), and (d) results of the Public Voting Period (100 points – one (1) point per vote, to a maximum of 100 points). In the event of a tie within a Category, an additional, "tie-breaking" Contest Judge will determine the Finalist from that Category that will become a Potential Winner based on the criteria listed herein.

The Winner with the highest score will be eligible, subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules, to win the Grand Prize described below (see Rule #6(a)). The other two (2) Winners will each be eligible, subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules, to win a First Prize described below (see Rule #6(b)). Sponsor reserves the right to select fewer than three (3) Winners if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified entries. The Contest Judges' decisions shall be final and binding.

PRIZES:
(a) (1) Grand Prize: The Grand Prize Winner will receive:
– $5,000 cash (awarded as a check payable to the winner); and
– one (1) trip for two (2) people to San Francisco, California, where the Winner and guest will attend a "Share Our Strength® No Kid Hungry®" charity dinner with Chef Amanda Freitag. Trip consists of round-trip coach air transportation for two (2) from a major airport nearest the Winner's home within the U.S., (airport, carrier and airline ticket class selected at the sole discretion of Sponsor), one (1) double occupancy standard accommodation for two (2) nights (accommodation to be selected at the sole discretion of Sponsor), and $500 USD spending money (awarded as a Visa Prepaid Card) for the Winner. If Winner resides within 150 miles of the destination, ground transportation may be substituted for air transportation at Sponsor's sole discretion.
Approximate retail value ("ARV") of Grand Prize: USD $10,000.00, depending on Winner's point of departure and airfare fluctuations.

(b) (2) First Prizes each First Prize Winner will receive $500 cash (awarded as a check). ARV of First Prize: USD $500.00 each.

Official Rules: https://collegeinnrecipecontest.i...rules.html