PAULANER PERFECT STEIN STUFFER SWEEPSTAKES

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER, WIN, OR CLAIM A PRIZE. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE AN ENTRANT’S CHANCES OF WINNING. open only to legal residents of THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Void elsewhere and where prohibited. NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE AWARDED AS PART OF ANY PRIZE.  

MESSAGE AND DATA RATES MAY APPLY.

1.      SWEEPSTAKES DETAILS

The Paulaner Perfect Stein Stuffer Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”), begins at 12:00:00 AM Eastern Time ("ET") on November 1, 2026 and will end 11:59:59 PM ET on December 31, 2026 (“Sweepstakes Period"). The Administrator’s timekeeping device is official timekeeper for this Sweepstakes.

Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor and Administrator’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes.

2.      ELIGIBILITY 

This Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, who are at least twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of entry. Employees, officers, directors, representatives, and agents of Sponsor, Administrator, and of each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, and such persons’ immediate family members (e.g., spouse, parent, child, sibling, and their respective spouses and the “steps” of each, regardless of where they reside) and persons living in their same household, whether or not related, are not eligible to enter or win. Additionally, alcoholic beverage suppliers, wholesalers, distributors, and importers, and alcoholic beverage retailers and their employees and family members are not eligible to enter or win. All applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.  

3.      SPONSOR AND ADMINISTRATOR

Sponsor: Paulaner® USA (“Sponsor”), 2 Westchester Park Dr., Suite 201, White Plains, NY 10604-3432.

Administrator: Avid Inc., d/b/a Avid Marketing Group (“Administrator”), 100 Corporate Pl. #200, Rocky Hill, CT 06067.

4.      HOW TO ENTER

You may enter once in this Sweepstakes using one (1) of the following three (3) methods:

1)     Text Method of Entry:  During the Sweepstakes Period, eligible entrants may access the entry form by texting from their SMS-enabled mobile device the keyword “PAULANER” (“Keyword”) to the short code 24272 (“Short Code”).  After the Keyword is received, the entrant will receive a series of automated reply text messages prompting the entrant to provide the following information: Date of birth; State of residence (two-letter abbreviation); First name; and Valid email address. The entrant must respond to each prompt and provide all requested information. Entrants will also receive a link to these Official Rules.

Upon receipt of the required information, an eligible entrant will receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes (“Text Message Entry”).  Only text messages to the Short Code with a valid Keyword and required information will be accepted as a valid Text Message Entry.   IMPORTANT:  Message and data rates may apply for each text message sent or received. Not all mobile carriers offer the SMS service necessary to enter this Sweepstakes. Entrants should reference their wireless provider’s pricing plans. NOTE: By texting the Keyword to the Short Code, you provide to the Sponsor and Administrator your prior express written consent for you to receive text messages from Sponsor using automated technology in response to your entry related to this Sweepstakes. Consent to receive text messages is not required or a condition of any purchase. An entrant may, at any time, choose to stop participating in this Sweepstakes by sending an opt-out text message stating “STOP” to the Short Code. If the entrant sends an opt-out text message, they will be sent a reply text message, which will confirm that they have been unsubscribed and will receive no further text messages. For help, text the word “HELP” to the Short Code. Each Text Message Entry must be manually key-stroked/entered by the entrant. 

2)     Scan the QR Code at Retail Point of Sale: Scan the QR code found on “Paulaner Perfect Stein Stuffer” Sweepstakes in-store signage at your favorite Paulaner beer retailer and follow the prompts to text your entry into the Sweepstakes.

3)     Alternate Method of Entry ("AMOE"): To enter the Sweepstakes without sending a text message, print your full first and last name, complete mailing address, email address, telephone number, date of birth and state of residence on a 3" x 5" card and mail it in a stamped envelope to: Paulaner Perfect Stein Stuffer Sweepstakes, c/o Avid Marketing Group, P.O. Box 1008, Rocky Hill, CT 06067-1008. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by December 31, 2026 and received by January 5, 2027 to be eligible. Upon receipt of a valid mail-in entry, entrant will receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes ("Mail-In Entry"). Mechanically reproduced, illegible, incomplete, postage-due or inaccurate mail-in entries are void

Limit: Regardless of the method of entry, there is a limit of one (1) entry per eligible entrant during the Sweepstakes Period.  Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same mobile phone number or email address.  Any entry submitted using automated systems, robotic entry, multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations, mobile device numbers, or any other similar methods will be void.  

You represent to Sponsor that you are authorized to use the phone number or email address used to enter.

In the event of a dispute over the identity of an entrant, an entry will be deemed submitted by the registered account holder of the mobile phone number associated with the entry, and a Mail-In Entry will be deemed submitted by the individual whose name appears on the mail-in entry, provided such person is otherwise eligible. Potential winners may be required to show proof of being registered account holders. Registered account holder is defined as the person assigned to a phone number or email address by the carrier or other organization responsible for assigning the same. In the event that a dispute regarding the identity of the individual who actually submitted an entry cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the affected entry will be deemed ineligible. Those who do not follow all of the instructions, provide the required information in their entry form, or abide by these Official Rules or other instructions of Sponsor may be disqualified.

Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements in these Official Rules. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. Receipt of entries may not be acknowledged. For purposes of this Sweepstakes, an entrant’s e-mail address will be the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. Entrants will not be allowed to change their e-mail address.

5.      RANDOM DRAWINGS; ODDS

Winner selection will be conducted by Administrator. One (1) potential First Prize winner will be selected for each Entry Period. Each Entry Period drawing will be conducted from among all eligible entries received as of the applicable drawing date, plus any Roll Over Entries, regardless of method of entry. Eligible, non-winning entries will carry over and remain eligible for subsequent Entry Period drawings (a “Roll Over Entry”). Once a potential winner has been confirmed as a winner and awarded a Prize, that winner's entry will be removed from any subsequent Entry Period drawings. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received as of the applicable drawing date plus any Roll Over Entries. Random drawings for each Entry Period will occur on or about the dates listed below.

Each eligible entry received during the Sweepstakes Period will be entered into the applicable Entry Period drawing and, if not selected as a winning entry, will automatically roll over and remain eligible for all subsequent drawings.

6.      PRIZES AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE (“ARV”)

EIGHT (8) FIRST PRIZES: There will be eight (8) First Prize winners (one (1) winner selected per Entry Period). Each First Prize consists of one (1) Paulaner® prize pack, which includes: one (1) Paulaner Tumbler (Approximate Retail Value ("ARV"): $32.00), one (1) Paulaner Branded Cutting Board (ARV: $45.00), and one (1) Paulaner Fleece Jacket (ARV: $75.00) (collectively, the "Prize"). The ARV of each Prize is $152.00. Eight (8) Prizes are available to be awarded. The total ARV of all Prizes available in the Sweepstakes is $1,216.00.

Limit one (1) prize per person.

Sponsor/Administrator are not responsible for, and winner will not receive any difference between the actual value and ARV of the prize. Prizes offered and awarded are not redeemable for cash. Prize details not specified herein shall be determined solely by Sponsor.

Prizes are 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 listed prize, or component thereof, for one of equal or greater value if the designated prize becomes unavailable for any reason.

Alcohol beverages are not part of the prize.

7.      VERIFICATION OF POTENTIAL WINNERS

Potential winner will be notified by email or phone after the random drawing date with instructions on how to claim the prize. Before being declared the winner, the potential winner will be required to execute a Declaration of Eligibility (stating that the potential winner is 21 years of age or older), a Liability & Publicity Release, and a tax acknowledgment (collectively referred to as the “Declaration”) Winner must respond to the winner notification email and provide the completed Declaration and any other required winner documentation within three (3) days.   If any prize notification, or other notice, communication or documentation in connection with this Sweepstakes  is returned as undeliverable, or if the potential winner fails to complete and return the Declaration within the stated time period(s), does not comply with these Official Rules, stops communicating with Sponsor or its designee to coordinate prize fulfillment, or if the  potential prize winner cannot accept the prize as stated, or if Sponsor, in its sole discretion, deems the potential winner ineligible to receive the prize for any reason, the corresponding prize will be forfeited in its entirety. Sponsor may choose to award the prize to an alternate winner in a random drawing from among the remaining entries received. Administrator/Sponsor will make efforts to award all prizes.  If a prize remains unawarded after three (3) re-draws, the applicable prize will remain unawarded. 

8. Consent to Electronic Communications

By entering this Sweepstakes, all entrants consent to send and receive electronic communications and records from or on behalf of Sponsor/Administrator, including, without limitation by entering via text message or mail-in entry, by receiving potential winner notices and follow-up communications via email, telephone, or other electronic means by receiving potential winner notice and follow-up communications to the email address provided to enter, by sending requested responses back via email or such other digital mechanism (e.g., upload to secure website) as may be requested by Sponsor or Administrator, and otherwise communicating regarding this Sweepstakes and/or the prize or related matters electronically, which communications will be deemed to be equivalent to having transmitted or received paper versions. Each potential winner is responsible to maintain a copy of communications relating to the Sweepstakes for their records as they determine; Sponsor and Administrator, may, but are not obligated to retain such records.    

9. Publicity

Except where prohibited, participation in this Sweepstakes constitutes each winner’s consent to Sponsor’s and its designees’ use of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or hometown and state for promotional purposes in any medium, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.

10. Release of Released Parties

By entering, each entrant agrees to: (a) comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and Administrator, which are binding and final in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes; (b) except where prohibited, release and hold harmless Sponsor, Administrator, the prize suppliers, and any other organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising, or promoting the Sweepstakes, and all of their respective affiliates and related entities and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, vendors, employees, and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liability of any kind, including but not limited to negligence and damages of any kind to persons and property, including but not limited for invasion of privacy (under appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light in the public eye or other legal theory), defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights, property damage, illness, death or personal injury arising out of or relating to an entrant’s entry, creation of an entry or submission of an entry, an entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes,  acceptance or use or misuse of prize (including any prize-related activity ), merchandise delivery and/or the broadcast, exploitation or use of entry; and (c) except where prohibited, indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to an entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes and/or entrant’s acceptance, use or misuse of prize.

11. General Conditions

Released Parties (described in Section 10 above) are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, inaccurate, stolen, misdirected, undelivered, delayed, illegible, garbled or damaged entries, notifications, prize claims, email or mail; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed device/computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of entries or prize claims, the announcement of the prize or in any Sweepstakes-related materials. Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to entrants’ or to any other person’s computer/device related to or resulting from participating in this Sweepstakes or downloading materials from or use of the website. Administrator reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Sweepstakes, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Administrator’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Sweepstakes, as determined by Administrator in its sole discretion. Administrator 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 or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules 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, Administrator reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Administrator’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

Neither Sponsor nor Administrator have made any warranty, representation or guarantee, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, with respect to any prize awarded, and specifically disclaim all such warranties, representations or guarantees, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

12. Limitations of Liability

The Released Parties (described in Section 10 above) are not responsible for: (a) 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 Sweepstakes; (b) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (c) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Sweepstakes; (d) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries; or (e) 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 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 Sweepstakes, provided that if it is not possible to award another entry due to discontinuance of the Sweepstakes, or any part of it, for any reason, Sponsor, at its discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among 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.

If any provision of these Official Rules or any word, phrase, clause, sentence, or other portion thereof should be held unenforceable or invalid for any reason, then that provision or portion thereof shall be modified or deleted in such manner as to render the remaining provisions of these Official Rules valid and enforceable. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. No entrant shall have the right to modify or amend these Official Rules. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision and such provision shall remain in full force and effect. In the event of any conflict with any Sweepstakes details contained in these Official Rules and Sweepstakes details contained in any promotional materials (including but not limited to point of sale, television and print advertising, promotional packaging and other promotional media), the details of the Sweepstakes as set forth in these Official Rules shall prevail.

13. Choice of Law and Disputes

By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants agree that all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrants’ rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes shall be governed by laws of the State of Connecticut, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of laws principles.

Entrants agree that: (a) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (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 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. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

14. Personal Information

Any personally identifiable information collected during an entrant's participation in the Sweepstakes  or from a winner in connection with prize fulfillment will be collected by Sponsor, Administrator or other Sponsor designee and used by Sponsor, its affiliates, designees, agents and marketers for purposes of the administration and fulfillment of the Sweepstakes as described in these Official Rules.

Information collected from entrants is also subject to Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, which is available at 

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/637bee237b07b31b6a2f4942/t/63892ad7deafb8506413fed6/

1669933783277/Paulaner-USA-Website-Privacy-Policy.pdf, and Administrator’s Privacy Policy, which is available at https://www.avidinc.com/terms.

15. Copy of Rules; Winners List

You may print these Official Rules for your own personal reference from paulanerholidaysweeps.promo-rules.com or request a copy and/or list of winners, by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to “Paulaner Perfect Stein Stuffer Sweepstakes – Winner’s List” c/o Avid Marketing Group, P.O. Box 1008, Rocky Hill, CT 06067-1008, or send an email to sweepsteam@avidinc.com. Requests must be received by April 1, 2027.

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