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Contest Conditions

Contest Period

  1. The Contest Period is from October 11, 2022 - January 13, 2023, inclusive.

Contest Definitions

  1. Definitions:
    1. BCLC: means the British Columbia Lottery Corporation.
    2. BCLC S&W Player: means an Eligible Player, who has created a BCLC S&W Account pursuant to these terms and conditions or a Tech the Halls Player.
    3. BCLC S&W Account: means a player account, which allows a BCLC S&W Player, to log into all BCLC S&W offerings.
    4. Bonus Entries has the meaning ascribed thereto in sections 6 and 7 below.
    5. Contest Code: means an eleven (11) digit code used to enter the Contest.
    6. Contest Page: means the webpage www.techthehalls.ca.
    7. Drawn Entrant: means a BCLC S&W Player whose name is drawn as a result of a Prize Draw.
    8. Eligible Player: means a person who is a British Columbia resident 19 years of age or older and who is not:
      1. A BCLC employee or contractor,
      2. A Splashdot Inc. employee,
      3. A participant in BCLC's Voluntary Self-Exclusion program,
      4. A Lottery Retailer, or
      5. A household member of:
        1. A BCLC or Splashdot Inc. employee, or
        2. A Lottery Retailer.
    9. Instant Prizes: means $50 Mastercard® prepaid gift cards.
    10. Lottery Retailer: means a person contracted by BCLC to sell lottery tickets and provide lottery services at a retail location that pays out prize claims for Scratch & Win tickets, or a person who is an employee or volunteer of a Lottery Retailer.
    11. Notification: means an instant win notification message or an email advising the Drawn Entrant that they have won an Instant Prize.
    12. Prize Draw: draw to determine the Drawn Entrant.
    13. Reserve Drawn Entrant: means a BCLC S&W Player whose name is drawn as a backup as a result of a Prize Draw and who becomes a Drawn Entrant in the event that the original Drawn Entrant becomes disqualified.
    14. Tech the Halls Player: means a person who is 19 years of age or older, who has previously registered a Tech the Halls account, accepted these terms and conditions, and who elects to use their Tech the Halls account to log into the Contest. Upon acceptance of these terms and conditions on the Contest Page a Tech the Halls account holder will become a BCLC S&W Player.
    15. Tech the Halls Prize Categories: has the meaning prescribed in Section 18.
    16. Tech the Halls Winner: a Drawn Entrant who is successfully contacted by BCLC or its agent, correctly answer a skill-testing question, and meet the requirements of these contest conditions.
    17. Spin & Win Game: means a bonus game with a digital representation of a spin wheel displayed on the Contest Page when BCLC S&W Player enters a Contest Code into the Contest Page. On each spin, the BCLC S&W Player will either win an Instant Prize or receive between one (1) to five (5) bonus entries. (The graphical representation of the spin wheel does not depict the odds of a particular Spin & Win Game result.)
    18. Ticket: means a Scratch & Win ticket (S&W) that contains a Tech the Halls Contest Code.

How to Enter

  1. To enter the contest, a BCLC S&W Player must, during the Contest Period:
    1. Obtain a Contest Code from one of the following sources:
      1. Purchase a Scratch & Win Ticket containing a Tech the Halls Contest Code from any Lottery Retailer with the Contest Code found under the latex covering of the Ticket; or
      2. From the Lotto BC Facebook page at www.facebook.com/lottobc. Such Scratch & Win BC Facebook Tech the Halls Contest Codes will be made available at random by BCLC three (3) times during the Contest Period;
    2. Go to the Contest Page, www.techthehalls.ca:
      1. Complete and submit the contest entry form on the Contest Page to create a BCLC S&W Account; and
      2. In your BCLC S&W Account, enter the Ticket or Facebook Contest Code to receive your entries.
      There are four (4) separate Tech the Halls Prize Categories to which your entries may be assigned. Assign entries to whichever prize category you prefer. Once assigned, an entry may be reassigned to another prize category at any point until the end of the Contest Period. If entries remain unassigned at the end of the Contest Period, they will be automatically assigned to the grand prize category for the home theatre system.
  2. BCLC S&W Players are eligible for entries as follows:
    1. Ticket Contest Code entries
      1. BCLC S&W Player receives one (1) entry for each dollar spent purchasing the Ticket. For example, the Contest Code from a $3 Ticket will generate 3 (three) entries.
    2. Scratch & Win BC Facebook Contest Code entries
      1. BCLC S&W Player receives one (1) entry for each Lotto BC Facebook Contest Code submitted during the Contest Period.
  3. BCLC S&W Players are eligible for spins on the Spin & Win Game as follows:
    1. BCLC S&W Player receives one (1) spin on the Spin & Win Game for every multiple of $5 worth of submitted Ticket Contest Codes. For example, if BCLC S&W Player submits four (4) $3 Ticket Contest Codes, the BCLC S&W Player receives twelve (12) entries for the dollar value in accordance with section 4(a)(i), plus two (2) spins on the Spin & Win Game for having submitted two (2) multiples of $5 worth of Tickets. BCLC S&W Players may trade three (3) entries for one (1) additional spin on the Spin & Win Game up to a maximum of three (3) times per day. The additional bonus spin may result in more entries or an Instant Prize, but could also result in fewer entries.

Bonus Entries

There are two (2) bonus offers for additional entries into a Prize Draw or additional spins.

  1. $10 Scratch & Win Ticket: When a BCLC S&W Player enters in their first $10 eligible Scratch & Win ticket into their account on techthehalls.ca, they will automatically receive five (5) bonus entries. BCLC S&W Player may allocate entries to one of the Tech the Halls Prize Categories or exchange it for a spin on the Spin & Win Game. Limit one (1) per BCLC S&W Player.
    1. Eligible tickets: Holiday Fortune (102117), Treasure Tree (312141)
  2. $20 Scratch & Win Ticket: When a BCLC S&W Player enters in their first $20 eligible Scratch & Win ticket onto their account on techthehalls.ca, they will automatically receive ten (10) bonus entries. BCLC S&W Player may allocate each entry to one of Tech the Halls Prize Categories or exchange it for a spin on the Spin & Win Game. Limit one (1) per BCLC S&W Player.
    1. Eligible ticket: Holiday Gift Pack (312129)

Instant Prizes

  1. BCLC will award up to four hundred and fifty (450) Instant Prizes.
  2. BCLC S&W Players, upon spinning the Spin & Win Game, may be selected in accordance with a random selection process to receive an Instant Prize.
  3. If a BCLC S&W Player is selected for an Instant Prize, the BCLC S&W Player will receive a Notification after submitting the Contest Code and spinning the Spin & Win Game. As a courtesy, an email will also be sent to Instant Prize winners. Upon receiving the Notification, the Instant Prize winner must follow the instructions to claim the Instant Prize provided in the Notification.
  4. A BCLC S&W Player must notify BCLC by July 31, 2023 if they have not received their Instant Prize. If a BCLC S&W Player has not notified BCLC by July 31, 2023 that the prize was not received, then the prize will be forfeited in its entirety and the BCLC S&W Player shall have no right to claim the prize thereafter.
  5. A BCLC S&W Player may win more than one (1) Instant Prize.
  6. There is no guarantee that all available Instant Prizes will be awarded.

Tech the Halls Prize Draws

  1. There are a total of four (4) separate Tech the Halls Prize Categories. BCLC or its agent will conduct a Prize Draw from each category of entries for each Tech the Halls Prize on January 18, 2023 or as soon as practicable after that date in order to determine the Drawn Entrants and Reserve Drawn Entrants.
  2. The odds of being selected as a Drawn Entrant are dependent on the number of eligible entries received by the Contest Close Date.
  3. BCLC or its agent shall attempt to contact each Drawn Entrant using the contact information provided by the BCLC S&W Player on the contest entry form. If, despite BCLC's reasonable efforts, BCLC is unable to contact a Drawn Entrant or the Drawn Entrant does not respond within three (3) days from the time BCLC contacted the Drawn Entrant to provide valid government issued photo ID to BCLC for verification thereof and completing the prize release form, that Drawn Entrant will be disqualified and the Reserve Drawn Entrant will replace and become the Drawn Entrant for that prize. In no event will BCLC be obligated to contact Drawn Entrants after February 27, 2023 at which time all unclaimed drawn prizes will be forfeited and no BCLC S&W Player shall have any right to claim a drawn prize thereafter.
  4. A BCLC S&W Player is eligible to win only one (1) time per Tech the Halls Prize Categories. If a BCLC S&W Player's name is drawn more than once in a category, only the first entry will qualify as a Drawn Entrant and any subsequent entries drawn in that category for this BCLC S&W Player will be disqualified.

Tech the Halls Prize Categories

  1. A BCLC S&W Player will choose from the following prize categories (the “Tech the Halls Prize Categories”):
    1. One (1) Tech the Halls Winner of the home theatre system package Prize Draw will receive the option of either:
      1. one (1) home theater system: (65” television; Sound bar; Subwoofer; surround speakers; touch 20 stand alone wireless speaker); Xbox One Console; Harmony Remote) having an approximate value of $8,000, or
      2. a cash prize in the amount of $8,000 paid via cheque.
    2. Two (2) Tech the Halls Winners of the T.V. Prize Draw will each receive the option of either:
      1. one (1) television having an approximate retail value of $1,000, or
      2. a cash prize in the amount of $1,000 paid via cheque.
    3. Thirty(30) Tech the Halls Winners of the cash Prize Draw will each receive a cash prize of $750 paid via cheque.
    4. Thirty (30) Tech the Halls Winners of the gift card Prize Draw will each receive one (1) Mastercard® prepaid gift card having a value of $200.00.

Tech the Halls Prize Claim Procedure

  1. The Tech the Halls Winner of the home theatre system package must claim the prize in person from a BCLC prize payout location as determined by BCLC and provide government issued identification. Any expenses related to claiming the home theatre system package will be the responsibility of the prize winner.
  2. BCLC will mail televisions, cheques and gift cards, at BCLC's cost, to the Tech the Halls Winners who have qualified for these prizes. These prizes will be sent to the British Columbia mailing address provided by the winner when they registered for the contest. Addresses outside British Columbia are not eligible for prizes.

Other Conditions

  1. By entering this contest, BCLC S&W Players agree to release BCLC and its agents, including promotional agencies, Lottery Retailers, Facebook, and prize suppliers (collectively the “Releasees”), from any claims or demands in respect of the contest and any prize they may receive. By entering this contest, BCLC S&W Players acknowledge that the contest is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. By entering this contest, BCLC S&W Players agree to indemnify and save the Releasees harmless from and against any and all actions, claims or demands (including costs incurred by the Releasees defending such actions, claims or demands) brought against the Releasees by the BCLC S&W Player with respect to the contest or any prize they may receive.
  2. No purchase necessary.
  3. Winners must correctly answer a skill-testing question to receive a prize.
  4. By entering this contest, Instant Prize winners and Tech the Halls Winners agree that BCLC may publish and/or broadcast, in any medium without remuneration, consideration or compensation the name, location and a recent image of that winner, such image to be provided by that winner to BCLC or its agent in electronic format upon BCLC's request.
  5. A BCLC S&W Player is only allowed to register once on the Contest Page. More than one registration will invalidate ALL entries submitted by the person who created the duplicate contest accounts and each such account will be disqualified. None of the contest accounts deemed to have been entered by this person will be eligible to win ANY prize. Once registered, only a BCLC S&W Player's email address and password will be required when visiting the Contest Page.
  6. BCLC reserves the right to disqualify entries and BCLC S&W Players that do not comply with these contest conditions. A disqualified entry or BCLC S&W Player is not eligible to win a prize.
  7. Prizes will be selected by BCLC. BCLC reserves the right to substitute a prize with one of equivalent value, or reasonably close thereto, at BCLC's sole discretion.
  8. Prizes must be accepted as awarded. BCLC makes no representations or warranties whatsoever, either expressed or implied, oral or written in respect to a prize.
  9. BCLC has no obligation to deliver a prize unless the winner signs a release and provides government-issued photo identification.
  10. Releasees are not responsible for any entry, transaction or transmission of the entry data that is omitted, illegible, late, lost, delayed, garbled, destroyed, misdirected or not recorded due to failure(s) or error(s) for any reason of the entry, internet, internet provider(s) or any personal computer(s) used by a BCLC S&W Player.
  11. BCLC and its agents are not liable for any loss or damage to any BCLC S&W Player or their computer or any other property related to or resulting from participating in this contest or downloading any material related thereto.
  12. BCLC may at its sole discretion alter, amend, suspend, or cancel this contest or amend the draw procedures or draw method at any time.
  13. BCLC may at its sole discretion create specific contest email promotions for BCLC S&W Players to ensure all BCLC S&W Players stay up to date on all contest information.
  14. This contest is not a game under the Ticket and any conditions specific to the Ticket, including the Ticket's expiry date, do not apply to this contest or these contest conditions.
  15. All references to dollar amounts are in Canadian funds. All monetary prizes will be awarded in Canadian funds.
  16. All submitted entries are the property of BCLC.
  17. Decisions of BCLC are final.
  18. Your personal information is collected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, British Columbia, and will be used, accessed, disclosed and stored by BCLC and its service providers inside and outside Canada:
    • to facilitate your registration on and use of this website;
    • for administration of the Contest (including verifying your eligibility to enter the Contest and sending Contest information to you);
    • if you are a winner, to contact you and to publicize your name, photograph, location and prize;
    • if you consent, to distribute offers and promotional materials to you;
    • for research, survey and statistical purposes, including inviting you to participate in research and surveys;
    • to customize the content and delivery of our products, services and marketing;
    • to make improvements to our products and services; and
    • to comply with applicable laws.

    Effective on the date you submit your personal information on this website, you agree to the above. BCLC is committed to protecting your privacy. If you have any questions about the collection or use of your personal information, please contact BCLC Customer Support Centre at 74 West Seymour Street, Kamloops, BC, V2C 1E2, telephone 1-866-815-0222 or www.bclc.com.