RULES FOR THE 2021 IDITAROD WINTER RAFFLE

1. Tickets.  A total of 5,000 tickets will be available for sale at designated locations on a first-come, first-served basis.
2. Eligibility.  Employees of Iditarod Trail Committee and their direct relatives, members of the Iditarod Board of Directors and their direct relatives, members of the Iditarod Staff and their direct relatives, are not eligible to purchase raffle tickets or receive prizes. Direct relatives are defined as spouse, parent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, brother, sister, child, or stepchild.Minors under the age of 18 are not eligible to purchase raffle tickets or receive prizes.
3. Prizes.  A total of fifty-three (53) prizes will be awarded.The identity and cash amount of each prize is stated on the ticket.
4. Raffle Procedures. The drawing to determine winners will be done on Facebook Live on May 31, 2021 at 5 pm.Ticket purchasers need not be present to win.Fifty-three (53) ticket stubs will be drawn at random from a receptacle containing all entries.Prizes will be awarded in reverse order, with the prize numbered fifty-three awarded to the first ticket drawn from the receptacle, the prize numbered fifty-two awarded to the second ticket drawn, and so forth, until the prize numbered one is awarded to the fifty third ticket drawn.
5. Notification.  The Iditarod Trail Committee shall make every reasonable effort to notify winners that they have won a raffle prize.If attempts to notify a prize winner within forty-five (45) days of the drawing have not been successful, a new winner will be selected by random drawing from the original non-winning tickets.
6. Claiming Prizes.  Winner will be required to fill out a prize claim form before receiving their prize. If a winner has failed to pick up or otherwise arrange for the delivery or use of prize within ninety (90) days from notification, the prize shall be awarded to a new winner by random drawing from the original non-winning tickets.
7. Delivery.  Cash awards will be mailed individually to winners.
8. Taxes.  The Iditarod Trail Committee must report to the IRS the name and taxpayer identification number of each winner of a prize along with the value of the prize awarded.Winners are required to fill out a W-9 and are solely responsible for any taxes assessed because of receiving a prize.Refusal to provide a completed W-9 will result in the forfeiture of any of the fifty-three (53) prizes.
9. Mailing Ticket Stubs.  For all Alaska Residents, the Iditarod Trail Committee will mail the raffle ticket stub if the order is placed over the phone or online.  For all Out of State ticket purchasers the Iditarod Trail Committee will take a photo of the ticket stub and text this to the buyer.  A cell phone able to receive texts and photographs is necessary for this to occur. The Iditarod Trail Committee is also able to FAX a copy of the ticket stub to those people who are living Out of State. Unfortunately, the Iditarod Trail Committee is not able to mail ticket stubs beyond Alaska State lines.
10. Purchasing Ticket.  Alaska residents can purchase tickets online or over the phone. For all Out of State purchasers, they must purchase their tickets over the phone.