MICROSOFT SOUTH OF MIDNIGHT - MIDNIGHT STREAMERS CONTEST
OFFICIAL RULES
1. SPONSOR
These Official Rules (“Rules”) govern the operation of the Microsoft South of Midnight - Midnight Streamers Contest (“Contest”). Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA, 98052, USA, is the Contest sponsor (“Sponsor”).
2. DEFINITIONS
In these Rules, "Microsoft", "we", "our", and "us" refer to Sponsor and “you” and "yourself" refers to a Contest participant, or the parent/legal guardian of any Contest entrant who has not reached the age of majority to contractually obligate themselves in their legal place of residence. By entering you (your parent/legal guardian if you are not the age of majority in your legal place of residence) agree to be bound by these Rules.
3. ENTRY PERIOD
The Contest starts at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (PT) on April 8, 2025, and ends at 11:59 p.m. PT on April 13, 2025 and will consist of four (4) unique Entry Periods (each an “Entry Period”) on the following days and times:
- 4/8/2025 from TIME/TIME ZONE 2pm PT to TIME/TIME ZONE 4pm PT
- 4/10/2025 from TIME/TIME ZONE 5pm PT to TIME/TIME ZONE 7pm PT
- 4/11/2025 from TIME/TIME ZONE 3pm PT to TIME/TIME ZONE 5pm PT
- 4/13/2025 from TIME/TIME ZONE 11am PT to TIME/TIME ZONE 1pm PT
Entries will be eligible for the Entry Period in which they are received and will not carry over to subsequent Entry Periods.
4. ELIGIBILITY
To enter, you must be a legal resident of the 50 United States (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) or Canada, and be 18 years of age or older. If you are 18 years of age or older but have not reached the age of majority in your legal place of residence, then you must have consent of a parent/legal guardian.
Employees and directors of Microsoft Corporation and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising agencies, and Contest Parties are not eligible, nor are persons involved in the execution or administration of this promotion, or the family members of each above (parents, children, siblings, spouse/domestic partners, or individuals residing in the same household). Void where prohibited.
5. HOW TO ENTER
To enter, you must have a free Twitch account. Next, tune in to the Midnight Streamers livestream on Twitch during one of the dates above. Each stream will consist of one (1) scavenger hunt in which you will need to locate at least 1 of 10 secret items. Once you have located an item during the stream, type “FOUND IT” and the location of the item into the chat. The first person to type in the correct location of the item will win a 3-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate code which will be received through Twitch Whispers.
The entry limit is one per person per livestream.
Any attempt by you to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different accounts, email addresses, identities, registrations, logins, or any other methods will void your entries and you may be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited.
We are not responsible for excess, lost, late, or incomplete entries. If disputed, entries will be deemed submitted by the “authorized account holder” of the email address, social media account, or other method used to enter. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned to an email address by an internet or online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses.
6. USE OF YOUR ENTRY
We are not claiming ownership rights to your Submission. However, by submitting an entry, you grant us an irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide right and license to use, review, assess, test and otherwise analyze your entry and all its content in connection with this Contest and use your entry in any media whatsoever now known or later invented for any non-commercial or commercial purpose, including, but not limited to, the marketing, sale or promotion of Microsoft products or services, without further permission from you. You will not receive any compensation or credit for use of your entry, other than what is described in these Official Rules.
By entering you acknowledge that we may have developed or commissioned materials similar or identical to your entry and you waive any claims resulting from any similarities to your entry. Further you understand that we will not restrict work assignments of representatives who have had access to your entry, and you agree that use of information in our representatives’ unaided memories in the development or deployment of our products or services does not create liability for us under this agreement or copyright or trade secret law.
Your entry may be posted on a public website. We are not responsible for any unauthorized use of your entry by visitors to this website. We are not obligated to use your entry for any purpose, even if it has been selected as a winning entry.
7. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION
Pending confirmation of eligibility, forty (40) potential prize winners (10 per livestream) will be selected by Microsoft or their Agent or a qualified judging panel from among all eligible entries received based on the following judging criteria:
- 100% - The first 10 entrants to spot a scavenger hunt item in each livestream wins
Winners will be verified by the end of each livestream.
The decisions of the judges are final and binding. If we do not receive enough entries meeting the entry requirements, we may, at our discretion, select fewer winners than the number of Contest Prizes described below.
Winners will be notified via direct message on Twitch within an hour with prize claim instructions, including submission deadlines. If a selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim a prize or fails to return any forms, the selected winner will forfeit their prize and an alternate winner will be selected time allowing. If you are a potential winner and you are 18 or older but have not reached the age of majority in your legal place of residence, we may require your parent/legal guardian to sign all required forms on your behalf. Only three alternate winners will be selected, after which unclaimed prizes will remain unawarded.
8. PRIZES
The following prizes will be awarded:
Forty (40) Grand Prizes (10 per livestream). Each winner will receive an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Code. Approximate Retail Value (ARV) $50.00.
The total Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of all prizes: $2,000
We will only award one (1) prize per person overall during the Entry Period. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. No substitution, transfer, or assignment of prize permitted, except that Microsoft reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in the event the offered prize is unavailable. Microsoft products awarded as prizes are awarded “AS IS” and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied (including any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose); you assume the entire risk of quality and performance, and should the prizes prove defective, you assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing or repair. This is so even if the Microsoft product mentions a warranty on its packaging, in a manual, or in marketing materials; no warranty applies to Microsoft products awarded as prizes.
Prizes will be sent no later than 28 days after winner selection. Prize winners may be required to complete and return prize claim and / or tax forms (“Forms”) within the deadline stated in the winner notification. Taxes on the prize, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winner, who is advised to seek independent counsel regarding the tax implications of accepting a prize. By accepting a prize, you agree that Microsoft may use your entry, name, image and hometown online and in print, or in any other media, in connection with this Contest without payment or compensation to you, except where prohibited by law.
9. ODDS
The odds of winning are based on the number of eligible entries received.
10. GENERAL CONDITIONS AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY
To the extent allowed by law, by entering you agree to release and hold harmless Microsoft and its respective parents, partners, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, and agents from any and all liability or any injury, loss, or damage of any kind arising in connection with this Contest or any prize won.
All local laws apply. The decisions of Microsoft are final and binding.
We reserve the right to cancel, change, or suspend this Contest for any reason, including cheating, technology failure, catastrophe, war, or any other unforeseen or unexpected event that affects the integrity of this Contest, whether human or mechanical. If the integrity of the Contest cannot be restored, we may select winners from among all eligible entries received before we had to cancel, change or suspend the Contest.
If you attempt or we have strong reason to believe that you have compromised the integrity or the legitimate operation of this Contest by cheating, hacking, creating a bot or other automated program, or by committing fraud in any way, we may seek damages from you to the full extent of the law and you may be banned from participation in future Microsoft promotions.
11. USE OF YOUR ENTRY
Personal data you provide while entering this Contest will be used by Microsoft and/or its agents and prize fulfillers acting on Microsoft’s behalf only for the administration and operation of this Contest and in accordance with the Microsoft Privacy Statement.
12. GOVERNING LAW
This Contest will be governed by the laws of the State of Washington, and you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the State of Washington for any disputes arising out of this Contest.
13. WINNERS LIST
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