2024 West Seattle Garden Tour Raffle Official Rules

  1. Sponsor: The West Seattle Garden Tour (WSGT), a 501(c)(3) organization, PO Box 16712, Seattle, WA 98116. 

  2. Entry Period: Tickets will be sold from 10 am PT on June 22, 2024 until 6 pm PT on June 23, 2024 (“Entry Period”).  

  3. Eligibility: Open to legal residents of the 50 United States + D.C who are 13 years or older at the time of entry.  Minors must have permission from a parent / legal guardian, who agrees to be bound by these Official Rules. 

  4. How to Enter: To enter the 2024 West Seattle Garden Tour Raffle (the “Raffle”), purchase a numbered raffle Ticket (“Ticket”) from an authorized Sponsor representative for $5.00 each or 5 Tickets for $20 during the Entry Period.  

    Then have your name and phone number printed on one Ticket and retain its duplicate Ticket for potential prize verification purposes.  Sponsor is not responsible for, lost, late, mutilated, damaged, illegible or incomplete entries. The information you provide will only be used for administering the Raffle and to contact you if you are a winner.

  5. Winner Selection / Odds: On or around June 30, 2024, prize winning Tickets will be selected in a random drawing from among all entries received by a Sponsor representative and a witness in West Seattle, Washington.  Winners need not be present to win.  The odds of winning are based on the number of eligible Entries received. 

  6. Prizes:  For a list of prizes and their approximate retail value, see www.westseattlegardentour.org.  No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. No substitution, transfer, or assignment of prize permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in the event the offered prize is unavailable. Prizes must be claimed by the winner in West Seattle, WA, unless alternative arrangements are made with Sponsor.  Winner is responsible for paying all shipping and handling charges related to alternative arrangements. 

    Prize winners may be required to complete and return a prize claim and / or W-9 tax forms (“Forms”) within the deadline stated in the winner notification. All State, Federal and local 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 Sponsor may use your name and hometown online and in print, or in any other media, in connection with announcing winners of this Raffle without payment or compensation to you.

  7. Winner Notification: Potential winners will be contacted via the phone number provided at entry with prize claim instructions. Winners may be required to provide the original Ticket to claim a prize; no copies or facsimiles will be accepted.  If a selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, or fails to claim a prize, the selected winner will forfeit their prize and an alternate winner will be selected. If disputed, entries will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the phone number listed on the winning Ticket. Unclaimed prizes will be awarded in a second-chance drawing. 

  8.  General Conditions and Release of Liability:   By entering you agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor 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 Raffle or any prize won. All local laws apply. The decisions of Sponsor are final and binding in all matters related to this Raffle. We reserve the right to cancel, change or suspend this Raffle for any reason, including cheating, technology failure, catastrophe, force majeure or  any other unforeseen or unexpected event that affects the integrity of this Raffle, whether human or mechanical. If the integrity of the Raffle cannot be restored, we may select winners from among all eligible entries received before we had to cancel, change or suspend the Raffle.  

  9. Winners List: For a list of prize winners send an email with the subject line 2024 Raffle winners to raffle@westseattlegardentour.org by July 30, 2024.