Contest Rules

These rules apply to the 2023 Walk Challenge (“Contest”) conducted by the California Lawyers Association (“CLA”).

Any individual who enters, attempts to enter or in any way participates or attempts to participate in the Contest (each such individual is hereinafter referred to as an “Entrant”) agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in these Contest Rules (“Rules”), as well as by CLA’s interpretations of these Rules which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Contest.

1. ELIGIBILITY TO ENTER. The Contest is open to all individuals who are 18 years of age or older on the date of Contest registration. CLA reserves the right to verify an Entrant’s age and may reasonably deem an Entrant ineligible based on the identification presented.
2. HOW TO ENTER. Entrants must register for the Contest through the Big Team Challenge application (the “Application”). The Application may be accessed via the following website (https://calawyers.bigteamchallenge.com) or via the Big Team Challenge mobile app. To register, Entrants must accurately complete all required fields, including providing a valid U.S. mailing address. When registering, individuals will select a Participation Tier (i.e., Standard, Medium, or High) to indicate their intended level of exertion.  Contest registration will open at 12:00 a.m. on July 12, 2023, and Entrants must register with the Application by 11:59 p.m. (Pacific) on August 1, 2023 (“Registration Deadline”) to participate in the Contest.
3. ONCE ENTERED IN CONTEST. Any Entrant who completes and submits a valid registration via the Application by the Registration Deadline will be entitled to receive a digital certificate, valued at $0, reflecting their accomplishments at the conclusion of the Contest (“Participation Certificate”). The Participation Certificate will be emailed on or around September 13, 2023, to the email address that the Entrant provides. 
4. TEAMS. Entrants may register with the Application as a team or individually. If an Entrant registers as an individual, the Entrant may be assigned to a team as determined by CLA. Teams are intended to be comprised of five (5) individuals.  Teams must have at least four (4) individuals, but not more than five (5) individuals (“Team”).
5. THE CONTEST. The Contest will begin at 12:00 a.m. (Pacific) on July 30, 2023 (“Contest Launch”) and end at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific) on September 9, 2023 (“Contest End”). Between the Contest Launch and the Contest End, each Team will compete against all other Teams in a “virtual walking challenge” with a specific virtual route to follow as determined by CLA. In-person interaction among members of a Team is not required. The Application, which is a virtual activity tracker that digitally tracks step/distance information, will track the Team’s accomplishments. Teams may either sync their own fitness devices to the Application or manually enter step/distance information into the Application. Any Team member opting to manually enter information is encouraged to do so promptly, as winners will be determined based on time-sensitive reports obtained by CLA from the Application.
6. DETERMINATION OF WINNERS.
   1. Top Teams: There will be three (3) winning Teams: 1^st place, 2^nd place, and 3^rd place. The Team that reaches the designated milestone of the virtual route (i.e., York at 846 miles) first will win 1^st place. The Team that reaches the designated milestone second will win 2^nd place. The Team that reaches the designated milestone third will win 3^rd place. To determine the winning Teams, CLA will pull reports of the recorded accomplishments of each Team from the Application and will view the date and time, as recorded by the Application. The winning Teams will be determined by September 13, 2023, and CLA’s determination of the winning Teams will be final. Members of each winning Team will be notified by email on or around September 13, 2023. The 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place prizes will be emailed, or mailed by U.S. mail, postage prepaid, to the email address or U.S. mailing address that the Entrant provides. 
   2. Top Entrant: There will be one (1) winning individual.  The individual that walks the farthest, regardless of the virtual route, by the Contest End will win.  To determine the winning individual, CLA will pull reports of the recorded accomplishments of each Entrant from the Application and will view the total distance, as recorded by the Application. The winning individual will be determined by September 13, 2023, and CLA’s determination of the winning individual will be final. The winning individual will be notified by email on or around September 13, 2023. The prize will be emailed, or mailed by U.S. mail, postage prepaid, to the email address or U.S. mailing address that the Entrant provides. 
   3. Top Weekly Entrants: Every week, the top two Entrants that walk the farthest that week will be awarded as follows: the Entrant who walks the farthest will win 1^st place and the individual who walks the next farthest distance will win 2^nd place.  Once an Entrant wins 1^st place in this category, they will not be eligible to win 1^st place in this category again for the duration of the Contest.  Once an Entrant wins 2^nd place in this category, they will not be eligible to win 2^nd place in this category again for the duration of the Contest.  To determine the winning individuals of each week, CLA will pull reports of the recorded accomplishments of each Entrant from the Application and will view the total distance, as recorded by the Application, per week. The time frame of each week is as follows: Week one (1) from July 30, 2023 at 12:00 a.m. to August 5, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.; Week two (2) from August 6, 2023 at 12:00 a.m. to August 12, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.; Week three (3) from August 13, 2023 at 12:00 a.m. to August 19, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.; Week four (4) from August 20, 2023 at 12:00 a.m. to August 26, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.; Week five (5) from August 27, 2023 at 12:00 a.m. to September 2, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.; and Week six (6) from September 3, 2023 at 12:00 a.m. to September 9, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.  The winning individuals will be determined on the Monday or Tuesday following each week (i.e., Week one (1) by August 8, 2023; Week two (2) by August 15, 2023; Week three (3) by August 22, 2023; Week four (4) by August 29, 2023; Week five (5) by September 5, 2023; and Week six (6) by September 12, 2023). The winning individuals will be notified by email on or around the determination date of each week. The prize will be emailed, or mailed by U.S. mail, postage prepaid, to the email address or U.S. mailing address that the Entrant provides. 
7. Participation Tier Completion Drawing
   1. All Entrants that satisfy their weekly Participation Tier exertion goal for each week of the Contest will be entered into a drawing, of which two winners will be selected from each Participation Tier. The weekly Participation Tier exertion goal is as follows: Standard is 30,000 steps or 13.8 miles; Medium is 45,000 steps or 21 miles; High is 60,000 steps or 28.2 miles.   
   2. At Contest End, CLA will pull reports of the recorded accomplishments of each Entrant from the Application and will view the total distance, as recorded by the Application, each week.
   3. Entrants eligible for the drawing(s) will be determined by September 12, 2023, the drawing will occur by September 12, 2023, and the drawing winners will be announced by September 13, 2023.  The prize will be emailed, or mailed by U.S. mail, postage prepaid, to the email address or U.S. mailing address that the Entrant provides. 
8. TIES. There will be no tie breakers.
   1. In the unlikely event of a tie for 1^st, 2^nd, or 3^rd place (i.e., a situation where the Application reports that two or more Teams completed the route on the exact same date, at the exact same time), all tying Teams win the applicable place.
   2. In the unlikely event of a tie for the farthest distance walked by an individual Entrant (i.e., a situation where the Application reports that two or more Entrants completed the exact same distance by the Contest End), all tying Entrants win the applicable place.
   3. In the unlikely event of a tie for the farthest distance walked by an individual Entrant per week (i.e., a situation where the Application reports that two or more Entrants completed the exact same distance by the end of a given week), all tying Entrants win the applicable place.
9. PRIZES. Prizes will be released to winners only.
   1. Top Teams: Each member of the 1^st place Team will receive discounted registration to CLA’s 2023 Annual Meeting valued at $395, a virtual gift card to CLA’s online course catalog (“InReach”) valued at $50, and a CLA swag box (which includes a notebook, pen, water bottle, stickers, sunglasses, USB desktop fan, and exercise band) valued at $75. Each member of the 2^nd place Team will receive discounted registration to CLA’s 2023 Annual Meeting valued at $395 and a virtual gift card to InReach valued at $50. Each member of the 3^rd place Team will receive discounted registration to CLA’s 2023 Annual Meeting valued at $395 and a virtual gift card to InReach valued at $25.
   2. Top Entrant: The individual who wins will receive one (1) Fitbit Charge 5™ valued at $149.95. 
   3. Top Weekly Entrant: Each individual who wins the 1^st place weekly prize will receive one (1) annual subscription to the Calm App valued at $69.99.
   4. Top Weekly Entrant: Each individual who wins the 2^nd place weekly prize will receive (1) pair of trekking poles valued at $25. 
   5. Participation Tier Completion Drawing: Each individual winner of the drawing will receive a CLA swag box (which includes a notebook, pen, water bottle, stickers, sunglasses, USB desktop fan, and exercise band) valued at $75. 
10. SUBSTITUTION OF PRIZE. CLA reserves the right to substitute a prize of comparable value for all contests.  Non-cash prizes are not redeemable for cash. 
11. PRIZE RESTRICTIONS.  Specific restrictions regarding awarded prizes will be provided, if applicable, to the winners.
12. TAXES.  Winners are responsible for paying all applicable local, county, state and federal taxes on prizes based on the estimated retail value of the prize, as set forth in the Rules.
13. PUBLICITY: Except where prohibited, participation in the Contest constitutes the Entrant’s consent for CLA to use the Entrant’s first and last name, likeness, prize information, city and state of residence, and any comments or other feedback related to any prize or Contest experience, whether written or oral, for promotional purposes in any media without further consideration. 
14. DISPUTES & GOVERNING LAW.  CLA shall be the sole arbiters in all matters relating to the Contest and in the interpretation of the Rules. CLA’s decision(s) are final.  All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and CLA in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules.
15. MISCELLANEOUS.  Entry into the Contest constitutes acknowledgement and agreement by Entrants to abide by these Rules.  Contest registrations that are determined to be fraudulent will be void, and the person submitting such registration or suspected of fraud or tampering with any contests may be barred from further participation in that contest and, in CLA’s sole discretion on a case-by-case basis, banned from any future participation in any CLA contests.