Game Rules

MAYO MADNESS CHARITY BRACKET

OFFICIAL RULES  

 

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND NECESSARY TO ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN.  A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.  THE CONTEST IS OPEN TO LEAGUESAFE.COM MEMBERS WHO ARE, AT THE TIME OF ENTRY, LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. CONTEST WILL BE GOVERNED BY UNITED STATES LAW.  VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.  

 

 

The “Mayo Madness Charity Bracket” (“Contest”) is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and District of Columbia who are members of LeagueSafe.com.  Employees, directors, officers and agents of SharpLink Gaming, Ltd. and members of their immediate families (spouse, parent, child or sibling; whether biological, adopted, step or in-law) or households (whether related or not) are not eligible to enter or win.  The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited.  Participation constitutes Entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules (“Official Rules”) and Sponsor’s decisions which are final and binding in all matters related to this Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements as set forth herein.   

FOR EVERY FREE ENTRY, SHARPLINK WILL DONATE $1 UP TO $25,000 TO FANTASY CARES, an official 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to inspire people to bring a charitable element to their fantasy leagues and to help raise money each year through the fantasy sports community for various 501(c)(3) charities.

 

 

Contest begins at 12:00:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on March 12, 2023 and ends at 12:00:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on April 4, 2023 (“Contest Period”).  Sponsor’s computer is the official time keeping device for this Contest.

 

 

During the Contest Period, visit the “Mayo Madness Charity Bracket” website located at www.leaguesafe.com/mayomadness.  Follow the online instructions at www.leaguesafe.com/mayomadness to complete the basketball bracket to include your picks of the winning teams and the final score prediction for the Championship Game (also an “Entry”).  You will earn points for each correct pick as outlined in Rule 3. 

 

All Entries must be received and recorded during the Contest Period. Only the methods of entry described herein are valid. No other forms of entry are valid.  To be valid, each Entry must comply with all of these Official Rules.  

 

Limit one (1) Entry per person.  Automated Entries are prohibited and any use of automated devices will cause disqualification.  Entrants may not enter with multiple email addresses nor use any other device or artifice to enter multiple times or as multiple entrants.  Any entrant who attempts to enter with multiple email addresses under multiple identities or uses any device or artifice to register multiple times will be disqualified and forfeits all prizes won, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.  Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same email address. Should multiple users of the same email account enter the Contest and a dispute thereafter arise regarding the identity of the entrant, the authorized account holder of said email account at the time of entry will be considered an entrant and must comply with these Official Rules.  The authorized account subscriber is the natural person who is assigned the email address by the ISP or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses.  Potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized LeagueSafe member.   

 

If entering with a mobile phone or other web-enabled device and using your wireless carrier’s network, standard data charges from your wireless carrier may apply. Check with your wireless service provider for details on these and any other applicable charges. Entrants are solely responsible for any such wireless charges.   

 

 

Entrants will earn points for each correct pick as defined in the chart below: 

 

 | Points Earned for Each Correct Pick | Number of Games | Total Points Available
Round 1 (3/16/23 – 3/17/23) | 1 | 32 | 32
Round 2 (3/18/23 – 3/19/23) | 2 | 16 | 32
Round 3 - Regional Semi-Final (3/23/23 – 3/24/23) | 4 | 8 | 32
Round 4 - Regional Final (3/25/23 – 3/26/23) | 8 | 4 | 32
Round 5 - National Semi-Finals (4/1/23) | 16 | 2 | 32
Championship Game (4/3/23) | 32 | 1 | 32

 

The maximum number of points that an entrant can earn is one-hundred sixty (160) points.  The names and point totals for each entrant will be listed on the Leaderboard.  The Leaderboard will be updated after each round is completed.   

 

If, for any reason including Acts of God, acts of terrorism, civil disturbances, work stoppage, COVID-19 or any other natural disaster outside their control that may cause the cancellation or postponement of any game, then the “Mayo Madness Charity Bracket” will consist of only those games completed and the prize will be determined based only on completed games.  

 

The Contestant with the highest total number of points at the end of the Tournament wins the Contest. As part of every Contestant’s entry, they are asked to predict the final score in the Championship game of the Tournament. The closest predicted score to the final score in the Championship game of the Tournament will be used to break any ties between Entrants who finish the Contest with the exact same number of points. 

In the event multiple Entrants finish with the same number of total points and the same (closest) total point prediction for the Championship game, such Entrants shall evenly split the portion of the Prize Pool associated with the tied finishing positions. All selections will lock once the first game tips off, the timing of which will be made known to the Entrants in advance of the Contest start time. The decisions of Sponsor are final in all aspects of the Contest.  

Prizes will be awarded to entrants who have scored the highest number of points as follows: 

 

 | Prize
First Place | $2,500.00
Second Place | $1,000.00
Third Place | $500.00
Fourth Place | $300.00
Fifth Place | $200.00
Prize Drawings for Eligible Entrants | Three (3) entries to the 2023 Scott Fish Bowl

 

Scott Fish Bowl Entries:

Limit one (1) prize per person.  Prizes are non-transferable and no substitution of prize is offered, except at the sole discretion of Sponsor. Prize winners will be solely responsible for all federal, state and/or local taxes, and for any other fees or costs associated with the prizes they receive, regardless of whether it, in whole or in part, is used.   

 

 

All prizes will be paid out upon the completion of the Tournament in the form of credit to Entrant’s registered LeagueSafe.com account.

 

 

Acceptance of prize offered constitutes permission for Sponsor to use winner’s name, voice, biographical information and/or likeness for purposes of advertising and promotion without further compensation in all media now known or hereafter discovered worldwide and on the Internet without notice or review or approval as permitted by law.  

 

 

By accepting a prize, winners agree to release and hold SharpLink, Ltd. harmless from all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind resulting from acceptance, possession or use of any prize, including without limitation, personal injuries, death and property damage.   

 

 

SharpLink, Ltd. is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, unintelligible, returned or undelivered Entries, telephone calls, text messages, email, or for lost, interrupted or unavailable satellite, network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), Website, or other connections availability, accessibility or traffic congestion, miscommunications, failed computer, network, telephone, satellite or cable hardware or software or lines, or technical failure, or jumbled, scrambled, delayed or misdirected transmissions, computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic or network.  Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of this Contest or Website, or act in violation of the Official Rules, or act in any manner to threaten or abuse or harass any person, or violate Website’s terms of service, as solely determined by the Sponsor, will be disqualified. Released Parties are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information whether caused by Website users, tampering, hacking, or by any of the programming or equipment associated with or used in this Contest, and assumes no responsibility for any errors, omission, deletion, interruption or delay in operation or transmission or communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized website access.  Any use of robotic, macro, automatic, programmed or like entry methods will void all such Entries, and may subject that entrant to disqualification.  Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to entrant's or any other person’s computer, or property related to or resulting from participating in this Contest.  Should any portion of Contest be, in the Sponsor’s sole opinion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, unauthorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or impair administration, security, fairness or proper play of this Contest, or submission of Entries, Sponsor reserves the right at their sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Contest, and randomly select the winner from valid Entries received prior to action taken, or otherwise as may be deemed fair and equitable by the Sponsor. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of an online entrant, the authorized subscriber of the email account used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant and must comply with these rules.  The authorized LeagueSafe.com Member is the natural person who is assigned the email address by the ISP or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses.  All materials submitted become the property of SharpLink, Ltd. and will not be returned.   

 

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR OTHER DAMAGES; AS A RESULT, THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND THE FOREGOING PARAGRAPHS SHALL NOT APPLY TO A RESIDENT OF NEW JERSEY TO THE EXTENT DAMAGES TO SUCH NEW JERSEY RESIDENT ARE THE RESULT OF SPONSOR’S OR ADMINISTRATOR’S NEGLIGENT, FRAUDULENT OR RECKLESS ACT(S) OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT.   

 

 

All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Contest, or any claim or dispute that has arisen or may arise between you and Sponsor, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Minnesota without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules.  The place of arbitration shall be Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

 

 

The information you submit in connection with this Contest may be used by Sponsor for purposes of administration and fulfillment of the Contest, and in accordance with Sponsor’s privacy policy located at https://terms.leaguesafe.com/privacy (also a “Website”).  

 

 

The Official Rules of the Contest are available for viewing during the Contest Period at: https://www.leaguesafe.com/march-madness-bracket-game#/gamerules.