Royals Baseball Bingo Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ODDS OF WINNING DEPEND ON THE TYPE AND ORDER OF GAME EVENTS THAT HAPPEN AND WHETHER A RANDOMLY GENERATED BINGO GAME BOARD RESULTS IN A WINNING EVENT. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. ALL DISPUTES WILL BE RESOLVED SOLELY BY BINDING ARBITRATION AND ENTRANTS WAIVE THE ABILITY TO BRING CLAIMS IN A CLASS ACTION FORMAT.

1. ELIGIBILITY. Bingo is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and Washington, D.C. who, at the time of navigation to the Royals page within the Application, are of legal age of majority in their jurisdiction (and at least eighteen (18) years of age or older). Employees and officers of Sponsor, the other MLB Entities*, and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising agencies, authorized dealers, promotional suppliers and prize providers (collectively, "Bingo Entities") and the immediate family members (spouses, parents, children and siblings and their spouses) or members of the same household (whether related or not) of such individuals are not eligible to enter or win. Void where prohibited. *The "MLB Entities" shall mean the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball ("BOC"), its Bureaus, Committees, Subcommittees and Councils, MLB Advanced Media, L.P. ("MLB"), Major League Baseball Properties, Inc., The MLB Network, LLC, the Major League Baseball Clubs ("Clubs"), each of their respective parent, subsidiary, affiliated and related entities, any entity which, now or in the future, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Clubs or the BOC, and the owners, general and limited partners, shareholders, directors, officers, employees and agents of the foregoing entities.

2. ENTRY PERIOD. The Bingo period will begin at the official start of the game played on August 16, 2023 and will end at the official end of the same August 16, 2023 game (the "Bingo Period").

3. HOW TO PARTICIPATE. To participate in Bingo, you must download the MLB Ballpark application available on the Apple App Store and Google Play (the "Application") to your personal mobile device. Once the Application is downloaded to your personal device, you must navigate to the Royals page and click on the "Royals Bingo Night" button to participate. Once you click the "Royals Bingo Night" button, a randomly generated electronic Bingo game board for the applicable Entry Period will appear on the screen of your mobile device. Events will automatically check off on your Bingo game board as they occur on the playing field as determined by the authorized scorer (each, a "Game Event"). Participants are encouraged to hit "refresh" at any time to make sure they did not miss a Game Event. You may participate in Bingo only via the Application using your mobile device. No other method of entry will be accepted. Use of the Application to participate in Bingo is subject to, and will be treated in a manner consistent with, Major League Baseball's website (MLB.com) Terms of Use accessible at: https://www.mlb.com/apps/ballpark and https://www.mlb.com/official-information/terms-of-use. Standard message and data rates apply in accordance with your individual mobile service plan. Please consult your plan prior to entering.

WINNER DETERMINATION: There are three (3) ways to win: Single Bingo, Diamond Bingo and Blackout Bingo (each, a "Winning Event").

SINGLE BINGO- Five (5) Game Events marked off in a row, in a column, or diagonally.

DIAMOND BINGO - Game Events marked off such that they form the letter Diamond across the entire Bingo game board.

BLACKOUT - All of the Game Events on the Bingo game board are marked off.

Upon a Winning Event, a Bingo button in the Application will begin to pulse and you must click on the button in order to submit your Bingo game board as a potential winning entry. YOU MUST HIT THE PULSING BUTTON (SINGLE, DIAMOND AND BLACKOUT) IN ORDER TO WIN.

See Rule 6, below, for descriptions of all available prizes.

4. PRIZE, PRIZE CONDITIONS AND ODDS. Prizes will be awarded the night of August 16, 2023 (each, a "Prize" and collectively, the "Prizes"). The exact number of Prizes is as follows:

  1. Single Bingo Prizes (320)
  2. Diamon Bingo (130)
  3. Blackout Prizes (1)

Winning a prize depends on whether Game Events happen and whether a randomly generated Bingo game board and the time at which the tiles result in a Winning Event.

PRIZING:

GRAND PRIZE: One (1) grand prize to be awarded. The first Blackout Bingo winner will receive One (1) $100 Price Chopper Gift Card and one (1) Yeti Cooler (Approximate Retail Value (ā€œARVā€) of grand prize: $250)

DIAMOND BINGO PRIZE: One Hundred and Thirty (130) Diamond Bingo prizes to be awarded. The Diamond Bingo winners will receive one (1) of the following based on availability at the time of redemption: One (1) Pure Spectrum Gift Package (21+ only), One (1) B&B Theater gift card, One (1) Jack Stack Prize Pack, One (1) Papa Johns gift card, One (1) Price Chopper Gift Card, One (1) Pepsi Coupon or One (1) Aquafina gift card. (ARV of Diamond Bingo prize: $8-$30)

SINGLE BINGO PRIZE: Three Hundred and Twenty (320) Single Bingo prizes to be awarded. The Single Bingo winners will receive one (1) of the following based on availability at the time of redemption: One (1) Miller Lite T-Shirt (21+ only) OR one (1) Sonic gift card (ARV of second prize: $5)

Maximum ARV of all prizes awarded: $3,600.

All Prize details shall be determined in the sole discretion of Sponsor. Actual value of autographed items is subject to market fluctuations. No Certificate of Authenticity is provided by Sponsor. Items are not game-used. Except as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, no substitution of any Prize is offered, no transfer of any Prize to a third party is permitted, and no Prize may be redeemed for cash value. Any difference between stated ARV of a Prize and actual value of such Prize will not be awarded. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the Prize (or any portion thereof) with a prize of equal or greater value at its sole discretion. Limit four (4) Prizes per person per Entry Period; provided, however, each person may only win one (1) of each of the four (4) Prize types per Entry Period. Released Parties (a) make no warranty, guaranty or representation of any kind concerning any Prize (or any portion thereof), and (b) disclaim any implied warranty.

Each Winner is fully responsible for any and all applicable federal, state, and local taxes (including income and withholding taxes). All costs and expenses associated with the Prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided, including but not limited to lodging, transportation costs, meals, gratuities and other expenses incurred by accepting the Prize are the sole responsibility of each individual Winner.

Odds of winning a Prize, Single Bingo Prize, Diamond Bingo Prize or Blackout Prize during the Entry Period depend on the order and type of Game Events to happen during the applicable Entry Period, the makeup of your Bingo game board, and the placement of the Game Events on your Bingo game board for such Entry Period.

5. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION. The Application will automatically notify you if you are a potential winner. Follow the instructions appearing in the Application prize notification to claim your Prize as directed and within the time frame noted in such prize notification.

Each entrant is responsible for monitoring his/her Application for prize notification and receipt of other communications related to Bingo. If a potential winner does not claim his/her Prize during the time frame noted in the prize notification or above, as applicable, that potential winner forfeits his/her Prize. Upon request of Sponsor, a potential winner may be required to return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Release and Prize Acceptance Form in a form provided by Sponsor. If a potential winner fails to comply with these Official Rules, that potential winner will be disqualified and Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may select, as an alternate potential winner, the individual who achieves the applicable Winning Event after the applicable cut-off number noted above (e.g., if a potential M Winner is disqualified, the eleventh [11th] individual whose Bingo board results in a M Winning Event may be selected as an alternate potential M Winner). Fewer than the number of Prizes noted above may be awarded for an Entry Period depending on the number of Winning Events that occur during an Entry Period.

In no event will Sponsor be required to award more than the number of prizes stated in these Official Rules.

6. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION. Bingo is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited. All other expenses on the receipt and use of a Prize not specifically mentioned in these Official Rules are solely the responsibility of each individual winner. By participating in Bingo, each entrant agrees (a) to accept and abide by these Official Rules and terms of use of the Application, (b) that any dispute with regard to the conduct of Bingo, rule interpretation or award of Prizes shall be submitted to the management of Sponsor, who will make a final, binding determination, and (c) to waive any and all claims against the Bingo Entities, Apple, Inc., and the licensees, distributors, dealers, retailers, printers, representatives and advertising and promotion agencies, and any and all other companies associated with the foregoing entities (collectively, "Released Parties") for any injury, damage or loss of any kind that may occur, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from participation in Bingo or from receipt or use of any Bingo Prize (including, without limitation, any property loss, damage, personal injury or death caused to any person(s)). Each winner, by acceptance of a Prize, grants to MLB and Sponsor and each of their respective designees the right to publicize his/her name, address (city and state of residence), photograph, voice, statements and/or other likeness and prize information for advertising, promotional and/or trade and/or any other purpose ("Winner Information") in any media or format now known or hereafter devised, throughout the world, in perpetuity, without limitation and without further compensation, consideration, permission or notification, unless prohibited by law. The releases hereunder are intended to apply to all claims not known or suspected to exist with the intent of waiving the effect of laws requiring the intent to release future unknown claims. Sponsor's failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

As a condition of participating in Bingo, each participant agrees that, without limiting Rule 8 and Rule 9 hereof, (i) any and all disputes, claims, controversies or causes of action arising out of or relating to Bingo, or any Prizes awarded (each, a "Claim"), shall be (1) arbitrated on an individual basis only, and shall not be consolidated or joined with or in any arbitration or other proceeding involving a Claim of any other party, and (2) settled by binding arbitration in New York County, New York before a single arbitrator appointed by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its then-governing rules and procedures, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof; and (ii) under no circumstance will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential or any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses. These Official Rules shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, U.S.A., applicable to contracts entered into and performed exclusively in that State.

7. DISQUALIFICATION. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification. Sponsor and MLB reserve the right at their sole discretion to disqualify any individual suspected of tampering with the entry process or the operation of Bingo; or to be acting in any manner deemed by Sponsor to be in violation of the Official Rules; or to be acting in any manner deemed by Sponsor to be unsportsmanlike or disruptive, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE ASSOCIATED WITH BINGO OR UNDERMINE THE CONTENT OR LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF BINGO MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR WILL DISQUALIFY ANY PARTICIPANT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT, AND SPONSOR, MLB AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS' FEES) AND OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

8. BINGO ADMINISTRATION. Sponsor will be responsible for resolving any disputes and rules violations that arise in connection with Bingo. All decisions by Sponsor regarding Bingo shall be final and binding in all respects.

9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. Released Parties assume no responsibility or liability for (a) any incorrect or inaccurate registration or entry information, or for any faulty, failed, garbled or jumbled electronic data transmissions; (b) any unauthorized access to, or theft, destruction or alteration of entries at any point in the operation of Bingo; (c) any technical malfunction, failure, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or communications line failure, regardless of cause, with regard to any equipment, systems, networks, lines, satellites, servers, computers or providers utilized in any aspect of the operation of Bingo; (d) inaccessibility or unavailability of the Internet, the Application, or any combination thereof; or (e) any injury or damage to participant's or to any other person's computer or mobile device which may be related to or resulting from any attempt to participate in Bingo or download any materials in Bingo. If, for any reason, Bingo is not capable of running as planned for reasons which may include, without limitation, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which may corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of Bingo, then Sponsor and MLB reserve the right at their sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend Bingo in whole or in part.

10. USE OF INFORMATION. Personally identifiable information that is submitted by entrants, as part of Bingo, will be used to administer Bingo, select the Prize winners and fulfill the Prizes.

11. WINNERS' LIST. A record of the winners and the odds of winning will be kept on file by Sponsor for a period of one (1) year following the last game played at American Family Field during the 2023 regular season. For a Winner's List, please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Royals Bingo Night Winners List c/o Kansas City Royals, One Royal Way, Kansas City, MO 64129.

12. Apple, Inc. is not a sponsors of, or responsible for conducting, Bingo.

Major League Baseball trademarks, service marks and copyrights are proprietary to the MLB Entities. All rights reserved.

Any questions or comments regarding Bingo must be directed to the Sponsor only, and not to Apple, Inc.