“The Greatest Countdown on Earth” Sweepstakes
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHEREVER PROHIBITED BY LAW.
Sponsor: Feld Entertainment, Inc., 800 Feld Way, Palmetto, FL 34221.
PROMOTION DATES: “The Ringling 148” Sweepstakes (the “Promotion”) begins at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on August 26, 2025 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on October 14, 2025 (“Promotion Period”). Sponsor’s clock is the official clock of the Promotion. All Entrants (defined below) must have access to the Internet in order to enter. Normal Internet, phone and usage charges imposed by your online or phone service provider may apply.
ELIGIBILITY: The Promotion is open only to legal residents of Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia who are eighteen (18) years of age or older or the age of majority in their state of residence at the time of entry (the “Entrant”). Employees and their immediate family members (parents, children, siblings or spouse, regardless of where they live, or persons living in same household, whether related or not) of Sponsor, its subsidiaries, and each of its respective parent companies, franchisees, affiliates, contractors, consultants, legal counsel, public relations, subsidiaries, distributors, sales representatives, retailers, website providers, webmasters, advertising and promotional, fulfillment, and marketing agencies, and any others engaged in the development, production, execution or distribution of this Promotion, including but not limited to, National Sweepstakes Company, LLC (the “Independent Administrator”) herein (the “Promotion Entities”), are not eligible to participate. Promotion is void outside of Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, West Virginia and wherever else restricted or prohibited by law. By entering the Promotion, Entrant indicates their full and unconditional agreement to, and acceptance of, these Official Rules and the decision of the Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
HOW TO ENTER: Visit https://www.ringling.com/sweeps/ (the “Website”) and complete the online entry form (the “Entry Form”) in its entirety by submitting your full name (including your first and last name), email address, phone number and location from the drop down menu. Email address and phone number must be valid as potential Grand Prize Winners will be notified via email and telephone. Upon clicking the “Enter” button, Entrants will receive one (1) entry into the respective drawing for the Location the Entrant selected. Entrant must be a resident of that state when selecting the location. Entrant must submit the Entry Form by 11:59 p.m. ET on October 14, 2025 to receive an entry.
There is a limit of one (1) entry per Entrant for the entire Promotion Period.
Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with META. You understand that you are supplying your information to the Sponsor and not to META.
Neither Sponsor nor any other Promotion Entities are responsible for any entry that is lost, late, misdirected or undeliverable, whether due to system errors, omissions, interruption, deletions, defects, delay in operations or transmissions or any other reason, theft or destruction or failures, faulty transmissions or other telecommunications malfunctions, entries not received resulting from any hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, failed, incomplete or garbled computer or telephone transmissions, typographical or system errors and failures, faulty transmissions, technical malfunctions, or otherwise.
In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. The authorized account holder is the natural person who is assigned to the e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses, or the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Potential Grand Prize Winner (defined below) may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.
Any attempt by an Entrant to obtain more than the allowable number of entries by using multiple/different email addresses, accounts, identities, registrations, logins, and/or any other methods, including, but not limited to, automated entry, will void all of that Entrant’s entries and that Entrant may be disqualified from the Promotion. Multiple Entrants are not permitted to share the same email address or accounts. Neither the Sponsor nor any Promotion Entity will verify receipt of entries for Entrants. All entries submitted become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be returned.
Without limitation, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any Entrant whose social media account, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, refers, depicts or in any way reflects negatively upon the Sponsor, the Promotion or any other person or entity; does not comply with these Official Rules; or if Sponsor receives notification about any potential infringements or breaches of law or any other reason set forth herein.
DRAWINGS/ODDS: On or about October 16, 2025, the following grand prize winners (each a “Grand Prize Winner will be selected at random from among all eligible entries received for each location during the Promotion Period:
Albany, NY
Allentown, PA
Bridgeport, CT
Brooklyn, NY/Newark, NJ/Belmont Park, NY
Charleston, WV
Columbus, OH
Greensboro, NC
Greenville, SC
Hartford, CT
Jacksonville, FL
Louisville, KY
Manchester, NH
Miami, FL
Philadelphia, PA
Providence, RI
Tampa, FL
Norfolk, VA
Worcester, MA
Odds of winning depend upon the total number of eligible entries received per location during the Promotion Period. The random drawings will be conducted by the Independent Administrator, whose decisions are based on its sole discretion and interpretation of these Official Rules, and are final and binding in all respects.
GRAND PRIZES: Each Grand Prize Winner will receive: i) four (4) VIP tickets to an eligible Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® show at their selected location, ii) a $50 Chick-fil-A gift card, and iii) Ringling merchandise. Total ARV of each Grand Prize is $443. Grand Prize details, including dates and times of the show and tour, are at Sponsor’s discretion. Eligible shows in each location can be found at www.ringling.com; dates listed are subject to change at Sponsor’s discretion. Grand Prize must be taken on the dates determined by the Sponsor. In the event the Grand Prize Winner is unable to attend the show on the dates determined by the Sponsor, the Grand Prize Winner will forfeit their right to the Grand Prize and no compensation will be awarded. Tickets are subject to the terms and conditions of issuer and will not be replaced by Sponsor if lost, stolen, misplaced, damaged or destroyed. Grand Prize Winner will be responsible for all meals, transportation, excursions, tips or gratuities, fuel, parking, beverages, telephone calls, overages, baggage fees, extras and any other incidental costs or expenses not specifically stated herein as being included as part of the Grand Prize. Promotion Entities are not responsible for any changes of any element of the Grand Prize, nor are they liable for any expenses incurred as a consequence of changes, cancellation or delays.
Any Grand Prize Winner later found ineligible or non-compliant will be immediately required to return and forfeit any prize awarded. In the event Grand Prize Winner and/or guests engage in behavior that, as determined by Sponsor (or its designee) in their absolute discretion, is obnoxious or threatening, dangerous, illegal or that is intended to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, or may cause harm, property damage or any other loss, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate early, in whole or in part, and to send the Grand Prize Winner (and guests) home with no further compensation. Grand Prize has no cash value and any unused portion of the Grand Prize will not be awarded as cash or otherwise. No transfer, assignment or substitution of the Grand Prize (in whole or in part), except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value.
Total ARV of Grand Prizes per state:
Connecticut- $886
Florida- $1,329
Kentucky- $443
Massachusetts- $443
New Hampshire- $443
New York/New Jersey- $886
North Carolina- $443
Ohio- $443
Pennsylvania- $886
Rhode Island- $443
South Carolina- $443
Virginia- $443
West Virginia- $443
GRAND PRIZE RESTRICTIONS: Limit of one (1) Grand Prize per person/household for the entire Promotion. No transfer or substitution of the Grand Prize is allowed except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Grand Prize Winner is required to comply with any and all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations. The value of the Grand Prize is taxable as income and the Grand Prize Winner is solely responsible for all matters relating to the Grand Prize, including, but not limited to all applicable federal, state, and local taxes that become due with respect to the Grand Prize. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if any part of the Grand Prize becomes unavailable due to reasons beyond the control of the Sponsor. Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen portion of the Grand Prize. No more than the number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules will be awarded per location.
In the event any issues arise due to a pandemic, the Sponsor has the right to make changes to the Grand Prize as necessary and will provide any changes to the Grand Prize Winner. SPONSOR MAY MODIFY, SUSPEND OR EVEN ELIMINATE PRIZE TRAVEL ALTOGETHER WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCED NOTICE AND WITHOUT LIABILITY OF ANY KIND BASED ON MODIFICATIONS TO U.S. FEDERAL/STATE/LOCAL LAWS/REGULATIONS SETTING FORTH REQUIRED CONDUCT RELATIVE TO COVID-19 (E.G., A MORATORIUM ON TRAVEL ISSUED BY ONE OF MORE GOVERNMENTAL BODIES; UPDATED QUARANTINE POLICIES OF ONE OR MORE JURISDICTIONS); SPONSOR’S ASSESSMENT IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION OF CURRENT HEALTH CONDITIONS IN APPLICABLE JURISDICTIONS (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DATA AS TO POSITIVE TESTS FOR COVID-19, PROJECTIONS BY GOVERNMENTAL BODIES OR RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AS TO THE SPREAD OF COVID-19); AND/OR ANCILLARY CONCERNS RELATED THERETO.
GRAND PRIZE NOTIFICATION/CLAIM: Potential Grand Prize Winner will be notified by the Independent Administrator via email or any other available contact source provided at the time of entry within five (5) days from the drawing date (the “Notification”). In the event the Independent Administrator cannot reach a potential Grand Prize Winner via the Notification, the potential Grand Prize Winner does not respond by the date indicated within the Notification, or if it is determined by the Independent Administrator/Sponsor, in their sole discretion, that a potential Grand Prize Winner is not eligible in accordance with these Official Rules, he/she will be disqualified (without compensation of any kind) and an alternate Grand Prize Winner will be selected from among all remaining eligible entries received for the respective state during the Promotion Period, and he/she will be notified as outlined above, time permitting.
Except where prohibited, Grand Prize Winner must sign and return to the Independent Administrator, within the date and time indicated in the Notification, an “Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability/Publicity Release” and IRS form W-9 (collectively, the “Required Documents”) in order to claim the Grand Prize. Potential guests will also need to complete a Travel Companion Release document. If a potential Grand Prize Winner fails to sign and return the Required Documents within the required time period, the potential Grand Prize Winner forfeits his/her right to the Grand Prize and an alternate Grand Prize Winner will be selected at random from among all remaining eligible entries received during the Promotion Period. The value associated with the Grand Prize is taxable as income and the Grand Prize Winner is solely responsible for any taxes, including, but not limited to all applicable federal, state and local taxes that become due with respect to the value of the Grand Prize. The Sponsor (or third party acting on its behalf) must report the value of the Grand Prize to the Internal Revenue Service in the year the Grand Prize is received by the Grand Prize Winner and will be reported to the Grand Prize Winner and the Internal Revenue Service in the form of a Form 1099. In the event it is deemed during the verification process that the potential Grand Prize Winner does not have a unique, personal and valid social security number for Sponsor (or third party acting on its behalf) to report the tax liability associated with acceptance of the Grand Prize, potential Grand Prize Winner will be disqualified and another Grand Prize Winner will be selected as outlined above. Valid social security numbers will be determined by IRS requirements. If it is determined by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, that a potential Grand Prize Winner is not eligible in accordance with these Official Rules, the potential Grand Prize Winner forfeits his/her right to the Grand Prize and an alternate will be selected as outlined above. In the event that a potential Grand Prize Winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor shall have no liability or obligation to such individual.
GENERAL RULES OF PARTICIPATION: Promotion is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws. By participating in the Promotion, Entrants agree: [a] to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and decisions of Sponsor and judges which shall be final in all respects relating to the Promotion, including without limitation the interpretation of these Official Rules; [b] to release, discharge and hold harmless Sponsor, its employees, officers, directors, franchisees, licensees, subsidiaries, affiliates, META, advertising agencies, promotional agencies and suppliers and any other individual or company involved in the development or execution of the Promotion from any and all injuries, liability, losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind including liability for personal injury or death resulting from their participation in the Promotion or their acceptance, use or misuse of the Grand Prize; and [c] if the Grand Prize Winner, to the use of his/her name, voice, image and/or likenesses for advertising, publicity and promotional purposes by Sponsor or Promotion Entities without further compensation (unless prohibited by law) and to execute specific consent to such use if asked to do so. All Promotion materials are subject to verification and are void if [a] not obtained in accordance with these Official Rules and through legitimate channels; [b] any part is counterfeited, altered, defective, damaged, illegible, reproduced, tampered with, mutilated or irregular in any way; [c] are obtained where prohibited; or [d] are mutilated, altered, copied, hand printed, forged, water damaged, manipulated or tampered with in any way, or which contain any printing, mechanical or typographical errors, will be considered null and void and will not be eligible for the Grand Prize. Sponsors’ liability for defective Promotion materials is limited to replacement while supplies last. Entrants assume all risk of loss, damage, destruction, delay or misdirection of Promotion Materials submitted to Sponsor and / or Independent Administrator. Sponsor, its licensees, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising agencies, promotional agencies and suppliers and any other individual or company involved in the development or execution of the Promotion and their respective directors, officers, shareholders and employees are not responsible and shall not be liable for printing, distribution or production errors and Sponsor may rescind, cancel or revoke the Promotion based upon any printing, distribution, production or other error without liability at its sole discretion. Sponsor and / or Independent Administrator are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, incorrect, damaged, misdirected, illegible, or postage due requests or claims or any condition caused by events beyond the control of the Sponsor that may cause the Promotion to be disrupted or corrupted. Sponsor may prohibit an Entrant from participating in the Promotion or winning the Grand Prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said Entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion by cheating, deception, or other unfair playing practices or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other Entrants, Sponsor, or Independent Administrator or is in default of any agreement with Sponsor. ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES) FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. If, for any reason whatsoever, the Promotion, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, is not capable of running as planned, including, but not limited to, by reason of tampering, fraud, or any other cause which, in the Sponsor’s sole judgment, corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Promotion Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion, limit entries to those submitted prior to the action taken, and conduct a random drawing from those entries for which only the advertised number of prizes will be selected. Entry information becomes property of Sponsor.
NO LIABILITY OR IMPLIED ENDORSEMENT: By participating, Entrants agree to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and each and all of the Promotion Entities from and against any claims made by the Grand Prize Winner, Entrants, or any other third parties, related in any way to the operation of the Promotion as well as any other claims, damages or liability due to any injuries, damages or losses to any person (including death) or property of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or participation in any Promotion-related activity, in the Promotion or any claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy or merchandise delivery. The mention of any individual, group or company, including Instagram, Facebook, and/or TikTok, does not imply any association with or endorsement by such individual, group or company or the manufacturer or distributor of such product or service and, except as otherwise indicated, no association or endorsement is intended or should be inferred.
INFORMATION/PRIVACY POLICY: By entering the Promotion, each Entrant consents to the collection, use and distribution of his or her personal information (information that identifies an Entrant as an individual, name, email address, and date of birth) by the Sponsor and Independent Administrator for the purposes of implementing, administering and fulfilling this Promotion and, if consent is given at the time of entry. Sponsor will use all personal information in accordance with its Privacy Policy, available here: https://corp.feldentertainment.com/en/privacy-policy/us/.
WINNERS’ LIST REQUEST: To receive winner’s list, send a self-addressed, stamped (business size) envelope to: “The Greatest Countdown on Earth” Winner’s List Request, PO Box 458, Newark, NY 14513. Requests must be received by November 17, 2025.
OFFICIAL RULES: Visit the Website for full Official Rules.
This Promotion shall not be published without the written permission of the Sponsor.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Ends 10/14/25. Must be a permanent legal resident of CT, FL, KY, MA, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, VA & WV and at least 18 or older. Subject to Official Rules available at https://www.ringling.com/sweeps/. Void outside CT, FL, KY, MA, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, VA, WV & where prohibited by law.