2007 Hood Holiday Recipe Contest Official Rules
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS CONTEST. THIS CONTEST IS OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL U.S. RESIDENTS OF MA, ME, NH, VT, RI, CT, AND NY WHO MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA SET FORTH IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES.

Contest Description: HP Hood LLC (Sponsor) will award one (1) Grand Prize to the one Contestant whose recipe submission is selected by the Judges as the best entry. Please see Judging and Criteria below for further information regarding the selection process.


Contest Term: The Hood Holiday Recipe Contest (the Contest) begins on November 11, 2007, at 12:01a.m. Eastern Time and ends at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on January 15, 2008 (the Contest Term). All entries must be received during the Contest Term.


Eligibility: No purchase or payment is necessary to enter or win this contest. This contest is only open to legal U.S. residents of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York (Territory) who are 18 years of age or older at the time of the contest entry. No submitted recipe may have been published previously. Recipes that have been submitted to other recipe contests and have won such contests are disqualified. Contestants may not be employees of the Sponsor, or of its parent company, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, partners, advertising or promotion agencies or prize donors, nor may they be members of the immediate families of any of the foregoing, or persons living in their households nor may they be food professionals (including chefs and/or any persons engaged in the preparation of food), cooking teachers, or persons who have won a prize in any recipe contest in the Territory since January 1, 2006.


Sponsor: HP Hood LLC, Six Kimball Lane, Lynnfield MA 01940 is the Sponsor of this Contest.


How to Enter: Send your recipe by completing an Official Hood Holiday Recipe Contest On-Line Entry Form which may be found at Hood.com. Submitted recipes must include use of one or more Hood Holiday products [Hood EggNog (any flavor), Sour Cream, Cottage Cheese, Instant Whipped Cream (must be used in conjunction with another Holiday product to be eligible), Simply Smart Half & Half, Hood Cream, or Country Creamer (Original or Fat Free)]. Follow the instructions on the form to complete your entry. Entries must be received during the Contest Term (each person successfully making an entry, a Contestant). Limit: one entry per person. Each recipe must contain full and exact instructions for preparation, including such things as: type, shape and size of cookware to be used, list of ingredients, exact measurements, method of mixing, precise steps in preparation, cooking time (if applicable) and finishing. (Incomplete recipes and entries will be disqualified.) Sponsor is not responsible for incomplete, lost, late, illegible, misdirected or incomplete entries, transmission defaults, computer server failure and/or delayed, garbled or corrupted data transmitted by Contestants via the Internet.


Judging: Recipes will be reviewed and tested under the supervision of the culinary staff of The Trapp Family Lodge, a New England premier year round vacation resort (the Judges) who will determine the Grand Prize Winner. All judging and determination will be based on the following criteria: taste (40%); originality (20%); clarity of recipe instructions (20%) and ease of preparation (20%). In case of ties, the recipe with the highest score for taste will prevail.


Prizes and Approximate Retail Value: The Grand Prize (1) Winner will receive a 2-night, 3-day vacation package for two adults and two children at The Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont, between January 1, 2008 and December 21, 2008 (the Grand Prize), blackout dates apply (blackout dates include February 15-23, 2008 and October 10-December 8, 2008). The package will include accommodations for a family of four in a lodge suite, a menu breakfast and dinner for four, x-country ski passes and rentals daily, a one-hour private x-country ski lesson, one hour massage for two, sleigh ride, and two alpine ski passes to Stowe Mountain Resort. Travel to and from The Trapp Family Lodge is not included. (Approximate Retail Value: $1,852). Five (5) Honorable Mention Winners (with the Grand Prize Winner, collectively, the Winners) will each receive a $200 Gift Card. No cash or other substitutions are permitted for the Grand Prize. All taxes, fees, travel insurance and other expenses (including equipment rentals) not specifically listed in the prize description are the responsibility of the Winners. If for any reason the Grand Prize Winner is unable to accept the Grand Prize as described above, no cash or other compensation will be paid and the contestant with the next highest score will be awarded the Grand Prize. Each Contestant preliminarily chosen as a Winner (each, a Potential Winner) will be required to execute and return the releases referred to under the rules of this Contest, including verification that such Contestant meets the eligibility requirements of this Contest. Any Potential Winner failing to execute and return required documents within 10 days of receipt will be disqualified and the Contestant with the next highest score will be selected.


General: By entering this Contest, each Contestant warrants that, with respect to his/her submitted recipe: (a) the submitted recipe does not infringe upon any copyrights or other intellectual property rights; (b) the Contestant has read, understood, and followed the Official Hood Holiday Recipe Contest Rules; (c) the Contestant is eligible under these Contest Rules; (d) the submitted recipe has not been entered into any other recipe contest; and/or (e) the submitted recipe has not been previously published.
All Potential Winners and their entries may be subject to verification and investigation before being awarded any prizes. In the event not enough qualified entries are received, Sponsor is not responsible to award more prizes than entries received. Contestants agree to release and hold the Sponsor, its related companies, agencies, and all others associated with the development and execution of this Contest harmless from any and all liability with respect to or in any way arising from this Contest and/or the acceptance or use of prizes, including liability for personal injury, death, damages, and loss. By participating, all Contestants agree to the use of their names, their likenesses and recipes in advertising and publicity related to this Contest or to Sponsors products or publications in all media including the Internet by Sponsor without additional payment/compensation, unless prohibited by law. Contestants must sign affidavits of eligibility. In addition, the Grand Prize Winners travel companions must sign travel and liability releases. Sponsor reserves the right to edit, adapt, publish, and use any or all submitted recipes in all media worldwide, without additional compensation including publishing on the Internet.


Contestants who do not comply with these requirements will be disqualified. This recipe Contest is subject to all United States Federal, state, and local laws and is void where prohibited by law. All Winners are responsible for all applicable taxes on their prizes.


CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A CONTESTANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. THIS CONTEST IS INTENDED FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE U.S. STATES LISTED ABOVE ONLY AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED ONLY ACCORDING TO U.S. LAW.


Winners List: For a list of Winners, send a written request together with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Sponsor at Winners List, Hood Holiday Recipe Contest, HP Hood LLC, Six Kimball Lane, Lynnfield MA 01940 by 2/28/08.