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MAHATMA
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. OPEN TO LEGAL
RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES, 18 YEARS OR OLDER AS OF
DATE OF ENTRY.
Entries accepted from February 9, 2008
through March 31, 2008.
To
enter, submit your original recipe via U.S. Postal
Service using
whole
grain brown rice, Thai Jasmine rice, or Indian Basmati
rice as an ingredient, yet does not have to be Mahatma¨.
Recipe entry must be original and not a copy or
imitation.
Entries
must: 1) be typed; and 2) In standard recipe format (see
a recipe on this website for an example) [list of
ingredients and measurements in order of use,
directions, cooking times and number of servings].
MAIL-IN ENTRY:
Just
send us
your full name, return mailing address, phone number
(best contact number), email address, recipe category,
and
typed recipe to:
Riviana
Test Kitchen
P.O. Box 2636
Houston, TX 77252
RULES
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One
entry per mailing address per recipe category. For the
purposes of this contest, there are two categories: 1)
Healthy [refer to our
Well-Balanced Eating comments on this website for
considerations of a "healthy" recipe] - using whole
grain brown rice, and 2) Exotic - using either Thai
Jasmine or Indian Basmati Rice.
Entries
must be postmarked by March 31, 2008 when contest ends.
Winning recipes will be judged by a panel of judges
based on: taste,
appeal/appearance, originality/creativity of finished
recipe.
All decisions of judges are final.
Winners
will be notified by mail or optional method(s), such as
your phone or email specified on your mail-in entry.
By
participating, entrants agree to be bound by the Rules.
Riviana Foods Inc. (ãSponsorä) is not responsible for
incomplete entries
or any entries not received for any reason.
Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, terminate or
modify any contest not capable of completion as planned.
All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor and
will not be acknowledged or returned. Entries constitute
permission to edit, modify, publish and otherwise use
the recipe in any way without compensation. Employees of
Sponsor, parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries,
agents, advertising and promotion agencies and the
immediate families or persons residing in the same
household of each are not eligible to participate. Void
in Puerto Rico, outside the U.S., and where prohibited.
Subject to applicable federal and state laws and
regulations.
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PRIZES
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One (1)
First Place "Brown Rice" Healthy recipe category winner
will receive a
Gourmet
Food Basket including an electric rice cooker, gift
certificate, appetizer servingware, and cookbooks
(Approximate Retail Value: $300).
One (1)
First Place "Basmati or Jasmine Rice" Exotic recipe
category winner
will
receive a
Gourmet
Food Basket
including an electric rice cooker,
gift certificate, appetizer servingware, and cookbooks
(Approximate Retail Value: $300).
Ten (10)
Runners-up
will receive the 'World of Rice' Cookbook, gift
certificate, and FREE Mahatma Rice product coupons
(Approximate Retail Value: $50 each).
Winners
may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of
Eligibility/Liability and Publicity Release, which must
be returned within 7 days of notification or an
alternate winner may be chosen. Except where prohibited,
acceptance of prize offered constitutes consent that
Sponsor may use winnerâs name and likeness for
advertising and publicity purposes without further
compensation.
By
entering, participants release Sponsor, its parent
company, subsidiaries, affiliates and respective
directors, officers, employees and agents from any and
all liability for any injuries, losses or damages of any
kind caused by any prize or resulting from acceptance,
possession or use/misuse of any prize. In the event of
noncompliance with any requirements, or if prize or
prize notification is returned or is otherwise
undeliverable, prize may be forfeited and awarded to an
alternate winner. Income and other taxes on prize, if
any, are the sole responsibility of the winner. No prize
transfer or cash substitutes allowed, except at
Sponsorsâ sole discretion, in which case a prize of
equal value may be substituted.
Prizes
will be awarded by May 1, 2008. For the name of the
winners and winning recipes, visit this webpage after
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