Official Rules: New York State Vax and Win

You are eligible to participate in the drawing if you meet the following requirements:

Adults 18 and over:

• You are a resident of New York State.

• You have received at least your first dose of an immunization against the virus that causes COVID-19 approved or authorized for emergency use by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), on or after September 09, 2021.

• No immediate family members or residing household member of the entrant is an employee of the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), the Office of Information Technology Services (ITS), or the New York State Executive Chamber.

Minors 12 to 17 years old: A parent or legal guardian may enter on behalf of their child if:

• Your child is a resident of New York State.

• Your child has received at least their first dose of an immunization against the virus that causes COVID-19 authorized for emergency use for their age group by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), on or after September 09, 2021. Your child is or was between the ages of 12 and 17 on the date of their first vaccination. None of the child’s parent, step-parent or legal guardian, spouse, sibling, grandparent or residing household member of the entrant is an employee of the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), the Office of Information Technology Services (ITS), or the New York State Executive Chamber.

• The winning entrants will receive notification requesting the submission of documentation to validate their eligibility or the eligibility of their child to receive the prize.

• All notifications will be made by email from NYSDOH the same day as the drawing and by phone call if a response to the NYSDOH email is not received. If an adult entrant does not acknowledge receipt of notification by 4p.m., on the Tuesday drawing date, they will be withdrawn from the prize, re-entered for any future drawings, and the next eligible entrant will be notified.

• Entrants must confirm that they wish to claim the prize and agree to provide the necessary documentation.

• Entrants must also agree not to notify anyone outside of their household of their status as a potential winner until verifications are completed and the official announcement is made.

• To be eligible to win a prize, New York State must validate the following entry requirements: vaccination, age at time of vaccination, if applicable to eligibility status, residency, and that neither the entrant, nor an immediate family member or resident household member of an adult entrant, nor minor entrant’s parent, step-parent, legal guardian, spouse, sibling, grandparent or other residing household member, as applicable, is an employee of the NYSDOH, ITS or the New York State Executive Chamber.

• All entrants must provide an image of all necessary documents and/or grant the NYSDOH permission to obtain information from an appropriate New York State agency to validate eligibility to receive the prize.

Please find the detailed description of prizes from each Football team on each drawing date.

1. By agreeing to participate in the program, entrants agree to authorize the NYSDOH to verify their vaccination information or vaccination information on behalf of their child.

2. By agreeing to participate in the program, entrants agree to authorize NYSDOH to verify employment information with their employer, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (NYSDTF) or the New York State Department of Civil Service (NYSDCS), and agree to authorize their employer, NYSDTF and NYSDCS to disclose any information necessary to NYSDOH for the purpose of verifying they are not an employee of a participating State entity.

3. The COVID-19 vaccination is not required to be obtained in the State of New York, however, proof and verification of vaccination, to the satisfaction of the State of New York, is still required.. New Yorkers ages 12 to 17 who participated or are currently participating in a clinical trial for other COVID-19 vaccines are also eligible. Future booster shots, should they become necessary, will not be required to retain eligibility.

4. By agreeing to participate in the program, entrants agree that New York State and its entities may utilize and publish their name, likeness and any other information submitted as part of the program for promotional or other purposes in perpetuity without further compensation.

5. Individuals are responsible for the information submitted as part of this program. Entry submissions will include attestation of accurateness of information under penalty of perjury.

6. Winners are responsible for any tax liability that may be incurred from receiving a prize under this program.

7. Any attempt to undermine or manipulate the entry or prize drawing process will be met with prosecution under applicable law. Further, any individual found to have committed such act will be ineligible to receive a prize.

8. Neither the State of New York, the NYSDOH, nor any of its employees or agents shall be responsible for late, inaccurate, lost, misdirected, or incomplete entries, regardless of the reason.

9. Neither the State of New York, the NYSDOH, nor any of its employees or agents shall be responsible for inaccessibility of the entry website or other means of entry or communication, or for the incompatibility with the program website of any individual’s computer, internet connection or other technical hardware or software, regardless of the reason.

10. Neither the State of New York or NYSDOH, nor any of its employees or agents shall be responsible for any inaccurate, missing, or misinterpreted information in any program documents or communications.

11. By accepting a prize, winners agree to hold New York State and its employees and agents harmless against all claims arising out of receipt of the prize.

12. By participating in the program, all entrants agree to be bound by these Official Program Rules.

13. Prizes are for the benefit of the winners only and are not transferrable to any other person.

14. These rules may be revised at any time at the sole discretion of officials of the State of New York.

15. New York State reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate, modify or suspend the program.