RULES AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE HOOSIER LOTTERY'S 2026 COLTS TICKET GIVEAWAY

2026 COLTS TICKET GIVEAWAY

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NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR CLAIM PRIZE. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE PARTICIPANTS’ CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. THIS SWEEPSTAKES MAY NOT BE USED TO CONDUCT, ADVERTISE, OR PROMOTE ANY FORM OF GAMBLING.

The State Lottery Commission of Indiana ("Hoosier Lottery" or “Lottery”), hereby promulgates these rules and procedures ("Official Rules") governing the Hoosier Lottery's 2026 Colts Ticket Giveaway Promotion ("Promotion”) in accordance with 65 IAC 1-7-4. 

A. PURPOSE

The Promotion will provide players the opportunity to enter for a chance to win one of two Indianapolis Colts and Hoosier Lottery prize packages.

B. PROMOTION PERIOD & DRAWING DESCRIPTION 

1. The Promotion period will begin on or about Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 12:00 AM Eastern Time and the entry deadline will be Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 11:59 PM. The drawing will take place on or about Friday, October 30, 2026.

C. PROMOTION & PRIZE DESCRIPTIONS

1. All dates listed within the Official Rules are subject to change based on NFL scheduling.
2. The drawings will be conducted in accordance with all applicable statutes, regulations, rules and procedures and will occur on or about the following days for the listed prizes:

D. ELIGIBILITY

1. This Promotion is open to legal residents of Indiana who are 18 years of age or older at the time of the entry.
2. The Lottery and the Indianapolis Colts, Inc. (“Club”), their respective employees, and officers, and any relative(s) (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) or person(s) residing in the same household of such member, officer, or employee are not eligible to participate in this Promotion. This restriction applies mutatis mutandis to the Lottery’s Integrated Service Provider, Brightstar Lottery Indiana LLC, (“Brightstar”).
3. Members, directors, officers, or employees of a major procurement vendor of the Lottery, Brightstar, Club, and any relative(s) (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) or person(s) residing in the same household of such persons are not eligible to participate in this Promotion.
4. No purchase necessary to enter or claim prize. A purchase will not increase participant’s chances of winning. Void where prohibited by law.

E. HOW TO ENTER

1. 1. Entrants can enter the promotion during the Promotion Period by visiting www.HoosierLottery.com/ColtsTickets and entering a valid name, phone number and email address. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
   2. An entrant may only enter once per entry period. Duplicate entries will be removed at the time of the Drawing.
   3. For a selected winner to successfully claim prize, the entrant’s provided name must match the name on his/her government-issued ID. 
   4. An automated "Thank You" message will notify the entrant of a completed entry into the Promotion. The "Thank You" message is only evidence that an entry has been received and does not indicate that the entry is valid.
   5. All entries submitted in the manner as described in these Official Rules will be eligible for an entry in this Promotion. Hand delivered or mailed in entries will not be accepted for this Promotion and will be deemed invalid and destroyed.

F. ODDS OF WINNING

1. The odds of winning one of the two prizes are dependent upon the total number of entries received.

G. DRAWING, WINNER NOTIFICATION AND CLAIMING OF PRIZE

1. The prize winners of the October 30, 2026 drawing will be selected from all eligible entries received using a random number generator from random.org under the supervision of a member of the Hoosier Lottery Security team.
2. A total of ten alternates will also be selected by using a random number generator from random.org under the supervision of the Lottery Security team, after the two potential winners for the Drawing have been selected. Alternates will be matched to prizes in descending order as winners are disqualified or decline the prize.
3. The selected winners for this Promotion will be notified via the email and/or phone number provided from the entry. 
4. Prize winners must submit a valid claim form and provide a valid government ID at any Hoosier Lottery Prize Payment Center (Indianapolis, Evansville, Mishawaka). Winner will need to provide social security number on claim form. 
5. Upon notification, a winner will have five business days to respond and to claim prize. If a selected Prize winner fails to respond, complete and return all requested forms and provide proper identification within the designated time, the winner will automatically forfeit the prize and an alternate will be contacted. The alternate will have five business days to respond, complete and return all requested forms and provide proper identification within the designated time. If all alternates are exhausted, then the prize will be forfeited.
6. Upon timely presentation of winner information, the entry will be validated, and eligibility will be verified as in Section D (“Eligibility”) outlined above.
7. Once winner verification and winner authorization are complete, prize will be provided to winner.
8. Prize may be claimed by mail, but the winner must have an Indiana address.
9. The Lottery will assign Colts games to each winner. Winners will not have the choice of Colts games to attend. Games will be assigned by soonest game date in relation to date claimed.
10. Indianapolis Colts game and parking tickets will be delivered digitally to a valid email address. Remaining prize pack items will be shipped to the winner.
11. Prizes awarded are transferable, but only to someone 18 years of age or older.

H. GENERAL RULES AND PROVISIONS

1. The rules and procedures set forth in these Official Rules shall govern this Promotion. These rules may be amended at any time by the Hoosier Lottery without advance notice.
2. The Lottery’s Executive Director or her designee may, at any time, announce a suspension or termination of the Promotion, without advance notice and in the Executive Director’s sole discretion, at which point no prize shall be awarded. None of the Lottery, the Executive Director, Brightstar, or any employee thereof, shall have any liability whatsoever for any such termination.
3. By participating in the Promotion each person agrees to comply with and abide by Indiana law, rules, and regulations as well as the terms and conditions of the Lottery website and all final decisions, policies, or procedures of the Lottery in relation to the conduct of this Promotion. Any dispute arising which relates to any aspect of this Promotion shall be governed by the laws of Indiana.
4. In the event of a dispute arising out of these Official Rules, the player’s remedy is limited to entry in another promotion with prizes of a similar value.
5. The Lottery, Brightstar, Club, and their agents are not responsible for error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations, theft or destruction, unauthorized access to or alterations of Promotion, failure to receive claim, winner, or other Promotion information for any reason whatsoever.
6. The Lottery is not responsible for issues with account accessibility or Promotion entries due to technical problems associated to software, hardware compatibility, or internet access.
7. For all prize levels, the Lottery will determine if the prize winner has an outstanding debt to the state, owes delinquent taxes, or is past due on child support pursuant to IC 4-30-11-11. If a debt is discovered, the finalist will be required to pay the balance prior to the claim deadline. If the finalist does not pay the outstanding debt, the finalist will forfeit the prize and an alternate will be contacted.
8. Federal and state withholding tax will be deposited by the Hoosier Lottery on behalf of a winner when required by the State of Indiana and IRS tax rules. Relevant IRS forms will be provided to winners when required. The Hoosier Lottery advises its customers to consult with a tax professional when preparing taxes. Additional costs, taxes, including state and federal taxes, fees and any expenses associated with the acceptance of a prize are the sole responsibility of the winner, unless otherwise indicated.
9. By entering this Promotion, each entrant agrees to follow these Official Rules and forever releases, discharges, and waives any and all claims, liabilities, and actions of any kind, howsoever caused or arising and whether by negligence, any intentional act or otherwise, that entrant may have or that may arise against the Hoosier Lottery, Brightstar, Club, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and related entities, as well as each of the aforementioned parties’ respective associates, directors, officers, owners, shareholders, partners, members, employees, agents, representatives, successors, and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”), with respect to or arising directly or indirectly, out of, or in any way connected with, (i) entrant’s participation in this Promotion; or (ii) the receipt or use of the prizes (including but not limited to the substitution or changing of any prizes) awarded in this Promotion. By entering, each entrant further agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Released Parties and their insurers against any and all damages, costs, judgments, or expenses (including but not limited to attorneys’ fees or other legal fees) they may incur as a result of claims made against them in connection with either (i) entrant’s participation in this Promotion; or (ii) the receipt or use of the prizes (including but not limited to the substitution or changing of any prizes) awarded in this Promotion.
10. The Lottery, Brightstar, and Club will be collecting personal data about Participants online, in accordance with their privacy policies, as posted on https://hoosierlottery.com/privacy- policy, https://privacy.brightstarlottery.com/policies, and https://www.colts.com/footer/privacy- policy. By participating in the Giveaway, Participants consent to the Lottery’s, Brightstar’s, and Club’s collection and use of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted the Lottery’s, Brightstar’s, and Club’s privacy policies. The prize winners, and their guests, by acceptance of the prize, except where legally prohibited, grant permission for the Lottery, Brightstar, Club, and their designees, to use their names, residential locations, photographs, voices, or other likenesses, and prize information for advertising, trade, and promotional purposes without further compensation, except as an endorsement of any commercial product or enterprise other than the Lottery’s, Brightstar’s, or Club’s, in all media now known, or hereafter discovered, worldwide in perpetuity, without notice, review, or approval.

I. SPONSOR AND ADMINISTRATOR

This Promotion is sponsored and administered by Brightstar Lottery Indiana LLC on behalf of the State Lottery Commission of Indiana, 1302 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202.

All of which is EXECUTED and ORDERED this 8th day of October, 2026.