Chicago Home Raffle Rules

Chicago, IL Charity Raffle

Rules & Conditions

See official website at www.chicagodreamhomeraffle.com for complete rules.

These rules govern the raffle and are binding on every ticket buyer and person named in a ticket for the Chicago Dream Home Raffle conducted by WINGS Program, Inc., Chrysalis Foundation (d/b/a HomeAid Chicago), and Homes for Hope (collectively, "CDHR NONPROFITS").

HOW TO BUY RAFFLE TICKETS:
Online: Go to: www.chicagodreamhomeraffle.com and purchase a ticket or download and print an Order Form
Deliver to: P.O. Box 95615, Palatine, IL 60095
In person: Purchases can be made at 756 E. Northwest Highway, Palatine, IL 60074
By phone: (877) 866-4180
By fax: (847) 519-7821

WHO CAN BUY RAFFLE TICKETS:
Ticket buyers and everyone named on a ticket must be at least 18 years old at the time of purchase. Tickets can be bought only in the names of people (not corporations, businesses or other entities). A ticket can be bought in the name of 1, 2, or 3 persons. If more than 3 persons are named on an entry form, then only the first 3 names (as determined by CDHR NONPROFITS) are eligible. CDHR NONPROFITS employees and board members can buy tickets but cannot be named on a ticket.
CDHR NONPROFITS may add prizes and additional drawings at any time.

RAFFLE PURCHASE DEADLINES:
The raffle may sell out before a deadline. Tickets purchased by a deadline qualify for all future drawings. Deadlines may be extended at CDHR NONPROFITS's discretion without notice.

RAFFLE DRAWING DATES, TIMES, AND LOCATION: (Please check website for updates.)
Location of drawings will be published on the official raffle website, and everyone is welcome. Winners need not be present.

Tickets cost $100 each, and for a limited time 3 tickets purchased at the same time in the same names cost only $275 and 10 tickets purchased at the same time in the same names cost only $800. CDHR NONPROFITS may add other purchase discounts and promotions during the raffle without notice.

Tickets can be bought by cash (in person only), credit card, check or money order payable to CDHR NONPROFITS. Confirmation of ticket purchases will be sent to the first person named on each entry form. People named on a ticket do not need to possess a ticket or a purchase confirmation in order to win.

Entry forms deemed by CDHR NONPROFITS to be defective, illegible or submitted without good funds will not be honored. CDHR NONPROFITS assume no responsibility for anyone's failure to timely buy tickets or for notifying anyone who attempts to buy a ticket with a defective or illegible entry form or without good funds. All sales are final. No changes to the people named on an entry form or ticket will be made after the purchase. No payments will be refunded, including payments received from ineligible parties, except at NONPROFIT'S discretion. All applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and ordinances apply to this raffle. This raffle is void where prohibited by law.

THE DRAWINGS:
CDHR NONPROFITS will randomly draw the winning tickets at each drawing. The odds of winning prizes depends on the number of tickets in each drawing and the number of tickets you buy. If 28,000 tickets are sold, then the odds of any 1 ticket winning the Grand Prize will be 1 in 28,000.

At each drawing, the first ticket drawn will be for that drawing's least valuable prize and the last ticket drawn will be for that drawing's most valuable prize. No ticket can win more than 1 prize in each drawing (except Grand Prize Drawing).

Refer-A-Friend Drawing: For every person who purchases a ticket and refers an individual who purchases a ticket or tickets, one entry shall be entered into the $10,000 Refer-A-Friend Drawing. First Prize shall be $10,000. If multiple individuals refer the same person who purchases a ticket or tickets, the earliest referral and corresponding purchase of tickets shall take precedent. For each referred individual who purchases a ticket or tickets there shall be one entry into the Refer-A-Friend Drawing for each ticket purchased by the referred party.

Grand-Prize Refer-A-Friend Prize: Every individual who purchases a ticket and refers an individual who purchases a ticket or tickets shall be entered into the Grand Prize Refer-A Friend Drawing. If the winner of the Grand Prize is referred by that registered referring individual, the referring individual shall be awarded a $5,000 Referral Bonus. All referrals are recorded based on the date they are received. Any duplicate referrals shall be registered to the individual who first registered the referral. If any dispute arises regarding registered referrals, the decision of the CDHR NONPROFITS shall be final.

Multi-Ticket Drawing: Only for buyers of more than 1 ticket. Buy 2 tickets in the same name(s) and, in addition to those tickets being entered in all other eligible drawings, you receive 1 entry in the Multi-Ticket Drawing, buy 3 tickets in the same names and you receive 2 entries in the Multi-Ticket Drawing, etc.

It is possible for 1 ticket to win 1 prize in each Early Bird Drawing as well as the Grand Prize.
Drawing dates may be extended at CDHR NONPROFITS's discretion without notice. Lists of the winners of each drawing will be posted at www.chicagodreamhomeraffle.com.

MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TICKETS:

A maximum of 28,000 tickets will be sold. If less than 22,000 tickets have been sold by the final deadline, then all prizes will be awarded; and that the Grand Prize will not be the home or $1,000,000 cash but instead will be 50% of "net raffle proceeds" defined as the balance of ticket sales revenue remaining after payment of all other prizes (whether or not claimed or awarded) and all raffle-related expenses as determined by CDHR NONPROFITS, which shall be final and binding. If 22,000 or more tickets are sold, the Grand Prize will include the interior decor package if the winner elects to receive the home.

RULES APPLICABLE TO ALL TICKET BUYERS AND ALL PRIZE WINNERS:
CDHR NONPROFITS will make reasonable efforts to contact prize winners using the information on the winning entry form. If a prize winner cannot be located within 30 days after the drawing or if any person is ineligible under these Rules or applicable law, then he/she will not be awarded the prize, no other ticket will be substituted for that ticket and the prize will be retained by CDHR NONPROFITS. Any prize not claimed within 60 days after that prize's drawing will not be awarded. A person named on a ticket cannot transfer his/her interest in the ticket.

Each winner is solely responsible for timely paying and reporting all taxes attributable to that winner's prizes, whether or not CDHR NONPROFITS withholds taxes or complies with withholding laws. Each winner authorizes CDHR NONPROFITS to withhold and/or collect from that winner all required amounts.

As a condition to being eligible to receive a prize, each winner shall deliver to CDHR NONPROFITS: (1) a signed/sworn affidavit of eligibility under these Rules and applicable law (including, without limitation, evidence satisfactory to CDHR NONPROFITS that each such winner will be able to comply with any applicable withholding tax requirements); (2) any information required by applicable law, including Social Security Number; (3) proof of identity and age; and (4) a publicity release allowing the winner's name, likeness, voice and city of residence to be recorded by CDHR NONPROFITS by audio, video, or digital means and to be used by CDHR NONPROFITS in any print, audio or visual media without notice or compensation.

Each person who buys a ticket and/or whose name appears on a ticket: (1) agrees that CDHR NONPROFITS, its directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives and the home seller/donor are not responsible for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind arising in connection with, or as a result of this raffle and/or that person's failure to win or redeem any prize, or that person's award of, acceptance of or use of, any prize; and (2) releases and agrees to indemnify, defend, protect, and hold harmless CDHR NONPROFITS and the home seller/donor and their officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, advertising agency, contractors, insurers, attorneys, accountants and affiliates from and against all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind arising in connection with this raffle, that person's failure to win or redeem any prize, that person's tax liabilities with respect to that person's prizes, and that person's award of, acceptance of, or use of any prize; and (3) represents and warrants to CDHR NONPROFITS that he/she has read and understands these Rules and agrees to be bound by these Rules and CDHR NONPROFITS'S decisions as to the raffle, which are final.

Each prize and its related tax liability belongs 100% to 1 person named on a ticket, 50% to each of 2 persons named on a ticket, and 33-1/3% to each of 3 persons named on a ticket.

Under IRS rules, amounts paid for tickets are not tax-deductible except to the extent allowed as gambling losses.

RULES APPLICABLE TO THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER:
Subject to these rules, the Grand Prize winner can choose to receive either: (1) up to $1,300,000 for the actual land and construction costs of a dream home to be built by Orren Pickell Designers & Builders ("Builder") (the "Home Prize"); or (2) the $1,000,000 cash alternative (the "Cash Prize"), less applicable required income tax withholding attributable to each prize. The Grand Prize winner shall make this choice by notifying CDHR NONPROFITS in writing within 45 days after being notified by CDHR NONPROFITS. To be effective this notice must be signed by everyone named on the winning ticket. If CDHR NONPROFITS does not receive this notice within that period, then the Grand Prize winner is deemed to have irrevocably chosen the Cash Prize and not the Home Prize. If the Grand Prize winner chooses the Home Prize, then the Grand Prize winner must become a party to and provide a fully signed copy to CDHR NONPROFITS of an enforceable, non-contingent home building agreement with Builder within sixty (60) days after the Grand Prize Drawing, and provide reasonable proof to CDHR NONPROFITS that construction is scheduled to begin within one hundred eighty (180) days after the Grand Prize Drawing, and the grand prize winner must comply with all terms stated in these rules. If all of these conditions are not met, then CDHR NONPROFITS may award the Cash Prize instead of the Home Prize.

This raffle is being conducted pursuant to a nonprofit raffle license issued by the Village of Palatine and in accordance with the Illinois State Raffles Act (230 ILCS 15/).

These rules may not be copied, reproduced, or used in whole or part in any manner without the express prior written consent. (Contact: mvdlj@gmail.com) 

Additional Info/Websites:
www.chicagodreamhomeraffle.com


Void where prohibited by law.