2023 BMW M3

Reviewed for: legal sponsor, contact or address

• legal sponsor: Clearly disclosed — Sponsor named.
• contact or address: Clearly disclosed — Address and email.

Criterion organizerIdentity · supported · 8/8 points

Reviewed for: controlling rules, source priority, campaign applicability

• controlling rules: Clearly disclosed — Official Rules read in full.
• source priority: Clearly disclosed — Rules state they are the full understanding of the sweepstakes.
• campaign applicability: Clearly disclosed — The mail-in address and winners list name PDG346.

Criterion controllingRules · supported · 9/9 points

Reviewed for: edition identity, entry and rules association

• edition identity: Clearly disclosed — PDG346.
• entry and rules association: Clearly disclosed — Entry page lists PDG346 entry products and links to the rules.

Criterion campaignIdentity · supported · 8/8 points

Reviewed for: prize identity, quantity, condition and limitations

• prize identity: Clearly disclosed — Year, make, model and mileage.
• quantity: Clearly disclosed — One.
• condition and limitations: Clearly disclosed — AS IS.

Criterion prizeIdentity · supported · 7/7 points

Reviewed for: award conditions, substitutions, cancellation or refunds

• award conditions: Clearly disclosed — Affidavit and license conditions.
• substitutions: Clearly disclosed — Cash alternative offered; sponsor may substitute under general conditions.
• cancellation or refunds: Clearly disclosed — Cancellation right stated.
• unsold tickets: Clearly disclosed — The drawing proceeds on the stated date or sooner with whoever has entered.
• cancellation and refunds: Clearly disclosed — Cancellation right stated; no purchase is required to enter by mail.
• who chooses: Clearly disclosed — Winner chooses the vehicle or $47,000.
• all choices: Clearly disclosed — Vehicle or $47,000.
• cash restrictions: Not disclosed — No restrictions on the cash award are stated in the rules clause that offers it.
• installments: Not disclosed — No installment or payment timing for the cash award is stated.
• gross versus net: Clearly disclosed — The official terms assign prize taxes to the winner. The cash amount is not promised after personal taxes; an exact after-tax calculation or net-payment guarantee is not required to disclose that responsibility.

Criterion awardConditions · partial · 4/7 points

Reviewed for: taxes and withholding, shipping or pickup, registration and travel

• taxes and withholding: Clearly disclosed — Taxes and 1099.
• shipping or pickup: Clearly disclosed — Pickup as directed.
• registration and travel: Clearly disclosed — Winner pays.

Criterion awardCosts · supported · 6/6 points

Reviewed for: actual versus representative image, image and prize association

Original whole-criterion review; individual subcheck points were not recorded.

Criterion prizeMedia · supported · 5/5 points

Reviewed for: entry close or sellout trigger, timezone, extensions

• entry close or sellout trigger: Clearly disclosed — Date and entrant-count trigger.
• timezone: Clearly disclosed — PST.
• extensions: Clearly disclosed — Only modify/suspend discretion.
• fixed close: Clearly disclosed — November 9 date.
• ticket limit: Clearly disclosed — 3,000 different entrants.
• sellout trigger: Clearly disclosed — Early end at 3,000 entrants.

Criterion closingTrigger · supported · 8/8 points

Reviewed for: online cutoff, postmark and receipt if offered

• online cutoff: Clearly disclosed — Stated.
• postmark and receipt if offered: Clearly disclosed — Postmark and receipt dates stated.

Criterion methodDeadlines · supported · 6/6 points

Reviewed for: drawing timing or process, scheduled versus completed

• drawing timing or process: Clearly disclosed — Date and Administrator process.
• scheduled versus completed: Clearly disclosed — Upcoming.
• drawing after sellout: Clearly disclosed — Drawing may occur sooner when the entrant limit is reached.

Criterion drawingTiming · supported · 6/6 points

Reviewed for: geography, age, household and excluded persons

• geography: Clearly disclosed — US except AK/HI.
• age: Clearly disclosed — 18 or majority.
• household and excluded persons: Clearly disclosed — Affiliated households.

Criterion eligibility · supported · 7/7 points

Reviewed for: purchase mechanics, all offered entry routes, costs

• purchase mechanics: Clearly disclosed — Per $25 spent.
• all offered entry routes: Clearly disclosed — Online and mail.
• costs: Clearly disclosed — $25 per entry; mail postage.

Criterion entryMechanics · supported · 5/5 points

Reviewed for: person limits, household limits, method limits, cap unit

• person limits: Clearly disclosed — 25 per entrant.
• household limits: Not disclosed — No household entry cap; household exclusions only apply to affiliates.
• method limits: Clearly disclosed — Limit applies across methods; envelopes mailed individually.
• cap unit: Clearly disclosed — Different entrants, not tickets.

Criterion entryLimits · partial · 3/4 points

Reviewed for: recurring charges, subscription cancellation

Original whole-criterion review; individual subcheck points were not recorded.

Criterion recurringCharges · not-applicable · 4/4 points

Reviewed for: selection process, winner count

• selection process: Clearly disclosed — Random.
• winner count: Clearly disclosed — One.

Criterion selection · supported · 4/4 points

Reviewed for: notification method, announcement process

• notification method: Clearly disclosed — Phone, email or mail.
• announcement process: Clearly disclosed — Winners list on request.

Criterion notification · supported · 3/3 points

Reviewed for: claim deadline, disqualification, unclaimed prize

• claim deadline: Clearly disclosed — Stated.
• disqualification: Clearly disclosed — Stated.
• unclaimed prize: Clearly disclosed — Alternate winner.

Criterion claim · supported · 3/3 points