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Ford Ranger Prerunner

Ford Ranger Prerunner

WTW Transparency Grade

Last reviewed: Oct 16, 2026

We check how clearly the official rules and entry page disclose key terms.

WTW Transparency Grade

D

69 / 100

Limited Transparency

5 of 16 applicable disclosure criteria were not fully satisfied.

This grade measures how clearly giveaway details are disclosed. It does not guarantee legitimacy, winning odds, or prize delivery. How we grade

100% of scoring weight assessed

5 of 5 categories complete

Key finding

Entry deadlines are inconsistent within one source

The published information needs clarification. Review the supporting evidence.

What's clear

  • Official rules are published
  • Organizer is identified

What to know

  • Eligibility rules are inconsistent within one source
  • Award conditions: disclosure incomplete

Category Breakdown

See how this giveaway discloses key information. Expand a category for details and sources.

Organizer & RulesOrganizer and rules details are disclosed.25/25

Organizer identity

Clearly disclosed · 8/8

The rules name Runnin Rowdy Co. with a Hesperia, CA address as sponsor and American Sweepstakes & Promotion Co. as administrator; the site footer links Contact Us.

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Reviewed for: legal sponsor, contact or address

Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

The Sweepstakes is sponsored by Runnin Rowdy Co., 17331 Eucalyptus Street #A, Hesperia, CA 92345 (the “Sponsor”) and administered by American Sweepstakes & Promotion Co., Inc., 300 State St. Suite 402, Rochester, NY 14614 (the “Administrator”)
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Criterion organizerIdentity · supported · 8/8 points

Controlling rules

Clearly disclosed · 9/9

The Official Rules page states it contains the full understanding and supersedes prior representations; the entry page and site footer point to the full Official Rules. The footer summary on the same page differs from the rules on eligibility, time zone and maximum value (see those criteria).

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Reviewed for: controlling rules, source priority, campaign applicability

Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

These Official Rules contain the full and complete understanding with respect to the Sweepstakes and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements
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Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

Read Full Official Rules
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Criterion controllingRules · supported · 9/9 points

Campaign identity

Clearly disclosed · 8/8

The rules title the sweepstakes the “Ford Ranger Prerunner Giveaway”; the entry page presents the #RUNNINROWDY giveaway for a Ford Ranger Prerunner. The entry page cart also advertises a separate Elk Hunt giveaway, which is a different campaign.

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Reviewed for: edition identity, entry and rules association

Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

The “Ford Ranger Prerunner Giveaway” (the “Sweepstakes”)
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Official entry page · Observed Oct 16, 2026

Currently, for every $1 spent on our website, you'll receive entries into the #RUNNINROWDY giveaway drawing!
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Official entry page · Observed Oct 16, 2026

THE ULTIMATE ROWDY PRIZE Get ready to turn heads in a Ford Ranger Prerunner.
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Criterion campaignIdentity · supported · 8/8 points

Prize DetailsRequired award conditions and prize photos details are not fully disclosed.13/25

Prize identity

Clearly disclosed · 7/7

One Grand Prize: the winner’s choice of a 1995 Ford Ranger Prerunner or $75,000 cash/check; the vehicle is delivered AS IS and may not meet some states’ emissions or safety rules. The footer states a different maximum prize value ($50,000), noted under the value discrepancy.

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Reviewed for: prize identity, quantity, condition and limitations

Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

There will be one (1) Grand Prize available. The Grand Prize Winner (“Winner”), upon the Administrator’s verification of eligibility, will receive their choice of either a 1995 Ford Ranger Prerunner OR $75,000 cash/check.
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Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

Prize will be delivered to Winner “AS IS.”
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Criterion prizeIdentity · supported · 7/7 points

Award conditions

Disclosure incomplete · 0/7

The rules say the winner may choose the vehicle or $75,000 cash/check and allow sponsor substitution of equal or greater value, but do not state any restriction on the cash option, whether it is paid in installments, or whether the $75,000 is gross or net of taxes.

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Reviewed for: award conditions, substitutions, cancellation or refunds

Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

will receive their choice of either a 1995 Ford Ranger Prerunner OR $75,000 cash/check.
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Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

No substitution or transfer of the Prize will be permitted, except by the Sponsor, who reserves the right at its sole discretion to substitute the Prize with another prize of equal or greater value.
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Criterion awardConditions · missing · 0/7 points

Prize costs and taxes

Clearly disclosed · 6/6

The winner pays optional equipment, title, license, insurance, registration, taxes (Form 1099 issued) and travel/transportation costs, and must transfer title within ten days.

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

Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

The Winner will be responsible for all optional equipment, title, license, insurance and registration fees required in claiming the vehicle, applicable taxes, as well as, all other expenses relating to the use of vehicle, including any travel and transportation costs associated with collecting the vehicle.
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Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

The Winner must transfer title officially with their state DMV within ten (10) days of accepting the Prize.
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Criterion awardCosts · supported · 6/6 points

Prize photos

Disclosure incomplete · 0/5

An official campaign photo is accepted, but neither an accepted exact-prize review nor an operator statement establishes actual versus representative status. WTW’s illustration label alone does not establish the operator’s position.

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

WTW accepted photo review · Observed Oct 16, 2026

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Criterion prizeMedia · missing · 0/5 points

Deadlines & DrawingEntry deadlines are inconsistent within one source.12/20

Entry deadline

Inconsistent within one source · 0/8

The rules state the close as 11:59:59 p.m. PST on February 15, 2027; the site-footer summary says 11:59 PM MST on 02/15/2027, one hour later. The rules text governs but the zone conflict is disclosed and unresolved.

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

Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

ends at 11:59:59 p.m. PST on February 15, 2027 (“Sweepstakes Period”)
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Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

Promotion ends 11:59 PM MST on 02/15/2027.
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Criterion closingTrigger · conflicting · 0/8 points

Entry-method deadlines

Clearly disclosed · 6/6

Online entries run through the Sweepstakes Period; mail-in entries must be postmarked by February 15, 2027 and received by February 20, 2027.

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Reviewed for: online cutoff, postmark and receipt if offered

Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

All mail-in entries must be postmarked by February 15, 2027, and received by February 20, 2027.
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Criterion methodDeadlines · supported · 6/6 points

Drawing timing

Clearly disclosed · 6/6

The Grand Prize drawing by the administrator is scheduled on or about February 22, 2027; no drawing has been completed.

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Reviewed for: drawing timing or process, scheduled versus completed

Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

The Prize drawing will be conducted on or about February 22, 2027.
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Criterion drawingTiming · supported · 6/6 points

Entry RequirementsEligibility rules are inconsistent within one source.9/20

Eligibility

Inconsistent within one source · 0/7

The rules limit entry to legal residents of the USA excluding Alaska and Hawaii; the site-footer summary says open to the 50 states, D.C. and Canada. Age (18+/majority) and household exclusions are consistent.

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Reviewed for: geography, age, household and excluded persons

Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the USA, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, who are at least eighteen (18) years of age or have reached the age of majority in their respective state of residence at the time of entry (the “Entrants”).
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Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada.
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Criterion eligibility · conflicting · 0/7 points

How entry works

Clearly disclosed · 5/5

Two routes: online purchase (ten entries per whole dollar spent, more in bonus periods) and a free mail-in entry worth 300 entries; no purchase is necessary.

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

Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

will automatically receive ten (10) entries into the Sweepstakes for each one (1) whole dollar spent.
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Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

Each mail-in entry received will be worth three hundred (300) Sweepstakes entries.
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Criterion entryMechanics · supported · 5/5 points

Entry limits

Disclosure incomplete · 0/4

The complete rules and entry page state no per-person, household, method or total-entry cap; they only prohibit bulk mail-in shipments and say odds depend on the total eligible entries received.

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

Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

Odds of winning the Grand Prize will depend on the total number of eligible entries received throughout the Sweepstakes Period.
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Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

Bulk shipments of entries will not be accepted.
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Criterion entryLimits · missing · 0/4 points

Recurring charges

Not applicable · 4/4

This is a one-time merchandise-purchase sweepstakes with a free mail-in route; the captured rules and entry page describe no membership, subscription or recurring charge.

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Reviewed for: recurring charges, subscription cancellation

Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

Entrants who make a purchase through the Sponsor’s online shop at https://www.runninrowdy.com (the “Website”) will automatically receive ten (10) entries
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Criterion recurringCharges · not-applicable · 4/4 points

Winner & Prize ClaimWinner selection and claiming rules are explained.10/10

Winner selection

Clearly disclosed · 4/4

One Grand Prize winner is selected in a random drawing conducted by the administrator.

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Reviewed for: selection process, winner count

Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

The potential Grand Prize Winner will be selected in a random drawing conducted by the Administrator
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Criterion selection · supported · 4/4 points

Winner notification

Clearly disclosed · 3/3

The potential winner is contacted by the sponsor or administrator by phone, email and/or USPS mail; a winners list can be requested by mail by March 29, 2027.

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Reviewed for: notification method, announcement process

Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

The potential Winner will be contacted by the Sponsor or Administrator via phone, email, and/or USPS mail.
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Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

WINNERS LIST REQUEST: To request confirmation of the first name, last initial, city, and state of residence of the Winner, please send a self-addressed, stamped business size envelope, by March 29, 2027
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Criterion notification · supported · 3/3 points

Prize claim

Clearly disclosed · 3/3

The winner must return an affidavit within seven days and comply within three business days of notification, or be disqualified and replaced by an alternate.

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Reviewed for: claim deadline, disqualification, unclaimed prize

Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

The potential Winner must sign and return to the Administrator, within seven (7) days of the date of notice or attempted notice is sent, an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability & Publicity in order to claim the Prize.
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Official rules · Observed Oct 16, 2026

does not comply with notification instructions within three (3) business days from the first notification attempt
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Criterion claim · supported · 3/3 points

Prize
Ford Ranger Prerunner
Entry deadline
2027-02-15
Official ARV
$75,000
Free entry
Unknown
Odds
Unknown
Odds basis
Not published
Free entry method
Not published
Drawing date
Not published
Last verified
No successful source check recorded.
Official rules
Official rules
HORSEPOWER
800 HP

Runnin Rowdy is a small merchandise-based automotive sweepstakes operator. For Ford Ranger Prerunner Giveaway ("800HP Ranger"), an entry page and a rules page are linked. Not yet documented: free-entry route, odds basis.

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