{"id":554327,"date":"2021-08-23T12:55:33","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T16:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freestufftimes.com\/contests\/?p=554327"},"modified":"2021-08-23T12:55:33","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T16:55:33","slug":"college-football-playoff-national-tailgate-champion-presented-by-eckrich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freestufftimes.com\/contests\/23\/college-football-playoff-national-tailgate-champion-presented-by-eckrich\/","title":{"rendered":"College Football Playoff National Tailgate Champion presented by Eckrich"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eckrich.smithfieldfoods.com\/en-us\/promotions\/national-tailgate-champion-2021\/\" >https:\/\/eckrich.smithfieldfoods.com\/en-us\/promotions\/national-tailgate-champion-2021\/<\/a><br \/>\nMust submit an original photo or video of your ultimate tailgate or homegate<br \/>\nPromotional Period Finalists: All eligible entries will be judged by a panel of judges selected by Sponsor in its sole discretion and whose decisions are final and binding in all matters related to the judging. Entries will be judged on the following criteria: 1) Quality; 2) Originality\/Creativity; 3) Team Spirit. Two (2) potential finalists will be selected from eligible entries received from all Entry Channels combined for each promotional period as specified below for a total of six (6) Promotional Period Finalists (&#8220;Monthly Winners.&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>Promotional Periods:<\/p>\n<p>Promotional Period 1: August 23rd &#8211; September 30th<br \/>\nPromotional Period 2: October 1st &#8211; October 31st<br \/>\nPromotional Period 3: November 1st &#8211; November 30th<\/p>\n<p>National Champion Voting: The photo\/video entries for the three (3) Promotional Period Winners will compete in a popular vote on the Eckrich social media channels to determine the National Tailgating\/Homegating Champion. Voting will commence on or about December 6, 2021 and remain open until 11:59pm ET on December 13, 2021. The entry that receives the most votes, as defined on the Eckrich announcement posts on Facebook and Instagram, will be the College Football Playoff National Tailgate Champion. The National Champion will be announced on or about December 14, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Prizes:<\/p>\n<p>Promotional Period Finalists<\/p>\n<p>A football signed by Kirk Herbstreit<br \/>\nA Bose\u00ae Speaker<br \/>\nAn Eckrich\u00ae Cooler bag<br \/>\nA Yeti\u00ae tumbler and Yeti can koozie<br \/>\nEckrich\u00ae water bottle<br \/>\nA pair of Eckrich\u00ae can koozies<br \/>\nARV of Prizes: $400<\/p>\n<p>Promotional Period Winners<\/p>\n<p>A Coleman\u00ae cooler<br \/>\nA tailgate grill<br \/>\nTwo Eckrich\u00ae camping chairs<br \/>\nAn Eckrich\u00ae grill tools set with carrying case<br \/>\nA grilling skewer set<br \/>\nAn Eckrich\u00ae apron, water bottle and cap<br \/>\nARV of Prizes: $500<\/p>\n<p>National Champion: One (1) National Champion will receive a trip for two (2) people (winner plus one (1) guest) to attend the College Football Playoff National Championship Game scheduled to take place at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN on Monday, January 10, 2022. Trip includes the following: round trip, coach air transportation for winner and one (1) guest between a major gateway airport near winner&#8217;s home and Indianapolis, IN; three (3) nights&#8217; hotel accommodations (1 standard room, double occupancy) in or around Indianapolis, IN at a hotel determined by Sponsor at its sole discretion; two (2) tickets to the National Championship Game; a $1,000 Visa\u00ae Prepaid Card; and a custom College Football Playoff National Tailgate Champion Championship Ring. Seat locations at the shall be determined in the sole discretion of Sponsor.<\/p>\n<p>Approximate Retail Value (&#8220;ARV&#8221;) of National Champion prize: $5,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/eckrich.smithfieldfoods.com\/en-us\/promotions\/national-tailgate-champion-2021\/ Must submit an original photo or video of your ultimate tailgate or homegate Promotional Period Finalists: All eligible entries will be judged by a panel of judges selected by Sponsor in its sole discretion and whose decisions are final and binding in all matters related to the judging. 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