{"id":70191,"date":"2012-03-12T13:21:43","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T17:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freestufftimes.com\/contests\/?p=70191"},"modified":"2012-03-12T13:21:43","modified_gmt":"2012-03-12T17:21:43","slug":"mcdonalds-happy-meal-chef-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freestufftimes.com\/contests\/12\/mcdonalds-happy-meal-chef-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald’s Happy Meal Chef Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

https:\/\/happymealchefs.mcdonalds.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Go online to happymealchefs.mcdonalds.com (the “Website”) and proceed to the Contest entry page where you will be required to complete an online registration form with all required information about you.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Basic Information: You will be prompted to enter your date of birth, first name, last name, e-mail address, home address, state, city, zip code, your child\u2019s first name and date of birth, check the box to agree to and accept the terms of the Official Rules (the “Registration”).
\n\u00a0Questionnaire: Next, you will be asked to answer 3 questions with your child about family meal time and nutrition using the USDA\u2019s My Plate guidelines provided on the Website or found at www.choosemyplate.gov<\/a>. (“Questionnaire”.)
\n\u00a0Video: Next, you will be asked to upload an original video of you and your child that shows how you make family meal time fun and nutritious. The video cannot exceed 3 minutes in length and must be in AVI, MOV, MPEG\/MPG, MP4, or MOV format.
\n\u00a0Review: Review your information, questionnaire responses and video (collectively, “Submission”) and follow the instructions to make any changes.
\n\u00a0Accept Official Rules: Once you have reviewed your Submission content, you will be asked to read and accept the terms of these Official Rules. In order for your Submission to be valid, and for you to be entered into the Contest, you must check the box on the Submission Review page accepting these Official Rules. If you have completed all of the preceding steps, a “thank you for entering” page will be shown to confirm that your entry has been accepted.<\/p>\n

GRAND PRIZE: Ten (10) Grand Prizes are available for a trip for two (2) people for four (4) days and three (3) nights which could occur on any consecutive day between from July 27, 2012 through August 3, 2012 as defined by the Sponsor to the London 2012 Olympic Games and the opportunity for the winner to be one (1) of two (2) McDonald\u2019s Happy Meal Chefs. Each Prize includes: round-trip, coach class air transportation for the winner and the child named in the Registration from the major United States gateway city airport closest to the winner’s residence (as determined by Sponsor) to London, England; ground transportation to and from airport to hotel and official Contest events; London 2012 Olympic Games event tickets to at least two (2) London 2012 Olympic Games events to be determined solely by Sponsor; standard double occupancy hotel accommodations for four (4) days and three (3) nights. Winners and their child must be able to travel on the specified dates or prize will be forfeited in its entirety. Total ARV of each Grand Prize: $5,000. Total combined ARV of all Grand Prizes: $50,000. All income tax, gratuities, personal expenses, and all other expenses incurred in association with acceptance of such prize that are not specifically provided for herein, including but not limited to, gratuities, meals and any other incidental expenses, are solely the responsibility of the applicable prize winner and his or her guests. Dates and length of the trip are subject to change without notice.<\/p>\n

\u00a0HAPPY MEAL CHEF EXPERIENCE GRAND PRIZE: Two (2) Happy Meal Chef Grand Prizes are available and include the following:<\/p>\n

\u00a0Grand Prize addition: The opportunity to participate in the McDonald\u2019s Global Food Challenge event in London, England representing the United States on or about July 25, 2012 which will include an additional (2) days and one (1) night standard double occupancy hotel accommodations for two and ground transportation to and from hotel and official Contest events. Winners and their child must be able to travel on the specified dates or prize will be forfeited.<\/p>\n

\u00a0McDonald\u2019s Headquarters Trip: Trip for two (2) for (2) days and (1) night which could occur on any consecutive days as determined by Sponsor between from September 1, 2012 through August 31, 2013 to Oak Brook, IL to visit the McDonald\u2019s Corporate Offices. Each Prize includes for the winner and the child named in the Registration round-trip, coach class air transportation for the winner and the child named in the Registration from the major United States gateway city airport closest to the winner’s residence (as determined by Sponsor) to Chicago, Illinois ground transportation to and from airport to hotel and official Contest events; standard double occupancy hotel accommodations. Winner and their child must be able to travel on the dates specified by the Sponsor between from September 1, 2012 through August 31, 2013 or prize will be forfeited in its entirety.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Total ARV of each Happy Meal Chef Grand Prize: $2,500 Total combined ARV of all Happy Meal Chef Grand Prizes: $5,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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