Rules

THE FANSIDED FANDOM OF THE YEAR 2026  GIVEAWAY OFFICIAL RULES

BY PARTICIPATING IN THE FANSIDED FANDOM OF THE YEAR 2026 GIVEAWAY (“GIVEAWAY”), YOU AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES (“RULES”), WHICH ARE A CONTRACT, SO READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING OR TAKING ANY ACTION IN RELATION TO THE GIVEAWAY. THIS GIVEAWAY IS INTENDED FOR LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND RESTRICTIONS APPLY. DO NOT ENTER IF YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR FOR A CHANCE TO WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. 

1. Eligibility: The Giveaway is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 or older. Employees of Sportority Inc. ("Sponsor"), and it’s parents, affiliates, licensors, licensees, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and each of their officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, “Released Parties”), and members of their immediate family (spouse, parent, children and siblings and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and persons living in the same household, whether or not related, are not eligible to participate in this Giveaway. The Giveaway is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws. Your Entry and participation in the Giveaway constitutes your full and unconditional agreement to these Rules and decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all respects relating to this Giveaway. 

2. Entry Period: Entry for this Giveaway opens at 9:00am Eastern Time on January 30, 2026, and closes at 11:59:59pm Eastern Time on February 28, 2026 (“Entry Period”).

3. How to Enter: During the Entry Period, to receive one (1) entry into the Giveaway you must: (1) go to https://fansided.com/fandoms-of-the-year-2025 and follow the on-screen instructions to vote in the FanSided 2025 Fandom of the Year poll (“Poll”) and (2) follow the on-screen instructions to complete and submit the entry form located www.fansided.com/fandom-of-the-year-sweepstake with all information required by Sponsor (“Entry”). By entering the Giveaway, you agree to receive FanSided First Up Newsletter and all promotional messages, marketing messages, and interest-based advertisements contained therein. You must submit one (1) vote in the Poll and subscribe to FanSided First Up Newsletter in order to be eligible to enter and win the Giveaway. Limit one (1) Entry per person. An Entry that is not complete or does not adhere to the Rules or specifications may be disqualified at the sole discretion of Sponsor. Entries from any person in excess of the stated Entry limitations will be void. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means or by any means which subvert the Entry process are void, including, without limitation Entries generated using multiple email addresses or social media accounts, identities, devices or other fraudulent methods.

4. Winner Selection: On or about the day immediately following the end of the Entry Period, Sponsor will randomly select the one (1) potential winner from among all eligible Entries received during the Entry Period (“Winner”). Winner must be an active subscriber of the FS First Up Newsletter at the time of selection and acceptance of the Prize to be considered eligible. If the Winner is not an active subscriber of the FanSided First Up Newsletter at the time of selection and acceptance, then the Winner may be disqualified in Sponsor’s sole discretion, the Prize may be forfeited and Sponsor may select an alternate Winner in its sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to change the date of the drawing without notice. Sponsor’s decisions on all matters related to the selection of the Winner shall be final and binding. You may be disqualified at any time by Sponsor for any reason in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible Entries received. Winner is subject to verification of eligibility and may be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility, liability release, publicity release and/or any other document(s) Sponsor deems necessary to verify eligibility, claim the Prize, and agree to all Prize conditions.  

5. Winner Notification: Winner will be notified within forty-eight (48) hours of the drawing via email at the email address provided at the time of Entry. The Winner must respond to the notification and accept the Prize within forty-eight (48) hours (including the execution and return of any required documents). It is your responsibility to monitor your email. Sponsor is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, damaged, intercepted, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify you. If Sponsor is unable to contact you, or you fail to respond to the notice within forty-eight (48) hours, or you fail to comply with any requirement set forth herein or fail to return any required document within forty-eight (48) hours, then you may be disqualified in Sponsor’s sole discretion, the Prize may be forfeited and Sponsor may select an alternate Winner in its sole discretion. If any alternate(s) similarly fails to properly claim the Prize, Sponsor will use a reasonable number of attempts, in its discretion, to award the Prize to another alternate(s) but if it is unable to do so, the Prize will be deemed unclaimed and Sponsor shall have no further liability, in connection with this Giveaway, to award unclaimed Prizes.

6. Prize: 

   1. The prize (“Prize”) for the Giveaway is one (1) $1,500 Ticketmaster gift card and one (1) $400 Fanatics gift card. The approximate retail value (“ARV”) of the Prize is $1,900. Sponsor will send the Prize directly to the Winner’s email provided at the time of Entry within forty-eight (48)  hours of Winner accepting the Prize in accordance with Section V. 

   2. All Prize details are in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion and are subject to change. Resale of the Prize is strictly prohibited. Any Prize pictured in online advertising, promotional packaging and other Giveaway materials is for illustrative purposes only. The Prize is non-assignable and nontransferable and cannot be redeemed for cash. Any difference between the ARV and actual value of the Prize will not be awarded. Winner may not substitute a Prize, but Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute a Prize with one of comparable or greater value. Any unclaimed Prize will be forfeited. Pre-paid digital gift cards included in the Prize may be provided in multiple denominations to equal the total Prize value.

   3. The actual value of the Prize may be taxable as income, and any applicable federal, state and local taxes related to the acceptance and/or use of the Prize shall be the sole responsibility of the Winner. The Winner may be required to provide Sponsor with a valid social security number or tax identification number, as required by applicable law, for tax reporting purposes before the Prize is awarded. If applicable, Sponsor will issue an IRS Form 1099 to the Winner for the value of the Prize received. 

   4. NEITHER SPONSOR OR THE RELEASED PARTIES SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY PERSONAL INJURIES, DEATH, PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR OTHER DAMAGES OR EXPENSES RESULTING FROM OR ARISING OUT OF ANYTHING RELATED TO THE PRIZE OR ANY OTHER ASPECT OF WINNER’S ACCEPTANCE OR USE OF THE PRIZE.

7. Rights Granted by You: By Entering the Giveaway, you grant Sponsor and the Released Parties a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, unlimited, royalty-free, fully paid-up license to reproduce, distribute, display, exhibit, exploit, perform, edit, create derivatives of, and otherwise use your Entry and all elements of such Entry, together with any other material, and your name, image and/or likeness in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, and in all languages, in any manner, in whole or in part, without compensation or notification to, or permission from, you or any third party, for any purpose whatsoever, including without limitation, for purposes of advertising or trade.  YOU AGREE THAT THE FOREGOING MAY BE FEATURED ON THE SPONSOR AND FANSIDED SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND WEBSITE. YOU WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO INSPECT OR APPROVE THE FOREGOING PRIOR TO PUBLICATION AND CONSENT TO ANY SUCH USE THEREOF. Sponsor has no obligation to make use of the rights granted herein. Sponsor and the Released Parties are not responsible for any unauthorized use of the foregoing by third parties.

8. GENERAL CONDITIONS:  

   1. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this Giveaway at any time in its sole discretion. By participating in this Giveaway, you agree to abide by these Rules and decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all respects, and you waive any right to claim ambiguity with respect to these Rules. 

   2. You, on behalf of yourself and your heirs, executors, and administrators, agree to indemnify, defend, release, discharge and hold harmless the Released Parties from any and all claims, injuries, liability, losses and damages of any kind to persons, including death, or property resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from your Entry and participation in the Giveaway, use of the Giveaway websites, or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any awarded Prize. 

   3. Except where prohibited by law, you assume full liability for an injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by your Entry and participation in this Giveaway, the use of the Giveaway websites, or the acceptance, receipt, or use of any awarded Prize or component thereof. 

   4. Released Parties are not responsible for: (i) lost, late, incomplete, damaged, inaccurate, stolen, delayed, misdirected, undelivered or garbled Entries, likes, comments, tags, messages, stories, email or other communications of any kind; (ii) lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications; (iii) failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure; (iv) jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties; (v) other errors or difficulties of any kind, whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise, relating to or in connection with the Giveaway, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Giveaway, the processing of Entries, the announcement of the Prize, or in any Giveaway related materials, including these Rules; (vi) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by users, tampering, hacking, or by any website, equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Giveaway; or (vii) injury or damage to any person's computer or other device related to or resulting from participating in this Giveaway or use of any Giveaway website. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Giveaway or Giveaway websites, or Sponsor’s social media accounts, who act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or who are in violation of these Rules, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and the associated Entry(ies) will be void. 

   5. Should any portion of the Giveaway be, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play, or submission of Entries, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Giveaway (or applicable portion thereof) and if terminated, at its discretion, select a Winner(s) for the drawing(s) at issue at random from all eligible, non-suspect Entries received for the applicable drawing(s) prior to action taken or as otherwise deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor. 

   6. ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE GIVEAWAY MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. 

   7. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE GIVEAWAY, INCLUDING THE PRIZE, ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. ANY TRADEMARKS USED IN THE GIVEAWAY ARE THE PROPERTY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS. THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOT SPONSORED, ENDORSED, OR ADMINISTERED, OR ASSOCIATED, BY ANY SUCH TRADEMARK OWNER OR ANY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, X, META, INSTAGRAM OR TIKTOK. 

9. Limitation of Liability: YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND AWARDS SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS (NOT TO EXCEED US$10.00) INCURRED BY YOU IN SUBMITTING AN ENTRY AND PARTICIPATING IN THE GIVEAWAY. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE RELEASED PARTIES BE REQUIRED TO PAY YOUR ATTORNEYS’ FEES OR COSTS. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE RELEASED PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, STATUTORY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES, LOSSES OR INJURIES SUFFERED BY YOU OR BY ANY THIRD PARTY (“SPECIAL DAMAGES”) ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO YOUR ENTRY AND PARTICIPATION IN THE GIVEAWAY, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT (INCLUDING THESE RULES), TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF THE RELEASED PARTIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE BEFOREHAND OR AFTERWARDS. YOU HEREBY WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO CLAIM SPECIAL DAMAGES, ALL RIGHTS TO HAVE SUCH DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR INCREASED, AND ALL RIGHTS TO SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY FOR SPECIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY. CHECK LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS.

10. Privacy: Information submitted by or collected from you in connection with the Giveaway, including personal information as defined by applicable data protection and privacy laws, shall be subject to Sponsor’s privacy policy, located at https://www.minutemedia.com/policies/privacy-policy. By entering and participating in this Giveaway, you expressly consent to Sponsor and the Released Parties sharing and using the personal Information submitted only for the purposes described in these Rules, including without limitation for the purpose of selecting the Winner(s), administering the Giveaway, Prize fulfillment and sending updates and announcements from Sponsor concerning the FanSided brand, products and events. You may not participate in the Giveaway if you do not provide Sponsor with personal information required for Entry. 

11. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Rules, or the rights and obligations of you and Sponsor in connection with the Giveaway, or any claim or dispute that has arisen or may arise between you and Sponsor, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, USA without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules. The applicable federal or state courts located in New York, New York shall have sole jurisdiction over any dispute, and you consent to the mandatory and exclusive jurisdiction of such courts with respect to any such legal proceedings.

12. Severability: If any part of  these Rules is deemed invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, all other terms, conditions, and provisions of these Rules shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect.

13. Winners List: To receive the names of the Winners, send an email to promotions@fansided.com no later than ninety (90) days after the last day of the Entry Period.

14. Sponsor Address: Sportority Inc., 625 Broadway, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10012