EPIC DELI
“FREE SANDWICHES FOR A YEAR” FACEBOOK VIDEO CONTEST
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. THIS IS A CONTEST OF SKILL. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
1. Sponsor
This Contest is sponsored by Epic Deli (“Sponsor”).
2. Contest Period
The Contest begins at 12:01 p.m. Central Time on August 4, 2026 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. Central Time on August 31, 2026 (“Contest Period”).
Sponsor’s clock is the official timekeeper.
3. Eligibility
The Contest is open to legal residents of Illinois who are at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of entry.
Not eligible:
Owners of Epic Deli
Employees of Epic Deli
Immediate family members (spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, in-laws)
Members of the same household as any owner or employee
Void where prohibited.
4. No Purchase Necessary
No purchase is necessary to enter or win.
Purchasing food or beverages from Epic Deli will not increase your chances of winning.
5. How to Enter
To receive one (1) entry:
Create one original Facebook video or Facebook Reel between fifteen (15) and sixty (60) seconds discussing your favorite Epic Deli six-inch sandwich.
Post the video publicly to your personal Facebook profile.
Tag the official Epic Deli Facebook page.
Include the hashtag:
#EpicDeliSandwichGiveaway
Copy the direct link to your Facebook post and post the link as a comment under Epic Deli’s official contest announcement post before the Contest closes.
Only one (1) entry per person.
Entries must remain publicly viewable until the winner has been announced.
6. Engagement
For purposes of this Contest, “Engagement” means the combined total of:
Verified public Facebook reactions (Like, Love, Haha, Wow, Sad, Angry, etc.)
Verified public Facebook shares
Comments are encouraged but do not count toward engagement.
7. Reporting Engagement
Within twenty-four (24) hours after the Contest closes, entrants must submit their engagement totals by one of the following methods:
Facebook Messenger to Epic Deli with a screenshot clearly showing reactions and shares; or
Printed screenshot delivered to Epic Deli.
If an entrant is unable to submit a screenshot, the entrant must notify Epic Deli within the same twenty-four (24) hour period. Sponsor may verify the engagement directly from the publicly available Facebook post if reasonably possible. Failure to cooperate with the verification process may result in disqualification.
8. Verification
Epic Deli ownership will independently verify engagement totals using publicly available Facebook information and any screenshots or other documentation submitted.
Sponsor may request additional information necessary to verify eligibility or engagement.
Sponsor’s verification is final.
9. Finalists
Following verification, the five (5) eligible entries with the highest verified engagement totals will become Finalists.
If multiple entries are tied for fifth (5th) place, all tied entries shall advance as Finalists.
10. Winner Selection
A panel consisting of Epic Deli ownership will select one (1) winner from the Finalists.
The judging panel will consider:
Creativity
Originality
Enthusiasm
Overall ability to positively promote Epic Deli and its sandwiches
The judging panel’s decision is final and binding.
If two or more Finalists remain tied after judging, the panel shall conduct an additional round of judging using the same criteria to determine the winner.
11. Prize
One (1) winner will receive:
FREE SANDWICHES FOR A YEAR
The prize consists of an Epic Deli gift card with a value of Five Hundred Eighty-Five Dollars ($585.00).
The value represents the approximate retail value of fifty-two (52) regular six-inch sandwiches, based on one sandwich per week for fifty-two (52) weeks.
Gift card terms and conditions apply.
No cash substitutions.
Prize is non-transferable except where required by law.
12. Fraud and Disqualification
Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entrant who, in Sponsor’s sole reasonable judgment:
Purchases engagement
Uses bots
Uses fake accounts
Uses click farms
Uses automated software
Manipulates Facebook engagement
Violates Facebook’s Terms of Service
Provides false information
Violates these Official Rules
Engages in conduct that compromises the fairness or integrity of the Contest
Sponsor’s determination is final.
13. Ownership of Submitted Content
Entrants represent that their videos are original and that they own or have permission to use all content appearing in the video, including music and images.
Entrants grant Epic Deli a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, publish, and promote submitted videos in connection with this Contest and Epic Deli’s advertising and marketing.
14. Publicity Release
By accepting the prize, the winner agrees to allow Epic Deli to photograph, record, and use the winner’s name, likeness, voice, photograph, and submitted video for advertising, promotional, and marketing purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law.
15. Sponsor Rights
Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend, modify, or terminate the Contest if fraud, technical failures, changes to Facebook, natural disasters, acts of God, government action, or other events beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control impair the administration, security, or integrity of the Contest.
16. Limitation of Liability
By participating, entrants agree to release and hold harmless Epic Deli, its owners, employees, agents, and representatives from claims arising out of participation in the Contest or acceptance or use of the prize, except to the extent liability cannot be waived under applicable law.
Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, corrupted, deleted, inaccessible, or technically malfunctioning entries or Facebook platform failures.
17. Privacy
Information collected in connection with this Contest will be used solely for administering the Contest and related promotional purposes consistent with these Official Rules.
18. Facebook Disclaimer
This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook or Meta Platforms, Inc.
Participants release Facebook and Meta Platforms, Inc. from any responsibility relating to this Contest.
19. Governing Law
These Official Rules are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois.
20. Acceptance of Rules
By entering this Contest, each participant acknowledges that they have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Official Rules. Sponsor’s decisions regarding eligibility, engagement verification, judging, interpretation of these Official Rules, and winner selection are final and binding.
