$50,000 Raffle Terms & Conditions

All entrants (as defined herein) acknowledge receipt and review of, understand, and agree to the terms and conditions of the $50,000 Raffle (the “Raffle”) for the benefit of Meadowlark Hills Foundation (Meadowlark Foundation) set forth herein.

The Raffle shall benefit Meadowlark Cancer Program and Meadowlark Memory Program. The Raffle is conducted pursuant to Kansas Department of Revenue license number RAF000302, which was issued on Aug. 4, 2026, and expires on June 30, 2026 (the “License”). To the extent that these terms and conditions are held to be contrary to the facts and conditions set forth in the application for the License, the facts and conditions set forth in such application shall control to the exclusion of these terms and conditions. Meadowlark Foundation reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions at any me and for any reason to comply with the License.

  1. An “entry” is reflected by a numbered ticket and represents a chance to win the opportunity to accept an offer of the stated prize as per the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Winner Notification Agreement. Each entry will be represented by a numbered ticket for the Grand Prize Drawing purchased in person or purchased online at www.meadowlark.org. The holder of an entry is hereinafter referred to herein as the “entrant.” Persons purchasing tickets online will receive confirmation of purchase and facsimiles of ticket(s) purchased by electronic mail. All entries purchased before the Early Bird Sales Deadline are eligible for the Early Bird Drawing. All entries purchased before the Early Bird Sales Deadline also are entered into the Grand Prize Drawing. Any entries purchased after the Early Bird Sales Deadline are not eligible for the Early Bird Drawing but shall be entered into the Grand Prize Drawing. The Early Bird Drawing will have one additional prize available for entrants to win prior to the Grand Prize Drawing of the Raffle.
  2. Important dates of the Raffle are as follows:
    • Sales Start Date: 12:01 a.m. CST on Sept. 1, 2026.
    • Early Bird Sales Deadline: 11:59 p.m. CST on Sept. 30, 2026
    • Early Bird Drawing Date: 12:00 p.m. CST on Oct. 1, 2026
    • Grand Prize Sales Deadline: 4:59 p.m. CST on Dec. 1, 2026
    • Grand Prize Drawing Date: 5:30 p.m. CST on Dec. 1, 2026, at Meadowlark Hills, Manhattan, Kan.
  3. The purchase of an entry constitutes full agreement by the entrant to all terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Winner Notification Agreement. The purchase price of each entry is Fifty and No/100 Dollars ($50.00), which shall be payable by and through credit card, debit card, or other valid payment made in person or by and through the website through which entry is purchased.
  4. No one will be eligible to win who procures an entry without valid payment of the purchase price, through charge to a debit or credit card that is “declined,” “invalid,” or “stolen.” All applicable banking and credit fees for invalid purchases shall be the sole responsibility of the entrant. Each entrant must confirm that his/her name, phone number, and email address (if applicable) are legibly reflected on the entrant ’s ticket. If purchasing a ticket online, each entrant must submit a valid email address on the entrant’s application in order to be valid. Meadowlark Foundation is not responsible for delays or failure by an entrant ’s email provider to accept electronic mail from Meadowlark Foundation. If Meadowlark Foundation is unable to legibly read the entrant’s name, then that entrant will forfeit any prize(s) and an alternate winner will be selected by another random drawing or in accordance with the License and applicable laws and regulations.
  5. An entrant may only be a natural, human person.
  6. If more than one name is listed on an entry, the first name listed shall be considered the “entrant.” Meadowlark Foundation has no obligation for delivery of any prize to any person other than the entrant, represented by the entrant’s name on a valid entry. Meadowlark Foundation will not inquire or request information regarding an entrant making an entry on behalf of a group or organization and has no responsibility for investigation regarding the same. The entrant is responsible for coordinating delivery efforts with groups that purchase an entry and all entrants shall indemnify and hold Meadowlark Foundation harmless for any claims resulting from an individual entrant’s failure to deliver prize(s) to any person(s) other than the entrant.
  7. Meadowlark Foundation is not responsible for any entry not received in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein.
  8. A maximum of 3,000 entries will be sold. If less than 1,500 paid entries have been sold by the Grand Prize Sales Deadline, the Grand Prize will change from a $50,000 payout to a 50/50 split of proceeds from sales received as of the Grand Prize Sales Deadline. The odds of winning a prize depend upon the number of valid entries purchased.
  9. Meadowlark Foundation reserves the right to conduct one or more additional drawing(s) throughout the Raffle, and these Terms and Conditions apply to such drawings. The Early Bird Prize winner will remain eligible for the $50,000 Raffle drawing to be held on the Grand Prize Drawing Date. After the raffle ticket drawing winner is randomly selected on the Early Bird Drawing Date, Meadowlark Foundation will forward the winner a Winner Notification Agreement, to be delivered in person or sent via certified, return receipt U.S. Mail. The winner will have ten (10) calendar days from the date of the winner’s receipt of the Winner Notification Agreement is acknowledged to accept the cash prize in the amount of $1,000. Otherwise, the prize will be considered forfeited by the entrant.
  10. Each raffle drawing will be conducted by placing physical representations of all valid entries into a container and randomly shuffling, shaking, or otherwise moving such entries around in a manner that Meadowlark Foundation reasonably understands to create a random drawing. One entry will then be drawn from the container to be declared the winner of the Early Bird Drawing or Grand Prize Drawing, as the case may be.
  11. After the raffle ticket drawing winner is randomly selected on the Grand Prize Drawing Date, Meadowlark Foundation will forward the winner a Winner Notification Agreement, to be delivered in person or sent via certified, return receipt U.S. Mail. The winner will have ten (10) calendar days from the date of the winner’s acknowledgement of the Winner Notification Agreement to accept the cash prize in the amount of $50,000.00 or the 50/50 split of proceeds from sales received as of the Grand Prize Sales Deadline, as may be applicable pursuant to section 9 above, by executing and returning to Meadowlark Foundation the signed Winner Notification Agreement pursuant to the terms and conditions stated therein. Upon receipt of the Winner Notification Agreement, the cash prize of $50,000.00 or the 50/50 split of proceeds from sales received by the Grand Prize Sales Deadline, as may be applicable pursuant to section 9 above, will be tendered to the winner via Cashier’s Check or direct deposit into the winner’s preferred bank account within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the winner’s acceptance of the cash price as evidenced by the execution of the Winner Notification Agreement. If the executed Winner Notification Agreement is not received by Meadowlark Foundation within ten (10) calendar days after winner acknowledges receipt of the notification agreement, the prize will be automatically forfeited by the drawing winner. A forfeited prize may be awarded to an alternate winner selected by random drawing or in accordance with applicable gaming agency regulations. Meadowlark Foundation assumes no responsibility for tax reporting of any prize received by an entrant whatsoever and all entrants agree to indemnify and hold Meadowlark Foundation harmless regarding the same.
  12. The winner of the Raffle is subject to any and all applicable federal, state and local taxes payable due to the winner’s acceptance of the cash prize. All such applicable taxes will be deducted from the $50,000.00 or the 50/50 split of proceeds from sales received by the Grand Prize Sales Deadline, as may be applicable pursuant to section 9 above, cash prize prior to disbursement of the net prize amount to the winner. All winners of Early Bird or any runner-up prize(s) are responsible for all applicable federal, state, and local taxes, if any, payable in connection with their acceptance of such prize(s).
  13. Meadowlark Foundation reserves the right to use the name, photos and still images, video images, and relevant quotes of any winning entrant without further notice to such entrant.
  14. The Fifty Dollar and No/00 Dollar ($50.00) purchase price to obtain an entry shall be payable to Meadowlark Foundation but is not deductible for federal or state income tax purposes. Meadowlark Foundation assumes no responsibility for tax reporting of the purchase price by an entrant whatsoever, and all entrants agree to indemnify and hold Meadowlark Foundation harmless regarding the same.
  15. Entrants do not need to be present at any drawing of the Raffle in order to win.
  16. All entrants must be eighteen (18) years or older and United States citizens.
  17. The Raffle is void where prohibited by law. The law of the state of Kansas apply to these terms and conditions.
  18. The employed staff of Meadowlark Foundation and such persons’ immediate family members (defined as those persons living in the same household of such ineligible persons) are not eligible to participate in the Raffle.
  19. All proceeds from the Raffle not otherwise distributed to the winning entrant(s) will be retained by Meadowlark Foundation to be held, administered, and distributed in the sole discretion of Meadowlark Foundation.