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USA Rice Federation's "Rice to the Rescue" Recipe Contest
Rules and Regulations
Eligibility:
"Rice to the Rescue" Recipe Contest is open to adults ages 18
or older who are residents of the United States. Employees of the USA
Rice Federation, their member organizations, agencies and judging organizations,
rice producers and anyone associated with the processing of rice, state
and/or national rice organizations and their immediate families and persons
living in the same household are not eligible to participate. Those involved
in the preparation of food or creation of recipes for pay such as chefs,
caterers, food writers, dietitians, home economists and home economics
teachers are not eligible to participate. Questions about eligibility
requirements will be decided by the USA Rice Federation, and all decisions
will be final.
To Enter:
- Send your original recipe for an appetizer, soup, salad, side dish,
main dish or dessert that uses one cup of uncooked American-grown rice
or three cups cooked American-grown rice.
- Recipe must include: name of recipe, number of servings, list of ingredients
with specific quantities (standard U.S. measurements) in order of use,
and complete preparation directions including baking/cooking time and
temperature.
- Recipes must not have more than six main ingredients, excluding butter,
margarine, cooking oil, water, salt and ground black pepper. Rice is
considered a main ingredient.
- Preparation and cooking time must be 30 minutes or less.
- Recipes, along with contestant’s name, complete address, phone
number and age, must be clearly printed or typed on 8 ½ x 11-inch
paper (one side only). Include fax number and/or e-mail address if applicable.
Each recipe must be submitted on a separate sheet or entered electronically
on separate forms.
Beginning March 1, send entries to: "Rice to the Rescue" Recipe
Contest, c/o USA Rice Federation, 4301 N. Fairfax Dr. Ste. 425, Arlington, VA 22203. Or, enter online at www.usarice.com/consumer/rescue2005.
All entries must be received or postmarked by 11:59 p.m. April 29, 2005. If duplicate
recipes are received, the earliest postmarked or e-mailed recipe will
be judged. The USA Rice Federation is not responsible for lost, damaged,
incomplete, misdirected, postage-due, late or illegible entries. With
respect to e-mail entries, the USA Rice Federation is not responsible
for computer system, phone line, hardware, software or program malfunctions
or other errors, failures, delayed computer transmissions, network connections
or entries sent to addresses other than www.usarice.com/consumer/rescue2005.
Rules:
Entries must be original and owned exclusively by the contestant. Original
is defined as not previously published in the same or substantially the
same form. By submitting a recipe (or recipes) you warrant that to the
best of your knowledge, it is your original work and unpublished or it
is an existing recipe that features four or more significant changes.
Contestants are solely responsible for complying with any applicable copyright
restrictions, and the USA Rice Federation assumes no obligation in that
regard. The judging organization will disqualify any recipes known to
have been published previously. By participating, each contestant accepts
these rules and agrees to be bound by the decisions of the judges, which
will be final. They also agree to return any awards they receive if the
warranty proves to be untrue and to indemnify the USA Rice Federation
against any and all damages and expenses, including attorney’s fees,
if any of them suffers on that account.
All entries become the property of the USA Rice Federation; none will
be acknowledged or returned. USA Rice Federation and others have the right
to publish or advertise the recipe, its name or title and the name of
the contestant without added compensation unless prohibited by law. USA
Rice Federation has the right to modify recipes or recipe titles.
Recipes not meeting all requirements will be disqualified.
Judging:
Recipes will be judged on the following criteria: taste (40%), ease of
preparation (25%), appearance (20%) and creativity (15%). Five finalists
and one grand-prize winner will be chosen. In addition one winner will
be chosen for best whole grain rice recipe.
Winner Notification:
Winners will be selected on or about June 15, 2005 and will be notified
by phone, email, or mail thereafter. There will be no communication or
correspondence with contestants until the finalists have been notified.
Public announcement of winners will be made on or about September 1, 2005.
Contest is void where prohibited by law and is subject to all federal,
state and local laws. Applicable tax is sole responsibility of winners.
Finalists will be required to sign an affidavit verifying the originality
of the recipe and compliance with the contest rules within seven days
of notification. Failure to return the affidavit will result in disqualification,
and an alternate finalist will be selected. Any prize notification returned
to the USA Rice Federation as undeliverable will result in awarding of
prize to alternate winner.
Prizes:
A total cash value of $11,000 in prizes will be awarded to winning entries.
Limit one prize per household. Prizes are not transferable. A total of
seven prizes will be awarded as follows:
(1) Grand Prize Winner $5,000
(5) Finalists $1,000
(1) Best Whole Grain Rice Winner $1,000
Winner's List:
For a list of “Rice to the Rescue!” 2005 prize winners and
recipe brochure, send a stamped, self-addressed, business-size envelope
to: "Rice to the Rescue" 2004 Recipe Contest Winners, c/o USA
Rice Federation, 4301 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 425, Arlington, VA 22203, or visit
our web site at www.usarice.com/consumer/winningrecipes.html.
List of prize winners and recipe brochure will be available after September
1, 2005.
“Rice to the Rescue!” 2004 Winners:
To review past “Rice to the Rescue!” winning recipes, log
on to www.usarice.com/consumer/winningrecipes.html,
or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to USA Rice Federation, 4301 N. Fairfax Dr. Ste.425, Arlington, VA 22203.
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