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Heinz Field TAILGATING RECIPE CONTEST
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Heinz is searching for the best tailgate recipe of the season.
One lucky Grand Prize winner will receive a trip for two to the 2008 “Big Game”, in Glendale, AZ., on February 3, 2008, and his/her winning recipe posted on the H.J. Heinz Company website.

Included in the winning “Big Game” trip package will be:

  • 2 “Big Game” Tickets
  • Two roundtrip airline tickets to Phoenix, Arizona
  • Four nights, double occupancy at a nearby hotel
  • Attendance at the Pre-Game/Hospitality party (3 hours before game)
  • VIP Big Game Experience Ticket
  • Official “Big Game Gift Bag (valued at $350)


  • How to Enter:

    To enter, print and mail a completed official entry form accompanied by a tailgate recipe that uses one or more of the following participating Heinz-branded products: Bagel Bites® Frozen Snacks, Boston Market® Frozen Meals, Side Dish or Gravy, Classico® Pasta Sauces, Delimex® Frozen Snacks, Heinz® 57 Sauce, Heinz® Baked Beans, Heinz® Chili Sauce, Heinz® Cocktail Sauce, Heinz® HomeStyle Gravy, Heinz® Horseradish Sauce, Heinz® Tomato Ketchup, Heinz® Mustard, Heinz® Pickles, Heinz® Relish, Heinz® Sloppy Joe Sauce, Heinz® Tartar Sauce, Heinz® Vinegar, Heinz® Worcestershire Sauce, Jack Daniel’s® Barbecue Sauce, Lea & Perrins® Worcestershire Sauce, Mr. Yoshida’s® Fine Sauces, Nancy’s® Frozen Foods, Ore- Ida® Frozen Potatoes, Poppers® Frozen Snacks, TGI Friday’s® Snacks, Weight Watchers® Smart Ones® Frozen Entrees and Desserts, Wyler’s® Bouillon, and Mrs. Grass® Soup and Dip Mixes.

    Mail To:
    Heinz Field National Tailgate Recipe Contest
    PO Box 5260 Dept A
    Clinton, IA 52736-5260

    Entry Form:

    Name: __________________________________________________________________
    Address: ________________________________________________________________
    City: ___________________________________________________________________
    State: ___________________________________________________________________
    Zip: ____________________________________________________________________
    Telephone: ______________________________________________________________
    Email: __________________________________________________________________
    Heinz product(s) used in recipe: ______________________________________________
    Recipe Servings:__________________________________________________________
    Recipe Ingredients:________________________________________________________
    Recipe Directions:_________________________________________________________

    Download Official Entry Form (PDF)

    Contest starts Nov 12, 2007. Entries must be postmarked by 12/21/07 and received by 12/28/07. Limit one entry per postmarked outer mailing envelope. No mechanical reproductions of entries allowed. You may enter more than once, but each entry must contain a different recipe. The recipe must be appropriate for a football tailgate party. By entering, each entrant grants permission to use their entries, and their names and likenesses for publicity purposes without further compensation in any and all media now known or hereinafter without territorial restriction (except where prohibited by law).

    Selection of Winners

    Judging will occur on or about 1/07/08, with the winning recipe announced on or about 1/14/08. Entries will be judged by a qualified panel of judges based on the following criteria:
  • Creativity (33%)
  • Appropriateness to theme (34%)
  • Consumer appeal (33%).

  • In the unlikely event of a tie, tie breaker will be based upon the highest score in the first judging criteria, continuing thereafter to each judging criteria in order (#1-#3), as needed, to break the tie. Judges will include independent chefs and Heinz representatives. All judges’ decisions are final and binding. Winners will be notified by email or telephone of their selection. Winners will have 5 days from the time of notification to claim the prize. Winners will be required to sign a recipe release and waiver, a release of liability and a publicity consent agreement within 7 days of notification. If the selected winner cannot be contacted, or if prize notification is returned as undeliverable, winner is ineligible or fails to claim the prize, an alternate winner may be selected. Limit one prize per household.

    General Terms and Conditions

    By entering, each participant agrees to be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of the judges which are final and binding. Promotional Parties are not responsible for: late, lost, delayed, misdirected, incomplete, ineligible, unintelligible or postage due mail or entries; telephone or electronic communications problems of any kind; any injuries, loss or damages of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of the prize; any printing or typographical error in any materials associated with the contest. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to modify, suspend or cancel the contest at any time if any fraud or other problem outside the control of Sponsor impedes the administration, security or proper play of a contestant. By participating in the contest, each participant agrees to release and hold Promotional Parties harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind in conjunction with the contest or from possession or use of any prize or any travel related thereto, including without limitation personal injury, death, property damage and claims based upon publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy. By entering entrants agree that all recipes are the property of the Sponsor and may be used by Sponsor in its sole discretion in any and all media now known or hereinafter developed without territorial or time limitation.

    Winners List and Official Rules:

    The official winner, and his/her winning Heinz Field National Tailgate recipe, will be posted on www.HeinzRedZone.com. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the Official Rules and obligations of contestants and H.J. Heinz Company shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without giving effect of any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions, which could cause the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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