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Your chance to toss out the first pitch with First Coast News Sports Director Chris Porter Saturday, June 15

Win a chance to step onto the mound and live out your baseball dreams at a Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp night game.
Credit: Rich Wales
Your chance to toss out the first pitch in front of your family and friends

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — First Coast News On Your Side and the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp want all baseball fans to enter to win the chance of a lifetime! 

We want you to enter the On Your Side Jumbo Shrimp First Pitch Contest. By entering you agree that you will throw out the first pitch at the Saturday, June 15 Jumbo Shrimp First Coast News On Your Side night game against the Indianapolis Indians.

We want you to step up to the mound with First Coast News Sports Director Chris Porter and throw that pitch right down the center in front of your family and or friends. That’s right, you’ll have witnesses to the action when you win. 

Every On Your Side Jumbo Shrimp First Pitch Contest winner, randomly selected, receives four tickets to the game, four hot dogs and four soft drinks. The memories made will be priceless, so enter to win your chance now.

ON YOUR SIDE JUMBO SHRIMP FIRST PITCH SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES

1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR ODDS OF WINNING. SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

2. Eligibility. Subject to the additional restrictions below, the ON YOUR SIDE JUMBO SHRIMP FIRST PITCH SWEEPSTAKES (the “Sweepstakes”) is open to legal U.S. residents of NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA who are 18 years or older at the time of entry. Employees and contractors of FIRST COAST NEWS (“Sponsor”), TEGNA Inc., and each of their respective affiliated companies, and advertising and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of, and any persons domiciled with, any such employees or contractors, are not eligible to enter or to win.

3. How to Enter. The Sweepstakes will begin at 8:00AM on June 1, 2024 and end at 11:59PM on June 9, 2024 (the “Sweepstakes Period”).

During the Sweepstakes Period enter by visiting the ON YOUR SIDE JUMBO SHRIMP FIRST PITCH official registration page on the First Coast News website firstcoastnews.com and completing all of the required information and following all posted instructions. Complete the entry form and any other required fields and then submit your entry by clicking on the “SUBMIT” button. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same email address.

Only one (1) entry per person permitted. Your computer must accept cookies, or any successor or similar technology, which may be used for the purpose of entry tracking. Ad blocking software on your computer needs to be disabled so that it doesn’t interfere with processing your entry.

By entering, you agree to the terms of the Official Rules and to receive e-mails from Sponsor or those directed by Sponsor. You can opt-out of the receipt of such e-mails by following the directions in any email received from Sponsor.

All entries become property of Sponsor and none will be returned.

4. Winner Selection. On or about June 10, ONE WINNER will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received.

Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

5. Prizes. THE WINNER: throws one of the first pitches at that game, 4 tickets to the game, 4 hot dogs and 4 soft drinks. (ARV: $ 88).

6. Winner Notification and Acceptance. Winners will be notified on or about June 11 at the email address provided on winner’s entry form. Winner must respond to the email notification within 48 hours of the date and time on the email. Failure to respond within such time period, return of email prize notification as undeliverable or failure of winner to respond to the email notification may result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected from among all remaining eligible entries. Winners may waive their right to receive prizes. Prizes are nonassignable and nontransferable. No substitutions allowed by winner. Prizes are not redeemable for cash. Prizes and individual components of prize packages are subject to availability and Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. Winners are solely responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes on prizes.Winners may be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility/liability and publicity release (except where prohibited by law) which must be returned as directed by Sponsor. Failure to sign and return the affidavit or release, or to comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules, may result in a winner’s disqualification, the forfeiture of her or his interest in the prize, and the award of the prize to a substitute winner. Except where prohibited, acceptance of any prize constitutes winner’s consent to the publication of her or his name, biographical information and likeness in any media for any commercial or promotional purpose, without limitation the Internet, or further compensation. Prizes not won and claimed by eligible winners in accordance with these Official Rules will not be awarded and will remain the property of Sponsor.

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