Official Rules
Wonderful Halos Sweetest Teacher Contest

ENTRY INTO THE WONDERFUL HALOS SWEETEST TEACHER CONTEST ("CONTEST") CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER, WIN OR CLAIM A PRIZE. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE AN ENTRANT’S CHANCES OF WINNING.

CONTEST ENTRY DATES: Overall Contest begins September 3, 2025 at 12:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time ("PDT") and ends September 26, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. PDT ("Contest Period").

WHO MAY ENTER: Nominations will only be accepted from legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia (excluding residents of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam) who are at least eighteen (18) years of age at time of nomination (a “Nominator” or “Entrant”). To be eligible to be nominated as a nominee, an individual must be, as of the date of the nomination by a Nominator, (i) a legal resident of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia (excluding residents of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam), (ii) be at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of nomination by a Nominator, and (iii) a current Teacher at a public or private school located in the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia (excluding Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam) that educates children between the grades of Pre-K through 12 (a “Nominee”). For the purposes of this Contest, a Teacher is defined as a professional educator who works with students as a whole class in a classroom at a public or private school. This does not include student teachers, teachers’ aides, administration, nurses, guidance counselors and paraprofessionals. Subject-specialty teachers, including science, music, arts, etc. are eligible for participation. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Contest subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Employees of Wonderful Citrus LLC (“Sponsor”) and its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, or any other party associated with the development or administration of this Contest, and such employees’ immediate family members (parent, spouse, sibling, child, and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and those living in their same households, whether or not related (collectively, the “Promotion Entities”), and their respective affiliates, are not eligible to be nominated as a Nominee or to win a Prize. Participation constitutes Entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. Sponsor reserves the right to verify eligibility qualifications of the Nominators and Nominees.

CONTEST ENTRY/OBJECTIVE: The objective of the Contest is to recognize and support teachers through nominations that will enter them for a chance to win a cash prize to help support their classroom.

HOW TO ENTER: To enter the Contest, during the Contest Period, Nominators must visit www.halosfun.com/sweetestteachercontest to access the Contest entry form, enter their information as the Nominator, enter the Nominee’s information, explain why the Nominee deserves to win (i.e., how has the teacher gone above and beyond for their students) and how the prize will help the Nominee’s classroom (i.e., how would the prize make a meaningful difference in the Nominee’s classroom) in 350 words or less, accept the Official Rules, Terms of Use, and Sponsor’s privacy policy, and submit the entry form (“Entry”). Once the Entry is completed and submitted, the Entry is final and may not be modified or edited.

Content Restrictions

Entry must:

  • be the original creation of the Entrant
  • not contain material that violates or infringes another’s rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, including copyright infringement when used as provided for in these Official Rules;
  • not disparage Promotion Entities or any other person or party affiliated with the Promotion and administration of this Contest;
  • not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, lewd, pornographic, obscene, hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous or libelous;
  • not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; and
  • not contain material that is in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in any of the 50 United States or District of Columbia.

Limit one (1) Entry per Nominator during the Contest Period. Nominees may be nominated more than once, and a Nominator may nominate themselves.

Entering the Contest constitutes your consent for Sponsor and its affiliates and subsidiaries to use your information to send you marketing communication, promotions and special offers they feel may be of interest to you subject to the terms of Sponsor’s Privacy Policy. You may opt-out from receiving further marketing communication from Sponsor by following opt-out instructions sent by Sponsor. Any Entry that does not include all required information and adhere to the foregoing and following requirements will be considered void and will not be considered in this Contest.

The information you provide will only be used for the administration of this Contest and in accordance with these Official Rules.

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: All Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. PDT on September 26, 2025 to be eligible for the Prize. For purposes of these Official Rules, "receipt" of an Entry occurs once the Entry is submitted.

Use of Entries and Names: By submitting an Entry, Entrant: (a) grants a license to Sponsor and its designees to use Entrant’s name (first name, last initial) and Entry on the Sponsor’s websites (including www.halosfun.com), or any other website (including, without limitation, on social media), and at any time or times, in any media and for any purpose (including marketing, advertising and promotional purpose), and Entrant shall have no right of notice, review or approval of any such use of the Entry and/or his/her name; and (b) acknowledges and agrees that the Entry and/or his/her name, image or likeness may be used in whole or in part, alone or in combination with other works, and that the Entry may be changed or modified, as solely determined by Sponsor or its designees (other than for the Contest itself). Entrant further agrees that nothing herein in any way obligates Sponsor or its designees to make any use of his/her Entry and Sponsor’s failure to use the Entry shall not result in any liability to Sponsor or its designees. Entrant also acknowledges and agrees that the relationship between him/herself and Sponsor is NOT confidential, fiduciary or otherwise special and that Sponsor has wide access to ideas, stories, designs, concepts and other literary/artistic materials submitted to it by outside sources or being developed by its own employees (and/or third parties working on Sponsor’s behalf) and that such ideas/stories/designs/concepts/literary/artistic materials may be competitive with, similar to (or even identical to) the Entry submitted by Entrant; and, Entrant agrees that Sponsor and its agencies shall have no liability in conjunction with same.

By submitting an Entry, Entrant agrees that their Entry is gratuitous and made without restriction, and will not place the Sponsor under any obligation. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Entry for any reason, in its sole and absolute discretion.

RELEASES: By entering the Contest, Entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Promotion Entities, any prize providers, and each of their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (collectively, “Released Parties”) from and against any claim, cause of action, liability, loss, injury or damage, including, without limitation, personal injury, death or damage to personal or real property, to Entrant or any other person or entity arising out of, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, participation in this Contest, or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize (including any travel or activity related thereto), the substitution of a prize in accordance with these Official Rules, the administration of the Contest, the operation of the Contest and the various methods of entry or the Released Parties’ use of any of the rights granted herein. The Released Parties assume no responsibility for the conduct of any Entrant or voter or the responses of anyone appearing in any Entry.

JUDGING CRITERIA: The winning Entries will be selected on or around September 30, 2025 following evaluation of eligible Entries received. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible Entries received and winning Entries are not selected by random draw. Winning Entries are subject to verification of eligibility of Nominators, Nominees, and compliance with the terms of these Official Rules.

To determine the winners of this Contest, a panel of qualified judges, determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, will evaluate the eligible Entries based on the following Judging Criteria:

a. Degree of Nominee’s impact and dedication to their students (0-10 points)

b. Degree of impact Prize would have for Nominee’s classroom (0-10 points)

c. Degree of inspiration and emotional resonance of the Entry (0-5 points)

d. Originality (0-5 points)

The Nominee associated with the Entry with the highest score, as determined by the judges, in their sole discretion, will be deemed the potential Grand Prize Winner. The Nominees associated with the five (5) entries with the next highest scores will be deemed the potential Second Prize Winners.

In the event of a tie, the Entry that received the higher score in the “degree of impact Prize would have for Nominee’s classroom” criterion, as determined by the qualified judges in their sole discretion, will be deemed the winning Entry from the tied Entries. Sponsor will not disclose judging scores.

By participating, Nominators and Nominees agree to abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and judges, which are final and binding in all matters relating to this Contest.

WINNER NOTIFICATION: The potential Winners will be notified on or around October 3, 2025.

The potential Winners will be notified via email, and may be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release and, where lawful, a publicity release as well as any other documents which may be required by Sponsor, all of which must be received fully-executed within seven (7) days of date printed on notification or he/she may be disqualified. If after one (1) attempt to contact a potential winner, Sponsor has been unable to do so, he/she may be disqualified. The Nominators who submitted the corresponding winning Entries may also be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release, and where lawful, a publicity release as well as any other documents which may be required by Sponsor, all of which must be received fully-executed within seven (7) days of date printed on notification. In the event it is determined that a Nominee is noncompliant with these Official Rules, cannot accept a prize, has failed to execute and return any required documents within the specified time period, has made false statements or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, then such Nominee will be disqualified. Should a Winner make any false statement(s) in any document required by Sponsor or prize supplier, such potential Winner will be disqualified and required to promptly return to Sponsor the value of his/her prize. If a potential Winner is disqualified for any reason, or if any potential winner declines or refuses their prize, at Sponsor’s discretion and time permitting, the Nominee associated with the next-highest scoring Entry may be deemed the alternate Winner. Further, Sponsor reserves the right to forfeit or award any unclaimed or leftover prizes at its sole discretion. All prize awards are subject to verification of eligibility as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion and strict compliance with these Official Rules.

PRIZES: There will be six (6) Contest winners as follows:

  • One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): $10,432 USD
    • One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive:
      • $10,000 USD awarded via ACH
      • One (1) year supply of Wonderful Halos Mandarins awarded as twelve (12) monthly shipments. Each shipment will consist of six (6) five (5) lb bags of Wonderful Halos Mandarins, for a total of seventy-two (72) five (5) lb bags.
  • Five (5) Second Prizes will be awarded. ARV: $1,500 USD
    • Five (5) Second Prize winners will each receive:
      • One (1) $1,500 USD Amazon eGift Card

Actual value of the Prizes may vary depending on fluctuations in price for any portion(s) of the Prize, Contest winner location, local taxes, and available store offers at the time of purchase. Any difference between the stated ARV and actual value of the Prizes will not be awarded. Additional terms and conditions apply to gift card; see gift card for details.

Terms and Conditions: Except where prohibited, an Entrant eligible to win a Prize may be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and a Publicity Release (“Affidavit/Release”) and, if applicable, an IRS W-9 form for tax purposes as well as any other documents which may be required by Sponsor. The Released Parties (defined below) will be held harmless from any liability, loss, injury or damage, including, without limitation, personal injury, death or damage to personal or real property, to Entrant or any other person or entity due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by reason of the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize.

TOTAL ARV OF ALL PRIZES TO BE AWARDED IN THIS CONTEST IS $17,932 USD.

All prizes are awarded by Sponsor. All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsor. Winners are solely responsible for all federal, state and local taxes (including income and withholding taxes) and any other expenses, costs or fees associated with acceptance and/or use of the prizes not specified herein as being awarded. Winner may not substitute, assign or transfer prizes or redeem prizes for cash, credit or merchandise except as specified; provided, however, that Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute a prize (or any portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value. LIMIT ONE (1) PRIZE PER NOMINEE. Additional restrictions may apply.

GENERAL CONDITIONS: Winning constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) for Sponsor and its designees to use a winner’s name, Entry, hometown, likeness, prize won, and photo and video (all at Sponsor’s discretion) for future advertising, publicity in any and all media now or hereafter devised throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification or permission. The Released Parties are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, damaged, stolen, altered, garbled, incorrect, incomplete or delayed Entries or votes; all of which will be void. The Released Parties are also not responsible for problems uploading or downloading any Contest-related information or materials from the web site or for any other technical malfunctions of electronic equipment, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer hardware or software failures, phone lines, failure of any Entry or vote to be received by Sponsor on account of technical problems, traffic, congestion on the internet or the web site, or for any other technical problems including telecommunication, miscommunication or failure, and failed, lost, delayed, incomplete, garbled or misdirected communications which may limit a Entrant’s ability to participate in this Contest. The Released Parties are not responsible for any other errors or malfunctions of any kind, whether network, printing, typographical, human or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors or malfunctions which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing or judging of Entries, the submitting or tabulating of votes, the announcement of the prizes or in any Contest-related materials. Mass Entries or votes or Entries or votes generated by a script, macro or use of automated devices may, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, be disqualified. Sponsor reserves the right to modify, suspend or terminate the Contest in the event it becomes infected by a computer virus or is otherwise technically impaired, and to cancel or suspend the Contest in its entirety should tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or other causes corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play of the Contest and, if terminated, at Sponsor’s discretion, determine the winner using all non-suspect, eligible Entries received up to time of cancellation using the judging procedure and Judging Criteria outlined above. In the event of a dispute regarding Entries received from multiple users having the same e-mail account, the authorized subscriber of the e-mail account at the time of Entry will be deemed to be the Entrant and must comply with these Official Rules. Authorized subscriber is the natural person who is assigned the e-mail address by the Internet Service Provider (ISP), on-line service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual (and void his/her Entry and vote) it finds to be tampering with the Entry or voting process or the operation of this Contest or website, intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other Entrant, Sponsor or any of its representatives or to otherwise be acting in violation of these Official Rules. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATIONS OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER SUCH REMEDIES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW AND TO DISQUALIFY SUCH ENTRANT FROM THE CONTEST.

MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS: By participating in the Contest, Entrants (i) agree to be bound by these Official Rules, including all eligibility requirements, (ii) agree to be bound by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Contest, and (iii) agree to receive electronic communications from Sponsor, as well as any information or promotional material that Entrants opt-in to receive. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification from the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to permanently disqualify any person it believes has intentionally violated these Official Rules and void all associated Entries and/or votes.

ARBITRATION AND CHOICE OF LAW: Except where prohibited by law, as a condition of participating in this Contest, Entrant agrees that (1) any and all disputes and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by final and binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association and held at the AAA regional office nearest the Entrant; (2) the Federal Arbitration Act shall govern the interpretation, enforcement and all proceedings at such arbitration; and (3) judgment upon such arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Under no circumstances will Entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and Entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorneys’ fees, other than Entrant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with entering this Contest), and Entrant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of Entrants and Sponsor in connection with this Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the substantive laws of the State of California, USA without regard to California’s choice of law rules.

WINNERS LIST: If you would like the name of the winners (available after October 3, 2025), please send a self-addressed stamped envelope by no later than January 31, 2026 to: WONDERFUL HALOS SWEETEST TEACHER CONTEST Winners, c/o Wonderful Citrus LLC, 11444 West Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064.

SPONSOR: Wonderful Citrus LLC, 11444 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90064.

THIS CONTEST AND THESE OFFICIAL RULES MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED, REPRINTED OR PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE IN ANY FORMAT WITHOUT THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE SPONSOR.