Use the following links to view a summary of the official rules for each CharityMania fundraiser. A link to the detailed official rules for each CharityMania fundraiser may be found in each summary. Contact the organization that provided you with the ticket if you have any questions.
HoopsMania $20 5-Team Scramble
HoopsMania $10 Regional Game
FootballMania 17-Week Edition
FootballMania College Edition
FootballMania 10-Week Edition
BaseballMania
RacingMania
HockeyMania
GolfMania
Free ticket entry
  1. HoopsMania begins on the first day of the college postseason championship tournament.
  2. The HoopsMania sweepstakes is based upon a 64 team single elimination tournament broken down into 5 contests. Each Score Card contains one randomly generated 5-team combination (“Team Combination”) for each Contest; total possible combinations: 4,806. Each ticket is unique. No two tickets have the same 5-team combination in any contest.
  3. Each seed on the back of a ticket represents a basketball team. Teams are assigned to the seeds by the tournament selection committee prior to the beginning of the tournament.
  4. Each Contest’s prize money winners are based on the combined points scored by the 5 teams on the ticket for that contest. A ticket’s value is determined by adding up the number of points scored by the basketball teams (represented by seeds) listed on the back of the ticket. Teams only accumulate points during the rounds specified for their assigned contest. Teams that have been eliminated from the tournament get 0 points in rounds they do not play.
  5. Contest durations by round.
    1. Contest 1: total points scored in Round 1.
    2. Contest 2: total points scored in Rounds 1 and 2.
    3. Contest 3: total points scored Rounds 1, 2, and 3.
    4. Contest 4: total points scored Rounds 1, 2, 3 and 4.
    5. Contest 5: total points scored Rounds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (the entire tournament).
  6. At the end of the end of each contest, the 9 tickets with the highest scores and the 9 tickets with the lowest scores win a prize. There are at least 18 winning tickets for each contest. If two or more tickets are tied with the same score, the teams’ combined ’total rebounds’ is used as a tiebreaker. [Note: ’total rebounds’ is an official statistic listed in detailed box scores. ’Team rebounds’ is different statistic and is NOT included in the HoopsMania tiebreaker.] The more ’total rebounds’ the teams get, the higher the ticket’s score. The fewer the rebounds the teams get, the lower the tickets score.
  7. Winners will be notified by the participating organization that distributed the HoopsMania ticket. Prizes are awarded upon the completion of the tournament.
  8. The minimum odds of winning: 1 in 51.2 per ticket; 1 in 256 for each contest. No purchase necessary to play. Void where prohibited.
  9. Prizes are awarded upon the completion of the tournament.
  10. Detailed HoopsMania Rules
  1. HoopsMania begins on the first day of the college post season championship tournament.
  2. The HoopsMania sweepstakes is based upon a 64 team single elimination tournament broken down into 4 regions of 16 teams each. Each Score Card contains 4 randomly generated 4-team combinations (“Team Combination”); total possible combinations: 1,820. Each Team Combination represents one region in the tournament.
  3. Each seed on the back of a ticket represents a basketball team. Teams are assigned to the seeds by the tournament selection committee prior to the beginning of the tournament.
  4. Prize money winners are based on the combined points scored by the teams on the ticket. A ticket’s value is determined by adding up the number of points scored by the basketball teams (represented by seeds) listed on the back of the ticket. Teams only accumulate points during the rounds specified for their assigned contest. Teams that have been eliminated from the tournament get 0 points in rounds they do not play.
  5. Regional prize money winners: At the end of the regional tournaments (at the end of round 4), the 6 tickets with the highest scores and the 3 tickets with the lowest scores by region win a prize. There are at least 9 winning tickets for each region.
  6. Grand prize money winners: At the end of the finals, a grand prize is awarded to the one ticket with the 16 teams that scored the most points during the tournament. See the front of your ticket for prize money amounts.
  7. Tiebreaker: If two or more tickets are tied with the same score, the teams’ combined ’total rebounds’ is used as a tiebreaker. [Note: ’total rebounds’ is an official statistic listed in detailed box scores. ’Team rebounds’ is different statistic and is NOT included in the HoopsMania tiebreaker.] The more ’total rebounds’ the teams get, the higher the ticket’s score. The fewer the rebounds the teams get, the lower the tickets score.
  8. Winners will be notified by the participating organization that distributed the HoopsMania ticket. Prizes are awarded upon the completion of the tournament.
  9. The minimum odds of winning: 1 in 51.2 per ticket; 1 in 256 for each contest. No purchase necessary to play. Void where prohibited.
  10. Detailed HoopsMania Rules
  1. FootballMania begins the first week of the professional football season (currently scheduled for September 6th).
  2. A ticket’s value in any given week is determined by the combined scores of the three football teams listed on the back of the ticket for that week. On the back of each FootballMania ticket, you will see a different set of 3 teams for each of the 17 weeks of the professional football season.
  3. Prizes are awarded in each of the 17 weeks of the professional football season. Each week, the top 4 highest scoring tickets and the 2 lowest scoring tickets win prizes. At the end of the season, tickets with the most and fewest combined points for all weeks win grand prizes. See the front of your ticket for details on prize money amounts.
  4. A FootballMania ticket is eligible to win prizes only after the date it is purchased.
  5. Winners will be notified by the participating organization that distributed the FootballMania ticket.
  6. When two or more tickets have a tie score, then the number of total yards gained by the teams on the tickets is used as a tiebreaker to determine the winner. The more total yards gained by the teams on the ticket, the higher the ticket’s value. Please note that higher tiebreaker values are better for the ‘High Score Winners’ and lower tiebreaker values are better for the ‘Low Score Winners’.
  7. All tickets are unique. No two tickets have the same three teams in any given week.
  8. Football teams that have a bye (do not play) in a given week are assigned their score from the previous week. If the team has a bye in week 1, then the score from the last week of the pre-season is used.
  9. The minimum odds of winning are 1 in 48.2.
  10. Detailed FootballMania 17-Week Edition Rules
  1. FootballMania College Edition begins with the college football games played on September 20, 2008.
  2. A ticket’s value in any given week is determined by the combined scores of the three football teams listed on the back of the ticket for that week. On the back of each FootballMania ticket, you will see a different set of 3 teams for each of the 10 weeks of the FootballMania College sweepstakes.
  3. Prizes are awarded in each of the 10 weeks of the FootballMania College sweepstakes. Each week, the top 4 highest scoring tickets and the 2 lowest scoring tickets win prizes. At the end of the season, tickets with the most and fewest combined points for all weeks win grand prizes. See the front of your ticket for details on prize money amounts.
  4. A FootballMania ticket is eligible to win prizes only after the date it is purchased.
  5. Winners will be notified by the participating organization that distributed the FootballMania ticket.
  6. When two or more tickets have a tie score, then the number of total yards gained by the teams on the tickets is used as a tiebreaker to determine the winner. The more total yards gained by the teams on the ticket, the higher the ticket’s value. Please note that higher tiebreaker values are better for the ‘High Score Winners’ and lower tiebreaker values are better for the ‘Low Score Winners’.
  7. All tickets are unique. No two tickets have the same three teams in any given week.
  8. If a football team does not play for any reason in a given week (due to weather, natural disaster, schedule change, etc), that team is assigned their score from the previous week. For example, if a team has a bye in week 8, then their score from week 7 is used.
  9. The minimum odds of winning a prize during the sweepstakes are 1 in 66.
  10. Detailed FootballMania College Edition Rules
  1. FootballMania begins the eighth week of the professional football season (currently scheduled for October 28th).
  2. A ticket’s value in any given week is determined by the combined scores of the three football teams listed on the back of the ticket for that week. On the back of each FootballMania ticket, you will see a different set of 3 teams for each of the last 10 weeks of the professional football season.
  3. Prizes are awarded in each of the last 10 weeks of the professional football season. Each week, the top 4 highest scoring tickets and the 2 lowest scoring tickets win prizes. At the end of the season, tickets with the most and fewest combined points for all 10 weeks win grand prizes. See the front of your ticket for details on prize money amounts.
  4. A FootballMania ticket is eligible to win prizes only after the date it is purchased.
  5. Winners will be notified by the participating organization that distributed the FootballMania ticket.
  6. When two or more tickets have a tie score, then the number of total yards gained by the teams on the tickets is used as a tiebreaker to determine the winner. The more total yards gained by the teams on the ticket, the higher the ticket’s value. Please note that higher tiebreaker values are better for the ‘High Score Winners’ and lower tiebreaker values are better for the ‘Low Score Winners’.
  7. All tickets are unique. No two tickets have the same three teams in any given week.
  8. Football teams that have a bye (do not play) in a given week are assigned their score from the previous week. If a team has a bye in week 8, then the score from week 7 is used.
  9. The minimum odds of winning are 1 in 80.
  10. Detailed FootballMania 10-Week Edition Rules
  1. BaseballMania begins on June 2nd, 2008 and runs for the last 17 weeks of the professional baseball season.
  2. A ticket’s value in any given week is determined by the combined scores of the three baseball teams listed on the back of the ticket for that week. On the back of each BaseballMania ticket, you will see a different set of 3 teams for each of the 17 weeks of the fundraiser.
  3. Prizes are awarded in each week of the fundraiser. Each week, the top 4 highest scoring tickets and the 2 lowest scoring tickets win prizes. At the end of the season, tickets with the most and fewest combined points for all weeks win grand prizes. See the front of your ticket for details on prize money amounts.
  4. A BaseballMania ticket is eligible to win prizes only after the date it is purchased.
  5. Winners will be notified by the participating organization that distributed the BaseballMania ticket.
  6. When two or more tickets have a tie score, then the number of hits by the teams on the tickets is used as a tiebreaker to determine the winner. The more total hits by the teams on the ticket, the higher the ticket’s value. Please note that higher tiebreaker values are better for the ‘High Score Winners’ and lower tiebreaker values are better for the ‘Low Score Winners’.
  7. All tickets are unique each week. Each ticket contains a unique set of 3 baseball teams each week of the season.
  8. The minimum odds of winning are 1 in 39.1
  9. Detailed BaseballMania Rules
  1. There are 3 RacingMania seasons during the year: a Spring Edition that begins at the beginning of the professional auto racing season in February, a Summer Edition that begins in June, and a Fall Edition that runs at the end of the racing season. Each season runs for 10 races and is completely independent of the other seasons. See your ticket for race dates and locations.
  2. A ticket’s value is determined by the combined scores of the three racing teams listed on the back of the ticket for that race. On the back of each RacingMania ticket, you will see a different set of 3 racing teams for each of the 10 races of the fundraiser.
  3. Prizes are awarded in each race of the fundraiser. Each race, the top 4 highest scoring tickets and the 2 lowest scoring tickets win prizes. At the end of the fundraiser, tickets with the most and fewest combined points for all 10 races win grand prizes. See the front of your ticket for details on prize money amounts.
  4. A RacingMania ticket is eligible to win prizes only after the date it is purchased.
  5. Winners will be notified by the participating organization that distributed the RacingMania ticket.
  6. When two or more tickets have a tie score, then the pole position by the drivers on the tickets is used as a tiebreaker to determine the winner. The higher the pole positions by the drivers on the ticket, the higher the ticket’s value. Please note that higher tiebreaker values are better for the ‘High Score Winners’ and lower tiebreaker values are better for the ‘Low Score Winners’.
  7. All tickets are unique each week. Each ticket contains a unique set of 3 racing teams each race of the season.
  8. The minimum odds of winning are 1 in 53.3.
  9. Detailed RacingMania Rules
  1. HockeyMania begins on December 18th, 2006 and runs for the last 16 weeks of the professional hockey season.
  2. A ticket’s value in any given week is determined by the combined scores of the three hockey teams listed on the back of the ticket for that week. On the back of each HockeyMania ticket, you will see a different set of 3 teams for each of the 16 weeks of the fundraiser.
  3. Prizes are awarded in each week of the fundraiser. Each week, the top 6 highest scoring tickets and the 3 lowest scoring tickets win prizes. At the end of the season, tickets with the most and fewest combined goals scored for all weeks win grand prizes. See the front of your ticket for details on prize money amounts.
  4. A HockeyMania ticket is eligible to win prizes only after the date it is purchased.
  5. Winners will be notified by the participating organization that distributed the HockeyMania ticket.
  6. When two or more tickets have a tie score, then the number of shots on goal by the teams on the tickets is used as a tiebreaker to determine the winner. The more total shots on goal by the teams on the ticket, the higher the ticket’s value. Please note that higher tiebreaker values are better for the ‘High Score Winners’ and lower tiebreaker values are better for the ‘Low Score Winners’.
  7. All tickets are unique each week. Each ticket contains a unique set of 3 hockey teams each week of the season.
  8. The minimum odds of winning are 1 in 41.9.
  9. Detailed HockeyMania Rules
  1. GolfMania ticket holders are eligible to win prize money in each of the 4 GolfMania contests. Each contest, written on the back of the GolfMania tickets, is associated with one of professional golf’s Major Championships: the Masters, the US OPEN, the British Open, and the PGA Championship. Each contest begins on the day that the first round is played in the golf tournament.
  2. Contest dates and durations:
    1. The Masters, April 7-13, 2008
    2. The US Open, June 12-15, 2008
    3. The British Open, July 17-20, 2008
    4. The PGA Championship, August 7-10, 2008
  3. A ticket’s value in any contest is based the combined scores of the 5 golfers (known as a “5-Golfer Combination”) that are randomly assigned to it. On the back of each ticket you will see a different 5-Golfer Combination assigned to each contest. Each ticket is unique. No two tickets have the same 5-Golfer Combination in any contest. There are 2,688 different possible 5-Golfer Combinations that can be assigned to a ticket.
  4. Each contest’s prize money winners are based on the combined scores of the 5-Golfer Combination on the tickets for that contest. A ticket’s value is determined by adding up the number of strokes the ticket’s golfers had throughout the contest. The better (i.e. lower) the total combined score of the golfers, the better the ticket’s value.
  5. At the end of each contest, the tickets with the 5-Golfer Combinations that had either the 9 best or 9 worst combined scores win a prize. There are at least 18 winning tickets for each contest. See the front of your ticket for details on prize money amounts.
  6. In the event two 5-Golf Combinations have the same total score in a contest, then the GolfMania “Weighted Score” is used as a tiebreaker. To determine the tiebreaker Weighted Score, take your golfers’ scores in round one and multiply them by 1; take the scores in round two and multiply them by 2; take the scores in round three and multiply them by 4; and take the scores in round four and multiply them by 8. Add up all these Weighted Scores to get the tiebreaker total Weighted Score. Please note that lower Weighted Scores are better for the ‘Best Score Winners’ and higher Weighted Scores are better for the better for the ‘Worst Score Winners’.
  7. Winners will be notified by the participating organization that distributed the GolfMania ticket. Prizes are awarded upon the completion of the tournament.
  8. The minimum odds of winning: 1 in 37.7 per ticket; 1 in 149 for each contest. No purchase necessary to play. Void where prohibited.
  9. Prizes are awarded upon the completion of each contest.
  10. Detailed GolfMania Rules

  1. In-person entries only. No mail-in or Internet entries. Limit two entries per household address, regardless of number of people living at the address.
  2. Stop by any participating local charity and request a "free ticket request" form.
  3. Note Well: Only the administrator of a participating local charity can produce a "free ticket request" form.
  4. Mail in the "free ticket request" form, along with a self addressed stamped envelope to the address shown on the "Free Ticket Request form".
  5. You may enter up to two times, but you may not enter more than one time in a day.
  6. See the official detailed rules, located in the sections above, for each fundraiser's official entry dates. Requests must be postmarked by the fundraiser's specified dates in order to be eligible to win.
  7. See each fundraiser's detailed rules for detailed Free ticket entry Rules