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Chalkboard Social Sports Picks Official Rules

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Last Updated Date: September 2, 2025

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

The sole sponsor/promotor of the Social Sports Picks(defined below) is Taild Sports, Inc. d/b/a Chalkboard (“Chalkboard” or “Sponsor” or “Promoter”).

PARTICIPANTS IN SOCIAL SPORTS PICKS (DEFINED BELOW) MUST REGISTER AND MAINTAIN AN ACCOUNT WITH SPONSOR AND ACCEPT THE TERMS OF USE (“TERMS”), WHICH IN TURN INCORPORATE AND APPLY TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES. THESE OFFICIAL RULES GOVERN AND CONTROL SOCIAL SPORTS PICKS OFFERED BY SPONSOR AND ARE CONSIDERED TO BE PART OF THE TERMS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE RULES INCORPORATE SECTION 16 OF THE TERMS, WHICH INCLUDE MANDATORY BINDING ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER PROVISIONS. ANY CAPITALIZED TERMS NOT EXPRESSLY DEFINED IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES HAVE THE MEANING SET FORTH IN THE TERMS.

1. Sponsor/Promoter

Taild Sports, Inc. d/b/a Chalkboard, 169 Madison Ave #11063, New York NY 10016 is the Sponsor/Promoter of Social Sports Picks.

Apple and Google are not sponsors of, responsible for conducting, or involved with Social Sports Picks in any manner.

2. Eligibility

The Sponsor Social Sports Picks is open only to legal residents of the United States located in the following states: Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wyoming, who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry. Void where prohibited by law.

The following individuals are not eligible to enter or win a prize: officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives, of the Sponsor, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, or of any other parties involved in the operation of Social Sports Picks (Sponsor, collectively with the foregoing, the “Social Sports Picks Parties”) and each of the immediate family members of such excluded individuals (i.e., spouses, parents, children, siblings and the “steps” of each) and all persons living in the same household of each.

By participating in Social Sports Picks, entrants (“Entrants” or “Participants”) agree to be bound by these official rules (“Official Rules”) and by the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final in all matters relating to Social Sports Picks. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set out in these Official Rules. If a Participant is, in the Sponsor/Promoter's best judgment, determined to have participated in unethical behavior, the Sponsor/Promoter reserves the right to limit or exclude the Participant from Social Sports Picks. If a Participant is, in the Sponsor/Promoter’s best judgment determined to be professional or non-recreational user, or is using systematic methods to obtain prizes, the Sponsor/Promoter reserves the right to limit entries or exclude the Participant from the Social Sports Picks.

Social Sports Picks is subject to all applicable federal, state, provincial, territorial and local laws and regulations. It is the sole responsibility of a Participant to determine whether Social Sports Picks is legal and compliant with all regulations in the jurisdiction in which the Participant resides.

3. Overview

Sponsor gives away sweepstakes entries referred to as “CB Cash” as set out in these Official Rules. CB Cash can only be used to play Social Sports Picks for a chance to accumulate eligible CB Cash that can be redeemed for cash and prizes (“Prize”) subject to the terms of these Official Rules. CB Cash cannot be purchased under any circumstances.

4. Social Sports Picks Entry Period

Social Sports Picks as set forth in these Rules begins on the first day of the current month at 12:00:00 a.m. EST and is scheduled to end on the last day of the current month at 11:59:59 p.m. EST. Sponsor’s computer is the official time keeping device for Social Sports Picks.

5. Odds of Winning

Odds of winning will vary for each Game and will be published by the Sponsor and visible to all Participants on the Platform. The win expectancy (odds of winning a Prize) for a Participant utilizing Coins or CB Cash will be a function of such Participant’s choices in selecting a Game.

Sponsor reserves the right to change the Prize win rates and payout odds of any of the games at any time. A participant can obtain the actual and any amended details of any game at the point of entering an amount to play in the game. It is a participant’s responsibility to check the Prize available on each occasion before they participate.

You may also be offered Chalkboard’s Cash Out feature (“Cash Out”). Cash Out allows you to remove your entry from a Game at a newly agreed-upon odds by settling your entry early. Cash Out may not be available on all Chalkboard games, and Chalkboard reserves the right to suspend or disable the Cash Out feature at any time. Using Cash Out may mean you will opt out of and no longer be eligible for a particular promotion.

Chalkboard shall not be liable for any losses that may arise from the use of the Cash Out feature, or the Cash Out feature being unavailable for any reason. Chalkboard reserves the right to: i) reverse the settlement of a Cash Out and amend the User’s balance accordingly if the entry is settled in error (for example, a human or technical error), and ii) reverse or adjust any Cash Out outcomes if Chalkboard determines in its sole discretion that the Cash Out feature was used in a manner that violates the terms and conditions of our platform (including, but not limited to, deliberate attempts to commit fraud, attempts to circumvent these Social Sports Pick Official Rules, or deliberately exploiting a technical glitch or error).

6. How to Collect CB Cash

To participate, you must have an active account with Chalkboard (“User Account”). If you do not have a User Account, you can create one free of charge by downloading the Chalkboard mobile application (the “App”). To enter Social Sports Picks, a Participant must access the App and sign into their User Account.

Once a Participant has accessed the App, there are several potential ways for an eligible Participant to collect CB Cash:

A. Receive CB Cash as a Free Bonus When Purchasing Coins: You may receive promotional coins (in the form of CB Cash) as a bonus upon the purchase of specifically marked packs of Coins. Coins can be used for free play on the Platform. Coins cannot be redeemed for Prizes. The number of CB Cash a Participant will receive as a bonus for each relevant Coin purchase will be identified on the Platform. All purchases of Coins are final and no refunds will be given.

B. Receive CB Cash For Free When Entering CB Cash No-Cost Giveaway Contests on the Chalkboard Social Media and Marketing Pages. The Sponsor reserves the right to hold CB Cash no-cost giveaway contests which users can enter by following instructions that will be provided on the Chalkboard social media pages. These giveaways may require sharing posts or answering various game related questions to be eligible for entry. The amount of CB Cash given away will be stated on the applicable CB Cash no-cost contest post, and will be credited to each contest winner’s account at the conclusion of the giveaway. These giveaways may be subject to additional restrictions and rules as referenced in the giveaway materials at the time of the contest, as well as in the Official Rules in effect at the time.

C. Mail-In Entry: An Authorized Account Holder (defined below) can receive free CB Cash via a mail-in request, as follows:

a. Address and deliver a standard, white, one-sided, unfolded, unlined #10 envelope, from the same state as the participant’s verified residential address to Sponsor at the following address:

Chalkboard, 533 E Girard Ave, STE 27001, Philadelphia, PA 19125

b. Include the following information on a standard, white, one-sided, unfolded, unlined 4x6 index card in the same order as follows:

i. the Authorized Account Holder’s full name as shown on the Authorized Account Holder’s government issued identification;

ii. the e-mail address registered to the Authorized Account Holder’s Chalkboard US account;

iii. the username registered to the Authorized Account Holder’s Chalkboard account;

iv. the residential address registered to the Authorized Account Holder’s Chalkboard US account;

v. Include the following handwritten statement on the 4x6 index card: “Social Sports Picks Entry! I wish to receive CB Cash to participate in the [Insert Month Of Social Sports Picks Contest] Social Sports Picks Contest offered by Chalkboard. By submitting this request, I hereby declare that I have read, understood and agree to be bound by Chalkboard Terms of Use and these Official Rules.”

vi. IMMEDIATELY BENEATH THE HANDWRITTEN STATEMENT, THE AUTHORIZED ACCOUNT HOLDER MUST (I) SIGN THE INDEX CARD AND (II) WRITE THE DATE OF SIGNATURE IN MM/DD/YYYY FORMAT.

c. LIMIT ONE (1) MAIL-IN ENTRY PER OUTER ENVELOPE.

d. THE COMPANY ADDRESS AND ALL SUCH INFORMATION LISTED ON THE 4X6 INDEX CARD MUST BE HANDWRITTEN. A Participant must ensure that their handwriting is legible. If the Participant’s handwriting is not legible, the entry will be void and the CB Cash will not be credited to the participant’s User Account. The legibility of a Participant’s handwriting will be determined by Sponsor/Promoter in its sole discretion.

e. A Participant will receive five (5) CB Cash per mail-in request. Subject to verification and compliance as set forth in these Official Rules, the CB Cash will be added to the Participant’s User Account. THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF REQUESTS PER PARTICIPANT SHALL BE 50 MAIL IN REQUESTS PER SOCIAL SPORTS PICKS PERIOD – ALL REQUESTS IN EXCESS OF 50 PER SOCIAL SPORTS PICKS PERIOD SHALL BE DEEMED NULL AND VOID, AND SHALL NOT “CARRY OVER” TO ANOTHER PROMOTIONAL PERIOD. Sponsor/Promoter is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected CB Cash requests or allocations.

D. Refer-a-Friend: A User shares their unique promotional code with a friend, who creates an account and makes a purchase. The referrer will receive bonus CB Cash.

CB Cash may be forfeited if a participant’s User Account is closed for any reason, including at the Sponsor’s discretion.

7. Using CB Cash to Play Games

Entrant must be the Authorized Account Holder of the e-mail address used in connection with the Entry. The “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person to whom the e-mail address is assigned by an internet service provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.

Participants with CB Cash can use their CB Cash to play Social Sports Picks on the Platform for a chance to win additional CB Cash. CB Cash accumulated through game play can be redeemed for cash and prizes of monetary value in accordance with these Rules.

Only games played with CB Cash provide the opportunity to win additional CB Cash that may be redeemed for cash and prizes subject to these Rules.

CB Cash that has been won through game play (rather than collected using one of the methods described in Section 6 above) and are accumulated by Participant may be redeemed for a prize, subject to maximum and minimum prize redemption amounts stated in these Official Rules. CB Cash possess no real monetary value and may only be used to request a prize redemption to be approved and processed by the Sponsor. Approval is subject to participant completing all verifications to confirm eligibility and adherence to all Social Sports Picks Rules and Terms of Use of the Platform.

The use of automated or systematic methods of play to acquire, win and/or redeem CB Cash for cash and prizes is strictly prohibited. Utilizing methods such as utilizing multiple accounts and identities and other collusive methods are not permitted and may result in account closure and forfeiture of CB Cash, in the sole discretion of Sponsor.

Sponsor’s decisions as to the administration and operation of Social Sports Picks, the game and the amount of winnings are final and binding.

CB Cash obtained by any method in Section 6 are not immediately available for redemption of a Prize and must be used at least once in a CB Cash game before they shall be considered eligible toward a Prize redemption request. Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, require that any CB Cash allocated to a Participant under any method in Section 6 must be used more than one time (not exceeding five (5) times) in any combination of CB Cash games before they are eligible to be redeemed.

8. Verification & Confirmation of Potential Winners

POTENTIAL SOCIAL SPORTS PICKS WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR/PROMOTER (IN ANY MANNER IT MAY CHOOSE) AND THE DECISIONS OF SPONSOR ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO SOCIAL SPORTS PICKS. A PARTICIPANT IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE, EVEN IF THE ONLINE SCREEN INDICATES THEY ARE, UNLESS AND UNTIL THE PARTICIPANT’S ELIGIBILITY AND THE POTENTIAL WINNING PLAY HAS BEEN VERIFIED AND THE PARTICIPANT HAS FULLY COMPLIED WITH THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND BEEN NOTIFIED THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE. SPONSOR/PROMOTER WILL NOT ACCEPT SCREEN SHOTS OR OTHER PURPORTED EVIDENCE OF WINNING IN LIEU OF ITS VALIDATION PROCESS.

Participants may be required to successfully complete a Know-Your-Customer (“KYC”) Verification process provided by the Sponsor to validate eligibility to participate before redeeming any Prize. This may include, but is not limited to, providing proof of a valid government-issued photo identification, biometric facial scan recognition, proof of address, and validation of SSN.

Potential prize winners must comply with these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements.

If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to properly execute and return any required affidavit/declaration of eligibility and liability/publicity release within the required time period (if applicable), fails to comply with these Official Rules, or if the Prize or Prize notification is returned as undeliverable, that potential winner forfeits the Prize.

9. Prizes and Prize Redemption

The right to receive a Prize cannot be transferred or assigned.

The Prize is subject to availability, and if the Prize cannot be awarded for any reason, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute the Prize with one of comparable or greater retail value. No cash or other prize substitution is permitted, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to refund purchases in lieu of processing a prize redemption.

Sponsor reserves the right to charge handling and/or payment processing fees for processing the redemption of Prizes.

Each winner is solely responsible for all federal, state, local, or other applicable taxes associated with the acceptance and use of the Prize. Each winner agrees and acknowledges that Sponsor may be required to withhold and remit a portion of Prize value to comply with applicable tax laws. Each winner also agrees to provide Sponsor with a valid social security number or any other information Sponsor may require in connection with applicable tax reporting or withholding requirements or other laws or regulations.

All costs and expenses associated with Prize acceptance and use not specifically provided herein are the responsibility of the winner.

You acknowledge and agree that it in some circumstances it may take up to 30 days to process the payment of any redeemed Prizes to you. Redemption of prizes may experience delays due to our identity verification process. Prizes of $600 of more may require a longer processing time than usual due to security and fraud checks and may also be allocated in more than one equivalent lump sum. We make our best efforts to process requests within the quoted amount of time but do not guarantee processing times for prizes.

We will only process one prize redemption request per customer account in any 5 day period.

The maximum redemption of a prize won by a single participant during any Social Sports Picks Entry Period is limited to the value of US $5,000 per Social Sports Picks Entry Period (“Maximum Redemption”). Any requested redemption in excess of the Maximum Redemption will not be paid to the participant during the period, but must be deferred until the next Social Sports Picks Entry Period. Sponsor/Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to limit a Participant’s redemption of CB Cash to the value of USD $1,000 per week and $5,000 per month. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded per Participant. In Florida, the maximum redemption of a prize won by a single participant during any month is limited to the value of USD $5,000. Any requested redemption in excess of the Maximum Redemption will not be paid to the participant during the month, but must be deferred until the next month.

You acknowledge and agree that we may, in our sole discretion, from time to time, appoint one or more payment administration agents to accept payments from players on our behalf. A payment administration agent will have the same rights, powers and privileges that we have under the Terms and these Official Rules and will be entitled to exercise or enforce their rights, powers and privileges as our agent or in their own name. In no event shall we be liable to any player for any loss, damage or liability resulting from the payment administration agent’s negligence and/or acts beyond the authority given by us.

If we mistakenly credit your Customer Account at any time with CB Cash that do not belong to you, whether due to a technical error, human error or otherwise, the amount will remain property of Sponsor and will be deducted from your Customer Account. If you have been issued a Prize that does not belong to you, the value of the mistakenly issued Prize will (without prejudice to other remedies and actions that may be available at law) constitute a debt owed by you to us. In the event of an incorrect crediting, you are obliged to notify customer support at [email protected]. Sponsor, at all times, reserves the right to deduct CB Cash from your User Account or otherwise charge or adjust your account to correct errors.

It is your responsibility to retain copies of transaction records and these Official Rules as updated from time to time.

10. Disputes

Section 16 of the Terms (Binding Arbitration and Class Action Waiver Agreement) is incorporated herein by reference with the same force and effect as though fully set forth herein. By agreeing to these Official Rules, you agree to be bound by Section 16 of the Terms.

11. Entry Conditions & Release

By participating, each Participant agrees to:

(a) comply with and be bound by:

i. the Terms of Use, including without limitation, any ethical provisions as set forth in the Terms of Use;

ii. these Official Rules; and

iii. the decisions of the Sponsor which are binding and final.

(b) release and hold harmless the Sponsor/Promoter and its parent, subsidiary, and affiliated companies, the prize suppliers and any other organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting Social Sports Picks, and all of their respective past and present officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liability, including but not limited to negligence and damages of any kind to persons and property, including but not limited to invasion of privacy (under appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light in the public eye or other legal theory), defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights, property damage, or death or personal injury arising out of or relating to a Participant’s entry, creation of an entry or submission of an entry, participation in Social Sports Picks, acceptance or use or misuse of prizes (including any travel or activity related thereto) and/or the broadcast, and exploitation or use of entry.

12. Publicity

Except where prohibited by law, by accepting a Prize, the winner hereby grants Sponsor and its representatives an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive and sub-licensable right and license to use, distribute, and publicly display the winner’s name, the contents of any posts, and information about the Prize award, in any way, at any time, in any and all media, including without limitation, for use in advertising and marketing, without any additional approval or consideration. By accepting a Prize, the winner represents and warrants that he or she has the right to grant the foregoing license.

13. Damages and Disqualification

Sponsor may actively seek damages from any person acting in bad faith to undermine the legitimate function of Social Sports Picks to the fullest extent permitted by law. You may be disqualified from Social Sports Picks if you violate these Official Rules or our Terms or Use.

Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of Social Sports Picks or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in a disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of Social Sports Picks may be a violation of criminal and civil law and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. In all other cases, Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend, and/or modify Social Sports Picks. Any notice regarding cancellation, suspension, and/or modification will be posted on the Platform.

14. General Terms

Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify Social Sports Picks or these Official Rules, or any part of Social Sports Picks or these Official Rules, with immediate effect owing to circumstances outside its reasonable control and only where circumstances make it unavoidable if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of Social Sports Picks, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.

Any notice regarding cancellation, suspension and/or modification will be posted by Sponsor on the Website, http://chalkboard.io/. In the event of modifying the sweepstakes, a participant’s continued enrollment and/or participation in Social Sports Picks constitutes acceptance of the modified terms.

Any Participant posting or seen to be posting comments on Sponsor’s social media pages or elsewhere during the course of Social Sports Picks that are considered bullying, spiteful, or upsetting to other participants or any other user of the Platform, or directly aimed at Sponsor, will have their comments removed and will be disqualified from Social Sports Picks. Sponsor reserves the right to alert the operators of any social media sites to any such behavior.

15. Governing Law

All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, the rights and obligations of entrants and the winner, and the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with Social Sports Picks, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules.

If any provision of these Official Rules is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck, and the remaining provisions shall be enforced.

16. Privacy

Any personally identifiable information collected during an entrant’s participation in Social Sports Picks will be collected and used by Sponsor and its designees for the administration and fulfillment of Social Sports Picks and as otherwise described in these Official Rules and Sponsor’s Privacy Policy available on the App and at www.chalkboard.io.

17. Winners List

For a list of the winners, send an email to [email protected] with “Winners List Request” in the subject line. Requests must be received no later than sixty (60) days after the end of the Social Sports Picks Entry Period.

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