Celebrating National Hot Dog Month

From the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council

 

And the winners are:

First place- “What’s In Your Bun?” submitted by Julie Burke of Livonia, MI

Second Place- “Don’t Be a Hot Dog, Just Eat One,” submitted by George Weiser of Livonia, MI

Third Place- “I Brake for Hot Dogs,” submitted by Ronnie Kryjak, of Simsbury, CT

Thanks to all who submitted slogans and voted for our finalists!

 

 

How Winners will be Selected

A panel of judges from the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council will review submissions and select finalists. Finalists will be chosen based on personal creativity concerning the hot dog and the people featured in the picture. The finalists will be uploaded to the National Hot Dog Council Facebook fan page at 12pm Eastern Time on July 13, 2015. Facebook fans will be able to vote daily for their favorite submission between July 13 and 5pm ET on July 22, 2015. One grand prize and two runner-up prizes will be awarded. The grand prizes and runner-up prizes will be awarded for the slogans that receive the most votes during the voting period and winners will be announced on National Hot Dog Day July 22. Winners will be notified by email and will have 30 days from notification to claim their prizes.

Prizes

The winning entry will win a $100 gift card for their favorite hot dogs, a Curl-A-Dog spiral hot dog slicer as well as an NHDSC t-shirt and a designed version of their bumper sticker. First runner-up will receive a $50 gift card for their favorite hot dogs, an NHDSC t-shirt and a bumper sticker, and second runner-up will receive an NHDSC t-shirt and a bumper sticker. A national announcement of the winners will be made on National Hot Dog Day July 22, 2015.

Contact Info

For further information, contact Eric Mittenthal at emittenthal@meatinstitute.org or Michael Schumpp at mschumpp@meatinstitute.org

The Fine Print

  • Limit three entries per person.
  • The contest is open to individuals. Corporate entries are ineligible.
  • Entries should be appropriate for all ages. Any recipes deemed vulgar/profane by NHDSC staff will be immediately disqualified, along with any other entries submitted by that individual.
  • All recipes submitted as entries in this contest become the property of the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council. Anyone submitting a recipe waives all claims to said recipe.
  • By submitting your recipe via email you acknowledge that the recipe you are submitting may be selected for inclusion on the National Hot Dog &Sausage Council Facebook page and in an online compilation of the winners. Media will be alerted through a national press release that will identify the winners. You acknowledge that the recipe also will be provided to media who request it for broadcast use. You also acknowledge that the recipe becomes the property of the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council for promotional use.
  • If you are selected as a winner, you agree that the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council may publicize your name and likeness on its website. Apart from the prizes associated with being selected as a winner, the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council shall not be obligated to compensate you in any way for such publicity.
  • Each entrant shall indemnify, defend, and hold the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council harmless from any third party claims arising from or related to the entrant’s participation in the contest. In no event shall the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council be liable to an entrant for acts or omissions arising out of or related to the contest or that entrant’s participation in the contest. By participating all entrants release the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, affiliates, partners, officers, directors, agents, employees, and all entities associated with the development and execution of this contest from any and all liability with respect to and in any way arising from participating in this contest, acceptance, or use of prizes.
  • All taxes, including income taxes, are the sole responsibility of winners. No prize substitution is permitted.
  • All federal, state and local laws and regulations are applicable.
  • The contest is void where restricted or prohibited by law.