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Universal Sweepstakes Official Rules

 

 

 

BETTER LUCK THAN CHUCK WANTS TO SEND YOU ON A TRIP TO EXPERIENCE 2027 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS!

OFFICIAL GIVEAWAY RULES & TERMS

Better Luck Than Chuck’s Halloween Horror Nights Viewer Trip Giveaway
Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. The following Sweepstakes (defined below) is intended for participants in the fifty (50) United States and District of Columbia only and shall be construed and evaluated according to the laws of the United States. Do not proceed in this Sweepstakes if you are not a legal U.S. resident residing in the fifty (50) United States or District of Columbia. Further eligibility restrictions are contained in the official rules (“Official Rules”) below. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.

1. DESCRIPTION: The “Better Luck Than Chuck’s Halloween Horror Nights Viewer Trip Giveaway” (the “Sweepstakes”) begins on Thursday, September 24, 2026, and ends on Friday, October 24, 2026, at 11:59:59 pm Pacific Time (“PT”) (“Sweepstakes Period”). The sponsor of this Sweepstakes is Better Luck Than Chuck LLC. (“Sponsor”). The administrator of this Sweepstakes is Creative Zing Promotion Group, 2100 E. Robinson St., Orlando, FL 32803 (“Administrator”). Universal City Development Partners, Ltd. d/b/a Universal Orlando Resort (“Universal Orlando”) and Universal City Studios, LLC d/b/a Universal Studios Hollywood (“Universal Studios Hollywood” and with Universal Orlando, collectively referred to herein as “Universal”) are prize providers only (each a “Prize Provider” and collectively the “Prize Providers”). Prize Providers, YouTube and TikTok are not sponsors of this Sweepstakes and are not responsible for the collection, submission or processing of entries, the administration or execution of the Sweepstakes, or the selection of the winners.

2. ELIGIBILITY: Sweepstakes is open only to legal U.S. residents physically residing in the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years of age and the legal age of majority in their state of primary residence at the time of entry and who meet all other requirements in these Official Rules (each an “Entrant”). Entrants must be the rightful owner (or have authorized use) of the email address identified on the entry form. Employees, owners, shareholders, officers and directors of Sponsor, and Administrator (collectively, the “Sweepstakes Entities”), Prize Providers and each of their respective parent companies, affiliates, divisions, subsidiaries, agents, representatives, promotion and advertising agencies together with the immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of such persons (collectively, “Household Members”), are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes. For purposes of the Sweepstakes “Household Members” shall mean those people who share the same residence at least three months a year; “Immediate Family Members” shall mean parents, stepparents, grandparents, legal guardians, children, stepchildren, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses. In the event of a dispute over the identity of an Entrant or potential winner in the Sweepstakes, the Entrant or potential winner will be deemed the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the entry. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person in whose name the e-mail account was opened. In the event a dispute regarding the identity of an Entrant or potential winner cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the affected entry will be deemed ineligible. Entries will not be acknowledged except as provided herein. Sweepstakes Prize is non-transferable and cannot be substituted, sold or bartered.

3. HOW TO ENTER: Eligible Entrants may enter as follows during the Sweepstakes Period.:

Visit https://betterluckthanchuck.com/universalsweeps/ (the “Website”).
Follow the on-screen instructions to submit and validate Entrant email address.
Entrant will be required to enter their email address on the Website page as instructed, and will receive an email with an “email validation link” that they MUST click and return to the Website before any entries will be counted (Entrant email address MUST be validated for any entries to be eligible for the Sweepstakes).
Upon successful email validation, Entrant will be required to visit the Sponsor YouTube page located on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@BetterLuckThanChuck.
Locate the “Better Luck Than Chuck – The Horror Trivia Game Show” Playlist for the five (5) regular season episodes (each an “Episode” and collectively the “Episodes”) and identify the “Secret Word” within each Episode.
Five (5) Episodes total will be published, one (1) per week, over the duration of the Sweepstakes Period.
Return to the Website, select the applicable Episode, and submit the Secret Word for the corresponding Episode.

NOTE: The Website will save Entrant progress based on the validated Entrant email address, and Entrant may return to complete entries throughout the Sweepstakes Period.

Entrant will receive one (1) entry (each an “Entry” and collectively the “Entries”) for each correct Secret Word submitted for a maximum of five (5) Secret word Entries.

Bonus Entries: For Entrants that locate and successfully submit all five (5) Secret Words, up to three (3) additional Bonus Entries will be available by completing the Bonus Entry steps for each, as listed on the Website.

Select Bonus Entries require the Entrant to have a TikTok or YouTube account. Registration on TikTok and YouTube is free as of publication of these Official Rules and can be obtained by visiting www.tiktok.com or www.youtube.com respectively. YouTube account registration is subject to acceptance of YouTube’s Terms, which can be found by visiting http://www.youtube.com/t/terms, and YouTube’s Community Guidelines, which can be found by visiting https://www.youtube.com/t/community_guidelines. Entrant must be the rightful owner (or have authorized use) of the social media account associated with the Bonus Entry. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an Entrant, the Entrant will be deemed the natural person in whose name the email account associated with the social media account was opened.

Entrant may receive up to three (3) Bonus Entries, for a total of up to eight (8) Entries per Entrant. If Entries exceed the Entry limitations, the Entrant may be disqualified, at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Entries generated by a script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified. Incomplete, unreadable, or unintelligible entries will be disqualified. All information provided by Entrants becomes the property of Sponsor. Participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes Entrant’s understanding of, full and unconditional agreement to, and acceptance of these Official Rules. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Entrant that Sponsor determines to be in violation of any term contained in these Official Rules. Sponsor’s decision not to enforce a specific provision of these Official Rules does not constitute a waiver of that provision of the Official Rules generally. Sponsor has the right to change the Sweepstakes Period, and all other dates or deadlines set in connection with this Sweepstakes, at any time and in its sole discretion. Changes will be communicated on the Website.

4. ODDS: Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible Entries received.

5. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION: Following the conclusion of the Sweepstakes Period, one (1) potential Prize winner will be selected via random drawing conducted by the Administrator from all eligible Entries received. The potential winner will be notified by email via the email address used for email validation. The potential winner is responsible for checking their spam filter. The potential winner will be required to respond (as directed) to the notification within forty eight (48) hours (or a shorter time if required by exigencies) of attempted notification. The failure to respond within the stated time period may result in forfeiture of the Prize. The potential winner will be required to verify address, sign, and return within forty eight (48) hours of initial notification one or more declaration forms covering eligibility, liability, advertising and (unless prohibited by law) publicity rights and such other documents as Sponsor or Administrator may provide (collectively, the “Prize Claim Documents”). Failure of a potential winner to return the Prize Acceptance Forms within the specified time period may result in forfeiture of the Prize and selection of an alternate potential winner from the remaining eligible entries. Administrator, in its sole discretion, will attempt to contact up to three (3) potential winners of each Prize in accordance with the above procedure, after which the Prize in question may go unawarded if it remains unclaimed. If Prize is awarded but goes unclaimed or is forfeited by recipient, such Prize may not be re-awarded, in Sweepstakes Entities’ sole discretion. Winner’s travel companion (“Guest”) must be at least eighteen years of age and the age of majority in their state of primary residence unless the Winner is such minor Guest’s parent or legal guardian (Warning: The Halloween Horror Nights event may be too intense for young children and is not recommended for children under the age of thirteen (13)). Guest (or if such Guest is a minor, the parent or legal guardian) will be required to verify address and to execute a Travel Companion Release, as directed by the Administrator. Failure to return the executed Travel Companion Release within the specified time period may result in forfeiture of the Trip for the Guest. Winners must provide Sponsor with a valid social security number for tax reporting purposes. The winner will receive an IRS Form 1099 from the Sweepstakes Entities for the actual retail value of the Prize for the calendar year in which the Prize was fulfilled.

6. PRIZE: There is one (1) Prize available. The Prize winner (the ”Winner”) will receive a trip (“Trip”) for Winner and up to one (1) Guest to the Winner’s choice of either (a) Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida; or (b) Universal Studios Hollywood in Hollywood, California as follows:

If the Universal Orlando Resort destination is chosen (“UO Prize”), UO Prize will consist of the following: (a) $1,000 spending money for the Prize Winner to use towards flights to and from their hometown to Orlando, FL* (provided by Sponsor in their sole discretion); (b) four (4) nights’ standard hotel accommodation (one room, double occupancy, room and tax only) at Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort or at another Universal Orlando Resort hotel (as determined by Universal Orlando in their sole discretion); (c) non-exclusive ground transportation to and from airport and hotel in Orlando, FL; (d) Universal Orlando 4-Day Park-to-Park tickets for admission to Universal Studios Florida, Universal Islands of Adventure and Universal Epic Universe theme parks and Universal Volcano Bay water theme park for Winner and up to one (1) Guest; and (e) Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights 1-Night Admission Tickets for Winner and up to one (1) Guest. The Fair Market Value (“FMV”) of the Universal Orlando Resort Prize is Three Thousand Six Hundred Forty-Three Dollars and Sixty-Four Cents ($3,643.64).

If the Universal Studios Hollywood destination is chosen (“USH Prize”), USH Prize will consist of the following: (a) $1,000 spending money for the Prize Winner to use towards flights to and from their hometown to Los Angeles, CA* (provided by Sponsor in their sole discretion); (b) two (2) nights’ standard hotel accommodation (one room, double occupancy, room and tax only) at Sheraton Universal Hotel (or at another nearby hotel as determined by Universal Studios Hollywood in their sole discretion); (c) non-exclusive ground transportation to and from airport and hotel in Los Angeles, CA; (d) two (2) days general admission tickets to Universal Studios Hollywood for Winner and up to one (1) Guest; and (e) Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights 1-Night Admission Tickets for Winner and up to one (1) Guest. The Fair Market Value (“FMV”) of the Universal Studios Hollywood Prize is Two Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars ($2,778.00)

*NOTE: If the closest airport to the Prize Winner’s home is in close enough proximity to the selected Prize destination so that, as Sponsor may determine in its sole discretion, a flight is unnecessary, Winner will be provided a $500 travel stipend to cover gas, hotel parking and related travel expenses, and will receive no additional compensation.

Winner’s travel dates must coincide with the 2027 Halloween Horror Nights event dates in order to partake in the Halloween Horror Nights portion of the Prize. 2027 event dates are currently to be determined. Winner may choose to travel at another time (with Universal approval) provided such travel must be completed by November 2, 2027 and with the understanding that in doing so, Winner will forfeit the Halloween Horror Nights element of the Prize. If the Winner is unable to complete travel within the above travel period, the Prize will be forfeited in its entirety and no further or alternative compensation will be provided. Travel dates and arrangements are subject to air travel, holiday, blackout dates, and other prize and travel restrictions. Travel dates are subject to Universal and Sponsor approval. Reservations are subject to availability. Trip must be booked at least sixty (60) days prior to intended departure date. NOTE: Winner must confirm hotel availability for desired travel dates with Universal Orlando prior to booking their own flights with the provided spending money. If any changes to flight schedule are made prior to departure, Winner must reconfirm hotel availability with Universal Orlando for any impacted travel dates. If Winner elects to partake in any or all portions of their Prize with no Guest, the Prize will be awarded to Winner and any remainder of the Prize will be forfeited and shall not be subject to further or alternative compensation. All elements of the Prize must be redeemed at the same time, and no changes will be permitted after confirmation of any redemption. If Winner is between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21), he/she must be accompanied by an adult of at least twenty-one (21) years of age in order to check into the hotel. Guest must travel on the same itinerary and at the same time as the Winner.

Warning: The Halloween Horror Nights event may be too intense for young children and is not recommended for children under the age of thirteen (13). No costumes or costume masks allowed. Event occurs rain or shine.

FMV of Prize may vary depending upon the points of departure, ground transportation, and/or other fluctuations; any difference between stated FMV and final FMV of Prize will not be awarded. Prize consists only of the elements expressly set forth above; no other elements or expenses (including, without limitation, insurance, meals, unspecified ground transportation, phone calls, baggage, gratuities, incidentals, souvenirs, gasoline, etc.) are included in the Prize and all such expenses are the sole responsibility of Winner. Winner is responsible for any air travel taxes and/or expenses, including applicable departure taxes or fees, inspection charges, baggage fees, and security charges. Winner and Guest are responsible for obtaining, at their own expense, any necessary travel documentation (i.e. valid photo identification, visas, passports, etc.) prior to travel. Hotel arrangements must be made through Universal prior to booking flights to confirm availability.

All parts of the Prize selected are subject to availability and blackout dates, and subject to change without written notice or warning. Should an act of God, hurricane, war, fire, riot, earthquake, act of public enemies, actions of governmental authorities, epidemics, pandemics and the spread of infectious diseases, and any related governmental or judicial actions taken in connection with, or as a response to, any such event, or any other event beyond the reasonable control of a party, whether or not existing, known, foreseen or foreseeable at the time this promotion occurs, render the redemption or fulfilment of some or all of the prize delayed, hindered, adversely affected, impracticable, or impossible, Universal in its sole and absolute discretion, reserves the right to evaluate and make modifications to the redemption and fulfilment processes and timelines for any prize or portion of the prize that Universal is responsible for, which may include but is not limited to providing additional time for redemption and/ or fulfilment. Should the Prize become unavailable, experiences and items of a similar nature and value may be offered.

Winner cannot assign or transfer the prize to another person. No cash alternative is allowed, except at the sole discretion of Sponsor. The value of the Prize represents the Sponsor’s good faith determination of the maximum retail value thereof. No refunds or credits for changes are allowed. Other restrictions may apply. Save for liability for death or personal injury due to negligence, Winner and Guests agree that they undertake the Trip at their own risk. In connection with any visit to Universal Orlando Resort, please be advised that Universal’s policies, CDC guidelines, and the recommendations of health officials must be followed. In addition, guests should be aware of and comply with government guidelines regarding travel restrictions and mandatory quarantines before visiting any Universal destination. Please note that any public location where people are present provides an inherent risk of exposure to communicable diseases, and Universal cannot guarantee that any person will not be exposed during a visit.

Trip Conduct: Winner and Guest shall conduct themselves with due regard to the public conventions and morals. Winner and Guest shall not, while representing the Sweepstakes Entities and/or Prize Providers during the Trip, or any portion thereof, listed in the Prize description, commit an offense involving moral turpitude under local laws or ordinances. Winner and Guest shall not commit any act that will tend to degrade the Sweepstakes Entities in society or bring the Sweepstakes Entities and/or Prize Providers into public hatred, public disrepute, contempt, scorn, or ridicule, or that will tend to shock, insult or offend the community or public morals or decency or prejudice the Sweepstakes Entities. In the event Winner or Guest engages in behavior that (as determined by Sweepstakes Entities and/or Prize Providers in their sole discretion) is obnoxious or threatening, illegal or that is intended to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, the Sweepstakes Entities or any Prize Provider reserve the right to terminate the Trip early and send the applicable Winner and Guest home with no further obligation related to the Prize.

7. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION/RELEASES: Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may designate the Administrator to handle Winner selection and notification tasks on Sponsor’s behalf. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. By participating, each Entrant agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sweepstakes Entities, which shall be final in all respects. Each Entrant (including the potential Winner) hereby releases the Sweepstakes Entities, Universal, and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies and prize suppliers and each of their respective parent companies and each such company’s officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any and all actions, claims, injuries, death, losses or damages arising in any manner, directly or indirectly, from participation in this Sweepstakes and/or acceptance or use of a Prize. Winner hereby grants to the Sweepstakes Entities and its designees the irrevocable, royalty-free right and license to use their photo, name, voice, likeness, biographical data or information, city, state/territory of residence and entry materials in advertising, marketing, programming, research or promotional activities, worldwide in perpetuity, and on a Winner’s list, if applicable, without further compensation unless prohibited by law. Winner may be asked to participate in select publicity activities, as determined at the sole discretion of the Sweepstakes Entities. Sweepstakes Entities are not obligated to use any of the above-mentioned information or publicity materials, but may do so and may edit such information or materials, at Sweepstakes Entities’ sole discretion, without further obligation or compensation. The Released Parties shall not be liable for: (i) save for death or personal injury caused by negligence any injuries, losses, liabilities or damages of any kind including personal injury or death caused by the Prize or resulting from acceptance, possession or use of a Prize including participation in any activity or travel related thereto, or from participation in the Sweepstakes; (ii) telephone system, telephone or computer hardware, software or other technical or computer malfunctions, lost connections, disconnections, delays or transmission errors; (iii) data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry or other materials; (iv) late, lost, delayed, stolen, misdirected, postage-due, incomplete, unreadable, inaccurate, garbled or unintelligible entries, communications or affidavits, regardless of the method of transmission; (v) any inability of Winner to accept or use any Prize (or portion thereof) for any reason and such Prize or portion thereof shall be forfeited; or (vi) any printing, typographical, human administrative or technological errors in any materials or activities associated with the Sweepstakes which are beyond the reasonable control of any of the Released Parties. Sweepstakes Entities disclaim any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participating in, or accessing or downloading information in connection with this Sweepstakes. Sweepstakes Entities reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes (or any portion of the Sweepstakes) at any time for any reason or should a virus, bug, computer problem, unauthorized intervention, extenuating circumstance or other problem/cause corrupt or inhibit the administration, security or proper play of the Sweepstakes and, in such situation, will select the Winner from eligible non-suspect entries received prior to and/or after such action or in such manner as deemed fair and appropriate by the Sweepstakes Entities. Sweepstakes Entities may prohibit Entrant from participating in the Sweepstakes or winning a Prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines Entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking, deception, or any other unfair practices or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other Entrants or Sweepstakes Entities representatives. ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SWEEPSTAKES ENTITIES RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. BY ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES, ENTRANT AGREES THAT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (1) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES, OR ANY AWARD AWARDED, WILL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION; (2) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND AWARDS WILL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL THIRD-PARTY, OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED, (IF ANY), NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($250.00), BUT IN NO EVENT WILL ATTORNEYS’ FEES BE AWARDED OR RECOVERABLE; AND 3) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY ENTRANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN ANY AWARD FOR, AND ENTRANT HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO SEEK, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, AND/OR ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

8. INDEMNITY: Save for cases of death or personal injury caused by negligence, each Entrant (including the potential Winner) shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, damages, actions, liability, loss, injury or expense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or in connection with: (a) participation in the Sweepstakes; (b) a breach or allegation which if true would constitute a breach of any of the representations, warranties or obligations herein; and (c) acceptance, possession, grant, or use of any prize, including without limitation, personal injury, death and property damage arising therefrom.

9. DISPUTES: Any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, this Sweepstakes, including without limitation, any alleged violation of these Official Rules, any controversy relating to the arbitrability of any dispute, or any claim that the Sweepstakes, or any part thereof, is invalid, illegal or otherwise voidable (or void), shall be resolved exclusively by arbitration to be held solely in Cook Illinois under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association and pursuant to its Commercial Dispute Resolution Rules and Procedures. Judgment upon the arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. This arbitration provision shall be deemed to be self-executing, and in the event that either party fails to appear at any properly noticed arbitration proceeding, an award may be entered against such party notwithstanding said failure to appear. In no event shall an Entrant seek or be entitled to rescission, injunctive or other equitable relief, or to enjoin or restrain the operation of this Sweepstakes.

All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of this Sweepstakes, or the rights and obligations of Entrants and Sweepstakes Entities, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois, U.S.A., without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Illinois.

All disputes arising out of or relating to any person’s use of, or participation in, the Universal Orlando Prize itself shall be resolved by applying the laws of Florida, without regard to conflict of laws provisions therein, and shall be solely and exclusively brought in state or federal courts within Orange County, Florida; and all disputes arising out of or relating to any person’s use of, or participation in, the Universal Studios Hollywood Prize itself shall be fully and finally adjudicated by binding arbitration to the fullest extent allowed by law (an “Arbitration”) in Los Angeles, California. The Arbitration shall be administered by JAMS in accordance with the Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedure of JAMS (available at https://www.jamsadr.com/rules-streamlined-arbitration/) or subsequent versions thereof, including the optional appeal procedure.

10. PRIVACY POLICY: Any personal information supplied by you to Sponsor will be subject to its privacy policy posted at https://betterluckthanchuck.com/privacy-policy/. By entering the Sweepstakes, Entrant grants Sponsor permission to collect, use and share Entrant’s email address and any other personally identifiable information with the other Sweepstakes Entities for the purpose of Sweepstakes administration and Prize fulfillment.

11. WINNER’S LIST/OFFICIAL RULES: To obtain the Winner’s name or a copy of these Official Rules, send a request along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to “BLTC’s Halloween Horror Nights Viewer Trip ” Winner /Rules, 2100 E. Robinson, Orlando, FL 32803. Residents of Vermont may omit return postage on Rules requests. Requests must be received no later than November 30, 2026.

We wish you Better Luck Than Chuck!

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