NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN A PRIZE. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING A PRIZE. THE SWEEPSTAKES IS INTENDED FOR LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHO ARE AT LEAST EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
ELIGIBILITY: The Circle K Win Hostess® For A Year Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes") is open to persons who are legal residents of, and who have a mailing address in the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, who are at least eighteen (18) years of age, or the age of majority in their state of residence, whichever is older at the time of account creation, and who are fully enrolled in the Circle K Inner Circle loyalty program. To be considered fully enrolled, a customer must provide both their phone number and a valid email address after initially downloading the Circle K app for FREE. If a person has already downloaded the Circle K app, he/she/they can finish enrolling by adding the appropriate information in the "Account" and "Profile" sections ("Entrant"). Employees of J.M. Smucker Co. and its parent company, The J.M. Smucker Company ("Sponsor") and each of their its respective affiliated and subsidiary companies, advertising, promotion, public relations, fulfillment and judging agencies and legal advisers and their respective officers, directors, agents, employees and assigns (collectively, the "Released Parties") and all other service agencies involved with this Sweepstakes, and members of the immediate families (parent, child, sibling and spouse) or households (whether or not related) of any of the above are not eligible to enter this Sweepstakes. SWEEPSTAKES IS VOID OUTSIDE THE 50 UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND WHERE PROHIBITED. The Sweepstakes is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation in this Sweepstakes constitutes Entrant's full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor's and Administrator's decisions which are final and binding in all matters related to this Sweepstakes. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements as set forth within.
PROMOTION ENTRY PERIOD: The Sweepstakes begins on or about 9:00 AM Central Daylight Savings Time ("CDT") on 09/03/2025 and ends at 11:59:59 PM Central Standard Time ("CST") on 11/04/2025 ("Promotion Entry Period"). Administrator's clock shall be the official timekeeping device to enter the Sweepstakes.
HOW TO ENTER: During the Promotion Entry Period you will automatically be entered by being a member of Inner Circle. Signing up for Inner Circle is free. You can either sign up online at https://www.circlek.com/inner-circle or by downloading the Circle K™ App ("App") for FREE and completing the information in the "Account" and "Profile" sections (individually defined as "Entry" and collectively defined as "Entries"). Only one (1) mobile phone number may be used by one (1) person to participate in the Sweepstakes. The Circle K™ App is FREE and can be downloaded through the Apple App Store or Google Play. To download the App, use your smart phone or other web-enabled device with data plan to download the App from the Apple App Store (IOS Download for Circle K™: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/circle-k/id1592397814) or the Google Play Store (Android Download for the Circle K™: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.circlek.gmap.na&hl=en&gl=US). Use of the Circle K™ Lift terminal and App is subject to the Circle K™ Privacy Policy (https://www.circlek.com/privacy-policy) and Terms and Conditions (https://www.circlek.com/terms-of-use). For Circle K customer support or help, visit https://www.circlek.com/contact-us-new.
All Entries must be received by 11:59:59 PM CST on 11/04/2025. By entering this Sweepstakes through your wireless device, data rates may apply. Check with your wireless provider for details on these and any other applicable charges. Entrants are solely responsible for any such wireless charges. Not all wireless carriers participate.
Mechanically reproduced or computer-generated Entry forms or Entries are ineligible and will be disqualified. Entries that are late, illegible, incomplete, unreadable, damaged, destroyed, delayed, lost, tampered with, incomprehensible, forged, misdirected, inaccurate, unintelligible or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules will be disqualified. Use of automated entry or similar devices as defined herein but not limited to, aggregator sites and or provided links, or contracted services, which are used to participate, "game" or subvert the Entry process is prohibited and all postings submitted or otherwise effectuated through such devices are void and will not be honored in any way. Persons found tampering with or abusing any aspect of the Sweepstakes, or whom Sponsor believes to be causing malfunction, error, fraudulent activity of any kind, disruption or damage will be disqualified from the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to void any Entry that is posted through robotic, automatic, mechanical, programmed or similar duplication method, or posted through any third-party website, and to disqualify any Entrant using such a method. Sponsor is not responsible for any lost, late, stolen, delayed, illegible, incomplete, mutilated, mis-addressed or misdirected Entries. Incomplete, inaccurate, unintelligible or late Entries submitted which otherwise do not comply with these Official Rules will be deemed void. All Entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned and Sponsor reserves the right to dispose these Entries at its sole discretion. Your Entry constitutes your consent to participate in this Sweepstakes and your consent for Sponsor to obtain and deliver your email address, and other information, for the purpose of administering this Sweepstakes and for other uses by Sponsor as permitted by applicable law. Personal information collected is subject to the Sponsor's privacy policy at http://www.jmsmucker.com/privacy-policy. All Entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. By submitting an Entry, Entrants agree to abide by these Official Rules and the www.jmsmucker.com Terms of Use at http://www.jmsmucker.com/terms-of-use and the J.M. Smucker Privacy Policy at http://www.jmsmucker.com/privacy-policy.
RANDOM DRAWINGS/SELECTION OF FOURTEEN (14) PRIZE WINNERS: Fourteen (14) prize winners ("individually defined as "Prize Winner'' and collectively defined as "Prize Winners") will be selected from among all Entries received in a random drawing conducted on or about November 14, 2025. The Random Drawing will be conducted by PCG365, LLC., an independent judging organization whose decisions are final and binding in all respects to this Sweepstakes. Odds of winning depend upon the number of Entries received. Sponsor shall have no liability for any Prize Winner notification that is lost, intercepted or not received by a potential Prize Winner for any reason.
FOURTEEN (14) PRIZES AND THEIR APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUES ("ARV"): Each prize consists of three hundred sixty-five (365) Hostess® Single Serve items redeemable at any participating Circle K™ Inner Circle store location ("Prize"). The ARV of each Prize: $1,055. TOTAL ARV OF ALL PRIZES: $14,770. Circle K will issue three hundred sixty-five (365) Free Hostess Single Serve rewards at once into each Prize Winner's Circle K™ Inner Circle account. Rewards can be found in the Inner Circle tab within the Circle K App. Once a Prize Winner redeems his/her/their reward items, he/she/they will have three hundred sixty-five (365) days from date of issuance to use the use the reward at a participating Circle K™ Inner Circle location. Any reward items not used by the expiration date will be forfeited and cannot be redeemed on any date thereafter. Once a Prize Winner redeems a reward item, the number of remaining rewards will decrease from the total reward amount. Redemption of any reward item cannot be undone. Rewards have no cash value. Limit one (1) Prize per household.
All Prize Winners are solely responsible for any local, state, or federal taxes on Prize received. The value of each Prize set forth above represents Sponsor's good faith determination of the approximate retail value thereof, and the actual fair market value, as ultimately determined by Sponsor, is final and binding and cannot be challenged or appealed. In the event the stated approximate retail value of the Prize is more than the actual fair market value of the Prize, the difference will not be awarded in cash or otherwise. Prizes are non-transferable and non-exchangeable and cannot be resold. No refunds, cash substitutions or alternatives will be offered due to a winner's inability to claim or use a Prize. If the advertised prize cannot be awarded due to circumstances beyond Sponsor's reasonable control, a substitute prize of equal or greater value may be awarded in Sponsor's sole discretion. In no event shall the Sponsor be obligated to award more Prizes than the number of Prizes stated in these Official Rules. No more than the number of Prizes stated in these Official Rules will be awarded.
WINNER NOTIFICATION AND ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Sponsor and/or Administrator will contact the winners by the email address provided at the time of Entry. Sponsor is not liable for a winner's failure or inability to receive communications sent by Sponsor or Administrator to the contact information provided. To receive a Prize, the Prize Winner must: (a) respond to Sponsor and/or Administrator within five (5) business days of initial contact to confirm eligibility; (b) sign and return a Declaration of Eligibility and Liability and, where permitted, a Publicity Release; and (c) sign and return a W9 (together, "Winner Paperwork") to Sponsor and/or Administrator within five (5) business days of Sponsor's delivery. Each Prize winner will be required to provide the Administrator with his/her/their Social Security number for tax purposes. The Internal Revenue Service requires Form 1099-MISC to be issued and filed for any recipient who receives a prize if the annual aggregate value of the prize received is $600 or more. Administrator will issue a Form 1099-MISC to each Prize Winner for the total fair market value of the Prize received. A potential Prize Winner may be disqualified under any of the following circumstances; (i) if he/she cannot be reached by Sponsor or Sweepstakes Administrator within the specified time period; (ii) if a Prize notification or email address is returned as undeliverable; (iii) if a potential prize winner is found to be ineligible; (iv) if a potential Prize Winner does not return the required Winner Paperwork within the required time period; (v) if a potential Prize Winner is unwilling to accept the Prize as stated in these Official Rules; or (vi) if a potential Prize Winner does not comply with these Official Rules. Prize Winners are solely responsible for any and all federal and applicable state taxes on the Prize. In the event a Prize Winner is a minor, the Winner Paperwork must be signed and completed by the Prize Winner's parent or legal guardian. Failure to submit any identification required by Sponsor or to return the required documents within the specified time period, noncompliance with these Official Rules or the return of a Prize (or any portion thereof) or prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and prize forfeiture and, at Sponsor's sole discretion, may cause an alternate potential Prize Winner to be selected in a random drawing conducted from among all remaining eligible Entries. Prizes will be delivered within four (4) to six (6) weeks from the date a winner has been verified by Sponsor. Claims for non-receipt of a Prize by any winner will be void after ninety (90) days from date of Prize Winner Paperwork receipt.
POTENTIAL PRIZE WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR AND/OR THE ADMINISTRATOR. AN ENTRANT IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE, EVEN IF THE SWEEPSTAKES SHOULD SO INDICATE, UNLESS AND UNTIL ENTRANT'S ELIGIBILITY IS CONFIRMED, THE POTENTIAL SWEEPSTAKES PRIZE WINNER HAS BEEN VERIFIED, AND ENTRANT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE. Sponsor is not responsible for fraudulent calls or emails made to the entrants not by sponsor or administrator or for any change of entrant's email address or mailing address.
GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS: By entering this Sweepstakes, all Entrants and Prize Winners (i) agree to release, hold harmless and indemnify the Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, agencies, judges, and each of their respective shareholders, directors, officers, employees or representatives from and against any and all liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, harm, damage (including but not limited to property damage, personal injury and/or death), claims, actions, costs and expenses (including without limitation, all attorneys' fees and court costs) arising directly or indirectly from or in connection with any Prize or resulting from participation in this Sweepstakes or from acceptance, possession or use/misuse of any Prize or participation in any Prize-related activity or use by Sponsor of the Entry in any manner; and (ii) acknowledge that Sponsor has neither made nor are responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any Prize, including but not limited to its quality, mechanical condition, or fitness for a particular purpose. Submission of an Entry and acceptance of any Prize will constitute and signify the Entrants agreement and consent (or that of a parent or legal guardian if Entrant is an eligible minor under applicable law) that the Sponsor and/or the Sponsor's assignees may use the Entrant's name, photograph, likeness and/or Prize information for promotional purposes in commerce and in all media worldwide now known or hereinafter developed without time limitation and without further compensation, except where prohibited. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, terminate, or suspend the Sweepstakes or void any Entry should a virus, bug, non-authorized human intervention, action of an Entrant or other cause corrupt or impair the administration, security or fairness of this Sweepstakes.
Sponsor and the Released Parties are not responsible for any problems or technical, hardware, or software malfunctions of any network or telephone lines, failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled or delayed electronic communications whether caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Sweepstakes, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer or other electronic equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or Entry to be received by the Sponsor due to technical problems, human error or traffic congestion, unavailable network connections on the Internet or any website, or any combination thereof, including, without limitation, any injury or damage to Entrant's or any other person's computer or other electronic device relating to or resulting from participating in this Sweepstakes or uploading/downloading any materials in connection with this Sweepstakes.
If, for any reason, this Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned by any cause which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, or if due to any technical, production or other error, more prizes are claimed or awarded than are described in these Official Rules at any prize level, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this Sweepstakes and determine the winners from eligible Entries received prior to action taken, or as otherwise deemed fair and equitable by Sponsor. By entering, Entrants agree and consent: (a) that all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, Entrant's rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with this Sweepstakes, will be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of State of Ohio, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules, and (b) to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal, state and local courts located in Cleveland, Ohio.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of an Entrant, such Entry will be deemed to be made by the authorized account holder of the e‑mail address submitted at the time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is deemed as the natural person who is assigned to an e‑mail address by an Internet access provider, service provider or other online organization that is responsible for assigning e‑mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e‑mail address. Neither Sponsor nor its agencies are responsible for lost, late, stolen, illegible, misdirected, mutilated, incomplete, or non-delivered Entries; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable satellite, network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website or other connections availability, accessibility or traffic congestion, or miscommunications, or failed computer, network, telephone, satellite, or cable hardware, software or lines, or technical failure, or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions, or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic or network, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of Entry or other information or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information. Neither Sponsor nor its agencies are responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Sweepstakes and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or tampering with or hacking of website. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds may be tampering with the entry process or operation of this Sweepstakes or website, may be acting in violation of the terms of the Website or the Official Rules or may be acting in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner or with intent to threaten, abuse or harass any other person. Any attempt to deliberately damage any Website or undermine the legitimate operation of this Sweepstakes is unlawful and subject to legal action by Sponsor or its agents.
IN NO EVENT WILL SPONSOR, ITS AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES AND RELATED COMPANIES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES, INCLUDING ENTRANTS' ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE CIRCLE K™ INNER CIRCL APP OR DOWNLOADING FROM/UPLOADING TO AND OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM SAID SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THE APP IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURSIDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS.
WINNERS LIST: For the names of Prize Winners, available after 11/30/2025 send a self-addressed stamped envelope with proper postage affixed to: Win Hostess For a Year Sweepstakes Winners List, P.O. Box 1008, Manhasset, NY 11030. Requests must be received by 12/31/2025. The Winners List will be sent after all winners have been verified.
Sponsor: The J.M. Smucker Company., One Strawberry Lane, Orrville, OH 44667.