OFFICIAL RULES PILOT CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES ZINGO TOURNAMENTS

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1 OFFICIAL RULES PILOT CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES ZINGO TOURNAMENTS NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS BRAND PROMOTION GAME EVENT. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE OR IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. 1. General. Pilot Games Inc. (PGI) is sponsoring a brand promotion game event consisting of a series of regional qualifier events throughout Minnesota using PGI s proprietary free-to-play electronic-linked game system (Promotional Game). The PGI game system is accessed by participants using an application on a smartphone/ipad device. The Pilot Championship Series regional qualifier events will be held in January and early February 2019 at assorted Minnesota locations. The top twelve (12) qualifiers from the regional qualifier events will be selected to participate in the Pilot Championship Series Finals championship event to be conducted on February 23, 2019 in Las Vegas. Finals qualifiers (and one guest) will receive free airfare and two (2) nights lodging at the MGM Luxor Hotel & Casino to participate in the championship round tournament. Promotion Game participants in the Pilot Championship Series regional qualifier events will be awarded points for purposes of scoring only and no prizes will be given other than qualifying for participation in the Pilot Championship Series Finals championship event. Promotion Game participants in the Pilot Championship Series Finals championship event will be awarded points for purposes of scoring only and the twelve (12) eligible participants in the championship event will be eligible to win one (1) of ten (10) prizes to be awarded to the players based upon their point score in the championship event as described in Section 6, with a top cash prize of $10,000. The foregoing is a general description of the Promotional Game and is qualified in its entirety by these Official Rules. 2. Eligibility. The Promotional Game is open only to natural person Minnesota residents age eighteen (18) or older as of the date of the first Pilot Championship Series regional qualifier event. Employees, officers and directors of PGI and any subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising, public relations and promotion agencies, and the immediate families (defined as parents, spouses, children, siblings, grandparents, and their respective spouses) or members of the same household (whether related or not) of each such employee, officer and director are not eligible to enter. The Promotional Game, and any website pages and advertisements relating thereto, will clearly state that eligibility to 1

2 participate is limited to residents of the State of Minnesota that are eighteen years old or older. The Promotional Game is meant and designed to be distinct and separate from any weekly statewide flash bingo tournaments conducted using another PGI game system which is subject to regulation by the Minnesota Gambling Control Board (MGCB). In this respect, an individual does not need to register to be a participant in the Promotional Game to participate in the weekly statewide flash bingo tournaments. Moreover, individuals will be able to register as participants in the Promotional Game without regard to whether they ever intend to, or do, participate in any weekly statewide flash bingo tournaments. 3. Timing. The Pilot Championship Series regional qualifier events will be held at the following locations on the following dates; Pilot may cancel any scheduled event for any reason including lack of participants. North Metro Region January 16, 2019 Vadnais Heights Conference Center St. Cloud Region January 23, 2019 St. Cloud Rivers Edge Convention Center and January 30, 2019 St. Cloud Rivers Edge Convention Center Rochester Region January 31, 2019 Rochester International Event Center South Metro Region February 6, 2019 LaGrand Conference Center GrandStay Hotel and Conference Center - Apple Valley Mankato Region February 7, 2019 Verizon Center - Mankato Session Start Time: 6:00pm and 7:30 PM 2

3 The Pilot Championship Series Finals championship event will be held on the following date: February 23, 2019 E Sports Arena Las Vegas, NV Session Start Time: 4:00pm Pacific/6:00pm Central 4. How to Enter. To enter the Promotional Game regional qualifiers, an eligible individual must register with PGI online at where the participants can complete the online entry form and submit in accordance with the on-screen instructions. Registration must be completed by 6:00pm Central time two (2) days before the regional qualifier event is scheduled to begin. The PGI game system is the official timekeeping device for purposes of registration. Each session of tournament game play is limited to fifty (50) participants. If any participant positions remain open for the regional qualifier events after close of online registration for the tournament, or if any registered participant fails to check in with the PGI registration table located onsite for the event 30 minutes prior to the session time they have registered for on the of the event, then any remaining participant positions for the event will be filled on a first-come basis through in-person registration using a physical entry form at the physical locale of the regional qualifier event. In-person registration shall begin at 3:30pm the day of the regional qualifier event and conclude prior to the last session. 5. Registration. To register, the individual must provide the following information to PGI: location and time of the event that they are registering for, name, date of birth, resident address, address, phone contact information, valid identification, and provide confirmation that the individual accepts and agrees to be by bound by these Official Rules. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an online registrant, the authorized account holder of the address used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. Potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder. The authorized account holder is the natural person assigned to an address by an Internet service provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning address for the domain associated with the submitted address. All entries will be deemed to have been made by the authorized account holder of the submitted address. Submitting mass entries or entries generated by a script, macro, robotic, programmed, third party of use of automated devices is prohibited and will result in disqualification for entry. 3

4 Only one (1) entry per person is permitted. Entries more than the one entry allowed will be void. All entries become the exclusive property of PGI and none will be acknowledged or returned. Proof of online submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt of entry by PGI. See Section 14 below ( Data Collection; Promotional Materials ) regarding data collected in connection with a participant s entry and a participant s ability to opt-out of/opt-in to receiving marketing and promotional materials. All participants and entries subject to verification prior to the awarding of a prize, as are the eligibility, age and other claims of/information provided by a potential prize winner. PGI reserves the right to conduct a background check on any or all participants, and PGI reserves the right to disqualify any individual based on such background check if PGI determines in its sole discretion that awarding a prize to any such individual might reflect negatively on PGI or any of its employees, officers and directors of PGI and any subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising, public relations and promotion agencies. Entrants will cooperate with PGI and its representatives in connection with any verification and background check activities. 6. Agreement to Official Rules and Decisions. By participating in the Promotional Game, each participant fully and unconditionally agrees to be bound by and accepts these Official Rules and the decisions of PGI or its designee (including, without limitation, decisions regarding eligibility of entries, the selection of participants and the winners, and the awarding of prizes), which are final and binding in all respects. 7. Prizes; Odds. Subject to the terms and conditions of these Official Rules, the ten (10) cash prizes listed below will be awarded on February 23, 2019 to those participants with the top ten (10) points totals received from game play at the Pilot Championship Series Finals championship round tournament: 1st place $10, nd place $ 2, rd place $ 1, th place $ 1, th place $ th place $ th place $ th place $ th place $ th place $ Total: $18,

5 Each of the twelve (12) qualifiers from the regional qualifier tournaments selected to participate in the Pilot Championship Series Finals championship round tournament to be conducted on February 23, 2019 in Las Vegas will receive free round-trip airfare from Minneapolis (MSP) via an airline selected by Pilot, along with two (2) nights lodging at the MGM Luxor Hotel & Casino, for the qualifier (and one guest) in order for the qualifier to participate in the championship round tournament. The approximate retail value ( ARV ) of each qualifier airfare/lodging package is $550 per person. The odds of receiving a qualifier airfare/lodging package will depend on the total number of regional qualifier tournament participants for all the regional tournaments. The probability of a qualifier from the regional qualifier tournaments receiving one of the cash prizes in the Pilot Championship Series Finals championship round tournament is 10 divided by 12 = Any participant who receives one of the qualifier airfare/lodging packages or one of the cash prizes in the Pilot Championship Series Finals championship round event will be required to execute and return a completed W-9 form and a completed and notarized Affidavit of Eligibility and except where prohibited by law, a Liability and Publicity Release (an Affidavit/Release ) in the form(s) provided by PGI in order to claim their package/prize. If the participant is found to be ineligible, or if the participant does not comply with these Official Rules, then the participant may be disqualified and forfeit their package/prize and such package/prize shall be awarded to the next participant who would be entitled to the package/prize. 8. Promotional Game Play. The Promotional Game will be hosted at up to six (6) locations in the State of Minnesota with roughly the same maximum number of participants. The scores of each participant i.e. calculations that are reflective of the traditional prize awards received for winning each Zingo tournament over a set period will be recorded and displayed for each participant by their designated participant ID and hometown. All registered entrants will be allowed to participate in the regional qualifier events unless the number of participant positions available are less than the number of registered participants in which case the tournament will be filled on a first come basis by those registered participants checking in with the PGI registration table located onsite for the session, 30 minutes before a scheduled session begins. The game to be played is known as Zingo with game play rules like traditional bingo game play. The game participants are issued random electronic game cards with a 5X5 Zingo matrix with numbers for each card. The five columns of the electronic card face are labeled Z I N "G and O from left to right. The center space on the card is marked Free Space and is considered automatically filled when contained in a pattern. The range of numbers is restricted by column, with the Z column containing numbers between one and fifteen inclusive, the I' column containing sixteen through thirty, the N column containing thirty-one through forty-five, the G column containing forty-six through sixty, and the O column containing sixty-one through seventy-five. All electronic cards used by game participants for a common game of Zingo are unique (i.e. each card contains a uniquely identifying serial number). 5

6 Each Zingo game uses a pool of 75 balls numbered from 1 to 75 inclusive which are randomly selected without replacement. When a the Zingo game commences, the electronic cards are first randomly distributed to each game participant and then ball numbers are randomly drawn using an electronic random number generator. The ball numbers are displayed one at a time in rapid succession in the same sequence and delivered to all game participants at approximately the same time. Game participants cards are auto-daubed to cover the corresponding numbers on the digital card when the ball numbers are drawn. The ball draw release continues until a Zingo has been made (i.e. game-ending pattern is achieved) and the game ends. Points will be awarded to each card of the participant by a set formula for achieving a set of pre-designated patterns within a pre-designated numbers of ball numbers within a coverall game. Each regional qualifier tournament will be played on an electronic-linked game system consisting of a centralized cloud-based server that communicates with multiple client devices in each venue for the purpose of conducting game play. Each regional qualifier tournament will be conducted in traditional tournament style of game play with each session consisting of 50 participants divided into 25 pairs playing against each other over 45 Zingo game plays in a defined period ( round ). Each regional qualifier tournament session will consist of four rounds of play, and points awarded per card in the third and fourth rounds per session will be double in comparison to the first and second round for the same card pattern/ball number configuration. Total points awarded to each participant will be calculated for each round and session for each regional qualifier tournament and recorded and displayed on the PGI website for all regional tournament participants and the public to view. During each regional qualifier tournament free food and soft drinks may be provided for participants by PGI at the venue. At the end of the regional qualifier tournaments, those participants with the top twelve overall scores, regardless of their location, will qualify for entry into the Pilot Championship Series Finals championship round tournament to be played in Las Vegas. In the event there are multiple participants tied for 12 th position, the first tie-breaker will be the higher points earned during the final round, and if a tie still exists the 12 th position will be determined by a coin toss. Again, the championship round tournament between participants will be played on an electronic-linked game system consisting of a centralized cloud-based server that communicates with multiple client devices in the venue for the purpose of conducting game play. There will be no entry fee required for the tournament qualifiers to participate in the championship round tournament. The championship round tournament will conducted like a traditional tournament style of game play as described above with each session consisting of 12 participants playing multiple Zingo games against other participants in multiple rounds of play. Each participant in the championship tournament will start with a score of zero. Each championship tournament session will consist of at least four rounds of play, and points awarded may be double, triple, or quadruple in comparison to the first round for the same card pattern/ball number configuration. The championship round tournament will consist of a set number of play sessions. Standings after each round and session will be calculated and recorded and displayed on the PGI 6

7 website and Pilot TV 1 for all tournament qualifiers and the public to view. The PGI website and Pilot TV will also display a video broadcast of each session live and on time delayed basis, along with interviews of participating tournament qualifiers and the broadcast of other Pilot Games-related promotional events. At the end of the championship round tournament the tournament qualifier with the top score in the championship round tournament will be crowned the Pilot Championship Series Finals winner, receiving a cash prize of $10, Publicity. Except where prohibited by law, participation in the Pilot Championship Series tournaments constitutes a participant s consent to PGI s (and its designees, successors and assigns) use of participant s name, biography, likeness, voice, photographs, video, opinions, statements, hometown, state and country for promotional purposes in any manner or media (including, without limitation, online), worldwide, in perpetuity, and without further payment, consideration, notice, review or consent. 10. General Conditions. PGI reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate, modify or suspend the Pilot Championship Series events if, in PGI s opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of electronic or non-electronic tampering with any portion of the electronic-linked game system used for the tournaments, or if viruses, bugs, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical difficulties or failures or any other factor beyond PGI s reasonable control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Pilot Championship Series competition. In such event, PGI reserves the right (but does not have the obligation) in its sole discretion to award any or all the prizes at random from among eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of suspected impairment. PGI reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Pilot Championship Series tournaments or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately damage PGI s game system or website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Pilot Championship Series tournaments is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and, should such an attempt be made, PGI reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. PGI s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision or any other provision of these Official Rules. 11. Release. By entering, each entrant forever and irrevocably releases and holds harmless PGI, parents, subsidiaries, divisions and affiliates, and respective agents, advertising and promotion agencies, affiliates, tournament suppliers and all of their respective employees, officers, directors, managers, members, owners and agents from and against all claims, damages or liabilities arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from entrant s participation and/or entry in the Pilot Championship Series 1 Pilot TV is a streaming service which highlights PGI s events, including (1) highlighting regional tournament participants scores; (2) broadcasting video clips of regional tournaments and the championship round tournament; (3) broadcasting interviews with regional and championship round tournament participants; and (4) other PGI promotional events. 7

8 events and/or receipt or use of any airfare/lodging package/prize awarded in the Pilot Championship Series events. 12. Limitations of Liability. PGI is not responsible for: (a) incorrect or inaccurate transcription of entry information or late, lost, stolen, unintelligible, illegible, damaged, mutilated, altered, incomplete, misdirected entries or entries received through impermissible or illegitimate channels, all of which will be disqualified; (b) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctioning of any telephone, computer online systems, computer equipment, website, server provider, network, hardware or software; (c) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any telephone, mail, website or service; (d) unauthorized intervention in any part of the entry process or the Pilot Championship Series tournaments; (e) printing, typographical, electronic or human errors which may occur in the offer or administration of the Pilot Championship Series events or the processing of entries; or (f) any injury or damage to persons or property, including but not limited to entrant s smartphone/ipad/computer, which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant s participation in the Pilot Championship Series events, or from viewing, playing or downloading any material from PGI s website, regardless of whether the material was prepared by PGI or a third party, and regardless of whether the material is connected to PGI s website by a hypertext link. PGI reserves the right to cancel, suspend or modify the Pilot Championship Series tournaments, if necessary, due to any technical problems, hacking, security breaches or other tampering. 13. Disputes. Entrant agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Pilot Championship Series tournaments, or any airfare/lodging packages/prizes awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and solely and exclusively in a federal or state court located in Ramsey County, Minnesota; entrant submits to sole and exclusive personal jurisdiction to said courts in the State of Minnesota for any such dispute and irrevocably waives any and all rights to object to such jurisdiction; (b) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out of pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Pilot Championship Series tournaments but in no event attorneys fees; and (c) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant or PGI in connection with the Pilot Championship Series tournaments shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Minnesota, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Minnesota the United States, or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Minnesota. 8

9 14. Data Collection; Promotional Materials. Entrants provide personal information on the entry form when they enter the Pilot Championship Series tournaments. PGI collects this information and uses it to (a) administer the Pilot Championship Series tournaments and (b) for market research and for other marketing purposes. PGI may share this information with third parties who need access to this information to perform services on PGI s behalf. PGI may also share this information with select third-party marketing partners who may use it to contact you with information and offers they believe will be of interest to you. When you enter the Pilot Championship Series tournaments, you will be given an opportunity to opt-out of (by un-checking applicable boxes) or opt-in to (by checking applicable boxes) receiving marketing or promotional communications from PGI and/or third-party marketing partners on the entry form. Consenting to receive such s and information (by not opting-out or by opting in ) is optional and is not necessary to enter the Pilot Championship Series tournaments or win a airfare/lodging package/prize, nor will it increase or improve your chances of winning. For more information about the ways PGI uses and shares personal information collected through its website, please see the Privacy Policy of PGI located at Name Removal Notification System. To have your name and address removed from PGI s Pilot Championship Series tournaments list, info@pilotgames.com with your request. 16. Official Rules. These Official Rules are available online at or by sending a self-addressed postage-stamped envelope to Pilot Championship Series Tournaments - Rules Request, c/o 4737 County Road 101, Suite 309 Minnetonka, MN ( Pilot Address ) 17. Prize Recipients List. To request a list of prize recipients for the Pilot Championship Series tournaments, send a self-addressed postage-stamped envelope to Pilot Championship Series Tournaments Prize Recipients List Request, c/o the Pilot Address. Requests must be received prior to February 28, Sponsor. PGI is the sponsor of the Pilot Championship Series tournaments and may be contacted at the following address: Pilot Address 9