2027 Jeep Wrangler Sport S Drawing
St. Pete Fools Charities, Inc. · Official raffle rules
St Pete Fools Charities Inc, a Florida not-for-profit corporation exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, with its principal place of business at 3263 5th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, Florida 33712. Federal EIN 85-3540678. Florida charitable solicitation registration number CH64562. This drawing is conducted under section 849.0935, Florida Statutes.
Open to legal residents of the State of Florida who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry. Void where prohibited.
Entries will be accepted beginning November 14, 2026 and ending October 1, 2027 at 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Free entry requests are subject to the separate deadlines in Section 5.
Submit an entry online at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/st-pete-fools-charities-incs-annual-raffle--2026, or in person at any announced St. Pete Fools event or location, with a suggested donation of $100.00 per entry. There is no limit on the number of entries a person may submit. Donations are non-refundable. Entries submitted by check or other instrument are valid only once the funds have cleared.
No donation is required to enter or to win. Free entries are drawn from the same pool and have exactly the same chance of winning as entries accompanied by a donation. There is no limit on the number of free entries a person or household may request. Each request is for one (1) ticket only and must include its own self-addressed stamped envelope. To request a free entry, mail a request containing your full name, street address, city, state, ZIP code, telephone number, email address and date of birth, hand-printed on a plain 3" x 5" card, together with a self-addressed stamped envelope, by United States Postal Service Certified Mail to St. Pete Fools Charities, 3263 5th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, Florida 33712. Certified mail is required so that the requester has a record of delivery. Mail each one-ticket request separately, with one request and one self-addressed stamped envelope per outer mailing envelope. Requests for multiple tickets in a single mailing are not accepted. Requests must be postmarked by September 1, 2027 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time and received by October 1, 2027 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Free entry requests cannot be made online or by telephone.
All entries, donated and free, are assigned numbers from a single sequential pool in the order received and are indistinguishable at the drawing.
One (1) prize, which the winner may take in either of two forms at the winner’s election:
(a) A new black 2027 Jeep Wrangler 4-Door Sport S 4x4 in Black Clear-Coat Paint, approximate retail value $51,970, including manufacturer’s standard equipment only. The prize vehicle is purchased by St. Pete Fools Charities, Inc. with funds provided by St. Pete Fools Charities, Inc. and supplied through Dayton Andrews Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram. Any vehicle displayed at an event or shown in promotional materials is representative of the prize and is not itself the prize vehicle. If the specified model, trim, colour or model year is unavailable at the time of award, the Sponsor will provide a comparable new vehicle of equal or greater retail value. St Pete Fools Charities Inc will own the Jeep at the time of the raffle. VIN: 1C4PJXDG4VW602237.
(b) A cash payment of $25,000, paid by check.
The winner makes this election as described in Section 10. The prize is not transferable prior to award.
The odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the entry period. The Sponsor has not set and will not set a minimum number of entries.
The winning entry will be selected at random from among all eligible entries on October 21, 2027 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the stage at Jannus Live, 200 1st Avenue N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. PDR CPAs will administer the raffle and conduct the random drawing. The drawing is open to the public. The drawing will be conducted on the stated date regardless of the number of entries received, and will not be cancelled or postponed.
The winner will be notified promptly by telephone and email using the contact information provided with the winning entry. The Sponsor will make reasonable efforts to reach the winner over a period of thirty (30) days from the drawing. If the winner cannot be reached within that period, or declines the prize, the Sponsor will select an alternate winner at random from the remaining eligible entries, and will repeat that process as necessary until the prize is awarded.
To claim the prize the winner must present valid government-issued photo identification matching the name on the winning entry, complete IRS Form W-9, and sign a prize acceptance and release. No proof of donation is required to claim the prize.
(a) Election. Within thirty (30) days of notification the winner must elect, in writing, either the vehicle or the cash payment. A winner who does not elect within that period is deemed to have elected the cash payment.
(b) Delivery of the vehicle. If the winner elects the vehicle, the Sponsor will deliver it within thirty (30) days of the election. The federal withholding described in Section 12 is due at the time of delivery, before the vehicle and title are transferred to the winner. The prize will be awarded at Jannus Live, 200 1st Avenue N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, subject to the acceptance, election and transfer requirements in these rules.
(c) Payment of the cash prize. If the winner elects or is deemed to have elected the cash payment, the Sponsor will issue payment within thirty (30) days of the election, net of the withholding described in Section 12.
If the winner elects the vehicle but does not pay the withholding at delivery, the prize will be paid in the cash form instead. In every case the winner receives a prize.
At no point is a donation, payment, purchase, or proof of purchase required in order to enter the drawing, to be selected, or to receive the prize.
The prize is taxable income to the winner. Federal law requires the Sponsor to withhold federal income tax at the rate of 24% of the value of the prize, less the amount of the winning entry’s donation, and to report the award on IRS Form W-2G.
(a) If the winner elects the vehicle, the withholding cannot be taken out of the prize itself. The winner must therefore pay the withholding amount to the Sponsor at the time of delivery, before the vehicle and title are transferred. The amount is calculated on the actual fair market value of the vehicle delivered.
(b) If the winner elects or defaults to the cash payment, the Sponsor deducts the withholding from the payment and issues the balance to the winner. Nothing is owed by the winner at the time of the award.
The Sponsor remits all withheld amounts to the Internal Revenue Service. The winner remains responsible for any additional federal, state and local tax owed on the prize beyond the amount withheld.
If the winner elects the vehicle, the winner is solely responsible for title, registration, license plates, documentary and dealer fees, state sales or use tax, insurance, delivery and all other costs of taking possession of and owning the vehicle. The Sponsor will provide the vehicle and the documents necessary to transfer title and nothing further.
Except where prohibited by law, acceptance of the prize constitutes the winner’s consent for the Sponsor to publish the winner’s name, city of residence, photograph and likeness for promotional and reporting purposes, without further compensation.
By entering, each entrant releases the Sponsor and its directors, officers, members and volunteers from any liability for loss, harm, damage, injury, cost or expense arising out of participation in the drawing or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prize. The Sponsor is not responsible for entries that are late, lost, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, or not received for any reason, or for any failure of the entry website.
These Official Rules are governed by the laws of the State of Florida without regard to conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising out of this drawing shall be resolved exclusively in the state courts located in Pinellas County, Florida. The Sponsor’s decisions on all matters relating to this drawing are final.
Proceeds from the Louis Chacon Memorial Concert and Jeep raffle will support two purposes: establishing an endowment to provide scholarships for first responders serving in police, fire and EMS; and supporting St. Petersburg Police Department cyclists participating in the annual Road to Hope memorial bicycle ride into Washington, D.C.
Road to Hope is organized by Law Enforcement United and supports organizations serving the families of officers who died in the line of duty, including Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.). C.O.P.S. provides education scholarships for surviving children of fallen officers, subject to its program criteria.
Information collected from entrants is used solely to administer this drawing and to communicate with entrants about the Sponsor’s work. It is never sold, rented or shared with third parties.
The Official Rules are posted at https://winajeep.org/st-pete-fools/raffle/rules.html and will be available at no charge by writing to the Sponsor at the address in Section 1.
A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE OR AT WWW.FDACS.GOV. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. REGISTRATION NO. CH64562
Donations made in connection with this drawing are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes, because the donor receives a chance to win a prize in return.
Questions: 727-201-3900 · raffle@StPeteFools.com · St. Pete Fools Charities, Inc., 3263 5th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33712
