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PG × Barstool giveaway

Official rules

The PG1 x Barstool Giveaway, the "Worst Swing in Barstool Nation" contest, the $50 paid-plan offer and the referral program.

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Draft v1 · prepared 2026-10-09 · Every placeholder is in [brackets]. Notes for counsel are marked [Counsel: …].

This file holds five documents:

  1. Official Rules — "PG1 x Barstool Giveaway" (the Sweepstakes)
  2. Part A — Official Rules — "Worst Swing in Barstool Nation" Contest
  3. Part B — "$50 Paid-Plan Offer" Terms
  4. Part C — "Referral Program" Terms
  5. Short rules for the page (plain-English summary for the landing page)

OFFICIAL RULES — PG1 x BARSTOOL GIVEAWAY

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. OPEN ONLY TO RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHO ARE 18 OR OLDER.

Sponsor: BlackFish Media, LLC d/b/a Performance Golf Zone, [street address], Fort Lauderdale, Florida [ZIP] ("Sponsor" or "Performance Golf").

Administrator: [Administrator name and address, e.g., the giveaway platform vendor], or Sponsor if no administrator is named ("Administrator").

Promotional partner: Barstool Sports, Inc. [Counsel: confirm the correct Barstool entity name] and its shows, including Fore Play, Pardon My Take and Spittin' Chiclets (together, "Barstool Sports"), promote the Sweepstakes under a paid partnership with Sponsor. Barstool Sports is not the sponsor or administrator of this Sweepstakes. Barstool Sports does not select winners, award prizes or handle entrant data on Sponsor's behalf.

Platforms: This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Barstool Sports, Meta Platforms, Inc. (Facebook and Instagram), TikTok Inc., Google LLC (YouTube) or X Corp. Each entrant fully releases those companies from any and all liability in connection with this Sweepstakes. Questions or comments about the Sweepstakes go to Sponsor, not to any of them. [Counsel: confirm "endorsed" is accurate for Barstool Sports, since its talent will deliver paid promotional reads for the Sweepstakes.]

Definitions used in these Official Rules:

1. No purchase necessary; void where prohibited

No purchase, payment, subscription or free trial is necessary to enter or win. A purchase, payment, subscription or free trial does not improve any entrant's chances of winning. Every way to enter that involves PG1 or a purchase has a free way to enter that earns the same number of entries, in the same time window, for the same prizes and drawings (see Section 4).

The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited or restricted by law.

The "Worst Swing in Barstool Nation" Contest is a separate skill contest governed by Part A. The $50 Paid-Plan Offer (Part B) is a promotional offer, not a prize, and is not part of the Sweepstakes.

2. Promotion period

Sponsor's computer is the official timekeeping device for the Sweepstakes. All times are Eastern Time, which changes from daylight to standard time on November 1, 2026.

3. Eligibility

The Sweepstakes is open only to individuals who, at the time of entry:

Not eligible: officers, directors, employees and contractors of Sponsor, Barstool Sports, Administrator, and each of their parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates, and their advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies; participating Barstool Sports talent; JT Thomas; and the immediate family members (spouse or domestic partner, parents, children, siblings, and each of their spouses) and household members of each of these people, whether or not related.

One person, one email. Each entrant may use only one email address and one identity for the whole Sweepstakes. Entries made with more than one email address, under multiple identities, or through any device or service meant to get around these limits will be void, and the entrant may be disqualified.

Account holder. If there is a dispute about who submitted an entry, the entry is deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address used. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person assigned that email address by the email provider or organization that issued it. A potential winner may be asked to show proof of being the authorized account holder.

4. How to enter

There are several ways to earn entries. Every limit below is per person for the whole Sweepstakes Period. No one is required to tag, share, follow, like, comment on, or post anything on any social media platform to enter or earn entries. Social media posts are not entries.

4.1 Base Entry — 5 entries, once per person

Each eligible person may earn one Base Entry worth five (5) entries during the Sweepstakes Period by any one of the following methods. Each method earns exactly the same five (5) entries. Using more than one method does not earn additional Base Entry entries.

(a) Start a free PG1 trial through a Promotion Link. Start a free PG1 trial through a Promotion Link using the same email address you use for the Sweepstakes. No payment is required to start the trial. [Counsel/PG: confirm the trial still requires no payment card, as the PG1 product page stated on October 8, 2026.] If Sponsor's system cannot automatically match your trial to an entry, you will be shown a prefilled Entry Form to confirm your entry. Canceling the trial does not cancel entries already earned.

(b) Buy a paid PG1 plan through a Promotion Link. Buy a paid PG1 plan (Monthly, Annual or PG1 Founders Lifetime) through a Promotion Link, either without a trial or by ending a free trial and paying. A paid plan earns the same five (5) entries as every other Base Entry method, and never more. The separate $50 Paid-Plan Offer that comes with a qualifying paid plan is governed by Part B; it is not a Sweepstakes prize and does not affect entries or odds.

(c) Free online Entry Form. Complete and submit the Entry Form on the Promotion Page with your first name and email address, confirm that you meet Section 3, and agree to these Official Rules. The question "Which show sent you?" is used for reporting only and does not affect entries or odds. The optional box to receive Performance Golf marketing emails is unchecked by default; checking it is not required and does not affect entries or odds.

(d) Free mail-in entry. Hand-print your full name, street address, city, state, ZIP code, email address, phone number and date of birth, and the words "PG1 x Barstool Giveaway — Base Entry," on a 3" x 5" card. Mail it in a stamped envelope to:

PG1 x Barstool Giveaway — Base Entry

[PO Box or mail-in address]

[City, State ZIP]

Limit one card per envelope. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by December 10, 2026 and received by December 15, 2026. Each eligible card earns five (5) entries, subject to the once-per-person Base Entry limit. Mechanically reproduced, illegible, incomplete, postage-due or late cards are void. Mail-in entries are credited to every drawing whose entry cutoff (Section 5) falls after the card is received and processed. [Counsel: confirm processing timing language; Sponsor will log cards at least weekly.]

4.2 Exit pop-up email — 1 entry, once per person

Submit your email address in the email pop-up on the Promotion Page to earn one (1) entry, once per person. The discount code sent in response to the pop-up is a separate promotional offer, not a Sweepstakes prize. [Counsel: approve the pop-up's wording on whether the email address joins Sponsor's marketing list; see Section 11.]

4.3 Referral bonus — 2 entries per qualified referral, up to 10

After your first entry, you will receive a personal referral link (trypg1.com/r/[code]). You earn two (2) bonus entries for each friend who completes a Base Entry through your link and qualifies under Part C, up to a maximum of ten (10) referral bonus entries (five (5) qualified referrals). Self-referrals and duplicate email addresses do not count. Part C governs the referral program.

4.4 BFCM Bonus Entries — up to 20, November 27 to December 1 only

During the BFCM Bonus Window only, an entrant may earn up to twenty (20) BFCM Bonus Entries by either or both of the following methods. The 20-entry cap applies to the total from both methods combined.

(a) Purchase. Earn one (1) entry for every $25.00 of qualifying merchandise subtotal on orders placed at [performancegolf.com / shop.performancegolf.com] during the BFCM Bonus Window with the same email address used for the Sweepstakes. The qualifying subtotal is the product subtotal after all discounts, excluding taxes, shipping, gift cards [and PG1 subscription plans — PG to confirm], rounded down to the nearest $25.00 per order. Entries for an order that is canceled or returned before the drawing in which the entries would count are void. A purchaser who has not yet entered may submit the free Entry Form at any time before the end of the Sweepstakes Period, and purchase entries will then be credited.

(b) Free request — same 20 entries. No purchase is needed to earn the full 20 BFCM Bonus Entries. During the BFCM Bonus Window, either:

[Counsel: a purchase made on November 27 counts in the November 30 drawing, while a mailed free request may arrive later. Confirm whether to credit mailed BFCM requests only to drawings after receipt (as drafted, consistent with Section 4.1(d)) or to backdate them to the postmark date.]

4.5 SwingScan bonus — [if enabled]

[If enabled: Earn one (1) bonus entry per calendar week (Monday through Sunday) in which you complete at least one SwingScan in the PG1 app while signed in with the email address you use for the Sweepstakes, up to a maximum of nine (9) SwingScan bonus entries. An entrant who does not use PG1 may earn the same one (1) bonus entry per calendar week, up to nine (9), by [submitting a short description of their golf swing through the Entry Form]. Counsel: confirm the free equivalent and whether PG1 can report SwingScan completions by email.]

4.6 Entry limits and conditions

5. Drawings and odds

Sponsor or Administrator will conduct random drawings from all eligible entries received by each drawing's entry cutoff. Drawings take place on or about the dates below.

Drawing dateEntry cutoffPrizes drawn
Monday, October 26, 2026Sunday, October 25, 11:59:59 p.m. ET1 × PG1 Founders Lifetime Membership
Monday, November 23, 2026Sunday, November 22, 11:59:59 p.m. ET1 × PG1 Founders Lifetime Membership
Monday, November 30, 2026Sunday, November 29, 11:59:59 p.m. ET1 × PG1 Founders Lifetime Membership
Monday, December 7, 2026Sunday, December 6, 11:59:59 p.m. ET1 × PG1 Founders Lifetime Membership
Thursday, December 17, 2026Tuesday, December 15, 11:59:59 p.m. ETGrand Prize

6. Prizes

Five (5) Sweepstakes prizes will be awarded, with a total approximate retail value ("ARV") of $2,996. Together with the one (1) Contest prize under Part A (ARV $599), the total ARV of all prizes in the Promotion is $3,595.

PrizeNumberARV eachTotal ARV
Grand Prize: 2-hour golf lesson with PG coach JT Thomas, plus a travel allowance of up to $6001$1,400$1,400
PG1 Founders Lifetime Membership4$399$1,596
Sweepstakes total5$2,996
Contest prize (Part A): PG1 Founders Lifetime Membership plus a 30-minute video lesson with PG coach JT Thomas1$599$599
Total, all prizes6$3,595

6.1 Grand Prize (1) — ARV $1,400

6.2 PG1 Founders Lifetime Membership (4 in the Sweepstakes; 1 in the Contest) — ARV $399 each

Each is a PG1 Founders Lifetime membership, valued at the retail price shown on the PG1 product page on October 8, 2026. It includes the benefits Sponsor offers PG1 Founders members, as described on the PG1 product page and in the PG1 terms of service, which may change. "Lifetime" means for as long as Sponsor operates the PG1 service. The membership is personal and non-transferable and is attached to the winner's PG1 account. If the winner already has a paid Monthly or Annual PG1 plan, Sponsor will upgrade it to Founders Lifetime, but prior payments will not be refunded. If the winner already holds a Founders Lifetime membership, Sponsor may award a substitute prize of equal or greater value.

6.3 General prize conditions

7. Winner notification and acceptance

8. Conditions; Sponsor's right to cancel or modify; tampering

9. Release and limitations of liability

Released Parties means: Sponsor and its parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates; Barstool Sports, its shows (including Fore Play, Pardon My Take and Spittin' Chiclets) and participating talent; JT Thomas and any other Performance Golf coach involved; Administrator; Meta Platforms, Inc. (Facebook and Instagram); TikTok Inc.; Google LLC (YouTube); X Corp.; each of their advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies; and the officers, directors, employees, contractors and agents of each.

10. Disputes

Except where prohibited:

11. Privacy

12. Winners list

For the names of the winners, available after [January 15, 2027], send an email to [winners-list email address] with the subject line "PG1 x Barstool Giveaway Winners," or mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope to [PO Box or mail-in address], [City, State ZIP], marked "Winners List." Requests must be received by [March 15, 2027].

13. Sponsor and administrator


PART A — OFFICIAL RULES — "WORST SWING IN BARSTOOL NATION" CONTEST

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. THIS IS A CONTEST OF SKILL; CHANCE PLAYS NO PART IN SELECTING THE WINNER. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

Sponsor: BlackFish Media, LLC d/b/a Performance Golf Zone, [street address], Fort Lauderdale, Florida [ZIP]. Barstool Sports, including Spittin' Chiclets, is a promotional partner only and is not the sponsor, administrator or judge of this Contest.

Sections 3 (Eligibility), 8 (Conditions), 9 (Release and limitations of liability), 10 (Disputes), 11 (Privacy) and 13 (Sponsor and administrator) of the Sweepstakes Official Rules above also apply to this Contest, with "Contest" in place of "Sweepstakes."

A1. Submission period. Submissions open October 14, 2026 at 12:00:00 a.m. ET and close November 22, 2026 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET.

A2. How to enter. Upload one video of yourself swinging a golf club at [PAGE URL]#win (linked from trypg1.com/chiclets), with your first name, email address and an optional caption of up to [280] characters about your swing. Limit one (1) submission per person. Each submission must:

You do not need to post your video on social media. If you choose to post it publicly, label the post #contest. No tagging or sharing is required or rewarded.

A3. Judging. Between November 23 and December 1, 2026, a panel of [three (3)] Performance Golf coaches [names] will score each eligible submission from 1 to 10 on each of three equally weighted criteria:

CriterionWhat judges score (1–10)
FixabilityHow clearly the swing shows a root flaw that a PG coach could correct with a focused practice plan
ClarityHow well the video shows the full swing: framing, angle, lighting, and impact or ball flight
StoryHow well the video or caption conveys the entrant's golf struggle and readiness to improve, in a way fit for a general audience

Each submission's score is the average of the judges' totals (maximum 30). The highest score wins.

A4. Prize (1) — ARV $599. One (1) winner receives a PG1 Founders Lifetime Membership (ARV $399; terms in Section 6.2 of the Sweepstakes rules) plus one (1) 30-minute live video lesson with PG coach JT Thomas (ARV $200, based on his published $400 hourly rate), to be completed by [March 31, 2027]. If JT Thomas is unavailable for any reason, Sponsor may substitute a 30-minute video lesson with another Performance Golf coach. No cash, transfer or substitution by the winner. The winner is responsible for all taxes. The Contest prize is included in the $3,595 total ARV stated in Section 6. The Contest winner may also win one Sweepstakes prize.

A5. Winner notification and reveal. The potential winner will be notified by email by December 2, 2026 and must accept and return a signed Affidavit of Eligibility, Release of Liability, Publicity Release and confirmation of the license in A6 by December 3, 2026 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET. If the potential winner is disqualified or does not respond, the next-highest-scoring eligible submission becomes the potential winner. The winner is expected to be revealed on December 4, 2026.

A6. Video release and license. You keep ownership of your submission. By submitting, you grant Sponsor and its licensees, including its promotional partner Barstool Sports, a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, [perpetual] license to use, copy, edit, adapt, publish, display and distribute your submission, together with your first name, city and state, voice and likeness, in any media now known or later developed, to promote the Contest, the Sweepstakes, Performance Golf and PG1, without further compensation or approval, except where prohibited.

A7. Disqualification. Sponsor may disqualify any submission that does not meet these rules, appears to be copied or altered to misrepresent the swing, or is submitted by an ineligible person.

A8. Void where prohibited. [Counsel: re-verify current state rules on skill contests. No purchase or payment is required or accepted for this Contest.]


PART B — "$50 PAID-PLAN OFFER" TERMS

The $50 Paid-Plan Offer (the "Offer") is a promotional offer from BlackFish Media, LLC d/b/a Performance Golf Zone ("Sponsor"). It is not a sweepstakes prize, is not part of the Sweepstakes prize pool, and does not affect anyone's entries or odds. A qualifying paid plan earns the same five (5) Base Entry entries as a free trial, the free Entry Form or a mailed card, and never more. Barstool Sports does not make or fulfill the Offer.

B1. Who qualifies. A person qualifies who, between October 13, 2026 at 12:00:00 a.m. ET and December 15, 2026 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET, buys a paid PG1 plan (Monthly, Annual, or PG1 Founders Lifetime) through the Promotion Page or a Promotion Link, either:

[OPTION — PG to decide: "Also qualifies: a person who starts a free PG1 trial through a Promotion Link during the same period and whose trial converts to a paid plan on or before December 15, 2026."]

[PG to confirm: the Offer is limited to a person's first paid PG1 plan, and existing paid PG1 members and plan renewals do not qualify.]

B2. What you get. One (1) unique, single-use code for $50 off a single order at [performancegolf.com / shop.performancegolf.com]. [Minimum order: none / $200 — PG to decide.]

B3. Delivery. The code is emailed to the address on the PG1 account within 24 hours of the first successful payment for the qualifying plan. Sponsor is not responsible for emails filtered as spam or undeliverable addresses. Contact [support email] if a code does not arrive.

B4. Expiry. The code expires December 31, 2026 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET. Expired codes will not be reissued or extended.

B5. Limits.

B6. Refunds and chargebacks. If the payment for the qualifying PG1 plan is refunded (including under Sponsor's money-back guarantee) or charged back, an unredeemed code is void. If the code was already redeemed, Sponsor may deduct $50 from the refund. [Counsel: confirm this is permitted alongside the advertised 365-day money-back guarantee.]

B7. Changes. Sponsor may end or change the Offer at any time by posting notice on the Promotion Page. Codes already issued will be honored under the terms in effect when they were issued, except in cases of fraud or abuse.

B8. General. Void where prohibited. Sponsor's decisions on eligibility for the Offer are final. Sponsor's Privacy Policy at [PRIVACY POLICY URL] applies.


PART C — "REFERRAL PROGRAM" TERMS

These terms govern referral links in the PG1 x Barstool Giveaway (the "Sweepstakes") run by BlackFish Media, LLC d/b/a Performance Golf Zone ("Sponsor"). They are part of the Sweepstakes Official Rules. Referring is never required and never requires a purchase.

C1. Your link. After your first entry, Sponsor gives you a personal referral link in the format trypg1.com/r/[code]. It works only during the Sweepstakes Period.

C2. What counts as a Qualified Referral. A friend counts as a Qualified Referral when the friend:

C3. What you earn. Two (2) bonus entries for each Qualified Referral, up to ten (10) referral bonus entries (five (5) Qualified Referrals). You may keep sharing after that, but you earn no more referral entries. Your referred friend earns the same entries as any other entrant and nothing extra. Referral entries count in each drawing whose entry cutoff follows the date the referral is credited.

C4. Not allowed.

C5. Sharing honestly. You may share your link with people you know or in your own social posts, following each platform's rules. If you post your link publicly, make clear that you earn bonus entries when people enter through it, for example by adding #sweepstakes.

C6. Crediting. A referral is credited only after the friend's entry is verified. Sponsor's records are final on whether a referral qualifies.

C7. Sponsor's rights. Sponsor may revoke any referral link, void referral entries, or disqualify an entrant who breaks these terms. Sponsor may change or end the Referral Program at any time by posting notice on the Promotion Page. Referral entries already earned in good faith will be kept.


SHORT RULES FOR THE PAGE

Official rules (short version). NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Paying won't improve your odds. Open to US residents (50 states + DC), 18+. Runs Oct 13 – Dec 15, 2026 (11:59 p.m. ET). A free PG1 trial, a paid PG1 plan, the free form or a mailed 3x5 card each earns the same 5 entries, once per person. Bonus entries come from referrals, the email pop-up, and sale-week purchases or a free sale-week request. Bonus drawings Oct 26, Nov 23, Nov 30 and Dec 7; grand prize drawn Dec 17. 6 prizes, total ARV $3,595. Odds depend on entries received. Sponsor: BlackFish Media, LLC d/b/a Performance Golf Zone, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Barstool Sports is not the sponsor. Void where prohibited. [Full Official Rules →]


Open items for counsel (summary)

  1. Confirm the Barstool Sports entity name, and whether "endorsed" is accurate in the platform and partner disclaimer.
  2. Confirm the PG1 trial needs no payment card; if a card is required, confirm that the free Entry Form and mail-in routes are enough.
  3. Timing of mailed BFCM free requests vs. purchase entries (Section 4.4(b) note).
  4. The SwingScan bonus and its free equivalent, or drop it (Section 4.5).
  5. Tax reporting: no prize is $2,000 or more, and the most one person can win is $1,999 (Section 6.3).
  6. Total prizes of $3,595 (Sweepstakes $2,996 plus Contest $599) are under the $5,000 New York and Florida registration lines. Confirm no other state filing is triggered, including Rhode Island's rule for retail promotions.
  7. Contest license scope for non-winners and paid ads, and current state rules on skill contests (Part A).
  8. The $50 Paid-Plan Offer refund clause against the 365-day money-back guarantee (Part B6), and the PG decisions bracketed in B1, B2 and B5.
  9. The email pop-up's wording about joining the marketing list, and what entrant data, if any, is shared with Barstool Sports (Section 11).
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