WA529 Education Savings Month Promotion
OFFICIAL RULES:
1. Eligibility: This promotion is open to Washington State residents with children between the ages of birth to 14 years old. ONE (1) entry per student/beneficiary for the $529 Prize. Students/participants who were selected as winners of any WA529 contest or promotion in the last 24 months (2 years) are not eligible to win the $529 prize for the 2025 GET 529 Education Savings Month Promotion. Past winners are eligible to enter to win the daily lunch bag prizes. The following are also excluded from this offer: Employees of Washington Student Achievement Council, its committee members, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and suppliers, (collectively the “Employees”); any persons directly involved with the management of WA529 Education Savings Plans; TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc. (TFI) and its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, owners, members, directors, managers, officers, employees, trustees, agents, their respective immediate family members (spouse, domestic partner, parents, legal guardians, grandparents, grandchildren, siblings, children and “step” of each) and those individuals living in their same household are not eligible to participate in this promotion. The promotion is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The promotion is void where prohibited by law. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
2. Agreement to Rules: By participating, the Contestant (“You”) agrees to be fully unconditionally bound by these Rules, and You represent and warrant that You and/or your student beneficiary meet the eligibility requirements. In addition, you agree to accept the decisions of the Washington Student Achievement Council as final and binding as it relates to the content of this promotion.
3. Promotion Period: WA529 will accept entry forms from September 1, 2025, through 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) on September 30, 2025.
4. How to Enter: To enter to win the $529 prize, eligible participants must submit all required information requested on the official online entry form found on our WA529 Promotions webpage at 529.wa.gov/promotions. To enter to win an exclusive WA529 Hootie lunch bag, families are encouraged to search the WA529 Website to find an image of our exclusive lunch bag. Images will only be hidden on 529.wa.gov (the WA529 & GET website pages). Images will not be hidden on the WA529 Invest website pages (529invest.wa.gov). Participants click on the image to open a lunch bag entry form to enter to win the daily lunch bag (Mon-Fri) Sept 1-3, 2025. To be eligible to win one of two (2) daily lunch bag prizes, participants must meet eligibility requirements, and provide the student’s full name and age, the parent/guardian’s full name, their current address, and a valid email on the lunch bag entry form found by clicking on the hidden lunch bag image. WA529 is not responsible for lost or delayed emails. As an alternate means of entry for the $529 prize, parents/guardians may send a letter/postcard providing the student’s full name and age (must be 14 years old and younger), parent/guardian’s full name, their current address, and a valid email address to the WSAC/WA529 GET, PO Box 43450, Olympia, WA 98504-3450. Letter/postcard must be printed clearly and received by GET before 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on September 30, 2025. WA529 is not responsible for delayed or lost mail. Information gathered will be used solely for the purpose of necessary communication with contestants.
5. How to Win the $529 prize: On October 1, 2025, WA529 will randomly draw one (1) winning entry from eligible entries received.
6. How to Win a Lunch Bag: Two (2) winners will be declared weekdays (Mon-Fri) between Sept 1-30, 2025. The first two (2) entrants of the day who find the hidden image, click on it, & successfully submit a lunch bag entry form will be declared a winner and shipped a lunch bag within 10 business days. The lunch bag link will be moved to random website pages at random times each day & a “found” notification will be posted as soon as the daily winners are confirmed. Participants may win a maximum of two (2) lunch bags per family during this promotion, one per student, with only one student winner per family per day.
7. Bonus entries to $529 drawing: Each daily lunch bag winner will also receive an extra entry into the drawing for the $529 deposit conducted on October 1, 2025. Participants may qualify for a maximum of two (2) entries during the promotion (one entry from the $529 Prize online entry form + one extra entry as a lunch boxes winner).
8. Odds: Odds of winning the 529 Education Savings Month promotion ($529 prize) depend on the number of eligible entries received by the WA529 GET Prepaid plan during the promotional period of September 1, 2025 – September 30, 2025.
9. Eligibility Selection and Notification: Official notification will be sent to the parent/guardian by 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on October 1, 2025, to the email provided at the time of entry. Winners will also be announced on WA529/GET social media accounts. Washington Student Achievement Council shall have no liability for Winner’s failure to receive email notices due to spam, junk e-mail, or other security settings or for the participant’s provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information. If the participant cannot be contacted, is ineligible, or fails to complete the required designated actions by 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) on Nov 15, 2025, the promotional contribution will automatically be forfeited. Receipt by participant of the promotional contribution offered in this promotion is conditioned upon compliance with any and all program rules; and federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Students who were selected as winners for any WA529 contest/promotion in the last 24 months (2 years) are NOT eligible to win the $529 Prize from the 2025 GET 529 Education Savings Month Promotion. ANY VIOLATION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES BY A PARTICIPANT (AT WASHINGTON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COUNCIL’S SOLE DISCRETION) WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION AS THE WINNING PARTICIPANT (for this promotion or campaign), AND ALL PRIVILEGES/PROMOTIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BE TERMINATED.
10. How to Claim Promotional Contribution(s): If the parent/legal guardian of the winning student is not already a GET Prepaid Tuition plan account owner with the winning student as the beneficiary, a parent/legal guardian of the winning student must open a GET account by 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on November 15, 2025. A $25 OPENING DEPOSIT IS NOT REQUIRED to open a GET account for the winner of this promotion (winner will be given specific instructions that allow them to open an account without the $25 minimum deposit). To open an account, the parent/guardian of the winning student must provide legal name, date of birth, and Social Security / Tax Identification number for themselves as the account owner, the student beneficiary, and an account owner survivor. A valid email and phone number is also required for the GET account owner and an account owner survivor. The parent/guardian must have an active GET account by 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on November 15, 2025. Promotional GET units are subject to the 2-year wait period before use and may be subject to forfeiture in the event of a refund request. Any taxes and other costs associated with the Promotion are solely the responsibility of the recipient and/or beneficiary.
11. Rights Granted by You: By submitting an entry, You understand and agree that Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC), anyone acting on behalf of WSAC, and WSAC’s licensees, successors, and assigns, shall have the right, where permitted by law, to print, publish, broadcast, distribute, and use in any media now known or hereafter developed, in perpetuity and throughout the World, without limitation, your entry, name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness, image, statements about the Promotion, and biographical information for news, publicity, information, trade, advertising, public relations, and promotional purposes, without any further compensation, notice, review, or consent.
12. Terms & Conditions: Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Promotion should virus, bug, non-authorized human intervention, fraud, or other cause beyond Washington Student Achievement Council’s control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, or proper conduct of the Promotion. In such case, WSAC may award all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by WSAC. WSAC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with the promotion process or the operation of the Promotion or website or violates these Terms & Conditions. WSAC has the right, in its sole discretion, to maintain the integrity of the promotion, to void entries for any reason, including, but not limited to: multiple entries from the same user from different IP addresses; multiple entries from the same computer exceeding that allowed by promotion rules; or the use of bots, macros, scripts, or other technical means for entering. Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the promotion may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, WSAC reserves the right to seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.
13. Limitation of Liability: By participating, You agree to release and hold harmless Washington Student Achievement Council and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers, and directors from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from: (i) such entrant’s participation in the promotion and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or any portion thereof; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunction of any computer, cable, network, hardware, or software, or other mechanical equipment; (iii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions, telephone, or Internet service; (iv) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (v) electronic or human error in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries.
14. Disputes: THIS PROMOTION IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, WITHOUT RESPECT TO CONFLICT OF LAW DOCTRINES.
15. Privacy Policy: Information submitted with an entry is subject to the Privacy Policy stated on the Washington Student Achievement Council website. To read the Privacy Policy, visit https://529.wa.gov/privacy-and-security.
16. Sponsor: The Sponsor of the Promotion is Washington Student Achievement Council, PO Box 43450, Olympia, WA 98504-3450.
17. Host: The Promotion hosted by Washington Student Achievement Council is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google, or any other participating promotional partner.