Contest Rules | Odyssey Painting

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS CONTEST. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

THIS CONTEST IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED, ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH META PLATFORMS, INC. (FACEBOOK/INSTAGRAM). BY ENTERING, YOU COMPLETELY RELEASE META PLATFORMS, INC. FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY.

BY SUBMITTING PHOTOGRAPHS, STORIES, TESTIMONIALS, OR OTHER CONTENT, ENTRANTS REPRESENT THAT THEY OWN OR HAVE PERMISSION TO SUBMIT SUCH CONTENT AND GRANT ODYSSEY BUSINESS LLC DBA ODYSSEY PAINTING & CONSTRUCTION A ROYALTY-FREE RIGHT TO USE, REPRODUCE, AND PUBLISH SUCH CONTENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTEST.

The Promoter of this contest is Odyssey Business LLC dba Odyssey Painting & Construction (hereby referred to as Company). The contest is open to:

Eligibility

Must be a legal resident of Kansas, 18 or over
Employees and families of Company are ineligible
Property must be within the defined Johnson County Service Boundary
Must own/have mortgage and occupy the single-family home
Home must have been originally constructed in 1980 or later.
Winner must remain the legal owner and occupant of the property through completion of the project. Transfer of ownership may result in forfeiture of the prize.

Prize Details

Exterior paint job with a retail value under $6500
Carpentry job with a retail value under $2000
Either of these goes over- the nominee has to make up the difference via change order. No cash alternative for either.
Prize is non-transferable, non-exchangeable, and may not be redeemed for cash or credit.
Color selection must be made through Company’s standard color consultation process and comply with local municipal or neighborhood Homeowners Association (HOA) regulations. Must meet with our designer in choosing the color for the home.

The prize covers only the painting of the main house body and standard trim. The prize explicitly excludes the painting or staining of detached sheds, standalone garages, decks, fences, roofs, gutters, and window replacements. Siding and trim wood rot repair is included only up to a maximum material/labor value of $2000. Any structural carpentry or wood replacement required beyond this cap must be paid for by the homeowner or resolved prior to painting, or the property may be deemed ineligible

Entry Window

The Contest begins on June 10, 2026, at 8:00 AM Central Standard Time (CST) and ends on June 18, 2026, at 11:59 PM CST (the "Entry Period"). The winner shall sign a video release and tax form within 24 hours of being notified and available between July 1-3 and July 15-17 for miscellaneous site visits and media. In the second week of the contest, 20 nominee finalists will be reached out to for them to submit final video submissions. The company's computer is the official time-keeping device for this Contest. Submissions received after the Entry Period will be disqualified. One entry per property address is permitted.

Winner Criteria

All eligible entries will be evaluated by a panel of judges selected by Company, who will score entries based on the following weighted criteria.

Community impact & story 35%- Deep local roots, a history of giving back, or a family navigating a genuinely tough season where a lift would change everything.
Visible need 25%- Clear physical signs of paint failure, peeling, fading, or weathered surfaces that urgently require protection.
Transformation potential 20%- Will this specific architecture look dramatically different and striking on a Before/After general social media post?
Project fit and logistics 20%- Is the house safely accessible? Can our crews execute our standard high-quality process efficiently within the campaign timeline?

Winner Selection Process

Judges will select 3 Finalists based on the criteria scores. 3 Finalists will be contacted by phone/email and may receive a brief site visit from a project manager to confirm structural integrity and safety.

The potential Winner will be notified via phone and/or email on June 19, 2026.

To claim the prize, the winner must respond within forty-eight (48) hours of notification.
The winner (and the nominator, if applicable) must sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability Release, and Publicity/Video Release within forty-eight (48) hours.
Mandatory Content Consent: Because this is a documented community project, the winner must grant Company full, irrevocable rights to film, photograph, and record video footage of their property, themselves, and their family members before, during, and after the project. This footage will be used for digital marketing, social media reels, YouTube content, and local advertisements. Refusal to sign the media release or participate in on-camera interviews will result in immediate forfeiture of the prize, and an alternate winner will be selected.
Winner understands that photographs, video, name, likeness, city of residence, project details, and before-and-after images may be used indefinitely for promotional purposes without additional compensation.
Prize work will be scheduled at Company’s discretion based on weather, labor availability, material availability, and operational requirements. The winner must make reasonable efforts to accommodate the scheduled work dates.

General Conditions and Liability

Company reserves the right to cancel, suspend, or modify the Contest if fraud, technical failures, or any other factor beyond its control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Contest.

Company reserves the right to cancel, postpone, modify, or discontinue the Contest if fewer than twenty (20) eligible applications are received during the entry period. In such event, no prize will be awarded, and Company shall have no further obligation with respect to the Contest.

By participating, entrants agree to release and hold harmless Company, its owners, employees, and Meta Platforms, Inc. from any and all liability, losses, or damages of any kind resulting from participation in this contest or the acceptance, possession, or use/misuse of the prize.

All federal, state, and local taxes associated with the receipt of the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. A Form 1099-MISC will be issued to the winner for the actual retail value of the services rendered. A Form W-9 must be collected from the winner before providing the services. Statement releasing META from all liability must be included. Official rules must be linked to in bio and posts.

This Contest is governed by the laws of the State of Kansas, without respect to conflict of law doctrines. Any updates, corrections, or official announcements regarding this contest will be posted publicly on Company’s official social media channels and website. Odds of winning depend on the number and quality of eligible entries received and the judging criteria outlined herein. This is a skill-based promotional contest and not a random drawing.

Should the required exterior painting services exceed a retail value of $6,500, or should structural carpentry/wood rot mitigation exceed a retail value of $2,000, the selected winner will be provided a formal change-order estimate. The winner must approve and assume financial responsibility for the balance of the overage prior to the commencement of that work phase, or opt to scale back the project scope to fit within the designated prize caps.

If the winner resides in an HOA-governed community, color choices must be pre-approved by the HOA board within 5 days of winner notification, or the winner must opt to match the existing, already-approved color scheme."

Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine whether a property is suitable for the prize project. Properties with safety hazards, structural deficiencies, code violations, environmental concerns, inaccessible work areas, lead-related complications, excessive deterioration, or other conditions that materially impact the feasibility of the project may be deemed ineligible at any stage of the selection process.

A pre-award site inspection is required and the Company may withdraw selection if the home requires: structural repairs, extensive wood rot beyond prize limits, hazardous material remediation, code correction work, and or conditions preventing safe completion.

Additional Internal Criteria

Prioritize families/onscreen enthusiasm and comfortability
Must be deemed camera-fit through social media screening
Structural integrity- can paint job be executed well under $8,500? Project manager scopes out 3 finalists under the guise of “official finalist site assessment” to assess if this will work technically and the homeowner’s vibes/enthusiasm.
Once ineligible homes are filtered out, sort nominees on a spreadsheet with address and scores for each criteria category