Promotion rules.

01 Promotion

The Muck Poker Founding Members Sweepstakes (the “Promotion”) gives away two cash prizes of $25 each, $50 in all, put up by the organizer. The amounts are fixed: they don’t depend on how many people enter. All amounts are in U.S. dollars.

Entering doesn’t guarantee a prize. An eligible entrant is someone who entered during the entry period and passes eligibility verification. The Promotion is separate from the Sunday Freeroll and its play-money prizes.

02 Eligibility

The Promotion is open to eligible U.S. residents who are natural persons at least 18 years old and have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence when entering (19 in Alabama and Nebraska, 21 in Mississippi), except where prohibited or restricted by applicable law. Entry is limited to residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. Entry requires a MuckPoker.net account; MuckPoker.net is not offered in Washington State, so Washington residents can’t create one. Additional eligibility restrictions may apply as stated in these Official Rules. Entrants must satisfy the free signup and verification requirements below. Eligible entrants must have a valid Muck account and have logged into MuckPoker.net at least once during the promotion period. Completing verified signup and signing into the new account satisfies this requirement. The organizer, people administering the drawing, and their immediate family and household members are excluded. People previously banned or excluded from Muck Poker or its promotions for harassment, abuse, fraud, threats, cheating, or other violations of Muck Poker’s rules, and anyone whose account is suspended or banned, are not eligible. Void where prohibited.

03 Free entry

To enter, sign in to your Muck Poker account (or make one, free) during the entry period, press Enter free on the Promotions page, and confirm your state, that you’re 18 or older, and that you agree to these rules. That’s it: about ten seconds. That last step is the entry: just having an account doesn’t put you in the drawing, because we need those confirmations from everyone who enters. New and existing accounts can both enter, and each confirmed eligible entry is one entry in the drawing. There is no limit on the total number of eligible entrants. No purchase or payment is necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not improve your chances. Muck Club, Muck Bucks, referrals, poker play, and poker results do not add entries or improve the odds of winning. Inviting friends, posting on X, buying membership, and playing games are not required for drawing entry.

04 Entry limits

One entry per person, one entry per account and one entry per household for the entire Promotion. A household is everyone who lives at the same address. If more than one person in a household enters, only the first verified entry counts. Creating or using multiple accounts does not create additional valid entries. An account must belong to the person entering; entries cannot be transferred. Any verified Muck account may enter during the entry period, whether it was created before the promotion or during it. Everyone with a Muck account during the promotion is a founding member; entering the drawing is a separate, free step on the Founding Members page.

05 Start and end

Starts: Monday, November 16, 2026 at 12:00 noon Eastern Time
Ends: Monday, January 4, 2027 at 12:00 noon Eastern Time
Entries close at that moment, however many people have entered. The referral race has its own dates, in its rules. Our server’s record of when each entry was confirmed is what counts.

06 Drawing and odds

Within 7 days after entries close, two potential winners are selected automatically, at random and without replacement, from all eligible entries, and notified. Each eligible entry has an equal chance; odds depend on the number of eligible entries. If there is only one eligible entrant, that entrant wins both prizes ($50); if there are none, no drawing prize is awarded. Each potential winner’s eligibility is verified when they claim; a potential winner who fails verification forfeits the prize, and it is redrawn (rule 10). Attendance at the drawing is not required.

07 Prizes

Each of the two winners receives US $25. Limit one drawing prize per person and household. A drawing winner may also win one referral-race prize if independently eligible under its rules. These prizes are cash, not Muck Bucks. Paid by PayPal or Venmo within 30 days after we verify you. Payment requires claiming the prize in the winning Muck account within its 30-day claim period and passing eligibility verification. No winner will be required to purchase anything or pay a fee to the organizer to receive a prize.

08 Winner notification

Potential winners will be notified by email, sent to the address on the Google account they signed up with, and by a notice on their Muck account, shown on every page while they’re signed in. The organizer keeps a record of each notice sent. Entrants are responsible for keeping that information accurate and checking their messages. The organizer will record the initial notification time and provide a specific claim deadline and response instructions. On-site notices also appear on your signed-in Founding Members page. Contact: contest [at] muckpoker [dot] net. We will never ask you to send money to claim a prize.

09 30-day claim deadline

A selected winner must sign back in to the Muck account that won and claim the prize there, with the Claim button on their Founding Members page, within 30 calendar days of the initial winner notification. Only that account can claim it, and only while signed in. Replying to an email or contacting the organizer does not claim a prize. The notification will state the deadline date, time and timezone. Winners do not need to be present at the drawing. A timely claim starts the claim process; the organizer may then request reasonable information needed to verify identity, age, residence and eligibility and arrange payment.

10 Unclaimed prizes

If a selected winner does not claim the prize in their Muck account within their 30-day claim period, the prize is forfeited and no replacement winner will be selected, except where required by law. If a selected winner fails eligibility verification, the prize is forfeited and redrawn: a new potential winner is selected at random from the remaining eligible entrants who have not won, is notified the same way, and has their own 30 days to claim. If no eligible entrant remains, the prize is not awarded. Prizes do not roll over into other promotions.

11 Fraud and disqualification

Duplicate accounts, false identity or eligibility information, automated or fabricated signups, impersonation, and attempts to manipulate entry or verification may result in disqualification of the affected entries. A referral must come from a distinct, genuine new person to count toward referral rewards. The organizer may request reasonable verification and exclude entries shown to violate these rules. Creating additional accounts for yourself does not qualify as referring friends.

Multiple accounts. Creating or using more than one account does not create additional valid entries. Any additional accounts are discredited: their entries and referrals don’t count. Doing so may also disqualify you from the Promotion (including any prize), and may get every account involved suspended or banned from Muck Poker. We record the reason for any disqualification. If you think we got it wrong, write to the contact below.

12 Separate referral contest

Referrals do not add drawing entries or improve drawing odds. Refer one valid new signup to qualify for the separate referral race, which pays three fixed cash prizes, $200 in all: $100 for first, $60 for second and $40 for third. Each valid referral increases your count, and the top three qualifying referrers win. No random selection is used for referral prizes. The referral contest runs from Wednesday, December 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM Eastern Time through, but not including, Friday, January 1, 2027 at 12:00 AM Eastern Time. See the referral contest rules.

13 Organizer and contact

Organizer: The promotion is offered through MuckPoker.net and publicly administered by Ray Zorfold / @rayzorfold.
Contact: contest [at] muckpoker [dot] net
Questions about entry, verification, prize claims or these rules should be directed to the organizer using the contact above. These rules and the promotion are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules, except where the law of the entrant’s state requires otherwise.

14 Taxes

Winners are responsible for any taxes that apply to their prizes in their jurisdiction. The organizer will satisfy any legally required tax reporting or withholding obligations and may request necessary information through an appropriate secure process. A prize may be taxable even if no tax form is issued. No upfront payment of taxes to the organizer is required to claim a prize.

15 Platform and privacy

This Promotion is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with X. Sharing on X is optional. Account and claim information will be used to administer entries, verification, notification and prize payment under the site’s privacy policy. Drawing notices are private to the account, and the drawing never shows its winners publicly. The separate referral race shows each entrant’s public player name and count in its standings. See the privacy policy.