The prize to be awarded in this Contest is ten thousand U.S. dollars ($10,000.00) (USD).

Open only to individuals who, at the time of entry: (i) legally and physically reside in one (1) of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia (excluding Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, United States territories, possessions, and protectorates, and foreign based United States military installations), and (ii) are at least eighteen (18) years of age or older.

Limit of one (1) entry per person for the Contest.

Entrants must submit a written essay of two hundred (200) words or less responding to the following prompt: Tell us why your mother or mother figure (the “Contestant”) deserves to win the prize in this Contest, which is ten thousand U.S. dollars ($10,000.00) (USD) (a “Submission”)