“Takis® Most Intense Fans” Contest (the “Contest”) is sponsored by Bimbo Canada (the “Sponsor”). The “Contest Period” starts on Monday, April 16, 2026, at 12:00 a.m. (ET), (the “Contest Opening Date”) and closes on Wednesday, July 4, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. (ET) (the “Contest Closing Date”).
- ELIGIBILITY
The Contest is open to all residents of Canada who have reached the age of majority in their province of residence.
The Contest is not open to the Sponsor or its parents, related and affiliated companies, advertising and promotional agencies, or employees, officers, directors, representatives, agents, successors, or assignees thereof, or any persons residing in the same household. By entering the Contest, entrants agree to abide by these Official Rules and all Sponsor’s decisions, which shall be final and binding on all entrants in all matters pertaining to the Contest. The Contest is governed by Canadian law and is subject to all applicable federal, provincial, and territorial laws and regulations.
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HOW TO ENTER
During the Contest Period, visit www.mostintensefans.ca and complete the online entry form by providing all required information, including but not limited to your name, mailing address, telephone number, and valid email address. There are two (2) options to enter for a chance to win a Grand Prize or a Daily Prize:
- Purchase Entry (PIN from Takis® Bag)
To enter with purchase, a unique PIN code is required. PIN codes can be found inside specially marked packages of Takis® Fuego flavour purchased from any Canadian retailer during the Contest. Visit www.mostintensefans.ca and enter the PIN code as instructed to receive one (1) entry into the Contest. Each unique PIN may be used once (1) and equals one (1) entry. PINs are void if altered, illegible, damaged, or tampered with.
- No Purchase Necessary Entry
To enter without purchase, visit www.mostintensefans.ca and select the No Purchase Entry option. Participants must submit an original, unpublished 100-word essay describing what makes them a “Most Intense Fan” of Takis®. Upon successful submission and verification of the essay, the Participant will receive one (1) entry into the Contest.
Limit one (1) No Purchase Entry per person per day.
Essays must be original and must not infringe upon any third-party rights.
You must have a valid email address, phone number, and mailing address to enter the Contest. Only one (1) email address and one (1) telephone number may be used by any person to enter the Contest. Proof of sending an online entry is not proof of receipt by the Sponsor.
If any entrant attempts to obtain more than the specified number of entries, the Sponsor may, in its sole and absolute discretion, disqualify the entrant from the Contest and disqualify all of that entrant’s entries.
Entries will be declared invalid if they are late, illegible, incomplete, damaged, irregular, mutilated, forged, garbled, mechanically or electronically reproduced. Should it be discovered that an entrant is using computer software programs to auto-fill entries in an unauthorized manner, that entrant will be immediately disqualified from the Contest. The Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify all such entrants from future contests conducted by the Sponsor without further notice.
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PRIZING
All Prizes must be accepted as awarded without substitution and are not transferable or convertible to cash. No substitutions except at Sponsor’s option.
The Sponsor reserves the right, in the event that a Prize, or any component of a Prize, cannot be awarded as described for any reason, to substitute the same for another prize or component of equal or greater value without liability.
Grand Prizes. There are three (3) Fan Cave Grand Prizes (each a “Prize,” collectively the “Prizes”) available to be won. Each Grand Prize consists of a $5,000 CAD cheque payable to the winner and two (2) Fan Prize Boxes. Each Fan Prize Box includes:
- one (1) horn (ARV $13)
- one (1) cow bell (ARV $10)
- one (1) foam hat (ARV $20)
- one (1) luggage tag (ARV $10)
- one (1) pair of soccer socks (ARV $14)
- one (1) soccer scarf (ARV $40)
- one (1) soccer stress ball (ARV $3)
- and one (1) soccer jersey (ARV $90)
The approximate retail value (ARV) of each Fan Prize Box is $200 CAD.
The odds of winning a Grand Prize depend on the number of eligible entries received per Region during the Contest Period: Atlantic (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador), Central (Ontario and Quebec), and West (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut)..
Daily Prizes: There are ninety (90) Daily Prizes available to be won. Each Daily Prize consists of one (1) Fan Prize Box with an ARV of CAD $200, as described above.
The Odds of winning a Daily Prize depend on the number of eligible entries received per Day during the Contest Period across all Regions.
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GRAND PRIZES DRAW
A random draw for the Grand Prize winners will be held on Monday, July 6, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) in Toronto, Ontario, by an independent contest organization.
One (1) Grand Prize winner will be selected from each Region (Atlantic, Central, and West) from among all eligible entries received from that Region by the Contest Closing Date.
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DAILY PRIZE DRAW
There are ninety (90) Daily Draw Periods in this Contest. Each Daily Draw Period runs from 12:00 a.m. ET to 11:59 p.m. ET, beginning on April 16, 2026, at 12:00 a.m. ET and ending on July 4, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
A random draw for each Daily Prize will be held each day beginning on April 17, 2026, until July 4, 2026, with the final daily draw taking place on Sunday, July 5, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (ET) in Toronto, ON, by an independent contest organization from among all eligible entries received during the preceding Daily Draw Period. The odds of winning a Daily Prize will depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the Daily Draw Period across all Regions.
To accommodate the total of ninety (90) Daily Prize Draws during the Contest Period, two (2) Daily Prize draws will be conducted for the following Daily Draw Periods: April 18, April 25, May 9, May 23, June 6, June 14, June 21, June 28, July 1, and July 4, 2026.
Entries do not carry forward to subsequent Daily Draw Periods; each entry is only valid for the Daily Draw Period in which it was submitted.
If no eligible entries are received for a Daily Prize on any given day (a “No Entry Day”), then on the following Daily Draw Period, two (2) random draws will be conducted for two (2) Daily Prizes, provided at least two (2) eligible entries are received that day.
Daily Prize winners are eligible for the Grand Prize, and all eligible daily entries will be counted toward the Grand Prize draw.
Three (3) attempts will be made to contact the potential Grand Prize and Daily Prize winners at the email address and two (2) attempts at the phone number provided on their entry form between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (ET) during seven (7) days following the draw. If the selected winner cannot be contacted within seven (7) days, by either email or phone, they will be considered to have forfeited the Prize and will be disqualified. Another potential winner may be drawn from the remaining eligible entries until such time as contact is made with a potential winner or there are no more eligible entries, whichever comes first. The Sponsors will not be responsible for failed attempts to contact a potential winner.
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CLAIMING YOUR PRIZE
All Prize claims are subject to verification. To be declared a winner, the potential winner must answer correctly, without the assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a mathematical skill-testing question provided during the prize claim process. The potential winner will also be required to sign the Release Form confirming compliance with the Official Rules, acceptance of the Prize as awarded, without substitution, and releasing the Sponsor, the Contest Group, the independent contest organization and each of their respective shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, parents, subsidiaries, affiliated and related companies, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any liability in connection with any Prize or the Contest.
If a potential winner (i) does not comply with these Contest rules; (ii) has not provided the correct answer to the skill-testing question; (iii) does not claim the Prize according to these Rules, within the time specified by the Sponsor; or (iv) refuses the Prize, then the Potential Winner may not be declared a winner.
The Sponsor will contact the potential winner within thirty (30) days of signing the Release Form to arrange delivery of the Prize. For the Prizes, please allow up to 4 weeks for delivery from the end of the Contest Period.
The refusal by any potential winner to accept the Prize releases and forever discharges the Released Parties of all obligations related to the Prize, including delivery. If a potential winner is found to be ineligible, declines to accept the Prize, or in the event that the Prize confirmation or Prize itself is returned undeliverable, the Prize will be forfeited.
GENERAL
Official Rules Govern
In the event of a conflict between the Official Rules and any instructions or interpretations of these Official Rules given by an employee of the Sponsor regarding the Contest, these rules shall prevail. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of these Official Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials including, but not limited to, the registration form, point of sale, print or online advertising, the terms and conditions of these Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control.
Indemnification
By submitting an entry into this Contest, each entrant confirms their understanding of and compliance with these Official Rules. To the extent permitted by provincial laws, each entrant hereby releases and holds the Released Parties harmless from any liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to the entrant or any other person, including personal injury, death or property damage, resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any Prize, participation in the Contest, any breach of the Official Rules, or in any Prize-related activity, including, but not limited to, computer viruses that the entrant or their household members may come into contact with through their participation in the Contest. The entrant agrees to fully indemnify the Released Parties from any claims by third parties relating to the Contest without any limitation whatsoever.
Limitation of Liability
Incomplete entries, damaged entries, illegible entries or entries received after the Contest Closing Date will not be accepted. The Released Parties take no responsibility for lost, stolen, misdirected, damaged, illegible or late entries, which for any reason are not received before the Contest Closing Date, or for printing, distribution or production errors.
None of the Released Parties assumes any responsibility for any problems or technical malfunctions of or relating to any telephone network or lines, unavailable network connections, failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled or delayed electronic communications (regardless of whether caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest), human error in the processing of entries in this Contest, computer online systems or servers, computer software problems, traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing of entries, the announcement of any Prize or in any Contest-related materials; nor will any of the Released Parties assume any responsibility for any damage to an entrant’s or any person’s computer or for breaches of privacy due to interference by third party computer “hackers” arising as a result of participating in this Contest.
For the avoidance of doubt, and to the extent permitted by provincial laws, none of the Released Parties assumes any liability for any personal injury or property damage or losses of any kind, including, without limitation, direct, indirect, consequential, incidental or punitive damages which may be sustained to an entrant's or any other person's computer equipment resulting from an entrant's attempt to either participate in the Contest or download any information in connection with participating in the Contest or use of any website. Without limiting the foregoing, everything on any website is provided "as is" without any warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. Furthermore, none of the Released Parties assumes any liability for any additional aspects of the Contest.
Contest Administration
All entries are the property of the Sponsor, and none shall be returned. All decisions regarding the Contest remain with the Sponsor.
The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual that it finds to be in violation of these Official Rules. The Sponsor reserves the right to refuse an entry from a person whose eligibility is in question or who has been disqualified or is otherwise ineligible to enter. Any attempt to tamper with the entry process, interfere with these Official Rules, deliberately damage any website or undermine the administration, security, or legitimate operation of the Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other relief (including attorneys’ fees) from all persons responsible for such acts to the fullest extent permitted by law, which may include banning or disqualifying entrants from this and future Sponsor contests. In its sole determination, the Sponsor may disqualify any person who acts in any manner to threaten or abuse or harass any person and to void all such person’s associated entries. In its sole discretion, the Sponsor reserves the right to terminate or suspend the Contest should fraud, computer viruses, programming bugs, or other reasons beyond the control of Sponsor corrupt the security, proper play, operation, or administration of the Contest.
In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the Authorized Account Holder in whose name the email account is registered, provided that person meets all eligibility criteria of this Contest. "Authorized Account Holder" shall mean the natural person assigned to an email address and telephone number by an Internet access provider, online service provider, telephone service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.
Privacy and Publicity Rights
By accepting a Prize, each selected winner agrees to allow the Contest Group and the Contest Group’s designees the perpetual right to use their name, biographical information, image, photos and likeness and statements for programming, promotion, trade, commercial, advertising and publicity purposes, at any time or times, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide, including but not limited to on television, video, the World Wide Web and Internet, without notice, review or approval and without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law.
The Contest Group respects your right to privacy. Personal information collected from entrants will only be used by the Contest Group to administer the Contest and, only if consent is actively given at the time of entry, to provide entrants with information regarding upcoming promotions and events, product news or special offers from the Contest Group. For more information regarding the manner of collection, use and disclosure of personal information by the Sponsor, please refer to the Sponsor’s privacy policy, available at https://bimbocanada.com/privacy-policy
Governing Law & Other General Provisions
The Contest is subject to applicable federal, provincial and territorial laws and regulations. The Official Rules are subject to change without notice in order to comply with any applicable federal, provincial and territorial laws or the policy of any other entity having jurisdiction over the Sponsor. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the Official Rules or the rights and obligations as between an entrant and the Sponsor in connection with the Contest shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the province of Ontario, including procedural provisions, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of any other jurisdiction’s laws.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
Any words herein importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender and vice versa in both the singular and the plural.
In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the English language version and the French language version of the Official Rules, as applicable, the English version shall prevail, govern and control.
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