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2017 McRib Drink Pairing Survey

2017 McRib Drink Pairing Survey

After grabbing our first McRibs of the season in Rochester, MN, we were wondering what drinks people pair with their McRib. To that end, below is the 2017 McRib Drink Pairing Survey. Let us know what drink you typically pair with the McRib. We will randomly pick 5 people that submit their surveys and send them each a McRib Locator pen. We will contact winners Friday, November 17, 2017 at 11:59 pm CST.  Watch your email  — we will contact the lucky 5 via email to collect mailing addresses.
McRib Locator Pens

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Terms and Conditions

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

1.  Promotion Description: The ‘2017 McRib Drink Pairing Survey’ (“Sweepstakes”) begins on 11/13/2017 at 12:00 AM (Central Time (US & Canada)) and ends on 11/18/2017 at 12:00 AM (Central Time (US & Canada)) (the “Promotion Period”). By participating in the Sweepstakes, each entrant unconditionally accepts and agrees to comply with and abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of Kleincast LLC (“Sponsor”), which shall be final and binding in all respects. Sponsor is responsible for the collection, submission or processing of Entries and the overall administration of the giveaway. Entrants should look solely to Sponsor with any questions, comments or problems related to the Sweepstakes.

2.  Eligibility: Open to legal residents of USA who are 18 year or older. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Sponsor and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, distributors, retailers, sales representatives, advertising and promotion agencies and each of their respective officers, directors and employees (collectively, the “Promotion Entities”), and members of their immediate families and/or persons living in the same household as such persons, are ineligible to enter the Sweepstakes or win a prize.

3.  Winner Selection: The winner of the Sweepstakes will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible Entries received throughout the Promotion Period. The random drawing will be conducted by 48 hours by Sponsor or its designated representatives, whose decisions are final. Odds of winning will vary depending on the number of eligible Entries received. Winner will be notified by email at the email address provided in the Entry Information on or about 48 hours after the random drawing. Potential winner must accept a prize by email as directed by Sponsor within 48 hours of notification. Any winner notification not responded to or returned as undeliverable may result in prize forfeiture. The potential prize winner may be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and release of liability, and a Publicity Release (collectively “the Prize Claim Documents”). No substitution or transfer of a prize is permitted except by Sponsor.

4.  Prizes:

 

–  5 (#) winners will receive  [(1) McRib Locator Pen (approximate retail value or “ARV”: $2)]

 

Only one prize per person and per household will be awarded. Gift cards and gift certificates are subject to the terms and conditions of the issuer. Issuer does not endorse nor is responsible for this promotion. Prizes cannot be transferred, redeemed for cash or substituted by winner. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to award a substitute prize of equal or greater value if a prize described in these Official Rules is unavailable or cannot be awarded, in whole or in part, for any reason. The ARV of the prize represents Sponsor’s good faith determination. That determination is final and binding and cannot be appealed. If the actual value of the prize turns out to be less than the stated ARV, the difference will not be awarded in cash. Sponsor makes no representation or warranty concerning the appearance, safety or performance of any prize awarded. Restrictions, conditions, and limitations may apply. Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen prize items.

Prize will only be awarded and/or delivered to addresses within USA. All federal, state and/or local taxes, fees, and surcharges are the sole responsibility of the prize winner. Failure to comply with the Official Rules will result in forfeiture of the prize.

5.  Online Entry: Enter the Sweepstakes during the Promotion Period online by signing into the entry form and perform the tasks provided. The entry form can be found on the following website at  http://mcriblocator.com/blog/2017/11/12/2017-mcrib-drink-pairing-survey/.

Automated or robotic Entries submitted by individuals or organizations will be disqualified. Internet entry must be made by the entrant. Any attempt by an entrant to obtain more than the stated number of Entries by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations, logins or any other methods, including, but not limited to, commercial contest/sweepstakes subscription notification and/or entering services, will void that entrant’s Entries and that entrant may be disqualified. Final eligibility for the award of any prize is subject to eligibility verification as set forth below. All Entries must be posted by the end of the Promotion Period in order to participate. Sponsor’s database clock will be the official time keeper for this Sweepstakes.

6.  Privacy: All entrants acknowledge that if they are chosen as a winner, certain of their personally identifying information may be disclosed to third parties at least as required by law, including, without limitation, on a winner’s list. All personal information submitted as part of the Sweepstakes may be shared by and between the Promotion Entities, and each of the Promotion Entities will use such information in accordance with their respective independent online privacy policies. The privacy policy of Kleincast LLC can be found at http://mcriblocator.com/privacy

7.  Limitation of Liability: Sponsor is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes or by any technical or human error, which may occur in the processing of submissions in the Sweepstakes. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any misdirected or lost mail, or any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay of operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, Entries. Sponsor is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of email or players on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or combination thereof, including injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating downloading materials in the Sweepstakes. If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, then Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes. In such event, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, perform the random drawing from among all eligible Entries received prior to or after such cancellation, suspension, or modification.

In the event of a dispute concerning who registered online to participate in the Sweepstakes, the registration will be declared to have been made by the authorized account holder is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an internet provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, education institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. A potential winner may be requested to provide Sponsor with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the email address. If a dispute cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the entry will be deemed ineligible.

8.  Winner’s List: To obtain a copy of any legally required winners list or a copy of the Official Rules, send the applicable request and a self-addresses, stamped, #10 envelope to Alan Klein cc: 2017 McRib Drink Pairing Survey at PO Box 3281 Burnsville, MN 55337. Request must be received no later than 48 hours + 6 MONTHS for the name of the winner and, by the end of the promotion, for a copy of the rules.

9.  Sponsor: The Sweepstakes is sponsored by Kleincast LLC, Burnsville, MN, weather@kleincast.com

10. Rafflecopter Disclaimer: This promotion is powered by Rafflecopter. Metric Feat LLC (“Rafflecopter”) does not sponsor, administer or endorse this promotion. By entering this promotion, Participants agree to Rafflecopter’s Privacy Policy (http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/privacy/). For technical information about the Rafflecopter widget, please visit http://blog.rafflecopter.com/2012/08/anatomy-rafflecopter-giveaway/.

11. Facebook Disclaimer: Entrants should understand that they are providing their information to the Sponsor and not to Facebook. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook.

12. McDonalds Disclaimer: Entrants should understand that they are providing their information to the Sponsor and not to McDonalds. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with McDonalds or any of it’s affiliates.

13. OTHER

International McRib Commercials

We wanted to see what type of YouTube information was available for international McRibs, and came across a handful of interesting videos we decided we would share.

A couple of interesting tidbits.
1) It appears Claudia Black (Stargate SG1, Farscape) enjoys the McRib much more than Mom’s roast in Australia Video #1.

2) The Malaysia commercial reveals that the secret sprinkling on top of the traditional McRib Bun is….(see end of commercial below).

Take a look below, and make sure to vote for which video you liked the most!

Australia #1

Australia #2

Spain #1

Spain #2

Japan

Portugal:

Guatemala:

Malaysia:

 

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A Sneak Peak into the Life of Alan Klein

Hello McRib Fans! This is Kimberly Klein, wife of  McRib Locator Creator, Alan Klein. While Alan has stepped away form the computer for a few moments, I decided to sneak in here to let you in on a little something going on around here over the last twelve months.

You see, last year around this time, we were contacted by McDonalds. The folks there loved our work, and wanted to include Alan in the Legends of McRib Launch event in NYC. We were thrilled and honored to be included in such an event. We packed our bags, picked up some new clothes, got our hair cut and flew to NYC.

November 2, 2010 - ©McDonalds

While life could never be the same after such a fabulous event, we returned to Minnesota to our home, dogs, and jobs. We continued alerting McRib fans about sightings through our facebook page, twitter account and the Locator Map and Blog. It was fun hearing from other McRibs fans all over the world, and getting to know a few through our McRib Fan of the Week series.

 

December 7, 2010 ©Kimberly Klein


However, about this time McRib sightings started to go down and eventually, there were no more McRibs at our local McDonalds. In a state of frustration, Alan publicly declared via Facebook and twitter that he would not cut his hair until he again had a McDonalds McRib… or the Vikings won the Superbowl. Ugh. At first, this was fun. He told people of his plan. They laughed it off.

December 24, 2010 ©Kimberly Klein

After a month or so, he had to dig out his comb. After a few more months, Alan’s hair was noticeably longer and curlier than his typical uncombed mess.

May 30, 2011 ©Kimberly Klein

Month by month, more and more people would ask him about cutting his hair. He faithfully stuck to his promise of not cutting his hair until he again was able to taste a McRib (being the Vikings had long ago given up on a Superbowl for the year).

July 3, 2011 ©Kimberly Klein

July 3, 2011 ©Kimberly Klein

July 29, 2011 ©Kimberly Klein

We hosted family gatherings, attended weddings, and went on our annual anniversary vacation. People gave Alan a hard time. Everyone had their own story of why Alan was growing out his hair… maybe he was trying out for the Vikings, or trying to have longer hair than Kimberly, or quite possibly he just liked having a mullet. Alan was always quick to tell them what was really going on… He was waiting for the McRib.

August 13, 2011 ©Kimberly Klein

Alan was a trooper this summer. There were many long hot days I was starting to wonder if he would give in (such as this McRib Fever day), however he stuck to it.

September 4, 2011 ©Kimberly Klein

September 4, 2011 ©Kimberly Klein

Now today, we are starting to hear of McRib reports in the southern states. Just as the weather is cooling off, football season is in full swing, and McDonalds Monopoly is in play, we again hear of McRibs tales.

October 7, 2011 ©Kimberly Klein

It has been a year since Alan cut his hair. Though he may need to start sporting a ponytail, hopefully it will not be for long.

October 7, 2011 ©Kimberly Klein

 

My plea to you, dear McRib Locator fans… Please continue checking your local McDonalds. Pin your sightings to the McRib Locator Map, and send any photos of you receipts, McRib meal, etc to photos@mcriblocator.com. We count on your sightings and photos to keep the website as accurate as possible. Additionally, this year, we are counting on you to help us pin down a local McDonalds for Alan to have his first McRib of the 2011 season.

 

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Update: McRibs in Japan

Last week we reported that the McRib had returned to Japan. Since then, the Web has been buzzing with details of their version of the McRib. I have found one blog that has a series of pictures of the McRib from it’s unveiling from the wrapper, to the tray insert, to various shots of the McRib itself Japanese McRib via Blog Post.
Additionally, I received another images of this McRib from a California resident visiting Japan.

Japan McRib via Mathew K.


Contrasting this McRib versus the typical US version.
Japan:
Sesame hoagie bun, Mayo (sometimes much mayo), Lettuce,Onion,lemon sauce, McRib patty, BBQ sauce, bottom of bun.


US:
Cornmeal topped hoagie bun, Pickles, Onion, BBQ Sauce slathered McRib patty, bottom of bun.


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If you find the McRib, make sure to enter your sighting at http://mcriblocator.com. Also, send us a photo (photos@mcriblocator.com) of your receipt so that your sighting may be promoted to confirmed! Bonus for those that also send a photo of themselves enjoying the McRib. We will share these on the blog.