September 10, 2026
One fraternity at a Southeastern Conference member university will win enough Lil Butcher Shoppe Smoked Sausage to serve up to 300 people at an eligible college-football tailgate.
Entries may be posted beginning at 12:00 a.m. Central Time on September 10, 2026.
The competition closes, and likes will be counted, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time on October 11, 2026.
Entrants must:
Multiple members may enter on behalf of the same fraternity chapter, but likes from separate videos will not be combined.
If the same video is posted on both Instagram and TikTok, the video with the most likes will be considered the official entry. Likes from multiple platforms, duplicate posts or reposts will not be combined.
The eligible official entry displaying the greatest number of verified, organic likes at 11:59 p.m. Central Time on October 10, 2026 will be named the potential winner.
Purchased, automated, fraudulent or artificially generated likes are prohibited. Paid boosting, paid advertising, engagement services, bots, incentive-for-like promotions and other attempts to manipulate engagement are also prohibited.
Organic sharing by fraternity members, alumni, friends and supporters is encouraged.
The winning fraternity chapter will receive enough Lil Butcher Shoppe Smoked Sausage to provide approximately 300 standard servings at one eligible college-football tailgate.
Approximate prize details:
The winning chapter’s requested game and tailgate date are subject to Sponsor approval, product availability, delivery logistics, university policies and applicable laws.
Cooking, catering, grills, fuel, serving equipment, buns, condiments, side dishes, beverages, staffing, permits, insurance, admission, transportation and other tailgate expenses are not included.
Complete Official Rules follow.
The Lil Butcher Shoppe Sausage Bowl (“Contest”) is sponsored by:
Lil Butcher Shoppe
1910 Broadway Drive
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
contact@lilbutchershoppe.com
This Contest is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, the Southeastern Conference, NCAA, any participating university, any fraternity or national fraternity organization, Instagram, Meta or TikTok.
Participation constitutes the entrant’s complete agreement to these Official Rules and the Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Contest.
Receiving a prize is contingent upon compliance with these Official Rules and successful verification of the entrant and fraternity chapter.
The Contest is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia who:
The Sponsor may require written verification from a chapter president, advisor or other authorized representative.
Employees, owners, officers and immediate family or household members of the Sponsor and its affiliated companies, agencies and Contest administrators are not eligible.
The Contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law.
The Contest begins at 12:00 a.m. Central Time on September 10, 2026, and ends at 11:59 p.m. Central Time on October 10, 2026 (“Contest Period”).
The Sponsor’s designated clock is the official timekeeping device.
Entries posted before or after the Contest Period are ineligible.
To enter, an eligible participant must:
One entry is permitted per individual. Multiple individuals may enter for the same chapter, but each entry will be evaluated separately and likes will not be combined.
Each entry must:
Entries must not contain:
The Sponsor may disqualify any entry it determines, in its sole discretion, violates these standards or is otherwise unsuitable.
At or as close as reasonably practicable to 9:00 a.m. Central Time on October 10, 2026, the Sponsor will record the publicly displayed number of likes on each eligible official entry.
The eligible entry with the highest verified like count will be declared the potential winner.
The entrant must keep the account public and the like count visible until the winner is confirmed. The Sponsor may request screenshots, platform analytics or other information needed to verify the count.
The following are prohibited:
Normal, unpaid promotion through chapter accounts, member accounts, alumni groups, personal messages and organic social sharing is permitted.
If the Sponsor identifies suspicious activity, it may investigate, exclude questionable likes or disqualify the entry. The Sponsor’s engagement-verification decisions are final.
If two or more eligible entries have the same verified like count, a Sponsor-selected panel will evaluate the tied entries according to:
The entry receiving the highest total score will be the potential winner.
The potential winner will be contacted by direct message on or about October 11, 2026.
The entrant must respond within 48 hours and may be required to provide:
If the potential winner cannot be contacted by October 15th, 2026, fails to respond, cannot verify eligibility or violates these Official Rules, the Sponsor may select the eligible entry with the next-highest verified like count.
A participant is not an official winner until verification is complete.
One prize will be awarded to the fraternity chapter represented by the verified winning entry.
The prize consists of approximately 80 pounds of Lil Butcher Shoppe Smoked Sausage, estimated by the Sponsor to provide up to 300 standard servings.
The prize:
The Sponsor may substitute a prize of equal or greater value if the advertised prize becomes unavailable.
The winning chapter is responsible for proper refrigeration, storage, preparation, cooking, service and compliance with package instructions, food-safety guidance, university rules, permits and applicable laws.
Recipients are responsible for reviewing ingredient and allergen information and communicating that information to guests.
All costs not expressly included in the prize are the responsibility of the winning chapter. All applicable taxes are the responsibility of the prize recipient.
Entrants retain ownership of their original content.
By entering, each entrant grants the Sponsor a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free right to reproduce, repost, publish, display, distribute, edit for length or format, and otherwise use the entry—as well as the entrant’s name, likeness, fraternity chapter and university identification—for Contest administration, winner announcements and Lil Butcher Shoppe advertising and promotional purposes in any media without additional compensation, notice or approval, except where prohibited by law.
Each entrant represents that:
The Sponsor is not required to use or repost any entry.
Except where prohibited, acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for the Sponsor to use the winner’s name, likeness, chapter name, university and prize information for promotional purposes without additional compensation.
Use of a university, conference or fraternity name for identification does not imply that the organization sponsored or endorsed the Contest.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, Instagram, Meta, TikTok, the Southeastern Conference, NCAA, participating universities, fraternity organizations and each of their respective officers, employees, representatives and agents from claims arising from participation in the Contest or acceptance, possession, preparation or use of the prize.
This includes claims related to:
Nothing in these Official Rules limits liability that cannot legally be limited.
By entering, each participant completely releases Instagram, Meta and TikTok from responsibility relating to the Contest.
The Contest is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Instagram, Meta or TikTok.
Entrants must comply with all applicable platform terms, community guidelines, intellectual-property rules, commercial-content policies and disclosure requirements.
The Sponsor may suspend, modify or cancel the Contest if fraud, technical problems, platform changes, unauthorized intervention, natural disaster or another circumstance outside the Sponsor’s reasonable control affects the fairness, security or administration of the Contest.
If the Contest is terminated early, the Sponsor may select a winner from eligible entries received before termination using the method it determines is fairest under the circumstances.
Questions regarding eligibility, entries or the prize may be directed to:
carolineabney@lilbutchershoppe.com
If any abbreviated promotion description conflicts with these Official Rules, these Official Rules control.