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Official Rules

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Last Updated / Effective Date January 1, 2026

The 2026-2027 Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove Kitchen Design Contest (the "Contest") is sponsored by Sub-Zero Group, Inc., 2835 Bud’s Drive, Fitchburg, WI 53719 (the "Sponsor"), manufacturer of Sub-Zero®, Wolf®, and Cove®; brand appliances.

ELIGIBILITY

Employees and immediate family members of the Sponsor, its affiliates (including distributors and dealers), and current judges or members of their firms are not eligible and are prohibited from entering the Contest.

Professional Categories: The Contest's Professional Categories are open to professional kitchen designers, architects, residential designers, interior designers, builders, remodelers, landscape designers and landscape architects only. For all Professional Categories, the construction of the project must be complete between January 1, 2026, and December 31, 2027. Entrants may submit more than one entry in the various Professional Categories.

Student Category: The Contest’s Student Category is open to students currently enrolled at an accredited college or university. Entries from students graduating before December 31, 2027, will be accepted only if their projects are completed and graded by their professors prior to graduation. The Student Category is limited to one entry per entrant.

There is no purchase necessary to enter or win.

Sponsor reserves the sole right to determine eligibility.

Prohibitions on Eligibility: We cannot accept entries from persons located in or projects based in Iran, North Korea, Cuba, or the Crimea, Donetsk or Luhansk regions of Ukraine, or in any country which is subsequently added to the United States List of State Sponsors of Terrorism during the Contest period. We cannot accept entries for any person or entity listed on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Denied Persons List, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Blocked Persons List, the Specially Designated Nationals List, or a debarred party by the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Contest entries must be submitted online at subzero-wolf.com/contest. The Contest closes December 31, 2027. Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. Central Time on December 31, 2027, in order to be eligible.

Entrants must register for an account and be logged in to submit an entry. If an entrant is under the age of 18 or the age of majority in their state of residence as applicable, his or her parent or legal guardian must create an account and be logged in to submit an entry.

Mail-in entries will not be accepted.

Entries must be of a private, residential space only. Showroom, retail, commercial, hospitality, public recreational, educational, and other non-residential environments are not eligible.

No identifying information should be included to maintain the integrity of this blind contest.

Neither the entrant's nor the firm's name should appear on any submitted plans, narratives, renderings, photographs, or files. Do not include any revealing information that could help identify the designer or firm. In addition, project names must be devoid of any identifying information such as address, city, firm name, and designer name. Client name is permitted if they approve of the use of their name.

All entries MUST meet national code requirements and restrictions.

Entries must include a minimum of five (5) color photographs of the completed design that the primary entrant has the rights to use and transfer to the Sponsor for the sole purpose of promoting the Contest. Finished kitchen photos cannot be computer generated images (AI or CGI). Please try to capture as much of the kitchen as possible. The Sponsor highly recommends at least one (1) photograph be taken with the qualifying refrigerator unit’s door open, to identify and validate the product model. At least one photograph must sufficiently feature the primary Sub-Zero® or Wolf® product as applicable, so the Sponsor can effectively identify and validate the product model.

Entries must include a minimum of one (1) digital or hand drawn floor plan with dimensions.

Submit early to ensure you have the most accurate and complete entry. Projects can be submitted as soon as they are completed in 2026 or 2027 and do not need to wait until contest deadline.

Incomplete entries will be automatically disqualified.

Any entry generated in whole or in part by Artificial Intelligence, as determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion, will be disqualified and any prize awarded based on such an entry will be forfeited.

Professional categories’ eligibility requirements:

Kitchen Style entries must include all of the following:

Small Space Kitchen entries must meet all of the Kitchen Style entry requirements (listed above), plus the following:

First-Time Entrant  entries must meet all of the Kitchen Style entry requirements (listed above), plus the following:

Best Use Outside of Kitchen entries must meet one of the following requirements in one room or designated space:

Student category eligibility requirements:

JUDGING

The Contest is judged by a panel of esteemed professionals from the architectural, interior design and kitchen design disciplines from around the world. The Contest is blind, and no judge has access to identifying information regarding entrant, firm or client. Judges reserve the right to reclassify the kitchen style if they unanimously agree to the advantage of the entrant.

All votes and decisions of the judging panel are final.

Judges evaluate all qualifying entries on the following criteria:

A fourth aspect is applied to the First-Time Entrant category during the judging process. In addition to the three aspects listed above, the judges will take into consideration which of the kitchen designs is the most surprising, fascinating, out-of-the-box, and has a deep conviction to its vision.

PRIZES

IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PRIZES, EACH ENTRANT SELECTED AS A WINNER MUST SIGN A RELEASE IN THE FORM REQUESTED BY THE SPONSOR GRANTING CERTAIN RIGHTS (INCLUDING A COPYRIGHT LICENSE) IN THE MATERIALS AND PHOTOS SUBMITTED WITH HIS OR HER ENTRY.

Global Winners:

  1. 1st Place Traditional Kitchen Design winner - $35,000
  2. 1st Place Transitional Kitchen Design winner - $35,000
  3. 1st Place Contemporary Kitchen Design winner - $35,000
  4. 2nd Place Traditional Kitchen Design winner - $20,000
  5. 2nd Place Transitional Kitchen Design winner - $20,000
  6. 2nd Place Contemporary Kitchen Design winner - $20,000
  7. 3rd Place Traditional Kitchen Design winner - $10,000
  8. 3rd Place Transitional Kitchen Design winner - $10,000
  9. 3rd Place Contemporary Kitchen Design winner - $10,000
  10. Small Space Kitchen winner - $5,000 (1 prize)
  11. First-Time Entrant winner - $5,000 (1 prize)
  12. Best Use Outside of Kitchen winner - $5,000 (1 prize)
  13. Student winner - $5,000 (1 prize)
  14. Each Professional Finalist - $2,000

All federal, state, local, municipal, income and other taxes (if any) are the sole responsibility of the winners. Cash prizes are subject to withholding and cannot be awarded until the winner provides the Sponsor with a W-9 form or equivalent acceptable to Sponsor.

Cash prizes won by teams are normally distributed to the primary entrant designated on the entry form. However, Sponsor reserves the right to distribute prizes to any team member in its sole discretion.

Each of the Professional Finalists and the Student Winner will be awarded a trip for two (primary entrant and one guest only, even in the case of teams) to the Summit & Gala, which is currently planned for the Spring of 2028 (“Trip Prize”). The approximate retail value of each Trip Prize for two is $7,600.

Total value of all prizes is approximately $600,000 (USD)

Odds of winning a prize depend on the number of eligible entries received. Sponsor reserves the right to award fewer prizes than listed in these rules if the quality or quantity of submissions is insufficient.

Trip Prize Information:

Guests must be 18 years of age or older. No exceptions.

The Trip Prize consists of

(a) two (2) round-trip coach class tickets for air transportation from the major airport located closest to the winner’s home to the location of the Summit & Gala;

(b) hotel accommodations for 3 nights (one room, double occupancy);

(c) ground transportation to and from the hotel and to sponsored events (additional ground transportation costs are at winner’s expense);

(d) sponsor designated meals: total=3 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 3 dinners; and

(e) sponsor designated excursions: 1 per full day=2 total

The actual value of the Trip Prize is expected to vary, based on the point of origination, airfare and hotel pricing. If the actual value of the travel portion of the Trip Prize is less than stated, the difference will not be awarded in cash, and no such claim will be honored. If the Trip Prize winner resides within 200 miles of the travel destination, alternate travel arrangements may be made by Sponsor at its sole discretion and the value of the Trip Prize may be adjusted accordingly. The Trip must be scheduled through the Sponsor’s designated agent. The Sponsor’s designated agent will determine airline, flight, and hotel itineraries in its sole discretion. Airline carrier regulations and conditions apply.

The Trip may not be combined with any other offer and travel may not qualify for frequent flyer miles. Guest of Trip Prize winner must travel with Trip Prize winner on same itinerary. Travel must originate from and end at the same airport. Sponsor will not be responsible for changes in schedule of any element of the Trip Prize and will not be liable for any expenses resulting from flight cancellation/delay. The Trip Prize winner and guest must possess any necessary travel documents (i.e., valid government-issued photo ID; passport) in order to travel. A Trip Prize winner and his/her travel companion are solely responsible for determining and obtaining all necessary travel documents and other travel requirements. In the event Trip Prize winner has no guest accompany him/her on the trip, the Trip Prize will be awarded in increments appropriate for the actual number of travelers and Trip Prize winner will not receive any compensation for such substitution. All expenses associated with Trip Prize travel package not specifically described above will be the sole responsibility of the winner and of his/her travel companion, including without limitation, fuel, tips, incidentals and food and beverages. If the Trip Prize winner and/or their Guest should choose excursions and/or meals not offered by the Sponsor, all costs are the sole responsibility of the Trip Prize winner and/or Guest and they will not be reimbursed for said costs.

Sponsor will not be responsible for acts of God, acts of terrorism, pandemics, civil disturbances, work stoppage or any other natural or man-made disaster outside its control that may cause the cancellation or postponement of the Trip Prize. Trip Prize winner and guest may wish to obtain travel insurance (or other forms of insurance) at their own expense and hereby acknowledge that the Sponsor has not and will not obtain or provide travel insurance or any other form of insurance. The Trip Prize is non-assignable and nontransferable. The Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. Trip Prize winners are solely responsible for payment of all federal, state, and local taxes on the prize value awarded and for all costs and expenses not specified herein, and other expenses incurred by accepting the prizes are the sole responsibility of the winner.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

The Contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law.

By entering, Entrants warrant that: (1) their entry is their original concept; (2) they are authorized by the owner of the design to enter the design in the Contest; (3) Artificial Intelligence was not employed in the creation of their entry and/or design; (4) the design does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party; and (5) they have secured the rights to use the photographs in the contest and for the Sponsor to use all photos in the promotion of the Contest

Entrants or their firms, as applicable, retain ownership of all design ideas submitted in the Contest. However, by submitting designs and materials in the Contest, entrants irrevocably grant to Sponsor a fully paid-up, worldwide, assignable license to use and reproduce the submitted materials and photos and derivations thereof in all media for all purposes relating to the Contest (including future versions of the Contest) or advertising or promotion of Sponsor or its brands, including but not limited to in print ads, the Sub-Zero Wolf website, and current and future Social Media platforms relating to any awards the entrant wins.

Entrants grant the Sponsor permission to contact them using the contact information provided on the contest entry form, including via electronic messages (such as email and text).

Sponsor is not responsible for any expenses incurred by entrants in connection with their participation in the Contest and will not return any materials submitted in the Contest.

Sponsor reserves the right to remove any entry information or comments from the Contest web page that it deems objectionable, obscene, or inappropriate for public consumption.

The Contest may be terminated by the Sponsor at any time in its sole discretion.

Each entrant shall indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor, its affiliates, assigns, and their agents and employees, against liability should any third-party claim that the use by the Sponsor, its affiliates, assigns, and/or their agents or employees of materials submitted by such entrant violates any right of such third party with respect to the materials.

Participation in the Contest constitutes an agreement by each entrant, including all members of a team in the case of a team entry, to be bound by these Official Rules. By entering the Contest, entrants agree that these Rules will not be construed for or against a party based on its level of participation in drafting these Rules.

Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer systems, servers, software, Internet service provider, or e-mail systems; failure of any entry to be received on account of technical problems, or incomplete, late, lost, damaged, illegible or misdirected electronic communications; or any combination thereof, including damage to entrants’ or anyone else’s computer equipment related to or resulting from participation in this Contest.

Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify persons found tampering with or otherwise abusing any aspect of this Contest as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.

By entering the Contest, each entrant agrees that (a) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action and shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in Madison, Wisconsin USA, and entrant hereby consents and submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action; (2) any claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred in entering the Contest, but shall in no event include attorneys’ fees or costs; and (3) EXCEPT WHERE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY ENTRANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN ANY AWARD FOR, AND EACH ENTRANT HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO CLAIM, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL AND/OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED, AND ANY OTHER DAMAGES, OTHER THAN DAMAGES FOR ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES INCURRED IN ENTERING THE CONTEST.

All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrants and Sponsor and its agents shall be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin, USA without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law of any jurisdiction. 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 by the Contest.

The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of these Official Contest Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of these Rules, which shall remain in full force and effect.

THESE CONTEST RULES MAY BE CHANGED AND UPDATED WITHOUT NOTICE. ENTRANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING THE CONTEST WEBPAGE FOR CHANGES AND SHOULD REVIEW THE RULES PRIOR TO EACH SUBMISSION.

IN NO EVENT WILL SPONSOR, ITS AFFILIATES, ASSIGNEES, OR THEIR AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, ARISING FROM ACCESS TO, OR USE OF, THIS WEBSITE, ELECTRONIC OR COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONS, OR ENTRANT PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST, EVEN IF SPONSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

For the names of the Contest winners, send a self-addressed, stamped, envelope by November 1, 2026, to:

Trade Marketing
Sub-Zero Group, Inc.
2835 Buds Drive
Fitchburg, WI 53719

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