Unveiling the Duck Brand Duct Tape Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest: A Comprehensive Guide

The Duck Brand Duct Tape Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest offers high school and homeschool students the chance to win scholarship money by creating and wearing prom attire made from Duck brand duct tape. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the contest encourages students to showcase their creativity and craftsmanship. This article provides a detailed overview of the contest requirements, eligibility, entry process, judging criteria, and other essential information.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the Duck Brand Duct Tape Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest, entrants must meet specific requirements:

Residency: Be a resident of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia (excluding Maryland, Colorado, Nebraska, and North Dakota), or a legal resident of Canada (excluding the Province of Quebec).
Age: Be 14 years of age or older as of the date of entry.
Enrollment: Be enrolled in a high school or home school association at the high-school level during the 2024-2025 school year.
Previous Finalists: Anyone designated as a Finalist in a previous Duck® Brand Duct Tape Stuck at Prom® Scholarship Contest is not eligible to participate.

The following individuals are not eligible to enter: employees, directors, and officers (and their immediate families, including spouses, parents, children, and siblings, and their respective spouses), and their respective household members (whether related or not) of the Sponsor, and their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, advertising and promotion agencies, and all others associated with the design, execution, production, development, and promotion of this Contest.

Contest Timing

The Contest begins at 12:00:00 PM Eastern Time (“ET”) on March 26, 2025, and ends at 12:00:00 PM ET on July 9, 2025 (the “Overall Contest Period”). Eligible Participants will have the opportunity to submit their Entry in the Contest from 12:00:00 PM ET on March 26, 2025, through 12:00:00 PM ET on June 4, 2025 (the “Entry Period”). All components of each Entry must be submitted online within the Entry Period in accordance with these Official Rules and received by 12:00:00 PM ET on June 4, 2025, in order to be eligible. Each Entry will be scored by a panel of judges from June 11, 2025, through June 18, 2025 (the “Judging Period”) and the top-scoring Entries will be deemed the Finalists (the “Finalists”) and will move on to Community Voting which will run from 12:00:00 PM ET on June 25, 2025, through 12:00:00 PM ET on July 9, 2025 (the “Community Voting Period”). After the end of the Community Voting Period, Sponsor will determine and validate the final winners of the Contest. The final winners will be announced on or about July 16, 2025.

How to Enter

Eligible Participants may enter the Contest as one (1) single individual only ("Entrant"). Each Entrant must create and wear: prom attire consisting of either a complete dress (the "Dress Category") or a complete tuxedo including a jacket, shirt, and pants (the "Tux Category") and accessories made using Duck® brand duct tape and/or Duck® brand crafting tape ("Duck Tape® Prom Attire"). Other materials, in addition to Duck® brand duct tape, may be used or incorporated into the design of the Entry. Entrants must submit at least one (1) photo showing the Entrant wearing Duck Tape® Prom Attire; the location of the photograph is at the discretion of the Entrant.

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To enter the Contest, participants must adhere to the following steps:

Create Prom Attire: Design and create prom attire, which includes either a complete dress or a complete tuxedo (jacket, shirt, and pants) and accessories. The attire must be made using Duck brand duct tape and/or Duck brand crafting tape. Other materials may be used in addition to Duck brand duct tape.
Photo Submission: Submit at least one high-resolution color photo showing the entrant wearing the Duck Tape Prom Attire. Multiple photos displaying different angles and details are encouraged, as they typically score higher with the judges.
Essay or Video Submission: Entrants must submit either a written essay or a video documenting their journey creating the attire.
Online Entry Form: Complete the online entry form, acknowledging agreement with the Official Rules by checking the designated box.
Parental Permission (if applicable): Entrants under 18 years of age need parental permission to enter the contest. The parent/guardian can then elect to REMOVE their child and prevent them from entering by clicking the link provided. If a parent/GUARDIAN does not elect to REMOVE their child, the Entry submitted will be accepted.

All components of the Contest Entry must be submitted online in English within the Entry Period to be eligible. No other method of Contest Entry will be accepted.

Photo Tips

Entries with multiple photos showing different angles and details typically score higher, as judges can better appreciate your craftsmanship.
Make sure your photos are high resolution and in focus.
Use natural lighting whenever possible.
Avoid flash photography.
Make sure your outfit/accessory is the main focus of each photo.
Minimize or avoid photo filters and editing.
Be sure to save your photo in .jpg format.
Consider a plain white background or outdoor space with minimal distractions behind.

Verify Image Use Rights

If your outfit photos were taken by a professional, they will need to send you a consent form to upload.

Judging Criteria

During the Judging Period, all eligible Contest Entries in the Dress Category and Tux Category, respectively, will be judged by a panel of expert judges (the “Judges”) based on the following criteria:

Workmanship (20%): Assessed on the quality, neatness, and attention to detail in creating the outfits and accessories.
Originality (20%): Judged on the uniqueness, inventiveness, creativity, and original thought of the outfits and accessories.
Use of Colors (20%): Evaluated on the combination, integration, and harmony of colors used in the outfits and accessories.
Accessories (20%): Judged on the creativity and use of accessories in accentuating and completing the outfits.
Use of Duck® Brand Duct Tape (20%): Assessed on the specific tapes and other materials used to construct the pieces of the outfits and accessories.

Based on the Judges' scores, and as determined by Sponsor, the five (5) top-scoring Contest Entries in the Dress Category and the five (5) top-scoring Contest Entries in the Tux Category will be declared Finalists (each a “Finalist”, together the “Finalists”) and will move on to the Community Voting Period. In the event of a tie in either the Dress Category or the Tux Category, the Contest Entries involved in the tie will be reviewed by an additional Judge who will serve as a tiebreaker and who will evaluate Entries according to the judging criteria listed above.

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Community Voting

All eligible Finalists’ Contest Entries will appear on the Contest Voting Site (the “Voting Site”) accessible at www.stuckatprom.com either as a Dress Category Finalist or a Tux Category Finalist, respectively. Eligible Voters may vote for the Finalist and Category Entry of their choice. A day is defined as 12:00:00 AM ET to 11:59:59 PM ET. The Entry of each Finalist, as-is or as may be edited by Sponsor, will be posted and made publicly available on the Voting Site. Votes may only be submitted online. All votes must be received between 12:00:00 PM ET on June 25, 2025, and 12:00:00 PM ET on July 9, 2025, to be valid.

Determination of Winners

Upon the close of the Community Voting Period, Sponsor will tally the online votes. Sponsor reserves the right to disregard any votes it reasonably deems ineligible or fraudulent. The Finalist receiving the greatest number of valid votes in the Dress Category will be selected as the winner of the Dress Category and awarded the First Place Prize for the Dress Category. The Finalist receiving the greatest number of valid votes in the Tux Category will be selected as the winner of the Tux Category and awarded the First Place Prize in the Tux Category. The remaining Finalists will each be awarded a Runners Up Prize. In addition, three (3) Special Category Prize winners will be determined by the panel of judges in their sole discretion from the remaining 8 Runner Up Prize winners (not including the First Place Prize winners of the Dress and Tux categories). The three categories are described in the chart below:

Most Runway Worthy Prize: The Entry that is the trendiest/most fashion-forward.
Most Inspiring Prize: The Entry includes the best use of culture or has the most inspiring story behind the creation.
Trust E’s Choice Prize: The Entry that is overall most favored by the judges.

Prizes

Dollars. Total ARV of all prizes is $41,800. All Cash Scholarship Prizes will be awarded as checks to winners. All taxes and any other costs not specifically stated within these Official Rules are the sole responsibility of the winners/parents/guardians.

Reasons for Disqualification

Several reasons can lead to disqualification from the Duck Brand Duct Tape Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest. These include:

Age Restriction Violation: Providing a date of birth indicating that the entrant is not 14 years of age or older.
Competitor Brand Tape: The entry appears to contain a competitor’s brand tape.
Non-Original Creation: The entry appears not to be an original creation.
Previous Winning Entry: The entry has won in a previous year.
Copyright Infringement: The entry infringes on third-party copyrights or other protected works. Copyrights are tricky - and stricter than you think. If your Duck Tape® prom outfit or submission materials use existing work from someone else, it could be a copyright infringement. That means it could be disqualified from entry.
Multiple Entries: Only one entry is permitted per single entrant.
Non-Prom Attire: The entry is not prom attire comprised of Duck Tape®.
Restricted Location: The address provided is in a state or province with contest and/or sweepstakes restriction laws.
Ineligible Enrollment: Entrants must be enrolled in a high school or home school association at the high-school level during the 2024-2025 school year.
Missing Photo: Entrants must submit at least one photo showing themselves wearing their creation.

General Entry Conditions

LIMIT ONE (1) CONTEST ENTRY PER ENTRANT. Subsequent submissions made by the same Entrant will not be considered. Photographs and Videos must be of good quality. Modifying, enhancing, retouching or altering any photographs/videos provided in connection with this Contest in any way may disqualify the Contest Entry, at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. An Entrant may be required to provide a release to the Sponsor for the submitted photograph/video, at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. If a photograph/video is taken by another party (“Photographer”), Entrant to the Contest must receive permission from the Photographer to submit the selected photograph/video in the Contest. Entrants to the Contest may use the Sponsor’s name, logo and product in their Contest Entry. Incomplete Contest Entries or Contest Entries not complying with these Official Rules are subject to disqualification. Contest Entries that have been generated by a script, macro, bot or any other automated means will be deemed void. Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, incomplete, damaged, or misdirected Contest Entries. Sponsor’s decisions are final on all matters relating to this Contest.

Content Restrictions

The Contest Entry must be in keeping with the Sponsor’s image, and may not be offensive, nor can it defame, or invade upon the publicity rights or privacy of any person or otherwise infringe upon any person or entity’s intellectual property, personal or proprietary rights, as determined by Sponsor and the Judges in their sole discretion. Each Entrant to the Contest must either (i) be the sole and exclusive owner of all rights (including, without limitation, all intellectual property rights) in and to all content and elements incorporated into or used in the Contest Entry; or (ii) have the express written permission to use such content and elements from the owner(s) of the rights to such content and elements.

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