Hbo Max #KnightChallenge -
nominate a Local Hero
Official Rules
No Purchase necessary
Contest timing
The HBO Max #KnightChallenge - Nominate A Local Hero (the “Contest”) begins at 12:00 PM (noon) Eastern Time (“ET”) on 12/8/25 and ends at 12:00 PM (noon) ET on 1/2/26 (“Contest Period”).
Eligibility
Open only to Entrants and their Nominees (defined in Rule #3) who are legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States, and Washington D.C. who are at least 18 years of age and of the age of majority in their state of residence (i.e., 19 years of age in Alabama and Nebraska; 21 years of age in Mississippi). Void in Alaska, Hawaii and where prohibited by law. Employees of Home Box Office, Inc. (“Sponsor”), TikTok, and their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies (collectively, the “Promotion Entities”) and the immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible. Entrants must have a non-private TikTok account to enter; i.e., entries must be visible in public hashtag searches from time of Entry through time of winner verification. There is no purchase required to register for a TikTok account. Entrants must also have a valid email address, which will be used to verify potential winners.
Here’s how it works
During the Contest Period, publicly post a video on TikTok nominating a friend you have tagged (your “Nominee”) and describe how you (“Entrant”) believe they embody courage, valor, honor and sacrifice, along with the hashtags #KnightChallenge and #Contest (your "Submission" or “Entry”). All Entries must be received by 12:00 PM (noon) ET on 1/2/26.
Submissions must be 3 minutes length or fewer; if a video exceeds 3 minutes, only the first 3 minutes will be judged. If Entrant’s Submission features other people, Entrant attests that they have received permission from all people depicted in the Submission to enter the Contest. Entrant must make a written copy of such permission available to the Sponsor upon request. Limit one (1) Entry per TikTok account. A person may only use one TikTok account to enter. All Entries must comply with the Submission Guidelines outlined in Rule #4. Entrants submitting their Entry via TikTok, who do not follow @HBOMax, must have their TikTok DM privacy settings configured to allow incoming messages from non-followers
from time of Entry though time of prize award. Potential winning Entrants and their Nominees will each be recognized as winners, subject to completion of prize documents, compliance with the eligibility requirements (per Rule #2), and verification of eligibility (per Rule #5). In the event a potential winning Entrant or Nominee is disqualified for any reason, neither will be eligible to receive a prize.
Submission Guidelines
Entries must comply with TikTok Terms of Service. Determination of compliance with Submission Guidelines and these Official Rules will be in the sole discretion of the Sponsor/judges, whose decisions are final.
The Submission cannot contain/display any unacceptable clothing or adornments, or prominent commercial/corporate advertising other than Sponsor’s (including but not limited to corporate logos, brand names and slogans). Submission may include HBO and HBO Max brand names and/or trademarks; the use of HBO and HBO Max brand names and/or trademarks is permitted only for the purpose of entering in this Contest. The use of HBO or HBO Max brand names and/or trademarks is not required.
• Submission cannot contain any information that references personal information, such as addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers.
• The Submission must not contain derogatory statements (including words or symbols that are widely considered offensive to individuals of a certain race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic group).
• The Submission must not include threats to any person, place, business, or group; it must not invade privacy or other rights of any person, firm, entity, and it must not in any way violate or promote violation of applicable federal, state, or local laws and regulations including, but not limited to, those concerning copyright, plagiarism, trademark, publicity/privacy rights and defamation.
• Submission must not include or show any dangerous behavior or activity or contain content that promotes dangerous activities that may result in injury to oneself or others.
• Submission must not contain indecent behavior, profanities or obscenities, including but not limited to nudity, or pornography, and must not in any way disparage persons or organizations, including those associated with Sponsor.
• Submission must not include any personally identifiable information of any third party.
• Submission must not refer, depict or in any way reflect negatively upon the Sponsor, the Contest, or any other person or entity.
• Submission must be suitable for presentation in a public forum and be consistent with the theme and image of the Contest.
• Submission must not depict or promote any illegal activity of any kind or any irresponsible or excessive consumption of alcohol, promote illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons, or any particular political agenda or message.
• Entrant must receive prior written permission from the videographer if the video was taken by someone other than the Entrant. Such written permission must allow Entrant to grant the rights set forth in the Official Rules. Entrant must make written copies of such permission available to the Sponsor upon request.
• By entering, Entrant certifies that the Submission Entrant submitted includes Entrant’s own performance and that Entrant has followed and complied with the Official Rules of the Contest.
Judging
All Entries will be judged by Sponsor to determine (10) Finalist Entries which will then be judged by a separate panel of judges (specified by Sponsor) to determine (4) Grand Prize-Winning Entries, subject to verification of eligibility. Each winning Entry will consist of (2) winners, an Entrant winner and a Nominee winner. Judging will be based on: Relevance to Contest Theme (60%) and Originality and Creativity (40%). In the event a tie needs to be broken, tied Entries will be rejudged based on the above criteria. Potential winners (i.e., Entrants and their Nominees) will be contacted by @HBOMax via a Direct Message (“DM”) on TikTok, beginning on or about 1/5/25. Potential winners must email Sponsor’s agent the required information to be received within 24-hours from the time DM was sent. In the event a potential winner’s email is not received within this timeframe, that potential winner may be disqualified and an alternate potential winning Nominator/Nominee pair may be notified, time permitting. In the event a potential winning Entrant or Nominee is disqualified for any reason, both will be disqualified and neither will be eligible to receive a prize. Potential Grand Prize winners will be contacted by email and will be required to complete and return, electronically, a Declaration of Eligibility (in which they confirm their compliance with and agreement to the Official Rules), Release of Liability, Prize Acceptance Form, and (where legally permissible) a Publicity Release within 24-hours of notification. Noncompliance within this time period may result in disqualification and an alternate potential winning Nominator/Nominee pair will be notified, time permitting. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for undeliverable DMs or emails resulting from any form of active or passive filtering by email service providers or for insufficient space in user’s account to receive email. Return of any DM or email as undeliverable will result in disqualification and an alternate potential winning Nominator/Nominee pair will be notified, time permitting.
Prizes and Approximate Retail Value (arv)
Four (4) Grand Prizes – A 3-day/2-night trip (from 1/16/26 through 1/18/26) for winning Entrant and Nominee pair to attend to a VIP Fan Premiere Screening of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms on 1/17/26 at the AMC Theaters in the Westfield Century City shopping mall in Los Angeles, California where winning Nominees will be “knighted” by George R.R. Martin (the “Event”). Grand Prize winners must book travel through Sponsor’s designated agents and depart on 1/16/26 and return on 1/18/26 only and accept the flights offered by Sponsor or its agents in its sole discretion. If a Grand Prize winner is not able to travel on those dates, that Nominator/Nominee pair will forfeit their Grand Prize without compensation and Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize to an alternate potential winning Nominator/Nominee pair, time permitting. Grand Prize includes admission to the Event, hotel accommodations for 2 nights (1 room, double occupancy), round-trip economy air transportation from gateway airport nearest winner’s home, and roundtrip ground transportation in Los Angeles to/from airport/hotel. Each winner will also receive a check for $1,150 intended to help offset income taxes (ARV: $5,580 per prize; there is no retail value associated with the Event and the actual value of the Grand Prize will vary depending on date of booking and winner’s residency.) Prizes consist of only the items specifically listed as part of the prize. If the Event or the George R.R. Martin “knighting” portion of the Event does not take place as scheduled, for reasons such as cancellation, preemption or postponement, or for any reason beyond the control of Sponsor, the cancelled portion of the Event will not be awarded and no additional substitution or compensation will be provided.
Prize Conditions
Any Sponsor approved changes to confirmed itinerary, made at winner's request, may result in additional fees which will be the sole responsibility of winner. Airline carrier's regulations and conditions apply. Trip may not be combined with any other offer and travel may not qualify for frequent flyer miles. The travel arrangements must be made through Sponsor’s agent and on an airline carrier of Sponsor’s choice. Winners must possess valid travel documents (i.e., REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or REAL ID-compliant non-driver identification, passport or passport card) in order to travel. Winners are responsible for obtaining all necessary travel documents. Winners agree to follow any Covid or other protocols in place at time of travel/Event. Seat selection and timing of trip is subject to confirmation of reservations and availability. Trip must be taken on dates specified by Sponsor surrounding the Event or prize will be forfeited with no compensation. Return of prize notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification and an alternate may be determined, time permitting. No substitution or transfer of prize by winner permitted. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize or portion of prize with one of equal or greater value. In the event a winner engages in behavior during the Event that (as determined by Sponsor and/or Event venue/producers that, in their sole discretion) is deemed obnoxious, threatening, illegal, or that is intended to threaten or harass any person, Sponsor and/or Event venue reserves the right to request the winner leave the Event with no further obligations or compensation whatsoever to winner. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission to Sponsor and its promotional partners to use winner’s name, voice and/or likeness for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.
Grant of Rights
By submitting Entry, Entrant grants to Sponsor and its licensees, successors, assigns, affiliates and partners an exclusive, irrevocable right and license (but not the obligation) to use, alter and/or edit the Submission, as well as Entrant’s name, likeness, and/or TikTok handle name, in whole or in part, in any manner including without limitation future advertising, promotion and publicity in any medium now known or hereafter devised throughout the world in perpetuity (including without limitation digital media, including social media), without notice, approval or other consideration to you or any third party unless prohibited by law. Entrant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Promotion Entities from and against any and all liability, losses, costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred as a result of any Entry submitted to the Contest in violation of these terms or any rights granted herein.
General Rules
All federal, state and local taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of prize winners. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. By entering, Entrants grant to Sponsor the right to use all information submitted and Entry for purposes of advertising, publicity, marketing and other communications, worldwide, in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law. Proof of submission is not proof of receipt of Entry. Sponsor not responsible for incomplete, lost, late, damaged, illegible or misdirected mail/e-mail/DMs/messages or for any technical problems, malfunctions of any telephone lines, computer systems, servers, providers, hardware/software, lost or unavailable network connections or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmission or any combination thereof. Sponsor not responsible for any damage to any participant’s computer system/software related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Contest. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY AND SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Any suspected use of robotic, automatic, programmed, or the like methods of participation will void all such Submissions by such methods. Contest may be cancelled, modified, terminated or suspended if TikTok changes their terms during the course of the Contest so as to interfere with Sponsor's intended conduct of this Contest or if infected by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes outside control of Sponsor which impairs or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the Entry process or harasses any Sponsor representative or any Entrant, and to cancel, modify, terminate or suspend the Contest. In the event of termination, a notice will be posted at www.hboknightchallenge.com and the winners will be determined, in accordance with Rule #5, from among all eligible Entries received prior to the time of termination. By participating in the Contest, Entrants/winners agree to be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and Sponsor’s designees, which shall be final and binding in all respects. By participating in the Contest and/or accepting prize, each Entrant and winner agrees to hold Promotion Entities harmless against any and all claims and liability arising out of participation in this Contest or use/misuse of prize, including without limitation any claims for personal injury (including death) or property damage and any claims for infringement of any intellectual property, privacy and/or publicity rights or any other personal or proprietary rights. Entrants/winners assume all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused by participation in this Contest or use or redemption of prize. CLAIMS MAY NOT BE RESOLVED THROUGH ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION. Entries are the views/opinions of individual entrants and do not reflect the views of Sponsor in any manner. Sponsor not responsible for typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Contest or in the announcement of the prizes. In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest materials and the terms and conditions of the Official Rules, the Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control. In no event will more than the stated number of prizes be awarded.
Sponsor
Home Box Office, Inc., 230 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10003
Winners List
To receive the names of the winners by email, send an email to: Winners@donjagoda.com with WINNERS 11-2605-19 as the subject line. Requests must be received by 2/20/26. Email will be sent after all Grand Prizes have been awarded.
Privacy
Sponsor will be collecting personal data about entrants online, in accordance with its privacy policy. Please review the Sponsor’s privacy policy at https://www.hbomax.com/privacy. By participating in the Contest, Entrants hereby agree to Sponsor’s collection and usage of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted Sponsor’s privacy policy.
This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with TikTok.