Genius Youth Tesla Challenge: “Better Your Best” Competition — Terms and Conditions
The sponsor of this competition is Piranha Marketing, Inc. dba Genius Network (“SPONSOR” or “We” or “Us” or “Our”), an Arizona corporation having an address of 4440 South Rural Road, Bldg F, Tempe, AZ 85282. These terms and conditions (“Terms”) set out the entire agreement between you (“You” or “Your”) and SPONSOR in relation to your entry into the “Genius Youth Tesla Challenge: Better Your Best Competition” (the “Competition”) run by SPONSOR. By participating in this Competition, you agree to these Terms, which may be revised by Us at Our sole discretion from time to time, and acknowledge that you have read and understood them.
To be eligible to enter this Competition you must:
Minors (Ages 16–17): If you are under 18 years of age at the time of entry, you must obtain the written consent of a parent or legal guardian to participate in this Competition. SPONSOR may require a signed parental/guardian consent and release form before you can advance in the Competition or accept any Prize. By entering, you represent that you have obtained such consent. SPONSOR reserves the right to verify parental/guardian consent at any time, and failure to provide such consent upon request will result in disqualification.
Employees of SPONSOR and other companies associated with the promotion of the Competition, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and its advertising or promotion agencies, competition judges, competition prize suppliers, any other companies engaged in the development, production, or distribution of materials for this Competition, and members of the immediate families of, or persons domiciled with, any of the above, are not eligible to enter this Competition.
To enter the Competition, you must register at the following website: WinJoesTesla.com.
This Competition is structured as a five-month challenge running from June 2026 through October 2026, with the Grand Prize Winner announced at the Genius Network Annual Event in November 2026. Participants must complete monthly submissions during the Competition Period and a final submission in October 2026, as more fully described in Section 7.
Limit one (1) entry per person, per email address for the duration of the Competition. Entries received from any person or email address in excess of the stated limitation will be void. All entries and submissions become the property of SPONSOR and will not be acknowledged or returned.
You warrant that you fulfill the eligibility requirements set out at Sections 2–4 above. If you do not fulfill those requirements, or any other requirements set out in these Terms, your Competition entry will be void.
SPONSOR is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, damaged, misdirected, or undeliverable correspondence, entries, or submissions to the Competition, all of which will be disqualified. Proof of submission or sending the submission is not proof of receipt by SPONSOR. Incomplete or late submissions will not be eligible to advance in the Competition.
The Competition is a game of skill, and chance plays no part in determining the winner. All entries will be judged individually on their merits. No purchase or payment of any kind is required to participate in this Competition. You may use any of SPONSOR’s free materials referenced herein without being a paying customer of any of SPONSOR’s paid programs or products.
The winning entry will be determined by SPONSOR’s Panel of qualified judges (the “Panel”) who will judge each entry according to the criteria described below.
Core Concept of the Challenge
Each participant selects one (1) specific goal or project to work on for the entire 5-month challenge. The chosen goal must be:
Examples of qualifying goals include, but are not limited to: building and launching an app; landing a new job or internship through networking and outreach; starting and growing a business; or meaningfully improving a key skill such as sales, communication, or leadership.
Monthly Submissions (Required)
Each month from June 2026 through September 2026, participants must submit:
Monthly submissions must be uploaded through WinJoesTesla.com by no later than 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on the last day of each respective month. The focus of monthly submissions is to demonstrate consistent effort and progress on the same goal each month.
Final Submission (October 2026)
By no later than 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on October 31, 2026, participants must submit:
Judging Criteria
The total number of points available is one hundred (100), allocated across four equally-weighted categories. Each judge on the Panel will score each participant according to the following criteria:
Category 1: Consistency & Execution (Up to 25 Points)
Participants will be evaluated on:
Category 2: Measurable Progress & Results (Up to 25 Points)
Participants will be evaluated on:
Category 3: Initiative & Creativity (Up to 25 Points)
Participants will be evaluated on:
Category 4: Storytelling & Personal Growth (Up to 25 Points)
Participants will be evaluated on:
Selecting the Grand Prize Winner
Each judge on the Panel will score each participant’s complete body of work (monthly submissions and final submission) according to the above criteria, awarding each participant up to a maximum of one hundred (100) points. The total number of points awarded to a participant by all of the judges will then be added together to reach a sub-total, and then divided by the number of judges to reach the averaged “final” score per participant. For example, if there are 5 judges and the participant received scores of 82, 85, 88, 90, and 92, their sub-total would be 437 and their averaged final score would be 87.4 (437 divided by 5). The participant with the highest averaged final score will be selected as the Grand Prize Winner.
In the event of a tie, each of the judges will be asked to cast a tie-breaker vote for either one or the other of the participants who tied, and the participant winning the most votes from the judges will be the one chosen as the Grand Prize Winner.
The Panel is expected to consist of five (5) qualified judges. However, SPONSOR reserves the right to adjust the number of judges in its sole discretion. There will be no less than three (3) qualified judges.
All submissions must be non-fiction and are subject to factual verification. Incomplete and/or inaccurate entries not complying with the rules are subject to disqualification.
All judging decisions will be final and at the sole discretion of the Panel.
If the potential Grand Prize Winner cannot be located or does not respond within a reasonable time period as determined by SPONSOR, the potential Grand Prize Winner will be disqualified and SPONSOR may, at its sole and absolute discretion, select the participant with the next highest averaged final score, whom SPONSOR will attempt to contact, and who will be subject to disqualification in the same manner. SPONSOR will not be responsible for failed attempts to notify any potential winner.
The Grand Prize Winner will be honored on stage at the November 2026 Genius Network Annual Event and will receive:
See further details in Section 10 for additional terms applicable to accepting the Prize.
The Prize must be accepted by the Grand Prize Winner as awarded, cannot be substituted, transferred, exchanged, or surrendered for cash except as expressly provided in Section 9 (Option 2), or at the sole and absolute discretion of SPONSOR. In the event that the Prize, or any part of it, becomes unavailable beyond the control of SPONSOR, SPONSOR reserves the right to award a substitute prize of equal or greater value. Any applicable taxes on the Prize, and any other costs not expressly included in the description of the Prize in Section 9, are the sole responsibility of the Grand Prize Winner. For example, when required by law due to prize values, the Grand Prize Winner must also sign IRS Form W-9 before receiving the Prize so that the value of the Prize can be correctly reported to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service for income tax purposes. Participation in the Competition and receiving the Prize is subject to the Terms of SPONSOR and any other service providers or prize suppliers associated with the Competition.
The Grand Prize Winner may elect the Alternative Cash Prize instead of accepting the Tesla if they so choose. The Grand Prize Winner will have two (2) weeks from the date they were announced the winner to select their option.
If the Grand Prize Winner accepts the Tesla as their Prize instead of the Alternative Cash Prize, they further agree and understand:
Minor Winners: If the Grand Prize Winner is under 18 years of age at the time of the award, the Prize will be awarded to the Winner’s parent or legal guardian on the Winner’s behalf, and the parent or legal guardian will be required to sign all applicable releases, tax forms, and acceptance documents. Acceptance and registration of the Tesla may require the parent or legal guardian to take title and serve as the registered owner of the vehicle in accordance with applicable state law.
The Prize will be fulfilled within a commercially reasonable timeframe following winner verification.
All Competition entries and submissions must be based on fact and reflect genuine results achieved. The Grand Prize Winner will be required to validate their achievements to the judging Panel, within ten (10) days of receiving the verification request, as a condition of receiving the Prize, which may include providing objective evidence of any results the Winner claimed to achieve. Failure to provide the requested proof during the stated timeframe will cause the Winner to forfeit the Prize.
You warrant that all information and/or materials submitted along with your Competition entry, including, but not limited to your videos, photographs, screenshots, and written and electronic communication (together the “Material”) is original, shall not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party, and shall not violate any other laws. You also warrant that you obtained consent from any third parties referenced in the submissions, including any individuals appearing in your video submissions. By submitting your entry, you grant SPONSOR an irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, distribute, display, perform, publicly perform, transmit, broadcast, stream, and create derivative works from the Material in any way and through any medium now known or later developed (including, without limitation, on JoePolish.com, GeniusNetwork.com, WinJoesTesla.com, social media platforms, podcasts, email newsletters, and at live or virtual events) for promotional, advertising, or other business purposes, without further permission or compensation to you. This license survives the conclusion of the Competition. SPONSOR may sublicense these rights to affiliates and media partners.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you specifically acknowledge and agree that any video submission you provide (whether a monthly submission, the final submission, or any other Material) may be played, screened, broadcast, livestreamed, or otherwise publicly displayed by SPONSOR, in whole or in part, at the November 2026 Genius Network Annual Event and at any other live or virtual events, presentations, or gatherings hosted or attended by SPONSOR, as well as on SPONSOR’s websites, social media channels, podcasts, marketing materials, and any other distribution channels SPONSOR may choose, in SPONSOR’s sole discretion, regardless of whether you are selected as the Grand Prize Winner.
Entry in the Competition constitutes your express consent and permission for SPONSOR to use your name, likeness, statements, biographical information, photo and video (in whole or in part), and any other information provided by you for the purposes of conducting this Competition and for promotional and advertising purposes to promote SPONSOR, its business, its products and services, in any media and in any manner whatsoever throughout the world, without limitation or restriction and without compensation, in perpetuity. For minors, this consent must be co-signed by a parent or legal guardian. For the sake of clarification, you retain ownership rights in your underlying intellectual property you may mention in the Materials (such as your brand names, likeness, etc.). All personal information collected will be subject to SPONSOR’s privacy policy which is available at WinJoesTesla.com/privacy. To the extent permitted under applicable laws, you agree not to bring any claims related to invasion of privacy, right of publicity, trademark violation, copyright, defamation, libel, slander, moral rights, or any broadly equivalent rights anywhere in the world, arising from SPONSOR’s use of the Materials as authorized hereunder (or, if it is not possible to waive your moral or equivalent rights in the jurisdiction in which you reside, you consent to SPONSOR doing anything that would be authorized under applicable laws).
You assume all risk of injury, harm, or loss of any kind arising from participating in the Competition. You release SPONSOR, and its directors, officers, and employees from all risk, loss, injury, damage, liability, or harm that may arise from participating in the Competition or accepting the Prize. For minor participants, this release must be co-signed by a parent or legal guardian.
Please ensure your contact information is up to date and maintained throughout the Competition. If you are judged to be the Grand Prize Winner and cannot be reached for notification due to your not providing accurate contact information, you will be dropped as the Winner with the next highest judged participant taking your place.
SPONSOR reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Competition or to be acting in violation of these Terms or in an unsportsmanlike, immoral, or disruptive manner.
SPONSOR does not warrant that entry in, access to, or use of the Competition, or SPONSOR’s web sites (including JoePolish.com, GeniusNetwork.com, or WinJoesTesla.com) will be uninterrupted or error-free.
Nothing in these Terms limits, excludes, or modifies any statutory consumer guarantees or any other implied warranties under any legislation. Except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law, SPONSOR (including its officers, employees, and agents) is not responsible for, nor accepts any liability for:
Submissions that are submitted after the applicable monthly deadline or the final October 31, 2026 deadline shall be disqualified. All submissions will be accepted via online upload at WinJoesTesla.com as described elsewhere herein.
By submitting your Competition entry and ongoing submissions, you hereby confirm compliance with these official Competition rules and release SPONSOR and its affiliated companies, agencies, competition prize suppliers and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents (collectively, the “Competition Group”) from all liability with respect to your participation in this Competition and the awarding and use of the Prize.
SPONSOR reserves the right to interpret these Terms and, if necessary, to amend these Terms or cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Competition for any reason whatsoever, including, but not limited to, if an event beyond the reasonable control of SPONSOR (including force majeure and other events) affects the proper conduct or administration of the Competition or prevents the awarding of the Prize in accordance with these Terms. As another non-limiting example, SPONSOR also reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Competition if a sufficient number of Competition entries are not received within the timeline stated in Section 7 herein. SPONSOR’s interpretation of these Terms is final and at the sole discretion of SPONSOR.
These Terms set out the entire agreement and understanding between you and Us with respect to the subject matter herein.
These Terms are governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Arizona. Any disputes hereunder shall be brought through binding arbitration in Maricopa County, Arizona. All disputes must be resolved on an individual basis, and not as a class. Participants waive all rights to file a Class Action lawsuit as a part of a class or other group of Plaintiffs. For minor participants, this provision is acknowledged and accepted by a parent or legal guardian on the minor’s behalf.
Nothing in this Competition constitutes medical, legal, financial, or business advice.
This Competition is void where prohibited.
For questions about the contest, contact us at members@joepolish.com or call (480) 858-0008.