Lucas v. Godfrey

George and Alice Lucas (hereafter "Lucas") appeal from a summary judgment and an order dismissing their action to recover the $150,000 prize in a Reader's Digest sweepstakes contest and awarding the prize to the respondent, Robyn Warren. When a dispute arose as to ownership of the winning entry card, the magazine paid the contest proceeds into court and the principal parties, Lucas and Warren, litigated entitlement to the prize.

We conclude that under general principles of contract law applicable to contests such as this, Warren is entitled to the prize amount and we therefore affirm the…