America's Top Haunted House 2026: Official Rules

1. Sponsor

The contest is sponsored by Grizzly Paw Technology, Parker, Colorado ("Sponsor"), operator of Haunted Halloween Radio. Questions: use the contact information at grizzlypawtechnology.com.

2. Eligibility

Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 or older at the time of entry. Anyone may enter a photo and vote, but only eligible entrants can win the prize. Employees of the Sponsor and their immediate household members are not eligible to win. Void where prohibited.

3. Contest period

Entries and votes are accepted from the launch of the contest through October 31, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time. The Sponsor's server clock is the official timekeeper.

4. How to enter

• Open the Haunted Halloween Radio app (hauntedhalloweenradio.com), tap Haunted House Contest, take or choose a photo of your decorated home, and complete the form, including a valid email address.
• You must own the photo or have permission to use it, and you must be the resident or have the owner's permission.
• Photos may not show people's faces, house numbers, street signs, license plates or anything offensive, unsafe or infringing. The Sponsor reviews every entry and may reject any entry for any reason before it is shown publicly.
• Limit: three (3) entries per person per day, and one (1) prize per household.

5. Voting and how the winner is chosen

• Approved entries appear in the public gallery at hauntedhalloweenradio.com/contest, where the public can vote.
• One vote per internet connection (IP address). You may move your vote to a different house before voting closes.
• The eligible entry with the most valid votes when voting closes wins. If there's a tie, the Sponsor will pick the winner from the tied entries based on creativity and spookiness.
• The Sponsor may disqualify votes or entries it believes were obtained by fraud, bots, purchased votes or other manipulation.

6. Prize and notification

One (1) prize: a $100 Amazon.com eGift Card, delivered by email (approximate retail value $100). The potential winner will be emailed at the address provided with the entry by November 7, 2026, and must reply within seven (7) days confirming eligibility, or an alternate winner (the next-highest vote total) may be chosen. Prizes can't be transferred or exchanged for cash. The winner is responsible for any taxes.

Amazon is not a sponsor of this promotion. Amazon.com Gift Cards ("GCs") may be redeemed only for eligible products on Amazon.com. GCs cannot be reloaded, resold, transferred for value, redeemed for cash or applied to any other account. See www.amazon.com/gc-legal for complete terms and conditions. GCs are issued by ACI Gift Cards, LLC. All Amazon ®, ™ & © are IP of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

7. Your photo and information

By entering, you give the Sponsor permission to display your framed entry photo, town, state, country and optional "nominated by" name in the app, the public gallery and Haunted Halloween Radio promotions, without payment. Your email address is kept private. It is used only to contact you about the contest and is never shown publicly or sold. You can ask for your entry to be removed at any time.

8. General

The Sponsor isn't responsible for lost, late or technically failed entries or votes, and may change, suspend or end the contest if it can't run as planned because of fraud, technical problems or circumstances beyond its control. By participating, you agree to these rules and to the Sponsor's decisions, which are final. The contest is governed by the laws of the State of Colorado.

9. Winner announcement

The winner's town and state will be announced in the gallery and on Haunted Halloween Radio after the winner is confirmed.