Official Rules

The Great Whisk & Flame Halloween Dumpling Hunt 2026

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

1. Sponsor

The Great Whisk & Flame Halloween Dumpling Hunt 2026 (“Promotion”) is sponsored by:

Whisk & Flame, Inc.
10 Elwood Street
Frankfort, IL 60423
www.whiskflame.com

2. Promotion Period

The Promotion begins on October 1, 2026 and ends on October 31, 2026.

Whisk & Flame intends to hide approximately one numbered Halloween Dumpling each day during the Promotion Period.

Daily clue times may vary. On school days, Whisk & Flame generally intends to release the first clue after school. Weekend and special-event clue times may vary.

Whisk & Flame may change clue times, hiding times, or daily hunt logistics as reasonably necessary for weather, safety, staffing, or other operational reasons.

3. Eligibility

The Promotion is open to legal residents of Illinois who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry.

Children and teens may participate in the physical hunt. If the finder is under 18, a parent or legal guardian must submit the official claim form on the minor’s behalf. The parent or legal guardian will be considered the official entrant for prize-drawing purposes.

Employees, owners, officers, and members of their immediate households are not eligible to win Promotion prizes.

Employees and owners of a partner business may not claim the dumpling hidden at their own business location.

4. How the Hunt Works

During the Promotion Period, Whisk & Flame will hide numbered Halloween Dumpling squishies in safe public or approved partner-business locations in and around Frankfort, Illinois.

Whisk & Flame will post clues through its social media channels and may send occasional bonus clues to people who voluntarily join the Dumpling Alerts email list.

The first eligible person to locate that day’s officially hidden dumpling may keep it.

Each dumpling will be numbered and will include instructions directing the finder to: www.whiskflame.com/dumpling-hunt

The finder, or the finder’s parent/legal guardian if the finder is under 18, must complete the official online claim form to register the find.

A dumpling is not considered officially claimed until Whisk & Flame receives and verifies the claim form.

5. Entries

Each verified, uniquely numbered dumpling claim earns one entry into the end-of-month drawing.

A household may find and claim more than one different numbered dumpling during the Promotion Period.

Each different verified dumpling earns one entry.

A numbered dumpling may only be claimed once.

Whisk & Flame may reject duplicate, fraudulent, altered, automated, or unverifiable claims.

No purchase is necessary to participate or enter. A purchase will not improve a participant’s chances of winning.

6. Standard Dumpling Prize

The verified finder may keep the Halloween Dumpling squishie they locate.

Approximate Retail Value: $10 per dumpling.

7. Golden Dumplings

Whisk & Flame will hide three (3) Golden Dumplings during the Promotion Period.

Golden Dumpling dates and locations will not be announced in advance.

Each verified Golden Dumpling finder receives:

$50 Whisk & Flame Kids Programming Credit

The credit may be used toward:

• an eligible single kids cooking class, or

• eligible Whisk & Flame kids camp registration

Approximate Retail Value: $50 each.

Golden Dumpling prizes are in addition to the finder keeping the dumpling and receiving one entry in the end-of-month drawing.

8. Second Prize

One eligible entrant will receive:

$100 Whisk & Flame Kids Programming Credit

The credit may be used toward eligible kids cooking classes or eligible kids camps.

Approximate Retail Value: $100.

9. Grand Prize

One eligible entrant will receive:

$200 Whisk & Flame Kids Programming Credit

The credit may be used toward eligible kids cooking classes or eligible kids camps.

Approximate Retail Value: $200.

10. Kids Programming Credit Restrictions

All Kids Programming Credits:

• are subject to class or camp availability

• are subject to age requirements for the selected program

• must be redeemed by March 31, 2027

• may not be redeemed for cash

• may not be resold

• may not be combined with other promotions unless Whisk & Flame permits it

• expire if not redeemed by the stated deadline

Any unused value remaining after March 31, 2027 will be forfeited.

11. Dumpling Catchers Celebration

Verified dumpling finders will be invited to the Dumpling Catchers Celebration at Whisk & Flame on:

Sunday, November 15, 2026

Each verified finder will receive complimentary participation in a 45-minute cookie-decorating session, plus participation in the group Dumpling Catchers photo and prize-drawing celebration.

The verified finder may attend with one parent or legal guardian at no additional charge.

Additional children may participate in cookie decorating for $10 per child, space permitting.

Depending on the number of verified finders who RSVP, Whisk & Flame may offer multiple decorating sessions.

Exact session times and RSVP instructions will be provided to verified finders after the Promotion Period.

Attendance at the Dumpling Catchers Celebration is not required to win the Grand Prize or Second Prize.

Approximate Retail Value of complimentary finder participation: $10.

12. Prize Drawing

The Grand Prize and Second Prize drawings will be conducted on Sunday, November 15, 2026 during the Dumpling Catchers Celebration.

Winners do not need to be present.

The Grand Prize winner will be selected by random drawing from all eligible verified entries.

After the Grand Prize winner is selected, that household’s remaining entries will be removed before the Second Prize drawing.

A household may win only one of the two end-of-month drawing prizes.

Golden Dumpling prizes do not affect eligibility for the Grand Prize or Second Prize drawing.

13. Odds

Odds of finding a particular daily dumpling depend on factors including the number of people searching, timing, location, and interpretation of the clues.

Odds of finding a Golden Dumpling depend on the number of participants and the timing and location of the Golden Dumpling hides.

Odds of winning the Grand Prize or Second Prize depend on the total number of eligible verified entries received.

14. Winner Notification

Potential Grand Prize and Second Prize winners will be contacted using the email address or other contact information submitted with their verified claim.

Potential winners will have five (5) calendar days from the date of notification to respond.

If a potential winner:

• cannot be reached

• fails to respond within five calendar days

• is found to be ineligible

• does not comply with these Official Rules

Whisk & Flame may select an alternate winner from the remaining eligible entries.

No winner will be required to pay Whisk & Flame any fee to receive an advertised prize.

15. Photos and Publicity

Photo submission is optional.

Uploading a photo with a Dumpling Hunt claim does not give Whisk & Flame permission to share or publish the photo.

Whisk & Flame may only use a submitted photo for promotional purposes if the entrant separately grants photo-sharing permission on the claim form.

For photos containing minors, the person granting permission represents that they are the minor’s parent or legal guardian, or otherwise have authority to grant such permission.

Public social-media posting is not required to participate, claim a dumpling, or win a prize.

16. Email and Marketing

Submitting a finder claim does not automatically subscribe the entrant to Whisk & Flame marketing communications.

The Dumpling Alerts email list is optional and separate from the finder claim process.

The Kids Updates email list is also optional and separate.

Participants may claim a dumpling and enter the drawing without joining either mailing list.

17. Safety Rules

Participants must hunt safely and respectfully.

Official dumplings will never intentionally be hidden in a location requiring participants to:

• trespass

• climb

• dig

• enter restricted areas

• move or damage property

• disturb landscaping

• interfere with traffic

• enter roadways or other unsafe areas

• access private residential property without permission

Participants must respect partner businesses, public spaces, employees, other hunters, and members of the public.

Participants should follow posted clues rather than repeatedly contacting or questioning employees at partner locations.

A parent or responsible adult should supervise children as appropriate.

Whisk & Flame may cancel, relocate, or suspend a daily hunt if weather, unsafe behavior, crowding, or other circumstances create a safety concern.

18. Partner Businesses

The inclusion of a business or location in a clue does not mean that business or location sponsors the overall Promotion unless expressly stated.

No purchase is required at any participating business.

Participants may not disrupt normal business operations while searching.

19. Verification and Disqualification

All claims are subject to verification by Whisk & Flame.

Whisk & Flame may disqualify a participant or claim for:

• duplicate submission of the same dumpling

• false or misleading information

• manipulation or reproduction of a dumpling tag

• taking a dumpling from another finder

• unsafe conduct

• trespassing

• property damage

• harassment of employees or participants

• interference with the Promotion

• violation of these Official Rules

Whisk & Flame’s reasonable decisions regarding verification and administration of the Promotion are final.

20. Lost, Moved, or Missing Dumplings

Whisk & Flame is not responsible if a hidden dumpling is moved, removed, damaged, destroyed, taken without being properly claimed, affected by weather, or otherwise made unavailable.

Whisk & Flame may replace, relocate, cancel, or modify a daily hide if necessary.

21. Changes or Cancellation

Whisk & Flame may modify, suspend, or cancel the Promotion if fraud, technical problems, unsafe conditions, weather, governmental action, or circumstances beyond its reasonable control interfere with the fair or safe administration of the Promotion.

Any material changes will be communicated through the Promotion webpage or Whisk & Flame social channels when practical.

22. Social Media Disclaimer

The Promotion may be promoted on Facebook and Instagram, but it is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Meta, Facebook, or Instagram.

Participants acknowledge that information is being provided to Whisk & Flame, not to those social platforms.

23. Privacy

Information collected through the Promotion will be used to administer the hunt, verify claims, contact winners, and fulfill prizes.

Marketing communications will only be sent when the participant separately opts into the applicable Whisk & Flame mailing list.

24. Governing Law

The Promotion is governed by applicable federal law and the laws of the State of Illinois.

25. Questions

Questions about the Promotion may be directed to:

Whisk & Flame
10 Elwood Street
Frankfort, IL 60423
contact@whiskflame.com
815-277-2039