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Does This WORKS? Canada’s Wildest Burger Contest (the “Contest”)

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES AND REGULATIONS (“Rules and Regulations”)

MTY FRANCHISING INC. (“THE WORKS”)

1. Contest Period:

The Contest begins at 12:01 a.m. ET on November 2nd, 2026 and ends on December 6th, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET (the “Contest Period”).

2. Eligibility:

To enter and be eligible, a participant must be a resident of the Province of Ontario who have reached the legal age of majority at the time of entry. Despite the foregoing, franchisees, employees, officers, shareholders, directors, representatives, mandataries, and agents (including their immediate family members and members of the same household) of THE WORKS and those of its affiliated companies, subsidiaries, vendors, suppliers, distributors, service providers, advertising and promotion agencies (collectively, the “Related Parties”) are not eligible to enter or participate in the Contest.

By participating in the Contest, each participant agrees to be bound by these Contest Rules and Regulations. Participants further agree to abide by and be bound by all decisions of THE WORKS in respect of the Contest. All such decisions shall be final and binding upon those choosing to participate in the Contest.

3. How to Enter:

No purchase is necessary to enter or win. A purchase does not increase odds of winning.

To enter the Contest, a participant must create their “Wildest Burger” using the burger builder platform available on worksburger.com (the “Burger Builder Platform”) during the Contest Period. Once the burger has been created, the participant must complete the official entry form by submitting: (i) the participant’s “Wildest Burger” creation; (ii) the name of the burger; and (iii) the participant’s full name, email address, and phone number. The participant must also confirm that they have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Rules and Regulations.

Once submitted, an entry cannot be deleted, canceled, or modified. Any entry that is incomplete, lost, violates the Rules and Regulations, or is received after the Contest Period has ended will be automatically disqualified.

There is no limit of participation during the Contest Period. Limit of one (1) Weekly Prize (as defined below) per household during the Contest Period.

Any person entering this Contest or attempting to do so in a manner that is unfair to other participants, contrary to the Rules and Regulations or unlawful will be automatically disqualified and may be subject to any legal proceedings.

Without limiting the foregoing, any Submission (as defined below) may be rejected or disqualified, at any time and in the sole discretion of THE WORKS, if it is determined to be inappropriate, objectionable, or otherwise inconsistent with the spirit of the Contest. This includes, without limitation, any Submission that: (i) is or may reasonably be considered defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, hateful, discriminatory, harassing, threatening, violent, abusive, offensive, offensive to public morals or decency, or otherwise objectionable; (ii) promotes illegal activity, dangerous conduct, alcohol abuse, drug use, or any unlawful act; (iii) infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates the rights, including intellectual property, privacy, publicity or other rights, of any person or entity; (iv) contains false, misleading or deceptive content; (v) may expose THE WORKS, its affiliates, franchisees, directors, officers, employees, representatives or any third party to public hatred, contempt, ridicule, scandal, disgrace, embarrassment or reputational harm; or (vi) may reasonably be expected to injure, tarnish, dilute, damage or otherwise adversely affect the reputation, goodwill, brand image or business interests of THE WORKS or any third party.

THE WORKS reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any participant and reject any Submission for any reason that THE WORKS considers contrary to the purpose, integrity, or proper administration of the Contest. The decisions of THE WORKS in this regard shall be final and binding.

4. Intellectual property rights:

THE WORKS shall remain the sole and exclusive owner of the Burger Builder Platform, including all ingredients, recipes, components, options, content, designs, functionality, and other elements made available through the Burger Builder Platform, together with all intellectual property rights therein. Participants acknowledge that any “Wildest Burger” created through the Burger Builder Platform is generated solely through the selection and combination of pre-existing elements owned or licensed by THE WORKS.

As a condition of entering the Contest, each participant acknowledges and agrees that any “Wildest Burger” created, submitted, conceived, developed or otherwise generated through the Burger Builder Platform, including any associated name, description, concept, combination, arrangement, suggestion or other content (collectively, the “Submission”), shall become the sole and exclusive property of THE WORKS upon submission. Participants shall acquire no ownership rights in any Submission by virtue of their participation in the Contest.

To the extent that any right, title or interest in a Submission may vest in a participant, the participant hereby irrevocably assigns, transfers and conveys to THE WORKS, without further compensation, all right, title and interest, including all intellectual property rights, whether existing now or arising in the future, in and to the Submission, throughout the world and in perpetuity.

Without limiting the foregoing, THE WORKS shall have the unrestricted right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, display, commercialize, manufacture, market, distribute, promote, and otherwise exploit any Submission, in whole or in part, in any manner, medium or format, whether now known or hereafter developed, and for any purpose whatsoever, without notice, approval, payment or compensation to the participant.

Each participant further irrevocably waives, in favor of THE WORKS and its successors, assigns, licensees and representatives, any and all moral rights or similar rights that the participant may now have or may acquire in the future in respect of the Submission, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

Each participant acknowledges and agrees that they shall have no ownership rights in, and no right to receive any compensation, royalties, fees or other consideration in connection with, any use, modification, commercialization or other exploitation of a Submission by THE WORKS.

5. Odds:

Five (5) weekly random draws will be conducted during the Contest Period to select one (1) Finalist per draw (each, a “Finalist”), for a total of five (5) Finalists. For each Draw Date (as defined below), the draw will be conducted from among all eligible entries received from the start of the Contest Period up to and including the applicable Draw Date. Eligible entries that are not selected in a draw will automatically remain eligible for all subsequent draws, provided they otherwise continue to comply with these Contest Rules and Regulations. Upon being selected as a Finalist, a participant and their Submission will no longer be eligible for any subsequent Draw Date.

Following the selection of the five (5) Finalists, a panel of judges appointed by THE WORKS will evaluate each Finalist’s “Wildest Burger” in accordance with the judging criteria set out in these Rules and Regulations. Based on such evaluation, one (1) Finalist will be selected as the winner of the Grand Prize (as defined below). The odds of winning the Grand Prize depend on, among other factors, the number and quality of the Finalists’ Submissions as determined pursuant to the applicable judging criteria.

6. Prize:

The weekly prizes (each, a “Weekly Prize”) to be awarded and their approximate retail value are set out in the table below:

Description (with inclusions and specials conditions) Number of prizes Approximate retail value
THE WORKS digital gift card Five (5) CAD $100

The grand prize (the “Grand Prize”) to be awarded and its approximate retail value are set out in the table below:

Description (with inclusions and specials conditions) Number of prizes Approximate retail value
Free monthly burger for one (1) year* One (1) CAD $500

*For the purposes of this Contest, the Grand Prize consisting of a “Free monthly burger for one (1) year” has an approximate retail value of CAD $500 and will be awarded to the winner in the form of a THE WORKS digital gift card. This value is based on one (1) burger meal per month with an approximate value of CAD $41.66 over a period of twelve (12) months. The winner shall be solely responsible for all costs exceeding the value of the Grand Prize, including, without limitation, extras, add-ons, customization charges, beverages, gratuities, and any applicable taxes associated with the purchase of any burger meal.

The Weekly Prize and the Grand Prize are collectively referred to herein as the “Prize”.

The Prize must be accepted as awarded and may not be substituted, transferred or redeemed for cash or otherwise. THE WORKS will not replace any lost or stolen Prize. Any other costs, taxes or other expenses associated with the Prize not specified herein will be the responsibility of the recipient of the Prize.

In no event shall THE WORKS be required to award more prizes than indicated in the Contest Rules and Regulations or to awards prizes otherwise than according to the Contest Rules and Regulations.

THE WORKS assumes no responsibility for the Prize once it has been awarded. If a portion of the Prize is not used, no compensation will be granted. All costs and expenses not expressly included as part of the Prize are the sole responsibility of the winner.

THE WORKS shall not be responsible if weather conditions, event cancellations, labor disputes, or other factors beyond its control prevent the full awarding or enjoyment of the Prize. In such cases, the winner will not be entitled to any replacement prize or cash equivalent.

THE WORKS shall not be liable for any claims, losses, damages, costs, or expenses arising from any accident, injury, or death.

THE WORKS reserves the right to substitute the Prize with another of equal or greater value should the Prize become unavailable.

7. Draw & Delivery

Five (5) random draws will be held on each Tuesday following the first week of the Contest Period, namely November 10th, 2026, November 17th, 2026, November 24th, 2026, December 1st, 2026, and December 8th, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (each, a “Draw Date”) to selected one (1) Finalist from among all eligible entries received as of the applicable Draw Date. The draws will be conducted at THE WORKS office located at 3380 South Service Rd., Suite 202 Burlington (ON), L7N 3J5. Each Finalist will be contacted by phone or email within approximately twenty-four (24) hours following the Draw Date.

If a selected Finalist cannot be contacted within three (3) business days following the applicable Draw Date or fails to satisfy all Prize Claim Conditions (as defined below) within three (3) business days following THE WORKS’ first attempt to contact such Finalist, the selected Finalist may, in THE WORKS’ sole discretion, be disqualified and forfeit any right to the Prize, without compensation of any kind.

In the event of a disqualification, or if a selected Finalist is otherwise determined to be ineligible or non-compliant with these Rules and Regulations, THE WORKS reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel the applicable Prize or to select an alternate eligible participant by means of a random draw from among the remaining eligible entries. This process may be repeated until an eligible Finalist has been selected and confirmed, or until no eligible entries remain, as determined by THE WORKS in its sole discretion.

Subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with all Prize Claim Conditions, the applicable Prize will be delivered to the confirmed Finalist by email within approximately three (3) weeks following completion of the Prize Claim Conditions.

If no participant is declared a Finalist within thirty (30) days following the Draw Date, the Prize shall be forfeited and cancelled.

THE WORKS shall not be responsible for any change in a selected participant’s contact information, or for any email, notification, prize, or correspondence that is undeliverable, unclaimed, delayed, misdirected, lost, stolen, damaged, returned, or otherwise not received due to the participant’s failure to provide accurate and complete contact information, due to technical issues, spam filters, firewalls, email storage limitations, or for any act or omission of any postal service, courier, delivery provider, or other third party involved in the transmission or delivery of the Prize. Any notification or Prize returned as undeliverable, or any email generating a non-delivery or similar error message, may, at the sole discretion of THE WORKS, result in the participant’s disqualification and forfeiture of the Prize, without liability to THE WORKS.

8. Prize Claim Conditions:

To receive the Prize, the selected participant must fulfill the following requirements (the “Prize Claim Conditions”):

  1. claim the Prize within the prescribed delay;
  2. meet the eligibility criteria and otherwise comply with these Contest Rules and Regulations;
  3. have completed and signed the release form provided by THE WORKS within the prescribed delay;
  4. correctly answered the mathematical skill-testing question in the release form; and
  5. provide photo ID, upon request;

Any selected Finalist who fails to meet the Prize Claim Conditions will be automatically disqualified.

A selected Finalist’s refusal to accept the Prize under the terms of these Contest Rules and Regulations releases THE WORKS from any obligation related to awarding the Prize to said selected Finalist.

9. Grand Prize Selection:

On December 16th, 2026 (the "Finale"), the five (5) Finalists who have satisfied all Prize Claim Conditions will proceed to the final judging stage. A judging panel comprised of two (2) representatives of THE WORKS and Noah Cappe (collectively, the "Judging Panel") will judge each of the five (5) Submissions submitted by the Finalists using the following 100-point scorecard:

Criterion Weight Assessment
Taste & Flavour 30 pts Deliciousness, flavour balance and how well the ingredients work together
Creativity & Wild Factor 30 pts Originality, unexpected combinations and creative use of the wildcard ingredient
The WORKS Factor 20 pts Whether it feels fun, bold, indulgent and distinctly The WORKS, including whether the burger has a clever, cheeky and memorable name worthy of The WORKS menu.
Menu Appeal 10 pts Guest appeal and viability as a future LTO
Presentation 10 pts Visual impact, appetite appeal and overall “wow” factor

The Submission receiving the highest aggregate score from the Judging Panel will be declared Canada's Wildest Burger and the Finalist associated with such Submission will be declared the winner of the Grand Prize.

In the event of a tie, the tied Submission with the highest score in the Creativity & Wild Factor category will be declared the winner. If a tie still remains, the Judging Panel shall determine the winning Submission in its sole discretion.

The decisions of the Judging Panel are final and binding in all matters relating to the Contest and are not subject to appeal.

The Grand Prize will be delivered to the confirmed winner by email within approximately three (3) weeks following the Finale.

The winner acknowledges and agrees that, subject to the intellectual property provisions of these Contest Rules and Regulations, THE WORKS shall have the sole and exclusive right, but not the obligation, to commercialize, manufacture, market, feature, promote, or otherwise exploit the winning Submission, including by offering it as a limited-time or permanent menu item at participating THE WORKS locations, without further notice or compensation to the winner.

10. Cancellation, modification or Termination:

THE WORKS reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, modify, suspend or terminate the Contest, in whole or in part, in the event of human intervention or the occurrence of an event, such as system problem related to the registration of all entries, likely to alter or affect the administration, impartiality, security or running of the Contest as provided for in these Rules and Regulations.

11. Future Messages:

By providing their information to claim a Prize or via a mail-in method, each participant consents to receiving commercial electronic messages (CEMs) from THE WORKS. Participants will have the option of unsubscribing to such messages by replying STOP or clicking the unsubscribe link (where available) in one of THE WORKS messages.

12. Personal Information:

By participating in the Contest, each participant consents to the collection, use and disclosure of their personal information by THE WORKS and/or its authorized agents for the purposes associated with the Contest and in accordance with applicable privacy laws. Personal information may be used by or shared amongst THE WORKS and its subsidiaries or affiliates, or shared by THE WORKS with third parties in accordance with our Privacy Policy available at https://mtygroup.com/en/privacy-policy/.

In accepting a prize, a winner authorizes THE WORKS and its representatives to use, if need be, his/her name, address (city, province), voice, statements, photo, likeness and other representations and recording for advertising purposes in all media including, but not limited to, the Internet, without further notice or compensation. Each participant may be required to sign a document to that effect.

13. Third Parties:

This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with BTS, Ticketmaster, Facebook, Instagram, X (previously Twitter), TikTok or any other third-party website (the “Third Parties”). By participating in the Contest, all participants release the Third Parties from and against any claim, loss, damage, or cause of action arising out of (or related to) their participation in the Contest.

14. Releases:

Each participant releases and holds harmless the Related Parties, THE WORKS, Participating Locations and the Third Parties (the “Released Parties”) from any liability, loss, harm, cost, fee, expenses claims, demands, actions, and causes of action arising directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, as a result of their: (i) participation in the Contest; (ii) acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the Prize; (iii) the collection, use, and disclosure of their personal information; (iv) delivery delays, lost mail, or undeliverable shipments; (v) damage to persons or property; (vi) late, misdirected, lost, illegible, or incomplete entries; and (vii) printing, production, or typographical errors, or for any discrepancies or irregularities on entry form.

15. Limitation of liability:

Without limiting the generality of the above release, the Released Parties disclaim any and all liability for any of the following: (i) any misprint (or other error) found in the offer or documents regarding the administration of the Contest, including, but not limited to, errors in the promotion, official Contest Rules and Regulations, announcement of the winner(s), awarding of the prize(s), or any malfunctioning of or problems or technical difficulties with any networks, phone lines, SMS systems, computer component, software or communications line, loss or lack of network communications, or any transmission that is faulty, incomplete, incomprehensible or erased by any computer, server or service provider or software, virus, bug, PC failure, software and hardware configuration, or failed transmission of any email or other communication to THE WORKS or to a participant for whatever reason, including any network congestion or web site crash that may limit a person’s ability to participate in the Contest; (ii) late, lost, stolen, damaged, undelivered, improperly delivered, incomplete or inaccurate entries; (iii) failure to receive entries due to transmission problems or any other technical failure, including, but not limited to, the malfunctioning of any network, server, service provider, hardware or software, whether attributed to the sender or the recipient that may limit or prevent a person’s participation in the Contest; (iv) any damages that may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, notably to participant’s or other person’s system or device, by any Web page, software or other download or by the transmission of any information concerning the Contest.

16. Disqualification:

Participants who do not comply with these Rules and Regulations are subject to be excluded from this Contest and any future Contests, contests, and promotions held by THE WORKS (or any other brand of MTY Franchising Inc. or its affiliates) may hold, including, but not limited to, any entrant guilty or suspected: (i) of tampering with materials, entry forms, entry processing or the Contest’s conduct or any technical or mechanical element of the Contest, or (ii) of deliberately damaging Contest-related Web sites, Web pages or applications or of sabotaging the legitimate conduct of this Contest, or (iii) of breaking these Rules and Regulations, or (iv) of using means that do not comply with the Rules and Regulation or are unfair to other participants, or (v) to have obtained entries exceeding the authorized limit provided in the Rules and Regulations, or (vi) to have used several names, identities, email addresses and/or any automated system or program to enter or participate in the Contest, or (vii) to have disrupted the conduct of the Contest in any other way, or (viii) of acting unfairly or to adversely affect, annoy, abuse, threaten or harass another person. ANY ATTEMPT BY A PARTICIPANT OR OTHER PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE A WEB SITE, EQUIPMENT, APPLICATION OR TECHNOLOGY USED FOR THE CONTEST OR INTERFERE WITH THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST CONSTITUTES A VIOLATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LAWS. THE WORKS RESERVES THE RIGHT, IN SUCH CASE, TO REPORT SAID PERSON TO THE AUTHORITIES AND DEMAND FROM SAID PERSON ALL DAMAGES ALLOWED BY LAW.

17. Website Operation:

THE WORKS makes no guarantees that the Contest website will be accessible or operational without interruption during the Contest Period, or that it will be free of any errors.

18. Modification and Termination:

THE WORKS reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, cancel or suspend this Contest should an event beyond its reasonable control corrupt the security or proper administration of the Contest. THE WORKS reserves the right to cancel, amend or suspend this Contest, or to amend these Rules and Regulations, in any way without prior notice or obligation, in the event of any accident, printing, administrative, or other error of any kind, or for any other reason whatsoever. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, THE WORKS reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to administer an alternative skill-testing question as it deems appropriate based on the circumstances and/or to comply with applicable law.

19. Participant Identification:

For the purposes of these Contest Rules and Regulations, the participant refers to the individual whose name is listed on the registration form. The Prize will be awarded to this person if they are selected and confirmed as the winner. In case of any dispute regarding the identity of the person who submitted the registration form, it will be assumed that the entry for the Contest was made by the registered account holder associated with the email address provided at the time of submission. The term "Account Holder" refers to the person to whom an email address has been assigned by the Internet or online service provider, or by any other entity responsible for assigning email addresses within the domain linked to the provided email.

20. Ownership:

All information and documents related to the Contest, including but not limited to registration forms, declaration and release forms, technical, technological or operational information, and information relating to designs, computer systems, software, logos, trademarks, and any other intellectual property, are and shall remain the exclusive property of THE WORKS. None of this information or these documents will be returned to any participant.

21. Miscellaneous:

If a section of the Contest Rules is declared invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that section shall be considered invalid; all unaffected sections will remain valid.

All trademarks are property of their respective owners.

22. Governing Law:

The Contest is governed by the laws of the province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein. By entering the Contest, participants unconditionally agree to these Contest Rules and Regulation and the decisions of THE WORKS, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. To the extent permitted by law, each participant agrees that any judicial proceeding arising out of or related to the Contest shall take place in a provincial Ontario court located in Toronto.

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