Dr. Praeger's Scale Down Showdown Challenge Rules
These rules are incorporated into and incorporate the Services Agreement, to which all participants must agree in order to register and participate.
Sign up on the HealthyWage website
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To see the FAQs for the Dr. Praeger's Scale Down Showdown Challenge, go here.
Great cash prizes for all participants that reach 6%
Every single participant that reaches or exceeds a 6% average weight loss in their Verified Weigh-out at the end of their Challenge wins! The prize pot, which is the money collected at the start of the Jackpot Challenge from participants (less 25% administration fee and any uncollected fee installments), will be split evenly among all winning players.
*If no person meets the 6% average weight loss goal, HealthyWage will redistribute the prize pot to the top 3 performers as follows:
1st Place Performer: 50% of Jackpot. In the event of a tie amongst 1st place performers, 50% will be split.
2nd Place Performer: 30% of Jackpot. In the event of a tie between 2nd place performers, 30% will be split.
3rd Place Performer: 20% of Jackpot. In the event of a tie between 3rd place performers, 20% will be split.
Get your weight verified twice
To keep things fair we ask everyone to get their weight verified either by uploading a video or by confirming their weight with someone we can trust. We only ask you to do this twice:
- Once within 30 days after or on the Start Date, and
- Once within two weeks before or on the End Date.
Read more about how to have your weight verified.
Weigh-in unofficially once a week
To keep you on track and to be sure everyone knows where they stand, we ask you to weigh yourself once a week. Step on your own scale and enter it on the HealthyWage App (tap WEIGH-INS on the bottom of the app screen, then Create Unverified Weight).
These weigh-ins do not need to be verified. All the other participants need to know where they stand in the challenge, so it's important for everyone to keep up with weigh-ins.
No Bogus Weigh-ins
Accurate weekly weigh-ins are important for tracking your progress and staying accountable. but they also make the challenge competitive for everyone. We reserve the right to remove weigh-ins if false, unusual, or suspicious data is reported.
Weight loss beyond 16.59% doesn't count
Yes, you can lose more than 16.59% (you will NOT be disqualified), but the extra weight loss won’t count toward your overall weight loss percentage. The goal is to get you to lose a healthy amount of weight!
Winning
The successful participants will receive a prize for an equal share of the pot, split evenly among all winners. In the event that no individual sucessfully achieves 6% weight loss, see the alternate prize distribution above.
No gaming the system
Any behavior that other reasonable persons in the challenge would consider unfair, unethical or inconsistent with the spirit and purpose of the challenge is against the rules.
Eligibility
HealthyWage is available to residents of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Latin America (including Mexico), Australia, New Zealand, and most of Europe and Asia. If you are participating through an employer, such as Halliburton, you are generally allowed to participate regardless of your location in the world. Unless you are participating through your employer, you may not participate if you are a resident of North Korea, Iran, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Burma, Yemen, Afghanistan, Libya and Sudan.
Verified Weigh-in Instructions
These are the Verified Weigh-in rules; these do not apply to the Unverified/Unofficial Weights that you enter on the platform.
You must get your weight verified twice for each challenge, once at the beginning (verified weigh-in) and once at the end (verified weigh-out). We will alert you by email and on your challenge dashboard when your weigh-in and weigh-out periods are opening and closing.
Getting your weight verified is easy. You have two easy options for your weight verification - choose just one:
Option 1 - Video Verification (by yourself or with a partner)
Option 2 - Verification by a Fitness or Health Professional
Also, we've tried to answer all your questions in our Verified Weigh-in FAQ!
Option One: Video Verification
We recommend video verification for everyone, it's super easy, and you can do it in the comfort and privacy of your own home! Plus, we've got directions that will help you do it with a partner (fun!) or even to do it by yourself. Just log into the HealthyWage App, tap WEIGH-INS at the bottom of the screen, then Create Verified Weight. Once done, it uploads to your challenge and you're done.
1. Film your short video (either yourself, or with a partner recording you)
2. Log in to HealthyWage and upload the file through your dashboard
3. You're done!
Here's an instructional video to show you just how easy this method can be!
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Option 2: Verification by a Fitness or Health Professional
Another easy option! Just print your VerifyMe! Form from your challenge dashboard on the HealthyWage Website (not available in the App) and take it to any health or fitness professional (we recommend you call ahead). They will sign your form indicating they witnessed your weigh-in and return it to you. Just scan it or take a photo of it with your phone (easiest option), and upload it to your challenge dashboard.
1. Have your weigh-in witnessed by a health or fitness professional, using your VerifyMe! form
2. Scan or take a photo of your completed form
3. Log in to HealthyWage and upload the file through your dashboard
4. You're done!
Some location and witness options include: your local gym, pharmacies, corporate wellness clinics, walk-in clinics, HR reps, nurses, your personal doctor, your personal trainer or your chiropractor.
That's it! If you still have questions, please read through the Verified Weigh-in FAQ. Still have questions? Just give us a call and we'll help you get it sorted out: 1-888-636-3832
Additional Verification Rules
Make Sure Your Verification Is Accurate & Honest
Make your best effort to ensure that your verified weigh-in has been measured and reported truthfully and accurately.
Additional Proof
As part of our verified weight audits, we occasionally request that some (very few) participants get a second, confirmational weigh-in by a HealthyWage-selected person or method, which we arrange at our expense. You must cooperate with HealthyWage winners department crew members if they request an additional verification or any other assistance in verifying the truth and accuracy of your weight loss. Differences of more than a few pounds between a participant's verified weight as reported by a verifier selected by the participant, on the one hand, and the same participant's verified weight as reported by a verifier selected by HealthyWage, on the other hand, may result in disqualification.
You should also keep on hand a set of full-body before-and-after photos. You do not need to submit the photo(s) to HealthyWage unless we request them.
Be Responsible for Your Verification
Your verification may not be valid if: a) HealthyWage does not receive your verification within 72 hours after it was performed, b) if your verification does not take place within the specified verification period of your challenge, c) if HealthyWage is not able to locate your verifier or confirm your verification with your verifier, d) if your verifier indicates that he/she did not personally take your weight and height measurements, e) if your verifier refuses, upon HealthyWage's request, to provide a sworn statement about the verifications, or other request made by HealthyWage, or f) your verification is incomplete or cannot be adequately verified by HealthyWage for any reason.
General Rules
These rules apply to all our challenges.
You Can Participate in Multiple Challenges
Go for it! You can do all of our challenges at the same time! A few specifics:
- You can participate in as many as 10 active challenges at one time.
- You can only participate in one HealthyWager at a time (but you can sign up for other challenges at the same time as your HealthyWager).
Get Your Weight Verified Twice
Once at the start and once at the end of each of your challenges, you must have your weight verified. Verification can be done from the privacy of your home by making a Video with the HealthyWage App. Or, you can visit a health club or physician and have them verify you.
Don't Cheat or Commit Fraud
We use proprietary algorithms, weigh-in reviews and, if necessary, outside investigators and law enforcement to catch cheaters. The legal consequences are not worth the benefit. Rule-breakers don’t get refunds – don’t even ask. The rule also applies to folks who are dishonest with the HealthyWage staff or a verifier or anyone else in connection with your challenge.
Don't Use Unhealthy Tricks to “Game” the Challenge
Doing unhealthy things in order to “game” the challenge is prohibited, including, but not limited to, deliberate weight gain (before, during, or after a HealthyWage challenge), starvation (defined as eating fewer calories each day than your doctor recommends), excessive exercise (defined as exercise that exceeds your doctor’s recommended amount of exercise, in terms of type, frequency and duration), water deprivation, unusual water consumption, self-induced vomiting, diuretics, laxatives, or any weight loss or weight gain plan that your doctor does or would advise against, or that, in HealthyWage’s sole and exclusive discretion, would be considered unhealthy or unfair by an ordinary person.
Don't Harass Other Players…or Anyone Else
Be nice, please! Harassment of any kind is prohibited. You are encouraged to support your fellow challengers, but you covenant and agree that unwelcome emotional, physical, or other abuse is absolutely forbidden. Harassment shall also include any words or actions that, in HealthyWage’s sole and exclusive discretion, would be likely to cause any person, to feel pressured to do any of the unhealthy things defined above.
Don't Do Anything Illegal
Well, duh!
Don't Participate While Pregnant
If you become pregnant during your challenge, you are entitled to postpone the challenge until a future date. If you enter a challenge while pregnant, you will be disqualified. Weight loss caused by giving birth to a baby (/-ies) does not count. Sorry mom!
Your challenge is suspended the minute you think you might be pregnant -- just let us know. You have 60 days after that to supply proof of pregnancy from your clinic/doctor. You may resume your challenge once you are cleared by your doctor to participate again.
We Have a Strict No Refunds Policy
We believe strongly that an important part of the service we provide is a negative reinforcement that helps you avoid procrastinating and quitting, which would be undermined if you could simply change your mind or find an excuse to quit. There are no exceptions except in rare, evidence-documented medical situations – email us at info@healthywage.com if that applies.
Don't Have Surgery During Your Challenge(s)
You may not have liposuction, bariatric surgery, or any other weight-loss surgery during your challenge or within 1 year prior to your challenge start date.
