Attention basketball fans! This game between the Washington Wizards and Orlando Magic at Capital One Arena is extra special for us Germans: the Orlando Magic roster includes Franz Wagner, Moritz Wagner, and Tristan da Silva—three talented players from Germany.

To celebrate their achievements, we're hosting a fun challenge!

🎯 The Challenge: Find the green Ampelmännchen! (The iconic pedestrian traffic light figure from Germany 🚶)

📸 How to Enter: Spot the Ampelmännchen, snap a photo, and share it on Instagram. Don't forget to tag @GermanyinUSA in your post and give us a follow!

🎁 Win Exciting Prizes: Three special German gift packages including a German beer stein will be raffled off among all participants.

Conditions of participation and data policy:

The competition is in no way sponsored, supported, or organized by Instagram. The sole contact and responsible party is the German Embassy Washington.

Participants must be 18 years or older and must reside in the US. By submitting a photo, you grant us the rights to use it free of charge.

Participants will be notified promptly by private message and asked to confirm and provide their full name and address. If a participant does not confirm acceptance of the prize within a period of 1 week, the prize will be forfeited. Any disadvantages resulting from the provision of incorrect contact details shall be borne by the participants. A participant can waive the prize. In this case, the next participant in the order of winners will take his/her place.

Participation by employees of the German diplomatic mission to the United States (German Consulates and the Embassy) is not permitted.

The Embassy points out that the availability and function of the competition cannot be guaranteed. The competition may be terminated or removed due to external circumstances and constraints, without this giving rise to any claims by participants against the organizer. This may include technical problems, rule changes, or decisions by Instagram.

By submitting an entry for the competition, you agree that the German Embassy Washington processes your details (name, email address, and possibly also your home address) and the information provided (including personal data) are processed for the purpose of contacting you and carry out the competition. The storage of this data is governed by the statutory periods for retaining records laid down in the Registry Directive, which complements the Joint Rules of Procedure of the Federal Ministries. Contact the data protection officer via our contact form https://www.germany.info/us-en/embassy-consulates/embassy-washington/contact-embassy?preSelectedId=2284670 if you have any questions on Data protection in relation to this competition.