.footer-container{
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

/* blog section -------------------------------------------------------------  */
.footer-blog-section{
    position: relative;
    z-index:1;
}

.bg-block-item{
    position:absolute;
    height:300px;
    width:100%;
    background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(236,236,236,0.65) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,0) 100%);
    z-index:-1;

    top:40%;
    /* bottom:0px; */
}

.blog-container{
    width:100%;
    display:flex;
    flex-direction:column;
    justify-content:center;
    align-items:center;

    padding:70px;

    position:relative;
    /* z-index:5; */
}
.blog-title-container{
    text-align:center;
    display:flex;
    flex-direction:column;
    align-items:center;
    justify-content:center;
}
.blog-title{
    font-weight:400;
    max-width:400px;
    text-transform: capitalize;
}

.blog-entries-container{
    position:relative;
    display:flex;
    justify-content:center;
    align-items:center;
    z-index:2;
    flex-wrap:wrap;
}
/* ---------------------------  */
/* .blog-entry-content-container div{
    padding:15px;
}

.blog-entry{
    width:375px;
    box-shadow: 0px 20px 45px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
}
.blog-entry-image-container img{
    height:411px;
    width:100%;
    object-fit: cover;
} */

.blog-entry-content-container{
    background-color:white;
} 

/* ---------------------------  */

.blog-btn-container{
    width:fit-content;
    padding:12px;
}

.blog-btn-container a{
    text-decoration: none;
    color:white;
}

.blog-btn-container a span{

    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
    font-optical-sizing: auto;
    font-style: normal;
}

/* current contest-section ------------------------------------------------------------  */

.jumbotron-footer-container{
    height:fit-content;
    overflow:hidden;
    position:relative;
    padding:70px;
    /* background-color: black; */
    /* padding:64px; */
}



.jumbo-alt-container{
    height:100%;
    color:white;

    display:flex;
    justify-content:center;
    align-items:center;
}

.jumbo-text-alt{
    max-width:700px;
    text-align:center;
}

.jm-jumbo-footer{
    height:100%;
    width:100%;
    top:0;
    left:0;
    z-index:10;

    display:flex;
    align-items:center;
    justify-content:center;
}
.lotteries-container{
    height:100%;
}


.footer-lotteries-column{
    height:100%;
    display:flex;
    justify-content:center;
    align-items:center;
    flex-direction:column;
}



/* .cta-btn-container{
height:fit-content;
width: 100%;
padding:10px;
display:flex;
justify-content:space-between;
align-items:center;
text-transform: uppercase;
} */

.footer-lottery-title{
    color:white;
    width:100%;
    padding:70px;
    text-transform:capitalize;
    text-align:center;
}
/* email sign up stuff --------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- */

.email-list-cta{
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom , #1b1b1b 0%,#1b1b1b 50%, rgb(41, 41, 41) 80%);
    padding-top:30px;
    /* background-color:red; */
}
#sign-up-container{
    /* // display:flex;
    // justify-content:flex-start;
    // align-items:center; */
    width:100%;
    min-height:300px;


}


/* // text stuff ---------  */
.sign-up-prompt-container{
    display:flex;
    align-items:center;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    
}

.sign-up-prompt{
    padding-left:100px;
    color:white;
}


/* // form stuff --------------------  */
.sign-up-area-container{

    display:flex;
    flex-direction:column;
    justify-content:center;
    align-items:flex-start;
    min-width:50vw;
}

.sign-up-form-container{
    padding:0px 100px;
    width:100%;

}



#sign-up-form{
    /* // display:flex; */
    width:100%;
    /* // justify-content:flex-start;
    // flex-wrap:wrap; */
}

.sign-up-input{
    padding-right:16px;
    position:relative;
}

input.sign-up-ele{
    padding: 18px 17px 16px;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 24px;
    width: 100%;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
    height: auto;
    box-shadow: none;
    border-radius: 0;
    background-color: transparent;
}

input.sign-up-ele:focus{
    background-color: transparent;
    box-shadow:none;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);

}



.form-label{
    left: 17px;
    top: 21px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
    position: absolute;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: normal;
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 0px;
    transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out 0s;

    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
    font-optical-sizing: auto;
    font-style: normal;
}

/* // animation  */
.label-anim{
    z-index:2;
    font-size:10px;
    top:-6px;
    left:6px;
    padding: 0 4px;
    /* text-transform: uppercase; */
    /* font-weight:600; */
    /* color:#4915c5; */
    background-color:#1b1b1b;
}

.sign-up-subcontainer{
    position:relative;
    width:100%;

    display:flex;
    justify-content:flex-start;

    padding-bottom:16px;
}

.sign-up-subcontainer .sign-up-input{
    width:100%;
    
}

.sign-up-input input{
    position:relative;
    z-index:1;
    color:white;
}

.sign-up-input input:focus{
    color:white;
}
.post-form-text-conainer{
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
}
.post-form-text-conainer-mobile{
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
    display:none;
}

/* // after email sent  */

.thanks-msg{
    width:100%;
    padding:100px;
    text-align:center;
}


  /* footer proper ----------------------------------------------------------------- */
  .footer-content{
    padding:70px;
    display:flex;
    flex-direction:column;
    align-items:center;
    justify-content:center;
   }


@media(max-width:1199px){
    .sign-up-prompt-container{
        display:flex;
        justify-content:flex-start;
    }


}


@media(max-width:767px){
    .sign-up-prompt{
        padding-left:30px;
    }
    .sign-up-form-container{
        padding: 0px 30px;
    }
    .sign-up-subcontainer{
        display:block;
        padding-bottom:0px;
    }

    .btn-cont{
        padding-top:1rem;
        padding-bottom:1rem;
        display:flex;
    }

    .post-form-text-conainer{
        display:none;
    }

    .post-form-text-conainer-mobile{
        display:block;

    }
    .post-form-text-conainer-mobile p{
        font-size:0.7em;
        line-height: 11px;
    }

}


/* footer section -------------------------------------------------------------  */

.footer{
    background-color:#1b1b1b;
}

.footer-logo-container{
    display:flex;
    justify-content:center;
    align-items:center;
    width:100%;
}

.row {
   --bs-gutter-x: 0rem; 
}
@media(max-width:500px){
    .blog-container{
        padding:30px 8px;
    }
    .sign-up-input{
        padding-right:0px;
    }

    .sign-up-form-container{
        padding: 0px 20px;
    }

}