--- title: Nike Self-Lacing Sneakers to Be Released in Charity Raffle description: Eighty-nine pairs of Nike's new self-lacing, Back to the Future Part II-style Nike MAG sneakers are to be given away in a charity raffle canonical: https://time.com/4518161/nike-self-lacing-sneakers-back-future-raffle/ author: Kate Samuelson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-04T17:11:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-07T06:49:19.987Z og:title: Nike Is Giving Away Self-Lacing 'Back to the Future' Sneakers og:description: Tickets for the raffle cost $10 og:url: https://time.com/4518161/nike-self-lacing-sneakers-back-future-raffle/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5bdf2c169ba8c80e/6988a899196cf44b9703d6e1/nike-mag-2016.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2500 og:image:height: 1406 og:image:alt: nike-mag-2016 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Nike Is Giving Away Self-Lacing 'Back to the Future' Sneakers twitter:description: Tickets for the raffle cost $10 twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5bdf2c169ba8c80e/6988a899196cf44b9703d6e1/nike-mag-2016.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Nike Is Giving Away Self-Lacing _Back to the Future_ Sneakers > Sponsored content. 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Back-to-the-Future - Trailer_ by [Kate Samuelson](https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Oct 4, 2016 5:11 PM UTC Nike is giving away 89 pairs of the "Back to the Future II style Nike MAG sneakers to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation. by [Kate Samuelson](https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Oct 4, 2016 5:11 PM UTC Eighty-nine pairs of [Nike’s](http://time.com/tag/nike/) limited-edition, self-lacing [_Back to the Future Part II_\-style Nike MAG](http://time.com/4503424/nike-hyperadapt-sneakers/) sneakers will be given away in a charity raffle. Entry to the [online draw](https://mag.rallyup.com/donate), which begins Tuesday and ends on Oct. 11, costs $10 and there is no limit to the number of tickets entrants can buy. All of the money raised in the raffle will go to the Michael J. Fox Foundation ([MJFF](https://www.michaeljfox.org/)), to help find a cure for Parkinson’s. The futuristic sneakers can lace themselves thanks to an internal cable system comprised of fishing line and a pressure sensor located in the sole that responds to the weight of your foot as you move with “an algorithmic pressure equation,” Nike told [_Wired_](https://www.wired.com/2016/09/nike-self-lacing-design-hyperadapt)_._ The heels then light up to signal when the shoe is tightening, as well as when the battery needs to be charged. [Raffle entrants](https://mag.rallyup.com/login) must live in the U.S. or Canada, and the winners will be notified on Oct. 17\. The raffled sneakers will be in U.S. men’s size 7, 9, 11 and 13\. There will also be private auctions for a pair of the sneakers in Hong Kong, London and New York City. ## Transcript [ NOISE ] [ MUSIC ] [ NOISE ] [ MUSIC ] Starting auto visual tracking. 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