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WCMH Calling 4 Cash Watch and Win Game
Official Rules
--- NO PURCHASE NECESSARY ---
1. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
2. You must be at least eighteen (18) years old and a legal resident of one of the following Ohio counties at the time of entry to enter or to win: Athens, Champaign, Clark, Coshocton, Crawford, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Guernsey, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Noble, Knox, Licking, Logan, Madison, Marion, Morrow, Muskingum, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Richland, Ross, Scioto or Union. Other restrictions apply.
3. The WCMH Calling 4 Cash Watch & Win Game (the "Game") is subject to all federal, state and local laws. Void where prohibited by law. By entering, participants agree to these Official Rules.
4. There will be a minimum of zero (0) daily winners and a maximum of two hundred and sixty (260) daily winners, depending how many people are declared verified daily winners. See below for more information.
5. Limit one (1) entry per person, per household. Limit one (1) prize per person every ninety-day period.
6. Game begins on October 20, 2008 at 12:01 a.m. ET, and ends on October 19, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Entry deadline is the preceding day at 11:59 p.m. ET.
7. The geographic scope of the Game is the Ohio counties of Athens, Champaign, Clark, Coshocton, Crawford, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Guernsey, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Noble, Knox, Licking, Logan, Madison, Marion, Morrow, Muskingum, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Richland, Ross, Scioto and Union.
8. The Sponsors of the Game are Media General Operations, Inc., Inc. d/b/a WCMH and www.nbc4i.com (collectively referred to as "Sponsor").
9. The odds of winning any particular daily prize depend on the number of entries received prior to the daily Watch and Win Game.
PRIZES
10. A minimum of zero (0) and a maximum of two hundred and sixty (260) daily prizes: cash ranging in value from $50.00 to $13,000.00 depending on the date of that person's selection and the amount of cash that has accumulated in the Game as a result of roll over entries since the last daily winner (if any) was verified. Maximum value also may be less if show is pre-empted one or more days. Approximate Retail Value ("ARV") of Prizes will be between $50.00 and $13,000.00, based on the foregoing contingencies.
PRIZE RESTRICTIONS
11. All details of all prizes shall be at Sponsor's sole discretion. Winner assumes sole responsibility for all costs associated with the prizes not explicitly outlined above. All federal, state and local taxes (if any) are the sole responsibility of the winner.
12. Prizes may not be transferred or substituted except that Sponsor in its discretion may substitute a prize, or portion thereof, with a prize or portion of equal or greater value if it deems necessary. Any such changes will be announced.
13. Any portion of any prize not accepted or claimed by any winner by any deadlines announced by Sponsor will be forfeit and no substitute will be offered or permitted. Other restrictions apply.
ELIGIBILITY
14. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A purchase will not increase your chances of winning.
15. All participants must be eighteen (18) years old and legal residents of one of the following Ohio counties at the time of entry to enter or to win: Athens, Champaign, Clark, Coshocton, Crawford, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Guernsey, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Noble, Knox, Licking, Logan, Madison, Marion, Morrow, Muskingum, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Richland, Ross, Scioto or Union at the time of entry.
16. Employees of Media General Operations, Inc., Inc. d/b/a WCMH and www.nbc4i.com and of the affiliates, subsidiaries, distributors, suppliers, franchisees, advertisers, promoters, and agents of any of these, and the immediate families (defined as spouse, parents, siblings or children) of the employees of any of these, are not eligible to enter or win.
TO ENTER
17. Entries will be accepted beginning October 20, 2008 at 12:01 a.m., ET and ending October 18, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. ET ("Entry Period"). Each week during the Entry Period, a minimum daily prize of $50.00 will be available. This number is subject to increase depending on the amount of cash that has "rolled over" from the previous week(s) since last verified winner (if any) was selected. The Game consists of two steps:
18. STEP ONE: SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY FORM: First, you must submit an entry form during the Entry Period in accordance with the deadlines described below. You are limited to one (1) entry form per person, per household. There are two ways to submit your entry form:
a. Log onto http://www.nbc4i.com/midwest/cmh/daytime/cash.html and complete an Official Entry Form with the following required information: (i) name, (ii) address, (iii) telephone number, (iv) e-mail address, and confirmation that you are over 18; or
b. Hand-deliver or mail a letter/postcard to Sponsor, Calling 4 Cash Watch & Win Game c/o WCMH-TV NBC 4, 3165 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, Ohio 43202, hand-printed or typed with the following information: (i) name, (ii) address, (iii) telephone number, (iv) e-mail address, and (v) age.
19. Online entrants will see a web page confirming the entry after submission. Online entries must include a valid e-mail address for the entrant. In the event of a dispute as to the identity or eligibility of a winner based on an e-mail address, the winning entry will be declared made by the "Authorized Account Holder" of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized Account Holder" is defined as the natural person 18 years of age or older who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, education institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Uses of automated devices are not valid for entry. Limit one (1) entry per person and per household.
20. To be eligible for a daily prize on a particular day, all entries (regardless of the method of entry) must be received by Sponsor no later than 11:59 P.M. ET on the preceding day. Entrants who fail to provide any of the information required above will not be eligible to win and will not be notified by Sponsor. All Entry Forms become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned or acknowledged.
21. STEP TWO: WATCH DAYTIME COLUMBUS: Once you have submitted your entry form, watch Daytime Columbus, Monday – Friday, 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. ET on NBC 4, WCMH-TV during the Entry Period. Each day during that time, the Daytime Columbus Host will announce the prize value of the day. The prize value will be the combined amount of that day’s $50.00 daily prize plus the cash that has accumulated in the current prize pool as a result of the prize money that has "rolled over" since the last time that a verified winner (if any) was selected. After announcing the prize value, the Host will select one entry form at random from all of the entry forms received prior to the relevant deadline. The Host then will attempt to call that entrant using the telephone number provided on his/her entry form. The Host will allow the phone to ring 10 times before disconnecting. If the call is answered by an answering machine, the Host will disconnect. If your name is selected and you are called by the Host, you will be asked what the current prize value is. Subject to verification of eligibility, if you tell the Host the correct answer on your first attempt, you will be declared that day's winner. Entrants who do not personally and directly speak to the Host at that time or do not give the correct answer on their first attempt will not be eligible.
22. In the event that you are either declared a winner or determined to be ineligible for any reason, your name will be removed from the entry pool and you will no longer be eligible to play for ninety days. If your name is selected but you are not declared a winner for any reason other than ineligibility, your name will remain in the entry pool and you will continue to be eligible to potentially play and win a prize.
23. If there is no winner on any given day, the accumulated prize amount will roll-over into the prize pool available for the next day. The prize pool will continue to increase in this manner until the next verified winner (if any) is selected or until the Game has ended on October 19, 2009. If no winner is selected before the Game ends on October 19, 2009, any remaining prize pool will not be awarded. No daily games will take place (and therefore the prize pool will not increase) on any day(s) that Daytime Columbus does not air for any reason. It is possible that the game will end without any winner being declared and without any prize being awarded.
24. The information that you provide in connection with the Game may be used by Sponsor in accordance with its Privacy Policy, which is found at http://www.nbc4i.com/midwest/cmh/about/terms_and_conditions.html and which may be updated from time to time.
WINNER NOTIFICATION
25. All potential winners will be verified by station personnel immediately after they provide the correct answer for the daily prize value to the Host. Winners may be asked to provide Sponsor with valid identification and execute an affidavit of eligibility and, where legal, a publicity release. Acceptable identification includes a valid driver’s license or other valid picture ID showing name and address. Faxes will not be accepted. The winners may also be required to sign other legal documents, including tax forms and a release supplied by Sponsor which, among other disclaimers, releases Sponsor and a range of subsidiaries, directors, agents, agencies, affiliates, franchisees, promoters, officers, directors, employees and related persons from any and all liability related to the Game and the receipt and use of the prize. Upon verification of eligibility, the names of winners may be posted on the Sponsor’s website at www.nbc4i.com.
26. In the event that any potential winner (a) fails to satisfy any eligibility or verification requirement herein, (b) declines to accept the prize, (c) or is otherwise determined to be ineligible, that person will be disqualified and forfeit any claim to the prize and no alternate winner will be selected.
PUBLICITY RELEASE
27. By accepting a prize, winners agree to award Sponsor the right to publicize their names, photographs (including the use and appearance of winner's photograph on Sponsor's web page), likenesses, biographical information, e-mail address, voices and details of winning for purposes of this and future promotions without further compensation, except where prohibited.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY/DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
28. Entrants agree that Media General Operations, Inc., Inc. d/b/a WCMH and www.nbc4i.com and a range of subsidiaries, directors, agents, agencies, affiliates, franchisees, promoters, officers, directors, employees and related persons (hereinafter ("Released Parties") (a) are not responsible for lost, interrupted, or unavailable network, server, or other connections, or for any failed telephone or computer hardware or software, or for any failed, delayed, misdirected, corrupted, or garbled transmissions or errors of any kind, whether human, mechanical, or electronic, or for entries that for any reason are not received by Sponsor by the deadlines stated above; (b) are not responsible for any injury or damage to any computer, modem or other electrical device as a result of participation in the Game or downloading of any software or materials; (c) are released from any and all liability related to the Game and the receipt and use of the prize; and (d) will not be responsible for the inability to select potential daily winners because of postal failure, equipment failure, or data storage failure.
MISCELLANEOUS
29. All federal, state and local laws apply. Sponsor shall be entitled to interpret these rules as needed — including but not limited to rules regarding entries, selection of winners, deadlines, restrictions on prizes, and eligibility — and all of its decisions are final. By entering, participants agree to these Official Rules.
30. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, terminate or suspend the Game or any part of the Game should any non-authorized intervention, network failure, information storage failure, telecommunications failure, malfunction, or other causes beyond its control, corrupt or impair the security, administration, fairness and/or operation of the Game as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, at which event, no prizes will be awarded.
31. Sponsor reserves the right to prohibit any entrant from participating in the Game if, at its sole discretion, Sponsor finds such entrant to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Game, or if such entrant repeatedly shows a disregard for, or attempts to circumvent, these Rules, or acts: (a) in a manner Sponsor determines to be not fair or equitable; (b) with an intent to annoy, threaten or harass any other entrant or Sponsor; or (c) in any other disruptive manner. Any person attempting to defraud or tamper with the Game in any way will be ineligible for prizes and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Any failure by the Sponsor to enforce any of these Rules shall not constitute a waiver of such Rules.
32. Sponsor reserves the right to correct typographical or clerical errors in any game-related materials. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In the event that production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more than the stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, un-awarded, eligible prize claims.
DISPUTES
33. By entering the Game, entrants agree that (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Game, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Game but in no event attorneys' fees; and (c) under no circumstances will any entrant be permitted to obtain any award for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental or consequential damages and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased.
34. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrants and Sponsor in connection with the Game, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Ohio. Any legal proceedings arising out of the Game or relating to these rules shall be instituted only in the federal or state courts located in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin and the parties consent to jurisdiction therein with respect to any legal proceedings or disputes of whatever nature arising under or relating to these rules. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these rules shall otherwise remain in effect and be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
WINNER'S LIST/OFFICIAL RULES COPY
35. For a list of winners, visit http://www.nbc4i.com/midwest/cmh/daytime/cash.html or mail a self-addressed stamped envelope ("SASE") to: "WCMH Calling 4 Cash Watch & Win Game" Winners' List Request, c/o WCMH, 3165 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43202 after November 15, 2009.
36. For a copy of the Official Rules, stop by WCMH during normal business hours, visit http://www.nbc4i.com/midwest/cmh/daytime/cash.html, or mail a SASE to: "WCMH Calling 4 Cash Watch & Win Game" Official Rules Request, c/o WCMH, 3165 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43202.
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