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Show Titles Dancing With the Stars Dexter Entourage Family Guy Fringe POP CULTURE Survivor - Gabon The Office More » Idol Finale Sweepstakes Official Rules “Idol Finale Sweepstakes” Official Rules NO PURCHASE REQUIRED TO ENTER OR WIN. U.S. ONLY. VOID IN PUERTO RICO AND WHERE PROHIBITED. 1. Eligibility: “Idol Finale Sweepstakes” (the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to residents of the 50 United States (and the District of Columbia) who are at least 13 years of age. To enter on-line, entrant must have a valid e-mail address at the time of entry. Employees of TVBigBoard and their respective related companies, agents, subcontractors and suppliers, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. Subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited. 2. Sponsor: BigBoard Entertainment, Inc., 310 West 73rd Street, Suite 3A, New York, NY 10023 3. Agreement to Official Rules: By participating in the Sweepstakes, each entrant fully and unconditionally agrees to and accepts these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding. 4. Timing: The Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (”ET”), on May 8, 2007 and ends at 7:59 p.m. ET, on May 23, 2007, or the final day of the competition. 5. How to Enter: At any time during the Promotion Period, users may enter the Sweepstakes by correctly answering a specific question (who will be the Idol winner) via links, prompts and calls-to-action on the tvbigboard.com website. You can also enter the Sweepstakes via the U.S. Mail from any of the 50 eligible states, or the District of Columbia, by sending a 3×5 card (or something similar) with the correct answer to the sweepstakes question, with your name address, city, state, zip code, phone number (with area code) and a valid email address (if applicable) to: “Idol Finale Sweepstakes” c/o Pacific Sports Marketing P.O. Box 471928 San Francisco, CA 94147-1928. All mailed entries for the Sweepstakes must be postmarked by May 23, 2007 and received by May 30, 2007. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, illegible, misdirected or postage-due entries, which will be disqualified. In the event of a dispute as to any online entry, the authorized account holder of the e-mail address used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder. For all entries: LIMIT: One entry per person during the Promotion Period by any method or combination of methods of entry. All entries must be received as described above in the “How to Enter,” description. All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor, and none will be acknowledged or returned. Proof of sending or submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor. Use of any automated system to submit entries is prohibited and will result in disqualification. All entries, for the purposes of prize awards, will be ineligible once the promotion period for which their entry is valid, concludes. Entrants may then re-enter valid, eligible submissions for promotion prizes in successive valid promotion periods. E-MAIL CHANGE OF ADDRESS POLICY: Sponsor is not responsible if Entrant’s e-mail address changes over any part of the promotion period. Entrant must submit the new email address as a valid entry. 6. Drawings: One (1) random drawing of one (1) Prize Winner will be conducted from amongst all eligible entries within a week of each promotion period closing. The drawing will be conducted on or about May 31, 2007 on the Sponsor’s behalf by Pacific Sports Marketing, an independent judging organization whose decisions as to the administration of the Sweepstakes and the selection of potential winners are final. The Sweepstakes’ Prize Winner will be notified immediately via email upon the drawing of his/her prize and of proper collection/redemption procedures. Entrants selected must comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. Except where prohibited, winners must sign and return to Sponsor, within ten (10) days of being notified, an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release in order to claim his/her prize. The affidavit can take the form of either a post-marked letter, or dated email, to Pacific Sports Marketing. If a potential winner of the Prize cannot successfully confirm within ten (10) days after the first attempt to contact him/her, or if he/she fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within the required time period, an alternate entrant will be selected in his/her place at random from among all eligible entries received. If the Prize cannot be fulfilled after two (2) alternate drawings, the unawarded Prize will remain unawarded. 7. Prizes: One (1) Prize Winner to receive a gift check, money order or cashier’s check for two hundred and fifty dollars ($250). The Prize will be mailed within 2-4 weeks upon email confirmation of winner’s proper mailing address. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received, but approximate 1:100,000. Total value of all prizes is $250. ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF ANY PRIZE ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER. 8. Publicity: Except where prohibited, participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes winner’s consent to Sponsor’s use of winner’s name, likeness, voice, opinions, biographical information, hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media without further payment or consideration. 9. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify the Sweepstakes if fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control impairs the integrity of the Sweepstakes, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In such event, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prizes at random from among the eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules, or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes is a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. 10. Release: By entering this Sweepstakes, entrant agrees to release and hold harmless, TVBigBoard, Pacific Sports Marketing each of their related companies, officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claim or cause of action arising directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, out of participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use of any prize. 11. Limitations of Liability: Sponsor is not responsible for: (i) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctioning of any computer, cable, network, hardware or software; (ii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions or telephone or Internet service; (iii) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Sweepstakes, including without limitation inaccurate transcription of entry information; (iv) electronic or human error which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries; or (v) any injury or damage to persons or property, including but not limited to entrant’s computer, hardware or software, which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes or accessing or downloading information or materials connected with this Sweepstakes. 12. Dispute Resolution: Entrant agrees that: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of participant(s) and Sponsor and Promoter and their agencies, shall be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, USA without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state of New York. Entrant agrees that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to this Sweepstakes, or awarding of the prizes, shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in the County of New York in the State of New York and Entrant hereby consents and submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action. Except where prohibited, by participating in this Sweepstakes, Entrant agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, or awarding of the prizes, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with participating in this Sweepstakes but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (c) under no circumstances will any participant be permitted to obtain awards for and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitations or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above may not apply to you. 13. Entrant’s Personal Information: Information collected from entrants is subject to the TVBigBoard Privacy Policy (http://www.tvbigboard.com/privacy-policy/). 14. Winner’s List: Sweepstakes results and a copy of these Official Rules may be obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to “Idol Finale Sweepstakes.” Attention: Rules & Winner’s List, c/o Pacific Sports Marketing, PO Box 471928, San Francisco, CA 94147-1928, U.S.A. Requests must be received by July 15, 2007. Vermont residents may omit return postage. For removal from any mailing lists, please contact: support@tvbigboard.com.
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Idol Finale Sweepstakes Official Rules

“Idol Finale Sweepstakes”

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE REQUIRED TO ENTER OR WIN. U.S. ONLY. VOID IN PUERTO RICO AND WHERE PROHIBITED.

1. Eligibility: “Idol Finale Sweepstakes” (the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to residents of the 50 United States (and the District of Columbia) who are at least 13 years of age. To enter on-line, entrant must have a valid e-mail address at the time of entry. Employees of TVBigBoard and their respective related companies, agents, subcontractors and suppliers, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. Subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited.

2. Sponsor: BigBoard Entertainment, Inc., 310 West 73rd Street, Suite 3A, New York, NY 10023

3. Agreement to Official Rules: By participating in the Sweepstakes, each entrant fully and unconditionally agrees to and accepts these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding.

4. Timing: The Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (”ET”), on May 8, 2007 and ends at 7:59 p.m. ET, on May 23, 2007, or the final day of the competition.

5. How to Enter: At any time during the Promotion Period, users may enter the Sweepstakes by correctly answering a specific question (who will be the Idol winner) via links, prompts and calls-to-action on the tvbigboard.com website.

You can also enter the Sweepstakes via the U.S. Mail from any of the 50 eligible states, or the District of Columbia, by sending a 3×5 card (or something similar) with the correct answer to the sweepstakes question, with your name address, city, state, zip code, phone number (with area code) and a valid email address (if applicable) to: “Idol Finale Sweepstakes” c/o Pacific Sports Marketing P.O. Box 471928 San Francisco, CA 94147-1928. All mailed entries for the Sweepstakes must be postmarked by May 23, 2007 and received by May 30, 2007. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, illegible, misdirected or postage-due entries, which will be disqualified.

In the event of a dispute as to any online entry, the authorized account holder of the e-mail address used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.

For all entries: LIMIT: One entry per person during the Promotion Period by any method or combination of methods of entry. All entries must be received as described above in the “How to Enter,” description. All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor, and none will be acknowledged or returned. Proof of sending or submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor. Use of any automated system to submit entries is prohibited and will result in disqualification. All entries, for the purposes of prize awards, will be ineligible once the promotion period for which their entry is valid, concludes. Entrants may then re-enter valid, eligible submissions for promotion prizes in successive valid promotion periods.

E-MAIL CHANGE OF ADDRESS POLICY: Sponsor is not responsible if Entrant’s e-mail address changes over any part of the promotion period. Entrant must submit the new email address as a valid entry.

6. Drawings: One (1) random drawing of one (1) Prize Winner will be conducted from amongst all eligible entries within a week of each promotion period closing.

The drawing will be conducted on or about May 31, 2007 on the Sponsor’s behalf by Pacific Sports Marketing, an independent judging organization whose decisions as to the administration of the Sweepstakes and the selection of potential winners are final. The Sweepstakes’ Prize Winner will be notified immediately via email upon the drawing of his/her prize and of proper collection/redemption procedures. Entrants selected must comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. Except where prohibited, winners must sign and return to Sponsor, within ten (10) days of being notified, an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release in order to claim his/her prize. The affidavit can take the form of either a post-marked letter, or dated email, to Pacific Sports Marketing. If a potential winner of the Prize cannot successfully confirm within ten (10) days after the first attempt to contact him/her, or if he/she fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within the required time period, an alternate entrant will be selected in his/her place at random from among all eligible entries received. If the Prize cannot be fulfilled after two (2) alternate drawings, the unawarded Prize will remain unawarded.

7. Prizes: One (1) Prize Winner to receive a gift check, money order or cashier’s check for two hundred and fifty dollars ($250). The Prize will be mailed within 2-4 weeks upon email confirmation of winner’s proper mailing address.

Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received, but approximate 1:100,000. Total value of all prizes is $250. ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF ANY PRIZE ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER.

8. Publicity: Except where prohibited, participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes winner’s consent to Sponsor’s use of winner’s name, likeness, voice, opinions, biographical information, hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media without further payment or consideration.

9. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify the Sweepstakes if fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control impairs the integrity of the Sweepstakes, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In such event, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prizes at random from among the eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules, or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes is a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

10. Release: By entering this Sweepstakes, entrant agrees to release and hold harmless, TVBigBoard, Pacific Sports Marketing each of their related companies, officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claim or cause of action arising directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, out of participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use of any prize.

11. Limitations of Liability: Sponsor is not responsible for: (i) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctioning of any computer, cable, network, hardware or software; (ii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions or telephone or Internet service; (iii) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Sweepstakes, including without limitation inaccurate transcription of entry information; (iv) electronic or human error which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries; or (v) any injury or damage to persons or property, including but not limited to entrant’s computer, hardware or software, which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes or accessing or downloading information or materials connected with this Sweepstakes.

12. Dispute Resolution: Entrant agrees that: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of participant(s) and Sponsor and Promoter and their agencies, shall be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, USA without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state of New York. Entrant agrees that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to this Sweepstakes, or awarding of the prizes, shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in the County of New York in the State of New York and Entrant hereby consents and submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action. Except where prohibited, by participating in this Sweepstakes, Entrant agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, or awarding of the prizes, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with participating in this Sweepstakes but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (c) under no circumstances will any participant be permitted to obtain awards for and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitations or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above may not apply to you.

13. Entrant’s Personal Information: Information collected from entrants is subject to the TVBigBoard Privacy Policy (http://www.tvbigboard.com/privacy-policy/).

14. Winner’s List: Sweepstakes results and a copy of these Official Rules may be obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to “Idol Finale Sweepstakes.” Attention: Rules & Winner’s List, c/o Pacific Sports Marketing, PO Box 471928, San Francisco, CA 94147-1928, U.S.A. Requests must be received by July 15, 2007. Vermont residents may omit return postage. For removal from any mailing lists, please contact: support@tvbigboard.com.

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