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WGNTV.com Northside-Southside Hottest Fan Photo Contest
OFFICIAL WGN-TV RULES
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Entrants must be 18 years of age.
2. HOW TO ENTER: Entrants must sign a WGN-TV Participant Release and agree to have their picture taken by the station and posted on the WGN-TV website (wgntv.com). WGN-TV will post all eligible entrant photos by July 7, 2009.
3. SELECTION OF WINNERS: For each team, Northside and Southside, there will be up to 250 of each gender, male and female. Team affiliation will be determined by the participant. All voting rounds pertain to those four categories: Male Northside, Female Northside, Male Southside and Female Southside. Once entrant photos are posted on WGNtv.com, viewers will be invited to vote for their favorite Northside or Southside hottest fan in multiple rounds as described below. All decisions regarding the administration of this contest made by WGN-TV are final and binding.
A) First Round: July 7-July 15, 2009: All entrant photos will be posted for the First Round no later than 11p on 7/7/09. On-line voting will be conducted from 7/7/09 through 11:59AM on 7/15/09. On 7/16/09, the 50 entrant photos that receive the highest number of votes during the First Round will be deemed First Round Qualifiers and will advance to the Second Round.
B) Second Round: July 15, 2009-July 22, 2009: All fifty First Round Winner photos will be posted for the Second Round no later than 11PM July 15, 2009. Viewers and website users may vote on-line from 7/16/09 at noon through 11:59AM on July 22, 2009. On July 23, 2009, the 10 entrant photos that receive the highest number of votes during the Second Round will be deemed Second Round Qualifiers and will advance to the Third Round.
C) Third Round: July 23, 2009-July 29,2009: Ten (10) Second Round Qualifiers photos’ will be posted for the Third Round no later than noon on July 22, 2009. Viewers and website users may vote on-line from July 22, 2009 at noon through 11:59AM on July 29,2009. On July 30,2009 the 2 entrant photos that receive the highest number of votes during the Third Round will be deemed Third Round Qualifiers and will advance to the Final Round.
D) Final Round: July 30,2009-August 5, 2009: Two (2) Third Round Qualifiers photos’ will be posted for the Final Round no later than noon on July 30, 2009. Viewers and website users may vote on-line from July 30, 2009 at noon through 11:59AM on August 5, 2009. The Finalist whose photo receives the highest number of votes during the Final Round will be deemed the Winner, subject to eligibility confirmation and compliance with these rules. The winner will be notified by phone and announced on WGNTV.com on August 6, 2009. If the winner is determined to be ineligible, cannot be reached by reasonable means within a reasonable amount of time on the afternoon of August 6, 2009, or who otherwise fails to comply with these Official Rules she shall be disqualified, and the first runner up (i.e.,the Finalist with the next highest number of votes earned during the Final Round) shall be deemed the winner.
4. ONLINE VOTING: Viewers may vote by visiting wgntv.com and clicking on the Northside/Southside Hottest link at any time during any of the winner selection rounds. Viewers may vote as often as they wish, but automated means of voting are prohibited. WGN is not responsible for lost, incomplete, damaged, illegible, late, or misdirected votes, or for errors in mechanical transmission, technical difficulties or inability to transmit votes.
5. GRAND PRIZE: One male and one female will be chosen to represent their respective teams for an on-air promotional spot to be aired on WGN-TV. This prize is non-transferable and non-substitutable for any other prize. WGN-TV will not be responsible for providing transportation to and from the WGN-TV shoot.
6. CONDITIONS & RESTRICTIONS
a. Use of winner's name: By entering, each entrant grants permission, without further compensation, or prior approval rights, to WGN, its agents and licensees, or prior approval rights to use the entrant's name, voice, photograph, likeness and biographical material for promotional purposes in connection with the contest.
b. Execution of Affidavit and Release: By entering, each entrant agrees that if selected as the winner, she will sign a release and waiver of liability. The prize will be forfeited and awarded to another entrant if the winners do not execute the prepared form of release and waiver within three days of the contest, or if selected as THE winner is not eligible in accordance with these rules.
c. Release of Liability: By entering, entrants agree to release WGN from any claim, loss, liability, damage or injury of any kind arising from their participation in the contest or their receipt or use of the contest prize.
d. Prize Substitutions: No substitute prizes are available. Prizes are non-transferable and may not be redeemed for cash. If the prize becomes unavailable for any reason, WGN reserves the right to substitute a prize of comparable value.
7. ELIGIBILITY:
This contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older and a legal US citizen and/or in the US legally during the time of this promotion. Employees and their immediate family members of WGN, the CW Television Network and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, and advertising/promotion agencies are not eligible to participate or win. Winners must be able to attend the promo shoot on a date TBD by WGN-TV, which will be released upon notification, or the prize will be given to the next eligible person in their category with the subsequent highest number of votes.
8. INTERNET/FORCE MAJEURE: If for any reason, this contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, tampering, fraud, technical failure, or any other cause which corrupts or threatens the administration, security or integrity of the contest, WGN-TV reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate or suspend the Contest or any portion of the Contest. ANY ATTEMPT TO DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE FAIR AND LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM THE CONTEST, including Vote submissions containing technical or electronic reproductions (i.e. software programs, spiders, bots, et. al), will be rejected.
9. WGN-TV'S PRIVACY POLICY: This Contest is subject to the privacy policy of WGN-TV, which can be found at http://wgntv.trb.com/services/wgntv-privacy,0,7477934.htmlstory
10. COPY OF RULES: Rules are at wgntv.com or you may obtain a copy of the rules by sending a self-addressed envelope to:
WGN-TV “Northside-Southside Hottest Fan” Contest Rules
2501 W. Bradley Place
Chicago, IL 60618
11. WINNER LIST: You may obtain a list of the name of the winners between August 7 and September 7, 2009 by sending a self-addressed envelope to:
WGN-TV “Northside-Southside Hottest Fan” Winner
2501 W. Bradley Place
Chicago, IL 60618
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