"IT GOES TO ELEVEN" Official Contest Rules
Main info page: www.WEOS.org/WorldCafe
These rules regard the contest for 20 winners of a pair of tickets to the World Cafe taping at the State Theater in Ithaca, featuring musical guest Lyle Lovett.
1. Sponsors
This Sweepstakes is sponsored by WEOS as part of Hobart & William Smith Colleges (d/b/a Colleges of the Seneca) 300 Pulteney Street, Geneva, NY 14456. ("Sponsor").
2. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER
Persons who wish to enter the Sweepstakes ("Participants") are not required to make a pledge or contribution, or to attend any sales presentation, nor purchase any of Sponsor's products.
3. Method of Entry; Means of Selecting Winner
Participants (whether they actually make a pledge on-line or not) can enter the drawing by visiting the Quick Pledge page on the WEOS website during the time period 4:00 PM ET October 9, 2009, to 11:59 AM ET November 4, 2009. Participants must enter the following information: full name, mailing address, e-mail address and daytime phone number by filling in the corresponding fields and hitting the submit button. The Grand Prize winners will be selected by a random drawing of all eligible, correct and complete entries by Sponsor on November 5, 2009. By submitting an entry to the Sweepstakes, each of the Participants acknowledge and agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects. The prize will be awarded only to the winning eligible Participant who complies fully with these Official Rules.
4. Entry Time Period
The Sweepstakes begins on October 9, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (Start Date) and ends on November 4, 2009 at 11:59 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (End Date). No entries will be accepted before the Start Date or after the End Date.
5. Eligibility
The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the United States who are eighteen (18) years of age or older as of the Start Date and possess the legal capacity to be bound by and carry out all of the terms and conditions of these Official Rules. Persons in any of the following categories are NOT eligible to participate or win prizes in the Sweepstakes: (a) persons who on or after the Start Date, were or are employees or agents of Sponsor, or its subsidiaries, its member stations, or their subsidiaries, or their respective affiliated companies, franchisees, or service agencies, or independent contractors (including but not limited to all sales representative organizations); (b) individuals engaged, or employed by a company that is engaged, in the development, production or distribution of materials for this Sweepstakes including participating public radio and television stations; and (c) persons who are immediate family (defined as mother, father, sister, brother, daughter, son or spouse) of any person in any of the preceding categories, regardless of where they live; or who reside in the same household, as any person in any of the preceding categories, whether related or not.
6. Odds
The odds of winning will be determined by the total number of eligible entries received.
7. Prizes
Twenty (20) Grand Prize winners will receive two (2) tickets to the taping of an episode of "World Café with David Dye". The taping will be held at The State Theater of Ithaca, NY on Wednesday November 11, 2009. Start time is slated to be at 4pm but may change depending on artist's schedule and other factors. Updates on timing will be posted on the WEOS website. The cash value of the prize is estimated at $50 per ticket. There are no other prizes. Any and all prize-related expenses, including without limitation any cost of delivery, any and all federal, state and local taxes and any and all costs of transportation, are the sole responsibility of the winners. No black out dates apply.
8. Winner Notification and Acceptance
The 20 winners will be notified via phone and/or e-mail on November 5, 2009. The winner must confirm acceptance of the prize by completing an Affidavit of Eligibility and submitting it to WEOS before 5:00 p.m. on November 9, 2009. If the winner does not claim the prize or confirm acceptance within the required time frame, an alternate winner will be selected in the manner described in paragraph 3, above.
9. General Terms and Conditions
By participating in this Sweepstakes, Participant agrees to be bound by these rules and by the decisions of Sponsors, which are final and binding in all respects. Participants agree to release, discharge and hold harmless Sponsor, its subsidiaries, affiliates, related companies, agencies, agents and representative and the officer , directors and employees of each from any and all claims, charges, injuries, liability, loss or misdirection of the prize. Submission of photos or posing for photos taken by Sponsor grants Sponsor and its agents the right to publish, use, adapt, edit and/or modify such photo in any way, in any and all media, without limitation, and without consideration to the winner. Submission of any photo further constitutes the Participant's consent to irrevocably assign and transfer to the Sponsor any and all rights, title and interest in the photo, including, without limitation, all copyrights. Only one entry per person. Transfer of prizes is strictly prohibited. Cash substitutes for prizes will not be awarded. The Sweepstakes is void in whole or in part where prohibited by law. Winners may be required, as a condition of receiving a prize, to sign and return within a specified time, an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability Release, Publicity Release, and any other forms or documents required by Sponsor or by tax or other governmental authorities. Should a Participant make any false statement in any document referenced above, Participant may be required promptly to return Participant's prize to Sponsor. Sponsor is not responsible for incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, illegible, misdirected, late, lost or delayed entries, which may be disqualified, whether caused by technical malfunction or human error. Sponsor is not responsible for lost or stolen entries. Any attempt by any Participant to deliberately interfere with or damage the Sweepstakes, modify entries, or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil laws and may result, among other things, in disqualification from the Sweepstakes. Subject to any governmental approval which may be required, Sponsor reserves the right, without prior notice and at any time, to terminate or suspend the Sweepstakes, in whole or in part, or to modify the Sweepstakes in any way, should any factor (including but not limited to fraud or security breach) interfere with the Sweepstakes' proper conduct as contemplated by these Official Rules, or if the Sponsor believes that the Sweepstakes has been or will be compromised in any way. Sponsor reserves the right to void any entry submitted for a prize, if it believes such entry was submitted other than through regular channels of business as contemplated by these Official Rules or that the entry has been tampered with in any manner. New York State law governs this sweepstakes.
10. Verification
All entries and any other Sweepstakes materials are subject to verification by Sponsor. Entries and any other Sweepstakes materials will be disqualified if tampered with in any way, if submitted where the Sweepstakes is prohibited or not submitted legitimately, if any entry is counterfeited or reproduced, and may be rejected if any part is illegible, incomplete, damaged, mutilated, or if they contain or reflect printing, production, typographical, mechanical or other errors introduced in any way.
11. List of Winners
For a list of the prize winners (available after November 12, 2009), mail by regular U.S. mail, postage pre-paid, a self-addressed envelope to:
WEOS - Finger Lakes Public Radio
Attn: World Café Winners List
300 Pulteney Street
Geneva, NY 14456
12. Alternate Entry
Entry into the sweepstakes may be accomplished by writing a note with your name, mailing address, phone number and e-mail address, with this sentence:
"Please enter me into the World Café with guest Lyle Lovett Sweepstakes."
Mail the note to:
WEOS - Finger Lakes Public Radio
Attn: World Café Sweepstakes Entry
300 Pulteney Street
Geneva, NY 14456
The note must arrive in the regularly-scheduled mail delivery to WEOS on November 4, 2009.