Contest Name: Biggest
Bloomer in
Station: WCSI
(The “Station”)
Station Address:
Telephone: 812-372-4448
White River Broadcasting Company, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of The Findlay Publishing Company, its subsidiaries and affiliated
companies (together, the “Company”), will conduct the Contest substantially as
described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as
follows:
1. Description
of Contest/Participation.
A.
Dates of Contest: Monday, May 2,
2011 through Saturday, September 17, 2011
B.
NO PURCHASE
NECESSARY. PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE
ODDS OF WINNING. Void where
prohibited. Odds of winning depend upon
the number of participants.
C . How to Enter: Visit Wischmeier Nursery and Gift Shop,
C.
How to Win: Bring in your largest
sunflower seed head to a live broadcast @ Wischmeier
Nursery and Gift Shop on Saturday, September 17, 2011 between 9:00am and 11:00am.
Judges will measure the diameter of the sunflower seed heads and the four (4)
largest will receive prizes:
2. Prize(s).
The prizes that may be awarded to the eligible winners are:
Wischmeier Nursery and Gift Shop will
provide four (4) gift certificates for our winners:
1.
$100.00 gift certificate for the largest sunflower seed head
2.
$50.00 gift certificate for the second largest sunflower seed head
3.
$25.00 gift certificate for the third largest sunflower seed head
4.
$25.00 gift certificate for the fourth largest sunflower seed head
Gift certificates are
for products and/or items available at Wischmeier
Nursery.
Prizes are not transferable, redeemable for cash or
exchangeable for any other prize. All
prizes must be redeemed within 14-days from the date of winning or before the
expiration date shown on the prize, whichever is earlier. If a winner cannot be contacted or is
disqualified, the Company reserves the right to determine an alternate winner
or not to award that winner’s prize, in its sole discretion.
3. Eligibility
and Limitations. Participants and
winner(s) must be
4. Telephone
and Delivery Disclaimer. If a
contest is a call in to win contest and/or a telephone is needed to participate
in the Contest, participants are restricted to the use of ordinary telephone
equipment. The Company disclaims all
liability for the inability of a participant to complete or continue a
telephone call due to equipment malfunction, busy lines, inadvertent
disconnections, acts beyond the Company’s control, or otherwise. For all contests the Company disclaims all
liability for any delays, misdelivery, loss, or
failure in the delivery of any item sent by mail, courier, express, electronic
transmission, or other delivery method. The Company is not responsible for mechanical,
technical, electronic, communications, telephone, computer, hardware or
software errors, malfunctions or failures of any kind, including: failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed
transmission of online entries, traffic congestion on telephone lines, the
Internet or at any website or lost or unavailable network connections which may
limit an online entrant's ability to participate in the Contest, and any injury
or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting
from participating in or downloading any information necessary to participate in
the Contest.
5. Publicity;
Use of Personal Information. By
participating, where allowed by law, all participants and winner(s) grant the
Company exclusive permission to use their names, characters, photographs,
voices, and likenesses in connection with promotion of this and other contests
and waive any claims to royalty, right, or remuneration for such use. By participating in the Contest, where
allowed by law, participants agree that the Company may disclose personal
information obtained from participants in the Contest to third parties and use
such information for marketing and other purposes.
6. Release. By participating in the Contest, each
participant and winner waives any and all claims of liability against the
Company, its employees and agents, the Contest’s sponsors and their respective
employees and agents, for any personal injury or loss which may occur from the
conduct of, or participation in, the Contest, or from the use of any
prize. In order to receive a prize,
participants must sign an official waiver form provided by the Company.
7. Taxes. Any valuation of the prize(s) stated above is
based on available information provided to the Company, and the value of any
prize awarded to a winner may be reported for tax purposes as required by
law. Each winner is solely responsible
for reporting and paying any and all applicable taxes related to the prize(s)
and paying any expenses associated with any prize which are not specifically
provided for in the official rules. Each
winner must provide the Company with valid identification and a valid taxpayer
identification number or social security number before any prize will be
awarded. Any person winning over $600 in prizes from the Company will receive an
IRS form 1099 at the end of the calendar year and a copy of such form will be
filed with the IRS.
8. Conduct
and Decisions. By participating in
the Contest, participants agree to be bound by the decisions of Company
personnel. Persons who violate any rule,
gain unfair advantage in participating in the Contest, or obtain winner status
using fraudulent means will be disqualified.
Unsportsmanlike, disruptive, annoying, harassing or threatening behavior
is prohibited. The Company will
interpret these rules and resolve any disputes, conflicting claims or
ambiguities concerning the rules or the Contest and the Company’s decisions
concerning such disputes shall be final.
If the conduct or outcome of the Contest is affected by human error, any
mechanical malfunctions or failures of any kind, intentional interference or
any event beyond the control of the Company, the Company reserves the right to
terminate this Contest, or make such other decisions regarding the outcome as
the Company deems appropriate. All decisions
will be made by the Company and are final.
The Company may waive any of these rules in its sole discretion. ANY ATTEMPT BY A CONTESTANT OR ANY OTHER
INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY CIRCUMVENT, DISRUPT OR DAMAGE ORDINARY AND NORMAL
OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST, TELEPHONE SYSTEMS OR WEBSITES, OR UNDERMINE THE
LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS
AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES
FROM ANY SUCH PARTICIPANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
9. Miscellaneous. Each winner must submit proof of eligibility
and sign the Company’s release form to claim the prize. The Company may substitute prizes, amend the
rules or discontinue the Contest at any time as announced on the
Station(s). The Company disclaims any
responsibility to notify participants of any aspect related to the conduct of
the Contest. For a copy of the rules, or
where required by law, a list of winners, visit the business office of the
Station during normal business hours or mail a written request with a stamped,
self-addressed return envelope to the Station’s address, listed above. All entries become the property of the
Company and will not be returned.
10. Compliance
with Law. The conduct of the Contest
is governed by the applicable laws of the