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Starlin Castro Pro Camp Giveaway Contest

OFFICIAL RULES

 

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

 

The “Starlin Castro Pro Camp Giveaway Contest ” contest (“Contest”) starts at 9:00 a.m. CT on Tuesday, June 16, 2014 and ends at 11:59pm. CT on Sunday, July 13, 2014. This Sweepstakes shall be subject to these Official Rules, and by entering, each entrant agrees to abide and be bound by these rules and the decisions of the judges and Sponsor.

 

1)         Eligibility: This Sweepstakes is open to legal U.S. residents of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, or Iowa who are 18 years and older as of the first day of the Contest Period.  This contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law.   Employees (and their immediate household or family members) of WGN Radio and Americash (“Sponsors”) and their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising agencies, prize providers, promotion and delivery contractors and/or public relations companies associated with this Contest, are not eligible to participate. Employees of participating clients and their advertising agencies, or of other media companies including all radio or television stations, and members of the immediate family of any such persons are not eligible to participate and win. A potential winner may be requested to provide proof that all eligibility requirements are met. Void where prohibited. This Contest shall be governed and enforced pursuant to Illinois law, excluding choice of law provisions.

 

By entering, each winner agrees to release Sponsors and their respective parent and affiliated companies, directors, officers, employees, agents, and licensees from any claim, loss, liability, damage or injury of any kind, arising from the winner’s receipt or use of the contest prize, or any contest-related travel or activity undertaken by the winner.  By entering, the winner warrants that WGN Radio and Americash will have full permission, without further compensation, to WGN Radio and Americash to use the entrant’s name, voice, photograph, likeness, contest entry, and biographical material for broadcast and promotional purposes in connection with the contest.

 

Prizes will not be awarded, even if announced, if the contestant is not eligible in accordance with these rules.  If you have won a prize valued under $600 from WGN Radio within two months of June 16, 2014 you will not be eligible to enter to win.

 

By accepting the prize, each winner agrees, where legal, to allow Sponsors and their agents and licensees to use their names, voices, photographs, likenesses and any information provided on the entry form, in any medium of communication, including advertising, promotional or other purposes, without additional compensation.

 

 

 

By participating, contestants agree WGN Radio has the sole right to determine winners of the contest and all matters and disputes related to the contest, and that its determination will be final and binding.  WGN Radio reserves the right to delay contest announcements, postpone or reschedule all or some of the contest events, or modify contest deadlines and/or modify contest deadlines if breaking news, sports coverage or other unanticipated events preempt regular programming.  If such changes occur, they will be posted on the wgnradio.com website. 

 

2)         How to Enter:

Entrants must complete the online entry form available at www.wgnradio.com/contests  and submit required information, including your name, birthdate, address, telephone number(s),email address and a text submission in 150 words or less why his or her child deserves a complimentary spot in the 2014 Citi Starlin Castro Pro Camp on July 22nd from 9am to 12:30pm at Evanston Township High School in Evanston, IL. Nominated children must be between the ages of 1st grade and 8th grade. Entrants must use their own name and current residential address. By submitting an entry, each entrant warrants that he or she is the original author of the work and agrees to allow WGN Radio to read and/or publish his/her email entry on the air or on its website.  Sponsor will disqualify all entries that do not comply with the length requirements, fail to provide all information requested above, are received after the contest deadline, contain profane, obscene, or inappropriate language material, or violate the rights of third parties. 

 

Online entries containing technical or electronic reproductions are not eligible and will be rejected. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of an entrant, the holder of the e-mail account will be deemed the person who submitted the entry. Limit one entry per person, regardless of method. Incomplete entries will be disqualified, and Sponsor is not responsible for entries that are lost, late, deleted, garbled, corrupted, misdelivered, or misdirected. Sponsor is not responsible for inability to transmit Internet entries. Limit one entry per person; duplicate entries from the same person will be disqualified.

Winner Selection:

On Monday, July 14, 2014, WGN Radio staff will review all eligible entries and choose four (4) winners, based upon the originality (50%) and human-interest appeal (50%) of the entry. On Monday, July 14, 2014, WGN radio will notify all winners by telephone and/or email. The winner is subject to eligibility verification and rules compliance. WGN Radio and Americash reserve the right to publish the grand prize winning entries on their websites.

 

 

3) Winner Notification: On Monday, July 14, 2014, Sponsor will select the potential winners in a drawing from among all eligible entries. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries and final winner determinations will be based upon the originality (50%) and human-interest appeal (50%) of the eligible entries. Sponsor will call and or email winners on Monday, July 14, 2014. A winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected by random drawing from among all remaining entries if (1) winner does not fulfill the eligibility requirements; (2) winner does not adhere to the Official Rules; (3) winner does not claim the certificate within 24 hours of prize notification; and/or (4) if the prize notification is returned as undeliverable, refused, or declined.

4) Prizes:  Prizes and Delivery: Grand Prizes (4 total):

Four (4) winners will receive a complimentary camp spot for his or her child (between ages of 1st grade and 8th grade) at the Citi Starlin Castro Pro Camp on July 22nd at Evanston Township High School from 9:00am to 12:30pm. Camp spot cannot be redeemed for cash.

 

Approximate retail value (“ARV”) of grand prize: $99.00. Sponsor will notify winner of prize redemption instructions. 

 

Winner is solely responsible for any applicable federal, state and local taxes in connection with winner’s prize. Prize substitutions are not allowed and prizes are awarded "as is" with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsor, including but not limited to, the quality, merchantability, habitability, or fitness of the prize items.  Prizes are not transferable or redeemable for cash.  Winners will be responsible for all applicable taxes.  All federal, state and local laws apply.

 

5)         Other Conditions:  Winner may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release, and, if so, it must be returned to Sponsor within one week of the date Sponsor sends it to the winner. Failure to return such document will result in that winner being disqualified, and Sponsor may randomly draw another winner from among all remaining eligible entries.

 

By entering this Contest, each entrant agrees to release, waive and hold harmless Sponsors and their affiliates, subsidiaries, parent corporations and advertising and promotional agencies, and all of their officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents from any and all injuries, claims, damages, losses, costs, or expenses of any kind (including without limitation attorney’s fees) resulting from accessing the Contest website; submitting an entry or otherwise participating in any aspect of the Contest; the receipt, ownership or use of any prize awarded; preparing for, participating in or traveling to and/or from any prize-related activity, or; any printing, typographical or other error in these Official Rules or the announcement of offering of any prize.

 

Our contests, sweepstakes and special events are often produced with the generous support of non-affiliated sponsors and/or promotional partners.  The personally identifiable information contestants voluntarily provide on our website may also be used for the marketing of additional events, services, and goods by WGN Radio and our sponsors or partners.  Please be informed that our sponsors or promotional partners may not have the same privacy policies that we do.  See our full privacy policy at privacy.tribune.com.

 

Failure to comply with the contest rules may result in a contestant’s disqualification solely at the discretion of the Station. 

 

The Station is not responsible for typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering or the administration of the contest, or in the announcement of a prize.

 

If for any reason, the Internet-related portion of 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, Sponsors reserve the right, in their 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. Information submitted in Internet entries, including entrant's name, address, e-mail address, etc., may be used by WGN Radio for marketing or promotional purposes.

 

6)         Fraud/Tampering: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE (INCLUDING THE ENTRY SITE) OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION. Sponsors reserve the right to prohibit any entrant from participating in the Contest if, at its sole discretion, Sponsors find such entrant to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest, or if such entrant repeatedly shows a disregard for, or attempts to circumvent, these Official Rules, or acts: (a) in a manner the Sponsors determine to be not fair or equitable; (b) with an intent to annoy, threaten or harass any other entrant or Sponsors; or (c) in any other disruptive manner. Sponsors assumes no liability for (a) any incorrect or inaccurate entry information, or for any faulty, failed, garbled or jumbled electronic data transmissions; (b) any unauthorized access to, or theft, destruction or alteration of entries at any point in the operation of this Contest; or (c) any technical malfunction, failure, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or communications line failure, regardless of cause, with regard to any equipment, systems, networks, lines, satellites, servers, computers or providers utilized in any aspect of the operation of the Contest.

7)         Winner List or Official Rules: For an Official Winner List (available after July 14, 2014), or a copy of these Official Rules, send a request and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to WGN Radio, Attn: “Starlin Castro Pro Camp Giveaway”, 435 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611. Official Rules are also available at www.wgnradio.com/contests. All requests for Official Rules or Winner List must be received by August 14, 2014.

8)         Sponsor: WGN Radio, 435 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL  60611.



 
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