Post by contestcrazy on Apr 28, 2008 17:35:36 GMT -5
DIY - DO IT YOURSELF NETWORK
"DIY’S SWEAT EQUITY CHALLENGE 2008"
Complete Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN A PRIZE A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING
1. How to Enter: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN A PRIZE. Beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time ("ET") on April 28, 2008 until 5:00 p.m. ET on June 9, 2008 (the "Sweepstakes Period"), you may enter the DIY "Sweat Equity Challenge 2008 Sweepstakes" (the "Sweepstakes") in any of the following ways: (i) online by visiting the Do It Yourself Network ("DIY") website (www.DIYnetwork.com) (the "DIY Website") and completing the online entry form by providing your name, complete address, phone number and valid e-mail address (limit one online entry per person and per e-mail address per day); or (ii) by hand printing your name, complete address, and phone number (including area code) either on a 3½" x 5" postcard or separate piece of paper no larger than 8½" x 11", and mailing the card or paper to: "DIY’s Sweat Equity Challenge 2008", P.O. Box 53305, Knoxville, TN 37950 (the "mail-in address") (limit one entry per envelope). Throughout the Sweepstakes Period, mail-in entrants may enter as often as they wish but their final entries must be postmarked by June 9, 2008 and received by June 16, 2008. Mechanically reproduced entries or mailing labels will not be accepted. If an entrant uses multiple e-mail addresses to submit more than one online entry for a given day, only the first online entry for that day will be considered valid. These official rules are also available at the DIY Website or by sending a self addressed, stamped envelope ("SASE") to: "DIY’s Sweat Equity Challenge 2008" – Rules Request, P.O. Box 52916, Knoxville, TN 37950.
When you enter at the DIY Website, you may be asked to consent to receive promotional e-mails and reminders for upcoming DIY promotions and information about DIY. Consenting to receive such e-mails is optional and does not have to be agreed to in order to be eligible to enter the Sweepstakes and does not improve your chances of winning. In the event you do consent to receive these e-mails, the use of such e-mails shall be subject to the privacy policy of Scripps Networks, LLC, which is available on the DIY Website. Scripps Networks, LLC d/b/a DIY Network ("Main Sponsor") all other Sweepstakes Entities (as defined below), their affiliates, distributors, dealers, subsidiaries, parent corporations, and their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents, and any and all Internet servers and access provider(s) are not responsible for: any incorrect or inaccurate entry information; human error; technical malfunctions; failures, omission, interruption, deletion, or defect of any telephone network, computer online systems, computer equipment, server providers, or software, including any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participation in this Sweepstakes; inability to access the DIY Website; theft, tampering, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries; transactions that are processed late or incorrectly or are incomplete or lost due to computer or electronic malfunction or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website; printing or human errors; and any mailed entries which are late, lost, incomplete, misdirected, stolen, mutilated, illegible or postage due, or any combination thereof. Proof of mailing is not considered proof of delivery or receipt. All entries become the property of DIY and will not be returned or acknowledged.
2. Eligibility: This Sweepstakes is open only to residents of the U.S. and its territories, possessions and commonwealths (excluding Puerto Rico) who are 18 years of age or older. Employees and their immediate families (spouses, parents, siblings, children and each of their respective spouses) of DIY, Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., a Delaware corporation, Lumber Liquidators, Inc., Propane. Exceptional Energy, Century 21 Real Estate LLC, J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc., Symmons Industries, Inc., Wilsonart International, Inc., other participating sponsors and their respective parent companies, divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates, and their advertising and promotion agencies (collectively, the "Sweepstakes Entities") are not eligible to enter or win. This Sweepstakes is governed by U.S. law and is subject to all federal, state and local laws. Void where prohibited by law.
3. Prizes- (A) Daily Prizes: Forty-two (42) Daily Prize Winners will each win one (1) The Home Depot gift card with a value of $1,000 Total value of all Daily Prizes: $42,000
(B) Weekly Prizes: Five (5) Weekly Winners will each win one (1) The Home Depot gift card valued at $10,000. Total value of Weekly Prizes: $50,000
(C) Grand Prize: One (1) Grand Prize Winner will win $100,000 in cash. Total value of Grand Prize: $100,000.
Total value of all prizes in the Sweepstakes: $192,000.
All costs, taxes, fees, and expenses associated with any element of any prize not specifically addressed above are the sole responsibility of the respective winner. All federal, state and local taxes on prizes are the respective winner’s responsibility. Winners will each be issued a 1099 tax form for the value of the prize. The specifics of all aforementioned elements of any prizes in the Sweepstakes shall be solely determined by Main Sponsor. Some restrictions may apply. Prizes cannot be transferred, substituted or redeemed for cash except at Main Sponsor’s sole discretion. Main Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize, or portions thereof, with a prize of equal or greater value. All prizes will be awarded.
4. Drawing and Notification: Entrants are encouraged to watch the television series "Sweat Equity" airing each night on DIY at 8:30 p.m. ET. A question will be appearing during each show, and viewers will then be asked to go online to enter the correct answer. Only correct answers will be considered eligible entries and entered into the Daily Drawing. The forty-two (42) Daily Prize Winners (one (1) Daily Prize Winner a day) will be selected in daily random drawings commencing on or about April 29, 2008, and continuing through and including June 10, 2008 from among all eligible entries received by 5:00 p.m. ET on the date immediately prior to the date designated for each applicable drawing. The five (5) Weekly Winners will be selected from all eligible entries from those who answer the Daily question correctly on the following dates: May 5, 2008, May 12, 2008, May 19, 2008, May 27, 2008, and June 2, 2008. The Grand Prize Winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries on or about June 20, 2008 by Ritway Inc., an independent judging organization, and will be contacted either in person or by overnight courier and phone within approximately ten (10) days of the drawing. All non-winning entries from daily drawings and new eligible entries received daily will be considered for subsequent Daily Prize, Weekly Prize, and Grand Prize drawings. The names of the Grand Prize Winner, the Weekly Prize Winners, and the Daily Prize Winners may be posted on the DIY Website. Judges’ decisions with respect to the winners and other matters pertaining to the Sweepstakes shall be final. Potential Grand Prize Winner, Weekly Prize Winners, and Daily Prize Winners will be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and release of liability and publicity, and return same, properly executed, within ten (10) days of issuance of prize notification. If DIY is unable to contact a potential prize winner and/or if the potential prize winner fails to complete and return all forms by the specified date and/or if potential prize winner fails to comply with any of the requirements, or if any prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, an alternate winner(s) shall be selected. Grand Prize Winner, Weekly Prize Winners, and Daily Prize Winners consent to the use of his/her name, photograph, likeness, biography, voice and/or video for advertising and promotional purposes, including online announcements, without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. The odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received. Entry materials that have been tampered with or altered are void. If, in the judge’s opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of electronic or non-electronic tampering with any portion of the Sweepstakes, or if computer virus, bugs, unauthorized intervention, fraud, or technical difficulties or failures compromise or corrupt or affect the administration, integrity, security, fairness, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, the judges reserve the right at their sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process and void any entries submitted fraudulently, to modify or suspend the Sweepstakes, or to terminate the Sweepstakes and conduct a random drawing to award the prizes using all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the termination date. Should the Sweepstakes be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, notice will be posted on the Website. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of any winner based on an e-mail address, the winning entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES) FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
5. Release of Liability: Main Sponsor, its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, parent corporation, each of the Sweepstakes Entities, and the respective officers, directors, shareholders, dealers, distributors, employees and agents of the Sweepstakes Entities, and are not responsible for: any incorrect or inaccurate entry information, human error, technical malfunctions, theft, tampering, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries. By entering this Sweepstakes, all entrants, any winners, and their family members, guests, invitees, agents, and employees release and hold harmless Main Sponsor and each of the Sweepstakes Entities, as well as the respective officers, directors, agents, employees and shareholders of the foregoing entities and all others associated with the development and execution of this Sweepstakes from and against any and all actions, claims, and/or liability with respect to or in any way arising from participation in this Sweepstakes and/or acceptance or use of the prizes and any related travel and/or activities, including liability for personal injury, death, damages, or loss. Any and all warranties and/or guarantees on a prize (if any) are subject to the manufacturer’s terms therefor, and winners agree to look solely to such manufacturer for any such warranty and/or guarantee.
6. Winners’ List: After June 20, 2008 you may obtain the names of the prize winners, either by visiting the DIY Website or mailing a SASE to: "DIY’s Sweat Equity Challenge 2008"– Winners’ List, P.O. Box 52916, Knoxville, TN 37950. Requests received after July 21, 2008 will not be honored.
7. Main Sponsor: Scripps Networks, LLC d/b/a DIY - Do it Yourself Network, 9721 Sherrill Boulevard, Knoxville, Tennessee 37932.
8. Administrator: This Sweepstakes is administered by Ritway, Inc., 1463 E. Weisgarber Road, Knoxville, TN 37909.