OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES

 

1. INTRODUCTION

ACE Hardware and Harrah's Entertainment (“Sponsors”) are offering the Donny & Marie promotion (“Sweepstakes”). NO PURCHASE OR OBLIGATION IS NECESSARY. By entering this Sweepstakes, entrants agree to abide by all terms of these Official Sweepstakes Rules and the decisions of Dial Global (“Sweepstakes Administrator”) and Sponsors, whose decisions shall be final and binding.  VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

 

2. Eligibility

This Sweepstakes is open only to individuals who are 21 years of age or older and legal residents of the contiguous United States at the time of entry. Individuals who have already won/qualified from the Sweepstakes Administrator twice in the month of April 2009 are NOT eligible to qualify/win. Employees of Dial Global, Ace Hardware, Harrah’s Entertainment and their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliates and each of their officers, directors, shareholders, employees, advisors, accountants, attorneys, assignees, agents, licensees, representatives and any other person or entity associated with this Sweepstakes, including their advertising and promotional agencies, (collectively, “Sweepstakes Entities”), and their immediate family members (defined as parent, spouse, child, siblings and grandparents) are NOT eligible. By entering this Sweepstakes, entrants agree to waive any and all claims against Sweepstakes Entities for personal injury, damage or loss of any kind which may result from participation in the Sweepstakes or from the receipt, enjoyment, ownership or use of any prize.

 

3. HOW TO ENTER

The Sweepstakes begins at 2:00 a.m. EDT on March 30, 2009 and ends at 05:00 p.m. EDT on April 15, 2009 (“Sweepstakes Period”). To enter, participants must call in to the 800 phone number announced during broadcasts of the “KOOL Gold” program (the “Program”) during the Sweepstakes Period.  We are not responsible for any technical malfunctions that may occur.

 

4. Winner Selection

Seventy-Five (75) people will be qualified for the grand prize from March 30, 2009 – April 15, 2009.

Odds of winning depend on the total number of phone calls. 

Only one (1) winner per household. 

Grand prize drawing will be conducted by an impartial representative of Sweepstakes Administrator. 

Grand prize winner will be selected and called on April 16, 2009.

Grand prize winner will be announced on the air on April 17, 2009.

 

Each KOOL GOLD affiliate that choose to solicit calls directly to its own local telephone number for this sweepstakes may submit one grand prize entry per local day part, per day, during the Sweepstakes Period (for example, a local affiliate airing a local program during 2 day parts Monday through Friday is allowed 10 grand prize entries each week for a total of 20 grand prize entries during the Sweepstakes Period). 

 

In addition, each KOOL GOLD radio station affiliate that chooses to collect entries at local live remote broadcasts may submit five entries per remote (no more than two remotes during this Sweepstakes Period) during the duration of the promotion. Local radio station affiliates are responsible for awarding runner-up prizes, if any, to its own grand prize entrants for this Sweepstakes. 

 

Local qualifier names must be submitted to the sweepstakes administrator for Sweepstakes #1 no later than 5 PM EST on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. 

 

5. PrizeS

One (1) Grand Prize for two (2) people:  Roundtrip Airfare for two (people) to Las Vegas, NV (Paid for by Ace Hardware), Hotel accommodations at the Flamingo Hotel and Two (2) VIP tickets for the Donny and Marie Show (provided by Harrah’s).

 

Airfare must be from the nearest major airport to the winner’s home address to Las Vegas, Nevada. 

Winner assumes all responsibility, financially and otherwise necessary to get to the airport that the flight will be booked out of. 

All other expenses, including but not limited to transfers, ground transportation and incidentals are the responsibility of the winner. 

 

The approximate retail value (“ARV”) of the grand prize is $1500.00

 

Seventy-Five (75) runner-up prizes:  CD   The ARV is $15.00.

 

Prizes are non-transferable. No cash redemption or substitution, except that Sweepstakes Entities, in their sole discretion, reserve the right to change or replace prizes at any time with prizes of greater or comparable value. The value of prizes may be taxable as income. Prize winners are solely responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes that become due. The grand prize winner must provide a social security number for 1099/income tax filing purposes prior to the awarding of the prize.

 

6. WINNER NOTIFICATION

If there is a grand prize winner, the Sweepstakes Administrator will attempt to notify the prospective grand prize winner by telephone on April 16, 2009.  If the prospective grand prize winner cannot be contacted within 1 day of the first attempted contact, or if eligibility requirements are not met, a prospective grand prize winner will be deemed ineligible, and an alternative prospective grand prize winner will be selected at random from the remaining runner up prize winners. This winner selection process will continue through 3 rounds of selecting alternates until a grand prize winner is determined. All prize winners will be required to complete, sign and return Affidavits of Eligibility, Waivers of Liability and Publicity Releases. Failure to comply with these Official Sweepstakes Rules or to claim a prize will result in disqualification of a prospective winner and the selection of an alternate winner.

 

7. General Conditions

This Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations. Entrants grant to Sweepstakes Entities the right to use and publish their proper name, city and state online and in print or any other media, in connection with the Sweepstakes. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for Sweepstakes Entities to use winners' names and likeness for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation unless prohibited by law. Sweepstakes Entities reserve the right to disqualify any individual they find to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the game; to be acting in violation of these Official Sweepstakes Rules; or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass Sweepstakes Entities or any other person. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SWEEPSTAKES ENTITIES RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

 

8. Limitations of Liability

If for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including, but not limited to, due to tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of Sweepstakes Entities which corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, Sweepstakes Entities reserve the right to disqualify any individual who causes any such problem, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes. Sweepstakes Entities assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, or any problem or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, or any combination thereof, which may limit an entrant’s ability to participate in this Sweepstakes.

 

By entering this Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees that (i) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the Sweepstakes or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (ii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs, associated with entering the Sweepstakes, but in no event will attorneys' fees be awarded or recoverable; and (iii) under no circumstances will any entrant be permitted to obtain any award for, and entrant hereby knowingly and expressly waives all rights to, punitive, incidental or consequential damages and/or any other damages other than actual out-of-pocket expenses.

 

Each winner, by accepting a prize, agrees to release and hold harmless Sweepstakes Entities from any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever, which may result from the receipt, enjoyment, ownership or use or misuse of such prize (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction of property, or any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages related to or based on the entrant's rights of publicity or privacy, or the entrant's claim that he/she has somehow been defamed or portrayed in a false light).

 

Sweepstakes Entities do not assume any responsibility for any schedule changes in the Sweepstakes timeline, including without limitation, scheduling conflicts, labor strikes, Acts of God, or other unforeseen events that disrupt the Sweepstakes schedule. Sweepstakes Entities reserve the right to cancel, modify, or suspend this Sweepstakes.

 

ALL ISSUES AND QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THESE OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES OR THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF ENTRANTS OR SWEEPSTAKES ENTITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SWEEPSTAKES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CONFLICT OF LAW RULES OR PROVISIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER STATE'S LAWS. THE INVALIDITY OR UNENFORCEABILITY OF ANY PROVISION OF THESE RULES SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF ANY OTHER PROVISION. IN THE EVENT THAT ANY PROVISION IS DETERMINED TO BE INVALID OR OTHERWISE UNENFORCEABLE OR ILLEGAL, THESE RULES SHALL OTHERWISE REMAIN IN EFFECT AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR TERMS AS IF THE INVALID OR ILLEGAL PROVISION WERE NOT CONTAINED HEREIN. EACH PERSON WHO PARTICIPATES IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES AGREES THAT THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN DENVER, COLORADO SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OVER ANY SUIT OR OTHER PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THESE OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES OR THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF ENTRANTS OR SWEEPSTAKES ENTITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SWEEPSTAKES AND EACH HEREBY WAIVES ANY CLAIM THAT IS NOT SUBJECT PERSONALLY TO THE JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS OR THAT ANY SUCH SUIT OR OTHER PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM OR IMPROPER VENUE.

 

9. Winners List

For a list of winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:  Attn:  Donny and Marie Winner List, PO Box 5024, Greenwood Village, CO 80155.  Requests must be received by April 24, 2009.  Allow 2-4 weeks for delivery.

 

10. Sponsors

Harrah's Entertainment, 3475 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

ACE Hardware, 2200 Kensington Ct, Oak Brook, IL 60523

 

11. SWEEPSTAKES ADMINISTRATOR

Dial Global, 8200 S. Akron St. Suite 103, Centennial, CO 80112

 

 

 

SWEEPSTAKES VOID WHERE PROHIBITED