Share The Experience Contest Rules
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. THE CONTEST IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
1. How to Enter the Contest:
(a) The Share the Experience contest will begin on 8/13/12 at 12:00 am and end on 9/2/12 at 11:59pm. Contest is sponsored by Baja Limousine and Monterey Bay Aquarium.
(b) To participate in the contest, viewers must text the word, JELLY to 84816. After entering they will be given the opportunity to get more information from Monterey Bay Aquarium by texting back "YES." If they text "YES" they will receive the website link for the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The viewers' decision either way (to text YES or not) will not effect the entries or the outcome of the contest.
(c) Viewers may enter as often as they wish.
(d) Sponsor is not responsible for telephone service outages, delays, equipment malfunctions, errors or data loss of any kind, lost or unavailable connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled or deleted transmissions or other technological difficulties that may prevent an individual from completing his/her text message.
Standard text messaging rates apply to each text message sent or received as provided by your wireless rate plan. (Contact your carrier for pricing plans and details.) To opt-out of text Alerts from Monterey Bay Aquarium/Baja Limo/CBS, send a text message with the keyword "STOP" to "84816".
Entry materials that have been tampered with or altered are void. If the judges determine, in their sole discretion, that there is any suspected or actual electronic tampering with the Contest or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of the Contest, the judges reserve the right to void the entries at issue and/or terminate the Contest and conduct a random drawing to award the prize among all eligible entries received as of the termination date. If the Contest is terminated due to tampering or technical difficulties prior to its expiration date, notice will be posted at www.cbssacramento.com. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entrant that tampers with the operation of the Contest or violates the Official Rules of the Contest.
(e) Broadcasts are subject to preemptions and scheduling changes. If such changes occur they will be posted on the cbs13.com and/or GoodDaySacramento.com website.
(f) Entry deemed made by holder of phone account.
(g) Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries.
2. Eligibility Restrictions:
(a) The contest is open to Sacramento/Stockton/Modesto DMA residents who are 18 years of age or older. Employees of KOVR/KMAX, CBS Corporation, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Baja Limousine, other television and radio stations in the Sacramento/Stockton/Modesto market, and their affiliates, subsidiaries and advertising agencies and their immediate family members and persons living in the same household are ineligible to participate or win.
(b) Viewers are eligible to win a KOVR/KMAX contest only once every sixty days. Only one winner per household is permitted in any contest. Viewers are eligible to win a prize valued at $600.00 or more only once every six months.
(c) All entries become the sole property of Station and will not be returned. By entering, entrants agree to abide by these rules, and warrant and represent that their entry is their original work.
(d) Contestants are required to provide truthful information and the Station will reject and delete any entry that it discovers to be false or fraudulent. The Station will disqualify any entry from individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements, and the Station will also delete any entry received from persons under the age of 13.
3. Prizes:
(a) One (1) grand prize will be awarded. The grand prize is a trip for eleven (11) people to Monterey Bay Aquarium, including eleven (11) admission tickets to Monterey Bay Aquarium, ground transportation (limousine, bus or other transportation at Baja Limousine's discretion) to be used for 12 hours for 11 people from their home (or agreed upon location by Baja Limousine and the winner) in the Sacramento/Stockton/Modesto DMA to Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey CA (plus return trip). Trip can be used Sunday through Thursday and includes driver, fuel costs and parking fees. Trip must be used by July 31, 2013. Total Value of the grand prize is $1927.45
(b) 12 hour time limit begins from the pick-up location, if the location is 30 minutes or less from Baja Limousine's headquarters in Rancho Cordova, CA. If the pick-up location is further than 30 minutes, the 12 hour time limit will begin when the limousine leaves Baja Limousine's headquarters in Rancho Cordova. Black out dates may apply.
(c) Winner will be asked for a credit card prior to the start of the trip for incidentals.
(d) Prize does not include items not specified, such as driver gratuity, travel insurance, damage or cleaning fees (if applicable), other applicable fees, food, beverages, merchandise, souvenirs, etc. (No alcohol is allowed in the ground transportation)
(e) All prizes or prize certificates may be picked up at the office of KOVR/KMAX 2713 KOVR Drive West Sacramento, CA 95605. Any prize or prize certificate not claimed within thirty (30) days of winning will be forfeited by the winner. In the event that a prize or prize certificate is mailed to the winner, it will be with the prior written consent of the winner and therefore, winner assumes the risk of its arrival. KOVR/KMAX is not responsible for the safe arrival of a prize or prize certificate.
(f) Contest prizes are not transferable. Prizes may not be substituted for or redeemed for cash. Station reserves the right to substitute prize of comparable value.
4. Selection of Winners:
(a) Decisions of contest sponsors with respect to the contest are final.
(b) On or about 9/4/12, one winner will be selected at random from all entries.
(c) Winner need not watch or be present to win.
5. Conditions:
(a) Payment of all federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner and winners may receive an IRS Form 1099 or equivalent from Station.
(b) By participating in the contest, the winner agrees to have their name, voice, or likeness used in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to this contest, and to sign a publicity release, affidavit of eligibility and release of liability prior to acceptance of the prize. Travel companions must travel with winner and must also sign and return a travel release, which must be returned with winner's affidavit of eligibility. By accepting the prize, winner grants to Station the right to use the winner's name, voice, picture and/or likeness for purposes of advertising and publicity in any and all media now known or hereafter invented, without further permission or additional compensation (except where prohibited by law). All expenses on receipt and use of prize are the sole responsibility of winner. Winner and travel companions, by acceptance of their prizes, agree to release Station, CBS, their respective parents and subsidiaries, and their respective advertising, promotion and production agencies from any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership or use of the prize or while preparing for, participating in, and/or traveling to any prize-related activity.
6. Contest sponsors reserve the right to make changes in the rules of the contest which will become effective upon announcement.
7. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering or the administration of the contest or in the announcement of the prize.
8. Failure to comply with the contest rules may result in a contestant's disqualification.
9. To obtain a copy of the official rules and/or winner's list, please write by 11/3/12 to:
Share The Experience Contest Rules
c/o KOVR/KMAX TV
2713 KOVR Drive
West Sacramento, /CA 95605