Official Contest Rules
· General. By submitting an entry to this contest, brought to you by WDIV (“Station”), the entrant acknowledges and agrees to all of these Official Sweepstakes Rules (“Official Rules”). This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored or administered by The Ellen DeGeneres Show (“Ellen(‘s)”), WAD Productions Inc., or its affiliated entities. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. By entering the sweepstakes, entrants agree to waive any right to claim any ambiguity or error in these Official Rules, or the sweepstakes itself, and agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by all decisions of the Station, whose decisions are binding and final. Failure to comply with these Official Rules or any sweepstakes specific rules may result in disqualification from the contest.
· Eligibility. The contest is open only to legal U.S. residents who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry and reside in the local viewing area and is void wherever prohibited or restricted by applicable federal or state laws and regulations. Employees of Station and Sponsor and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, advertising and promotion agencies, and members of these employees’ immediate families (spouses, parents, children, and siblings and their spouses) and those living in the same household with these employees, are not eligible.
· How To Enter. The sweepstakes begins at 3 p.m. EST on Monday, December 9, 2019. Deadline to enter is Sunday, December 15, 2019 at 11 p.m. EST. To enter, you must provide the information required on the contest entry page at ClickOnDetroit.com. Entrants must watch The Ellen DeGeneres Show Monday through Friday at 3 p.m. and then Local 4 News First at 4 (airing at 4 p.m.), during the sweepstakes period. Specific questions regarding the Ellen Show that airs each day that week will be asked by the anchor on Local 4 News First at 4, following the Ellen Show (1 question per day, 5 questions in total). Be sure to keep track of your answers each day until you can enter them on the contest entry form.
Entries with answers to all 5 questions asked Monday, December 9 through Friday, December 13, can be submitted Friday, December 13 starting at 4:30 p.m. until Sunday, December 15 at 11 p.m. Entrants must have all the correct answers when submitting their entry to be eligible for the drawing and must be the registered subscriber of the e-mail or telephone account from which the entry is made. You may enter only once during the contest period. Multiple entries received from any person or e-mail address or telephone number will void all such additional entries. Entries generated by a script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified. Entries that are incomplete, illegible or corrupted are void and will not be accepted. All entries become the property of the Station and will not be acknowledged or returned. By checking the relevant box or selection in the registration form, entrants agree that the Sponsor may contact the entrant via email with information about pre-selected goods or services. If you do not wish to receive these materials do not check the relevant box in the entry form. If at any time you do not wish to receive these materials in the future, please use the unsubscribe procedures contained in the email message.
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.
· Selection of Winners. (1) One potential Grand Prize Winner and (4) potential runners up will be randomly selected from all eligible entries and notified of prize(s) at the phone number or email address they provided when entering the sweepstakes. Winners will be announced on Local 4 News First at 4 on Tuesday, December 17 between 4-4:30 p.m. Sweepstakes winner(s) must execute and return any required affidavit of eligibility, release of liability, publicity release and/or prize acceptance form within ten (10) days of winning or being notified of winning (sooner for time sensitive prizes), or prize(s) will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return any required affidavit of eligibility, release of liability, publicity release and/or prize acceptance form within the required time period, or if a prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, the potential winner forfeits the prize. Station reserves the right to contact all sweepstakes entrants to confirm the registration entry. The official registration list will remain the property of Station and will not be distributed to The Ellen DeGeneres Show, WAD Productions, Inc. or its affiliates without the specific approval of the contest entrant through the use of the Opt In check box on the registration form.
· Prize. Grand Prize: One day of prizes from The Ellen DeGeneres Show’s “12 Days of Giveaways” shows in December 2019. The day chosen for the Grand Prize will be randomly selected by Ellen show producers. Estimated Retail Value (“ERV”) of Ellen’s one day prizes is between one thousand five hundred ($1,500) and three thousand dollars ($3,000). Delivery of prizes in the Grand Prize will be handled and coordinated with the Ellen Show producers. Each of the four (4) runners up will receive one (1) Ellen Gift Bag (i.e. 1 gift bag per person) each with an estimated value of fifty dollars ($50.00). Ellen Gift Bags must be picked up at the station which will be coordinated by Local 4 Creative Services producers. Winners may be asked to show a photo ID. There will be no substitution, transfer or cash equivalent for prizes, except at the sole discretion of Station, which may substitute prizes of comparable value. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Payments of all federal, state and local taxes related to the award of the prize are solely the responsibility of the winner. The winner may be required to fully complete and submit an IRS Form W-9 for receipt of the prize.
· Disclaimer and Representations. Winner(s) assumes all liability for any injuries or damages caused or claimed to be caused by his or her participation in the contest and/or the acceptance and/or use of any prize, and releases the Station and Sponsor and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, and employees, from any such liability. Neither the Station nor the Sponsor, nor their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents and employees are responsible for: the failure of any entry to be received by the Station due to computer failures of any kind, traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, telecommunications, network, electronic, telephone or mobile service outages, delays, busy signals, or any equipment malfunctions or other technical difficulties that may prevent the Station from receiving any entry submission; entries that are stolen, misdirected, garbled, delayed by computer transmissions, lost, late or damaged; any injury or damage to the entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this contest; or any human errors, any inaccurate transcription of entry information, errors in any promotional or marketing materials or errors in these Official Rules. If applicable, text message and data rates may apply, and the Station is not responsible for any fees incurred by an entrant for any method of entry.
The Station, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Station’s website. Failure to comply with the Official Rules of the contest may result in an entrant’s disqualification and/or forfeiture of any prize or prizes. All decisions of the Station’s management with respect to the contest are final.
Station reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the contest if it is not capable of completion as planned, including, without limitation, as a result of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort, or for any reason whatsoever. The Station reserves the right to make changes in the rules of the contest, including, without limitation, the substitution of a prize of equivalent value, which will become effective upon announcement or posting. If due to circumstances beyond the control of the Station, any event related to the contest or prize is delayed, rescheduled, postponed, cancelled or has a change of venue, the Station reserves the right, but is not obligated, to cancel or modify the contest and shall not be required to award a substitute prize.
Entry constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) to use winner's name, home city and state, likeness and/or voice for purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity without additional compensation. The winner's name and city of residence will be posted online and mailed to those who request it.
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· Winner Announcement. For the name of the winner(s), send a self-addressed stamped envelope for receipt within 60 days following the end of the contest period to Station at 550 West Lafayette Blvd., Detroit, MI 48226, Attn: Contest Winner List, or request it online at clickondetroit@wdiv.com. Be sure to specify the name of the contest for which you are requesting the list of winner(s).