OFFICIAL RULES
1. NO PURCHASE, CONTRIBUTION OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. This Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) begins at 12:00:01 AM Central Time on September 9, 2006 and ends at 11:59:59 PM Central Time on November 1, 2006.
2. ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia (excluding Guam, Puerto Rico, and all other U.S. and foreign territories and possessions) (the “Eligibility Area”) who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry and have the ability to enter into valid contracts in their personal jurisdiction of residence. Only individuals may enter; no entry form from any corporation or other entity shall be accepted. The Sweepstakes is VOID outside of the Eligibility Area and where otherwise taxed, prohibited or restricted. Employees and directors of RTM Productions, Inc. (“RTM”), its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, fulfillment, marketing agencies, public relation firms, consultants and contractors, their immediate families (defined as spouse, child, sibling, parent or grandparent) and those living in their same households are ineligible to participate in the Sweepstakes. By participating, you agree to these Official Rules and to the decisions of RTM, which are final and binding in all respects.
3. HOW TO ENTER: To enter online, visit the PowerBlockTV.com website. You may enter and play the Sweepstakes by (a) visiting the Truckstv.com website, including through a link from Truckstv.com, Horsepowertv.com or Xtreme4x4tv.com to the PowerBlockTV.com website, (b) completing all required registration information, (c) clicking the “Register Me To Win” button. No changes to any entry materials or information are permitted once the entry has been submitted. All entries become the property of RTM and will not be acknowledged or returned. LIMIT ONE ENTRY PER PERSON PER EMAIL ACCOUNT PER WEEK. In the event of a dispute as to who submitted an online entry, the individual who was, at the time of entry (in RTM’s sole discretion), the registered holder of the email account used to enter the Sweepstakes, will be deemed the eligible entrant. Proof of entering the Sweepstakes online will not be deemed to constitute proof of delivery or receipt of entry. Winners will be chosen by random drawing on November 15, 2006 and announced on or about November 30, 2006 and notified by mail or email. All prize awards are subject to verification.
4. ALTERNATE MEANS OF ENTRY: To enter by mail, please legibly print your first and last names, complete address, city, state, zip code, email address (optional), daytime telephone number, and the name of the Sweepstakes on a postcard and mail to: PowerBlock to Go Sweepstakes, 130 Southeast Parkway Court, Franklin, TN 37064. All entries must be postmarked no later than November 1, 2006 and received no later than November 10, 2006. Only the winner will be notified by either electronic mail or regular postal mail. No photocopies, reproductions or facsimiles allowed. LIMIT ONE ENTRY PER PERSON PER WEEK. RTM is not responsible for late, lost, illegible, incomplete, stolen, misdirected, or postage-due mail. The odds of winning the prize will be the same by alternate means of entry as by online entry.
5. ODDS OF WINNING; PRIZE: Odds of winning are determined by and depend upon the total number of eligible entries received. A purchase will not improve your chances of winning. A total of one (1) prize will be awarded. The winner will be awarded a Pioneer Multi-Media DVD with GPS, plus eighty eight of the 2006 PowerBlock season show episodes on DVD. The approximate value of the prize is $3,000 USD. The value of the prize set forth above represents RTM’s good-faith determination of the maximum retail value thereof. The prize may not be combined with any other offer. Winner will be responsible for all applicable taxes, fees, insurance and/or any other expenses associated with acceptance and/or taking delivery of the prize. The prize will be shipped to the winner on December 1, 2006. By accepting the prize, the winner waives the right to assert, as a cost of winning said prize, any and all costs of redemption or travel to redeem said prize, and any and all liability that might arise from redeeming or seeking said prize.
6. PRIZE AWARDING: THE PRIZE WILL BE AWARDED. The prize will be awarded only upon winner validation and verification by RTM. No substitution, transfer or assignment of the prize is permitted. No substitution of the prize will be permitted, except that RTM reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute the prize with either the cash value of the prize that would have been awarded, or a prize of equal or greater value. If the initially selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, or fails to claim the prize, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected. Where permitted by law, entrants grant RTM and its affiliates the right to use and publish their proper name and state of residence in connection with the Sweepstakes. Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for RTM and its affiliates to use the winner’s name, likeness and biographical information for advertising and promotional purposes without compensation, unless otherwise prohibited by law. The winner will be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release of all parties within five (5) days of notification (or return the signed forms within five (5) days of receipt). Because of the unique nature and scope of the Sweepstakes, RTM reserves the right, in addition to those other rights reserved herein, to modify any date(s) or deadline(s) set forth in these Official Rules or otherwise governing the Sweepstakes.
7. WINNER: The prize winner’s name will be posted at the PowerBlockTV.com website on or about December 10, 2006. The winner’s name may also be obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope for receipt by January 1, 2007 to: RTM Productions, Inc., 130 Southeast Parkway Court, Franklin, TN 37064.
8. DISQUALIFICATION: The use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed or like methods (including without limitation the use of any promotion/sweepstakes subscription, notification, entry or like sites or service that offers sweepstakes entry services “on behalf of” entrant) is strictly prohibited. RTM is not responsible for lost, interrupted or unavailable network server or other connections, miscommunications, failed telephone or computer or telephone transmissions or technical failure, jumbled, scrambled or misdirected transmissions, or other error of any kind whether human, mechanical or electronic. Persons found tampering with or abusing any aspect of this Sweepstakes, as solely determined by RTM, will be disqualified. If disqualified for any of the above abuses, RTM reserves the right to terminate the person’s eligibility to participate in this and future Sweepstakes. Any attempt to damage any website of RTM, or tamper with or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes, is a violation of these Official Rules as well as criminal and civil laws. RTM reserves the right to seek remedies and damages from any responsible individual to the fullest extent permitted by law. In the event any portion of this Sweepstakes is compromised by any virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes beyond the control of RTM which, in the sole opinion of RTM, corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Sweepstakes, RTM reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to suspend or terminate the Internet portion of the Sweepstakes, but may continue with the free, alternate means of entry portion. In no event will more prizes be awarded than the one listed above.
9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By entering, entrants (a) agree to these Official Rules, and the decisions of RTM, which shall be binding and final in all respects; and (b) acknowledge that RTM has not made nor is in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relating to the prize. By participating, the winner releases RTM, its respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, fulfillment, marketing agencies, public relation firms, consultants or contractors from any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages or losses to persons (including death) and property which may be sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership, possession, acceptance, enjoyment, use or misuse of a prize, or arising out of participation in this Sweepstakes, or while preparing for, participating in, and/or traveling to and from taking delivery of the prize or any prize-related activity. RTM expressly disclaims any responsibility or liability for injury or loss to any person or property relating to the delivery and/or subsequent use of the prize awarded. IN NO EVENT WILL RTM OR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, fulfillment, marketing agencies, public relation firms, consultants or contractors BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF ANY ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF THE PRIZE AWARDED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SWEEPSTAKES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, AS WELL AS ANY CLAIMS BASED ON PUBLICITY RIGHTS OR INVASION OF PRIVACY.
10. GENERAL INFORMATION: Any and all disputes in connection with this Sweepstakes will be resolved exclusively in the appropriate courts in Nashville, Tennessee. Should there be a conflict between the laws of the State of Tennessee and any other laws, the conflict will be resolved in favor of the laws of the State of Tennessee. Each entrant waives any and all objections to jurisdiction and venue and hereby submits to the jurisdiction of those courts. Any and all lawsuits or other disputes that arise relating to this Sweepstakes must be filed within one (1) year from the date that the winner is drawn. The failure of the RTM to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any part of these Official Rules is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, that part will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and the remainder of these Official Rules will remain fully in force. Entry information provided may be used by RTM to contact entrants and consumers for marketing purposes. If an entrant does not wish to be contacted, the entrant may submit a request to RTM in accordance with its Privacy Policy located at www.powerblocktv.com.