ELLE Magazine - ELLE A to Zee Survey Sweepstakes

Eligibility :
Sweepstakes open only to U.S. residents (excluding Puerto Rico), 18 years of age or older at time of entry. Sweepstakes is not open to employees of ELLE or MRI and each of [its/their] respective affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising or promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of, and any persons domiciled with, such employees. This sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws of the United States with venue in New York County in the state of New York and all claims must be resolved in the United States. Winners agree that ELLE, MRI, their affiliates and their agencies and employees shall not be liable for injury, loss or damage of any kind resulting from participating in this promotion or from any acceptance or use of any prize awarded.

Timing :
The entry period will begin at 12:01 A.M. (E.D.T.) on 9/04/2008 and will close at 11:59 P.M. (E.D.T.) on 11/9/2008. Write-in entries must be postmarked by 11/9/2008 and Internet entries must be received by 11:59 P.M. (E.D.T.) on 11/9/2008.

How to enter:
There are two (2) ways to enter: (1) Enter by visiting the ELLE A to Zee Survey and completing all of the required information and following all instructions. Submit your entry by clicking on the “Continue” button. Or (2) enter by mail by printing your name, address, e-mail address, daytime telephone number (optional) and the name of the prize drawing (”ELLE A to Zee Survey”) on a 3 x 5 card and mailing it to: ELLE A to Zee Survey, Mediamark Research Inc., 75 Ninth Avenue, 5th Floor, Ext. 9247, New York, NY 10011.

Limit:
Limit one entry per person during the entry period.

Prize (s):
One (1) Grand Prize winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries to be held on or about 11/16/2008. Prizes are nontransferable and non-endorsable, and no cash or other substitutions will be offered except at the sole discretion of ELLE. One grand prize winner will receive a $1,000 American Express gift card (approximate retail value: $1,000).

Total ARV of all prizes:
$1,000.00.

Get Organized Sweepstakes

Eligibility :
Legal residents of the 50 United States, and the District of Columbia, 21 years of age or older are eligible to enter, except employees of Sponsor, and any other organizations affiliated with the sponsorship, fulfillment, administration, prize support, advertisement or promotion and/or their respective agents, affiliates, subsidiaries and members of their immediate families or persons residing at the same address.

Timing :
The Get Organized Sweepstakes begins 8/15/08 and ends 11/14/08. Entries must be received by 11:59 pm, E.T., on 11/14/08.

How to enter:
Enter at www.midwestliving.com/rustoleum by submitting a completed online entry form. There is no cost to register or enter. 

Limit:
One entry per household.

Prize (s):
One (1) grand prize winner will receive $5,000 in American Express gift checks.

Five (5) runner-up winners will each receive two (2) premium garage floor kits and two (2) clear coat kits that will cover a two-car garage, retail value $400.

Total ARV of all prizes:
$7,000.

Icehouse Gets It Goin’ To Iceland

Eligibility :
The Promotion is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Do not participate in the Promotion if you are not physically located in the United States at the time you enter the Promotion. The Promotion shall be governed exclusively by the federal and state laws of the United States. Employees, officers and directors of Sponsor, RealTime Media, Inc. (the “Administrator”) EMPOWER MEDIAMARKETING, INC., their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, advertising, promotional, fulfillment and marketing agencies, their immediate families (including parents, children - whether step children or adoptive children or biological children, siblings, spouses and in-laws) and persons living in the same household as such individuals (whether related or not) are not eligible to participate in the Promotion. This offer is void in Puerto Rico and in all other territories and where prohibited by law, rule or regulation.

Timing :
Beginning at 12:00:01 (ET) on 5/1/08 and continuing through 11:59:59 PM (ET) on 7/29/08.

How to enter:
Visit www.icehouse.com, follow the on-screen entry instruction and enter your Enter Code.

Limit :
Only one (1) valid entry/game play per person per day.

Prize (s):
One (1) Grand Prize: A 6-day/5-night trip for 4 to Reykjavik, Iceland, including round-trip coach air transportation from major airport nearest winner’s home, hotel accommodations (2 rooms, double occupancy), and a $3,000 American Express gift card for winner to be used towards excursions, meals, ground transportation, etc. while in Iceland.

Merchandise Prizes:
- (25) Prizes of a backpack (ARV: $38.99 per prize)
- (96) Prizes of a pair of freezable beer mugs (ARV: $24.99 per prize)

Total ARV of all prizes:
$14,853

BC Powder - Get It Done The BC Way Sweepstakes

Eligibility :
The Sweepstakes is open to all legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia, 18 years or older, except officers, directors, and employees (and members of their household and of their immediate families, i.e., parents, children, stepchildren, spouse, siblings and persons residing in the same household of such immediate family members) of Sponsor, its subsidiaries, affiliates, sales representatives, distributors, advertising/promotion/web design agencies including MARS Advertising, Inc., Mercury Promotions & Fulfillment, Arrowhead Promotions & Fulfillment, and/or their affiliates, assigns or representatives; (herein after referred to collectively as “Sponsor & Others”), and all other persons or entities associated with the development, administration, promotion, execution of, or supply to this Sweepstakes.

Timing :
“GET IT DONE THE BC WAY SWEEPSTAKES” (”Sweepstakes”) starts 12:00 A.M., ET, 1/2/08 and ends 11:59:59 A.M, ET, 7/31/08 (”Promotion Period”).

How to enter:
There are three (3) ways you may enter: (A) Enter On-line: Go to www.bcpowder.com and complete the on-line registration to enter the Sweepstakes. Only one (1) on-line entry per day per person regardless of e-mail address used. On-line entries must be received by 11:59:59 P.M., ET on 7/31/08; (B) Official Entry Form: Legibly complete the Official Entry Form found on a tearpad available at a participating retailer (”Participating Retailer”) and mail in a properly stamped envelope to: Get It Done the BC Way Sweepstakes Entries, PO Box 3110-W, Grand Rapids, MN 55745-3110; or (C) Mail-In 3″x5″ Entry Card: Legibly handprint your name, complete address, daytime phone number and date of birth on a properly stamped 3″x5″ postal card and mail to the address listed in (B) above.

Limit :
Only one (1) on-line entry per day per person regardless of e-mail address used.

Prize (s):
(1): One (1) Grand Prize Winner (”Winner”) will receive a Ten Thousand Dollar ($10,000) American Express® Gift Cheque or other nationally recognized Gift Card (hereinafter, both of which will be referred to as the “Card”) that s/he may use for home improvement. FIRST PRIZE (3): Three First Prize Winners will each receive a One Thousand Dollar ($1,000) Card that s/he may use for home improvement.

Total ARV of all prizes:
$13,000.

Econo Lodge - Match For Your Chance to Win! Sweepstakes

Eligibility :
The Econo Lodge ‘Match For Your Chance to Win!’ Sweepstakes (Sweepstakes) is open only to legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia, who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees, officers, and directors of ION Television, ION Media Networks, Inc. (“ION”), Choice Hotels International, Inc., its franchises, their employees, immediate families (spouse, parents, siblings, children, and life partner) and household members (people who share the same residence at least three (3) months out of the year), along with their parents, subsidiaries, agents, advertising agencies, promotional suppliers, and affiliates (the “Sponsors”) are not eligible. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.

Timing :
Beginning July 15, 2008 at 12:01 a.m. ET and ending on August 8, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

How to enter:
Viewers will be directed to log on to www.iontelevision.com. To play, the viewer will click on the room keys until they successfully get a match of one of the three prizes. Once a successful match is made, you are eligible for a chance to win the prize that you matched, upon completion and submission of the registration form to ION. You must play the game, match the key cards and complete the entry form to be eligible for a chance to win. Three (3) Prizewinners will be chosen to win the prize they matched. All information submitted must be factually accurate for the entry to be eligible. All Entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned or acknowledged.

Limit :
Only one (1) entry per household, per day.

Prize (s):
Three (3) potential Prizewinners will be eligible to receive the prize that was revealed to him/her in connection with his/her selected entry during the Econo Lodge ‘Match For Your Chance to Win!’ game. There are three (3) prizes: (1) Roundtrip coach class airfare for two (2) from the nearest major US commercial airport to a major airport in the Caribbean, hotel accommodations for two (2) based on double occupancy for five (5) days and four (4) nights; (2) a Panasonic 42” 1080p Plasma Flat-Panel HDTV television; or (3) $3,500 in American Express Gift Checks. Estimated retail value of trip: $2,999.00 and estimated retail value of the Panasonic 42” 1080p Plasma Flat-Panel HDTV television is $1,999.

Total ARV of all prizes:
$8489

Hampton Hotels - Let the Dreams Begin

Eligibility :
Let the Dreams Begin (the “Instant Win Game”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. Void where prohibited. Employees, officers and representatives of Hilton Hotels Corporation, DraftFCB, ePrize, LLC, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Instant Win Game is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation in the Instant Win Game constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s and Administrator’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Instant Win Game. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

Timing :
The Instant Win Game begins on July 1, 2008 at 12:00 a.m. Central Time (”CT”) and ends on September 3, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. CT (the “Promotion Period”).

How to Enter :
There are two (2) ways to enter the Instant Win Game:

Visit www.hamptondreams.com and follow the links and instructions to complete and submit the registration form, including a valid home address. P.O. Boxes are not permitted.

Beginning July 16, 2008 at 12:00 a.m. CT through the end date of the Promotion Period, click on any banner that is advertising this Instant Win Game on the Internet and follow the links and instructions to complete the registration form.

 

Limit :
Each participant may play one (1) time per day during the Promotion Period. The term “day” is understood to mean one (1) day, beginning at 12:00 a.m. CT and ending at 11:59 p.m. CT.

Prize (s):
A $600 Visa gift card which may be used to purchase a Specialized® bicycle, a Specialized® gift bag containing a Specialized® t-shirt, water bottle and tool kit; two (2) “Be My Guest” certificates, valued at up to $95 each, which may be used towards a weekend stay at any Hampton Hotel; and a $300 American Express gift card. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): $1152.99 each prize.

THIRTY-FOUR (34) ENTRY PERIOD 2 PRIZES: “Create your own Dream Vacation” prize package. Prize package consists of four (4) airfare vouchers on American Airlines, up to $500 each, that may towards four (4) round-trips, coach-class air transportation within the 48 contiguous United States; ten (10) “Be My Guest” certificates, valued at up to $95 each, which may be used towards two (2) hotel rooms of double occupancy for a five (5) night stay at any Hampton Hotel ; and a $2500 American Express gift card which may be used towards spending money. ARV: $5,450 each prize. 

Total ARV of all prizes
$221,042.69

AT&T / Microsoft - Hotmail Summer Giveaway

Eligibility :
This sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, 18 years of age or older who are AT&T Wireless subscribers as of June 14, 2008. Void where prohibited by law. Employees of Microsoft Corporation and its respective affiliates, parent companies, subsidiaries, promotion, advertising and promotional agencies; anyone working directly on Microsoft programs; and the immediate family members (parent, child, spouse, and sibling) and persons living in the households of each are not eligible to enter.

Timing :
The Windows Live Hotmail Summer Giveaway (”Sweepstakes”) begins at 12:00:01 a.m. (PT) on June 15, 2008 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. (PT) on July 31, 2008 (”Sweepstakes Period”).

How to Enter :

If you do not have a Windows Live Hotmail account, you will need to obtain one to enter the Sweepstakes. There is no cost or obligation to obtain a Windows Live Hotmail account. To obtain a free Windows Live Hotmail account visit http://get.live.com/WL/config_all There are two ways to enter; via your AT&T wireless phone or online via PC. If you are an existing AT&T Wireless customer as of June 14, 2008, to enter via your AT&T wireless phone follow these steps to enter:

• A) Open “Menu” on your AT&T wireless phone.
• B) Look for Mobile E-mail. If you can’t find Mobile E-mail on the menu, try checking under Messaging or Games.
• C) Choose Windows Live Hotmail and sign in with your Windows Live ID
• D) Send an e-mail to winprizes@live.com with “win” in the subject line. Standard data charges apply.

To enter online without sending e-mail via your AT&T wireless phone, send an e-mail from a PC to winprizes@live.com from a Windows Live Hotmail account with “win” in the subject line.

Entries must be received by 11:59:59 p.m. (PT) on July 31, 2008 to be eligible.

Limit:
Multiple e-mail address accounts used for entry by a single entrant will not qualify for entry.

Prizes:

Forty-seven (47) Daily Prizes (one for each day of the Sweepstakes Period) will be awarded according the schedule below: Date Prize Approximate Retail Value

• 6/15/08 Zune 30 GB Player $ 200.00
• 6/16/08 Best Buy Gift Card $ 50.00
• 6/17/08 Olympus Stylus 830 Digital Camera $ 200.00
• 6/18/08 Target Gift Card $ 50.00
• 6/19/08 GPS Tom Tom ONE $ 200.00
• 6/20/08 American Express Gift Card $ 50.00
• 6/21/08 Zune 30 GB Player $ 200.00
• 6/22/08 Best Buy Gift Card $ 50.00
• 6/23/08 Olympus Stylus 830 Digital Camera $ 200.00
• 6/24/08 Target Gift Card $ 50.00
• 6/25/08 JVC Mini DV Camcorder GRD 750 $ 220.00
• 6/26/08 American Express Gift Card $ 50.00
• 6/27/08 Zune 30 GB Player $ 200.00
• 6/28/08 Olympus Stylus 830 Digital Camera $ 200.00
• 6/29/08 Best Buy Gift Card $ 50.00
• 6/30/08 Target Gift Card $ 50.00
• 7/1/08 Panasonic Portable DVD Player LS 86 $ 200.00
• 7/2/08 Best Buy Gift Card $ 50.00
• 7/3/08 American Express Gift Card $ 50.00
• 7/4/08 Zune 30 GB Player $ 200.00
• 7/5/08 Best Buy Gift Card $ 50.00
• 7/6/08 JVC Mini DV Camcorder GRD 750 $ 220.00
• 7/7/08 Target Gift Card $ 50.00
• 7/8/08 American Express Gift Card $ 50.00
• 7/9/08 Olympus Stylus 830 Digital Camera $ 200.00
• 7/10/08 Best Buy Gift Card $ 50.00
• 7/11/08 Samsung a437 Phone $ 200.00
• 7/12/08 GPS Tom Tom ONE $ 200.00
• 7/13/08 Target Gift Card $ 50.00
• 7/14/08 American Express Gift Card $ 50.00
• 7/15/08 Samsung a437 Phone $ 200.00
• 7/16/08 Best Buy Gift Card $ 50.00
• 7/17/08 Zune 30 GB Player $ 200.00
• 7/18/08 Target Gift Card $ 50.00
• 7/19/08 American Express Gift Card $ 50.00
• 7/20/08 Samsung a437 Phone $ 200.00
• 7/21/08 Olympus Stylus 830 Digital Camera $ 200.00
• 7/22/08 Target Gift Card $ 50.00
• 7/23/08 Samsung a437 Phone $ 200.00
• 7/24/08 American Express Gift Card $ 50.00
• 7/25/08 Best Buy Gift Card $ 50.00
• 7/26/08 Panasonic Portable DVD Player LS 86 $ 200.00
• 7/27/08 Target Gift Card $ 50.00
• 7/28/08 American Express Gift Card $ 50.00
• 7/29/08 Best Buy Gift Card $ 50.00
• 7/30/08 Samsung a437 Phone $ 200.00
• 7/31/08 Target Gift Card $ 50.00

Total ARV of all prizes :
$5,450

The Microsoft Inspired Teachers Contest

Eligibility :

You are eligible to enter this Contest if you meet the following requirements at time of entry:

• You are a legal resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia 18 years or older; and
• You are a teacher / faculty member at an accredited K-12 educational institution located in the 50 United States or the District of Columbia (For the purposes of this Contest, home schools are not eligible);

Timing :
This Contest starts at 12:01 AM Pacific Time (PT) on May 15th, 2008, and ends at 11:59 PM PT on August 15, 2008 (”Entry Period”).

How to Enter :

To submit your entry, go to www.microsoft.com/Education/Inspired and

• Click “Submit a Story”
• Fill out the registration form/teacher profile
• Fill in a “title” for the story, the grade you teach, and the state you teach in
• Write your story in the text box field
• Hit “Submit”

Limit :
Only three (3) unique entries per person.

Prize (s):

One (1) Grand Prize: A prize package that consists of the following prizes awarded to the winning teachers school, to the winning teacher, and to the students that inspired the winning teacher:

School

• $1,000 American Express gift card awarded to the winning teachers school for use toward classroom supplies.

Teacher:

• Dell Tablet PC Model PP12S with one copy of the following product (ERV: $3,700).
• Microsoft Vista Home Premium Edition w/ Service Pack 1 (ERV: $239.99)
• Microsoft Office Home & Student 2007 (ERV: $149.99)
• Microsoft OneNote 2007 (ERV: $64.99)
• Microsoft Student 2008 (ERV: $39.99)
• Learning Essentials for Office (Free)

Student:
The student(s) (up to 5 students determined by the winning teacher) that inspired the winning teacher will receive a [Dell PP12S] laptop computer (ERV, $3,700)

2nd Prize – A prize package that consists of the following prizes awarded to the winning teachers school and to the winning teacher:
School: $500 American Express gift card awarded to the winning teachers school for to use toward classroom supplies
Teacher One copy of:

• Microsoft OneNote® 2007 (ERV: $64.99)
• Microsoft Student 2008 (ERV: $39.99)
• Learning Essentials for Office (Free)

3rd Prize - A prize package that consists of the following prizes awarded to the winning teachers school and to the winning teacher:
School: A $250 American Express gift card awarded to the winning teachers school for to use toward classroom supplies
Teacher One copy of:

• Microsoft OneNote® 2007 (ERV: $64.99)
• Microsoft Student 2008 (ERV: $39.99)
• Learning Essentials for Office (Free)

Alternatively, the winning teacher may elect to have the cash value of their prize donated to their school for use in purchasing school or classroom supplies.

Saturn Devotion to Motion Giveaway

Eligibility :
Saturn Devotion to Motion Giveaway (the “Promotion”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (and the District of Columbia) who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. Void where prohibited.

Timing :
The Promotion begins on February 14, 2008 at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time (”ET”) and ends on 11:59 p.m. ET, December 31, 2008 (the “Promotion Period”).

How to Enter :
During the Promotion Period, go to www.saturndevotiontomotion.com and fill out the online entry form. Complete and submit the online entry form including a valid home address. P.O. Boxes are not permitted. You automatically will receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes, will advance to the Instant Win Game page and will receive one (1) Instant Win Game play for that day.

Limit :
Each entrant may play the Instant Win Game one (1) time per day during the Promotion Period, however each entrant may enter the Sweepstakes only one (1) time during the Promotion Period, regardless of the method of entry.

Prize (s):
Sweepstakes:
ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: A $40,000 allowance toward the purchase of one (1) Saturn vehicle
ONE (1) FIRST PRIZE: Winners choice of a
(a) a technology package consisting of a 50 inch Phillips TV with Sling Box capabilities and a $500 Apple® gift card

(b) a health and fitness package including a trip for two (2) to San Diego, CA for a weekend with an elite runner/personality (determined by sponsor), including roundtrip, coach-class air transportation for two (2) from a major airport near winner’s home (determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) to San Diego, CA, three (3) nights accommodations at a hotel of Sponsor’s choice (single room, double occupancy), one (1) reserved spot in the 2009 San Diego Rock and Roll Marathon (the “Marathon”), coaching and running tips from an elite runner/personality, and a spa package in the form of a $200 gift card;
or
(c) a trip for two (2) for a Colorado River rafting package, consisting of roundtrip, coach-class air transportation for two (2) from a major airport near winner’s home (determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) to Denver or Colorado Springs, Colorado, based on national average airfare, five (5) nights accommodations to a hotel of Sponsor’s choice (single room, double occupancy), access to river rafting, horseback riding and hiking, and a $100 R.E.I. gift card.
ARV: $6,000.

Instant Win Game Prizes:
TWELVE (12) SECOND PRIZES: Winners choice of
a Garmin StreetPilot C340 GPS Receiver (features and upgrades to be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion),
or
$500 Apple gift card
or
$500 Amazon.com gift card that can be used toward the purchase of a 160GB Apple iPod.
ARV: $500.

TWENTY FOUR (24) THIRD PRIZES: A $50 American Express gift card. ARV: $50.
FIVE HUNDRED (500) FOURTH PRIZES: A $10 iTunes® gift card. ARV: $10.
ONE THOUSAND (1,000) FIFTH PRIZES: A $5 Amazon.com digital gift code.  ARV: $5

Total ARV of all prizes :
$63,200