Velvet Assassin Undercover Sweepstakes

Eligibility :
The True Blood: They Live Among Us Promotion (the “Promotion”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including District of Columbia) who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. Employees of Home Box Office, Inc., ePrize, LLC, and their respective parent and affiliate companies, suppliers and agencies, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. Subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited. Participation 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 Promotion. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. The Promotion consists of a sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) and an instant win game (the “Instant Win Game”).

Timing :
Entries into the Velvet Assassin Undercover Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. PT on December 8, 2008 (the “Deadline”).

How to enter:
To enter, print your name, address, day-time telephone number, e-mail address (if you have one) and “Velvet Assassin Undercover Sweepstakes” on a 3 x 5 card and mail it to: Velvet Assassin Undercover Sweepstakes C/O Games Radar Promotions, 4000 Shoreline Court, South San Francisco, Ste. 400, CA 94080.

Limit:
Only one entry will be accepted.

Prize (s):
One (1) Grand Prize Package will be awarded. One (1) winner will receive a trip for two to Europe (total ARV: $3500).

One (1) Runner Up Prize Package will be awarded. One (1) winner will receive an Xbox 360 and a copy of Velvet Assassin (total ARV: $499).

Total ARV of all prizes:
$3,990

Taylor Morrison Dream House Giveaway Sweepstakes

Eligibility :
This Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, who are physically located and residing therein and who are at least twenty-one (21) years of age or older at the time of entry (“Entrant”). Employees of Sweepstakes Entities, Microsoft Corporation, Hewlett Packard, Exceptional Innovations, El Dorado Stone, Sherwin Williams and all other participating product sponsors (collectively, “Product Sponsors”) and their advertising or promotion agencies, those involved in the production, development, implementation or handling of this Sweepstakes, any agents acting for, or on behalf of the above entities, their respective parent companies, officers, directors, subsidiaries, affiliates, licensees, service providers, prize suppliers and fulfillment companies, any other person or entity associated with this Sweepstakes are ineligible to enter or win this Sweepstakes. Household Members and Immediate Family Members of such individuals are also not eligible to enter or win. “Household Members” shall mean those people who share the same residence at least three months a year. “Immediate Family Members” shall mean parents, step-parents, legal guardians, children, step-children, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses. Void in Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and where prohibited or restricted by law.
Timing :
The “Taylor Morrison Dream Home Giveaway Sweepstakes” (”Sweepstakes”) begins on Friday, June 20, 2008 at 9:00 am Pacific Time (“PT”) and ends on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 11:59 pm PT (”Sweepstakes Period”). 

How to enter:
You may enter the Sweepstakes by visiting www.tmdreamhomegiveaway.com (“Web Site”) and following the on-screen instructions. Entrant must provide all required entry information to be eligible to win. Once complete, click “submit” to receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes. Special promotional codes (”Promotional Codes”) will be available at select locations, including but not limited to Disneyland Park and Taylor Morrison sales centers. By entering the Promotional Code during entry, an Entrant will automatically receive the maximum number of entries into the Sweepstakes without re-entering each day. If an Entrant does not have a Promotional Code, the Entrant will be limited to one (1) entry per person and/or email address per day for the duration of the Sweepstakes (sixty-one (61) total days). All entries must be received by 11:59 pm PT on Wednesday, August 20, 2008.

Limit :
A maximum of sixty-one (61) entries are permitted per person and/or email address regardless of entry mechanic during the Sweepstakes Period.

Prize (s):
One (1) Grand Prize is available. The Grand Prize consists of one (1) Taylor Morrison single-family residence (“Grand Prize Home”) located in the Taylor Morrison or legacy Morrison Homes/Taylor Woodrow community of the Winner’s choice (communities are located in the following states:  Florida, Texas, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado and California) (”Community”); and one (1) trip (”Trip”) for the Winner and up to three (3) travel guests (“Guests”) to the Disneyland® Resort in Anaheim, California. Trip consists of: A.) Hotel accommodations for Winner and Guests for three (3) nights (one standard room, quadruple occupancy) at a Disney designated hotel at the Disneyland® Resort; B.) Roundtrip coach-class air travel for up to four (4) from the major metropolitan airport in the U.S. nearest winner’s residence to a Southern California area airport, as determined by Disney in its sole discretion (air transportation provided only if winner does not reside within 250 miles of Disneyland® Resort); C.) Round-trip ground transfers from the destination airport to Disneyland® Resort (ground transfers provided only if winner does not reside within 250 miles of Disneyland® Resort; D.) Four (4) 4-Day Disneyland® Resort Park Hopper® tickets. The approximate retail value (“ARV”) of Trip is $3,500.

The Grand Prize Home consists of: A.) The winner’s choice of a Taylor Morrison home elevation/floor plan not to exceed a construction value of $200,000 (including structure, options, appliances, lot, and landscaping – actual retail value may vary depending on local property values and geographic location) as of June 20, 2008 in the Community selected by winner; B.) $10,000 worth of Hewlett Packard merchandise, as selected by the Winner in consultation with representatives of Hewlett Packard; C.) $10,000 worth of Microsoft merchandise, as selected by the Winner with representatives of Microsoft; D.) $10,000 worth of LifeWare merchandise, as selected by the Winner in consultation with representatives of LifeWare (B, C, and D collectively, the “Prize Merchandise”).

Total ARV of all prizes:
$233,500.

IGN.com - The Dark Knight Sweepstakes

Eligibility :
Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia (excluding Puerto Rico, all U.S. Territories and Possessions and all Overseas Military Installations) who are at least eighteen (18) years of age or have reached the legal age of majority in their state of primary residence at time of entry. Entrant must have internet access as of July 21, 2008. Any individuals (including but not limited to employees, consultants, independent contractors and interns) who have, within six (6) months prior to July 21, 2008 held employment with or performed services for Sponsor, Administrator, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., DC Comics (collectively, “Sweepstakes Entities”) or any organizations affiliated with the sponsorship, fulfillment, administration, prize support, advertisement or promotion of the Sweepstakes are not eligible to enter or win. Immediate family and household members of such individuals, whether legally related or not, are also not eligible to enter or win. “Household Members” shall mean those people who share the same residence at least three (3) months a year. “Immediate Family Members” shall mean parents, step-parents, legal guardians, children, step-children, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses. Void where prohibited.
Timing :
The “Dark Knight” Sweepstakes (”Sweepstakes”) begins on or about July 22, 2008 at4:01 PM Pacific Standard Time (”PST”) (“Start Date”) and ends as of August 1, 2008 at 11:59 AM PST (”Sweepstakes Period”).

How to enter:
Visit the website during the Sweepstakes Period by logging on to http://www.sweepstakes.ign.com or selecting the general Sweepstakes link on http://www.ign.com Follow the on-screen instructions and complete the entry form by providing all of the information requested. Once the form is completed, Entrant must click the “Submit” button to receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes. All entries must be received no later than 11:59 AM PST on August 1, 2008.

Limit :
Limited to one (1) entry per person, per day, per e-mail address, per household for the duration of the Sweepstakes Period.

Prize (s):
Grand Prize (1): One (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive the following: one (1) customized Xbox 360 game console with “The Dark Knight” imagery. Total Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of Grand Prize: Nine Hundred Forty-Eight Dollars ($948.00) (USD).

Total ARV of all prizes:
$948.00

MovieTickets.com - Step Brothers - Play Together, Stay Together Sweepstakes

Eligibility :
This Sweepstakes is open to any individual who (a) is a legal resident of the continental U.S. (excluding Rhode Island); (b) 18 years of age or older at the date of entry; (c) as of the beginning of the Entry Period, has access to the internet, and (d) is a registered user of MovieTickets.com. Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor, its licensors and prize suppliers, and each of the foregoing entities’ parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries, and any other person or entity associated with this Sweepstakes (collectively, the “Sweepstakes Entities”), members of their immediate families (spouses, children, siblings, parents), and/or persons living in the same household as such persons, whether or not related, are ineligible to enter this Sweepstakes. VOID OUTSIDE OF THE ELIGIBILITY AREA AND WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
Timing :
The Sweepstakes entry period begins on July 8, 2008, at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) and ends on July 27, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) (such period, the “Entry Period“).

How to enter:
To enter the Sweepstakes, visit https://www.movietickets.com/contests/stepbrothers1/stepbrothers1_default.asp (the “Sweepstakes Site”) during the Entry Period. The Sweepstakes Site’s database clock will be the official timekeeper for this Sweepstakes. All of the Sweepstakes information will be posted at the Sweepstakes Site throughout the Entry Period. To be eligible to participate, each entrant will be asked to submit an online entry form, which may include, among other things, his/her name, e-mail address, gender, date of birth and related registration information as prompted. Participants may enter only once during the Entry Period. Limit of one entry per person, per email address and per household, regardless of method of entry. Duplicate entries from the same e-mail address/household will be automatically eliminated. Where a dispute arises about who submitted an online entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the holder of the e-mail account listed on the online entry form. If a dispute cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the entry will be deemed ineligible. Entries must be received by the end of the Entry Period. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

Limit :
Each participant may enter/play one (1) time per day during the Promotion Period.

Prize (s):
One (1) Grand Prize and ten (10) First Prizes will be awarded in this Sweepstakes. The Grand Prize consists of the following: (a) two (2) Acer Phenom 9500 computers from Geeks.com (MFG Part #AM5100-EF9500A) (ARV: $1139.94); (b) two (2) 19″ Envision G918w1 DVI Widescreen LCD Monitors (MFG Part #G918W1) (ARV: $339.96); (c) two (2) Microsoft BV3-00003 Wireless Keyboards with Gray Optical Mice (MFG Part #BV3-00003) (ARV: $47.90); (d) two (2) PC gaming packages from Geeks.com consisting of one (1) copy of CivCity: Rome Video Game for PC (Part #710425219658) and one (1) copy of Just Cause Video Game for PC (Part #JUST-CAUSE-PC) (ARV: $54.90); (e) two (2) Logitech ChillStream Gamepads (ARV: $59.98); (f) two (2) Logitech Z Cinéma Advanced Surround Sound Systems (ARV: $599.98); (g) two (2) LoveSac GamerSacs with soda & Tuba Sac accessories (ARV: $610.00); (h) two (2) $100 gift cards redeemable at PalmerCash.com (ARV: $200.00); (i) two (2) Step Brothers t-shirts (ARV: $20.00); and (j) two (2) Step Brothers desk drum pads and drumstick sets (ARV: $20.00). Approximate retail of the Grand Prize is $3,092.66.

Ten (10) First Prize winners will each receive (a) one (1) Step Brothers t-shirt; and (b) one (1) Step Brothers desk drum pad and drumstick set. Approximate retail value of each First Prize is $20.00, with an aggregate value of all First Prizes of $200.00.

Total ARV of all prizes:
$3,292.66

Qwest Prize A Day Sweepstakes

Eligibility :
This Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of AZ, CO, IA, ID, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, OR, SD, UT, WA and WY who are 18 years or older at the time of entry . Employees, officers and directors of Qwest, Group O Direct,, and their affiliates, advertising and promotional agencies and their immediate families (spouse, siblings, parents and children and their spouses) and members of their immediate households are not eligible. This Sweepstakes is void where prohibited.

Timing :
The Qwest Prize A Day Sweepstakes begins at 12.01 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) on June 1, 2008, and ends at 11:59 p.m. MDT on July 19, 2008 (”Promotion Period”).

How to Enter :
ENTRY METHOD 1:
During the Promotion Period, eligible individuals who subscribe online (through the qwest.com website) to Qwest High-Speed Internet® service will automatically be entered into the sweepstakes. The date the order is placed will be considered the sweepstakes entry date.
ENTRY METHOD 2:
All other eligible entrants (non-Qwest customers, Qwest customers who do not wish to subscribe to Qwest High-Speed Internet service, and Qwest customers who already are Qwest High-Speed Internet customers) may receive one sweepstakes entry by visiting www.qwest.com/prizeaday (the “website”) during the Promotion Period and completing and submitting the official online entry form . Failure to provide complete information will result in automatic disqualification.

Limit:
Limit one entry per person or email address during the Promotion Period, regardless of the method of entry.

Prizes:
7 weekly drawings (one prize for each day of the week, for a total of 49 prizes). Prizes to be awarded in drawings from entries received on a specific day of the week will be as follows:

Monday: 7 prizes (one for each Monday of the promotion): Garmin Nuvi 660 GPS; Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of each prize: $377.98

Tuesday: 7 prizes (one for each Tuesday of the promotion): Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite – ARV of each prize: $485.98

Wednesday: 7 prizes (one prize for each Wednesday of the promotion): Samsung—1200 W 5.1-Ch XM-Ready Home Theater System with Upconvert DVD player—ARV of each prize: $464.38

Thursday: 7 prizes (one prize for each Thursday of the promotion): HP 530 – Celeron Notebook Computer—ARV of each prize: $536.36

Friday: 7 prizes (one prize for each Friday of the promotion) Camera Package (Kodak EasyShare M753 digital camera and Panasonic PV GS90 camcorder)—ARV of each prize: $402.85

Saturday: 7 prizes (one prize for each Saturday of the promotion) Compaq Presario SR5450F Desktop with 17 inch widescreen LCD Monitor and Inkjet Printer—ARV of each prize: $631.98

Sunday: 7 prizes (one prize for each Sunday of the promotion) Microsoft Zune MP3 Player with 80GB Hard Drive (Black)—ARV of each prize: $269.99

(For example, for entries received on Monday during the Promotional Period, the prize will be a Garmin Nuvi 660 GPS)
Total ARV of all prizes :
$21,920

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

XNA Game On! Sweepstakes

Eligibility :
XNA Game On! Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least thirteen (13) years old at the time of entry. Employees of Microsoft® Corporation, ePrize, LLC, and their parent and affiliate companies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. Subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited. Participation 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 Sweepstakes. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

Timing :
The Sweepstakes begins on June 12, 2008 at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time (”ET”) and ends on September 9, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. ET (the “Promotion Period”).

How to Enter :
During the Promotion Period, visit http://creators.xna.com/promo and follow the links and instructions to complete the registration. Complete and submit the registration including a valid home address. P.O. Boxes are not permitted. You automatically will receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes.

Mail-in Alternate Method: To enter without reviewing or submitting games, hand print your name, address, day and evening phone numbers, e-mail address (if any), age on a 3″ x 5″ piece of paper and mail it with proper postage to “XNA Game On! Sweepstakes”, c/o ePrize, LLC, P.O. Box 8070, Royal Oak, MI 48068-8070. You will receive fifteen (15) entries into the Sweepstakes per mail-in entry submitted. Limit: One request (1) per envelope and fifteen (15) entries per day during the Promotion Period.

Limit:
Each participant may enter one (1) time during the Promotion Period.

Prizes:

ONE (1) ENTRY PERIOD 1 PRIZE: $300 awarded in the form of a check. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): $300.
ONE (1) ENTRY PERIOD 2 PRIZE: 24,000 Microsoft® Points. ARV: $300.
ONE (1) ENTRY PERIOD 3 PRIZE: $300 Best Buy gift card. ARV: $300.
ONE (1) ENTRY PERIOD 4 PRIZE: A Microsoft® Zune 80 GB media player. ARV: $249.99.
ONE (1) ENTRY PERIOD 5 PRIZE: $300 awarded in the form of a check. ARV: $300.
ONE (1) ENTRY PERIOD 6 PRIZE: A $300 EB Games gift card. ARV: $300.
ONE (1) ENTRY PERIOD 7 PRIZE: A $500 Best Buy gift card. ARV: $500.
ONE (1) ENTRY PERIOD 8 PRIZE: Xbox 360® Elite console. ARV: $450.
ONE (1) ENTRY PERIOD 9 PRIZE: Xbox 360 Elite console. ARV: $450.
ONE (1) ENTRY PERIOD 10 PRIZE: $500 awarded in the form of a check. ARV: $500.
ONE (1) ENTRY PERIOD 11 PRIZE: $500 EB Games gift card. ARV: $500.
ONE (1) ENTRY PERIOD 12 PRIZE: A $500 Best Buy gift card. ARV: $500.
ONE (1) ENTRY PERIOD 13 PRIZE/ GRAND PRIZE: $5,000 awarded in the form of a check. ARV: $5,000

Total ARV of all prizes :
$9,649.99

Pizza Hut Fantasy Gamer Sweepstakes

Eligibility :
Pizza Hut® Gamer Fantasy Package Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) 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. Employees of Pizza Hut, Inc., IMC2, LLC, GameFly, Inc., QuikOrder, Inc., ePrize, LLC, and their parent and affiliate companies, franchisees and licensees, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. Subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited.

Timing :
The Sweepstakes begins on May 27, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (”ET”) and ends on July 26, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. ET

How to Enter :
During the Promotion Period, there are two (2) ways to enter the Sweepstakes.

Enter via Ordering a Pizza Online: Visit http://www.pizzahut.com and follow the links and instructions to order a pizza. After completing your order, check the box to agree to enter the Sweepstakes (after you have read the Official Rules). You will receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes.

Enter without Ordering a Pizza: Visit http://pizzahut.eprize.net/GameFly and follow the links and instructions to complete the registration. Complete and submit the registration, including a valid home address. P.O. Boxes are not permitted. You will receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes.

Limit :
You may enter one (1) time per day during the Promotion Period, regardless of method of entry you use to enter the Sweepstakes.

Prize (s):

ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: A “Gamers Fantasy” electronics prize package consisting of an LG Plasma television (size and model determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), three (3) curved home theater seats made by Berkline (style determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), a Bose® Lifestyle® 38 Series III Home Theater system, a Gold Medal Econo 8 Popcorn Machine, a Microsoft® XBOX 360 game console, a Nintendo® Wii, a Sony PlayStation 3, a one (1) year subscription to GameFly Games and one (1) year of Pizza Hut® pizza to be awarded in the form of $499 worth of Pizza Hut Gift Cards (terms and conditions apply). Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): $10,355.

FIVE (5) FIRST PRIZES: A one (1) year GameFly membership. ARV: $275.40.

FIVE HUNDRED (500) SECOND PRIZES: A sixty (60) day GameFly membership. ARV: $45.90.

Total ARV of all prizes :
$34,682

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.

The Samsung Hope for Education 2008 Contest

Eligibility :
Contest is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia.  MINORS:  IF YOU ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18, YOU MUST OBTAIN YOUR PARENT’S OR LEGAL GUARDIAN’S CONSENT BEFORE PARTICIPATING.  MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF 13 WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ONLY THEIR PARENT’S OR LEGAL GUARDIAN’S E-MAIL ADDRESS TO ENTER.  Participants should nominate a public or state-accredited private school in their community (the “Nominators”).  Home Schools, Colleges, Universities and Vocational/Trade Schools are not eligible for nomination.

Timing :
The Samsung “Hope for Education 2008” Contest (the “Contest”) begins 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) April 22, 2008 and ends 11:59 p.m. ET August 31, 2008 (“Contest Period”).

How to Enter :
During the Contest Period, log on to www.hopeforeducation.com and follow the directions provided to complete the Official Entry Form and provide an original, sincere, no more than one hundred (100) word essay answering the following question: “How has technology educated you on helping the environment and how or why has it changed your behavior to be more environmentally friendly?“  Essays should focus on:

1. How current or emerging technologies increase your awareness and understanding of environmental issues, and cause you to make environmentally friendly changes in your life.
2. How technology products can be made, used and disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner.
3. Why technology will play an increasingly important role in educating people and helping them to change their lives in an environmentally responsible way.

Limit :
Limit one (1) entry per person and per e-mail address.

Prize (s):
Grand Prize package (1): Winning school will receive $100,000.00 awarded in the form of Samsung merchandise, $100,000.00 awarded in the form of Microsoft software, $5,000.00 (awarded in the form of a check), one (1) Classroom Assistant Dog (significant restrictions and qualifications apply as specified by the National Education for Assistance Dog Services (“NEADS”)) and the DIRECTV GOES TO SCHOOL® package.  Total Estimated Retail Value (“ERV”) of the Grand Prize package is $205,000.00.  

First Prize package (30):  Each winning school will receive $30,000.00 awarded in the form of Samsung merchandise, $30,000.00 awarded in the form of Microsoft software, $1,000.00 (awarded in the form of a check) and the DIRECTV GOES TO SCHOOL® package.  Total ERV of each First Prize package is $61,000.00.

Nominator Prize (31):  Each Nominator whose entry is determined to be a Grand or First Prize winning entry will receive one (1) Samsung Ultra Mobile PC (model NP-Q1U) (ERV $1,299.00 each).

Total ARV of all prizes :
$2,075,269.00

Microsoft Get Protected with DPM Sweepstakes

Eligibility :
Legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including the District of Columbia), and are 18 years or older at the time of entry

Timing :
This Sweepstakes starts at 8:00 AM Pacific Time (PT) on April 4, 2008, and ends at 11:59 PM PT on July 10, 2008.

How to Enter :
You can enter online by visiting the web site for the Sweepstakes at http://www.dpmheroes.com/Sweepstakes.aspx. To receive one (1) entry, you must provide all required registration information including your first and last name, company name, and e-mail address.

Limit :
Only one (1) entry per person, regardless of entry method.

Prize (s):

Three (3) First Prizes available: A prize package consisting of the following items:

• An Xbox 360^™ console (Approximate Retail Value or ‘ARV’, $380.00)
• Heroes Season 1 DVD Set (ARV, $50.00);

Six (6) Second Prizes Available:

• Heroes Season 1 DVD Set (ARV, $50.00)

Total ARV of all prizes :
$1590.00