Bertolli Sauces - Why Are the Chefs Crying Contest
Eligibility :
This contest (the “Promotion”) is only open to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia who are at least 18 years old as of the date of entry, except officers, directors, members, and employees of the Sponsor, the judging organization (if applicable), or any other party associated with the development or administration of this Promotion, and the immediate family (i.e., parents, children, siblings, spouse), and persons residing in the same household, as such individuals. This Promotion is void outside the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and where prohibited.
Timing :
The Promotion begins 12:01 AM, Eastern Time (“ET”) on August 1, 2008 and ends at 11:59:59 PM, ET on September 26, 2008 (“Promotion Period”).
How to enter:
Visit www.condenet.com/promo/bertolli/sweeps/whyarethechefscrying/entry during the Promotion Period and follow the instructions to complete and submit the entry form. You must include an essay (100 words minimum, 500 words maximum) on your idea of the perfect night spent at home. (“Submission”). All entries are eligible for their respective weekly prize as well as the grand prize. Entrants represent and warrant that their Submission is the original work of such entrant, it has not been copied from others, and it does not violate the rights of any other person or entity.
Limit:
One entry per person/per e-mail address/per week during the Promotion Period.
Prize (s):
There will be eight (8) weekly winners, and one (1) grand prize winner.
The weekly prize is an appliance chosen by the sponsor. The approximate retail value of the weekly prize is $500.
The grand prize is two (2) coach airfare tickets from the major commercial airport nearest winner’s primary residence in the US to New York City, one (1) standard hotel room (double occupancy) for three (3) nights at a hotel selected by Sponsor, three (3) dinners for two (2) people at New York City restaurants (maximum $200 per dinner), and two (2) tickets to a movie premiere which may be attended by a celebrity.
Total ARV of all prizes:
$4,800
HSN’s Sizzlin’ Summer Kitchen Sweepstakes
August 15, 2008 by fred
Filed under Gift Certificates, Travel
Eligibility :
HSN’s Sizzlin’ Summer Kitchen Sweepstakes & Instant Win Game (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 The Conde Nast Publications Inc., HSN Interactive LLC, ePrize, LLC, and their parent and affiliate companies, suppliers 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 :
The Instant Win Game and Sweepstakes begin on August 15, 2008 at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time (”ET”) and the Sweepstakes ends on September 16, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. ET and the Instant Win Game ends on September 18, 2008 (the “Promotion Period”).
How to enter:
During the Promotion Period, go to http://hsn.eprize.net/sizzlinsummer 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 (if on or before September 16, 2008) and advance to the Instant Win Game page and receive one (1) Instant Win Game play for that day. If you enter the Promotion after September 16, 2008 you will automatically advance to the Instant Win Game. Once on the Instant Win Game page, follow the links and instructions to play the game. The Instant Win Game results will be instantly displayed. Potential winners of the Instant Win Game will be provided directions for validation. All potential winners are subject to verification before any prize will be awarded. Administrator is responsible for the functionality of the Instant Win Game.
Limit:
Each participant may enter/play one (1) time per day during the Promotion Period.
Prize (s):
ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: A Trip for two (2) to Las Vegas, NV. Trip package includes roundtrip, coach-class air transportation for two (2) from a major airport near winner’s home (determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) to Las Vegas, NV; five (5) days and four (4) nights accommodations at a hotel determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion (single room, double occupancy); three (3) dinners for winner and guest at restaurants determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion; one (1) year subscription to Gourmet Magazine; and $500 spending money.
Instant Win Game Prizes: FIVE HUNDRED (500) FIRST PRIZES: $25 HSN Gift Card. ARV: $25. ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (1,250) SECOND PRIZES: $10 HSN Gift Card. ARV: $10. Limit: One (1) Instant Win Game prize per person.
Total ARV of all prizes:
$30,000.
Taco Entourage Promotion
August 14, 2008 by fred
Filed under Consumer Electronics, Gift Certificates
Eligibility :
The Taco Entourage Promotion (the “Promotion”) is open to all registered members of the Taco Entourage Panel and other individuals directly contacted by VCCI and invited to participate in the Profiling Study (“Entrants”). All Entrants must have reached the age of majority in the state in which he or she resides at the time of entry into the Promotion, and be a legal resident of one of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia with a valid email account. Employees, agents and representatives of the Sponsor and its subsidiaries and affiliates, VCCI and its subsidiaries or affiliates and each of their respective advertising and promotion agencies are not eligible to win, nor are the parents, siblings and children of any such employee, agent or representative or any person with whom such employee, agent or representative is domiciled.
How to enter:
The Promotion is offered electronically via the Internet. All Entrants who are members of the Taco Entourage are automatically entered into the Promotion. All other Entrants may enter the Promotion by following the link in the Entrant’s invitation to the Taco Entourage website and completing the initial questionnaire online. Entrants will receive one (1) entry for completion of the Taco Entourage Profiling Survey and one (1) entry for completion of subsequent surveys during the Promotion period. Completion of Taco Entourage Surveys is not required to enter the Promotion. Entrants may enter the Promotion by using the alternate means of Promotion entry set out in item 5. Entrants may receive one (1) entry by legibly printing the Entrant’s name, street address, city, province, postal code, telephone number, complete email address, on a 3 x 5 inch (or 7.5 x 12.5 cm) piece of paper and mailing it to Vision Critical Communications Inc. Taco Entourage Panel Promotion, Vision Critical Communications Inc., Suite 700, 858 Beatty Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 1C1. Each entry must be in a separate, postmarked envelope. All entries become the exclusive property of VCCI and will not be acknowledged or returned.
Limit:
Only two entries per person/per email account, regardless of method of entry.
Prize (s):
Five (5) winners will receive a Taco Bell® Gift Pack including Taco Bell® merchandise, one hundred ($100) Taco Bell® Bucks, redeemable at participating Taco Bell® restaurants, a one hundred dollar ($100) Target gift card, and one iPod® Nano four (4) GB MP3 Player. Average Retail Value (ARV) of Taco Bell Gift Pack is $100; total ARV of all prizes is $850.
Total ARV of all prizes:
$850
Play Subway Scrabble Crossword Game
August 8, 2008 by fred
Filed under Cars, Parts & Vehicles, Money, Travel
Eligibility :
To enter and be eligible to win, you must be a legal resident of the fifty (50) United States, or Washington, D.C. , and be thirteen (13) years of age or older at the time of registration. Persons in any of the following categories are NOT eligible to participate or win prizes: (a) any person who, at any time on or after January 1, 2008, was or is a director, officer, or employee of Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust (SFAFT) (the “Sponsor”), SUBWAY® restaurants, Doctor’s Associates Inc., Hasbro Inc., Frito-Lay, Inc., The Coca-Cola Company, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., Electronic Arts, Inc., Unique Vacations, Inc., American Airlines, Inc., Garmin International Inc., Gibson Guitar Corp., or their parents, subsidiaries, franchisees, or service agencies; (b) individuals engaged in the development, production or distribution of materials for the Promotion or engaged in the administration or execution of this Promotion (collectively the “Promotion Entities”), and (c) persons who are or purport to be immediate family members (defined as biological or step-mother, father, sister, brother, daughter, son or dependent or spouse of any of the foregoing) of any person in any of the preceding categories, regardless of where they live, or who reside in the same household (i.e., live in the same household for at least three (3) of the twelve (12) months preceding the start of the Game Piece Collection Period, whether related or not) as any person in any of the preceding categories. The transfer of Promotion materials by an ineligible person to an eligible person is strictly prohibited.
Timing :
Starting August 8, 2008 at 08:00:01 AM Central Standard Time (CST) and ending September 29, 2008 at 10:59:59 PM CST, or while supply of Official Game Pieces (“Official Game Pieces”) lasts.
How to enter:
During the Online Game Period, every time you enter a valid Unique Game Code, whether as a first time registrant or a return participant, you will automatically be entered for a chance to win an Online Instant Win Game prize. The Unique Game Code is not used to determine winners; instead, Online Instant Win Game prizes are randomly time selected throughout the Online Game Period and awarded to the first person who plays on or after the time the prize is randomly selected. The time of day when you play the Online Instant Win Game during the Game Piece Collection Period, as recorded by the Web site technology, and the number of entries received will solely determine whether or not you are a potential winner. When you enter your Unique Game Code, the Online Instant Win Game will generate a message that pops up telling you if you are a potential winner (subject to verification). If you are a potential winner, a “Play Receipt”, including a unique Security Identification Code (“SIC”), will be automatically sent to the email address you provided in the registration process. The Play Receipt and SIC will confirm the results of your game play, the prize you may have won (subject to verification and the participant’s compliance with these Official Rules) and how the prize will be fulfilled.
Limit :
Only one entry per day.
Prize (s):
Online Instant Win Game Prizes: The odds of winning an Online Instant Win prize depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the Promotion Period and the time they are entered during the Online Game Period. Potential winning game plays are randomly time selected (at intervals of approximately one (1) second) throughout the Online Game Period. Online Instant Win prizes are awarded to the first entrant who enters his/her Unique Game Code on or after the time the Online Instant Win prize is randomly selected as recorded by the Promotion Website technology. At the outset of the Promotion the Online Instant Win prizes available to be won are:
4.b.i. $100,000 CASH (1): One (1) Online Instant Win Game Prize will each be available and offers winner $100,000.00 to be awarded in the form of a check made payable to the winner or his/her parent or legal guardian if winner is an eligible participant but a minor in his/her state of residence. (ARV: $100,000.00 each).
4.b.ii. SCRABBLE BRAND CLASSIC BOARD GAME (3,500): Three thousand five hundred (3,500) Online Instant Win Game Prizes will each be available and offers winner one (1) SCRABBLE brand classic board game. (ARV: $12.99 each).
4.b.iii. UPWORDS BRAND BOARD GAME (1,000): One thousand (1,000) Online Instant Win Game Prizes will each be available and offers winner one (1) Upwords brand board game. (ARV: $14.99 each).
4.b.iv. HASBROTOYSHOP.COM GIFT CERTIFICATE (250): Two hundred and fifty (250) Online Instant Win Game Prizes will each be available and offers winner one (1) $20 Hasbrotoyshop.com gift certificate. If any winner is an eligible participant but a minor in his/her state of residence, they will require their parent or legal guardian’s assistance to claim their prize (ARV: $20.00 each).
4.b.v. 1-YEAR CLUB POGO MEMBERSHIP (1,000): One thousand (1,000) Online Instant Win Game Prizes will each be available and offers winner one (1) 1-Year Club Pogo Membership. (ARV: $39.99 each).
4.b.vi. $25 SUBWAY® CARD (300): Three hundred (300) Online Instant Win Game Prizes will each be available and offers winner one (1) $25 SUBWAY® Card. (ARV: $25.00 each).
4.b.vii. $100 SUBWAY® CARD (30): Thirty (30) Online Instant Win Game Prizes will each be available and offers winner a $100 SUBWAY® Card. (ARV: $100.00 each).
4.b.viii. MY COKE REWARDS POINTS (16,000): Sixteen thousand (16,000) Online Instant Win Game Prizes will each be available and offers winner 125 My Coke Rewards Points. (ARV: $5.00 each).
4.c. Collect & Win Game Winning Words and Prizes: At the outst of the Promotion, the prizes available to be won are:
4.c.i. GRAND PRIZES (9 available to be won): Up to nine (9) Grand Prizes are available and each offers $100,000 to be awarded in the form of a check made payable to the Grand Prize winner or his/her parent or legal guardian if Grand Prize winner is an eligible participant but a minor in his/her state of residence. (ARV: $100,000.00 each). GRAND PRIZE WINNING WORD COMBINATION: S•U•B•W•A•Y. Odds of winning: 1:42,492,348,847
4.c.ii. FIRST PRIZES (2 available to be won): Up to two (2) First Prizes are available and each offers one winner (1) 2008 Model Year Toyota Highlander Hybrid (4wd, 3.3L V6) (“Vehicle”) (ARV: $34,200.00 each). FIRST PRIZE WINNING WORD COMBINATION: H-Y-B-R-I-D. Odds of winning: 1:790,799,613.
4.c.iii. SECOND PRIZES (2 available to be won): Up to two (2) Second Prizes are available and each offers one winner (1) piece of Diamond Jewelry as selected by Sponsor. (ARV: $10,000.00 each). SECOND PRIZE WINNING WORD COMBINATION: D-I-A-M-O-N-D. Odds of winning: 1:478,684,889.
4.c.iv. THIRD PRIZES (30 available to be won): Up to thirty (30) Third Prizes are available and each offers winner a Beaches Resorts Vacation Prize Package, including a Beaches Resorts Voucher good for a 5-day/4-night stay for two (2) adults and two (2) children under 15 years of age OR a trip for three (3) adults and one (1) child under 15 years of age at any Beaches Resorts located in Jamaica or Turks and Caicos (subject to availability); and round-trip airfare for winner and guests from the major airport nearest the winner’s residence (airport, carrier and airline ticket class selected at the sole discretion of Sponsor) to the chosen destination. (ARV: $6,400.00 each; actual Retail Value of prize may vary depending on the city of departure, selected travel dates, airfare fluctuations, and destination chosen by winner). Any difference between Approximate Retail Value and actual value of prize will not be awarded. THIRD PRIZE WINNING WORD COMBINATION: F-R-E-S-H. Odds of winning: 1:29,428,560.
4.c.v. FOURTH PRIZES (100 available to be won): Up to one hundred (100) FOURTH Prizes are available and each offers winner two (2) Roundtrip Coach Class Travel Authorization Certificates (each a “Travel Certificate”) on American Airlines or their Airline Associates (American Eagle or the AmericanConnection® carriers) from any city served by American Airlines or their Airline Associates in the 48 contiguous United States to the Caribbean, Bahamas, Canada, Mexico or any other city in the 48 contiguous states. Winners are responsible for any and all insurance and for all federal, state, local and foreign taxes, if any, and for gratuities, meals, incidentals and any other unspecified expenses associated with acceptance or use of the Travel Certificates. Some of these taxes, fees and other amounts may be due upon booking/ticketing the Travel Certificates. A three (3) night minimum stay is required. The Winner and his or her travel companion must travel together on the same itinerary, including the same departure date, destination and return date. Travel Certificates may not be used for business or group travel. (ARV of each prize: $1,500.00; Actual Retail Value of prize may vary depending on the city of departure, selected travel dates, airfare fluctuations, and destination chosen by each winner). Any difference between Approximate Retail Value and actual value of prize will not be awarded. FOURTH PRIZE WINNING WORD COMBINATION: A-I-R-L-I-N-E. Odds of winning: 1:2,146,205.
4.c.vi. FIFTH PRIZES (1,000 available to be won): Up to one thousand (1,000) prizes are available and each offers winner one (1) SCRABBLE brand Diamond Edition board game ARV: $39.99 each). FIFTH PRIZE WINNING WORD COMBINATION: G-A-M-E-S. Odds of winning: 1:791,629.
4.c.vii. SIXTH PRIZES (500 available to be won): Up to five hundred (500) prizes are available and each offers one winner (1) Garmin nüvi 205 GPS unit. (ARV: $270.00 each). SIXTH PRIZE WINNING WORD COMBINATION: T-R-I-P. Odds of winning: 1:2,005,669.
4.c.viii. SEVENTH PRIZES (100 available to be won): Up to one hundred (100) prizes are available and each offers one winner (1) Epiphone guitar (ARV: $249.00 each). SEVENTH PRIZE WINNING WORD COMBINATION: P-L-A-Y-I-N-G. Odds of winning: 1:6,769,683.
4.c.ix. EIGHTH PRIZES (130,000 available to be won): Up to one hundred thirty thousand (130,000) prizes are available and each offers winner a $5 SUBWAY® Card. (ARV: $5.00 each). SEVENTH PRIZE WINNING WORD COMBINATION: V-A-L-U-E. Odds of winning: 1:11,123.
Total ARV of all prizes:
$$$ AMAZIN$$$ more than $2,500,000
