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Be A Harlem Globetrotters’ Ball Kid

OFFICIAL RULES


NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.

1.PROMOTION DATES


  1. The Harlem Globetrotters’ Ball Kid Contest (Promotion) will begin on Thursday January 5, 2012 CT at 3:00pm and end on Sunday January 22, 2012 at 11:59:59pm


2.ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS


a.The Promotion is open to all legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia (except NY and FL) who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry and whose primary residence is within 100 miles of KWTX’s primary office. Employees of KWTX, NWTX (the “Station”), its parent, subsidiary, and affiliated entities, its advertising agencies, participating sponsors/promotional partners, other broadcasting stations in the Waco, TX designated metropolitan area, and the members of their immediate families (spouse, parents, siblings or children) or households (whether related or not) are ineligible to participate or win. This Promotion is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void outside the United States, in NY and FL, as applicable, and where prohibited.


b.Only one winner per household is permitted in this Station contest/sweepstakes.


  1. Winners must present a valid ID and sign a release form.


d. Entrants are required to provide truthful information and the 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, and will also delete any entry as required by law.


3.ENTRY


a.To participate in the Promotion, you may enter via the following method(s):


VIA INTERNET –– Enter at the Be A Harlem Globetrotter’s Ball Kid Promotion contest page reached through the contest page located at KWTX.com/fun between 3:00pm CT January 5, 2012 and 11:59:59 pm CT on January 22, 2012. Follow the links on www.KWTX.com/fun and follow the instructions to enter and submit your first name and last name, age and sex of the child for the ball kid, complete address, city, state, zip code, telephone number, entrant’s date of birth, and a valid email address in the online entry form. Internet entries will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. The authorized account holder is the natural person who is assigned to the email address by an internet access provider, online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning the email address or the domain associated with the submitted email address. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same email address. Entries submitted will not be acknowledged or returned. Use of any device to automate entry is prohibited. Proof of submission of an entry shall not be deemed proof of receipt by Station. The contest/sweepstakes administrator’s computer is the official time keeping device for the Promotion. For purpose of this Promotion, a “Day” shall begin at 12:00:00 a.m. CT and shall end at 11:59:59 p.m. CT.


VIA POSTAL MAIL Entrants may submit a postcard entry. Each entry by mail must include the entrant’s first name and last name; child’s name, age, and sex; complete address, city, state, zip code; daytime telephone number; email address; and date of birth. Entries should be sent to:

KWTX-TV

Be a Harlem Globetrotter’s Ball Kid Promotion

6700 American Plaza

Waco, TX 76712.


All postal entries must be received by 9:00am CT, January 23, 2012.


b. For internet entry, only one entry per person and one entry per email address per day are permitted. For postal entry, only one entry may be submitted per outer mailing envelope.


4.PRIZES


a.Grand prizes are the opportunity for two (2) children (1 boy and 1 girl aged 6-12 years) to be designated as the Harlem Globetrotter Ball Kid, they will also receive a T-Shirt (minimum $10 value), basketball (minimum $10 value), and four (4) tickets (minimum value $23 each) to the Harlem Globetrotters Live at the Ferrell Center on January 27th, 2012. In addition, two (2) runners up will win a family four (4) pack of tickets. Tickets are only valid for the date and time indicated and no substitution will be allowed. Prizes are considered delivered in full when they are picked up by the winner following notification.


b.There is no substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent for prizes, except that the Station may, at its sole discretion, substitute prizes of comparable value or cash. The prizes are expressly limited to the item(s) listed above and do not include taxes, gratuities or any other expenses. Other restrictions may apply.


5.WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION


  1. Decisions of Station management with respect to the Promotion are final.


  1. Winners will be determined by random drawing held on January 23, 2012 from all entries received on time. Entrants who violate any of the entry limits or fail to provide the requested information will be eliminated.


  1. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Automated voting of any kind is not allowed.


  1. No specific skill is required, and no tie-breaking procedures apply. Each entry is assigned a number and winners are chosen based on random numbers generated.


  1. Winner does not need to be present to win.


  1. Winners will be notified by notified via daytime phone number and/or email provided at entry. If a winner is unreachable after two (2) days, or if that winner is unavailable for prize fulfillment, an alternate winner will be selected. If KWTX cannot find an eligible winner for the prize, that prize will not be awarded. Winners (or their parents or legal guardians if under the age of majority) must execute and return any required affidavit of eligibility and/or liability/publicity release within ten (10) days of notification attempt or winner will be disqualified and the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be chosen at random. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to complete, sign and return the required affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within the required time period, or if a prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, the potential winner will be disqualified and will forfeit the prize.


  1. Unless otherwise specified in the prize notification, all prizes or prize certificates may be picked up at the office of the Station at the address below. The winner will forfeit any prize or prize certificate not claimed within two (2) days of winning. Prize or prize certificates will not be mailed to the winner without the winner’s prior written consent in which the winner shall agree to assume its risk of loss. The Station, its sponsor, or promotional partner(s) are not responsible for the safe arrival of a prize or prize certificate.


Tickets and passes are to be picked up at the Box Office Will Call Window of the Ferrell Center in Waco, TX. Winners will be required to provide proof of identification with a valid ID and sign a release form prior to picking up the tickets.


6.CONDITIONS


a.Payments of all federal, state and local taxes are solely the responsibility of the winners. Winners will be required to complete and submit an IRS Form W-9 or the equivalent including the winner’s full Social Security Number for receipt of any prize valued at $600 or more or for any prizes awarded by the Station in a calendar year with an aggregate value of $600 or more. Failure to submit a complete W-9 or equivalent will result in disqualification and forfeiture of the prize.


b.Participating in the Promotion and acceptance of prize constitutes winner’s and guest’s (where applicable) permission for the Station or its agents to photograph, film and record each winner, and to use his/her name, address (city and state), likeness, photograph, voice, biographical information and/or any statements made by him/her regarding the Promotion or its sponsors for purposes of trade, publicity or promotion without additional financial or other compensation, and, where legal, to sign a publicity release confirming such consent prior to acceptance of the prize.


c.Prior to awarding any prize or prize certificate, and depending on the nature of the prize and eligibility requirements of the Promotion, the Station in its sole discretion will require verification of Promotion winner’s identification by a showing of valid government-issued photo identification. By participating and/or accepting a prize, entrants, winners and guests (if applicable) agree to release and hold harmless the Station, its sponsor(s) and promotional partner(s), its advertising and promotion agencies, and each of their respective parent, subsidiary and affiliated entities, and the officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents, representatives, successors, and assigns of each of them (collectively, the “Released Parties”) harmless against any and all claims or liability arising directly or indirectly from the prize or participation in the Promotion. The Station will also require eligible Promotion winners and their guests or travel companions, if any (as well as each of their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), if winners, guests or travel companions are under the age of majority in their state of residence), to sign a liability release confirming such consent.


d.The Station, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person (and all of their entries) from this Promotion if he or she tampers with the entry process, the operation of the Promotion, or the operation of the Station’s web channel or is otherwise in violation of the rules. The Station further reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify, cancel, terminate or suspend the Promotion, or any part of it, if it is not capable of completion as planned or if any fraud, technical failures or any factor beyond the Station’s control, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Promotion as determined by the Station in is sole discretion. Any attempt by an entrant or any person to deliberately damage any station web channel or to undermine the legitimate operation of this Promotion may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, the Station reserves the right to seek full prosecution and/or damages from any such individual to the fullest extent permitted by law. The Station’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of this provision. If due to circumstances beyond the control of the Station, any competition or prize-related event or travel is delayed, rescheduled, postponed or cancelled, the Station reserves the right, but not the obligation, to modify, terminate, suspend or cancel the Promotion and shall not be required to award a substitute prize.


e.The Released Parties are not responsible for (i) typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering or the administration of the Promotion, or in the announcement of a prize; (ii) entries not received due to difficulty accessing the internet, service outage or delays, computer difficulties, malfunctions, disconnections, other technological failures, telephone service outages, delays, dropped calls, or busy signals, or any other difficulties that may prevent an individual from sending or receiving a text message; or (iii) lost, stolen, mangled, misdirected, postage due, illegible, incomplete, incorrect, or late entries. Further, the Released Parties are not responsible if any part of a Promotion prize that cannot be awarded due to acts of god, acts of war, natural disasters, weather, acts of terrorism or other factors beyond the Station’s control.


f.To obtain a copy of the Official Rules or a list of winners following completion of the Promotion (please specify which), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope (VT residents may omit return postage) specifying “Official Rules” or “Winner List” to Harlem Globetrotters Contest, KWTX, 6700 American Plaza Waco, TX 76712. A copy of the Official Rules and a list of winners (when complete) are also available during regular business hours at the main studio of KWTX, 6700 American Plaza Waco, TX 76712. All such requests must be received within thirty (30) days following completion of the Promotion.


7.TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT & PRIVACY POLICY


  1. By use of this web channel and by entering this Promotion, you agree to the Station’s Terms of Use Agreement and to the use of your personal information as described in the Privacy Policy located at: www.KWTX.com.

KWTX

6700 American Plaza

Waco, TX 76712


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