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Student Athlete Official Rules
- ELIGIBILITY: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO WIN. Contest is open to legal U.S. residents of Ohio, who are attend a high school located within the Cleveland DMA (within the following counties: Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll, Cuyahoga, Eire, Geauga, Holmes, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas, Wayne )and older than 13 at the time of entry. Entrants who have not maintained an attendance record at their high school of 90 percent or have a grade point average below 2.0 are ineligible. Employees of Scripps Howard Broadcasting Company d/b/a WEWS-TV ("Sponsors"), Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, prize suppliers, and advertising and promotion agencies, employees and their immediate families (spouse, parents, children, siblings and their spouses) and individuals living in the same household as such employees are ineligible. Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
- DEADLINES: Contest begins August 25, 2008 and ends at 12:01 p.m. December 31, 2008 ("Contest Period.") Each week during the Contest Period, the judges will choose a weekly winner from all eligible entries received as of 12:01 p.m. each Wednesday during the Contest Period. Limit only one entry per person/e-mail address during the Contest Period. Non-winning entries will be eligible for subsequent weekly contests.
- HOW TO ENTER: Register at http://www.newsnet5.com/news/3748264/detail.html. Entry must contain student's name, sport, grade point average, other activities, address and phone; school name, address and phone; principal's name and phone. Entry must contain an essay of 200 words or less that explains why the student should be deemed the Athlete of the Week. No other method of entry will be accepted.
- PRIZES: Each weekly winner will be featured in an on-air segment of recognition. The on-air segment that features the Weekly winner will air on the Wednesday subsequent to the close date of the weekly contest. Whether the segment will actually air is solely within the discretion of Sponsor. Winner will not have right to review or approve segment.
- JUDGING: The eligible entries will be screened and judged under the supervision of Sponsor using the following criteria: Athletic achievement (25%), academic achievement (25%), citizenship (25%), contribution to society (25%). The top scoring entry will be the winner. If a tie occurs, then highest score in the athletic achievement criterion will determine winner. Sponsor's decisions are final and binding on matters relating to this contest. . One male and one female student will be recognized each week. Information contained on entry will be verified with school principal, and if necessary, other individuals.
- ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNER: By entering the contest, winners grant to Sponsor the right to publicize such winner's name and/or likeness in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to this contest without additional compensation or consideration unless prohibited by law. There will be no substitutions for the prize except due to unavailability, in which case, a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded at the exclusive discretion of the Sponsor. Prizes are not transferable, assignable or redeemable for cash. All applicable taxes are the sole responsibility of the winners.
- NOTIFICATION: The winners will be notified by phone.
- DISCLAIMER. Winner assumes all liability for any injury or damages caused or claimed to be caused by his or her participation in the Contest and/or the acceptance and/or use of any prize, and releases the Sponsor, the station's listed above and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, and employees, from any such liability. The Sponsor, the stations listed above and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents and employees are not responsible for technical, hardware, software, or telephone malfunctions of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled or delayed electronic communications caused by the user or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this Contest. Entry constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) to use winner's name, city, state, likeness and/or voice for purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity without additional compensation. The winner's name and city of residence will be posted online and mailed to those who request it.
- INTERNET. If for any reason (in the sole discretion of the Sponsor), the contest is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, and unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity of the Contest, the Sponsor reserves its right in its discretion to disqualify any individual it believes has tampered with the entry process, to withdraw the promotion offer, cancel any method of entry, to void any entries submitted fraudulently or select winners from all eligible entries received prior to act that compromised the promotion, and/or cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. The Sponsor, Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc, the stations listed above, prize providers, if applicable, and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents and employees (i) assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alternation of, entries: (ii) are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or provider, computer equipment, software, failure of any email to be received by the Sponsor on account of technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to the participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Contest.
- GENERAL CONDITIONS: By participating in this promotion and submitting an entry, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decision of the judges. By entering the contest, winners agree to waive any and all claims against the Sponsor, Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc., prize providers, if applicable, and their respective affiliates, employees, agents, and representatives for personal injury or loss that may occur from the participation in this contest or from the receipt or use of any prize. The Sponsor, Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. and their respective affiliates, employees, agents and representatives are not responsible for printing or typographical errors in any contest-related materials; stolen, late, loss, garbled, delayed, misdirected, damaged, incomplete, entries. Sponsor, Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. and their respective affiliates, employees, agents and representatives, or any telephone network providers are not responsible for incorrect, inaccurate transcription or loss of entry information for any reason whatsoever. By entering, entrants acknowledge compliance with these Official Rules including all eligibility requirements. Any attempt to deliberately damage the content or operation of this contest is unlawful and subject to legal action by the Sponsors or their agents.
- WINNERS LIST: to receive the name of the winners, mail a self-addressed stamped envelope to: WEWS-TV, Student Athlete, 3001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, 44115-2579.
- SPONSOR: The sponsor of this contest is Scripps Howard Broadcasting Company, d/b/a WEWS-TV, 3001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, 44115-2579.
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