Best Dad Ever Photo Contest

OFFICIAL RULES

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

HOW TO ENTER


The Best Dad Ever Photo Contest will begin on June 17, 12:00A and end on July 9, 12:00P.


To participate in the contest, you may enter via the following method(s): by visiting kansasfirstnews.com/community/Best Dad Ever.  You must register to enter the contest.  Registration is free.


The Station is not responsible for Internet transmission errors, illegible entries, service outages, delays, busy signals, equipment malfunctions and any other technological difficulties that may prevent transmitting his/her entry.”]


One entry accepted per email address, and/or per Dad.


ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS

The contest is open to all Kansas First News viewers who are 18 years of age or older and who legally reside in Northeast Kansas and are part of the stations DMA.  Employees of Kansas First News (the “Station”), its licensee, its corporate parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, its advertising agencies, participating sponsors/promotional partners, other television stations in the area and the members of their immediate families and/or households are ineligible to participate or win.  Subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.  Void where prohibited.

 Only one winner per household is permitted in any Station contest.

 
PRIZES

Winner will be determined by public voting, with the most votes received winning a Seiko Solar Watch, retail value of $295

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 forty-five (45) days of winning. 
In the event that a prize or prize certificate is mailed to the winner, it will be with the prior written consent of the winner and therefore, winner assumes the risk of its loss.  The Station is not responsible for the safe arrival of a prize or prize certificate.

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.

WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION

Decisions of the Station management with respect to the contest are final.

Submissions will be accepted June 17, 2013 12A – July 1, 2013 11:59P.  Voting period will be from July 2, 12A – July 9, 11:59P.  Winner will be notified on July 10th, 2013.

Winner will be chosen by public vote.  The contestant with the most votes in the voting window, wins.  In the event of a tie, a random drawing will be held from the contestants with the highest common votes.

Winner does not need to be present to win.

Winners will be notified by email:  “Winners must execute and return any required affidavit of eligibility and/or liability/publicity release within ten (10) days of notification attempt or prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be chosen by the contestant with the next highest vote total.  If this results in a tie, then a random drawing will take place of those with the tied vote totals.  If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the required affidavit of eligibility and/or liability/publicity release within the required time period, or if a prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize.

CONDITIONS
 
Payments of all federal, state and local taxes are solely the responsibility of the winners.  Winners may be required to sign an IRS Form W-9 or the equivalent.

By participating in the contest, participants agree to have their name, voice, or likeness used in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to this contest without additional financial or other compensation, and, where legal, to sign a publicity release confirming such consent prior to acceptance of the prize.  The Website’s Terms of Service apply to any online portions of this Contest.
 
Prior to awarding any prize or prize certificate, the Station in its sole discretion may require contest winners (and their travel companions, if any) to sign a liability release, agreeing to hold the Station, its corporate licensee, its parent, subsidiary and affiliated corporations, and the officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents and representatives of each of them harmless against any and all claims or liability arising directly or indirectly from the prize or participation in the contest.

The Station reserves the right to make changes in the rules of the contest, including the substitution of a prize or equivalent value, which will become effective upon announcement.

Failure to comply with the contest rules or the Station’s website Terms of Service may result in an entrant’s disqualification solely at the discretion of the Station.

The Station is not responsible for typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering or the administration of the contest, or in the announcement of a prize.

Copies of the written contest rules and a list of winners (when complete) are available during regular business hours at the main studio of Kansas First News, 6835 NW HWY 24, Topeka, Kansas 66618 (785) 582-4000
 
Sponsor:  Kansas First News, Wolfe’s Camera and Briman’s Jewelers