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Local rules
HOW TO PLAY. You must enter the contest through our web site by filling in the online form as indicated. The contest begins September 10, 2009 and ends February 7, 2010. Ad-blocking software on your computer needs to be disabled so that it doesn’t interfere with processing your entry. Complete the entry form and any other required fields. By entering, you agree to the terms of the Official Contest Rules.
PRIZE(S). Weekly prizes: NFL team fatheads and NFL team logo watches. Overall winner: $1500 gift card for Amazon.com. Survivor winner: $500 gift card for Amazon.com.
ODDS OF WINNING. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible or correct entries received.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR ODDS OF WINNING. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
ELIGIBILITY. Subject to any additional restrictions below, the online contests are open to full-time or part-time residents of Pima County, Cochise County, Santa Cruz Cruz County or Pinal County who are 18 years or older at the time of entry. Employees of the Arizona Daily Star, Lee Enterprises, Tucson Newspapers, the Tucson Citizen, Gannett Co., and any contest sponsors, and the immediate family members of, and any persons domiciled with, any such employees, are not eligible to enter or to win. Maximum one (1) entry per person. An individual may not win more than one prize per day. Sponsor and Arizona Daily Star will not be responsible for incomplete or late entries, or for failure to receive entries due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware or software, whether originating with sender, sponsor or Arizona Daily Star. In the event of a dispute, all online entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the ISP account from which they were sent. For these purposes, an ISP account holder shall mean the natural person assigned to such ISP account by the Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning ISP addresses for the domain associated with such ISP account. The Arizona Daily Star reserves the right to disqualify any entries by persons determined to be tampering with or abusing any aspect of any contest or sweepstakes.
TAX LIABILITY. Winners are responsible for any taxes resulting from the prize.
WINNER’S OBLIGATIONS. All winners will be required to execute a statement of eligibility, release of liability, and publicity release. Failure to do so will render a contest participant ineligible to receive a prize. The winner must pick up the prize at the Arizona Daily Star office (4850 S. Park Ave., Tucson) during regular office hours within 30 days of the end of the contest.
VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Full-time or part-time residents of Puerto Rico, New York, Florida and Rhode Island are not eligible. Decisions of the Arizona Daily Star are final on any matter related to this contest.
Additional rules
No purchase necessary. One valid entry per contestant.
You must be 18 years of age or older at time of entry to be eligible for this contest. This contest is void where prohibited by law. Winners can be limited to citizens of the United States or Canada.
Winners will be notified by email. If a winner is unreachable after seven (7) days, or if that winner is unavailable for prize fulfillment, an alternate winner will be selected. If UPICKEM or its affiliates cannot find an eligible winner for the prize, that prize will not be awarded.
Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
UPICKEM and its affiliates reserve the right to substitute any prize with another prize of equal or greater value.
Affiliates reserve the right to restrict the local winners to only persons whose primary residence is within a 60 mile radius of the affiliate's' office.
Employees of UPICKEM and its affiliates, their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising sponsors and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of each are not eligible.
Contest entrants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of the contest commissioners, which are final on all matters pertaining to the contest.
Entrants further grant to UPICKEM and its affiliates the right to use and publish their proper name and state online and in print, or any other media, in connection with the Contest.
UPICKEM and its affiliates reserve the right to use any and all information related to the Contest, including information on contestants obtained through the contest, for marketing purposes or any other purpose, unless prohibited by law.
The Contest and all of the related pages, contents and code are copyright, UPICKEM, Inc., and/or its affiliates. Copying or unauthorized use of any copyrighted materials, trademarks or any other intellectual property without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.
Each winner, by acceptance of the prize, agrees to release all Sponsors, and their parent and subsidiary companies, their officers, directors, employees, agents, shareholders, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, and advertising agencies from all liability, claims, or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages, or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership, or use of the prize.
UPICKEM and its affiliates are not responsible for Internet crashes or slowdowns caused by network congestion, viruses, sabotage, satellite failures, phone line failures, electrical outages, natural disasters or acts of man or God.
If a game is canceled, forfeited, or indefinitely suspended for any reason, or if a game results in a tie, that game shall not count for any contestant and scores will be computed as if the game did not exist.
All results posted are unofficial until winners respond to e-mail notification.
Each winner is responsible for all federal, state and local taxes and will be required to complete an IRS form W-9. Sponsor reserves the right to withhold prizes until completed form W-9 is received.
The point value for each game is clearly marked. The sum of a player's best 17 weeks is the player's total score. The worst 4 weeks are thrown out.
If a player doesn't pick the computer will select the most picked teams for them. However, a player can't win a weekly prize unless they make their own picks and they can't win an overall prize for the season unless they pick at least 11 weeks (just over half) on their own.
Ties are broken as follows:
For an individual week:
Fans pick who they think is going to win each game along with the score for the tie-breaker game. The computer then takes all the fans who are tied for most points for the week and:
1. Subtracts what the fan chose as the score for the winning team from the actual winning team's score and squares this value.
2. Subtracts what the fan chose as the score for the losing team from the actual losing team's score and squares this value.
3. Adds 1 and 2 above together to get the fan's "score approximation".
4. The fan with the lowest "score approximation" wins.
If there is still a tie the computer then chooses a random winner from those who are tied.
For the overall season:
Each week fans pick who they think is going to win each game along with the score of the tie-breaker game. The computer then takes all the fans who are tied for most points for the season and looks at the final week's tie-breaker game and:
1. Subtracts what the fan chose as the score for the winning team from the actual winning team's score and squares this value.
2. Subtracts what the fan chose as the score for the losing team from the actual losing team's score and squares this value.
3. Adds 1 and 2 above together to get the fan's "score approximation".
4. The fan with the lowest "score approximation" wins.
If there is still a tie the computer then looks back at the previous week's tie-breaker "score approximation". If there is still a tie the computer goes back each week until the tie is broken. If there is still a tie after going back through all the weeks the computer chooses a random winner from those who are tied.
Pro Football Regular Season Survivor Game
Beginning with the first week of the season players pick the team they are sure will win that week.
If they pick correctly they'll advance to the next week. However, the only catch is that in future weeks they can't pick the same team again.
If they're wrong you'll still be in the pick'em game, but you're out of this game within the game.
Ties are broken by looking at the final players' overall pick’em scores through the end of the regular season.
If there are still ties then the computer looks at the last week's tiebreaker scores.
If there are still ties the computer picks randomly from those still in the running.
All decisions of the judges are final.
This contest is not intended for gambling. If it is determined that a contestant is using the contest for gambling purposes they will be disqualified and reported to authorities.
UPICKEM and its affiliates reserve the right to change the rules at any time.
This contest is officially sponsored by UPICKEM, 317 N 11th Street, Suite 302, St. Louis, MO, 63101.
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