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Fox45 Wedding in a Week
Who Can Enter
1. To be eligible to participate in this contest, entrants must be
Maryland residents who are 18 years of age or older, reside in the WBFF
viewing area and a married or engaged couple.
2. Employees of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Sinclair Television
Group, Inc., Sinclair Communications, LLC, and any other company which
owns, programs or provides other services to television broadcast
station WBFF-TV (the "Station"), WNUV, Bridal Showcase Productions,
WeddingWire.com, Facebook.com, Facebook., Inc., The Douglas Group, Inc.
dba UPICKEM, their affiliated companies, advertising and promotion
agencies, any and all local television broadcast and cable stations,
local radio and other media companies, and the immediate family members
of each are ineligible. The term "immediate families" includes spouses,
grandparents, parents, siblings, children and grandchildren. To be
eligible, you can not have won any contest on WBFF or WNUV in the past
30 days from the end date of this promotion.
How to Enter
(a) No purchase is necessary to enter. Only one entry per couple.
(b) To enter, visit foxbaltimore.com and click on the Wedding in a Week contest link located under the Contest section. Complete the UPICKEM
online entry form located with your name, fiancee’s name, address,
phone, e-mail address, birth date, 100 word essay, and picture.
Pictures must be uploaded in jpeg format and cannot exceed 200 mb in
size. No mechanically reproduced or completed entries will be
accepted. By entering, entrants acknowledge that the essay and picture
(i) is their own, (ii) does not violate the rights of any third parties,
(iii) may be used by Station in connection with the contest; and (iv)
is subject to the Station’s terms and conditions located at
http://www.foxbaltimore.com/sections/station/legal/terms.shtml.
(c) The contest starts on Monday January 21, 2013, and all entries must
be received by Station by 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, February 1, 2013.
Station is not responsible for lost, late, or misdirected entries, or
for printing errors, server unavailability, computer or any other
electronic malfunction.
(d) All entries (including pictures and essays) received that are
mutilated, tampered with, illegible, or from ineligible entrants will be
void. All entries (including pictures and essays) become the property
of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Sinclair Television Group, Inc. and
the Station and will not be acknowledged or returned.
Voting Process
(a) Each entry will be judged by a panel of two judges based on 50%
content, and 50% creativity. The four (4) entries with the highest
scores will be declared finalists. Finalists will have their entries
read live on FOX45 Morning News between Monday, February 4, 2013and
Thursday, February 7, 2013.
(b) On Monday, February 4, the Station will post the four (4)
finalist entries on Station’s webpage. Between February 4, 2013 and
5:00 p.m. EST on February 7, 2013, Facebook fans will be asked to vote
for their favorite couple by submitting their vote through the Wedding
in a Week UPICKEM voting application hosted on www.FoxBaltimore.com.
Voting is limited to one vote per account holder per day. Duplicate
votes will be disqualified. Facebook “Likes” are not considered
votes. Finalists are prohibited from obtaining votes by offering
prizes or other inducements to members of the public, vote farming, or
any other activity that artificially inflates such finalists’ votes as
determined by Station in its sole discretion. The Station reserves the
right to determine in its sole and absolute discretion whether the
online votes are valid, and may disqualify any duplicate votes.
Multiple and/or irregular votes or multiple votes from the same user or
users, including but not limited to, votes generated by a robotic,
programmed, script, macro, other automated means or other source will be
considered invalid.
(c) On February_14, 2013, one (1) grand prize winner will be determined based on the finalist with the most valid votes.
(d) In the event of a tie, the Grand Prize Winner will be randomly
selected from among the tied finalists. All decisions of the judges
will be final.
(e) As a condition of participating and winning, each of the four (4)
finalists must agree to appear on Fox45 Morning News at an assigned
time between Monday February 4, 2013 and Friday February 8, 2013 between
the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Winners will be notified in
person, on the air, Friday February 8, 2013. Refusal by finalists or
the grand prize winning couple to appear on Fox45 Morning News will
result in disqualification. In such event, another finalist may be
selected by the judges in their sole and absolute discretion.
The Prize(s)
One (1) Grand Prize Winner will be determined based on valid voting
results. The grand prize winner will receive a wedding package which
includes a wedding dress, tuxedo rental for the groom and up to 9
groomsmen, wedding cake, flowers, invitations, wedding planner,
honeymoon trip for two, wedding ceremony and reception at the Grey Rock
Mansion with catering for up to 100 people (winner is responsible for
gratuity not included), photography and video package, and the services
of a justice of the peace. The reception will take place immediately
after the ceremony on February 15, 2013. Winners are not permitted to
substitute or add outside vendors to the ceremony or reception. The
honeymoon trip includes a seven (7) night Alaska Inside Passage Cruise
on Princess Cruise’s Golden Princess, 1 double occupancy interior cabin
room, onboard meals, selected non-alcoholic beverages, and
entertainment. The winner is responsible for any and all travel-related
expenses not expressly stated in the prize description, including,
without limitation, airport transfers, baggage fees, miscellaneous
airline fees, beverages, gratuities, trip insurance, shore excursions,
other transportation, fuel surcharges, other meals, port charges, taxes
and surcharges, or any other incidental expenses. The prize must be
used by September 30, 2014, is subject to availability, reservation, and
blackout dates may apply. Winner agrees that the cruise is subject to
the terms and conditions of the selected cruise line and will be
required to sign additional documents. Winner and travel companion will
need a passport to travel. The entire grand prize package is valued at
$31,000.
Between February 6, 2012 and February 15, 2014, Station’s Facebook fans
will be asked to vote for the specific wedding dress, ceremony &
reception ballroom catering menu, and honeymoon accommodations by
submitting their vote through the Wedding in a Week UPICKEM voting
application hosted on wwwFoxBaltimore.com based on the following
schedule:
Monday, February 11, 2013: Wedding dress voting
Tuesday, February 12, 2013: Catering menu voting
Wednesday, February 13, 2013: Wedding Cake Design
Thursday, February 14, 2013: Floral Arrangements
Voting for each of the above prize selections will begin at 9:00 a.m.
Monday February 11, 2013 and conclude at 5:00 p.m. ET Thursday
February 14, 2013. Facebook “likes” are not considered votes.
All prizes will be awarded during the live wedding ceremony on Fox45 Morning News the morning of February 15, 2013.
2. Finalists will be notified by phone. The grand prize winning couple
will be notified in person. Winners must sign and return a release and
affidavit of eligibility, which must be received within 3 days of
notification. All persons traveling on the trip must be 18 years of age
or over. All persons traveling on the trip must also sign and return a
release which must be returned with the winner’s release and affidavit
of eligibility within the time frame specified above. Winners must show
picture identification to claim prizes. Station reserves the right to
examine additional identification and may choose to accept or deny
awarding the prize based on the identification presented. Winners may be
required to sign additional documentation as required by the sponsors
or prize provider. Winners are responsible for obtaining a marriage
license in Baltimore County, Maryland prior to February 15, 2013.
3, If the winning couple does not timely return the affidavit of
eligibility, the prize will be awarded to the finalist couple receiving
the next highest number of votes.
4. There will be no substitutions or cash alternatives for prizes
except at the sole discretion of Station. The Station has the right to
substitute a prize of similar value. No transfer or assignment of
prizes is allowed.
5. The winners are responsible for paying all local, county, state
and federal taxes on prizes based on the estimated retail value of the
prizes as set forth in these rules.
6. Only one prize will be awarded per household. Contestants are
eligible to win only one prize within any 30 day period, regardless of
the number of contests entered.
7. Sinclair Communications, LLC, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. and
Sinclair Television Group, Inc. are not liable if the provider of any
part of the prize fails to satisfy its obligations to furnish its
portion of the prize. The Station, sponsors, and prize provider shall
not be responsible for winner’s failure to take the trip within the time
frame described above, or cancellation of the trip by the winner.
8. Sinclair Communications, LLC, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. and
Sinclair Television Group, Inc. are not responsible for any liabilities
arising directly or indirectly from the award or use of the prize.
9. In claiming your prize, you acknowledge that Sinclair
Communications, LLC, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. and Sinclair
Television Group, Inc. have the right to publicize your name, character,
likeness, photograph, voice and the fact that you are the winner for
promotional purposes without financial remuneration.
Odds of Winning/Miscellaneous
1. Odds of winning depend on the number of online votes received.
2. Complete contest rules are available Monday through Friday during
normal business hours at WBFF Fox45, 2000 W. 41st Street, Baltimore, MD
21211 and on the Station’s website at www.foxbaltimore.com.
3. For a list of prize winners, send a separate, self-addressed,
stamped envelope to WBFF Fox45, 2000 W. 41st Street, Baltimore, MD
21211 by March 15, 2013.
4. This contest is subject to all applicable laws and regulations and
is void where prohibited. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Sinclair
Television Group, Inc., Sinclair Communications, LLC, Facebook.com.
Facebook, Inc., The Douglas Group, Inc. dba UPICKEM, Bridal Showcase
Productions, and WeddingWire.com, accept no responsibility or liability
in connection with any injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by
or resulting from the acceptance, possession or use of any prize
awarded hereunder.
5. By entering this contest, each entrant waives any and all claims
of liability against the Station, any sponsors, Facebook.com, and their
respective parent, affiliates, officers, directors, employees and
agents, for any and all claims, loss, damage or injury which may occur
as a result of entrant’s participation in this contest.
6. Station cannot be held liable for any lost or stolen entries, prizes or contest information.
7. Station reserves the right to make rules and contest changes and change the aforementioned contest dates.
8. Facebook, Inc. and www.facebook.com (collectively, “Facebook”)
are not affiliated with the Station nor this contest. This contest is
in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by or associated with
Facebook.
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