Chronicles of the Cursed: The Sinkhole Haunted House Ticket Giveaway
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
1. ELIGIBILITY: You must be 18 years or older and a legal U.S. resident residing in Illinois to participate. You must also be a Twitter user to be eligible. Sweepstakes begins October 8, 2010 at noon CT, and ends on October 27, 2010 at 7:00 PM CT or whenever the entry threshold of 300 Twitter followers is met, whichever comes first (the :"Sweepstakes Period"). Void where prohibited and outside Illinois.
2. TO ENTER: During the Sweepstake Period, log into Twitter and go to http://twitter.com/CursedChicago. Click +follow to follow Chronicles of the Cursed on Twitter. You must be registered on Twitter to participate. Registration is subject to the Twitter.com registration Terms and Conditions. Registration is free of charge. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of an entrant, the holder of the Twitter.com registration will be deemed the person who submitted the entry. Unidentified followers will be disqualified, and Sponsor is not responsible for entries that are lost, late, deleted, garbled, misdelivered, or misdirected as a result of technical, internet or other online difficulties. All entries become the property of Sponsor. Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more than the stated number of entries using multiple/different e-mail addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void such entries and that entrant may be disqualified.
3. SELECTION OF WINNER & PRIZE:
(a) Winner. The 300th Twitter follower of Chronicles of the Cursed will be selected as the winner. Once a winner is chosen, Sponsor will post notice on the Chronicles of the Cursed website at www.cursedchicago.com. In the event there is no winner by the end of the Sweepstakes Period, Sponsor will randomly choose winner from among all individuals who become Chronicles of the Cursed Twitter followers during the Sweepstakes Period. Odds of winning depend on number of followers. Winner is subject to verification and compliance with the rules.
(b) Sponsor will attempt to notify the winner via a direct message through Twitter. A winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected by random drawing from among all remaining entries if (1) a winner does not claim his or her prize within 48 hours of the first notification attempt; (2) a winner does not fulfill the eligibility requirements; (3) a winner does not adhere to the Official Rules; and/or (4) if the prize notification is returned as undeliverable, refused, or declined.
4. PRIZE: One Grand Prize: Grand Prize is a pair of front-of-the-line tickets to Chronicles of the Cursed: The Sinkhole. Total retail value of prize: $70.
5. PRIZE RESTRICTIONS: Prize is non-transferable and non-negotiable. Only one winner per household. If any prize becomes unavailable for any reason, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of comparable value. Returned or unclaimed prize will be forfeited. Winner is solely responsible for all taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use. Prize will be made available to winner at ticket box office (located onsite). Sponsor will give prize to winner upon verification. Sponsor not responsible for loss, delay or damage in delivery. Properly claimed prize will be awarded, but in no event will Sponsor award more prizes than are provided for in these Official Rules. If winner is unable to attend Chronicles of the Cursed on the designated dates for the event, prize will be forfeited.
6. CONDITIONS & RESTRICTIONS. Winner may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release, and, if so, those documents must be returned to Sponsor within one week of the date Sponsor sends them to winner. Failure to return such documents will result in that winner being disqualified, and Sponsor may randomly draw another winner from among all remaining eligible entries. Entrants agree Sponsor has the sole right to decide all matters and disputes arising from this Sweepstakes and that its decision is final and binding. Except where prohibited by law, entrants agree to allow use of their name and any information provided on entry form in any medium of communication, including print, Internet, radio and/or television and for any purpose, including advertising, promotional or other purposes, by Sponsor and/or its affiliates, without additional compensation. Winner, by acceptance of the prize, agrees to release, indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor, and its parent companies and affiliates, and each of their employees, representatives, contractors, sponsors and advertisers, from any and all liability, loss, damage, costs or claims related to any allegation regarding the award of, the receipt of, or the use of their prize.
7. INTERNET: If for any reason this Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, or if this Sweepstakes or any website associated therewith (or any portion thereof) becomes corrupted or does not allow the proper playing of the Sweepstakes and processing of entries in accordance with these rules, or if infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, actions by entrants, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes, in the Sponsor’s sole opinion, corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, the Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual implicated in such action and/or to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend this Sweepstakes or any portion thereof. In the event this Sweepstakes is canceled, the Sponsor will conduct a random drawing to award prize from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to the time of the action or event warranting such cancellation. If such cancellation, termination, modification, or suspension occurs, notification will be posted on www.cursedchicago.com.
8. COMPLIANCE: Sponsor reserves the right to prohibit any entrant from participating in the Sweepstakes if, at its sole discretion, Sponsor finds such entrant to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes, or if such entrant repeatedly shows a disregard for, or attempts to circumvent, these Official Rules, or acts: (a) in a manner the Sponsor determines to be not fair or equitable; (b) with an intent to annoy, threaten or harass any other entrant or Sponsor; or (c) in any other disruptive manner. Sponsor assumes no liability for (a) any incorrect or inaccurate entry information, or for any faulty, failed, garbled or jumbled electronic data transmissions; (b) any unauthorized access to, or theft, destruction or alteration of entries at any point in the operation of this Sweepstakes; (c) any technical malfunction, failure, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or communications line failure, regardless of cause, with regard to any equipment, systems, networks, lines, satellites, servers, computers or providers utilized in any aspect of the operation of the Sweepstakes; or (d) inaccessibility or unavailability of the Internet or the Sweepstakes website or any combination thereof. ANY ATTEMPT TO DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE FAIR AND LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM THE SWEEPSTAKES. Sweepstakes rules shall be governed and enforced pursuant to Illinois law, excluding choice of law provisions.
9. WINNER LIST: You can send a direct message via Twitter to cursedchicago to request a winner list.
10. SPONSOR: Chicago Tribune Company, 435 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Abbreviated Rules NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Sweepstakes runs from 10/8/10 at noon CT to 10/27/10 at 7:00 PM CT. Void where prohibited and outside IL. To enter, you must be 18 or older & legal U.S. resident residing in IL. To enter, log into Twitter and go to http://twitter.com/CursedChicago. Click +follow to follow Chronicles of the Cursed on Twitter. You must be registered on Twitter to participate. Registration is free. 300th Twitter follower will win. 1 Grand Prize: 2 front-of-the-line tickets to Chronicles of the Cursed: The Sinkhole haunted house. ARV: $70. Odds depend on number of eligible entries. Full rules at http://www.cursedchicago.com/about/. Sponsor: Chicago Tribune Co., 435 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611.