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Holiday Home Photo Contest, Win Your Mortgage or Rent Amount for 1 Month (UP to $2,000)
(Exclusive Facebook Contest)



Who Can Enter

1.  To be eligible to participate in this contest, entrants must be U.S. residents who are 18 years of age or older, reside in the WRGB viewing area, are a homeowner with a  mortgage or a renter with a lease, and are an existing user of Facebook.com.  

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 WRGB (the “Station”), WCWN, Buddy Media, Inc., Ciceron, Inc., Facebook, Inc., Facebook.com, 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.

How to Enter

(a)  No purchase is necessary to enter.  Only one entry per IP address.

(b) To enter, log onto the WRGB Facebook page at www.facebook.com/CBS6Albany and click “Like” to access and complete the UPickEm online entry form with your name, address, phone, age and upload a photo of your decorated holiday room or exterior holiday home. Photo must be in .jpg format. No mechanically reproduced or incomplete entries will be accepted.

(c)  By entering, entrants represent and warrant (i) they own or rent the house, condominium or  apartment depicted in the picture submitted, (ii) that they own the rights to the picture submitted, (iii) the pictures does not violate the rights of any third parties,  (iv) the picture has not been altered or enhanced with any software (excluding redeye), and (v) that they agree to the terms and conditions located at http://www.cbs6albany.com/station/legal/terms.shtml.  No lewd, nude, or offensive pictures (as determined by the Station in its sole and absolute discretion) will be accepted.  The Station reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to disqualify any entry.

(d)  The contest starts on Friday, November 23, 2012, and ends on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 (the “Contest Period”). Photo entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, December 24, 2012 to qualify for the voting period. Station is not responsible for lost, late, or misdirected entries or for printing errors, server unavailability, computer or any other electronic malfunction.

(f)    Between 12:01 a.m. EST on Friday December 25th, 2012 and 11:59 p.m. EST on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 (the “Voting Period”) viewers will be asked to vote online for the picture who they think should win the grand prize.  Voting is limited to one vote per account holder per day.  Duplicate votes will be disqualified.  Facebook “Likes” are not considered votes.  On Friday, January 4, 2013 the Station will determine one (1) grand prize winner based on the picture entry with the most valid votes.  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.  Entrants 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 entrant’s votes as determined by Station in its sole discretion.  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.   In the event of a tie, one (1) grand prize winner will be randomly selected from among the tied entrants.

(g) All entries (including pictures) received that are duplicate, incorrect, invalid, or from ineligible entrants will be void.  All entries (including pictures) become the property of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Sinclair Television Group, Inc. and the Station and will not be acknowledged or returned.

The Prize(s)

1. One (1) grand prize winner will receive $2,000 for purposes of winner paying his/her monthly mortgage or rent payment. The prize is limited to $2,000 regardless if winner’s monthly mortgage or monthly rent payment exceeds the amount of the prize.   Winner is responsible for making his/her mortgage or rent payment.   As a condition of winning, winner must provide Station with evidence of homeownership and mortgage, or rental status and lease.

2. The grand prize winner will be notified by phone. The winner must sign and return a release and affidavit of eligibility, which must be received within five (5) days of notification at the time winner claims his/her prize in person at the Station. Winner must show picture identification to claim prizes.  Stations reserve the right to examine additional identification and may choose to accept or deny awarding the prize based on the identification and documentation presented.

3. If the winner cannot be notified within five (5) days, or does not timely sign and return the release and affidavit of eligibility, then the prize will be forfeited, and the prize will be awarded to an alternate winner with the next highest score or number of votes, as determined by the Station in its sole and absolute discretion.

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.  Each winner is 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.   Winner must sign a W-9 form.   

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.  

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.  The odds of winning the grand prize depends on the number of votes received.

2.  Complete contest rules are available Monday through Friday during normal business hours at WRGB, 1400 Balltown Road, Schenectady, NY 12309 or on the Station’s website at www.CBS6Albany.com

3.  For a list of prize winners, send a separate, self-addressed, stamped envelope to WRGB, 1400 Balltown Road, Schenectady, NY 12309 by January 31, 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, Inc., Facebook.com,  Buddy Media , Inc., Ciceron, Inc., The Douglas Group, Inc. dba UPICKEM, 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.  Station cannot be held liable for any lost or stolen entries, prizes or contest information.

6.  Station reserves the right to make rules and contest changes and change the aforementioned contest dates.

7.   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.

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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