OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER
TO ENTER:
Visit www.CountingDown.com and fill out all required information
for the CountingDown.com/ "MATCHSTICK
MEN" Web Sweepstakes entry form and submit as directed. This includes
first and last name, age, gender, a mailing address including city, state,
and zip code and a valid e-mail address. Limit one entry per person, household
or e-mail address. Multiple entries submitted by a single entrant are void.
Entries without ALL of the required information are void.
Sweepstakes begins
at 12:01 p.m. (noon) PST September 3, 2003 and end September 14, 2003 at
11:59 p.m. PST. All entries must be received by e-mail by Midnight
PST September 14, 2003. Sweepstakes Sponsor (CountingDown.com) is not responsible
for late, lost or misdirected e-mail or any error, omission, interruption,
deletion, defect, delay or malfunction in operation or transmission on
the Internet or website. In case of dispute, entry will be considered made
by
registered user of the e-mail/Internet account who must comply with these
official rules.
Prizes:
- One (1) "Matchstick Men" Grand Prize pack featuring: One (1) Briefcase
filled with play money; One (1) Fedora Hat; One (1) Dog Cookie Jar; One (1) "Matchstick
Men" logo baseball cap and One (1) "Matchstick Men" logo
t-shirt.
- Four (4) "Delicious" First Prizes featuring: One (1) Dog Cookie
Jar and filled with treats.
- Four (4) "Cool" Runner-up prize packs featuring: One (1) "Matchstick
Men" logo baseball cap and One (1) "Matchstick Men" logo
t-shirt
Drawing and Notification:
Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Winners
will be selected in a random drawing held on or about September 16, 2003
from all eligible entries received by Sponsor whose decisions are final
and binding
in all respects. Winners will be contacted by e-mail by Sponsor using information
provided on the entry form. If no valid e-mail address is provided on the
entry form, another potential winner may be selected, or if he/she is found
to be
ineligible, or if he/she cannot or does not comply with these Official Rules,
such winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner selected.
Eligibility:
Sweepstakes open to all legal US residents of the United States, 13 years
of age or older as of September 3, 2003 (start date of sweepstakes) and
have an
existing e-mail address prior to September 3, 2003 (start date of sweepstakes)
only, except employees and immediate family (spouses and parents, siblings
and children and their spouses) of: CountingDown.com and each of their respective
parents, affiliates or subsidiaries, advertising agencies, sweepstakes supplier,
and any other company involved with the design, production execution or distribution
of the sweepstakes. Winners of prizes may be required to complete, execute
and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, and winners and guests must sign,
execute and return a Liability Release and a Publicity Release, where legal,
within
7 days of notification, or prize may be forfeited.
General:
By participating, entrants acknowledge and agree to be bound by these rules
and the decisions of the judges, which are final. The winners hereby consent
to the use of their name and or likenesses by CountingDown.com for the purposes
of advertising without additional compensation unless prohibited by law.
Taxes are the sole responsibility of the winners. Void where prohibited
by law. Prizes
are not exchangeable, transferable and cannot be redeemed for cash. All entries
become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. In the event
of unavailability of stated prizes, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute
a
prize of comparable value. By entering, entrants releases and holds harmless
Ssponsor, Warner Bros., and independent prize suppliers and their respective
parents, affiliated and related companies, and the directors, officers, employees
and agents of each, from any liability resulting from participation in the
sweepstakes, or from acceptance, possession, or or use of any prize won.
If, in the sole opinion of Sponsor, the Sweepstakes is compromised by virus,
bugs,
worms, unauthorized human intervention, or other causes beyond the control
of Sponsor affecting administration, security, fairness or proper play of
the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to
cancel
or suspend the Sweepstakes in its entirely and conduct the drawing from all
eligible entries received prior to the action taken. Sponsor reserves the
right to disqualify, seek remedies and damages from, and criminally prosecute
any
individual or entrant tampering with the entry process.
Winner's list:
A list of winners names will be posted on the CountingDown.com website after
September 20, 2003.
SPONSOR:
The Sponsor of this sweepstakes is CountingDown.com, 1000 Flower Street, Glendale,
CA 91201 who is solely responsible for all aspects of this promotion..
"Matchstick Men" TM (c) 2003 By Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights
Reserved.
