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Block Island – Photo Contest OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES

1. No purchase is necessary.

2. To win, at the time of entry you must be at least 18 years old and a legal resident of the following state(s): RI, MA or CT.

3. This Contest is subject to all federal, state and local laws. Void where prohibited by law. By entering, participants agree to these Official Rules.

4. There will be one (1) winner.

5. Only one (1) entry per household.

6. Contest begins on Wednesday, 6/1/2011 and ends on Friday, 6/17/2011, with the Prize Winner(s) announced on Monday, 6/20/2011.

7. The geographic scope of this promotion is the following state(s): RI, MA, CT. Sponsors of this Contest are Media General Operations, Inc. d/b/a WJAR, (hereinafter referred to as the “Station”), Block Island Ferry and Spring House Hotel.

8. Employees of Sponsors and of the affiliates, subsidiaries, distributors, suppliers, franchisees, promoters, and agents of any of these, and the immediate families of the employees of any of these, are not eligible.

9. The odds of winning are based upon the number of correct entries received.

PRIZES

10. Description of prizes: One (1) grand prize winner will win four (4) roundtrip vouchers for the Block Island High Speed Ferry and one (1) $100 gift certificate for the Spring House Hotel on Block Island http://www.springhousehotel.com/. Ferry vouchers are valid through October 2011 and must be exchanged for actual tickets at the Block Island Ferry Box Office http://www.blockislandferry.com/default.asp. Grand prize winner will also receive an NBC10 baseball cap, NBC10 backpack, NBC10 umbrella, NBC10 Beach Towel and NBC10 water bottle. Approximate retail value of prize pack is $300.

11. All federal, state and other taxes relating to any prize, and any travel, hotel accommodations or other expenses relating to any prize, are the sole responsibility of the Grand Prize Winner.

12. Prizes are not transferable, substitutable, or exchangeable for cash except that the Station, in its discretion, may substitute a prize of equal or greater value. Any such changes will be announced. If Prize Winner(s) fail to meet any eligibility requirement herein, alternate Prize Winners will be chosen by random drawing to be held as soon as reasonably practicable after initial Prize Winners are determined to be ineligible. Alternate Prize Winners are subject to all eligibility requirements and restrictions of these Official Rules.

13. To enter, the Contest, go to turnto10.com, Keyword: CONTEST and submit your favorite photo of Block Island. Photos are to be submitted from 6/1/11 at 12:01am until 11:59pm on 6/17/11. The winning photo will drawn at random on Monday, 6/20/11. Participants must agree to the rules when submitting and must be the sole owner of the submitted photo. Participants who fail to provide the required information or who submit someone else’s work will be disqualified. Participants who do not submit the required information will not be contacted by the station.

14. The Prize Winner(s) will be selected by a random drawing conducted on Monday, 6/20/2011.

15. If the Station selects your name as a Prize Winner, the Station will contact you in accordance with the information you supplied to the Station. Prize Winner(s) may be verified over the telephone at the time and will be asked to come to the Station located at 23 Kenney Drive, Cranston, RI 02920, where each Prize Winner must provide the Station valid identification and execute an affidavit of eligibility. Valid identification includes a valid driver’s license or other valid picture ID showing name and address. Faxes will not be accepted. Prize Winner(s) may also be required to sign other legal documents, including tax forms and a release supplied by the Station, which, among other disclaimers, releases the Sponsors and a range of subsidiaries, directors, agents, agencies, affiliates, franchisees, promoters, officers, directors, employees and related persons from any and all liability related to this Contest and the receipt and use of the prize. The information contained on the entry form or postcard becomes the property of the Station. Verified Prize Winner(s) may pick up their prize at the Station located at 23 Kenney Drive, Cranston, RI 02920. If the Station is unable to speak directly to a Prize Winner within five (5) days from initial attempted notification, the Station, in its sole discretion, may disqualify that winner and select an alternate winner or remove the prize from the Contest.

16. Sponsors, their affiliates, subsidiaries or agencies will not be responsible for the inability to select winners because of postal failure, equipment failure, or data storage failure.

MISCELLANEOUS

17. All federal, state and local laws apply. Sponsors shall be entitled to interpret these rules as needed — including but not limited to rules regarding entries, selection of winner, deadlines, restrictions on prizes, and eligibility — and all of their decisions are final. By entering, participants agree to these Official Rules. The Station reserves the right to cancel, terminate or suspend this Contest or any part of this Contest should any non-authorized intervention, network failure, information storage failure, telecommunications failure, malfunction, or other causes beyond its control, corrupt or impair the security, administration, fairness and/or operation of this Contest as determined by the Station in its sole discretion. The Station and Media General Operations, Inc. are not responsible for lost, interrupted, or unavailable network, server, or other connections, or for any failed telephone or computer hardware or software, or for any failed, delayed, misdirected, corrupted, or garbled transmissions or errors of any kind, whether human, mechanical, or electronic, or for entries that for any reason are not received by the Station by the deadline stated above. The Station and Media General Operations, Inc. are also not responsible for any injury or damage to any computer, modem or other electrical device as a result of participation in this Contest or downloading of any software or materials.

18. For a list of winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope by mail to: Block Island Photo Contest Winner, c/o WJAR 23 Kenney Drive, Cranston, RI 02920 at the conclusion of the Contest.

19. For a copy of the Official Rules, stop by the Station during normal business hours, visit turnto10.com, or send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: "Block Island Photo Contest," c/o WJAR, 23 Kenney Drive, Cranston, RI 02920.

20. By winning, contestants agree to award Sponsors the right to publicize their names, photographs (including the use and appearance of winner's photograph on Sponsors’ web pages), likenesses, biographical information, e-mail address, voices and details of winning for purposes of this and future promotions without further compensation.

21. Any person attempting to defraud or tamper with this Contest in any way will be ineligible for prizes and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
 
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