UNIVERSAL TELEVISION NETWORKS
"Big Lots Character Hunt"
OFFICIAL RULES
SPRING 2007

DURATION AND TERRITORY. The Big Lots Character Hunt ("Promotion") will commence at 9:00 am (ET) on Monday, July 23, 2007 and end at 11:59 pm (ET) on Sunday, September 2, 2007 (the "Promotion Period"). All entries shall become the sole property of Universal Television Networks ("UTN") and will not be returned. At the end of the Promotion Period, one (1) winner will be selected to win the Grand Prize as set forth in Section 5 below. This Promotion will be void where prohibited or restricted by law. Universal Television Networks ("UTN") and Big Lots Stores, Inc. ("Big Lots") shall be the sponsors (collectively, "Sponsors") of this Promotion and will fulfill all elements of the Prize as set forth in Section 5 below. All times in this Promotion are in Eastern Time. Entrants will have the opportunity to receive information from USA Network and/or Big Lots by checking the appropriate box. If at any time, you do not wish to receive these materials in the future, please go to USA's privacy policy, located at http://www.usanetwork.com/privacy and follow the procedures indicated. If at any time, you do not wish to receive these materials from Big Lots Stores, Inc. in the future, please go to Big Lots privacy policy located at http://biglots.com/Club/club_privacy.aspx and follow the procedures indicated.

ENTRY. To enter the Promotion, beginning on July 23, 2007, an individual must log onto http://biglots.usanetwork.com and follow the instructions. Users can participate in six distinct USA character hunts ("Character Hunt") throughout the designated Promotion Period. For each Character Hunt, users will be required to navigate through usanetwork.com and collect five clues with the final clue unveiling the character. After the successful completion of each Character Hunt, the user will be entered into the Promotion drawing. Limit of one entry per person per Character Hunt. Users may enter a total of six Character Hunts.

All entries must contain the following information:
a) Entrant's name;
b) Entrant's daytime telephone number;
c) Entrant's home address;
d) Entrant's e-mail address (if applicable); and
e) Entrant's date of birth.

Limit six (6) entries per person. Multiple entries exceeding six (6) total during the Promotion Period from the same person, regardless of method of entry, will be disqualified. Entries generated by a script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified. Neither Sponsors, Universal Studios, NBC Universal, Inc., their respective parent, subsidiaries and joint venture companies, and their respective advertising and promotion agencies nor their respective officers, directors, and employees (collectively, the "Releasees"), shall be responsible for late, lost, stolen, misdirected, incomplete, or illegible entries; technical or software malfunctions; lost or unavailable network connections; damage to entrant's computer systems as a result of entry in the Promotion or downloading of any information necessary to participate in the Promotion; failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, or delayed electronic communications, whether caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Promotion; or by any human (or other) error of any kind that may occur in the processing of the entries or the administration of this Promotion and Prizes; or printing or other errors of any kind. Sponsors reserve the right in their sole discretion to cancel or modify the Promotion should any computer virus, malfunction or other cause beyond its control corrupt the administration, security or proper operation of the Promotion. In the event of cancellation, prizes will be awarded from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to the event requiring cancellation. Notice of cancellation will be posted at www.usanetwork.com. Any attempt to deliberately damage the Promotion or operation of the Promotion is unlawful and subject to legal action by the Sponsors, which may seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law. Entries that are garbled or unintelligible for any reason including, but not limited to, computer or network malfunction or congestion, are not eligible. By entering the Promotion, entrants agree to abide by all terms of these Official Rules and the decisions of UTN and agree to waive any right to claim any ambiguity or error in these Official Rules, or the Promotion itself, and agree to be bound by these Official Rules.

ON-LINE ENTRY. To enter the Promotion without participating in the Character Hunt, click http://www.usanetwork.com/series/biglots/entryform/onlineentry.html. On-line entries must be received by 11:59 pm (ET) on Sunday, September 2, 2007. Entrants must include name, date of birth, complete mailing address, a valid daytime phone number, and a current e-mail address (if you have one). Limit Six Entries per person.

ELIGIBILITY. An entrant must be 18 years of age or older as of July 23, 2007 and a legal resident of the United States of America physically residing in the Continental United States or the District of Columbia. Employees of UTN, NBC Universal, Inc., Big Lots, or of any of their respective parent or related companies, or of any of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, or advertising and promotional agencies, and any members of the immediate families of such individuals, and any person living in the same household with such individuals (whether or not related), are not eligible to enter.

WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION. On or about September 17, 2007, a Promotion administrator designated by UTN ("Administrator") will select one (1) Grand Prize Winner, ten (10) First Prize Winners, and twenty (20) Second Prize Winners from all eligible entries in a random drawing. The first eligible entry drawn from all eligible entries will win the Grand Prize set forth in Section 5 below. The next ten (10) eligible entries drawn from the remaining eligible entries will win the First Prize as set forth in Section 5. The next twenty (20) eligible entries drawn from the remaining eligible entries will win the Second Prize set forth in Section 5 below. If a dispute arises regarding who submitted an on-line entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the holder of the e-mail account as determined by UTN. All decisions by UTN regarding this Promotion shall be final, binding and cannot be appealed. It is specifically understood that there is no purchase necessary to enter this Promotion. All entries become the property of UTN and will not be acknowledged or returned. The winners will be notified by phone, email and/or mail within seven (7) business days after the drawing date. The winners will be required to return a completed, signed and notarized affidavit of eligibility and release of liability and, except where prohibited, a publicity release within seven (7) days of such notification. Noncompliance within this time period, or the return of any prize notification as undeliverable for any reason, or Sponsors' or any Administrator's inability to contact a potential winner within a reasonable time (as determined by Sponsors, in their sole discretion) will result in disqualification and an alternate winner for that prize may be selected. The odds of winning in this Promotion are indeterminate and depend upon the number of valid entries received. All prizes will be awarded after total compliance with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules.

PRIZE. There will be one (1) Grand Prize winner, ten (10) First Prize winners, and twenty (20) Second Prize winners. The Grand Prize shall consist of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) awarded in the form of a check. Ten (10) First Prize winners shall each receive one (1) Apple 80GB Color iPod with Video loaded with 4 episodes of USA original series programming. Programming to be determined by UTN in its sole discretion. The approximate retail value of each First Prize is $356.96, including $1.99/episode. The total approximate retail value of all First Prizes is $3,569.60. Twenty (20) Second Prize winners shall receive one (1) Big Lots Gift Card worth $50.00. The approximate retail value of each Second Prize is $50. The total approximate retail value of all Second Prizes is $1,000. The total approximate retail value of all prizes is $14,569.60. UTN may take up to ninety days to process prizing. Promotion prizes are non-transferable, non-refundable and no substitutions will be permitted. Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in the event of prize unavailability. If the Prize cannot be accepted as stated, or winner does not complete the prize documentation within seven (7) days of receipt, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected. Each winner is solely responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes on prize and Sponsors shall have the right, but not the obligation, to make any deductions and withholdings that Sponsor deems necessary or desirable under applicable federal, state and local tax laws, rules, regulations, codes or ordinances. Sponsors responsible only for prize delivery; not responsible for prize utility, quality or otherwise. Apple Computer, Inc. is not a sponsor or partner in this promotion. iPod(r) is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. . Prizes come with the limited manufacturers warranty only.

CONDITIONS. By entering this Promotion, each entrant agrees (a) to release and hold harmless Releasees, their affiliates, subsidiaries, agents and advisers and employees, officers, directors, shareholders, agents and representatives of the Releasees, their affiliates, subsidiaries, agents and advisers from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claims, rights, damages and actions of any kind arising out of, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, such entrant's participation in this Promotion and/or resulting from his or her acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prize, or any portion thereof; (b) if selected as a Grand Prize, First Prize, or Second Prize winner, to the posting of such entrant's name on www.usanetwork.com and the use by Sponsors and any of the Releasees of such name and photograph (if any) for publicity, promotional and advertising purposes without additional compensation, and, upon request, to the giving of consent, in writing, to such use; and (c) to be bound by these Official Rules. Sponsors reserve the right to select a new winner if it has any reason to suspect any technical corruption or any non-authorized human intervention by, or on behalf of, the initial winner. In the event more winner notifications are issued, or more winning prize claims are received, than the number of prizes set forth in these Official Rules due to computer, printing, seeding, human or other error or problem, a random drawing will take place from all eligible prize claims for the prize at issue to award the proper number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules. This Promotion is void where prohibited or restricted by Federal, State, or local laws and is subject to all applicable Federal, State, and local laws.

The failure of Sponsor to comply with any provision of these Official Rules due to an act of God, hurricane, war, fire, riot, earthquake, terrorism, act of public enemies, actions of governmental authorities outside of the control of Sponsor (excepting compliance with applicable codes and regulations) or other force major event will not be considered a breach of these Official Rules.

PRIVACY: Winners' names and contact information will be shared by Sponsors in order to contact winners for the purpose of fulfillment of prizes. Information supplied by non-winning entrants will be shared by Sponsors in accordance with their respective privacy policies, which are posted at www.usanetwork.com/privacy and at http://biglots.com/Club/club_privacy.aspx.

WINNER'S LIST/OFFICIAL RULES. For the names of the prize winners or a copy of the Official Rules, mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope to UTN, Attn: USA Network, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, 2115E, New York, NY 10112. Be sure to specify "Big Lots Character Hunt" on the outside of your envelope. Requests for the names of the prizewinners must be received by UTN by September 20, 2007. Requests for copies of the Official Rules must be received by UTN by September 2, 2007.

CONSTRUCTION. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules or the rights and obligations of any participant, Sponsors, and/or any of the Releasees shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York. If any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to the Sweepstakes, the Official Rules, or the breach of any term hereof, cannot be otherwise resolved, it shall be resolved by binding arbitration conducted in the County of New York, and administered by Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services ("JAMS") in accordance with its Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures or subsequent versions thereof ("the JAMS Rules"). The JAMS Rules for selection of an arbitrator shall be followed, except that the arbitrator shall be an experienced arbitrator licensed to practice law in New York. The decision of the arbitrator shall be binding, final and conclusive and shall not be appealable to any court.