The4400forFortyFourHundredViewerGame
Official Rules
June 17, 2007
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
Eligibility: The4400forFortyFourHundredViewerGame ("Promotion") is open only to persons who, at the time of entry, are legal residents of, and are physically present in one of the 48 contiguous states of the United States (excluding Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam and the US Virgin Islands) and who are eighteen (18) years of age or older. Employees of NBC Universal, Inc., USA Network, their advertising and promotion agencies involved with this Promotion, including their subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related companies, immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of such employees are not eligible to participate or win. By entering the Promotion, participants are bound by and agree to these Official Rules. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited by law.
Sponsor/Administrator: The Sponsor of the Promotion is Universal Television Networks (UTN) ("Sponsor"), 30 Rockefeller Plaza, 21st Floor, New York, New York 10112.
Promotion Period: The Promotion begins Sunday, June 17, 2007 at 10:01 PM (ET) and ends at 11:59 PM (ET) on Saturday, September 22, 2007 (the "Promotion Period").
Entry: To enter the Promotion, beginning on June 17, 2007, an individual must log onto http://the4400.usanetwork.com and follow the instructions. The Promotion will consist of thirteen (13) separate weekly promotion periods (a "Weekly Promotion Period") during the Promotion Period each of which will begin at 10:01 pm ET each Sunday and will end the following Saturday at 11:59 PM ET. During each Weekly Promotion Period users can participate in one (1) of thirteen (13) distinct 4400 Quizzes ("Weekly Quiz") (i.e., one (1) Weekly Quiz per week during the Promotion Period. For each Weekly Quiz, users will be required to answer up to (but no more than) five (5) episodic questions on the4400.usanetwork.com. After the completion of each Weekly Quiz, the user will be entered into the Weekly Drawing for the corresponding Weekly Promotion Period and will also be entered into the Grand Prize drawing that will be conducted following the conclusion of all of the Weekly Promotion Periods. Entrants do not have to answer the Weekly Quiz questions correctly in order to be entered; they only have to submit an answer to each question. Limit of one entry per person per Weekly Quiz.
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 thirteen (13) entries per person total throughout the Promotion Period (i.e., one (1) entry per Weekly Promotion Period). Multiple entries exceeding one (1) per week for each Weekly Promotion Period 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 Sponsor, 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. Sponsor reserves the right in its 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 Sponsor, 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 (including at Sponsor's), are not eligible. By entering the Promotion, entrants agree to abide by all terms of these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor 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.
Random Drawings: Each Weekly Drawing (for each Weekly Promotion Period) will be held on or about one (1) week after each airing of the corresponding first-run episode of "The 4400" (the "Show") commencing on Sunday, June 17, 2007. The first Weekly Drawing will take place on or about Tuesday, June 26, 2007 and each subsequent Weekly Drawing will occur on or about Tuesday of each subsequent Weekly Promotion Period for thirteen (13) weeks with the last drawing scheduled for on or about Tuesday, September 25, 2007 (one (1) week after season finale episode of the Show). In each Weekly Drawing, five (5) Weekly Winners will be selected. Non-winning entries will not be entered into subsequent Weekly Drawings. The Grand Prize Drawing, in which five (5) Grand Prize Winners will be selected, will be held on or about Tuesday, September 25, 2007 from among all eligible online entries received during the entire Promotion Period, including entries that may have already been selected as a Weekly Winner. Entrants and winners must comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. Due to the nature of national television, the broadcast dates and times (and therefore the entry and random drawing dates and times) of the Show are subject to change. In the event the Show is cancelled, the Promotion will terminate as of the date of cancellation and any remaining prizes for those corresponding cancelled shows will not be awarded. In the event the Show is cancelled or preempted after a Show is already airing, and in the event any portions of the Promotion are cancelled, modified or suspended, the corresponding prizes may be awarded in random drawing(s) from among those eligible online entries received prior to cancellation or preemption, if any.
Winner Notification: Sponsor will make a reasonable effort to contact the Grand Prize Winners and the Weekly Winners at the phone number or email address provided at time of entry. If Sponsor is unable to reach any potential winner via phone after two (2) attempts, he/she may be disqualified and an alternate may be selected. The potential winners (or their parent/legal guardian if winner is a minor in his/her state of residence) may be required to execute and return a notarized affidavit of eligibility/release of liability and publicity release (where legal) and W-9 Form within seven (7) days of attempted notification. If any potential winner cannot be contacted or if any winner fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility/release of liability and publicity release or W-9 Form within the required time period (if required), potential prize winner forfeits prize. In the event that a potential prize winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor may award the prize to an alternate winner (selected from among all eligible online entries received during the entire Promotion Period or relevant Weekly Promotion Period). Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible online entries received.
Prizes and Approximate Retail Values:
PRIZE. There will be five (5) Grand Prize Winners selected in one (1) Grand Prize Drawing from among all eligible entries received during the Promotion Period, including entries that may have already been selected as a Weekly Winner. Each Grand Prize shall consist of four thousand four hundred dollars ($4,400.00) awarded in the form of a check. The total approximate retail value of all Grand Prizes is $22,000.00. Sixty-five (65) Weekly Winners (five (5) for each Weekly Promotion Period/Weekly Drawing) shall each receive (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) one (1) The 4400: Season 3 DVD set (valued at approximately $40.00). The total approximate retail value of all Weekly Prizes is $2,600.00. The total approximate retail value of all prizes is $24,600.00. If any prize cannot be accepted as stated, or winner does not complete any required prize documentation within seven (7) days of attempted delivery, the prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected. Each winner is solely responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes on prize and Sponsor 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.
Prizes are non-transferable; no substitutions or cash equivalents allowed, except at the sole discretion of Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute a prize of comparable or greater value. All taxes and other expenses and incidentals not specified herein are the sole responsibility of the winners. Sponsor is responsible only for prize delivery; not responsible for prize utility, quality or otherwise. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission (except where prohibited) to use winner's name, hometown and likeness for purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity without additional compensation or notice. Weekly Winners are eligible to be selected in the Grand Prize Drawing, and Weekly Winners may continue to enter subsequent Weekly Drawings. Entrants, however, may only win once in the Grand Prize Drawing. In the event a winner is deemed a minor in his/her state of residence, prize will be awarded in the name of minor's parent/legal guardian.
General Conditions:
a. By entering the Promotion, entrants fully and unconditionally agree and accept to be bound by these complete Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which shall be binding and final. Sponsor has the right to modify these rules in their sole discretion for clarification purposes without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the Promotion.
b. Except where prohibited, all winners grant to Sponsor and its advertising agencies the right to use and publish his or her proper name, likeness, voice, opinions, biographical information and state, as well as in any other media in which the Show is exhibited or to promote Sponsor and the Promotion, without additional compensation.
c. Entrants enter at their own risk. Sponsor is not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incorrect, incomplete, ineligible or unintelligible text message or online entries; (ii) telephone, electronic, hardware, software program, network, Internet or computer failures or difficulties; (iii) errors in transmission; (iv) any condition caused by events beyond the control of Sponsor that may cause the Promotion to be disrupted or corrupted; (v) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind caused by a prize or resulting from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a prize, or from participation in the Promotion; or (vi) any printing or typographical error in any materials associated with these Official Rules or the Promotion generally. Entrants assume all liability for any injury or damages caused or claimed to be caused by their participation in the Promotion and/or the acceptance and/or use of any prize, and release Sponsor and its respective officers, directors, employees, parents, subsidiaries and affiliates from any such liability. Sponsor and its respective officers, directors, employees, parents, subsidiaries and affiliates assume no responsibility for any injury or damage to participants or to any other person's computer relating to or resulting from entering or downloading materials or software in connection with this Promotion.
PLEASE NOTE THAT A HIGH VOLUME OF ENTRIES ONLINE OR TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE SYSTEM, MAY RESULT IN TEMPORARY INABILITY TO ENTER THE PROMOTION OR A DELAY IN THE PROCESSING OF ANY KIND OF ENTRY SUCH THAT YOUR ENTRY IS NOT RECEIVED IN TIME TO PARTICIPATE. SPONSOR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE SHOULD ANY ONLINE ENTRY NOT BE RECEIVED DUE TO SUCH DELAYS.
d. Sponsor may prohibit any entrant or potential entrant from participating in the Promotion, if at the sole discretion of Sponsor, such person shows a disregard for these Official Rules, or acts (1) with an intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other entrant, Sponsor, or its agents or representatives; or (2) in any other disruptive manner.
e. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an entrant, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter, if applicable, will be deemed to be the entrant. "Authorized account holder" of an email address is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet Access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.
f. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the participant and Sponsor in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California 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 California. Sponsor's decisions as to all matters related to the administration of the Promotion and selection of the Prize winners are final.
Winners' List: For the names of the winners, available from September 25, 2007 until November 25, 2007, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: The4400forFortyFourHundredViewerGame, USA Network Marketing, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, 21st Floor, New York, New York 10112. Requests postmarked after November 25, 2007 will not honored.
