Twenty Questions Contest Rules
TWENTY QUESTIONS CONTEST RULES & PRIZE INFORMATION
Contest Name: TWENTY QUESTIONS CONTEST (herein defined as the “Contest”)
Station: The Bridge (WKNZ/WNKZ/WNJH/WNJB/W235DD) (herein defined as the “station”)
Station Address: 1977 Bay Rd, Milford, DE 19963
These are the contest rules in their entirety. No other rules apply, whether implied or expressed.
Description of Contest:
The contest occurs on The Bridge from Monday, November 6, 2023 and will end on Friday, November 10, 2023. Station reserves the right to extend or shorten the contest period at its discretion.
When the contest is played at 6:30 AM and 8:30 AM and 3:30 PM and 5:30 PM each weekday during the contest period, The Bridge announcers will ask for the twentieth (20th) caller to Ask a Question about the item, and Make a Guess about the item. If that person correctly identifies the item they will win the $500 Gift Card. If the caller is incorrect, the contest will then continue the next play session. Each play session in which no one is able to correctly identify the item, the incorrect guesses will be listed on the website. If no one is able to identify the item by the final play session, all those callers who participated will be entered into a Random Drawing to win the $500 Gift Card.
Important Note: By entering the Contest, the Entrant agrees that any entry submitted to the Station is the sole property of The Bridge, and may be aired in whole or in excerpt by the Station. Entries submitted to the station will not be returned.
All prize winners must accept the Official Contest Rules and meet the contest eligibility requirements set forth herein.
ELIGIBILITY AND ODDS OF WINNING
No purchase is necessary to enter. A purchase will not improve the chances of winning. All participants must be at least 13 years of age, with a parent’s permission to participate. Employees of Bridge of Hope Inc., and/or the Station, its affiliates, subsidiaries, and successor companies, contest sponsors, advertising and promotion agencies, employees or representatives of other radio stations, contest prize suppliers, participating advertisers and immediate family members of anyone so situated are not eligible. “Immediate family members” shall include spouses, siblings, parents, children, grandparents, and grandchildren, whether as “in-laws”, or by current or past marriage, remarriage, adoption, co-habitation or other familial extension, and any other persons residing at the same household location, whether or not related.
RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:
No limit to the number of entries each individual may submit. Only valid sound guess submissions will be counted as valid contest entries. One winner per household only. Void where prohibited by law. Listeners may only win or qualify to win once every thirty (30) days. The Station reserves the right to extend the thirty (30) day rule to the length of any specific contest. The Station reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the contest if it is not capable of completion as planned for any reason, including, but not limited to, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any kind. The decision of the Station is final. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. The Station, their subsidiaries and affiliates, their officers, directors, agents, insurers, and employees, and their advertising and promotional agencies and sponsors assume no responsibility or liability whatsoever for damages, loss or injury resulting from participating in any contest or acceptance or use of any prize. In consideration of participation in a contest, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Entrant, on Entrant’s behalf, and on behalf of Entrant’s heirs, successors or assigns, administrators and personal representatives, does hereby COVENANT NOT TO SUE, FULLY RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE (i) Independent Stations, (ii) The Station, and each of their respective direct and indirect subsidiaries, affiliates, partners and related entities, (iii) each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, insurers, attorneys, and representatives, and (iv) each predecessor, successor, and assign thereof, from and against any and all actions, charges, claims, losses, costs, damages, expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) and liabilities of any kind or character, whether known or unknown, in connection with, arising out of or in any way related to Entrant’s participation in any contest.
a. Telephone Entries. If a contest accepts telephone entries, the Station and sponsors are not responsible for the inability of caller to complete the call during the call-in portion of the contest whether due to telephone equipment malfunctions; disconnections; busy lines; faulty, mistranscribed, misdirected, or misdialed telephone communications; or other circumstances. Only calls to the designated telephone number will be eligible to win.
b. Fax and Mail Entries. If a contest accepts fax or mail entries (postal or electronic), the Station and its sponsors are not responsible for the late, misdirected, lost, misplaced, illegible, mutilated or postage-due entries for any reason, including electronic or computer malfunctions that may affect the delivery or content of the entry, nor are they liable for any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer or hardware related to or resulting from participating in or downloading any information necessary to participate in the contest.
c. Web Site Entries. In the event a contest accepts website entries, participants must accurately complete all required fields or entry will be deemed invalid. The Station and its sponsors shall have no liability for any malfunction of the Internet, the Station websites or any other computer-related processor system. The Station is not responsible for any prize offered or any aspect of any contest appearing on an advertiser’s web banner or hyperlink located on the Station websites.
PRIZES:
Prizes are specified within individual contest text. Prizes are limited to Prize Sheets only and may not be exchanged or substituted at any time. Prizes are non-transferable and non-exchangeable. No substitution or cash equivalent will be made. The Station reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if the awarded prize in unavailable for any reason. If tickets to a performance are awarded as a prize, the Station is not responsible for any cancellation or rescheduling of the performance for any reason and has no obligation to reimburse, refund or otherwise substitute the tickets for another prize should the performance not be rescheduled or vouchers not issued. Furthermore the Station is not responsible for cancellations or delays in travel accommodations and has no obligation to reimburse, refund or otherwise substitute any tickets awarded as a part of a travel prize due to such cancellations or delays.
HOW TO CLAIM PRIZE:
Winners will be selected as described in the specific rules of each contest. Winners agree to appear at the Station to claim the prize, unless alternate arrangements are acceptable to the the Station promotions department. The Station address is 1977 Bay Road, Milford, DE, 19963, and prizes may only be claimed between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. EST Monday – Friday. In the event that a prize is mailed to the winner, pursuant to winner’s prior written consent, winner assumes the risk of the prize’s safe arrival. Winners must provide proof of age, photo identification and a valid taxpayer identification number or social security number before any prize will be awarded. The only accepted types of photo identification are government issued photo identifications, including a valid driver’s license or United States passport. The Station reserves the right to deny awarding the prize if the winner fails to provide satisfactory identification, as determined in the Station sole discretion. In addition, winners agree to execute an affidavit of eligibility, indemnification and release of liability before any prize is awarded. If the prize is travel tickets, travel partners, if any, must meet age eligibility requirements and must also execute an affidavit of eligibility, indemnification and release of liability prior to awarding the prize. Failure to execute any of these documents or comply with any of the terms will result in forfeiture of the prize. Winners have thirty (30) days from the date their name is first announced on the air, or by other disclosed mode of public dissemination, to claim and pick up their prize. Failure to claim and pick up prize within this time for any reason will result in forfeiture of the prizes. The Station reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to award unclaimed prizes to alternate contestants or not to award the unclaimed prizes. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. All federal, state and local taxes (including any sales taxes) are the sole responsibility of the winner. Prior to the delivery of any prize, the Station reserves the right to collect from the winner any taxes it deems appropriate. Any person winning over $600 in prizes during any one year period could receive an IRS form 1099 at the end of the calendar year, and a copy of such form will be filed with the IRS. Any additional costs relating to the prizes, and incurred as a result of accepting the prizes, is the sole responsibility of the winner.
DISQUALIFICATION AND PENALTIES:
All participants agree to be bound by these rules. The Station, in its sole discretion, further reserves the right to disqualify any person for (i) violating any of these rules, (ii) tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Station websites, (iii) gaining an unfair advantage in participating in the contest, (iv) obtaining winner status using fraudulent means, or (v) engaging in otherwise unsportsmanlike, disruptive, annoying, harassing, or threatening behavior. Furthermore, any resale or auction or attempt to resell or auction of the Station complimentary prizes, if any, will result in disqualification for all future Station contests. ANY ATTEMPT BY A CONTESTANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY CIRCUMVENT, DISRUPT OR DAMAGE ORDINARY AND NORMAL OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST, TELEPHONE SYSTEMS OR WEBSITE, OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE STATION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PARTICIPANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
PUBLICITY RELEASE:
Unless prohibited by law, participation constitutes permission for the Station and contest sponsors, without any further obligation to the contest participant, to use participant’s name, voice, biographical data and likeness for promotional purposes.
ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
These rules apply to all the Station-sponsored contests unless modified or superceded by rules written for a specific contest, or if inapplicable for such a promotion or contest. In the event any specific contest rule conflicts with any of the general rules provided above, the specific contest rules prevail. The Station reserves the right in its sole discretion to supplement or make changes to the rules of any contest at any time without notice. The Station reserves the right in its sole discretion to interpret the rules of any contest, and such interpretation shall be binding upon all participants the Station shall not be responsible for any administrative errors involved in the execution of any contest. Copies of the Official Rules for any contest may also be attained by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope with the identity of the contest inquiry to The Bridge, PO Box 680, Milford, DE, 19963. For a list of contest winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to The Bridge, PO Box 680, Milford, DE, 19963. The odds of winning are dependent upon the number of entries.
