ATHLON SPORTS/ MIYACHI UNITEK COLLEGE FOOTBALL EXPERTS CLUB
GAME
2007 OFFICIAL GAME RULES
1. NO PURCHASE,
CONTRIBUTION OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. This College Football Experts Club Game
("Game") begins at 12:00:01 AM Eastern Time on Monday, August 6th,
2007 and ends at 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time on Saturday, November 24th,
2007 (“Promotion
Period”). THIS GAME IS DEVISED AS A NON-GAMBLING
PROMOTION, and is intended solely for entertainment purposes. From all eligible
entries received, the winners will be determined based on their ability to use
their skill and knowledge of College Football to accumulate the most points in
this Game during the 2007 season.
2. ELIGIBILITY: The Game is open to Miyachi Unitek Corporation and its business associates (verified customers and prospective customers) who are legal residents of one of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia (excluding Guam, Puerto Rico, and all other U.S. and foreign territories and possessions) (the "Eligibility Area") who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry and have the ability to enter into valid contracts in their personal jurisdiction of residence. Only individuals may enter. The Game is VOID outside of the Eligibility Area and where otherwise taxed, prohibited or restricted. Excluded residents may play, but WILL NOT be eligible to receive any prizes. Employees and directors of Athlon Sports Communications, Inc. (“Athlon Sports”) and Miyachi Unitek Corporation (“Sponsor”) and each of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, franchisees, dealers, advertising and promotional agencies, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents, their immediate families (defined as spouse, child, sibling, parent or grandparent), and those living in their same households are ineligible to win or collect prizes in the Game. By participating, entrants agree to these Official Rules and to the decisions of Athlon Sports and the judges, which are final and binding in all respects. Entrants agree to waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Game and/or these Official Rules.
3. HOW
TO ENTER: Beginning August 6th,
2007 through November 24th, 2007, log on to http://miyachiunitek.collegeexpertsclub.com
(the “Site”) and follow the instructions to complete an official entry form and
to select the weekly winning College football teams (an “entry” or “entries”).
Submit your entry electronically no later than 11:00:00 A.M. Eastern Time on
the Saturday of each week (the “Weekly Deadline”) (see Weekly Deadline Schedule
below).
Weekly Deadlines
Schedule:
|
Game Week |
Game Dates |
Deadline Date |
Deadline Time |
|
1 |
September 1st, 2007 |
September 1st, 2007 |
11:00:00 A.M. Eastern Time |
|
2 |
September 8th, 2007 |
September 8th, 2007 |
11:00:00 A.M. Eastern Time |
|
3 |
September 15th, 2007 |
September 15th, 2007 |
11:00:00 A.M. Eastern Time |
|
4 |
September 22nd, 2007 |
September 22nd, 2007 |
11:00:00 A.M. Eastern Time |
|
5 |
September 29th, 2007 |
September 29th, 2007 |
11:00:00 A.M. Eastern Time |
|
6 |
October 6th, 2007 |
October 6th, 2007 |
11:00:00 A.M. Eastern Time |
|
7 |
October 13th, 2007 |
October 13th, 2007 |
11:00:00 A.M. Eastern Time |
|
8 |
October 20th, 2007 |
October 20th, 2007 |
11:00:00 A.M. Eastern Time |
|
9 |
October 27th, 2007 |
October 27th, 2007 |
11:00:00 A.M. Eastern Time |
|
10 |
November 3rd, 2007 |
November 3rd, 2007 |
11:00:00 A.M. Eastern Time |
|
11 |
November 10th, 2007 |
November 10th, 2007 |
11:00:00 A.M. Eastern Time |
|
12 |
November 17th, 2007 |
November 17th, 2007 |
11:00:00 A.M. Eastern Time |
|
13 |
November 24th, 2007 |
November 24th, 2007 |
11:00:00 A.M. Eastern Time |
In order for any entry
to be valid, players must indicate their acceptance of these rules by checking
the box next to “I have read and agree to the Official Rules” during the
registration process. Entrant will be asked to provide his/her name, e-mail
address, phone number, physical address, birth date (if indicated) and to
create a username and password for subsequent visits. Entrant also may be asked
to answer survey questions or to consent to receive promotional emails.
Answering survey questions or consenting to receive promotional emails is
optional and does not have to be agreed to in order to be eligible to enter the
Game or to win a prize. To complete his/her entry, Entrant must click on the
"Submit Picks" button.
Lost, late, illegible,
incomplete or misdirected entries are not eligible. Neither Athlon Sports nor
Sponsor is responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any
telephone network or lines, computer systems, servers, access providers,
equipment, or software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received for any
reason, traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any other
technical problems related to website entries or any combination of the
foregoing, including any injury or damage to an entrant's or any other person's
computer.
4. EARNING POINTS: Entrants receive 100 points for each
correct winning team prediction. Entrants may only submit one entry per
week. Players may also earn Bonus
Points. To receive Bonus Points,
each player predicts the actual score for a weekly game identified as the
“Bonus Game”. If a player predicts the winning team from the Bonus Game, the
difference is taken between the actual and predicted scores for each of the
winning team and the losing. The
two differences are then added together and subtracted from 100. If a player
predicts the incorrect winning team from the Bonus Game, the difference is
taken from the actual score and the predicted score for each team. The differences are then are added
together and subtracted from 50. Example:
Player A predicts:
Tennessee 27, Alabama 20
Actual score: Tennessee
17, Alabama 3
Tiebreaker score: 100 -
(0+117) = 73
Player B predicts:
Alabama 14, Tennessee 13
Actual score: Tennessee
17, Alabama 3
Tiebreaker
score: 50 - (3+10) = 37
If a player who participated the prior week
fails to select winning teams by the Weekly Deadline, the player's selections
that week will automatically become the visiting team for each of the scheduled
games. The player receives no (0) points in the Bonus Game. To cancel player
participation in the game, the player is required to send an email to Athlon
Sports College Football Experts club at expertsclub@athlonsports.com requesting they be
removed. All player points earned will be forfeited.
5.
AUTOMATIC PICKS:
If an entrant who participated the prior week
fails to make picks by the Weekly Deadline, the entrant's selections that week
will automatically become the visiting team for each of the scheduled games.
The player receives no (0) points in the Bonus Game. To cancel player
participation in the game, the player is required to send an email to Athlon
Sports College Football Experts club at expertsclub@athlonsports.com requesting they be
removed. All player points earned will be forfeited.
An entrant will only be granted automatic picks
three (3) times throughout the season.
After the third time, an entrant will receive no selections for any week
in which they fail to make their own picks.
6.
ODDS OF WINNING: Odds
of winning are determined by and depend on the total number of eligible entries
received. A total of one (1) Grand Prize will be awarded. The player with the most cumulative
points at the end of the 13-week season will be the Grand Prize winner. A total
of thirteen (13) Weekly prizes
will be awarded. The player
with the most points each week will be the Weekly Prize winner.
7.
Tie Breaker Process: In the event of a tie in a Weekly Round
or for the Grand Prize, the following tie-breaker process will be utilized to
determine the winner.
7.1 Weekly
Prize Tie-Breaker Process in order of application:
(a) Total bonus points earned
in the week.
(b) If any players remain tied in 6.1(a), then the closest to predicting the winning team
score without going over the actual winning team score.
(c) If any players remain tied in 6.1(b) or all players remaining in the tie-breaker have
all gone over the actual winning team score under 6.1(b), then the closest to
predicting the winning team score.
(d)
If any players remain
tied in 6.1(c), then the number of "visiting team" game winners
predicted correctly.
7.2 Grand
Prize Tie-Breaker Process in order of application:
(a) Total bonus points earned
in the entire game.
(b)
If any players remain tied
in 6.2(a), then the number of actual game winners predicted correctly during
the entire 13-week game period.
(c) If any players remain tied in 6.2(b), then the number
of "visiting team" game winners predicted correctly during the entire
13-week game period.
(d) If any players remain tied in 6.2(c), then the closest to predicting the winning team
score without going over the actual winning team’s score in the games of week
13.
(e)
If any
players remain tied in 6.2(d), then the closest to
predicting the winning team score in the games of week 13.
(f)
If any
players remain tied in 6.2(e), then the number of
actual game winners predicted correctly in the games of week 13.
(g) If any players remain tied in 6.2(f), then the number of "visiting team"
game winners predicted correctly in the games of week 13.
(h)
If any players remain
tied in 6.2(g), then the steps (d) through (h) will be repeated for each of the
previous weeks of the contest (week 12, week 11, week 10, etc.)
In the event that two or more players remain
tied after applying the applicable foregoing tiebreaker procedures for a single
Weekly Prize round or for the Grand Prize, respectively, as would be the case
with identical entries, Athlon Sports and the Sponsor reserve the right to
award equal prizes to all tied participants where the sum total of all prizes
awarded for each contest is equal to the approximate retail value (“ARV”) of
the prize designated for that Weekly Prize round.
In all cases, an entry that does not win a
tiebreaker is eliminated from consideration.
Winners
will be determined on or about seven (7) days following each week’s games, by
Sponsor or its agent as the judge of the game whose decisions are final and
binding. Winners will be notified by overnight mail and/or email on or about
fourteen (14) days following each week’s games. Winners must provide positive
identification as specified by Athlon Sports to claim a prize. Return of any
prize notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification and
selection of an alternate winner in accordance with the applicable procedures
set forth in Section 6, above.
8.
PRIZES:
GRAND PRIZE: One (1) Grand Prize will be
awarded: A trip for two to the
2008 BCS Championship Game in New Orleans, LA. Trip includes roundtrip airfare to New
Orleans, 3 days/2 nights stay at the Marriott New Orleans, 2 tickets to the BCS
Championship game, private sedan transportation, roundtrip airport transfers, breakfast
daily, commemorative BCS game gift, Roadtrips ticket holder and lanyard, expert
travel & concierge service of the Roadtrips at-your-service-desk, and city/cemetery
tour ARV = $12,663.00
WEEKLY
PRIZES: ONE (1) Weekly Prize Winner
receives an autographed mini-helmet of a former college football star in a
deluxe mini-helmet case with a nameplate:
|
Week |
Round Dates |
Prize |
|
1 |
September 1st, 2007 |
Archie Griffin Ohio State
autographed mini-helmet (ARV $114.00) |
|
2 |
September 8th, 2007 |
Carnell “Cadillac” Williams Auburn
autographed mini-helmet (ARV $148.00) |
|
3 |
September 15th, 2007 |
Doug Flutie Boston College
autographed mini-helmet (ARV $138.00) |
|
4 |
September 22nd, 2007 |
Eric Dickerson Rams autographed
mini-helmet (ARV $138.00) |
|
5 |
September 29th, 2007 |
Gale Sayers Bears autographed
mini-helmet (ARV $128.00) |
|
6 |
October 6th, 2007 |
Herschel Walker Georgia autographed
mini-helmet (ARV $128.00) |
|
7 |
October 13th, 2007 |
Marcus Allen USC autographed
mini-helmet (ARV $148.00) |
|
8 |
October 20th, 2007 |
Tim Brown Notre Dame autographed
mini-helmet (ARV $138.00) |
|
9 |
October 27th, 2007 |
Troy Aikman UCLA autographed
mini-helmet (ARV $238.00) |
|
10 |
November 3rd, 2007 |
Bo Jackson Auburn autographed
mini-helmet (ARV $188.00) |
|
11 |
November 10th, 2007 |
Barry Sanders Lions autographed
mini-helmet (ARV $238.00) |
|
12 |
November 17th, 2007 |
Joe Montana Notre Dame autographed
mini-helmet (ARV $238.00) |
|
13 |
November 24th, 2007 |
Brett Favre Packers autographed
mini-helmet (ARV $238.00) |
The total
ARV of all Prizes is $14,883.00. Prizes may not be combined with any other
offer. Winners will be responsible
for any and all federal, state, and local taxes incurred in winning and
accepting any prizes and all other expenses incurred in winning and accepting
the Weekly Prizes. Winners may
receive an IRS 1099 form reporting the value of their prize. By accepting a
prize, winners waive the right to assert as a cost of winning said prize, any
and all costs of redemption or travel to redeem said prize, and any and all
liability that might arise from redeeming or seeking said prize. The ARV of the prizes set forth above
represents Athlon Sports' good-faith determination of the retail value
thereof.
9. PRIZE
AWARDING: ALL PRIZES WILL BE
AWARDED. Prizes will be awarded
only upon winner validation and verification by Athlon Sports. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner,
the individual who was, at the time of entry (at Athlon Sports’ sole
discretion) the registered holder of the email account used to enter the Game,
will be deemed the eligible entrant.
It is the sole responsibility of the entrant to notify the Sponsor during
the Promotion Period if his or her email address changes. No transfer
or assignment of any prize is permitted.
No substitution of any prize will be permitted, except that Athlon
Sports reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute any prize with
either the cash value of the applicable prize that would otherwise have been
awarded, or a prize or prizes of equal or greater value, in the event that such
prize is unavailable. If the
initially selected winner cannot be contacted within 2 days of the end of the
contest, is ineligible, fails to claim a prize within 30 days, or if the prize
is returned as undeliverable, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate
winner will be selected within 45 days of the end of the contest. Acceptance of a prize constitutes
permission for Athlon, Sponsor, and their respective designees to use of
winner’s name, likeness, statements, voice, opinions, biographical information
and state of residence for promotional purposes in any media without notice,
further payment, consideration, credit, or right of approval or review and any
such use with respect to minors will be subject to prior written approval from
the parent or legal guardian.
Winners will be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and
liability/publicity release within five (5) days of notification/receipt. Because of the unique nature and scope
of the Game, Athlon Sports reserves the right, in addition to the other rights
reserved herein, to modify any date(s) or deadline(s) set forth in these Official
Rules or otherwise governing the Game.
10. DISQUALIFICATION: The use of robotic, automatic, macro,
programmed or like methods (including without limitation the use of any
promotion/game subscription, notification, entry or like sites or service that
offers Game entry services "on behalf of" entrant) is strictly
prohibited. Neither Athlon Sports
nor Sponsor is responsible for lost, interrupted or unavailable network server
or other connections, miscommunications, failed telephone or computer or telephone
transmissions or technical failure, jumbled, scrambled or misdirected
transmissions, or other error of any kind whether human, mechanical or
electronic. Persons found
tampering with or abusing any aspect of this Game, as solely determined by Athlon
Sports and/or the Sponsors, will be disqualified. If disqualified for any of the above abuses, Athlon Sports
reserves the right to terminate such person's eligibility to participate in
this Game and future contests sponsored by Athlon Sports. Entrants further
acknowledge that the forfeiture of prize(s) and/or return of any prize(s) shall
in no way prevent Athlon Sports from pursuing any remedies legally available in
connection with such conduct. Any attempt to damage any website of Athlon
Sports and/or the Sponsor, or tamper with or undermine the legitimate operation
of the Game, is a violation of these Official Rules, any may be subject to
criminal and civil penalties as well.
Athlon Sports reserves the right to seek remedies and damages from any
responsible individual to the fullest extent permitted by law. In the event any portion of this Game
is compromised by any virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other
causes beyond the control of Athlon Sports which, in the sole opinion of Athlon
Sports or the Sponsor, corrupts or impairs the administration, security,
fairness or proper play of the Game, Athlon Sports reserves the right to
suspend or terminate the Game. In
no event will more prizes be awarded than those listed above in Section 7.
11. LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY: By participating in
the Game, entrants agree (a) to follow these Official Rules, and the decisions
of Athlon Sports, the Sponsor and the judges, which shall be binding and final
in all respects; (b) to release Athlon Sports and Sponsor from all liability,
loss or damage arising out of participation in the Game and with respect to the
awarding, receipt, possession, use and/or misuse of any prize; (c) to be
contacted by Sponsor by mail, telephone and/or email; and (d) acknowledge that
neither Athlon Sports nor the Sponsor make any warranty, representation, or
guarantee, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize, and
disclaim all liability for the provision, quality or nature of any third-party
products or services provided to winners. By participating, the winners release
Athlon Sports and Sponsor, their respective officers, directors, employees,
affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, fulfillment, marketing
agencies, public relation firms, consultants or contractors from any and all
liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages or
losses to persons (including death) and property that may be sustained in
connection with the receipt, ownership, possession, acceptance, enjoyment, use
or misuse of a prize, or arising out of participation in this Game, or while
preparing for, participating in, and/or traveling to any prize-related
activity. IN NO EVENT WILL Athlon Sports, THE SPONSOR OR THEIR
RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, subsidiaries,
advertising, promotion, fulfillment, marketing agencies, public relation firms,
consultants or contractors BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE
DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF ANY PARTICIPATION IN THE GAME OR ACCEPTANCE,
POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE AWARDED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS GAME,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, AS
WELL AS ANY CLAIMS BASED ON PUBLICITY RIGHTS OR INVASION OF PRIVACY.
12. COMMUNICATIONS: Any information entrants provide to
Athlon Sports and the Sponsor will be used to communicate with the entrant in
relation to this Game. Athlon Sports and/or the Sponsor also may share this information
with third parties who are participating in this Game. Athlon Sports will collect and use
personal data in accordance with its privacy policy available for review at www.athlonsports.com.
13. GENERAL
INFORMATION: Athlon Sports reserves the right to modify these Official Rules
for the following purposes: clarifying how the game should be played, how the
game will be scored, how winners are determined, and what prizes will be
awarded. Any changes to these
Official Rules will be made with the intention of not materially affecting the
terms and conditions of the Game. Neither Athlon Sports nor Sponsor is
affiliated with, endorsed by, or licensed by, any of the teams, coaches or
players identified in connection with this Game, and none of the teams, coaches
or players is a sponsor of, or associated with, this Game in any way. Team
names are the trademarks of the respective teams indicated and are used for
factual, descriptive purposes only. All trademarks, logos and images pertaining
to the respective teams contained within the Athlon Sports website (“Site”) are
the property of the respective teams. The Site is intended for informational
and entertainment use only. All applicable federal, state and local laws and
regulations apply. These Official Rules shall be
governed, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
Tennessee. Any and all disputes in connection with the Game will be resolved
exclusively in the appropriate courts in Nashville, Tennessee. Should there be a conflict between the
laws of the State of Tennessee and any other laws, the conflict will be
resolved in favor of the laws of the State of Tennessee. Each entrant waives any and all
objections to jurisdiction and venue and hereby submits to the jurisdiction of
Tennessee courts. Any and all lawsuits or other disputes that arise relating to
this Game must be filed within one (1) year from the date that the last weekly
prize winner is finally drawn. The failure of Athlon Sports to exercise or
enforce any right or provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a
waiver of such right or provision.
If any part of these Official Rules is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, that part will be enforced to the
maximum extent permitted by law, and the remainder of these Official Rules will
remain fully in force.
Winners List: For the winners' names (available
after January 1st, 2008), send a stamped, self-addressed envelope
for receipt by February 1st, 2008 to: Athlon Sports Communications, Inc., 220 25th Avenue North,
Nashville, Tennessee 37203.
Sponsored By: Miyachi Unitek Corporation.
Produced By: Athlon Sports Communications, Inc., 220 25th Avenue
North, Nashville, Tennessee 37203.
The Game and all accompanying materials are © 2007 Athlon
Sports Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.
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