CHAMPIONS TOUR PICK ‘EM CHALLENGE
OFFICIAL RULES
By participating in this contest, entrants agree to these official rules.
ELIGIBILITY
1.
The CHAMPIONS TOUR PICK ‘EM CHALLENGE (the “Contest”) is conducted by
PGA TOUR Licensed Properties, Inc. (the “Sponsor” or “PGATOUR.COM ”)
and is open to legal residents of the United States and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 years of
age or older at time of entry (unless otherwise specified), except
employees of PGA TOUR, Inc., Exponentia Communications Corporation,
affiliates, subsidiaries, and successor companies, Contest sponsors,
advertising and promotion agencies, Contest prize suppliers,
participating advertisers, and immediate family members of anyone so
situated. "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.
Participation in the Contest acts as each participant’s authorization
and subscription to be included in Sponsor communications, including
email, regarding information, updates and offers of PGA TOUR, its
sponsors, tournaments and affiliates, subject to exercise by the
participant of a provided option to opt out of such inclusion.
Eligibility to participate in the Contest is not dependent upon
inclusion in Sponsor communications.
HOW TO ENTER
2. The Contest begins on Wednesday, August 10th, 2011 12:01:00 PM ET and ends Sunday, October 16th, 2011 11:59:59 PM ET.
3.
There is no purchase necessary to enter the Contest. To enter, please
follow these steps: 1) Use your computer’s internet browser to go to
the Contest home page at http://www.championstourchallenge.com ; 2)
register for the Contest; 3) once registered, select a Champions Tour
golfer from the golfers listed; and 4) click submit and you are entered
(each, an “Entry”). Once you have registered, to participate in future
games, simply log-in using your Contest account information (username
and password) and repeat steps (3) and (4). No entries will be accepted
by any other means.
4.
All entries must be submitted by each week’s deadline time as specified
in the Countdown window at the Contest site, in order to be eligible to
earn points for that week’s game. The deadline time will be the
scheduled first tee time for that week’s tournament. There are a
total of six (6) weekly tournaments defined in EXHIBIT A: THE
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE below. Eligible participants will be awarded
points based on their golfer selection for a given week, earning a
point for every Charles Schwab Cup point their selected golfer earns.
In
the event of ties, tiebreakers will be used to determine winners
(tiebreaker process is defined in section 6 SELECTION OF
WINNERS). The results and points standings will be posted at the
Contest site at www.championstourchallenge.com at or about 12:00pm ET
the day after the conclusion of each week’s tournament. A new game will
be conducted for the next week immediately at the deadline of the
previous week.
All
entries become the sole property of Sponsor and none will be returned
for any reason. All entries must be received during the Contest Period.
Entries will be declared invalid if they are late, illegible,
incomplete, damaged, irregular, mutilated, forged, falsified, altered,
garbled, mechanically or electronically reproduced, or tampered with in
any way.
Entries
received online shall be deemed to be submitted by the authorized
account holder of the e-mail address associated with the Entry. For the
purpose of the Contest Rules, “authorized account holder” of an e-mail
address means the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address
by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other
organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain
associated with the submitted e-mail address. Potential winner may be
required to provide Sponsor with proof that the potential winner is the
authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the
winning Entry.
PRIZES
5.
There will be a maximum of seven (7) prizes awarded in total for this
Contest (each a “Prize”). Six (6) prizes will be awarded for each week
of play for the “Weekly Winner’s Prize” which is based on the highest
score for a given week of play. The Prizes will be awarded at the
conclusion of each week of play. One (1) Prize shall consist of an
"Overall Winner’s Prize" and will be based on the highest aggregate
score for all weeks. This Prize will be awarded at the conclusion of
the final week of play. The odds of winning the Prizes depend upon the
number of eligible entries received. All game week dates and submission
deadlines will be determined by the Sponsor.
The
Overall Winner’s Prize is a trip for two (2) to the 2011 Charles Schwab
Cup Championship (November 3 – 5, 2011), and shall consist of the
following:
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Roundtrip flights for two (2) to San Francisco, CA during the Charles Schwab Cup Championship
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Two (2) Invitations to Champions Tour President’s Dinner on Thursday, November 3, 2011
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Two (2) Clubhouse tickets (Thursday, November 3, 2011 – Sunday, November 5, 2011)
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Hotel stay (Thursday, November 3, 2011 – Saturday, November 5, 2011)
The Overall Winner’s Prize has an estimated retail value of $4,500USD.
The
Weekly Winner’s Prize shall consist of the following: one (1) dozen
Nike ONE Vapor Golf Balls with the Champions Tour logo, with an
estimated retail value of $44.99USD.
Prizes
are non-transferable and non-exchangeable. No substitution or cash
equivalent will be made. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a
prize of equal or greater value. Furthermore, Sponsor 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. All expenses and costs not expressly listed above
including, but not limited to, travel, meals, taxes and tips are the
winner’s sole responsibility.
SELECTION OF WINNERS
6.
The participant who accumulates the most points during a week as
determined at the end of such week will qualify to win the Weekly
Winner’s Prize for that week. In the event of a tie, two tiebreaker
questions will be used in order until a winner is determined. The
tiebreaker questions in order are:
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Tournament Winning Score
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Total Tournament Birdies
The
participant with the minimum absolute difference between the
participant’s tiebreaker prediction and the actual result will be the
winning tiebreaker. If no tiebreaker value is entered, a
participant’s default tiebreaker value will be zero (0). In the
event a Weekly Winner is not determined after applying this tiebreaker
format, the participant with the earliest contest registration
date/time will be selected as the winner.
The
participant who accumulates the most points during all weeks of game
play as determined at the end of the final week will qualify to win the
Overall Winner’s Prize for the Contest Period. In the event of a tie,
two tiebreaker questions will be used in order until a winner is
determined. The tiebreaker questions are:
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Winning Score for final tournament (AT&T Championship)
-
Total Tournament Birdies for final tournament (AT&T Championship)
The
participant with the minimum absolute difference between the
participant’s tiebreaker prediction and the actual result, will be the
winning tiebreaker. If no tiebreaker value is entered, a
participant’s default value will be zero (0). In the event an
Overall Winner is not determined after applying this tiebreaker format,
the participant with the earliest contest registration date/time will
be selected as the winner.
Each
qualifying participant will be contacted by e-mail at the e-mail
address provided on the Entry. If a winner is unreachable after four
(4) days, or if that winner is unavailable for prize fulfillment, an
alternate winner will be selected. Winners will be required to
sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity
release (where legal) within four (4) days of notification attempt or
the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected.
7.
Each winner is responsible for all federal, state and local taxes and
will be required to complete an IRS form W-9 in association with such
responsibility. Sponsor reserves the right to withhold prizes until a
completed form W-9 is received.
SKILL TESTING QUESTION
8.
In order to be eligible to win the Prize, the selected eligible entrant
shall be required to correctly answer a time-limited, mathematical
skill-testing question, without assistance of any kind, whether
mechanical, electronic or otherwise. The selected eligible entrant may
be required to swear an affidavit indicating compliance with this
section. The skill-testing question will be administered by telephone.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
9.
Entrants may not play with multiple e-mail addresses, nor use any
device to play multiple times or as multiple contestants. Limit one
registration per person and per e-mail address. Void where prohibited
by law and subject to all applicable laws. Sponsor 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 decisions of Sponsor are final.
All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Sponsor,
Exponentia Communications Corporation, their respective parents,
subsidiaries and affiliates, their officers, directors, agents,
stockholders, 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
the Contest or acceptance or use of any prize. In consideration of
participation in the 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) Sponsor, (ii) Exponentia Communications
Corporation and each of their respective direct and indirect parents,
subsidiaries, affiliates, partners and related entities, (iii) each of
their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, insurers,
attorneys, shareholders 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 the Contest.
10.
Participants are solely responsible for timely receipt of entries.
Entries are subject to verification and will be declared invalid if
they are late, illegible, incomplete, mechanically reproduced,
mutilated, forged, falsified, altered or tampered with in any way.
Sponsor, Exponentia Communications Corporation, their parents,
subsidiaries and affiliates, their officers, directors, agents,
stockholders, insurers, and employees, and their advertising and
promotional agencies and sponsors are not responsible or liable for
late, lost, incomplete, illegible, misdirected, stolen, delayed,
damaged or destroyed entries, notifications, or replies; for lost,
interrupted, inaccessible or unavailable networks, servers, Internet
Service Providers, websites or other connection, related to the
Contest; for errors of any kind, including but not limited to human,
electronic, mechanical and/or technical in nature; for failure or
technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer and
online systems, servers, computer equipment, software, e-mail, players,
or browsers on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on
the Internet, the Contest website, any related website, or any
combination thereof or otherwise; for any injury or damage to entrant,
entrant’s computer, or any other person’s computer related to or
resulting from participating in or downloading material in connection
with the Contest; for incorrect or inaccurate information; and/or for
weather conditions, event cancellations, delay or rescheduling or other
factors beyond the Sponsor’s control. Sponsor is not responsible for
any prize offered or any aspect of the Contest appearing on an
advertiser's web banner or hyperlink located on the Contest website.
DISQUALIFICATION
11.
All participants agree to be bound by these rules. Sponsor, 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 Contest website, (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 complimentary
prizes, if any, will result in disqualification for all future Sponsor
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, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PARTICIPANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW.
12.
This is NOT a gambling site, and is not intended to be associated with
gambling. If it is determined that a contestant is using the contest
for gambling purposes, the contestant will be disqualified and reported
to local authorities.
PUBLICITY RELEASE
13.
Unless prohibited by law, participation constitutes permission for
Sponsor, Exponentia and Contest sponsors, and their respective parents,
subsidiaries and affiliates, without any further obligation or
compensation (unless prohibited by law) to the Contest participant, the
right to use and publish the participant’s proper name and likeness
online and in print, or any other media in connection with the Contest
without financial gain. Furthermore, Sponsor and its parents,
subsidiaries and affiliates and Contest sponsors reserve the right to
use any and all information related to the Contest, including
information on participants obtained through the Contest, for marketing
purposes or any other purpose.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
14.
All intellectual property, including but not limited to trademarks,
trade names, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source
code, drawings, illustrations, logos, slogans and representations are
owned by Sponsor, Exponentia Communications and Contest Sponsors and/or
their parents, subsidiaries or affiliates. All rights are reserved.
Unauthorized copying or use of any copyrighted material or intellectual
property without the express written consent of its owner is strictly
prohibited.
ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
15.
Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to supplement or make
changes to these rules at any time without notice. Sponsor reserves the
right in its sole discretion to interpret these rules, and such
interpretation shall be binding upon all participants. Sponsor shall
not be responsible for any administrative errors involved in the
execution of the Contest. For a list of Contest winners, send a
self-addressed, stamped envelope to PGA TOUR Licensed Properties,
Attn: Legal Dept – Champions Tour Pick ‘Em Challenge Winners
List), 100 PGA TOUR Boulevard, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082.
EXHIBIT A: THE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
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TOURNAMENT |
DATE | | Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship | August 18 – 21, 2011 | |
Boeing Classic |
August 26 – 28, 2011 | |
Songdo Championship, Korea |
September 16 – 18, 2011 | |
SAS Championship |
September 30 – October 2, 2011 | |
Insperity Championship |
October 7 – 9, 2011 |
| AT&T Championship
| October 14 – 16, 2011 |
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GAME COMPLETE - THANKS FOR PLAYING!
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