Which “You Can Call Me Al” Look-alike do You Like?

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PRELIMINARY INFORMATION:  NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Void where prohibited. The You can Call Me Al Contest (“Contest”) will begin on March 3, 2011 at 5:00 a.m. CT and end on March 18, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. CT (“Contest Period”).  All times in the Contest refer to Central Time (“CT”). Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible Entries received.  Contest is subject all applicable federal, state and local laws.

ELIGIBILITY: Open only to permanent, legal United States (“U.S.”) residents physically residing in the WMAQ terrestrial geographic viewing area in the counties of Cook, De Kalb, Du Page, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, La Salle, McHenry, and Will in the state of Illinois, and who are thirteen (13) years of age or older as of the start of the Contest Period.  Officers, directors, and employees of Contest Entities (as defined below), members of these persons’ immediate families (spouses and/or parents, children, and siblings, and their spouses, regardless of where they reside), and/or persons living in the same households as these persons (whether or not related thereto) are not eligible to enter or win the Contest.  Contest Entities, as referenced herein, shall include WMAQ, 454 N. Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL 60611, NBCUniversal Media, LLC, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112 (collectively, “Sponsors”), and their respective parent, subsidiary, and affiliate companies, and administrative, advertising, and promotion agencies, and any other entity involved in the development, administration, promotion, or implementation of the Contest.

TO ENTER: During the Contest Period, log on to www.nbcchicago.com/morningshow, (the “Website”) click on the Contest link, and follow the provided instructions to complete and thereafter submit the entry form, which includes your name, address, telephone number, email address, and date of birth (“Entry Information”). As part of your Entry (defined below), you will also be required to e-mail an original video of yourself demonstrating how you look and sound like Al Roker of the Today Show to soundoff@nbcchicago.com (“Video”). Video must be in the English language and must not contain any music. Only the entrant should appear in the Video. Video must be no larger than forty (40) mb in size, no longer that two (2) minutes in length, and must be in one of the following electronic formats:  QuickTime (.mov), Windows Media Video (.wmv), Audio Interleave Video (.avi), Moving Pictures Expert Group (.mpeg), MPEG format (.mpg), Advanced Systems Format (.asf), or Third Generation Partnership Group (.3pg). Entry Information and Video together constitute an entry (“Entry”). All Entries become the property of Sponsors, and will not be acknowledged or returned.

By entering, you agree that you created the Video and you have any required permissions to submit your Entry to the Contest subject to the terms of these Official Rules. There must not be any proprietary background containing artwork or recognizable commercial logos, or any inappropriate or offensive materials in the Entry. Entries that are incomplete, illegible, garbled, late, damaged, corrupted, or postage due are void and will not be accepted. By entering, you agree that the Video and any other portion of the Entry, may be broadcast by Sponsors and used in promotions and advertisements for Sponsors.

Entries must be received before March 18, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. CT to be eligible for the Contest. Sponsors’ computer shall be the official timekeeper for all matters related to this Contest.  Limit one (1) Entry per person during the Contest Period. Multiple Entries received from any person or email address beyond this limit will void all such additional Entries. Entries generated by a script, macro, or other automated means will be disqualified.  Entries that are incomplete, garbled, corrupted, or unintelligible for any reason, including, but not limited to, computer or network malfunction or congestion, are void and will not be accepted. Your Entry must be original, truthful, unpublished, and created solely by the submitting entrant. In case of a dispute over the identity of an entrant, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.  Entry constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) to use entrant’s name, city, state, likeness, image, and/or voice for purposes of advertising, promotion, and publicity in any and all media now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification, permission, or approval. 

JUDGING: A panel of qualified judges selected by Sponsors (“Judges”) will review the eligible Entries received during the Contest Period and select a potential winner (“Winner”) on or about March 23, 2011 based on the following judging criteria (“Judging Criteria”): Originality (50%) and Creativity (50%). In the event of a tie, the Judges will break the tie by selecting the tied entrant who received the highest points from the Judges for Originality as the potential Winner. In the event a tie remains, the tied Entries will be judged by an additional tie-breaking judge, using the Judging Criteria, to determine which of the tied entrants will be the potential Winner.  Decisions of Sponsors and Judges are final and binding with respect to all matters related to the Contest. Winning is subject to verification of eligibility. Sponsors reserve the right to extend the Contest Period if in their sole discretion; Sponsors do not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified Entries. Sponsors will make two (2) attempts to notify potential Winner at the email address submitted at the time of entry. Potential Winner, or potential Winner’s parent/legal guardian if potential Winner is a minor, may be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility, release of liability, and, except where prohibited, publicity release (collectively, “Contest Documents”) within ten (10) days of such notification. Noncompliance within this time period, with these Official Rules or the return of or inability to deliver any prize/prize notification may result in disqualification and, at Sponsors' discretion, and time permitting, an alternate potential Winner may be selected from among all eligible remaining Entries based on the Judging Criteria.        

PRIZE:  There will be one (1) prize awarded (“Prize”) to the Winner consisting of the following: an opportunity to perform one (1) weathercast with Andy Avalos during the WMAQ program, NBC 5 News Today (“Weathercast”) inside Studio 5 at 401 N Michigan Avenue, Chicago 60611 after March 27, 2011 (date and time of Weathercast to be determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion).

Estimated Retail Value (“ERV”) of Prize is zero dollars ($0). 

Sponsors will determine all details of Prize in their sole discretion.  Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a similar Prize (or Prize element) of comparable or greater value. All taxes and other expenses, costs, or fees associated with the acceptance and/or use of Prize are the sole responsibility of Winner. Prize cannot be transferred by Winner or redeemed for cash and is valid only for the items detailed above, with no substitution of Prize by Winner. Sponsors will furnish an Internal Revenue Service Form 1099 to Winner for the Actual Retail Value (“ARV”) of Prize for the tax year in which Prize was won (for prizes worth more than five hundred and ninety-nine dollars ($599)). If Prize is unclaimed within a reasonable time after notification from Sponsors, as determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion, it will be forfeited, and time permitting, an alternate Winner may be selected from the remaining eligible Entries at Sponsors’ sole discretion. Date and time of Weathercast are subject to change or cancellation, subject to the Sponsors sole discretion. If Winner is a minor, parent/legal guardian must accompany such minor during Weathercast.

CONDITIONS: By entering the Contest, each entrant, or entrant’s parent/legal guardian if entrant is a minor, agrees for entrant and for entrant’s heirs, executors, and administrators (a) to release and hold harmless Contest Entities and their respective officers, directors, and employees (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from such entrant’s participation in the or Contest and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of Prize or any portion thereof (including any travel related thereto); (b) to indemnify Released Parties from any and all liability resulting or arising from the Contest and to hereby acknowledge that Released Parties have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to Prize, including express warranties provided exclusively by Prize supplier that are sent along with Prize; (c) if selected as a Winner, to the posting of such entrant’s name on Website and the use by Released Parties of such name, voice, image, and/or likeness for publicity, promotional, and advertising purposes in any and all media now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification, permission, or approval, and, upon request, to the giving of consent, in writing, to such use; and (d) to be bound by these Official Rules and to waive any right to claim any ambiguity or error therein or in the Contest itself, and to be bound by all decisions of the Sponsors, which are binding and final. Failure to comply with these conditions may result in disqualification from the Contest at Sponsors’ sole discretion.

WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT: For the name of the Winner, available after March 30, 2011, visit www.nbcchicago.com, or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: You Can Call Me Al, 454 N Columbus Dr., Chicago IL 60611.