1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR ODDS OF WINNING. SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
2. Eligibility. Subject to the additional restrictions below, the “Jimmy Fallon Holiday Sweater Contest” (the “Contest”) is open to legal U.S. residents (excluding Puerto Rico) who are 18 years or older at the time of entry. Employees and contractors of Pacific and Southern, LLC (“Sponsor”), TEGNA Inc., and each of their respective affiliated companies, and advertising and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of, and any persons domiciled with, any such employees or contractors, are not eligible to enter or to win.
3. How to Enter. The Contest will begin at 12:01 a.m. (Eastern) on December 21, 2020 and end at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern) on December 28, 2020 (the “Contest Period”). To enter, (the “Entry”) during the Contest Period, visit one (1) of the following pages (“Pages,” each a “Page”): the 11Alive Facebook page located at http://facebook.com/11alive, Instagram page located at http://instagram.com/11alive, OR Twitter page located at http://twitter.com/11alivenews; and on one of the Contest Facebook post(s), Instagram post(s), OR Twitter post(s) that will be posted on the respective Pages at various times during the Contest Period, submit a comment, along with the hashtag “#FallonSweaterContest11Alive”, on the following theme: “tell us why you are Jimmy Fallon’s biggest fan” (collectively, “Entry”). You must include the hashtag “FallonSweaterContest11Alive” in your Entry or your Entry will not be valid. A Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter account is required to enter the Contest; if you do not already have an account, you can go to the applicable social media website to create a free account. If you choose to submit an Entry via your web-enabled mobile device, data rates may apply. See your wireless service provider for details on rates and capabilities. Limit one (1) Entry per person (regardless of Entry method). Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same social media accounts. Sponsor will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, late, misdirected, garbled, inaudible, or illegible entries, or for failure to receive entries due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware or software, whether originating with sender or Sponsor. Ad blocking software on your computer needs to be disabled so that it doesn’t interfere with processing your entry. By entering, you agree to receive e-mails from Sponsor or those directed by Sponsor. You can opt-out of the receipt of such e-mails by following the directions in any email received from Sponsor. All entries become property of Sponsor and none will be returned. Contestants acknowledge and agree that Sponsor shall have the right to edit, adapt, modify, reproduce, publish, promote, create a sound recording of, broadcast, or otherwise display or use entries in any way it sees fit without limitation or compensation to entrants. Sponsor further reserves the right to disqualify any entry that is alleged to infringe on any third-party’s intellectual property rights, or that Sponsor deems obscene, offensive or otherwise inappropriate for viewing by a general audience.
4. Winner Selection. A panel of qualified judges selected by Sponsors will review the eligible Entries received during the Contest Period and(1) winner (“Winner”) will be selected based on the following judging criteria: Originality (50%) and Appropriateness to the Theme (50%). The ratings scale for each criterion will range from one (1) to ten (10), with ten (10) being the best score. In the event of a tie, tied entries will be re-judged on the same criteria listed above. Judging will conclude within three days after the end of the Contest Period (on or before December 31, 2020) and the Entry with the highest cumulative scores will be designated the Winner. Decisions of judges and Sponsor shall be final and binding in all respects
5. Prize and Odds. One (1) Winner will receive a Holiday sweater from NBC’s Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Estimated retail value of Prize is two hundred dollars ($200). Actual retail value may vary. All details of Prize will be determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion. Prize is awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied, by Sponsors. Sponsors’ decisions, including, but not limited to, selection of Winner and substitution of Prize, cannot be appealed. By entering the Contest, each entrant agrees to indemnify, and release and hold harmless, Sponsors, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and each of their affiliated companies, from any liability that may occur from participation in the Contest and/or use of Prize. All taxes and other expenses, costs, or fees associated with the acceptance and/or use of Prize are the sole responsibility of Winner.
6. Winner Notification and Acceptance. Winner will be notified by direct message and/or comment on Winner’s Entry on or about December 30, 2020. Winner must respond within forty-eight (48) hours of such notification. Failure of winner to respond to email notification may result in disqualification of winner, forfeiture of her or his interest in all prizes, and selection of a substitute winner from among all remaining eligible entries. Winners may waive their right to receive prizes. Prizes are nonassignable and nontransferable. No substitutions allowed by winner. Prizes are not redeemable for cash. Prizes and individual components of prize packages are subject to availability and Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. Winners are solely responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes on prizes. Winners may be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility/liability certifying that the entrant’s submission is entrant's original work, that entrant owns all rights to the work, that the submission has not previously won an award or prize in a contest and has not previously been published, and that entrant has complied with the Official Rules of the Contest, and a publicity release (except where prohibited by law) which must be returned as directed by Sponsor. Failure to sign and return the affidavit or release, or to comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules, may result in a winner’s disqualification, the forfeiture of her or his interest in the prize, and the award of the prize to a substitute winner. Except where prohibited, acceptance of any prize constitutes winner’s consent to the publication of her or his name, biographical information and likeness in any media (including without limitation online) for any commercial or promotional purpose without further compensation. Prizes not won and claimed by eligible winners in accordance with these Official Rules will not be awarded and will remain the property of Sponsor.
7. Participation. By participating, contestants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify persons found tampering with or otherwise abusing any aspect of this Contest as solely determined by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Contest at any time, for any reason. Should the Contest be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, Sponsor reserves the right to award prizes based on the entries received before the termination date. Sponsor will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, late, postage-due, misdirected or illegible entries (either photos or ballots), poor quality photos, or for failure to receive entries or votes or other electronic communications due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware or software, whether originating with sender or Sponsor. The authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry will be considered the entrant. An “authorized account holder” shall mean the natural person assigned to such e-mail account by the Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with such e-mail account. A potential winner may be requested to provide proof that he or she is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with a winning entry. In the event of a dispute, all online entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the ISP account from which they were sent. For these purposes, an ISP account holder shall mean the natural person assigned to such ISP account by the Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning ISP addresses for the domain associated with such ISP account. Any questions regarding the number of entries, or votes submitted or the owner of an ISP account shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. By participating in this Contest, each participant agrees to fully release, forever discharge and hold harmless Sponsor, TEGNA Inc. and Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter from and against all claims, costs, liabilities, losses, injuries and damages arising out of the promotion, including but not limited to, any claims for personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property or any other harm arising out of participant’s participation in the promotion, the receipt, use or misuse of any prize, or any travel or activity that is related to the promotion or any prize. This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
8. Copyright. By entering the Contest, each contestant grants to Sponsor an exclusive, royalty-free and irrevocable right and license to publish, print, edit or otherwise use the contestant’s submitted entry, in whole or in part, for any purpose and in any manner or media (including, without limitation, the Internet) throughout the world in perpetuity, and to license others to do so, all without limitation or further compensation. Each contestant further agrees that if his/her entry is selected by Sponsor as the winning entry, he/she will sign any additional license or release that Sponsor may require, and will not publicly perform or display her or his submission without the express permission of Sponsor.
9. Construction. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.
10. Sponsor. The Jimmy Fallon Holiday Sweater Contest is sponsored by Pacific and Southern, LLC. The decisions of Sponsor and the Contest judges regarding the selection of winners and all other aspects of the Contest shall be final and binding in all respects. Sponsor will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the Contest. This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. For a list of winners (available after January 20, 2021) or a copy of these Official Rules, visit 11alive.com or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to “Winners List/Official Rules” (as applicable), Jimmy Fallon Holiday Sweater Contest, 11Alive/WXIA-TV, One Monroe Place, Atlanta, GA 30324. If you have any questions regarding this Contest, please contact: Wes Rodda, 404-892-1611, wrodda@11alive.com.
