Wednesday, February 20, 2008

2008 Dodge Nitro Giveaway Contest Rules

THE FOLLOWING RULES APPLY TO THE 2008 DODGE NITRO AUTO SHOW GIVEAWAY CONTEST AT THE CLEVELAND AUTO SHOW, FEBRUARY 23 – MARCH 2, 2008. FAILURE TO MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS MAY DISQUALIFY FINALISTS/WINNER FROM PRIZE. PLEASE READ ALL RULES.

1.NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

2.Void where prohibited. Open only to legal residents of the United States and District of Columbia, Void in Puerto Rico and all other U.S. territories and wherever prohibited by law. Contestants may register by filling out an entry blank at the Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers’ Association contest booth at the Auto Show at the I-X Center, February 23 – March 2, 2008, (no guarantee of entry acceptance after 4:00 PM, Sunday, March 2, 2008) or by mailing a postcard containing name, address, telephone number and age to 2008 Dodge Nitro Giveaway C/O Cleveland Auto Show, 10100 Brecksville Road, Brecksville, Ohio 44141. Entry blanks void if received outside authorized channels. All entries must be handwritten; no mechanically copied entries accepted. Deadline for receipt of mail-in entry is February 29, 2008. Only one entry per person per day. All entries become property of Sponsors and will not be returned. Sponsor not responsible for lost, late, illegible, misdirected, damaged or postage-due mail.

3.Contestants MUST BE AT LEAST 21 YEARS OF AGE TO ENTER AND BE A LICENSED MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER WITH PROOF OF ADEQUATE LIABILITY INSURANCE.

4.The grand prize is a 2008 Dodge Nitro (vehicle subject to change). No cash award will be given in place of the prize. Delivery of actual grand prize vehicle will be determined based upon production by Dodge. Actual delivery date is unknown at this time. Vehicle on display at Auto Show in contest area may not be the actual vehicle awarded. Winners are responsible for all taxes, title, license and registration fees. The retail value of the grand prize is approximately $30,000.00.

5.Starting February 23, 2008 and ending on March 2, 2008, one (1) winner per day will be randomly drawn from daily entries received to qualify as a finalist. Further, one (1) additional finalist will be chosen for the Dodge Nitro Giveaway by WEWS Channel 5 in the following manner: beginning Friday, February 22, 2008 and continuing Monday February 25, Tuesday February 26, Wednesday February 27 and Thursday February 28, WEWS will take the 5th caller after the designated cue to call in during the 6pm newscast. The 5th caller will win a four-pack of tickets to the Auto Show and be entered into a random drawing to become a finalist for a chance to win the Dodge Nitro. All finalists will be notified and it is their responsibility to be at the Auto Show at appropriate time on Sunday, March 2, 2008 for the final contest random drawing to award the grand prize to one of the ten (10) finalists. There will be one grand prize (Dodge Nitro) winner. Finalists are not required to purchase an auto show admission ticket for final contest drawing. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received.

6.In the event of the winner’s failure to qualify or claim the grand prize within 30 days of being notified the vehicle is ready for delivery, an alternative winner will be drawn from those who qualified as finalists. Should that winner fail to claim the prize within 30 days of being notified, no prize will be awarded. In no event will Sponsors award more prizes than listed in these Official Rules.

7.Employees of Scripps Howard Broadcasting Company d/b/a WEWS-TV, their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, suppliers and the immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each (collectively, “Sponsor”) are not eligible. Employees of the Auto Show, Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers’ Association, or any of its affiliated companies, employees of any new or used motor vehicle dealership, automobile manufacturer, their advertising agencies and their immediate families are ineligible to win.

8.Winner acknowledges that the Auto Show shall have the right to use winner’s name, likeness and voice in promoting that he/she is the winner, in both print and broadcast. The grand-prize winner must sign a standard release form providing the Auto Show with their address, telephone number and social security number and a W-9 tax form. Winners will be required to sign and return to the Sponsors an affidavit of eligibility and liability and publicity release within 48 hours of notification. If any prize notification is undeliverable, or in the event of non-compliance with any of these requirements, the prize will be forfeited, and an alternate winner will be selected at random from the remaining eligible entries. All taxes and all other expenses, costs or fees associated with the acceptance and/or use of the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner; winner will be expected to provide tax ID #. The prize cannot be exchanged for cash or other merchandise and is nontransferable. The Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a similar prize of equal or greater value at its sole discretion.

9.Cleveland Auto Show is the sole judge of all matters pertaining to this contest and reserves the right to change the rules and/or discontinue the contest at any time without notice. All decisions by the Cleveland Auto Show are final.

10.All entrants waive any and all claims of liability against all sponsors, agents, affiliates, parent companies and their employees along with any other acting on behalf, for damages, injuries or other losses which relate directly or indirectly to the 2008 Cleveland Auto Show Dodge Nitro Giveaway.

11.For the name of the grand prize winner, please write to the 2008 Dodge Nitro Giveaway c/o Cleveland Auto Show, 10100 Brecksville, OH 44141 by May 2, 2008. 12.Sponsor: Cleveland Auto Show. 10100 Brecksville Road, Brecksville, Ohio 44141. Scripps Howard Broadcasting Company d/b/a WEWS-TV, 3001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115

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