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http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/fantasy/CBS.COM THE AMAZING RACE 15 FANTASY GAME
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN, PARTICIPATION OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ONLY, 18 OR OLDER OR AGE OF MAJORITY IN THEIR STATE OF RESIDENCE AS OF THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO THE CONTEST. VOID IN PUERTO RICO AND WHERE PROHIBITED. U.S. LAW GOVERNS THIS GAME.
Sponsor, Administrator & Prize Provider: CBS Interactive Inc., 2200 W. Cypress Creek Rd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 Contest Entities: CBS Interactive Inc.
1) Acceptance of Official Rules. By entering The Amazing Race 15 Fantasy Game(the "Contest") operated on the cbs.com web site accessible at the domain "cbs.com" (the "cbs.com Service"), you ("you" or the "Participant") hereby accept and agree to these official rules (the "Official Rules") of this Contest, and the decisions of the Administrator in connection with this Contest, whose decisions are final.
2) Eligibility. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia at least eighteen (18) years of age or older or age of majority in their state of residence as of the date of registration into the Contest and who are registered users (i.e. successfully obtain user ID and password) ("Registered Users") on any one or more of the following CBS Interactive Websites: cbs.com, CBSSports.com, CBSgames.com and/or CBSnews.com, ("CBS Interactive Sites"). Not eligible to enter are employees or agents of Contest Entities their parent companies, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies and members of their immediate families (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses) and those living in their households. This Contest is void outside of the 50 U.S., in Puerto Rico, all US territories and possessions and where prohibited by law. The Contest is governed by US law and is subject to all applicable federal, state & local laws & regulations.
3) To Register for Contest Participation. If you are not a Registered User of one of the CBS Interactive Sites, you may register and obtain user identification ("ID") and associated password ("Password") for CBS.com by going to
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/ (the "Amazing Race Site"). You will be asked to click on the link to "sign up free" and fill out the registration form in its entirety and successfully submit same. There is no fee to become a CBS.com Registered User. In addition to being a CBS.com Registered User you must register separately to enter the Contest. There is no fee to register to participate in the Contest. The registration process begins on or about 3:00 PM Eastern Time ("ET") on 9/7/09 and registration ends at 8:00 PM ET on 12/31/09 or seven (7) days before the final episode of The Amazing Race 15 is broadcasted (the "Registration Deadline"), whichever comes later. There will be no new registrations accepted after the Registration Deadline. The Contest ends at 9:00 PM ET on 12/31/09 or with the end of the East Coast broadcast of the final episode of The Amazing Race 15 whichever is later ("Promotion Period"). End date is subject to scheduling changes. To register and establish a 'fantasy team' go to the Amazing Race Site anytime during the Promotion Period (with exceptions as noted in these rules), click on The Amazing Race icon, and complete The Amazing Race Fantasy League online registration form. You will be required to pick two available The Amazing Race participating teams (the "Team(s)") to be on your The Amazing Race Fantasy League team. Participants will have the ability to switch Teams prior to each episode. Once you have completed the information requested, click where instructed to submit your Contest registration and 'team' selection. Registrants must complete entire online registration form and successfully submit same in order to be eligible for Prize consideration. During the Promotion Period, new registrations and/or changes to existing registration's fantasy teams will not be accepted commencing at the time the East Coast first broadcast of The Amazing Race episode begins and up until six (6) hours after the East Coast broadcast of the show ends. NO NEW CONTEST REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED PAST THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE OF THE PROMOTION PERIOD. Broadcasts are subject to preemptions and scheduling changes. If such changes occur they will be posted on the Amazing Race Site. The use of automated or third party software or website to register or trade is prohibited. LIMIT ONE TEAM REGISTRATION PER REGISTERED PARTICIPANT. Contest Entities and their parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents (collectively, "Releasees") assume no responsibility for incorrect or inaccurate registration information, human error or technical malfunctions, lost/delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, line failures unauthorized access of any computer/telephone/wireless telephone equipment or software, or any combination thereof. Registrations become the property of the Sponsor. Participants who submit inaccurate registration data and/or exceed the registration/team limits may be excluded from participation at any time during or after the Contest. By registering, registrants agree to be bound by these rules Official Rules and consent to use by Sponsor and its designees of their names &/or photographs for advertising or publicity purposes in any and all media now or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity, without further consideration, notification or permission, except where prohibited by law.
4) Managing Your Amazing Race Fantasy League Team. You may have a maximum of two active Teams on your fantasy team roster at any time during the Promotion Period. Once you have successfully registered a Team you can trade any or all of your Teams as many times as you like during the Promotion Period by deleting a Team from your fantasy team and replacing your Team with any other Team still active in the game. A fantasy team roster freeze is in effect commencing at the time the East Coast first broadcast of a new original The Amazing Race 15 episode begins (8:00 PM ET) and up to six (6) hours after the East Coast broadcast of the show's end (3:00 AM ET following night of broadcast). During each week of the Promotion Period in which an original episode of The Amazing Race 15 is broadcasted, the number of active Teams will decrease by one (1) as a Team loses. If a member Team of your fantasy team loses and has to leave the show, you may replace that expelled Team with an active Team. Registered users may manage their team at the Amazing Race Site.
5) Scoring Points. Registered players accrue points when The Amazing Race 15 cast members on a registrants' fantasy team are awarded points based on their actions, and outcome of events (e.g., winning an event) during an episode. Points may also be subtracted based on a specific activity. See Point Categories listed on the Amazing Race Site. Regular Scoring (non-bonus question) is based on the new broadcasted episodes of The Amazing Race only and not The Amazing Race clips on the Amazing Race Site. The Amazing Race episode #1 scheduled for broadcast on or about 9/27/09 will be the first episode used to accrue points for registered Participants. Team point totals will be updated by 6:00 PM PT the day following the night of each new The Amazing Race broadcast. All decisions regarding scoring in the Contest will be made by an "Official Scorer", a CBS.com representative whose decisions are final and binding on matters relating to the awarding of points in this game. In each new episode points will be awarded ONLY for qualifying activities occurring during new, previously unseen footage broadcasted during The Amazing Race television program. No points will be awarded for events that occur during flashbacks of any sort.
WEEKLY BONUS POINTS QUESTION. At midnight Eastern Time following the broadcast of each new episode of The Amazing Race a multiple choice bonus points question (the "Bonus Question"), based on The Amazing Race clips published on the Amazing Race Site and/or the broadcasted episode, will be posted on the Amazing Race Site. There will be one (1) bonus question for each original episode aired. Participants have until 5:00pm ET the following Sunday to submit their answer. Categories for which points will be awarded in the Contest can be viewed by clicking
www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/fantasy/faq.php?selection=faq. Categories and corresponding point awards are subject to change at any time at Sponsor's discretion.
6) Determining Winners. Team point totals will be posted to the "Season Leader Board: located at the Amazing Race Site. Team point totals will be updated by 6:00 PM PT the day following the night of each new The Amazing Race episode broadcast. Within 72 hours of the final episode of The Amazing Race the final standings "Season Leader Board" will be posted. Sponsor reserves the right to change final standings subject to verification of entrant totals and eligibility. The one Participant's fantasy team that has accrued the greatest number of points for the season will be declared the potential Grand Prize winner. In the event there is a tie between the top point totals, those tied players will be placed into a random drawing and one (1) potential Grand Prize winner will be selected. If required the random drawing(s) will take place on or about 12/31/09. Odds of winning the Grand Prize depend on the number of Participants and the points each earned during the Contest.
The random drawing (if applicable) will be conducted by CBS Interactive Inc. whose decisions are final on matters relating to the Contest. Potential Grand Prize winner will be required to sign and return to CBS Interactive Inc. and/or its agent, an affidavit of eligibility/release of liability within five (5) days of issuance of notification. Failure to complete and return the documents in the time noted will result in the disqualification of the potential winner and the next highest scoring player will be deemed the potential Grand Prize winner in accordance with these Official Rules.
7) Grand Prize. One (1) Grand Prize of One Thousand Dollars (US$1,000.00) will be awarded. Grand Prize will be awarded in the form of a check. All expenses relating to acceptance of the Grand Prize that are not explicitly stated herein are the responsibility of the Grand Prize winner. All details of the Prize not specified herein shall be determined solely by Sponsor. Prize is non-transferable; no substitutions allowed, except at the discretion of the Sponsor in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded. Taxes are the responsibility of the Grand Prize winner. All costs and expenses relating to acceptance and use of the Grand prize, which are not explicitly listed herein as being awarded, are the responsibility of the Grand prize winner.
Internet. If for any reason this Contest is not capable of running as planned due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, the Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. Should any part of this Contest be terminated, Sponsor reserves the right to select the Grand prize winner in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect team registrations received as of the action requiring such termination. Contest Entities are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network (wired or wireless) or telephone lines, wireless device, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computation of point totals, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by Sponsor on account of technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer and/or wireless device relating to or resulting from participation in this Contest or downloading any materials in this Contest or for any other printing, typographical, human or other errors relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the tabulation of points, the announcement of the Grand Prize, the Grand Prize winner, human or typographical errors or in any Contest-related materials.
9) Improper Conduct. Sponsor, and/or any other relevant party (e.g. Administrator) in its sole discretion, may disqualify any entrant from participation in or use of any or all portions of this Contest, and refuse to award Grand Prize, if entrant engages in any conduct Sponsor deems to be improper, unfair or otherwise adverse to the operation of the Contest or detrimental to other entrants of the Contest. Such improper conduct includes, without limitation, falsifying personal information required during entrant registration or Grand Prize claim, violating any term or condition stated herein, accumulating entries through methods such as automated computer scripts or any other programming techniques, allowing others to use entrant's personal information for the purpose of accumulating entries, or intentionally trying to defraud, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise tamper with the computer programs in connection with this Contest. Entrants agree that Sponsor and/or Administrator may void any part of the Grand Prize that entrant may have won and/or require the return of any part of the Grand Prize that entrant may have won as a result of such improper conduct. Entrant further acknowledges that any forfeiture of the Grand Prize and/or return of the Grand Prize shall in no way prevent Sponsor from pursuing other avenues of recourse such as criminal or civil proceedings in connection with such conduct. WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, CONTEST ENTITIES RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
10) Integrity of Contest. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned by reason of infection by computer virus, worms, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which Sponsor and/or Administrator, in its sole opinion believes could corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor and or Administrator reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this Contest and award the eligible Participant with the highest point total (tie breakers apply) received prior to the action taken or in such other manner as Sponsor and/or Administrator may deem fair and appropriate.
11) Lost or Corrupted Contest Registration or Team Management Directions. Contest Entities assume no liability and are not responsible for, and you hereby forever waive any rights to any claim in connection with, lost, late, incomplete, corrupted, stolen, misdirected, illegible registration or team management instructions or postage due mail, if applicable; or for any computer, wireless device, telephone, cable, network, satellite, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, unauthorized human intervention, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information, or the failure to capture any such information. Contest Entities are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by registration information submitted by end users or tampering, hacking, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest, and assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to the Contest.
12) Damaged Property. Contest Entities assume no liability and are not responsible for, and you hereby forever waive any rights to any claim in connection with, injury or damage to any entrants or to any other person's computer or property related to or resulting from participating in this Contest or downloading materials from this Contest.
13) Contest Errors. Contest Entities assume no liability and are not responsible for, and you hereby forever waive any rights to any claim in connection with, errors and/or ambiguity: (a) in the Contest; (b) in any related advertising or promotions of this Contest; and/or (c) in these Official Rules. In the event of any ambiguity(s) or error(s) in these Official Rules, Sponsor and/or Administrator reserves the right to modify these Official Rules for clarification purposes or to correct any such ambiguity or error(s) without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the Contest.
14) Grand Prize and Prize Winner. Contest Entities assume no liability and are not responsible for, and you/entrant hereby forever waive/s any rights to any claim in connection with, the selection and announcement of the Grand prize winner, the distribution of the Grand prize, the acceptance/possession and/or use/misuse of any part of the Grand prize and/or any injury or damage to any entrant's or third person's property related to or resulting from any part of the Grand prize or any part of this Contest.
15) Release and Indemnity. Each entrant in this Contest, including, without limitation, the Grand prize winner, hereby releases and agrees to hold harmless the Contest Entities from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to person, including death, and property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the Grand prize, participation in this Contest and participation in any activity related to this Contest.
16) Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT WILL THE RELEASEES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE CONTEST OR THE DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM THE CONTEST. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS.
17) Disclaimer of Warranties. THE CONTEST AND THE GRAND PRIZE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. 18) Identity Disputes. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner based on an e-mail address, the winning team entry will be declared made by the Authorized Account Holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of contest registration. For purposes of these Official Rules, "Authorized Account Holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
19) Binding Arbitration. The parties waive all rights to trial in any action or proceeding instituted in connection with these Official Rules and/or this Contest. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Official Rules and/or this Contest shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis, and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party. The arbitration shall be conducted in the State of California in the City of San Francisco and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered into any court having jurisdiction thereof.
20) Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This promotion is governed by US law and is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited by law. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Administrator in connection with this Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, U.S.A., without giving effect to the conflict of laws rules thereof, and any matters or proceedings which are not subject to arbitration as set forth in Arbitration section of these Official Rules and/or for entering any judgment on an arbitration award, shall take place in the State of California, in the City of San Francisco.
21) Winners List/Official Rules Requests: To obtain the name of The Amazing Race 15 Fantasy Game Prize winner, available after 12/31/09, mail a self addressed stamped envelope ("SASE") to: CBS Interactive Inc., 2200 W. Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 Attn: The Amazing Race Fantasy Game. Requests received after 1/30/10 will not be honored. To obtain a copy of these Official Rules mail a SASE to: CBS Interactive Inc. 2200 W. Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309, Attn: The Amazing Race 15 Fantasy Game Rules. Requests for Official Rules received after 12/31/09 will not be honored. Residents of Vermont may omit return postage for Official Rules request. The name of the Grand Prize Winner may, and Official Rules will, be posted on the CBS.com Service.
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