THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS OFFERED ONLY IN THE 50 STATES OF THE UNITED STATES (“U.S.”) AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (“D.C.”), AND IS INTENDED FOR PARTICIPATION IN THOSE AREAS ONLY. PLEASE DO NOT PROCEED IF YOU ARE NOT AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AS OF NOVEMBER 3, 2008 AND A PERMANENT LEGAL RESIDENT OF ONE OF THE 50 STATES OF THE U.S. OR D.C. THIS SWEEPSTAKES SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND GOVERNED ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Eligibility: The $5K Every Day Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) is open only to permanent legal residents of the 50 states of the U.S. and D.C., who are physically located and residing therein, and who are 18 years of age or older as of November 3, 2008. Entrants must have either a valid social security number or a valid U.S. personal tax identification to participate. Employees of Sony Electronics Inc. (“Sponsor”), Sony Pictures Television Inc., Sony Pictures Digital Inc., Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Sony Corporation of America Inc., CBS Television Distribution, Quadra Productions, Inc., Wheel of Fortune (“Show”), Klick Communications Inc., Chase Bank USA, N.A., Sweepstakes administrator, their advertising or promotion agencies, those involved in the production, development, implementation or handling of the Sweepstakes, participating stations, stations airing Show, any agents acting for, or on behalf of the above entities, their respective parent, subsidiary, and related companies, officers, directors, subsidiaries, affiliates, licensees, service providers, any other person or entity associated with the Sweepstakes (collectively “Sweepstakes Entities”), members of their immediate families (spouses, children, siblings, parents), and/or persons living in the same household as such persons, whether or not related, are ineligible to participate in the Sweepstakes.
Sweepstakes Description: The Sweepstakes begins at 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific Time (“PT”) on November 3, 2008, and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. PT on May 24, 2009 (“Sweepstakes Period”). This Sweepstakes consists of eight (8) “individual sweepstakes” drawings, each of which has its own Registration Deadline and Show Weeks covered (each referred to as an “Individual Sweepstakes”) (see Registration Deadline Chart (“Chart”) below for the registration deadline of each Individual Sweepstakes). Registered Wheel Watchers Club members who have a unique 7-character or 9-character “Special Prize Identification Number” (“SPIN ID Number”) on the dates the Sweepstakes is played will have a chance to win the prizes described in Section 6 below when the Sweepstakes is played. The potential winning of any prize is subject to verification, as set forth below. At the election of the Show, at its sole discretion, the Sweepstakes will be played up to six (6) days per week starting the week of November 17, 2008, and ending on June 6, 2009 (for 29 weeks or the “Show Weeks”, collectively, the “Show Period”). Check local listings for Show schedule, which may be changed or preempted without notice in one or more broadcast areas (e.g., due to remote Show tapings and other changes to the production schedule, special announcements, programs that may disrupt normal TV programming, or local station programming pre-emptions). In these cases, at the election of the Show, the Sweepstakes may be played outside the above-stated dates and/or individual shows and their corresponding SPIN ID numbers may be aired on dates different than originally scheduled. This Sweepstakes will be running concurrently with other Wheel Watchers Club promotions. Participation or winning in this Sweepstakes is separate from participating and winning in other Wheel Watchers Club promotions unless specifically noted otherwise.
How to Participate: YOU MUST HAVE ONLINE ACCESS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. TO PARTICIPATE, YOU MUST HAVE A SPIN ID NUMBER. IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A SPIN ID NUMBER, YOU MUST USE THAT SPIN ID NUMBER IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES UNLESS YOU CHOOSE OR HAVE CHOSEN TO OPT OUT OF SUBSEQUENT SWEEPSTAKES OR YOU HAVE CANCELLED YOUR WHEEL WATCHERS CLUB MEMBERSHIP IN WHICH CASE YOU WILL NEED TO REGISTER FOR THE WHEEL WATCHERS CLUB AGAIN AS DESCRIBED BELOW. To be assigned a SPIN ID number, if you do not have one, you must first register for the Wheel Watchers Club.
Registered Wheel Watchers Club members can obtain their SPIN ID Number by logging in (with their Wheel Watchers Club Username and Password) to the Wheel Watchers Club on Sony Rewards web site located at www.sonyrewards.com/wof (“Web Site”).
Sony Rewards members that Have Not opted in to become a Wheel Watchers Club member can obtain a SPIN ID Number by opting in to participate in Wheel Watchers Club activities. Once a member opts in, such member will receive a SPIN ID Number by checking the appropriate box from the Sony Rewards “Update Communications Preferences” page within the “YOUR ACCOUNT” section of the Web Site.
SPIN ID Numbers for these participants can be obtained by logging in to the Web Site. It may take up to 24 hours from the time a participant opts in to participate to receive a SPIN ID Number.
If you are not a registered Wheel Watchers Club member, you can register by accessing the Web Site and following the online instructions to sign up for the Wheel Watchers Club by providing the following information on the registration form: First Name; Last Name; Address; City; State; Zip Code; E-mail Address; Gender; Date of Birth; your choice of Username and Password, and your choice of Security Question and Answer (collectively, “Sony Rewards Registration Information”). WHEN SUBMITTING YOUR REGISTRATION FORM, A CHECKMARK MUST BE IN THE BOX NEXT TO “YES, I WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN WHEEL WATCHERS CLUB ACTIVITIES AND RECEIVE A SPIN ID.”
SPIN ID Numbers for these participants may be obtained from the new members’ email newsletters or by logging in to the Web Site. It may take up to 24 hours from the time a participant registers for the Wheel Watchers Club to receive a SPIN ID Number.
There is no fee to register for the Wheel Watchers Club. If a registrant is a resident of a jurisdiction that deems him/her to be a minor, he/she must obtain parental/legal guardian consent prior to registering or submitting any personally identifiable information. All Registration Information must be completed in full.
Each participant can only register and participate in this Sweepstakes under one (1) Wheel Watchers Club / Sony Rewards registration. Such registration shall consist of one (1) Username, one (1) email address, and one (1) SPIN ID number. Participants who have or attempt to have more than one (1) SPIN ID number will be disqualified from the Sweepstakes. Once an email address has been registered by a participant, that email address cannot be used by any other person for the Sweepstakes (or to register). Only the participant registered under a particular email address may participate in the Sweepstakes using that email address. Registrations received by the same person to obtain more than one (1) SPIN ID number will be disqualified.
In order to be eligible for a particular Individual Sweepstakes drawing, you must have registered by the Registration Deadline for that particular Individual Sweepstakes (see Chart below). Each SPIN ID number is unique and any variation of even one (1) character represents a different Wheel Watchers Club member. Sponsor’s computer is the official clock for purposes of Sweepstakes participation. Proof of delivery or receipt of a registration will not be deemed by Sponsor as proof of receipt by Sponsor. Any attempted form of participation in the Sweepstakes other than as described herein is void. Limit one (1) SPIN ID number per person for the Wheel Watchers Club.
Registration Deadline Chart
| Individual Sweepstakes # | Registration Deadline | Show Weeks (Begin Dates) |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | November 3, 2008 | November 17, 24 and December 1, 8, 15, 2008 |
| #2 | December 1, 2008 | December 22, 29, 2008 and January 5, 12, 19, 2009 |
| #3 | January 5, 2009 | January 26 and February 2, 9, 16, 23, 2009 |
| #4 | February 9, 2009 | March, 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2009 |
| #5 | March 9, 2009 | March 30 and April 6, 13, 20, 2009 |
| #6 | April 6, 2009 | April 27 and May 4, 11, 18, 2009 |
| #7 | May 4, 2009 | May 25, 2009 |
| #8 | May 24, 2009 | June 1, 2009 |
All Registration Deadlines end at 11:59:59 p.m. PT
Drawing of SPIN ID numbers: For each of the eight (8) Individual Sweepstakes drawing, up to seven (7) SPIN ID numbers for each Show Week (one (1) SPIN ID number for each day from Monday to Saturday only, two (2) SPIN ID numbers on Wednesdays in April, May and the first week in June 2009) (described in Section 5 below) will be randomly selected from all eligible SPIN ID numbers at the time of the Registration Deadline for that particular Individual Sweepstakes (see Chart above). Non-winning eligible SPIN ID numbers from previous drawings will be retained for subsequent drawings. All drawings will be held on the day immediately following the respective Registration Deadline (beginning November 4, 2008), by the Sweepstakes administrator, an independent judging organization. At the election of the Show, at its sole discretion, a drawing may not be conducted on a given drawing date due to production exigencies. For those instances in which a drawing is not conducted on a given drawing date, additional selections will be made in the prior or subsequent drawing or on a new drawing date determined by Sponsor at its sole discretion.
Notification and Verification of Potential Winners: For each Show Week, the Sweepstakes will be played in up to six (6) of the Show’s broadcasts (Monday to Saturday only), at Sponsor’s sole discretion. On each of such Show broadcasts in which the Show is played (Monday through Saturday only), the one (1) SPIN ID number that is randomly selected in the Individual Sweepstakes drawing for that particular Show will be displayed on screen during the Show as the SPIN ID number for this Sweepstakes (two (2) SPIN ID numbers will be displayed for shows airing Wednesdays in April, May and the first week in June 2009). The registrant associated with a displayed SPIN ID number is a potential winner (subject to verification and compliance with the Official Rules) and must then confirm his/her SPIN ID number was displayed by going online and accessing the SPIN ID Verification site by clicking on the “VERIFY” button in the upper right hand corner under “Think you saw your SPIN ID on TV?” from www.wheeloffortune.com or by clicking on the “Did My SPIN ID Win?” textlink under the Wheel Watchers Club graphic from www.sonyrewards.com/wof. Then, such registrant must input (and thereafter submit) his/her Username and Password where indicated within 24 hours of the display of his/her SPIN ID number (“Online SPIN ID Verification”) on the Show. If such registrant does not complete such Online SPIN ID Verification within 24 hours or has unsubscribed from Sony Rewards or Wheel Watchers Club membership at the time the Sweepstakes is played, he/she may be disqualified and forfeit any eligibility for a prize. Upon submission of Online SPIN ID Verification information, registrant will be notified as to whether he/she is a potential winner. IT IS A POTENTIAL WINNER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO COMPLETE ONLINE VERIFICATION WITHIN THE CORESPONDING 24 HOUR VERIFICATION PERIOD TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A PRIZE. NOTE: THE ABILITY TO COMPLETE ONLINE SPIN ID VERIFICATION BY A REGISTRANT WHOSE SPIN ID NUMBER WAS DISPLAYED ON THE SHOW MAY BE AFFECTED IF A SHOW THAT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO AIR ON A PARTICULAR DATE IS MOVED (REGIONALLY OR NATIONALLY) TO ANOTHER DATE, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2 ABOVE. Eligible participants can only win for a particular Show by watching the Show on the date it was aired for the particular market in which they reside. If the registrant is a potential winner, such potential winner (or his/her parent/legal guardian if he/she is a resident of a jurisdiction that deems him/her to be a minor) will then be notified by phone within approximately three (3) business days of the date he/she completed his/her Online SPIN ID Verification to complete an Affidavit/Release (described below in Section 7). If a potential winner cannot be reached after a reasonable effort has been exerted, if he/she is found to be ineligible, or if he/she cannot or does not comply with these Official Rules, such potential winner will be disqualified, and the corresponding prize will not be awarded.
Prizes/Odds of Winning. There are two (2) types of prizes: Daily Prizes and the Overall Prize.
Total ARV of all prizes is up to $920,050. All applicable federal, state, and local taxes on a prize are the sole responsibility of each winner. No substitution, transfer, or, for Overall Prize, redemption of prize for cash, except that Sponsor, at its sole discretion, may substitute a prize of equal or greater value due to unavailability of advertised prize for any reason. Any depictions of prizes are for illustrative purposes only. Prizes not claimed in accordance with these Official Rules will not be awarded. Limit one (1) Daily Prize per household per 30-day period of the entire Sweepstakes Period. Each winner will receive an IRS Form 1099 from the Sponsor (for the calendar year the prize was received for the total ARV of the prize(s) won. Sweepstakes administrator is not the supplier or guarantor of any prize.
General Conditions: This Sweepstakes is subject to these Official Rules and all federal, state and local laws and regulations (collectively “Rules and Laws”). Each potential winner (or his/her parent/legal guardian if he/she is a resident of a jurisdiction that deems him/her to be a minor), after he/she has successfully completed Online SPIN ID Verification, will be required to sign, execute, have notarized, and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, a Publicity Release, and any other documentation that the Sweepstakes administrator and/or Sponsor may require (collectively “Affidavit/Release”), within five (5) days after receipt or such potential winner may be disqualified. If a winner is a resident of a jurisdiction that deems him/her to be a minor, such winner’s prize may be awarded in the name of his/her parent/legal guardian. By returning a completed Affidavit/Release, such winner attests to the provisions stated therein including compliance with these Official Rules. Once submitted, any Registration Information become the sole property of Sponsor. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Sony Rewards privacy policy located at http:/www.sonyrewards.com/en/footer/privacy_legal/ and http://www.sonyrewards.com/en/footer/california_privacy except where prohibited by law, a participant who submitted his/her Registration Information and/or a winner’s acceptance of a prize by a participant constitutes permission of such registrant or winner (or his/her parent/legal guardian if he/she is a resident of a jurisdiction that deems him/her to be a minor) for Sponsor, Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Sony Pictures Digital Inc., and/or Sony Corporation of America Inc., to use, without notice or further compensation, worldwide, and in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media, now known and hereafter devised, including, but not limited to, without limitation, on the Wheel of Fortune or Sony Rewards Web site, winner’s first name and initial of last name, city and state. In addition, except where prohibited by law, the completion of an Affidavit/Release by a winner constitutes permission of such winner (or his/her parent/legal guardian if he/she is a resident of a jurisdiction that deems him/her to be a minor) for Sponsor, Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Sony Pictures Digital Inc., and/or Sony Corporation of America Inc., to use, without notice or further compensation, worldwide, and in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media, now known and hereafter devised, including, but not limited to, without limitation, on the Wheel of Fortune or the Sony Rewards web site, and on the Show, such winner’s full name, city, state, likeness, voice, photos, videos, biographical information and statements made by such winner for purposes of advertising, trade, promotion and publicity. Additionally, if an entrant chooses to opt-in to receive communications from a participating Sweepstakes Entity, his/her Registration Information will be subject to that Sweepstakes Entity’s privacy policy and terms of service (if applicable), and such entrant agrees to receive additional email communication from that particular Sweepstakes Entity. Opting in to receive communications does not improve one’s chances of winning any prize. The privacy policy for any Sweepstakes Entity participating in an opt-in will be accessible from the Wheel Watchers Club on Sony Rewards registration form. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the registration process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or any Web page related to the Sweepstakes; to be acting in violation of the Official Rules; or to be acting in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person in connection with the Sweepstakes. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Sweepstakes will be ineligible to win any prize and will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as originally planned (e.g., Show schedule changes), Sponsor, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to cancel, suspend or modify the Sweepstakes or any portion(s) thereof; and, at its sole discretion, Sponsor may, conduct any or all of the drawings for the Sweepstakes and make prizes available in a manner that is fair, consistent, and in accordance with the spirit of the Sweepstakes. In case of a dispute over the identity of a participant who is a potential winner, the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the Username may be deemed, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, the entrant. The "authorized account holder" is deemed the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, service provider or other online organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Said owner must comply with these Official Rules and, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, may be required to provide proof of ownership of the email account. In case there is further dispute over the identity of a participant who is a potential winner, the individual associated with that SPIN ID number, according to Sponsor’s records as of the time of winning, may be deemed, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, the potential winner. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may also choose to not award a prize if the identity of such potential winner cannot be reasonably determined.
ARBITRATION; WAIVER OF INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; GOVERNING LAW: ANY CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO (i) THE SWEEPSTAKES, (ii) THE AWARDING OR REDEMPTION OF ANY PRIZES AND/OR (iii) THE DETERMINATION OF THE SCOPE OR APPLICABILITY OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES OR THEIR ENFORCEMENT ON INTERPRETATION SHALL BE GOVERENED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OR CONFLICT OF LAW RULES OR PROVISIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER STATE’S LAWS. BY SUBMITTING A SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY, EACH ENTRANT (AND HIS/HER PARENT/LEGAL GUARDIAN IF THE ENTRANT IS A MINOR IN THE JURISDICTION HE/SHE RESIDES) AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE OFFICAL RULES, THEIR ENFORCEMENT, ARBITRABILITY OR INTERPRETATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION, TO BE HELD IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA BEFORE A SINGLE ARBITRATOR, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE §§ 1280 ET SEQ. THE ARBITRATOR SHALL BE SELECTED BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES OR, IF THE PARTIES CANNOT AGREE, THEN BY SELECTING AN ARBITRATOR FROM A LIST OF ARBITRATORS SUPPLIED BY JAMS (JUDICIAL ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION SERVICES WITH THE AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES’ ADR SERVICES). IF THE PARTIES STILL CANNOT AGREE ON AN ARBITRATOR, THE ARBITRATOR SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE ARBIGRATION SERVICE. THE ARBITRATION SHALL BE A CONFIDENTIAL PROCEEDING, CLOSED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE ARBITRATOR SHALL ISSUE A WRITTEN OPINION STATING THE ESSENTIAL FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS UPON WHICH THE ARBITRATOR’S AWARD IS BASED. THE PARTIES WILL SHARE EQUALLY IN PAYMENT OF THE ARBITRATOR’S FEES AND ARBITRATION EXPENSES AND ANY OTHER COSTS UNIQUE TO THE ARBITRATION HEARING (RECOGNIZING THAT EACH SIDE BEARS ITS OWN DEPOSITION, WITNESS, EXPERT AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND OTHER EXPENSES TO THE SAME EXTENT AS IF THE MATTER WERE BEING HEARD IN COURT). NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE ARBITRATOR MAY REQUIRE THAT SUCH FEES BE BORNE IN SUCH OTHER MANNER AS THE ARBITRATOR DETERMINES IS REQUIRED IN ORDER FOR THIS ARBITRATION CLAUSE TO BE ENFORCEABLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
ENTRANTS FURTHER UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THEY SHALL HAVE NO RIGHT TO ENJOIN OR RESTRAIN THE DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, ADVERTISING, PROMOTION, DISTRIBUTION OR EXPLOITATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES, OR ANY MOVIE, SHOW, PRODUCTION OR PROJECT OF SPONSOR OR ANY OF ITS PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES.
THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO ALL CLAIMS AND ISSUES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT, AND INCLUDING ANY CLAIM FOR FRAUDULENT INDUCEMENT THEREOF.
THE INTERNAL SUBSTANTIVE LAWS (AS DISTINGUISHED FROM THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES) OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED ENTIRELY IN CALIFORNIA SHALL GOVERN THE VALIDITY AND INTERPRETATION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND ALL OTHER CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SWEEPSTAKES OR THESE OFFICIAL RULES.
Rules/Winners List: For a copy of these Official Rules or the Winners List, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope (with proper postage affixed) to: $5K Every Day Sweepstakes “Rules”/“Winners List” (specify which), P.O. Box 10638, Burbank, CA 91510. All requests must be received by July 24, 2009. Official Rules will also be accessible from the Wheel Watchers Club Web page during the Sweepstakes Period. Winners’ Information may also be posted online.
Sponsor: Sony Electronics Inc., 16530 Via Esprillo, San Diego, CA 92127.
© 2008 ESG. Participants may copy these Official Rules for personal use only and not for any commercial purpose whatsoever. All rights reserved.
