Enter NESN’s Pitcher of the Week Giveaway and you could win a $100 gift card to the Team Store on Yawkey Way courtesy of NESN. First read the official rules and completely fill out the entry form below, then cast your vote for your chance to win
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
ELIGIBILITY
The Pitcher of the Week Giveaway (the "Sweepstakes") is open to all legal residents of
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island or Vermont, who are 18 years
of age or older as of Sunday, April 4, 2010. Employees of New England Sports Network
("Sponsor"), Twins Enterprise, Inc. and each of their respective divisions, affiliates,
parent companies, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies (including immediate
family members or those living in the same household of each) are not eligible to enter the
Sweepstakes.
HOW TO ENTER
Visit NESN.com and find the Pitcher of the Week Giveaway logo. Click on the logo to enter the
online voting and entry page. Vote for your choice for the Pitcher of the Week. Then enter
your name, address, daytime phone number and e-mail address and click "submit" to be entered
into the Sweepstakes. To be eligible, entries must be received between 11:00 AM Eastern
Standard Time ("EST") on Sunday, April 4, 2010 and 11:59 PM EST on Friday, October 3, 2010.
Only one (1) entry will be accepted per week per person/e-mail address. Duplicate entries
will be disqualified, including duplicate entries using different email addresses for a
single individual. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or
returned. Entry materials/data that have been tampered with or altered, or mass entries or
entries generated by scripts, macro or use of automated devices are void.
DRAWING DATES/DEADLINE
One (1) potential prize winner per week (26 weeks) will be determined in a random drawing
(from among all eligible entries received the previous week) on Tuesday of the week following
the entry. For the purpose of this sweepstakes, voting will begin each week on Friday morning
at 12:00 AM and end on Thursday night at 11:59 PM. The first Tuesday drawing will take place
on April 13, 2010. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received each
week. Decisions of Sponsor regarding the Sweepstakes are final.
PRIZES (26)
Twenty Six (26) prize winners will receive $100 gift card to the Team Store on Yawkey Way.
Retail value of prize = $100. Winner will be responsible for all expenses not specifically
included herein, including but not limited to all applicable federal, state and local taxes.
Prize is non-transferable and no substitution by winners or cash equivalent is allowed.
Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize for one of equal or greater value.
PRIZE WINNER NOTIFICATION
The potential prize winners will be notified by email and/or overnight letter on or around
the drawing date for each week and given instructions on how to claim the prize. The
potential prize winners will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility,
Liability and Publicity Release within 14 days of notification or prize will be forfeited and
awarded to an alternate winner. If email or overnight letter notification is undeliverable
for any reason, an alternate winner will be selected on the date that the return message is
received by Sponsor.
RELEASE AND CONDITIONS
This Sweepstakes is void outside of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island and Vermont and where prohibited or restricted by law and subject to all applicable
federal, state and local laws and regulations. This Sweepstakes will be governed by the
internal laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. By entering, entrants agree to comply
with these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are binding and final, and
release Sponsor, Twins Enterprise, Inc. and each of their respective divisions, affiliates,
parent companies, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies and any one associated
with the production of these Sweepstakes, and their respective directors, officers, employees
and agents from any and all liability for any claims, injuries, losses or damages (including
attorneys fees) of any kind arising out of their participation in this Sweepstakes or
resulting from acceptance, possession, receipt, use or misuse of any prize, and entrants
agree that these entities are in no matter responsible for any warranty, representation or
guarantee, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relating to the Sweepstakes and/or the
awarding of any prize. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the preceding release
is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or void for any reason, the
entrant agrees that, by entering the Sweepstakes, (i) any and all disputes, claims, and
causes of action arising out of or in connection with the Sweepstakes, or any prizes awarded,
shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action; (ii) any claims,
judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs
associated with entering the Sweepstakes, but in no event attorney’s fees; and (iii) under no
circumstances will any entrant be permitted to obtain any award for, and entrant hereby
waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages and any and all
rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased and any other damages, other than
damages for actual out-of-pocket expenses. The potential prize winner waives the right to
assert as a cost of winning the prize any and all costs of verification and redemption or
travel to redeem said prize and waives any liability or claims (including attorneys fees)
which might arise from redeeming or seeking to redeem said prize. In the event of
non-compliance with these Official Rules, or if prize notification is returned to Sponsor as
undeliverable, if prize is refused or cannot be accepted for any reason, the prize will be
forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected in a random drawing. Upon forfeiture, no
compensation will be given. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission, to use the winner’s
name, photograph, likeness and/or statements attributed to winner regarding Sweepstakes, for
advertising and publicity purposes without further compensation or consent.
INTERNET
It is the entrant’s responsibility to enter in the appropriate manner. Each entrant is
responsible for all costs or charges involved in accessing the internet and warrants that the
cost of accessing the internet, if any, is part of a larger agreement with an Internet
Service Provider or some other means, and that the cost of this access is not an incremental
cost. If for any reason the Internet portion of the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as
planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention,
fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor which corrupt or
affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this
Sweepstakes, 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
Sweepstakes. Should the online portion of the Sweepstakes be terminated prior to October 3,
2010, finalists will be drawn from eligible entries received online up to the time of
cancellation and eligible entries received by mail to entry end-date. Sponsor assumes no
responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or
transmission, communication line failure, theft, or destruction or unauthorized access to, or
alteration of entries. Sponsor is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions
of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, services or providers, computer
equipment, software, failure of any email or entry to be received due to technical problems
or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, or any combination thereof,
including any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or
resulting from participation or downloading of any material in this Sweepstakes. CAUTION: Any
attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any Web site or undermine the legitimate
operation of the Sweepstakes is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an
attempt be made, sponsors reserve the right to seek damages from any such person to the
fullest extent permitted by law. In the event of a dispute, entries made by Internet will be
declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of
entry. "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 e-mail
addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
WINNER LIST
To obtain the names of the winners, mail a stamped, self-addressed envelope (to arrive by
October 15, 2010) to: Pitcher of the Week Giveaway Winners, PO Box 324, Watertown, MA 02472.
Vermont residents may omit return postage.
PRIVACY POLICY
Any questions regarding privacy matters should be directed to the address set out below.
Please refer to the Sponsor’s privacy policy on http://www.nesn.com for important information
regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information by Sponsor.
FORCE MAJEURE
The failure to comply with any provision of these Official Rules due to an act of god,
hurricane, war, terrorism, fire, riot, earthquake, actions of governmental authorities
outside the control of Sponsor or other force majeure event shall not be considered a break
of the Official Rules.
SPONSOR
New England Sports Network, 480 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA 02472