College Football Pick'em
Rules
NOTICE: The "FOX Sports College Football Pick'Em Challenge" will run a "Bonus Week" beginning on November 20, 2011 at 11:56 a.m. ET and ending on November 28, 2011 at 11:55 a.m. ET. The Bonus Week will be subject to the complete Official Rules below. The following prizes are available to be won at the conclusion of the Bonus Week:

Bonus Week Grand Prize (1) One (1) Bonus Week Grand Prize Winner will receive: one (1) 60" Class / LED / 1080p HDTV. Approximate Retail Value ("ARV"): Three Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($3,200).
Bonus Week Runner-Up Prizes- Seven (7) Each Bonus Week Runner-Up Prize Winner will receive the following: Kinect for Xbox 360 bundle (4GB) consisting of one (1) XBOX 360 (4GB), one (1) XBOX Kinect & one (1) copy of Kinect Sports: Season Two. ARV of each Runner Up Prize: Three Hundred Forty-Nine Dollars and Ninety-Eight Cents ($349.98).
Total Cumulative ARV of Bonus Week Prizes: $5,649.86


FOX Sports College Football Pick'Em Challenge


Official Rules



NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

1. DESCRIPTION: The "FOX Sports College Football Pick'Em Challenge" (the "Challenge") is an online college football prediction Challenge. The Challenge sponsor is FOX Sports Interactive Media, LLC ("Sponsor"). The Challenge Administrator is Creative Zing Promotion Group ("Administrator"). The Sponsor and Administrator will collectively be referred to herein as the "Challenge Entities."

  • The Challenge registration period begins on October 24, 2011 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time ("ET") and ends on November 20, 2011 at 11:55 a.m. ET ("Challenge Period").
  • During the Challenge Period, Entrants (as defined below) will have the opportunity to use their skill and knowledge of college football to predict the winners of college football games in which a top 25 team plays (each, a "Game" and collectively, the "Games") each week during the Challenge Period (each week a "Challenge Week") by proceeding to the Challenge page and completing predictions (a "Pick") for each of the top 25 teams playing during each Challenge Week. Each Challenge Week begins on a Monday at 12:00:01 a.m. (ET) and ends the following Sunday at 11:59:59 p.m. (ET). During each Challenge Week, there will be as few as twelve (12) and as many as twenty-five (25) Games in which to submit a Pick. Entrants can join the Challenge at any point during the Challenge Period. Entrants can opt to participate or not participate in each Challenge Week in their sole discretion. One (1) Grand Prize and seven (7) Runner-Up Prizes will be awarded each Challenge Week. The winners will be the Entrants who have the best overall record each Challenge Week during the Challenge Period.
  • Picks must be entered as follows:
    • Saturday Games: Picks for ALL Games lock five (5) minutes prior to scheduled opening kick-off of the FIRST Game of the day.
    • All Other Game Days: Picks lock five (5) minutes prior to scheduled kick-off for EACH Game on such day.
    • Visit http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/schedule to view the official college football schedule. This schedule governs Game start times and Game matchups.
  • In the event that a Pick is not entered before the Game locks, this Pick will not be counted.
  • Each correct Pick is worth one (1) point. No points will be deducted for losses.
  • Additionally, Entrants will be asked to predict the final score of the LAST Game played in each given Challenge Week ("Tie-Breaker Game") to serve as a tie-breaker. Tie-breaker rounds are detailed in Section Five (5) of these official rules ("Official Rules").


2. ELIGIBILITY: Challenge is open only to legal residents of the forty-eight (48) contiguous United States and Washington D.C., who are at least eighteen (18) years of age or the age of legal majority in the state of primary residence at time of entry ("Entrant"). Each Entrant must be the rightful owner of the e-mail address identified in the Entrant's entry. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner, the winner will be deemed the person in whose name the email account was opened. Employees, shareholders, officers, directors, agents, and representatives of Challenge Entities, and each of their respective parent companies, affiliates, divisions, subsidiaries, agents, representatives and promotion and advertising agencies, together with the immediate family members and those living in the same household of such persons, are not eligible to participate in the Challenge. Challenge void in Alaska, Hawaii and where prohibited.

3. HOW TO REGISTER AND PARTICIPATE IN THE CHALLENGE: To register, visit http://msn.foxsports.com/fantasy/collegefootball/pickem (the "Website") and complete the online registration form. Once registered, Entrants then submit Picks for each Game, according to the instructions as detailed on the Website and in the Challenge Description in Section One (1) of these Official Rules. After entering selections, Entrants must click the "Submit" button on the form to register the Picks. If Entrant does not submit the Picks, according to the instructions, the Picks will not be valid. If Entrant wishes to make changes to Picks, Entrant may go back and change a Pick any time prior to the lock time for each Game. No changes or revisions will be permitted after lock time, as detailed in Section One (1).

In the event a person is already participating in the College Football Pick Em prior to announcement of this Challenge, such person must create a new Challenge entry in order to participate in the Challenge.

All information provided by Entrant becomes the property of Sponsor. Limit one (1) registration per person for the duration of the Challenge Period. ELIGIBLE ENTRANTS MUST SUBMIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE OFFICIAL RULES. NO OTHER METHOD OF SUBMISSION WILL BE ACCEPTED

4. WINNER DETERMINATION, NOTIFICATION & TIE BREAKERS: From all eligible entries received the Entrant with the best record each Challenge Week ("Potential Grand Prize Winner"), as determined by the number of correct predictions/points accumulated by that Entrant during each applicable Challenge Week, will be declared a "Grand Prize Winner," subject to verification of eligibility (as described below). The Entrants with the seven (7) next best records for each Challenge Week ("Runner-Up Prize Winner"), as determined by the number of correction predictions/points accumulated by such Entrants during the applicable Challenge Week, will be declared "Runner-Up Winners," subject to verification of eligibility. Potential Grand and Runner-Up Winners will be notified by telephone and/or email within approximately seven (7) days of the determination of the best records. The Challenge Entities shall have no liability for any notification that is lost, intercepted, or not received by a potential winner. In the event a potential winner is notified by phone, the notifying party shall not be required to leave a message.

In the event of a tie for any Prize, the tie will be broken according to the Tie-Breaker Game prediction, based on the following:

  1. Entrant who correctly predicted the winner of the Tie-Breaker Game
  2. Entrant who most accurately predicted the total points for the Tie-Breaker Game
  3. Entrant who most accurately predicted the home team points for the Tie-Breaker Game
  4. Entrant who most accurately predicted the road team points for the Tie-Breaker Game
  5. Entrant who most accurately predicted the actual score for the winning team in the Tie-Breaker Game without going over
  6. Entrant who has the earliest timestamp for the Challenge Week


Challenge Entities reserve the right to disqualify anyone not fully complying with the Official Rules. Prize Winners will be required to respond (as directed) to the notification within forty-eight (48) hours of first attempted notification. The failure to respond timely to the notification may result in forfeiture of the prize and, in such case, Challenge Entities will determine an alternate winner, based on the weekly or overall standings, as applicable. Winners may be required to verify their shipping address and return within five (5) days of first attempted notification an affidavit of eligibility a liability release and, unless prohibited by law, a publicity release (collectively, the "Prize Claim Documents"). Such Prize Claim Documents shall cover eligibility, liability, advertising, publicity and media appearance issues. Failure of any winner to return the executed affidavit and release forms within the specified time period may result in forfeiture of the prize. A prize will not be awarded until all such properly executed forms are returned.

5. PRIZES:
Grand Prize (4) - One (1) per Challenge Week Each Grand Prize winner will receive the following: a trip for the winner and one (1) guest to the Pac-12 Inaugural Championship Game (the "Championship Game") on December 3, 2011 (the "Trip"). Grand Prize includes: (a.) round-trip coach class air transportation for the Grand Prize winner and his/her guest from the major airport nearest the Grand Prize Winner's home (as determined by Sponsor) to the city of the Championship Game; (b.) three (3) nights' accommodations (one (1) room, double occupancy); (c.) Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) spending money; (d.) local ground transportation to/from airport/hotel and hotel/stadium; and (e.) two (2) admission tickets to the Championship Game. Approximate Retail Value ("ARV") of each Grand Prize: Three Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($3200.00).
Runner-Up Prizes (28) - Seven (7) per Challenge Week Each Runner-Up Prize Winner will receive the following: Kinect for Xbox 360 bundle (4GB) includes: one (1) XBOX 360 (4GB), one (1) XBOX Kinect & one (1) copy of Kinect Sports: Season Two ARV of each Runner Up Prize: Three Hundred Forty-Nine Dollars and Ninety-Eight Cents ($349.98).
Total Maximum Cumulative ARV: $22,599.44


Prize winners will be solely responsible for all federal, state and/or local taxes and for any other fees or costs associated with the prize. If the actual value of any prize is less than the ARV stated herein, the prize winner will NOT be entitled to a check, cash or other form of payment for the price difference. For tax reporting purposes, the Grand Prize winners must provide Challenge Entities with a valid social security number before the prize will be awarded. An IRS Form 1099 may be issued in the name of the Grand Prize winners for the actual value of any prize received. Prize winners cannot assign or transfer the prize to another person. The prize cannot be redeemed for cash. No prize substitution is allowed except at the discretion of Sponsor. If a prize cannot be awarded due to circumstances beyond the control of Sponsor, a substitute prize of equal or greater retail value will be awarded. If prizes are awarded but unclaimed/forfeited by recipient, prize may not be re-awarded, in Challenge Entities' sole discretion. Any depictions of prizes are for illustrative purposes only.

Travel must take place on dates designated by Sponsor. The dates of departure and return are subject to change at Sponsor's sole discretion. All prize details are at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. If a Grand Prize winner is unable to participate in the Trip during the dates chosen by Sponsor, the Grand Prize will be forfeited in its entirety. In the event that the Championship Game listed in the Grand Prize description does not or cannot take place as scheduled or at all, for reasons included but not limited to scheduling conflicts, cancellations, postponement, or for any other reason, then assuming the Grand Prize winner is willing and able to travel on the dates chosen by Sponsor, in lieu of attending the Championship Game, the Grand Prize winner will receive the remaining components of the Grand Prize which shall constitute full satisfaction of Sponsor's prize obligation to the Grand Prize winner, and no other or additional compensation will be awarded. Actual value of Grand Prize will depend on point of departure, any airfare fluctuations and seasonal pricing; any difference will not be awarded. Grand Prize winner and his/her guest must travel together on same itinerary for the Trip and are responsible for obtaining all necessary travel documents, including a valid photo ID. Grand Prize winner and guest agree to undertake the trip at their own risk. Guest must be of legal age of majority in his/her jurisdiction of residence (and at least 18), unless a Guest is the child or legal ward of the Grand Prize winner. All travel arrangements must be made through Sponsor's agent. Airline for Grand Prize Trip will be selected by Challenge Entities in their sole discretion. Airline carrier's regulations and conditions apply. Once Trip dates have been booked, no changes, extensions or substitutions are permitted, except at Sponsor's sole discretion. Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen tickets or travel vouchers. Grand Prize winner is solely responsible for all costs, expenses, and incidentals associated with prize acceptance and use, including, but not limited to, additional ground transportation, meals, beverages, gratuities, phone calls, insurance, taxes, and any other expenses not specifically mentioned as being included. Once travel commences, no unscheduled stopovers are permitted; if an unscheduled stopover occurs, full airfare will be charged to the Grand Prize winner from stopover point for the remaining segments, including return, of the trip. Challenge Entities are not liable for any expenses incurred as a consequence of flight cancellation/delay. Trip may not be combined with any other offer and travel may not qualify for frequent flyer miles.

6. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION/RELEASES: Challenge is void where prohibited or restricted by law. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. By participating, each Entrant agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Challenge Entities, which shall be final in all respects. By participating in this Challenge and/or by accepting any prize, each Entrant agrees to release and indemnify the Challenge Entities; each of their respective parent, subsidiary and affiliated companies, units and divisions and advertising and promotional agencies and prize suppliers; each of their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees; and each of these companies and individuals' respective successors, representatives and assigns (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any and all actions, claims, injury, loss or damage arising in any manner, directly or indirectly, from participation in this Challenge and/or acceptance, use, or misuse of any prize. Acceptance of a prize authorizes the Challenge Entities and their assigns to use his/her name, voice, likeness, biographical data, city and state of residence and entry materials in programming or promotional material, throughout the universe in perpetuity, or on a winner's list, if applicable, without further compensation unless prohibited by law. Challenge Entities are not obligated to use any of the above-mentioned information or materials, but may do so and may edit such information or materials, at the Challenge Entities' sole discretion, without further obligation or compensation. By entering the Challenge, Entrants agree that: (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Challenge, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out of pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Challenge, but in no event will Entrant's attorneys' fees be awarded or recoverable; and (3) under no circumstances will any Entrant be permitted to obtain any award for, and Entrant hereby knowingly and expressly waives all rights to seek, punitive, incidental or consequential damages and/or any other damages, other than actual out of pocket expenses, and/or any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. The Released Parties shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, stolen, misdirected, postage-due, incomplete, unreadable, inaccurate, garbled or unintelligible entries, communications or affidavits, regardless of the method of transmission; (ii) telephone system, telephone or computer hardware, software or other technical or computer malfunctions, lost connections, disconnections, delays or transmission errors; (iii) data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry or other materials; (iv) any injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by the prize or resulting from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a prize, or from participation in the Challenge; (v) the Entrant's claim that he or she has somehow been defamed or portrayed in a false light or (vi) any printing, typographical, human administrative or technological errors in any materials associated with the Challenge. Challenge Entities assume no responsibility for any damage to an Entrant's computer system, which is occasioned by accessing the Website, or participating in the Challenge, or for any computer system, phone line, hardware, software or program malfunctions, or other errors, failures, delayed computer transmissions or network connections that are human or technical in nature, or for the incorrect or inaccurate capture of information, or the failure to capture any information. Challenge Entities reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the Challenge (or any portion of the Challenge) should a virus, bug, computer problem, unauthorized intervention or other cause or problem corrupt or inhibit the administration, security or proper play of the Challenge and, in such situation, to select the winner(s) from eligible non-suspect entries received prior to and/or after such action or in such manner as deemed fair and appropriate by the Challenge Entities. Challenge Entities may prohibit you from participating in the Challenge or winning a prize if, in their sole discretion, they determine you are attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Challenge by cheating, hacking, deception, or any other unfair playing practices of intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other Entrants or Challenge Entities representatives. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CHALLENGE MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE CHALLENGE. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, CHALLENGE ENTITIES RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

7. GOVERNING LAW: ALL ISSUES AND QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES, OR THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF ENTRANTS OR THE CHALLENGE ENTITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CHALLENGE OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUBMISSION OR OTHER MATERIAL SUBMITTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CHALLENGE, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OF CONFLICT OF LAW RULES OR PROVISIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER STATE'S LAWS. 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 PROVISION IS DETERMINED TO BE INVALID OR OTHERWISE UNENFORCEABLE OR ILLEGAL, THESE RULES SHALL OTHERWISE REMAIN IN EFFECT AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR TERMS AS IF THE INVALID OR ILLEGAL PROVISION WERE NOT CONTAINED HEREIN. IN NO EVENT WILL THE CHALLENGE ENTITIES, THEIR PARENT, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES AND RELATED COMPANIES, THEIR ADVERTISING OR PROMOTION AGENCIES, WEB MASTERS/SUPPLIERS, VENDORS, CONTRACTORS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ENTRANT'S IN THE CHALLENGE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, ALL PRIZES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND THE CHALLENGE ENTITIES HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW 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. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CHALLENGE MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.

8. PRIVACY POLICY: Any personal information supplied by you to Sponsor will be subject to Sponsor's privacy policy posted at http://msn.foxsports.com/PrivacyPolicy. By entering the Challenge, you grant Sponsor permission to share your email address and any other personally identifiable information with the other Challenge Entities for the purpose of Challenge administration and prize fulfillment. Sponsor will not sell, rent, transfer or otherwise disclose your personal data to any third party other than as explicitly described herein or in accordance with Sponsor's privacy policy.

9. GAMBLING PROHIBITION: This Challenge is strictly for entertainment purposes and may not be used in connection with any form of gambling.

10. SPONSOR: Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC, 12181 Bluff Creek Drive, 3rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90094.

11. ADMINISTRATOR: Creative Zing Promotion Group, 189 South Orange Ave., Suite 1130A, Orlando, FL 32801.

12. PRIZE WINNER LIST: For the names of the Prize Winners, or a copy of these official rules, mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: "FOX Sports College Football Pick 'Em Challenge" Winner's List or Rules, 189 South Orange Ave, Suite 1130A, Orlando, FL 32801 (VT Residents may omit return postage) by February 1, 2012.