Online ‘Countdown to 9-9-09’ PromotionNO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Many will enter and play, few will win. Eligibility: The Word of the Day Game & Sweepstakes (“Promotion”) is open to legal residents of California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas (excluding residents of all other 46 states in the contiguous US), 18 years of age and older. Employees of 99¢ Only Stores, Inc. (“Sponsor”), and their respective subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies, and members of their immediate family (spouse, parents, children, siblings and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside), and/or those persons living in the same households of each, whether or not related, are not eligible to enter, play or win. Void in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and where prohibited. Subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws. Promotion Period: Promotion begins at 6:01 AM Pacific Time (“PT”) on September 1, 2009 and ends at 11:59 PM PT on September 8, 2009 (“Promotion Period”). The Promotion consists of two (2) elements: a daily win game (“Word of the Day Game”) and a sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”). For the purposes of this Promotion, a day is defined as the 18-hour period starting at 6:01 AM PT and ending at 11:59 PM PT. To enter the Sweepstakes: To enter online, visit www.99only.com during the Promotion Period and follow the directions provided to complete and submit an entry form to receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes. Limit one (1) Sweepstakes entry per person, per email address and per household per day, regardless of method of entry. Sweepstakes entries from any person, email address or household in excess of the stated daily limitation will be void. To Play the Word of the Day Game: Upon entering the Sweepstakes, you will receive one (1) game play for the Word of the Day Game. You can find the Word of the Day code at any 99¢ Only Stores. There will be a total of 72 winning opportunities for the Word of the Day Game. Winners will be selected randomly throughout the Promotion Period. If you are randomly selected, as determined and verified by Sponsor, you will receive an email message stating the prize potentially won and instructions on how to redeem the prize, subject to verification of eligibility, game play and compliance with the these Official Rules. If you receive a winning message, follow the instructions to claim your prize by the deadline indicated. If you are not a Word of the Day winner, you may return to www.99only.com to play again; however, there is a limit of one (1) game play per person, per email address, per household per day for the duration of the Promotion Period, regardless of method of game play. Game plays by any person, email address or household in excess of the stated daily limitation will be void. When you enter the Promotion, you can also opt-in to receive promotional offers and emails from Sponsor. You can opt-out of receiving such offers and emails at any time and opting-in does not impact your chances of winning. In the event of a dispute as to who submitted an online game play and/or Sweepstakes entry, entries and game plays will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at time of participation and he/she must comply with these Official Rules. The authorized account holder is defined as the natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses or the domain associated with the submitted email address. Game Codes have no cash value and cannot be sold or transferred. Game Codes cannot be carried over or used in any other 99¢ Only Stores promotion. Sweepstakes Drawing: Nine (9) potential Grand Prize winners will be selected in a random drawing on or about September 9, 2009 from among all eligible entries received for the entire Promotion Period. Drawing will be conducted by the 99¢ Only Stores’ Marketing/Advertising Group, whose decisions will be final and binding in all matters relating to this Promotion. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Limit one (1) Sweepstakes prize per person and per household. Sweepstakes Prizes:Grand Prize (1): Winner will receive a Nintendo® Wii™ and the opportunity to take part in an awards ceremony at a local 99¢ Only Stores nearest his/her residence (as determined by Sponsor). In the event the winner resides within more than a 100-mile from a 99¢ Only Stores at which awards ceremony is to be held, Winner is responsible for travel and expenses to/from awards ceremony. All prize details, including model, color, and product features of the Wii™ are at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Prize is awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsor and winner agrees to refer solely to manufacturer’s warranties at the time the Wii™ is delivered to the winner. Winner must take delivery of the Wii™ from a location nearest his/her residence, as designated by the Sponsor, and within one the four (4) contiguous United States. All details of award ceremony will be at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Exact date will be mutually agreed upon by Sponsor and winner. ARV of the Grand Prize is $249.99. ARV does not include tax, title, license and other fees and costs described above, which are the sole responsibility of the winner. Cash Prize Option: In lieu of a Nintendo® Wii™ to be awarded as the Grand Prize in the Sweepstakes, each Official Winner has an option, at his/her sole discretion, of receiving one (1) certified check in the amount of $249.99USD payable to the Grand Prize winner (“Cash Option”). Should the Official Winner opt to receive the Cash Option as their sole prize choice, they will not receive any additional compensation, prize or award. ARV of Cash Option is $249.99USD. Winner would receive the Cash Option prize via FedEx (or at an agreed upon awards ceremony) approximately six (6) weeks after the conclusion of the Sweepstakes Period. Wii is a registered trademark of Nintendo. Nintendo is not affiliated with 99¢ Only Stores, Inc. and does not sponsor, endorse, approve or have any responsibility for this Sweepstakes. The award ceremony will be photographed, videotaped and otherwise recorded by Sponsor and its designees (collectively, “Footage”). Footage will be owned by Sponsor and its designees, who have the right to use, edit, adapt, post, stream, copy and exploit such Footage and all elements embodied therein, including any names, performances and likenesses embodied therein, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised throughout the world, in perpetuity, for advertising, promotional, trade and other purposes without any further notice, permission or payment to participant. Daily Win Game Prizes (72): Odds of winning a Daily Win Game Prize depend upon the actual number of eligible game plays received and the timing of the game plays. Total ARV of all Daily Win Game Prizes is $3,689.28.
Daily Win Game Prize Restrictions:Day 1: $9.99 99¢ Only Stores® Gift Card. 99¢ Only Stores® gift cards are redeemable for future purchases in any U.S. 99¢ Only Stores® retail location for product only. Not redeemable for cash. Not a credit or debit card. Purchases deducted from gift card until balance reaches zero. No expiration date, no fees. Subject to terms contained on gift card. Day 2: $19.99 99¢ Only Stores® Gift Card. 99¢ Only Stores® gift cards are redeemable for future purchases in any U.S. 99¢ Only Stores® retail location for product only. Not redeemable for cash. Not a credit or debit card. Purchases deducted from gift card until balance reaches zero. No expiration date, no fees. Subject to terms contained on gift card. Day 3: One (1) $19.99 and one (1) $9.99 99¢ Only Stores® Gift Cards. 99¢ Only Stores® gift cards are redeemable for future purchases in any U.S. 99¢ Only Stores® retail location for product only. Not redeemable for cash. Not a credit or debit card. Purchases deducted from gift card until balance reaches zero. No expiration date, no fees. Subject to terms contained on gift card. Day 4: Two (2) $19.99 99¢ Only Stores® Gift Cards. 99¢ Only Stores® gift cards are redeemable for future purchases in any U.S. 99¢ Only Stores® retail location for product only. Not redeemable for cash. Not a credit or debit card. Purchases deducted from gift card until balance reaches zero. No expiration date, no fees. Subject to terms contained on gift card. Day 5: Three (3) $19.99 99¢ Only Stores® Gift Cards. 99¢ Only Stores® gift cards are redeemable for future purchases in any U.S. 99¢ Only Stores® retail location for product only. Not redeemable for cash. Not a credit or debit card. Purchases deducted from gift card until balance reaches zero. No expiration date, no fees. Subject to terms contained on gift card. Day 6: Three (3) $19.99 and one (1) $9.99 99¢ Only Stores® Gift Card. 99¢ Only Stores® gift cards are redeemable for future purchases in any U.S. 99¢ Only Stores® retail location for product only. Not redeemable for cash. Not a credit or debit card. Purchases deducted from gift card until balance reaches zero. No expiration date, no fees. Subject to terms contained on gift card. Day 7: Four (4) $19.99 99¢ Only Stores® Gift Cards. 99¢ Only Stores® gift cards are redeemable for future purchases in any U.S. 99¢ Only Stores® retail location for product only. Not redeemable for cash. Not a credit or debit card. Purchases deducted from gift card until balance reaches zero. No expiration date, no fees. Subject to terms contained on gift card. Day 8: One (1) $99.99 99¢ Only Stores® Gift Cards. 99¢ Only Stores® gift cards are redeemable for future purchases in any U.S. 99¢ Only Stores® retail location for product only. Not redeemable for cash. Not a credit or debit card. Purchases deducted from gift card until balance reaches zero. No expiration date, no fees. Subject to terms contained on gift card. Total ARV of all prizes is up to $3,688.38. No substitutions, cash equivalents, or transfers of prizes permitted by winners. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value. All federal, state and local taxes and all other costs and expenses associated with the acceptance and use of a prize not specifically set forth herein as being provided are the responsibility of the winners. All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Unclaimed Daily Win Game prizes will not be awarded. Winner Notification: Potential Daily Win Game Prize winners may be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability Release and, unless prohibited by law, a Publicity Release within a time period specified by Sponsor. Potential Grand Prize winners will be notified by email, telephone and/or email and will be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability Release and, unless prohibited by law, a Publicity Release within fourteen (14) days of date of notification. If any prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if the required documents are not returned in a timely manner, in the event of non-compliance with any other requirements or these Official Rules or Sponsor is unable to contact a potential winner within a reasonable time period, the prize will be forfeited in its entirety and, at Sponsor’s discretion, if a Sweepstakes prize, awarded to an alternate winner. All prize awards are subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. If any potential winner is at least 18 but still considered a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize in the name of his/her parent or legal guardian who will be responsible for fulfilling all requirements imposed on winners set forth herein. Select prize winners will be required to complete and furnish a W-9 Form, including his/her Social Security number, which will be used only for the purpose of reporting the winner’s prize earnings to the Internal Revenue Service as required by law. Unless otherwise informed, winners will be able to pick-up their prizes at their local 99¢ Only within day and up to four (4) weeks of Sponsor completing the verification process. General: By participating, entrants agree to (i) abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and judges, which shall be final and binding in all matters relating to this Promotion and (ii) to release and hold harmless Sponsor, Promotion Group Central Inc., and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) against any and all claims and liability, including injuries, losses or damage of any kind, including death, to persons, or property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly from acceptance, use, misuse or redemption of a prize (including any injury or harm resulting from the use of a vehicle) or participation in this Promotion. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its designees to use winners’ names, likenesses, addresses (cities and states) and/or photographs for advertising, promotion, marketing and other purposes in any media now known or hereafter devised, worldwide, in perpetuity, without further compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law. Released Parties are not responsible for technical, hardware or software, or telephone problems or malfunctions of any kind, lost or unavailable network server, Internet service provider, cable, satellite website, or other connections, or failed, incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, lost, stolen, misdirected, mutilated, undelivered jumbled, scrambled, garbled or delayed game plays or Sweepstakes entries; or other electronic communications; or for any errors, problems or malfunctions of any kind whether caused by computer, network, technical, mechanical, printing, typographical, seeding or human error, or otherwise, relating to or in connection with this Promotion, including, without limitation, errors, problems or malfunctions which may occur in connection with the administration of the Promotion, the processing of game plays, mail-in requests, Sweepstakes entries, the announcement of the prizes or in any promotion-related materials. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR WILL DISQUALFIY ANY SUCH ENTRANT AND RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) AND OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. If due to a computer, network, seeding, technical, mechanical, human, programming or other error, more prizes are claimed for any day than are intended to be awarded for that day, Sponsor reserves the right to award the stated prize(s) for the day(s) at issue in a random drawing from among all valid prize claims received for such prize(s). In no event will Sponsor be liable for more than the stated number of prizes. If, in the Sponsor’s opinion, there is any suspected evidence of tampering with any portion of the Promotion, or if virus, bugs non-authorized human intervention, technical difficulties or other causes compromise the integrity, administration or conduct of the Promotion, the Sponsor reserves the right to void suspect game plays and/or Sweepstakes entries and to modify or terminate the Promotion (or portion thereof), and if terminated, at their sole discretion, to conduct a random drawing to award the Grand Prize using all non-suspect, eligible Sweepstakes entries received as of date of termination in a manner deemed reasonable by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion. Governing Law; Arbitration: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these official rules or the rights and obligations of the participant or Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes 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 or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of any other state’s laws. By participating in this Sweepstakes, all participants agree that any and all disputes they may have with, or claims they may have against, Sponsor relating to, arising out of or connected in any way with (i) the Sweepstakes, (ii) the awarding or redemption of prizes, and/or (iii) the determination of the scope or applicability of this agreement to arbitrate, will be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class or representative action, and exclusively by private, final and binding arbitration administered by the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service (“JAMS”) pursuant to JAMS’s applicable rules of procedure. Winners' List: For any legally-required list of winners or a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: 99¢ Only Stores 4000 Union Pacific Avenue, Attention: Winners List – Countdown to 9-9-09 within ninety (90) days after the end of the Sweepstakes Period. Sponsor: 99¢ Only Stores, Inc., 4000 Union Pacific Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90023. |
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