Official Rules
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These are the official rules (the "Official Rules") for Driver
Pick'em presented by Nationwide Insurance (the "Promotion"). This
Promotion is sponsored by ESPN/Starwave Partners d/b/a ESPN Internet Ventures
("EIV" or the "Sponsor") and is promoted by
Nationwide Insurance (the "Presenter").
- ELIGIBILITY: Driver Pick'em presented by Nationwide
Insurance (the "Promotion") is open only to legal
residents of the fifty (50) United States and Washington, D.C. who are
thirteen (13) years or older as of the date of entry, and are registered
members of ESPN.com. (Registration is free and is further described
below.) Employees of (i) ESPN, Inc. or its parent or affiliated companies,
(ii) any entity directly connected with the development, implementation or
marketing of this Promotion, and the immediate family (spouse, parents,
siblings and children) or household members of each such employee are not
eligible, or (iii) Nationwide Insurance or its parent or affiliated companies.
This Promotion is void in all U.S. Territories and Foreign Territories (e.g., Guam and Puerto Rico) and where prohibited by law.
- ACCEPT OFFICIAL RULES: Participation constitutes
entrant's full and unconditional agreement to these official rules (the
"Official Rules") and to Sponsor's (defined herein)
decisions. The decisions of the Sponsor in regards to all matters of this
Promotion are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon
fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
- ENTRY PAGE: To access the Promotion, log-on to the frontpage.
- ESPN.COM REGISTRATION: To play the Promotion, you
must be a registered member of ESPN.com (or one of Sponsor's affiliated
websites, e.g., ABC.com, ABCNews.com, DisneyOnline.com, EXPN.com and
Family.com). Registration is free.
- NOT YET A MEMBER: You may register by clicking on
the applicable link on the entry page for the Promotion, and following the
instructions. You will be asked to provide your name, e-mail address, zip
code, birthdate, gender and to select a password. You will also be asked
if you wish to receive promotional emails or offers. You do not need to
consent to receive these emails or offers in order to become a member.
Even if you consent, you may subsequently opt-out of receiving such emails
or offers by clicking on the member services link
on any ESPN.com page fantasy game page, then clicking on the Change
Account Information link and following the instructions.
- Already a Member.If you are already a member (or
if you are a member of one of Sponsor's affiliated websites), then you do
not need to register again. You may enter the Promotion by logging in on
ESPN.com with your current username and password.
- Survey Questions or Promotional Email. You may be
asked to answer survey questions or to consent to receive promotional
emails or offers. This is optional. You are not required to answer
questions or to give consent to receive such emails or offers in order to
be eligible to play in or win the Promotion.
- Password. You are responsible for the secrecy of
your password. Sponsor or other third parties are not responsible or
liable for any actions taken using your password.
Timing: The Promotion begins with
Pre-registration on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at approximately 3:00pm
Eastern Time ("ET"). Actual game play begins Saturday, February
14, 2009 and ends on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at approximately 11:00pm ET
(the "Promotion Period"). For purposes of these Official Rules
all times are ET.
- HOW TO ENTER.
- Enter Online. Log on to the frontpage during the
Promotion Period and complete your entry by clicking on the "Create
Entry" button.
- Limit ONE (1) ENTRY (i) PER PERSON (REGARDLESS OF
THE NUMBER OF EMAIL ADDRESSES OR REGISTERED MEMBER ACCOUNTS), or (ii) PER
EMAIL ADDRESS (REGARDLESS OF WHETHER MORE THAN ONE PERSON USES THE SAME
EMAIL ADDRESS).
- Void. Use of any automated system (e.g., robots,
automatic, macro, programmed or like entry methods) or submission of
multiple entries is prohibited. Any attempt by any entrant to use an
automated system or to obtain more than one (1) entry by using
multiple/different email addresses, identities or any other methods, will
void all of that entrant's entries, and render that person ineligible to
receive any of the prizes. Entry materials/data that have been tampered
with or altered are void.
- Change of Email Address. It is the sole responsibility
of the entrant to notify the Sponsor during the Promotion Period if his
or her e-mail address changes. To do so, click on the frontpage link on
any ESPN.com fantasy game page, then click on the Change Account
Information link and follow the instructions.
- Entry Errors.
- Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete,
damaged, stolen, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected entries, which
will be disqualified.
- Sponsor is not responsible for any unavailability of or
interruptions to any service or equipment used in connection with the
Promotion, including without limitation (1) interruptions to any
network, server, Internet, website, telephone, satellite, computer or
other connections (2) failures of any telephone, satellite, hardware,
software or other equipment, (3) garbled, misdirected or jumbled
transmissions, or traffic congestion, or (4) other errors of any kind,
whether human, technical, mechanical or electronic, or (5) the incorrect
or inaccurate capture of entry or other information or the failure to
capture any such information.
- No Return of Entries; Disputes. Once submitted,
entries become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged
or returned. In the event of a dispute as to any entry, entry will be
awarded to the person named on the applicable entry page. Potential
winners may be required to show proof of identification. Sponsor may
require that the potential winner provide proof that he/she is the actual
entrant and/or provide the password associated with the winning entry.
- HOW TO PLAY.
- How to make your selections. You may enter your
selections online by following the instructions in the How To
Play section of the Game. ( The "How to Play" section is
incorporated by reference into these Official Rules).
- Scoring. From all eligible entries received, the
winners will be determined based on their ability to use their skill and
knowledge of professional stockcar racing to accumulate the most points
during the Promotion Period. An entrant receives one (1) point for
correctly picking a driver that places higher in the race than the
opposing driver in the matchup. There are ten (10) driver matchups in
each race. In the event that the scheduled race listed does not occur as
scheduled (e.g., the race is cancelled, postponed, etc.) the Sponsor may
elect not to award points for said race. Ties will be broken in
accordance with the tiebreaker procedure below.
- 2009 Race Schedule
- Sat, Feb. 14
- NASCAR Nationwide Series at Daytona
- Sat, Feb. 21 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at California
- Sat, Feb. 28 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Las Vegas
- Sat, Mar. 21 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Bristol
- Sat, Apr. 4 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Texas
- Sat, Apr. 11 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Nashville
- Fri, Apr. 17 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Phoenix
- Sat, Apr. 25 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Talladega
- Fri, May 1 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Richmond
- Fri, May 8 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Darlington
- Sat, May 23 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Charlotte
- Sat, May 30 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Dover
- Sat, Jun. 6 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Nashville
- Sat, Jun. 13 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Kentucky
- Mon, Jun. 15 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Milwaukee
- Sat, Jun. 27 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at New Hampshire
- Fri, Jul. 3 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Daytona
- Fri, Jul. 10 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Chicago
- Sat, Jul. 18 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Gateway at St. Louis
- Sat, Jul. 25 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at ORP at Indianapolis
- Sat, Aug. 1 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Iowa
- Sat, Aug. 8 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Watkins Glen
- Sat, Aug. 15 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Michigan
- Fri, Aug. 21 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Bristol
- Sun, Aug. 30 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Montreal
- Sat, Sep. 5 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Atlanta
- Fri, Sep. 11 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Richmond
- Sat, Sep. 26 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Dover
- Sat, Oct. 3 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Kansas
- Sat, Oct. 10 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at California
- Fri, Oct. 16 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Charlotte
- Sat, Oct. 24 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Memphis
- Sat, Nov. 7 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Texas
- Sat, Nov. 14 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Phoenix
- Sat, Nov. 21 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at
Homestead-Miami
- Locktime. All driver match ups will lock at the
scheduled race time. Entrant's picks must be submitted, received and
recorded by Sponsor's computer by the scheduled locktime for that race.
Selections submitted after the deadline are considered invalid. Sponsor's
computer is the official time-keeping device for this game.
- Ties. Entrants may but are not required to submit
an answer to the tiebreaker question used for tiebreaker purposes only.
If no answer to the tiebreaker question is submitted for an entry, it is
given a default prediction of zero (0). It is possible for a default
prediction to break a tie.
- How are the ties broken? The pool of tied entrants
is reduced until only one (1) potential winner remains by applying the
rules below in the order listed. However, Sponsor may, in its sole
discretion, elect not to break a tie and instead to award prizes to all
eligible winners (or to all eligible winners then remaining after applying
one [1] or more tiebreaker rules).
In all cases, an entry that does not win a
tiebreaker is eliminated from consideration:
- Tiebreaker #1 - An entrant's predicted
answer for the first tiebreaker field is compared to the actual
tiebreaker answer. The entry with the smallest total difference between the
predicted answer and the actual answer (positive numbers only) is considered
the winning entry.
- Tiebreaker #2 - An entrant's predicted
answer for the second tiebreaker field is compared to the actual tiebreaker
answer. The entry with the smallest total difference between the predicted
answer and the actual answer (positive numbers only) is considered the winning
entry.
- Tiebreaker #3 - The entry that earned the
most points in the preceding race is considered the winning entry.
- Tiebreaker #4 - An entrant's predicted
answer for the first tiebreaker field for the preceding race's
tiebreaker is compared to the preceding race's actual tiebreaker answer. The
entry with the smallest total difference between the predicted answer and the
actual answer (positive numbers only) is considered the winning entry.
- Tiebreaker #5 - An entrant's predicted
answer for the second tiebreaker field for the preceding race's
tiebreaker is compared to the preceding race's actual tiebreaker answer. The
entry with the smallest total difference between the predicted answer and the
actual answer (positive numbers only) is considered the winning entry.
Tiebreakers will continue backwards using the
preceding race's point totals and tiebreaker questions until the tie is broken.
If the tie still exists, than Sponsor may determine winner based on the actual
time (according to sponsor's computer) that the winning entry was created
and submitted to the system. The individual with the earlier entry based on Eastern
Standard Time will be deemed the winner.
- UMPIRES AND REFEREES. The decisions of the
professional stockcar racing officials that are officiating the races
shall be final and binding regarding the outcome and scoring of each race.
- PRIZES.
- The approximate retail value ("ARV") of all
prizes is $120,500.00. Sponsor will award one (1) "Grand
Prize", four (4) "Signature Race Weekly Prizes", and thirty-five
(35) "Weekly Prizes" to the Entrants who accumulate the 1st most
points and to the weekly winners who score the most points during each of
the four (4) Signature Races and for the thrity-five (35) Weeks of the
Promotion Period. Note: The same Entrant may not win more than one (1)
Weekly Prize. Alternate winner(s) will be selected if necessary to ensure
that different Entrants win each of the prizes.
- Prize Breakdown.
- One (1) Grand Prize: Trip to Daytona for the 2010
race - Trip for winner plus (1) guest at the Daytona International
Speedway in 2010 (exact dates TBD). Trip includes round-trip coach air
transportation for two (2) from major U.S. gateway airport nearest
winner's primary residence in the U.S., 2-night standard double
occupancy hotel accommodations (one (1) room), admission for winner and
one (1) guest to the race in February 2010 including food and beverages
(excluding alcoholic beverages) and ground transfers to/from the
destination airport/hotel/race. (ARV: $3,000)
- Four (4) Signature Race Prizes: A check in the
amount of $25,000 will be awarded to the weekly winners (pending tiebreakers)
of the four (4) priority Nationwide races including:
- Sat, Apr. 11 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Nashville
- Sat, Jun. 13 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Kentucky
- Sat, Aug. 1 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Iowa
- Sat, Oct. 24 - NASCAR Nationwide Series at Memphis
(ARV: $100,000)
- Thirty-five (35) Weekly Prizes: A check in
the amount of $500 will be awarded to each of the weekly winners
(pending tiebreakers) of the thirty-five weeks of the Promotion. NOTE:
The entrant who wins the Signature Race prize for that week is not
eligible to win the weekly prize as well. (ARV: $17,500)
Total ARV for all prizes:
$120,500.
- Odds of winning prizes depend on the total number of
eligible entries received and the relative professional stockcar racing
knowledge of all Entrants.
- Substitution; Taxes. No cash or other prize
substitution, assignment or transfer of prizes permitted, except at
Sponsor's sole discretion due to prize unavailability. Sponsor reserves
the right to substitute a prize with one of comparable value or greater
value (e.g., Sponsor may opt instead to award the cash equivalent, up to
but not greater than the ARV, of any prize in lieu of the prize itself).
THE WINNER IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES
ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF ANY PRIZE.
- Prize Restrictions. Meals, beverages, gratuities,
incidental expenses and all other costs and expenses relative to
participation in Promotion (including acceptance of prize) not specified
herein are not included and are solely the Grand Prize winner's
responsibility. All arrangements are subject to change, availability,
holiday, blackout dates and other restrictions. Trip arrangements cannot
be changed by Grand Prize winners/travel companions. Grand Prize
winners/travel companions must travel on the same itinerary and at the
same time. If Grand Prize winner is a minor, their travel companion must
have reached age of majority in his/her state of residence and will be
required to execute and return a liability/publicity release (unless prohibited
by law) prior to the date of travel. Grand Prize winners must respond
promptly to Sponsor's requests regarding travel arrangements. Grand Prize
winners/travel companions must travel on the dates, and at the time and
to the location approved/specified by the Sponsor. Grand Prize
winners/travel companions must provide own transportation to/from airport
of departure. Grand Prize winners/travels companion are solely
responsible for obtaining any/all necessary travel
documentation/requirements (including but not limited to valid photo
I.D., passport, etc.) before departure. Airline carrier and hotel
regulations and conditions apply. Prizes are not valid for upgrades. All
tickets issued in conjunction with the prizes are not eligible for
frequent flyer miles. If air travel is not needed, in the sole opinion of
the Sponsor ground transportation may be substituted for the air travel,
and there will be no cash alternative. If Grand Prize winner chooses to
not take a travel companion, then the travel companion elements will be
forfeited and the remaining elements shall constitute full satisfaction
of the Grand Prize.
- Prize Delivery. Prize winners should allow up to
6-8 weeks after they return their signed, notarized affidavit to receive
their prize. Prizes returned as undeliverable or otherwise not claimed
within fourteen (14) days after being sent will be forfeited.
- No Warranty. Entrants acknowledge that Sponsor, Presenter,
and each of their respective agencies or related companies have not made
nor are in any manner responsible for any warranty, representation or
guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize,
including but not limited to its quality.
- POTENTIAL WINNERS.
- Verification. ALL POTENTIAL OUTCOMES ARE SUBJECT
TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR, WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL. SPONSOR SHALL
SOLELY DETERMINE ANY FORM OF VERIFICATION. AN ENTRANT IS NOT A WINNER OF
ANY PRIZE UNLESS AND UNTIL ENTRANT'S ELIBIGILITY AND THE POTENTIAL
WINNING ENTRY HAS BEEN VERIFIED AND ENTRANT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT
VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE. SPONSOR WILL NOT ACCEPT SCREEN SHOTS,
AFFIDAVITS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF WINNING IN LIEU OF ITS VALIDATION
PROCESS. ANY ENTRY THAT OCCURS AFTER THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED FOR ANY REASON
MAY BE DEEMED A DEFECTIVE ENTRY AND VOID.
- "Prize Notice" via Email or Mail.
Winners will be notified via email (or overnight mail) sent approximately
30-days following the end of the Promotion Period. Entrants are
responsible for insuring that all mailing and e-mail information is
up-to-date and accurate.
- Alternate Potential Winners; Disqualification. A
potential winner will be disqualified and an alternate potential winner
will be selected (i.e., the person with the next most points) if (i)
he/she does not comply with these Official Rules (or is otherwise
determined to be ineligible), (ii) he/she does not respond to the prize
notice within ten (10) days of its transmission (or receipt, if mailed),
or if the emailed prize notice, after three (3) attempts, is returned as
undeliverable, or (iii) the prize is undeliverable for any reason. If
Sponsor notifies, or seeks to deliver a prize to or otherwise attempts to
contact an alternate potential winner, and such alternate potential
winner is subsequently disqualified then Sponsor shall use its reasonable
business judgment to determine, in its sole discretion, the disposition
of the prize (e.g., may choose another alternate potential winner in a
manner consistent with these rules or donate the prize to another entity,
at it's sole discretion).
- Minors. If a potential winner is a minor in
his/her jurisdiction of primary residence, potential winner's
parent/legal guardian must execute all documents and agree to all
obligations and undertakings required of the potential winner in these
Official Rules, both on behalf of himself/herself and the potential
winning minor. Failure to comply with these requirements may cause the
prize to be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Prize may be
awarded in the name of, or to, parent/legal guardian.
- Releases and Affidavits. As a condition of
receiving a prize, potential winners may be required to complete, sign
and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and, except
where prohibited, a Publicity Release, within fifteen (15) days of the
date stated on the prize notice.
- Release. By participating in this Promotion or
receiving a prize, entrants (and in particular, winners) agree to release
and to indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor, Presenter, and each of their
respective related companies, and all of its or their company's officers,
directors, employees and agents (collectively, the "Released
Parties") for any liability, injury, death, loss or damages to
entrant or any person or entity, including without limitation damage to
personal or real property, caused in whole or in part, directly or
indirectly, by participation in this Promotion (or related activities) or
the acceptance, possession or use/misuse of a prize (including any travel
or activity related to the prize).
- Publicity. Except where prohibited, participation
in this Promotion constitutes winner's consent to Sponsor and its or
their agents' use of winner's name, likeness, voice, opinions and
biographical information for publicity, advertising, trade or promotional
purposes in any media or manner, now known or hereafter devised,
worldwide, without further payment, consideration, notice or approval.
- CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION.
- Conduct. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole
discretion, to modify, cancel, terminate, and/or suspend the Promotion
and to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process,
violates these Official Rules, or acts in a disruptive or unsportsmanlike
manner. Without limiting the foregoing, Sponsor may lock out an entrant
who, in Sponsor's sole judgment, has been disqualified, has questionable
eligibility or is otherwise ineligible to enter. CAUTION: A PERSON WHO
ATTEMPTS DELIBERATELY TO UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS
PROMOTION OR TO ALTER OR DAMAGE A WEBSITE MAY BE SUBJECT TO CIVIL AND/OR
CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND FINES; AND SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK
DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
- Incidents. Without limiting the foregoing, Sponsor
may modify, cancel, terminate, and/or suspend the Promotion if, in the
Sponsor's sole opinion, an incident of any kind occurs to corrupt or
impair the administration, security, integrity, fairness or play (as
intended) of the Promotion, including without limitation: (a) viruses,
bugs, unauthorized human intervention, fraud or technical failure; or (b)
earthquake, flood, fire, storm or other natural disaster, act of God; or
(c) labor controversy or threat thereof, civil disturbance or commotion,
disruption of the public markets, war or armed conflict (whether or not
officially declared).
- Cancellation. In the event of a cancellation or
termination the entrant who has accumulated the highest point total (and
who wins any pending tiebreakers) at the time of any said action will be
awarded the prize, or the prize will be awarded in such other manner
deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor.
- GAMBLING PROHIBITION: This Promotion is strictly
for entertainment purposes and may not be used in connection with any form
of gambling.
- LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY. The Released Parties are
not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether
caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment, hardware,
software or programming associated or used with the Promotion; (2)
technical errors, defects, delays or failures of any kind, including
without limitation malfunctions, interruptions or disconnections in
communications lines, Internet or website access, hardware or software;
(3) digital or electronic disruptions, e.g., viruses other security
breaches; (4) unauthorized human intervention, e.g., hacking; (5)
technical or human error which may occur in connection with any aspect of
the Promotion; (6) any injury or damage to persons or property which may
be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant's participation
in the Promotion, access to, copying or downloading materials from
ESPN.com or any other website, or receipt or use of any prize. The
Coca-Cola Company is not a sponsor of or in any way liable or responsible
for the operation or administration of this Promotion.
- DISPUTES/CHOICE OF LAW. Except where prohibited,
each entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of
action arising out of or connected with this Promotion or any prize
awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of
class action, and exclusively by state or federal courts situated in New
York county, New York state, i.e., Manhattan; (2) any and all claims,
judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs
incurred, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (3) no punitive,
incidental, special, consequential or other damages, including without
limitation lost profits may be awarded (collectively, "Special
Damages"), and (4) entrant hereby waives all rights to claim
Special Damages and all rights to have such damages multiplied or
increased. New York law, without reference to New York's choice of law
rules, governs the Promotion and all aspects related thereto.
- OFFICIAL RULES; WINNERS LISTS. For a copy of the
Official Rules and/or list of winners, mail a self-addressed stamped
envelope to the address below (Residents of VT may omit return postage).
Requests must be received within thirty (30) days following the end of the
Promotion (i.e., by December 21, 2009).
ESPN Driver Pick'em presented by Nationwide
Insurance
c/o ESPN Internet Venture
Marketing Department
19 East 34th Street
6th Floor
New York, NY 10016
- ADDRESS; COPYRIGHT.
Sponsor is responsible for the Promotion and awarding of prizes. Sponsor's
address is 19 East 34th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10016. The Promotion
and all accompanying materials are copyright © 2009 ESPN Internet Venture.
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