Prizes are not transferable, no substitution of prizes is permitted, and no cash substitution of prizes is permitted, except that the National Basketball Association reserves the right to substitute a prize of equivalent value if any prize is unavailable. Odds of winning are dependent upon the number of eligible entries received (see Rule 6 regarding Eligible Entries). All prizes will be awarded.

3. MEANS OF ENTRY
Entries will be accepted beginning with the first posting of the "NBA.com Virtual GM" contest on Monday, October 18th, at approximately 9:00 p.m. ET, and will end on Tuesday, April 11, 2000, at approximately 6:00 p.m. ET, at the close of registration for the final week of the NBA regular season. There is no charge for registration. Entries will be accepted through the online entry and selection form, or, you may mail your entry to: NBA.com Virtual GM, P.O. Box 496, Brookfield, CN 06804. All mailed-in entries must be postmarked by April 7 2000. No faxed, electronically mailed, or phoned in entries will be accepted. No responsibility is assumed by the National Basketball Association or its member teams, NBA Properties, Inc., Gatorade, Inc. (the contest sponsor) or ESPN/Starwave Partners d/b/a ESPN Internet Ventures (hereinafter "EIV") for incomplete, late, lost or misdirected entries.

To enter, participant should complete the official game registration form online. Participants must includes first and last name, complete mailing address, country, phone number, age and a valid e-mail address (if entering online). Only one registration per e-mail address or mailing address and per person is allowed. If more than one registration is submitted, the most recent registration will be used.

In the event of a dispute about the identity of the entrant, entries made online 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 that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. The potential winner may be required to provide EIV with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry. If a dispute cannot be resolved, the entry will be deemed ineligible.

After registering, participants with a valid e-mail address, which will be used as an identifier, can log in to monitor game play and to keep track of their scores. Participants will be able to review their scores at any time they return to the contest by entering their e-mail address. Participants may join the contest at any time during the Contest Term, and participate in any number of weeks they choose.

4. SCORING
Using knowledge of NBA teams and players' skills and statistics, the participant will select a team of NBA players which he/she thinks will compile the most points based on the scoring system described below. A participant's team roster must stay under the specified team rating limit of 80.0, based on the ratings of the NBA players and coach listed on that team's roster at the time those players and coach were acquired by the participant.

Participants must stay under the specified team rating limit of 80.0 and must select five (5) players and one (1) coach to form a complete active roster. A complete active roster is defined as one (1) point guard, one (1) shooting guard, one (1) small forward, one (1) power forward, one (1) center and one (1) head coach. Participants who do not field a complete roster or whose teams exceed the specified team rating limit of 80.0, in any week, will receive no points for that week.

NBA players included on a participant's team roster will receive points using the following formula:

(PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK) - ((FGA - FGM) + (FTA - FTM) + TO)

In this formula, PTS = points scored, REB = total rebounds, AST = assists, STL = steals, BLK = blocked shots, FGA = field goals attempted, FGM = field goals made, FTA = free throws attempted, FTM = free throws made and TO = turnovers.

In addition, each head coach included on a participant's team roster shall receive five (5) points for every game won by that coach's NBA team. Any participant with a team roster that includes the NBA player who earns NBA Player of the Week honors shall earn an additional fifteen (15) points for that week.

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5. WINNER SELECTION
One (1) Grand Prize winner, ten (10) First Prize winners and twenty-four (24) Weekly Prize winners will be chosen. When entering online, a valid e-mail address, entered into the registration form, is required to be eligible to win (see Rule 6 regarding Eligible Entries).

From all eligible entries received, the Grand Prize winner will be judged by EIV as the participant with the highest number of points earned over the course of the entire NBA season, minus that participant's lowest scoring two weeks. Ten (10) First Prize winners will be judged by EIV as the participants with the next ten highest number of points earned over the course of the entire NBA season, minus that participant's lowest scoring two weeks. Twenty-four (24) Weekly Prize winners will be judged to be the participant with the highest number of points earned during each of the twelve week Contest Term, from each Tuesday through Monday during the regular season.

Tie Breakers: Should a tie exist between two or more participants for the highest weekly score, the winner will be the participant with the highest single-day score during any day that week. Should a tie exist between two or more participants for the Grand Prize or First Prizes, the winner will be the participant with the highest overall score before subtraction of the two lowest-scoring weeks of those participants. The odds of winning depend upon the number of participants tied with the identical highest score. Canadian residents must correctly answer a mathematical skill question before receiving prize.

The Grand Prize and First Prize winners will be posted online on NBA.com with ten (10) days after the end of the 1999-2000 NBA regular season. The Weekly Prize winner for each week during the Contest Term will be posted online on NBA.com on the Tuesday following the close of that week. All prize winners will be notified by mail within seven (7) days after the determination date and must sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and publicity/liability within fifteen (15) days following attempted notification. Any prize notification returned as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. By accepting prizes, the winners grant permission to the National Basketball Association and EIV to use their names and/or likenesses for advertising and promotional purposes without further compensation, unless prohibited by law, and agree to execute a written consent to that effect prior to receipt of any prizes. All prizes will be sent via U.S. Mail after receipt of such written consent.

6. ELIGIBLE ENTRIES
Only complete entries from residents of the U.S., Canada (excluding Quebec), Germany, India, New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea will be eligible to win prizes. An entry is complete only if it includes first and last name, complete mailing address, phone number, age and a valid e-mail address (if entering online). All other entries will be ineligible. If a prize is won by a minor, the parent or legal guardian is responsible for signing any necessary releases, consents and affidavits of eligibility. Employees of the National Basketball Association and its member teams, NBA Properties, Inc., Gatorade, Inc., ESPN Inc., EIV, their distributors, affiliates, divisions and subsidiaries, licensees, licensed retailers and their immediate families are not eligible. Void where prohibited.

7. TERMS
By entering this contest, participants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of EIV, which are final on all matters pertaining to this contest. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. All federal, state and local taxes will be the sole responsibility of the prize winners. The National Basketball Association and its member teams, NBA Properties, Inc., ESPN Inc., EIV, their distributors, affiliates, divisions and subsidiaries, licensees and licensed retailers are not in any way responsible or liable for damages, loss or injury resulting from computer malfunctions, late, lost or misdirected entries, or acceptance and use of the prizes. Winners assume liability for injuries caused or claimed to be caused by participating in the contest, or by any prizes. By entering the "NBA.com Virtual GM" contest, participants grant EIV permission to display their names online.

8. CONDUCT
By entering this contest participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules. The Official Rules will be posted at the contest site throughout the contest. Participants further agree to be bound by the decisions of EIV, which shall be final and binding in all respects. EIV reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the game or Web site; to be acting in violation of the Official Rules; or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PARTICIPANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY ALTER OR DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE GAME IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, EIV RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PARTICIPANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

9. RULES
This contest is subject to these complete and official rules and the laws of the United States. A list of prize winners may be obtained on the same site after Tuesday, November 9, 1999. To obtain a printed copy of the official rules, and/or a list of prize winners, send a letter of request to: NBA.com Virtual GM game, P.O. Box 496, Brookfield, CN 06804.