Rules of LuckySurf
OFFICIAL RULES
Enter The LuckySurf Sweepstakes sponsored by Mediastay, North America, and you may win the Grand Prizes - $10,000,000* or $5,000,000* (U.S.) -- or additional big cash prizes and lots of other prizes as described on the "Prizes" page. Prizes are not assignable or transferable. No contestant is eligible to win more than one Grand Prize. The promotion will run from 12:00:01 a.m. Pacific Time October 01, 2008 through 12:00:00 am Pacific Time March 31, 2010 (the "Promotion Period"). *See official rules item #3 for annuity payment schedule.
NO PURCHASE OR ONLINE ACCESS FEE NECESSARY TO PLAY!
Enter daily! Just follow the Official Rules below for all the details. Some Internet service providers are free. Void where prohibited.
The Official Rules may be modified between Promotion Periods to take into account changes in the game and are valid for the Promotion Period only.
1. Eligibility
This Sweepstakes is limited to residents of the United States* who at the time of entry have reached the age of majority of the jurisdiction in which they reside and have entered valid and verifiable information upon registration, including name and postal address.
Employees, agents, successors, and assignees of Sponsor (Mediastay, North America), its advertising agencies, SCA Promotions and other promotional companies involved in this Promotion, as well as family and household members of same, are ineligible to participate in the Promotion and will be ineligible for any prize covered in these Official Rules. Entrants acknowledge that Sponsor is not liable for reimbursement of any prize otherwise payable to Sweepstakes entrants who are in violation of this provision. Residents of jurisdictions where this Sweepstakes is prohibited by law or subject to registration or other procedures with which LuckySurf.com may not have complied are ineligible for any prize covered herein.
* Residents of France or the United Kingdom who wish to participate in the Sweepstakes will be automatically re-routed to their country appropriate version of the LuckySurf.com site. Those who attempt to bypass the re-routing by entering a country other than their country of residence on their registration form, will not be eligible to claim their prize, should they win.
2. Enter Online
Enter online beginning 12:00:01 a.m. Pacific Time [San Francisco , CA] , October 01, 2008 through 12:00:00 a.m. Pacific Time[San Francisco , CA] , March 31, 2010(the "Promotion Period"). Each daily "Game Session" begins at 12:00:01 a.m. Pacific Time and ends at 12:00:00 a.m. Pacific Time the following day. A player must complete a registration form and enter all required information. Any invalid or incorrect information will constitute cause for disqualification and player will be ineligible to claim a prize. Limit of ONE Game Account per person/registration/e-mail address. Only one e-mail address/password may be used by any person.LuckySurf.com can randomly reward players with the possibility to submit multiple entries per Game Session; all entries submitted through these rewards are valid for the current drawing. If a player is not rewarded with additional entries and the additional entries are submitted in good faith, only the first entry received will be eligible; the additional entries will be voided and disregarded. Access the LuckySurf.com web site at http://www.luckysurf.com and follow the instructions to submit an Official Sweepstakes Entry Form by selecting six (6) numbers between one (1) and forty-nine (49) (with no duplicates) and click on one of the surrounding advertising banners. All six (6) numbers selected are "entered" as one "entry" into the daily drawing with the "click" on the advertising banner. All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Incomplete entries are void. Registration or entries which are completed or entered by other than human means or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules will be disqualified and the entrant ineligible for future participation.
3. Prizes
- Grand Prize #1. Each entry that matches identically six (6) numbers in the right order on the 10th grid of play, will win $50,000 per year for 39 years commencing twelve (12) calendar months from the date of the first payment of $50,000 and a final balloon payment of $8,000,000 at the end of the forty-first (41st) year for a total of $10,000,000 (U.S.), pending verification of entrant's eligibility. If more than one (1) entry submitted matches all of the winning numbers selected, the Grand Prize will be equally shared among the correct entries.
- Grand Prize #2. Each entry that matches identically six (6) numbers in the right order on grids 1 through grid 9, will win $25,000 per year for 39 years commencing twelve (12) calendar months from the date of the first payment of $25,000 and a final balloon payment of $4,000,000 at the end of the forty-first (41st) year for a total of $5,000,000 (U.S.), pending verification of entrant's eligibility. If more than one (1) entry submitted matches all of the winning numbers selected, the Grand Prize will be equally shared among the correct entries.
- First Prize. $15,000 (U.S.) will be awarded to each entrant that matches in any order all six (6) numbers selected on grid 10.
- Second Prize. $1,500 (U.S.) will be awarded to each entrant that matches in any order six (6) numbers selected on grids 1 through 9.
- Third Prize: A twenty ($20)USD gift card will be awarded to each entrant that matches five (5) of six (6) numbers in any order on the grid 10.
- Fourth Prize. A ten($10)USD gift card will be awarded to each entrant that matches five (5) of six (6) numbers in any order on the grids 1 through 9.
- Fifth Prize. 150 points will be awarded to each entry that identically matches four (4) of the six (6) numbers selected.
- Sixth Prize. 40 points will be awarded to each entry that identically matches three (3) of the six (6) numbers selected.
- Seventh Prize. 25 points will be awarded to each entry that identically matches two (2) of the six (6) numbers selected.
- Eighth Prize. 10 points will be awarded to each entry that identically matches one (1) of the six (6) numbers selected.
Odds of winning: Grand Prize -- $10 Million prize: 1:10,068,347,520; $5 Million dollar prize: 1:10,068,347,520; First Prize -- 1:54,201; Second Prize - 1:54:201; Third Prize -- 1:54,201; Fourth Prize -- 1:1,032; Fifth Prize -- 1:57; Sixth Prize -- 1:8; Seventh Prize - 1:2;.
Total Prize Pool available during the Promotional Period is $ $3,000,000 USD.
4. Selection of Winners
Each day during the Promotion Period six (6) winning numbers between one (1) and forty-nine (49) will be selected at approximately 12:00 a.m. Pacific Time [San Francisco, CA time]. These numbers will be matched against all eligible entries received between 12:00:01 a.m. Pacific Time the previous day and 12:00:00 a.m. Pacific Time that day ("Game Session"). Winners will be selected daily at approximately 12:00 a.m. Pacific Time by matching the first six (6) numbers randomly selected by a secure automated drawing process and verified against all eligible entries.
5. Announcement of Winners
Winning numbers will be posted on the LuckySurf.com web site (www.luckysurf.com). Potential winners will be notified by mail or e-mail within two (2) weeks of each drawing. If a potential winner cannot be reached after ten (10) days from the first notification attempt, is found to be ineligible, declines to accept a prize, or in the event that a prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, the prize will be forfeited. If, in the case of a yearly payment, the payment is returned as undeliverable, the rest of the yearly payments will be forfeited. Gift certificates will be issued to winners directly via e-mail. Potential winners may be required to furnish picture proof of identification, which may include a driver's license, passport, voting card or similar government issued identification. Such proof must match the information provided to the sponsor on the registration form of the sweepstakes. Each potential winner of $1,000 or more will be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility, release of liability and publicity, including, but not limited to, the use of winner's name, hometown and photograph without additional compensation (where lawful) which must be signed, notarized and returned to Sponsor within fourteen (14) days of receipt, or prize will be forfeited and potential winner will be disqualified. Each winner's name, city and country of residence may be shown on the LuckySurf.com web site within thirty (30) days after each day's drawing. A list of winners may also be obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: LuckySurf.com WINNERS' LIST, 350 Sansome St, Suite 740, San Francisco, CA 94104. Winners' lists showing Grand and First Place prize winners will be updated periodically and will show each winner's name, city and state, the value of the prize won, and the dates upon which the prize was won and delivered to all such winners during the previous ninety (90) days. Prizewinners should receive payment within forty-five (45) days of verification of their eligibility and identity. Names and likeness of winner(s) may be used by Sponsor ( Mediastay, North America, Inc.) and Sponsor's designee(s) for promotional purposes without further compensation to Sponsor or the winner(s).
6. Privacy Notice
Any information entrants provide to the Sponsor will be used to communicate with entrant in relation to this Sweepstakes. Sponsor may also share this information with advertisers to contact entrants at a future date about new product and services Sponsor believes entrants will find of interest. For complete details, see LuckySurf.com's Privacy Policy on the LuckySurf.com website.
7. Legal Stuff
- No purchase or online access fee necessary. Some Internet service providers are free.
- Void wherever prohibited or restricted by law.
- Mediastay, North America, Inc. is being designated as "the Sponsor". The "Sweepstakes" is a 6 of 49-lottery type promotion.
- By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants agree to abide by all terms of the Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, made in its sole discretion, which shall be final. Sponsor is not responsible for incorrect, or inaccurate transcription of entry information, for any human error, technical malfunctions, lost/delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries, for line failures or other failures of any telephone network, server, providers, computer equipment, software or any combination thereof, for inability to access any web site or online service or any other error or malfunction, or for late, lost, illegible, misdirected or incomplete entries which may limit a player's ability to participate. Sponsor is not responsible for any injury or damage to participants or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Sweepstakes. Sponsor is not responsible for technical, hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed software transmissions or any mistake in the printing of these rules or failure to make e-mail notifications, if any, to players. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE GAME IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, LUCKYSURF.COM RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Should the Sweepstakes be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, NOTICE will be posted on the LuckySurf.com web site.
- Incorrect or inaccurate information supplied on the registration form will cause subsequent entries to be void and ineligible for a prize.
- Entry materials that have been tampered with or altered are void. No copies, facsimiles or reproductions of online entry form will be accepted. Mechanically duplicated, mass machine printed entries, or entries not otherwise in compliance with the Official Rules will be disqualified. Proof of e-mailing does not constitute proof of delivery.
- If by reason of a printing or other error, more prizes are claimed than the number set forth in these official rules, all persons making purportedly valid claims will be included in a random drawing to award the advertised number of prizes available in the prize category in question. No more than the advertised number of prizes will be awarded.
- If for any reason the Internet portion of the program 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 Mediastay, North America, Inc. which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, Mediastay, North America, Inc. 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.
- If a dispute arises regarding who submitted an online entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the person in whose name the entry was made.
- No substitution or transfer of prizes permitted by winners. Taxes, if any, are the winners' responsibility. If the prize is not a cash prize, Sponsor may refuse delivery of prize until such time as the winner provides Sponsor with the monies necessary to meet applicable tax withholding requirements. The Grand prize is paid only to the winner during his/her lifetime and cannot be assigned, transferred or inherited by heirs or any other person.
- Winners, by acceptance of a prize, agree to release the Sponsor, its parent, subsidiary and affiliated businesses and each of their officers, directors, shareholders, employees, advisors, assignees, agents, licensees, representatives and any other person or entity associated with this Sweepstakes from any and all liability claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damage or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with the receipt, enjoyment, ownership or use of the prize. The Sponsor expressly disclaims any responsibility or liability for injury or loss to any person or property relating to the delivery and/or subsequent use of any prize awarded.
- The laws of the United States govern this promotion. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction), that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.
- Each entrant agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Sweepstakes, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (b) if the parties are unable to resolve their dispute amicably, it shall be resolved; (c) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (d) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, and consequential damages, and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased.
- This promotion is sponsored by Mediastay, North America, Inc., 350 Sansome, Suite 740, San Francisco, CA 94104. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel the Sweepstakes at any time and substitute another promotion in its place.
Sweepstakes entrants are hereby authorized to copy these official rules on the condition that it will be for the entrant's personal use and not for any commercial purpose whatsoever.