THE CHANNEL 7 FACEBOOK CONTEST

OFFICIAL RULES

1.         NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN.  ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY.  VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

2.         Eligibility.  Subject to the additional restrictions below, the Channel 7 Facebook Contest (the “Contest”) is open to residents of the WHIO-TV viewing audience who are 18 years or older and are physically located in the U.S. at the time of entry.  Employees of WHIO-TV and Morris Home Furnishings (“Sponsor”), Cox Media Group Ohio and each of their respective affiliated companies, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotional agencies, and the family members of, and any persons domiciled with, any such employees, are not eligible to enter or to win.  The term “family members” includes spouses, parents, grandparents, siblings, children, grandchildren and in-laws, regardless of where they live. 

3.         How ToEnter.  The Contest will begin at 12:01 a.m. (E.T.) on May 21, 2012, and end at 11:59 p.m. (E.T.)on May 25, 2012 (the “Contest Period”). Sponsor will be the official timekeeper for the Contest.

For internet entry,Enter by visiting the Channel 7 Facebook Contest official registration page on the WHIO-TV’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/whiotv/app_212077615474453 liking our pageand completing all of the required information and following all posted instructions. Participants must pick a screen name, which will be publicly displayed throughout the Contest Period. By participating in the Contest, you agree to be bound by Sponsor’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy available at www.facebook.com/whiotv/app_212077615474453.

Each eligible participant who has successfully completed the online registration must follow the online instructions to participate and play in the daily code word contest.  Each day during the Contest Period, visit the Contest site before the end of the day to submit your keyword received from that day’s WHIO-TV newscast.

After entering the keyword click the ‘Submit your Picks’ button to save and record your picks.  IMPORTANT:  Failure to click the ‘Save Picks’ will void any selections for that day by the participant.  Any picks not actually received on the Contest site and recorded in the Contest database for any reason are void. Picks must be made no later than 11:59 p.m. ET each day during the Contest Period. 

Scoring – 1 point per correct pick:  Each participant who has successfully completed and submitted their online selections each day will receive 1-point for each pick in which they have correctly chose the word.  Any incorrect or not chosen picks will receive 0 points. 

For in-person entry:  Enter in person by visiting the offices ofWHIO-TV, 1611 S. Main St., Dayton Ohio, 45409, during regular business hours each day of the contest andcompleting an Official Entry Form, and turning it in to the person on duty.

Scoring – 1 point per correct pick:  Each participant who has successfully completed and submitted their in-person selections each day will receive 1-point for each pick in which they have correctly chose the word.  Any incorrect or not chosen picks will receive 0 points. 

Maximum one (1) entry per day per person and per email address during the Contest Period.

The use of multiple identities and/or accounts is prohibited, and any attempt to obtain more than the stated number of entries will void that participant’s entries and may result in participant’s disqualification.  Incomplete, forged, altered, automated, mechanically-reproduced, lost, late, misdirected, garbled or illegible entries will be disqualified.  Sponsor will not be responsible for failure to receive entries or picks due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware or software, whether originating with sender, Sponsor, or Sponsor’s Contest application service provider.  In the event of a dispute, all online entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the ISP account from which they were sent, provided that such person satisfies all other Contest eligibility requirements.  For these purposes, an ISP account holder shall mean the natural person assigned to such ISP account by the Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning ISP addresses for the domain associated with such ISP account. 

All entries and picks become property of Sponsor and none will be returned.  Any questions regarding the picks, the number of entries submitted, or the owner of an ISP account shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, and Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entries by persons who submit false or misleading entry information or who Sponsor determines to be tampering with or abusing any aspect of the Contest. 

4.         Winner Selection. Each day from March 22, 2012, to March 26, 2012, one (1) participant with the correct keyword from the day before will be named a Daily Prize winner, and on March 28, 2012, the one (1) participant with correct keywords from the Contest Period will be named the Grand Prize winner.

In the event of a tie, a random drawing will be used as a tiebreaker.  All decisions of the Contest judges are final. 

Please note that even if you are shown as the leader at the close of the Contest Period, you have not yet won.  All results are unofficial until verified by Sponsor.

5.         Prize Description.  

One (1) Grand Prize:  Subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules, one (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive a $1,000 gift card to Morris Home Furnishings (ARV: $1,000).

Five (5) Daily Prizes:  Subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules, five (5) Daily Prize Winners will receive a $200 gift card to Morris Home Furnishings (ARV: $200).

Limit: One (1) prize per person and per household.

6.         Winner Notification and Acceptance.  Potential winners will be notified on or about May 28, 2012, at the telephone number and/or email provided on the potential winner’s entry form. 

In order to claim a prize, potential winner must respond to Sponsor’s notification within five (5) business daysof notice or attempted notice.

To claim his/her prize, the potential winner must personally visit Sponsor’s offices at 1611 S. Main St., Dayton Ohio, within five (5) business daysafter notification (office visits must be between the hours of 10 a.m. (E.S.T.) and 4:30 p.m. (E.S.T.) weekdays expect on holidays that the Sponsor is closed) and must present a valid government-issued photo ID.

Potential winners may be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility, and a liability and publicity release (except where prohibited by law), which must be notarized and returned within five (5) business days of notification. 

Sponsor’s inability to reach a potential winner after a reasonable (as solely determined by Sponsor) effort has been made, the failure of a potential winner to timely respond to a prize notification, the return of any prize notification as undeliverable, and/or a potential winner’s failure to comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules may, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, result in the potential winner’s disqualification and the selection of a substitute winner by a random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries received during the Contest Period.  Sponsor will conduct up to three (3) alternate drawings, after which the prize will remain unawarded. 

A PARTICIPANT IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE UNLESS AND UNTIL SPONSOR HAS COMPLETED ITS VERIFICATION OF PARTICIPANT’S ELIGIBILITY.

A winner may waive the right to receive a prize.  Prizes are non-assignable and nontransferable and cannot be redeemed for cash.  No substitutions allowed by winner.  Prizes and individual components of prize packages are subject to availability.  Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes or components of prize packages with a prize or component of equal or greater value.  Winner is solely responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes on a prize.  Winner may be required to provide his/her valid Social Security Number to Sponsor for tax purposes and/or complete an IRS W-9 form in order to claim a prize.  Winners are solely responsible for all federal, state and local taxes on prize value and, as applicable, will be issued an IRS Form 1099 based on the prize value determined by Sponsor. Prizes not won and claimed by eligible winners in accordance with these Official Rules will not be awarded and will remain the property of Sponsor.

7.         Publicity.  Except where prohibited, acceptance of any prize constitutes the winner’s irrevocable consent to the publication or other use by Sponsor and its licensees of his or her name, biographical information and likeness in any media, including the Internet, for any commercial, publicity or promotional purpose, without limitation, review or approval, or additional compensation. 

8.         Participation.  By participating, participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and any Contest judges or administrators selected by Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects.  Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify persons found tampering with or otherwise abusing any aspect of this Contest as solely determined by Sponsor.  In the event the Contest is compromised bya virus, non-authorized human intervention, tampering or other causes beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor which corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper operation of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Contest.  Should the Contest be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, Sponsor reserves the right to award prizes based on the entries received before the termination date.  Proof of sending or submission of an entry or a pick will not be deemed proof of receipt by Sponsor.

9.         Release.  BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST, EACH PARTICIPANT AGREES TO FULLY RELEASE, FOREVER DISCHARGE AND HOLD HARMLESS SPONSOR, COX MEDIA GROUP, INC., COX ENTERPRISES, INC., MORRIS HOME FURNISHINGS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, DISTRIBUTORS, ADVERTISING/PROMOTION AGENCIES, AND PRIZE SUPPLIERS AND EACH SUCH COMPANY’S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, AND SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “RELEASED PARTIES”) FROM AND AGAINST ANY CLAIMS, COSTS, LIABILITIES, LOSSES, INJURIES, AND DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE CONTEST, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY CLAIMS FOR PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, OR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF PROPERTY, LOSS OF ENJOYMENT, OR ANY OTHER HARM WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF: (1) PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST; (2) THE QUALITY, RECEIPT, POSSESSION, USE, OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE; OR (3) ANY TRAVEL OR ACTIVITY THAT IS RELATED TO THE CONTEST OR ANY PRIZE.

10.        Limitations of Liability. By PARTICIPATING IN the Contest, PARTICIPANTs acknowledge and agree that EVERYTHING REGARDING THIS CONTEST, INCLUDING THE WEB SITE AND THE prize(S), ARE provided “as is” and that Sponsor makes no representations or warranties OF ANY KIND, express or implied, about the Prize(S) and sponsor hereby DISCLAIMS all such warranties, including, but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.  (BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN IMPLIED WARRANTIES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, THE LIABILITY OF THE RELEASED PARTIES IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY SUCH STATE LAW.)

The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by PARTICIPANTs, printing OR PRODUCTION errors, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or EMPLOYED in the Contest; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of entries, or the notification of any winner; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from A PARTICIPANT’S participation in the Contest or receipt or useor misuse of any prize. 

Only the number of prizes stated in these Official Rules is available to be won in the Contest.  In the event that production, technical, seeding, programming, or any other reasons cause more than the stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate eligible prize claims.          

11.        Construction. 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 such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these Official Rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.

12.        Sponsor. The Channel 7 Facebook Contest is sponsored by WHIO-TV and Morris Home Furnishings.  The decisions of Sponsor regarding the point scoring, selection of winners, and all other aspects of the Contest shall be final and binding in all respects.  Sponsor will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials or announcements relating to the Contest.  For a list of winners (available May 28, 2012) or a copy of these Official Rules, visit www.facebook.com/whiotv/app_212077615474453 or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to “Winners List/Official Rules” (as applicable), The Channel 7 Facebook Contest, 1611 S. Main St, Dayton, Ohio 45408. If you have any questions regarding this Sweepstakes, please contact Jennifer Perkins at (937) 259-2153.

13.        Facebook: This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. You are providing your information to WHIO-TV and not to Facebook.