FOX 9’s ‘MN State Fair Fall Food Parade Giveaway

FOX 9’s ‘MN State Fair Fall Food Parade Giveaway

 

Who Can Enter

 

  1. Entrants must be legal Minnesota or Wisconsin residents who are 18 years of age or older and have lawful access to the method(s) of entry set forth in these rules. 

 

  1. Employees of FOX/UTV Holdings, LLC, owner of television station KMSP and WFTC (“Sponsor”), and Minnesota State Fair, their affiliated companies, advertising and promotion agencies, and the immediate family and household members of each are ineligible.

 

 

  1. No purchase is necessary to enter or win.  Only one entry per e-mail address per code word. The giveaway begins on September 28, 2020, and continues through September 30, 2020. Daily entries must be received by 11:59 p.m., each day during the giveaway period.

 

  1. To enter, go to the FOX 9 website and sign up for the “Daily Newsletter” at the following link: https://www.fox9.com/email. Then look for the daily code word that will appear at the bottom of each FOX 9 Daily Newsletters those days, and text 25899 with the applicable code word in the body of the text message. One code word will appear in the newsletter each day during the giveaway period and will change each day. Each code word is valid for entry until 11:59 p.m., the same day. If for any reason, the Daily Newsletter is not sent or does not include the daily code, on one or more days during the giveaway, then those days will be eliminated from the entry period. All text message entrants must have a text messaging two-way capable handset and digital service in order to enter the giveaway using the text messaging method.  Entrants entering by text will be charged standard text messaging rates for text messages sent and received from their handset according to the terms and conditions in their wireless calling plan.  Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any text message entry at any time in which Sponsor’s determination does not comply with these rules.  Text HELP for information. Privacy policy at http://www.fox9.com/privacy-policy.  Entrants will receive one text message in response to their entry. For technical questions call 1-877-571-0774; for all other customer service issues email Fox9promotions@foxtv.com.  Text messaging and wireless service are not available in all areas; participating wireless carriers: Sprint, Nextel, Boost, Verizon, AT&T, US Cellular, and T-Mobile only.

 

  1. Sponsor is not responsible for error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware, or software malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate transmission of or failure to receive entry, winner(s) or other giveaway information by Sponsor or entrants for any reason whatsoever.  Sponsor is also not responsible for any injury or damage to any entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from playing or downloading any materials in the giveaway or for entries that are late, misdirected or incomplete.  All entry materials may be maintained as part of KMSP’s giveaway records.  CAUTION:  ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATIONS OF THE GIVEAWAY IS A VIOLATION OF THE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.  Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify the giveaway if it becomes technically or otherwise corrupted.

 

  1. Three winners will be selected by random drawing from among valid entries having the correct code word on or about Thursday, October 1, 2020.

 

The Prize(s)

 

  1. The winners will each receive one vehicle ticket to the 2020 MN State Fair Fall Food Parade for Friday, October 9, 2020 at 4pm.  The approximate retail value of each prize is $20. The prize is provided by Minnesota State Fair.

 

  1. The winner(s) will be notified by phone and/or email on or about Thursday, October 1, 2020.  The winner(s) must respond to prize notification within 2 days, and the winners will be required to complete, sign and return a Certification of Eligibility and Release and claim the prize in the manner and within the time period communicated by Sponsor or they will be disqualified.  If a winner cannot be reached, does not respond to prize notification, or does not return the signed and completed Certification of Eligibility and Release and claim the prize within the designated time period, Sponsor will select an alternate winner by random drawing if, in Sponsor’s reasonable discretion, time permits. 

 

  1. Prizes cannot be redeemed for cash or substituted for any other items by the winner(s).  The winner(s) cannot assign or transfer prize.  Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of comparable value, including cash, for any prize, for any reason.

 

  1. The winner(s) are responsible for all local, county, state, and federal taxes on prizes based on the value of the prizes set forth in these rules.

 

  1. Only one prize will be awarded per household.  Individuals are eligible to win only one prize within any 60-day period, regardless of the number of giveaways entered.

 

Odds of Winning Miscellaneous

 

  1. Odds of winning depend on the number of correct entries received.

 

  1. Except where prohibited by law, entry constitutes permission to use winners’ names, hometowns, likenesses, and photographs for broadcast, online posting, and/or any in any other media, including for advertising and publicity purposes, without additional compensation.

 

  1. These giveaway rules are available at www.fox9.com/contests, and Monday through Friday during normal business hours at KMSP, 11358 Viking Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55344, for a period of at least 30 days following the end of the entry period of the giveaway.

 

  1. For a list of prize winners, send a separate, self-addressed, stamped envelope no later than one year following the end of the entry period, to: 11358 Viking Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55344.

 

  1. This giveaway is subject to all applicable laws and regulations and is void where prohibited or restricted by law, including without limitation, in jurisdictions requiring registration, filing, trust account, or posting of a bond, or any other requirements or disclosures that are not expressly satisfied by these rules.  Sponsor is not responsible for typographical or other errors in the printing, offering, or administration of the giveaway, or in the announcement of the prize.  In the event of a dispute over who submitted a particular entry, Sponsor will determine the entrant’s identity or select an alternate winner, in its sole discretion.

 

  1. By entering, participants represent that they are eligible, and agree (a) to be bound by these rules and the decisions of the judges, (b) to release Sponsor, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind caused by any prize or resulting from acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize, and (c) to Sponsor’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy located at www.fox9.com.