No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win. The contest is void where prohibited by law.

CW50 VIEWERS’ CHOICE CHALLENGE FOR BEST BLOWOUT BAND CONTEST RULES

1. How to Enter the Contest:

(a) The CW50 Viewers’ Choice Challenge for Best Blowout Band contest will begin on February 18, 2011 and end April 4, 2011.

(b) To participate in the contest, log on to CW50detroit.com between February 18, 2011, and March 5, 2011, upload a photo and brief description of your band, and fill out a brief entry form to enter to win. By entering, you understand that your photograph and description will be posted online and will be subject to viewing and voting by members of the general public. Posting will not be immediate; there may be a short period of time between photo submission and posting. Any photographs deemed inappropriate or unsuitable for posting, in Sponsor's sole discretion, will be disqualified and will not appear on the contest web site.

(c) One entry per band.

(d) Contest sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, stolen, misdirected, misaddressed, incomplete or illegible entries. Sponsor is not responsible for technical or computer failures, errors or data loss of any kind, lost or unavailable Internet connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled or deleted computer or network transmissions, inability to access any Web site or on-line service, or any other error or malfunction, or late, lost, illegible or misdirected entries. Entry materials that have been tampered with or altered are void. If the judges determine, in their sole discretion, that there is any suspected or actual electronic tampering with the Contest or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of the Contest, the judges reserve the right to void the entries at issue and/or terminate the Contest and conduct a random drawing to award the prize among all eligible entries received as of the termination date. If the Contest is terminated due to tampering or technical difficulties prior to its expiration date, notice will be posted at WWW.CW50DETROIT.COM. If, for any reason, the Contest 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 Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entrant that tampers with the operation of the Contest or website or violates the Official Rules of the Contest.

By use of this website and by entering the Contest, you agree to the Station’s Web Site Terms of Use Agreement and to the use of your personal information as described in the Privacy Policy located at: http://CW50DETROIT.com/privacy.

1. Entry deemed made by holder of e-mail account.

1. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible bands who participate in the contest.

2. Eligibility Restrictions:

1. The contest is open to Michigan residents 13 years of age (minors must have permission of a parent or legal guardian) or older who are members of a band that is participating in the 14th Annual Metro Times Blowout. Employees of WWJ, WKBD, CBS Corporation, other television and radio stations in the Detroit market, and their affiliates, subsidiaries and advertising agencies and their immediate family members and persons living in the same household are ineligible to participate or win.

(b) Viewers are eligible to win a WWJ/WKBD contest only once every sixty days. Only one winner per household is permitted in any contest. Viewers are eligible to win a prize valued at $600.00 or more only once every six months.

(c) All entries become the sole property of Station and will not be returned. By entering, entrants agree to abide by these rules, and warrant and represent that their entry is their original work.

(d) Contestants are required to provide truthful information and the Station will reject and delete any entry that it discovers to be false or fraudulent. The Station will disqualify any entry from individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements, and the Station will also delete any entry received from persons under the age of 13.

3. Prizes:

(a) One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded, consisting of music video production by a CBS Detroit/CW50 Producer. Grand Prize value is $0.

(b) WINNERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO CONTACT WKBD TO CLAIM THEIR
PRIZE, AND SIGN AND RETURN AN AFFIDAVIT OF ELIGIBILITY AND
RELEASE OF LIABILIITY, WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS OF
NOTIFICATION OR THEY WILL FORFEIT THE PRIZE AND AN
ALTERNATE WINNER WILL BE SELECTED.

(c) WINNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
TAXES, AND EACH PRIZEWINNER WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN IRS FORM W-9.

(d) All prizes or prize certificates may be picked up at the office of WKBD, 26905 W.
11 Mile Road, Southfield MI 48033. You must contact WKBD within 48 hours of being notified of winning, or the prize will be forfeited.

(e) Contest prizes are not transferable. Prizes may not be substituted for or redeemed for cash. Station reserves the right to substitute prize of comparable value.

4. Selection of Winners:

(a) Decisions of contest sponsors with respect to the contest are final.

1. Judging will occur in two stages.

Phase I: Determining the Final 14:

On or about Sunday, March 6, 2011, members of the public will have the opportunity to view and rate the participating bands’ photos on CW50detroit.com, on a scale from 1-10.

The fourteen (14) contestants with the highest rating percentile (1-100%) will become finalists and all other entries will be eliminated from the competition.

Only one registered account per rater. If multiple accounts are detected for a single rater, they will be disabled and ratings disqualified.

Phase II: Determining the Grand Prize Winner: 

Beginning Monday, March 21, 2011, at 11:59am, and concluding at 11:59am on Monday, April 4, 2011, members of the public will be able to vote for their favorite Metro Times Blowout Band on the 14-band ballot at www.CW50detroit.com.

The entry with the most total votes will be deemed the Grand Prize Winner. In the event that there is a tie, the Grand Prize winner will be randomly selected by a drawing of those entries with tying scores.

Only one registered account per voter. If multiple accounts are detected for a single voter, they will be disabled and votes disqualified.

All results posted are unofficial until winners respond to winner notification.

(c) Grand Prize Winner will be notified by phone on or about April 5, 2011.

5. Conditions:

(a) Payment of all federal, state and local taxes is the sole responsibility of the winners and winners may receive an IRS Form 1099 or equivalent from Station.

(b) By participating in the contest, winner agrees to have their name, voice, or likeness used in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to this contest, and to sign a publicity release, affidavit of eligibility and release of liability prior to acceptance of the prize. If a prizewinner is a minor, prize may be awarded to the minor's parent or legal guardian. By accepting the prize, winner grants to Station the right to use the winner's name, voice, picture and/or likeness for purposes of advertising and publicity in any and all media now known or hereafter invented, without further permission or additional compensation (except where prohibited by law). All expenses on receipt and use of prize are the sole responsibility of winner. Winner, by acceptance of their prize, agrees to release Station, CBS Corporation, their respective parents and subsidiaries, and their respective advertising, promotion and production agencies from any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership or use of the prize or while preparing for, participating in, and/or traveling to any prize-related activity.

(c) The Contest and all of the related pages, contents and code are copyright, UPICKEM, Inc., and/or WKBD/CBS Detroit. Copying or unauthorized use of any copyrighted materials, trademarks or any other intellectual property without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.

6. Contest sponsors reserve the right to make changes in the rules of the contest which will become effective upon announcement.

7. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering or the administration of the contest or in the announcement of the prize.

8. No purchase necessary. The contest is void where prohibited by law.

9. Failure to comply with the contest rules may result in a contestant’s disqualification.

10. To obtain a copy of the official rules and/or winner’s list, please write by June 4, 2011 to:

CW50 Viewers’ Choice Challenge for Best Blowout Band Contest Rules
C/O WKBD Marketing Department
26905 W. 11 Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48033