RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Every weekday morning from February 1 through February 26, between 6 and 7 a.m., we will give one lucky viewer $800 in gift cards to Martin’s that can be used for food, groceries and gas. There will be a winner every day!
The best part about this contest is that there is no signing up and no need to get on your computer. You just need to watch and be ready to call in when we announce the number to call. The eighth caller wins.
WRIC-TV 8 Watch and Win
$800 Martin’s Gift Card Giveaway
OFFICIAL RULES
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The WRIC-TV 8 Watch and Win $800 Martin’s Gift Card Giveaway (the “Promotion”) consists of a series of daily games (each a “Daily Game”) and sponsored by Young Broadcasting of Richmond, Inc. d/b/a WRIC-TV (“WRIC”) and Giant Food Stores LLC d/b/a Martin’s Food Market (“Martin’s”) (together, the “Promotion Parties”).
2. Promotion is only offered in the Virginia counties or independent cities of Amelia, Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Essex, Fluvanna, Goochland, Greensville, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Louisa, Lunenburg, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland, Nottoway, Orange, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Richmond (County & Independent City), Spotsylvania, and Sussex (the “Promotion Area”). Void outside Promotion Area and where prohibited.
3. Promotion is subject to all federal, state and local laws. WRIC shall be entitled to interpret these Official Rules as needed — including but not limited to rules regarding entries, deadlines, winner selection, prize restrictions, and eligibility — and all of its decisions are final. By participating, you irrevocably, fully and unconditionally agree to be bound by these Official Rules and waive any right to claim ambiguity in these Official Rules and or any other Promotion-related advertising or materials.
4. Promotion begins on February 1, 2016. Daily Games to determine winners will be held from February 1, 2016 until February 26, 2016. WRIC’s computer is the official time-keeping device for this Promotion.
5. Winner will be issued an IRS 1099 MISC tax form (or its equivalent) for the ARV of the prize awarded if required and is solely and exclusively responsible for any and all state, federal or local income taxes that may result from his or her acceptance of prize.
ELIGIBILITY
6. To be eligible, each participant must be at least eighteen (18) years old and a legal resident of the Promotion Area (above). Employees of WRIC, Giant Food Stores LLC d/b/a Martin’s Food Market, and of any other radio, television, or print media operations in WRIC’s market area, or their affiliates or subsidiaries, or of any prize supplier or any entity directly involved in the development or administration of this Promotion, and the members of their immediate families (defined as spouse, parents, siblings, children, and “in-laws” of each) and households, are not eligible to play or win. The term “household” includes all persons residing together in a single residence, whether or not related.
7. In addition, you are not eligible to win a prize in this Promotion if you have won and received a prize in any WRIC-sponsored prize promotion in the sixty (60) days prior to your participation in this Promotion.
8. Promotion is not open to groups, clubs or organizations. Groups, clubs and organizations are prohibited from reproducing or distributing Promotion materials to their members without WRIC’s prior express consent.
PRIZES
9. Daily Prizes (20): $800 MARTIN’S gift card valid at any participating Martin’s Food Market. Approximate Retail Value: $800.
10. The odds of winning depend on the number of callers during any Daily Game. Limit one (1) prize per household and per immediate family.
PRIZE RESTRICTIONS
11. Gift card prizes are subject to all terms and conditions thereon as well as any additional limitations or restrictions imposed by issuer. Visit http://www.martinsfoods.com for more information.
12. All prize details shall be at WRIC’s sole discretion. Each winner assumes sole responsibility for all expenses and incidental costs associated with the prize not explicitly outlined above, all federal, state and local taxes (if any), any and all other taxes and surcharges.
13. Prizes are not redeemable for cash and may not be sold, bartered or auctioned. Any prize or portion thereof not accepted by any winner is forfeited and no cash substitute will be offered or permitted. The right to receive any prize is not transferrable. Prizes may not be substituted except that WRIC in its discretion may substitute a prize, or portion thereof, with a prize or portion of equal or greater value if it deems necessary. Any such changes will be announced.
14. Prizes offered are provided “as is” with no warranty or guarantee either express or implied by Promotion Parties. Promotion Parties have neither made nor are responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize. Other restrictions apply.
TO PLAY
15. Daily Games begin on February 1, 2016 at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) and end on February 26, 2016 at 7:00 a.m. ET (the “Promotion Period”).
16. To play, watch Good Morning Richmond on WRIC on week days at 6:00 a.m. ET during the Promotion Period. When prompted by the “cue to call” in an on-screen message, call the telephone number indicated. Subject to verification of eligibility, the eighth (8th) person who calls the telephone number indicated, as determined by WRIC in its sole discretion, will be declared a winner.
17. In the event that fewer than eight (8) calls are received during any Daily Game, WRIC reserves the right to replay that opportunity on a different day or time or to award the prize to the last caller. All dates and times are subject to change in the event of technical issues or human error affecting the broadcast of the cue to call or entry process, or in the event of breaking news or national or local emergency or condition that is of greater public importance, in WRIC’s sole discretion, than the timely execution of the Promotion or timely broadcast of the cue to call.
18. Any use of robotic, repetitive, automatic, programmed, script, macro, or any other automated means or methods or agents to play are prohibited and will void all entries submitted by that participant. No group submissions will be accepted.
19. Potential winner may be required to provide valid daytime telephone number or e-mail address. WRIC is not responsible for voice or electronic communications that are not completed as a result of any form of call blocking of any kind or inability to leave a voice message or passive or as to e-mail, active filtering of any kind. In the event of a dispute as to the identity or eligibility of a winner based on a telephone number, the call will be deemed made by the “Authorized Account Holder” of the telephone number provided at the time of the call. The Authorized Account Holder is the natural person who is assigned to the telephone number by the relevant telecommunications provider.
20. Participants who fail to provide any required information may be disqualified without further notification by WRIC. WRIC is not responsible for calls that are lost, misdirected, garbled, unintelligible, disconnected, distorted, truncated, incomplete, illegible, incorrect or late for any reason, and all such calls are void. WRIC reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual at any time who in its opinion does not comply with these Official Rules.
WINNER VERIFICATION
21. Each winner may be verified over the telephone and may be required to present valid photo identification, signed affidavit or declaration of eligibility, liability release, publicity release (where legal), tax forms and/or other legal documents to WRIC in person no later than thirty (30) days after initial call. WRIC, in its sole discretion may allow for transmission of verification document via fax or e-mail. Winners must pick up prizes at WRIC’s office at 301 Arboretum Place, Richmond, Virginia on a non-holiday week day during normal business hours (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
22. In the event that any potential winner (a) fails to satisfy any eligibility or verification requirement herein, (b) declines to accept the prize, (c) or is otherwise determined to be ineligible, WRIC in its discretion may disqualify that individual and the corresponding prize will not be awarded.
23. WRIC may, in its sole discretion, post the verified winners’ names on any of WRIC’s websites, including http://www.wric.com.
PUBLICITY RELEASE
24. By accepting a prize, each winner agrees to award WRIC the right to publicize his or her name, photographs (including the use and appearance of winner’s photograph on WRIC’s websites), likeness, biographical information, e-mail address, voice and details of winning for purposes of this and future promotions without further compensation, except where prohibited.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY & DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
25. Participants agree that WRIC, Giant Food Stores LLC d/b/a Martin’s Food Market, Media General, Inc., Facebook, and any other company involved in the development or administration of this Promotion, and a range of subsidiaries, directors, agents, agencies, affiliates, franchisees, promoters, prize suppliers, officers, directors, employees and related persons (collectively, the “Released Parties”): (a) are not responsible for technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to lost, disconnected, interrupted, or unavailable telecommunications, network, server, or other connections, late, lost, undeliverable, damaged or stolen mail, or for any failed telephone or computer hardware or software, or for any failed, delayed, misdirected, corrupted, or garbled transmissions or errors of any kind, whether human, mechanical, or electronic, or for calls that for any reason are not received by WRIC by the relevant deadline; (b) are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by participants, printing, typographical or other errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion or in the printing of this offer, administration of this Promotion, or in the announcement of the prizes; (c) are not responsible for any injury or damage to any computer, modem or other electrical device as a result of participation in this Promotion or downloading of any software or materials; (d) are not responsible for unauthorized human intervention in any part of the Promotion; (e) are not responsible for any printing, typographical, technical, computer, network or human error that may occur in the administration of the Promotion, the acceptance of calls, the selection of winners, the prizes or otherwise in any Promotion-related materials; (f) are not responsible for any unauthorized third party use of any entry information; (g) are not responsible for the inability to select winners because of postal failure, equipment failure, telecommunications failure, or data storage failure; and (h) are released from any and all alleged, existing, or future actions, claims, and/or liabilities of whatever nature including, but not limited to, personal injury, bodily injury (including, without limitation, wrongful death and disability), property damage, and expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and loss or damage of any other kind, arising in whole or in part directly or indirectly, from participating in the Promotion (in whole or in part), the use (including modification, adaptation, and reproduction) of entry information during or after the Promotion, and the delivery, acceptance, possession, redemption, use, misuse, loss, or misdirection of any prize or any part thereof.
26. RELEASED PARTIES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND (WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE), INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. RELEASED PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE GUARANTEES OR WARRANTIES MADE OR OFFERED BY ADVERTISERS, PARTNERS, MANUFACTURERS OR SUPPLIERS, INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO ANY PRIZE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL RELEASED PARTIES BE HELD RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR YOUR USE OF THE INFORMATION AND/OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED AND/OR MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE PROMOTION OR FOR ERRORS OR ANOMALIES RESULTING IN THE UNINTENDED OR ERRONEOUS PARTICIPATION, PRIZE AWARD OR OTHER BENEFITS UNDER THESE OFFICIAL RULES. RELEASED PARTIES OFFER NO ASSURANCES, GUARANTEES OR WARRANTIES THAT THE PROMOTION OR RELATED WEBSITES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE AND DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE PROMOTION. RELEASED PARTIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE, AND ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE, FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RELATED TO YOUR PARTICIPATION IN, OR INABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN, THE PROMOTION, WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARE DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL.
27. BY PARTICIPATING AND/OR ACCEPTING A PRIZE, YOU AGREE THAT THE RELEASED PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR, AND WILL BE HELD HARMLESS BY YOU AGAINST, ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE, INJURY OR LOSS TO PERSON (INCLUDING DEATH) OR PROPERTY RELATED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, REDEMPTION, USE OR MISUSE OF THE PRIZE OR ANY PART THEREOF, PARTICIPATION IN ANY PRIZE-RELATED ACTIVITY OR TRAVEL, USE BY A RELEASED PARTY OF ANY ENTRY INFORMATION, PARTICIPATION IN THE PROMOTION, OR ANY OTHER CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST A RELEASED PARTY.
28. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN WHOLE OR IN PART.
MISCELLANEOUS
29. WRIC reserves the right to cancel, suspend or terminate this Promotion or any part thereof, in the event that WRIC determines, in its sole discretion, that the security, administration, fairness and/or operation of the Promotion has been corrupted or impaired by any non-authorized intervention, network failure, information storage failure, telecommunications failure, malfunction, or any other cause beyond WRIC’s control. In such an event, WRIC will announce same and select the winners in such manner as WRIC, in its sole discretion, deems fair and appropriate under the circumstances.
30. WRIC reserves the right to disqualify any individual from further participation in the Promotion if WRIC concludes, in its sole discretion, that such person (a) has attempted to tamper with the Promotion process or other operation of the Promotion, (b) has repeatedly disregarded or has attempted to circumvent these Official Rules, or (c) has acted towards WRIC or any other participant in an unfair, inequitable, deliberately annoying, threatening, disrupting or harassing manner. Tampering includes attempting to enter more than the number of times permitted herein, including through the use of any prohibited device or method. Any failure by WRIC to enforce any of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of such Official Rules.
31. ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY INDIVIDUAL TO DEFRAUD, TAMPER WITH, OR DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE, THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND/OR CIVIL LAWS AND WRIC RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PURSUE ANY AVAILABLE DAMAGES OR REMEDIES AGAINST SUCH INDIVIDUAL AND/OR REFER SUCH MATTERS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR PROSECUTION TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
32. All activity arising out of and relating to the Promotion, including any reference to a participant’s status as a “winner,” is subject to verification and/or auditing for compliance with the Official Rules. If WRIC determines, in its sole discretion, that verification or auditing activity evidences non-compliance of an entry and/or participant with the Official Rules, WRIC reserves the right to disqualify such entry and/or participant from the Promotion and any prize at any time. WRIC reserves the right to conduct a background check on any or all potential winners and to disqualify any individual based on such background check if WRIC determines in its sole discretion that awarding a prize to any such individual might reflect negatively on WRIC. Each participant agrees to cooperate with WRIC and its representatives in connection with any and all verification, auditing and/or background check activities.
33. WRIC reserves the right to correct typographical, printing or clerical errors in any promotion-related materials. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. 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, WRIC reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing from among all legitimate, un-awarded, eligible prize claims.
DISPUTES
34. By entering the Promotion, participants agree that (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Promotion, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Promotion, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (c) under no circumstances will any participant be permitted to obtain any award for, and participant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental or consequential damages and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses. Some jurisdictions do not allow for limitations on the ability to pursue class action remedies, or certain kinds of damages, and so these limitations may not apply to you.
35. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the participants or Released Parties in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by Virginia law, without giving effect to any choice of law rules that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Virginia. All participants expressly agree that any legal proceedings arising out of or relating in any way to this Promotion or these Official Rules shall be brought only in the federal or state courts located in Richmond, Virginia, and participants consent to the mandatory and exclusive jurisdiction in such courts with respect to any such legal proceedings.
36. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between any terms or conditions of these Official Rules and any disclosures or other statements contained in any other Promotion-related materials, including but not limited to the Promotion entry information, or the point of sale, television, print, mobile or online advertising, the terms and conditions of these Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control. In the event that any provision of these Official Rules is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
WINNERS’ LIST/OFFICIAL RULES
37. For a copy of the Official Rules or the final Winners’ List, visit http://www.wric.com or mail a SASE to: WRIC-TV 8 Watch and Win $800 Martin’s Gift Card Giveaway c/o WRIC, 301 Arboretum Place, Richmond, VA 23236, specifying either “Winners’ List or “Official Rules Request.” Final Winners’ List will be available after March 29, 2016.
TRADEMARKS
38. This Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. Any third party trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective trademark owners. The use or mention of such third party trademarks in these Official Rules or in the Promotion is solely for descriptive purposes and shall in no way imply an endorsement or sponsorship of the Promotion.
