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UPICKEM MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CONTEST OFFICIAL
RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. THIS CONTEST IS INTENDED FOR PLAY IN THE
UNITED STATES AND CANADA ONLY AND WILL BE GOVERNED BY U.S. LAW.
DO NOT PARTICIPATE IF YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE AND LOCATED IN THE UNITED
STATES OR CANADA AT THE TIME OF ENTRY.
These Official Rules are for the UPICKEM Men's College Basketball Tournament Contest
(the "Contest"), which is a nationwide contest (including both the United States and Canada)
Sponsored by Second Street Media Inc. ("Sponsor"). Local affiliates who choose to participate
in this Contest may offer prizes for their participants only, but eligibility for those prizes may be
restricted to individuals in the affiliate's local area.
This Contest is not intended to be used for gambling purposes. If it is determined that a
participant is using the Contest for gambling purposes, he/she will be disqualified.
1. ELIGIBILITY: This Contest is open to legal residents of the 50 states of United States and the
District of Columbia, who are 18 years of age or older, and legal residents of Canada (excluding
Quebec), who are of legal age of majority in their province of residence, at the time of entry.
Local affiliates may restrict eligibility for affiliate prizes; eligibility for local affiliate prizes will be posted on the local affiliate's website.
Employees of Sponsor and participating affiliates (the "Promotion Parties"), and members of the
immediate family (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouse) and households of
each such employee are not eligible to participate or win a prize. This contest is void in Quebec
and where prohibited by law.
2. HOW TO PLAY: In the "Round by Round" Game you pick the winners for each round of the
tournament prior to the start of each round.
Select the team that you predict will win each game of the Men's College Basketball
Tournament and enter the score for the designated tie-breaker game round by round. You may
enter your picks for a round until fifteen (15) minutes before the start of the first game of the
round. You must select a winner for each game of the round or your entry will not be accepted.
Limit one (1) entry per person.
The participant who picks the most correct games in each round will be declared will
be deemed the round winner, subject to verification. If a game is canceled, forfeited, or
indefinitely suspended for any reason, that game shall not count for any participant and scores
will be computed as if the game did not exist. In the event of a tie for any prize, the "Score
Approximation Formula" described above will be applied to determine the winner of the prize.
If the event of a tie for the highest overall score, the computer takes those tied participants
that picked the championship game correctly and applies the "Score Approximation Formula"
outlined below to determine the Grand Prize winner.
Score Approximation Formula:
1. Subtract what the participant chose as the score for the winning team from the actual winning
team's score and square this value.
2. Subtract what the participant chose as the score for the losing team from the actual losing
team's score and squares this value.
3. Add the value from 1 and 2 above together to get the participant's "score approximation".
The participant with the lowest "Score Approximation" will be deemed the winner.
If there are still ties, the ties will be broken based on the following criteria in this order:
1. The most points earned in the Fifth Round.
2. The most points earned in the Fourth Round.
3. The most points earned in the Third Round.
4. The most points earned in the Second Round.
5. The most points earned in the First Round.
6. If there is still a tie the computer picks a random winner from the tied players.
National Bonus Prizes:
- One (1) $1,000,000 cash prize will be awarded if a participant correctly picks all 63
games correctly. If more than one participant correctly picks all 63 games correctly, the
$1,000,000 cash prize will be evenly divided and distributed among all participants who
correctly picked all 63 games.
- Up to three (3) $10,000 cash prizes will be awarded to participants who pick 61 or 62
games correctly. If there are more than three participants who correctly pick 61 or 62
game, the three $10,000 cash prizes ($30,000) will be evenly divided and distributed
among all participants who correctly picked 61 or 62 games.
- Up to five (5) $1,000 cash prizes will be awarded to participants who pick 60 games
correctly. If there are more than five participants who correctly pick 60 games, the five
$1,000 cash prizes ($5,000) will be evenly divided and distributed among all participants
who correctly picked 60 games.
Each participant can only win one of these cash prizes. So, for example, a participant who
correctly picks all 63 games would receive the $1,000,000 cash prize, but not a $10,000 cash
prize a or $1,000 cash prize, and a participant who correctly picks 61 or 62 games would
receive the $10,000 cash prize, but not a $1,000 cash prize. These prizes will not be awarded
unless someone correctly picks the required number of games. Determination of cash prize
winners, verification of eligibility, and compliance with these rules will be conducted by SCA
Promotions, Inc., whose decision will be final.
3. WINNER NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by email. All posted results are
unofficial until winners are verified. If a winner does not respond within seven (7) days of the
initial notification email, the prize will be forfeited and awarded to the next highest scoring
participant. Prizes won by an eligible participant who is a minor in his/her state of residence will
be awarded to minor's parent or legal guardian who must sign and return all required documents.
Sponsor is not responsible for any change of email address, mailing address and/or telephone
number of participants.
4. GENERAL CONDITIONS: Participants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules
and that the decisions of the Sponsor are final and binding on all matters pertaining to the
Contest.
The Promotion Parties reserve the right to substitute any prize with another prize of equal or
greater value. Prizes are non-transferable and no cash equivalent or substitution of prize is
offered, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. The Promotion Parties have not made
nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee,
express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize, including but not limited to its
quality, mechanical condition or fitness for a particular purpose. Any and all warranties and/or
guarantees on a prize (if any) are provided only by the manufacturer, and winners agree to look
solely to such manufacturers for any such warranty and/or guarantee. Each winner is responsible
for all federal, state and local taxes and may be required to complete an IRS form W-9. Sponsor
reserves the right to withhold prizes until completed form W-9 is received.
A participant grants to Sponsor and its affiliates the right to use and publish his/her proper name
and state/province or residence online and in print, or any other media, in connection with the
Contest. By accepting a prize, a winner grants Sponsor the right to use his or he name and
likeness for advertising and promotional purposes without further compensation. Participants
agree (a) to release and hold Sponsor, Promotion Parties and all of their respective officers,
directors, employees, representatives and agents from any and all liability for any injuries,
losses or damages of any kind, including death, or property resulting in whole or in part, directly
or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of the prize or participation in this
Contest; (b) that under no circumstances will participants be permitted to obtain awards for any
punitive, incidental or consequential damages; (c) all causes of action arising out of or connected
with this Contest, or any prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form
of class action; and (d) any and all claims, judgments, and award shall be limited to actual out-
of- pocket costs incurred, excluding attorneys' fees and court costs.
5. PRIVACY NOTICE: Information you provide in connection with this contest is subject to
Sponsor's Privacy Policy and will be shared with your local affiliate.
6. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: Sponsor and Promotion Parties are not responsible for
Internet crashes or slowdowns caused by network congestion, viruses, sabotage, satellite failures,
phone line failures, electrical outages, natural disasters or acts of man or God, lost, late,
misdirected, postage-due, unintelligible, returned, undelivered entries or email, or for lost,
interrupted or unavailable satellite, network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), Website, or
other connections availability, accessibility or traffic congestion, miscommunications, failed
computer, network, telephone, satellite or cable hardware or software or lines, or technical
failure, or jumbled, scrambled, delayed or misdirected transmissions, computer hardware or
software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors of any kind whether human,
mechanical, electronic or network. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of this Contest
or Website, or act in violation of the Official Rules, or act in any manner to threaten or abuse or
harass any person, or violate Website's terms of service, as solely determined by the Sponsor,
will be disqualified. Neither Sponsor nor Promotion Parties are responsible for any incorrect or
inaccurate information whether caused by Website users, tampering, hacking, or by any of the
programming or equipment associated with or used in this Contest, and assumes no responsibility
for any errors, omission, deletion, interruption or delay in operation or transmission or
communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized Website access. Any use of
robotic, macro, automatic, programmed or like methods of play will void all such plays, and may
subject that participant to disqualification. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion, to
disqualify any individual (and all of his or her submissions) who tampers with the submission
process. Neither Sponsor nor Promotion Parties are responsible for injury or damage to
participant's or any other person's computer or property related to or resulting from participating
in this Contest. Should any portion of Contest be, in the Sponsor's sole opinion, compromised by
virus, worms, bugs, unauthorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion
of the Sponsor, corrupt or impair administration, security, fairness or proper play of this Contest,
or Contest plays, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate
the Contest.
7. WINNERS: For a list of national winners, mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Second
Street Media, Inc., 317 N 11th Street, Suite 200, St. Louis, MO, 63101, Attn: Men's College
Basketball Tournament Contest Winners List. Requests must be received by June 30, 2011.
This contest is sponsored by Second Street Media, Inc., 317 N 11th Street, Suite 00, St. Louis,
MO, 63101.
© 2011 Second Street Media, Inc.
UPICKEM is a trademark of Second Street Media, Inc. The content, information, data, designs
and code associated with the Contest website are protected by intellectual property and other
laws. 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.
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