NBCU at CES Sweepstakes Rules

PRELIMINARY INFORMATION: No purchase necessary. A purchase will not improve your chances of winning. Void where prohibited.  NBCUatCES Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes") begins on January 8, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. and ends on January 11, 2009 at 3:00 P.M. ("Sweepstakes Period"). All times in the Sweepstakes refer to Pacific Time ("PT'). Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received.  Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws.

ELIGIBILITY: Open only to permanent, legal U.S. residents of the fifty (50) United States and DC who are 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) cardholders officially registered to attend, and physically in attendance at CES which is scheduled to be held January 8, 2009 through and including January 11, 2009, and who are 18 years of age or older and the age of majority in their state of residence as of the start of the Sweepstakes Period.  Officers, directors, and employees of Sweepstakes Entities (as defined below), members of these persons' immediate families (spouses and/or parents, children, and siblings, and their spouses), and/or persons living in the same households as these persons (whether or not related thereto) are not eligible to enter the Sweepstakes.  Sweepstakes Entities, as referenced herein, shall include NBC Universal, Inc., 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112 ("Sponsor") and its parent, subsidiary, and affiliate companies and administrative, advertising, and promotion agencies and any other entity involved in the development, administration, promotion, or implementation of the Sweepstakes.

ENTRY PERIODS/TO ENTER: The Sweepstakes consists of four (4) entry periods (each an "Entry Period"), the first entry period beginning on January 8 , 2009, at 10:00A.M. PT and ending on the same day at 6:00P.M. PT, the second entry period beginning on January 9, 2009, at 9:00A.M. PT and ending on the same day at 6:00P.M PT, the third entry period beginning on January 10, 2009, at 9:00A.M. PT and ending on the same day at 6:00P.M PT, and the fourth entry period beginning on January 11, 2009, at 9:00A.M PT and ending on the same day at 3:00P.M. PT . To enter, present your CES registration card to an NBCU Brand Ambassador at the NBCU booth during any Entry Period, to receive a free NBCU matchbook and a hole punch on your CES registration card.  On the back of the matchbook you will find an OID symbol.  Place the OID symbol on the Microsoft Surface in the NBCU booth to discover if you have won a prize.    Limit one (1) free NBCU matchbook/OID symbol per person.  Only legitimately obtained matchbooks with valid OID symbols will be accepted.  You may enter only once during the Sweepstakes Period. Multiple entries  any person beyond this limit by any means will void all such additional entries. Entries generated by a script, macro, or other automated means will be disqualified. Entries that are incomplete, garbled, corrupted, or unintelligible for any reason, including, but not limited to, computer or network malfunction or congestion, are void and will not be accepted.  In case of a dispute over the identity of an entrant who made a potentially winning entry, Sponsor reserves the right to require proof that entrant is an officially registered holder of the 2009 CES card at the time of entry.  Entry constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) to use entrant's name, city, state, likeness, image, and/or voice for purposes of advertising, promotion, and publicity without additional compensation, permission, notification or approval.  

WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION: When the OID symbol on the back of the NBCU matchbook is placed on the Microsoft Surface in the NBCU booth, the Microsoft Surface will indicate if the CES cardholder is a sweepstakes winner by flashing the word "Winner" on the Microsoft Surface around the NBCU matchbook, subject to the terms and conditions of these Official Rules and winner verification. Sponsor shall determine whether or not the Microsoft Surface has chosen entrant as a winner in its sole discretion. Upon being told that he/she is a winner, the CES cardholder must present the winning NBCU matchbook to an NBCU Brand Ambassador in the NBCU booth.  NBCU Brand Ambassador will verify winner by placing the OID symbol on the Microsoft Surface and direct winner to the Brand Ambassador in charge of prize distribution. All prizes will be distributed at CES at the time of winning by the Brand Ambassador in charge of prize distribution.  Upon receipt of prize, winner must return the winning NBCU matchbooks to the NBCU Brand Ambassador in charge of prize distribution.  Failure to follow these procedures as and when required will result in automatic disqualification of the potential winner and at Sponsor's sole discretion the applicable Prize (as defined below) may be awarded to CES attendees on a first come first served basis at the end of the Sweepstakes Period. If for any reason there are Prizes not awarded at the end of the Sweepstakes Period ("Remaining Prizes"), any such Remaining Prizes will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis at 3:00p.m. Sunday, January 11, 2009, at the NBCU booth by the NBCU Brand Ambassador in charge of Prize Distribution.  A line will form at the NBCU booth Welcome desk no earlier than 3:00P.M. for receipt of remaining prizes.   Limit one (1) Prize per family or household.

Winner may be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility, release of liability, and, except where prohibited, publicity release (collectively, "Sweepstakes Documents") at the request of Sponsor. Noncompliance with this request will result in disqualification.  

PRIZES:  There will be five hundred and thirty (530) prizes awarded (each a "Prize"), consisting of the following:

Three (3) Today Show Fleece Jackets (Estimated Retail Value ("ERV"): $25.00 each)
Ten (10) Sci-Fi Cylon T-Shirts (ERV $22.00 each)
Fifty (50) NBC Olympics Polo Shirts (ERV $30.00 each)
Ten (10) Telemundo T-Shirts (ERV $15.00 each)
Ten (10) Nightly News Overnight Bags (ERV $100.00each )
Twenty (20) Telemundo Sling Bags (ERV $10.00 each)
Twenty (20) Telemundo Beach Towels (ERV $10.00 each)
Twelve (12) Battlestar Galactica DVD Box Sets (ERV $40.00 each)
Three (3) Battlestar Galactica Razor Extended DVD's (ERV $11.00 each)
Two hundred and one (201) SNL DVD's (ERV $14.00 each)
Forty (40) CNBC DVD's (ERV $30.00 each)
Fifty (50) Triumph The Insult Comic Dog Key chains (ERV $8.00 each)
Three (3) Battlestar Galactica Collectible Toasters (ERV $65.00 each)
Fifteen (15) Battlestar Galactica Collectible Model Ships (ERV $10.00 each)
Forty (40) Monk Bobbleheads (ERV $25.00 each)
One (1) Autographed SNL Script (ERV $100.00 each)
One (1) Autographed Nightly News with Brian Williams Hat (ERV $25.00 each)
Three (3) Today Show portable iPod speakers (ERV $15.00 each)
Two (2) NBC musical chimes xylophone (ERV $28.00 each)
Six (6) Today Show Mugs (ERV $12.00 each)
Thirty (30) MP4 Players (ERV $300.00 each)

Prize give away is predetermined by OID symbol submitted by winner, as designated by Sponsor in its sole discretion.  ERV of all Prizes is eighteen thousand nine hundred and fifteen dollars ($18,915.00).  Specifics of Prizes will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.  Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a similar Prize (or Prize element) of comparable or greater value.  All taxes and other expenses, costs, or fees associated with the acceptance and/or use of Prize are the sole responsibility of winner. Prize cannot be transferred by winner or redeemed for cash and is valid only for the items detailed above, with no substitution of Prize by winner.  If Prize is unclaimed, it will be forfeited, and an alternate winner may be selected from the remaining eligible entrants.   Each Prize will be awarded "as is" with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsors.   

CONDITIONS: No more than the actual number of Prizes set forth in these Official Rules will be awarded. In the event that, due to seeding, technical, computer, or other errors, more valid winning OID symbols are received and verified by the NBCU Brand Ambassador for a particular prize than offered in these Official rules, Sponsor reserves the right to conduct a random drawing from among all valid, eligible, non-suspect claims for the prize at issue to award the correct number of prizes.  By entering the Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees for entrant and for entrant's heirs, executors, and administrators (a) to release and hold harmless Sweepstakes Entities and their respective officers, directors, and employees (collectively, "Released Parties") from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from such entrant's participation in the Sweepstakes and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of Prize or any portion thereof; (b) to indemnify Released Parties from any and all liability resulting or arising from the Sweepstakes and to hereby acknowledge that Released Parties have neither 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 Prize, including express warranties provided exclusively by Prize supplier that are sent along with Prize; (c) if selected as a winner, to the posting of such entrant's name on www.NBCUatCES.com and the use by Released Parties of such name, and entrant's voice, image, and/or likeness for publicity, promotional, and advertising purposes in any and all media now or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity without additional compensation, permission, notification or approval, and, upon request, to the giving of consent, in writing, to such use; and (d) to be bound by these Official Rules and to waive any right to claim any ambiguity or error therein or in the Sweepstakes itself, and to be bound by all decisions of the Sponsor, which are binding and final. Failure to comply with these conditions may result in disqualification from the Sweepstakes at Sponsor's sole discretion.

ADDITIONAL TERMS: Sponsor reserves the right to permanently disqualify from any promotion any person Sponsor believes has intentionally violated these Official Rules.  Any attempt to deliberately damage the Sweepstakes or the operation thereof is unlawful and subject to legal action by Sponsor, who may seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law. The failure of Sponsor to comply with any provision of these Official Rules due to an act of God, hurricane, war, fire, riot, earthquake, terrorism, act of public enemies, actions of governmental authorities outside of the control of Sponsor (excepting compliance with applicable codes and regulations), or other "force majeure" event will not be considered a breach of these Official Rules. Released Parties assume no responsibility for any injury or damage to entrants' or to any other person's property relating to or resulting from participating in the Sweepstakes. Released Parties are not responsible for telecommunications, network, electronic, technical, or computer failures of any kind; for inaccurate transcription of entry information or OID symbol; for errors in any promotional or marketing materials or in these Official Rules; for any human or electronic error; or for matchbooks that are stolen, lost,  or damaged. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, modify, or suspend the Sweepstakes or any element thereof (including, without limitation, these Official Rules) without notice in any manner and for any reason (including, without limitation, in the event of any unanticipated occurrence that is not fully addressed in these Official Rules).  In the event of cancellation, modification, or suspension, Sponsor reserves the right to distribute the available Prizes on a first come first served basis as described above.  Notice of such cancellation, modification, or suspension will be posted at the NBCU booth at CES.  Sponsor may prohibit any entrant or potential entrant from participating in the Sweepstakes, if such entrant or potential entrant shows a disregard for these Official Rules; acts with an intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other entrant, Sponsor, or Sponsor's agents or representatives; or behaves in any other disruptive manner (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion).  

DISPUTES: THE SWEEPTAKES IS GOVERNED BY, AND WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE FORUM AND VENUE FOR ANY DISPUTE SHALL BE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK. IF THE CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM IS NOT OTHERWISE RESOLVED THROUGH DIRECT DISCUSSIONS OR MEDIATION, IT SHALL THEN BE RESOLVED BY FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION ADMINISTERED BY JUDICIAL ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION SERVICES, INC. ("JAMS'), IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS STREAMLINED ARBITRATION RULES AND PROCEDURES OR SUBSEQUENT VERSIONS THEREOF ("JAMS RULES").  THE JAMS RULES FOR SELECTION OF AN ARBITRATOR SHALL BE FOLLOWED, EXCEPT THAT THE ARBITRATOR SHALL BE LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN NEW YORK.  ALL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK.  THE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIM SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL DAMAGES, AND IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING ATTORNEY'S FEES OR OTHER SUCH RELATED COSTS OF BRINGING A CLAIM, OR TO RESCIND THIS AGREEMENT OR SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR ANY OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF.

WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT: For the names of the winners, available after January 26, 2009, visit www.NBCUatCES.com.