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Contest Rules

Listen to 950 ESPN for opportunities to win. The following rules apply to all WPEN contests unless the specific contest rules state otherwise. For on-air/call-in contests: Online listeners to the 950 ESPN web stream may experience a reception delay of up to one minute. Listening to the station’s over-the-air broadcast is the best way to participate in our on-air contests.

Listen to WPEN for prize details.
Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Non-cash prizes are not redeemable for cash. Station reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute for any prize with one of equal or greater value. Winners may not request prize substitution. Prizes are non-transferable and may not be claimed or used by any person other than the winner. Winners must claim their prizes in person at the Station offices within 30 days after the end of the contest. Prizes not claimed within the 30-day period will be forfeited.

All entrants must be at least 18 years old and legal residents of the United States residing in WPEN’s terrestrial listening area. Residents of NY and FL are not eligible to participate if the prize is valued at over $5,000. A winner will be disqualified if he/she or a member of his/her household has won a Station contest with a value over $50.00 within the previous 60 days. Winner will also be disqualified if he/she or a member of his/her household has won a prize or prize package from any Greater Media Philadelphia radio station (WBEN-FM, WMGK, WMMR, WNUW, WPEN) valued at One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or greater within the past 365 days. Employees (including their immediate families and members of the same household) of Greater Media Philadelphia, its affiliates (including Station), promotional sponsors, advertising and promotional agencies who do business with Station, and other radio stations in Station’s terrestrial listening area are not eligible to participate in any contest presented by Station. One entry per person; multiple entries will disqualify the entrant. No purchase or other consideration is necessary to participate in this contest.

Winners agree to release and hold harmless the promotion sponsors, Station, Greater Philadelphia Radio, Inc., and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all liability and any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with this contest and any prize won. Winners (and their guests, if any) will be required to sign a form releasing Station and its affiliated companies from all liability in connection with the contest and the award and use of the prize before claiming the prize.Disclaimer
Station undertakes no liability or responsibility, and makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to the performance of the prize(s) awarded, for any failure to perform or negligent performance of any service provider, or for any other risk, incident or damage, direct or indirect, relating to or arising out of the contest, including (but not limited to) cancellations, postponements, delays or other scheduling changes; missed events or connections or inability of winner to attend; and accident, injury, damage or expense arising from or occurring during the use of the prize, or travel to/from or attendance at any event relating to the contest, by the winner and/or winner’s guest(s). Station is not responsible for damage to a prize or loss of a prize after the prize has been claimed. Winners must inspect their prizes before leaving the station. Station is not responsible for the failure or malfunction of any telecommunications or computer system, or for lost, late or misdirected contest entries, whether transmitted by mail, telephone, fax or internet.

Entry into any contest constitutes full permission for Station and promotion sponsors and their respective affiliates to broadcast and/or to photograph or publish the participant's name, voice, recorded comments, biographical information, face and likeness without compensation.

Station will report the total value of each prize to the IRS and will furnish winners with a federal Form 1099. Winners must provide their social security number to Station for tax reporting purposes, and are solely responsible for payment of all taxes incurred as a result of the award of a prize.

Failure to conform to all contest rules, or any fraud or other illegal or inappropriate conduct on the part of a contestant, will result in the contestant's disqualification and forfeiture of any prize won. Station reserves the right to rule ineligible listeners who, in Station’s sole judgment, engage in abusive conduct with respect to any contest or promotion conducted by Station or its affiliates. Station reserves the right to make changes in the contest rules at any time, which changes will become effective upon announcement. By taking part in this contest, participants agree to be bound by these rules and all decisions of the judges, who are employees of Station and whose decisions with respect to all aspects of the contest are final and binding. Copies of written contest rules and the list of winners are available during regular business hours at the Station studio, One Bala Plaza, Suite 339, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004. Contest is void where prohibited by law. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.

Rules

97.5 The Fanatic “Win Missanelli’s Money” Contest Rules
NO PURCHASE OR OTHER CONSIDERATION IS NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CONTEST; PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE CHANCES OF WINNING.
How to Enter for a Chance to Win
Starting Friday, February 12, 2010, listen to 97.5 The Fanatic/950 ESPN for Mike Missanelli to ask a trivia question at approximately 2:30pm. The first caller (at 215-263-0950) to answer the question correctly will be asked to come into the studio the following weekday at 5:00pm to play "Win Missanelli's Money" live in studio with Mike Missanelli. If the contestant is not able to appear at the 97.5 The Fanatic studio as required, Mike Missanelli will play the contest game with a Station employee, but no prize money will be awarded (it will roll over to the next day).

To Win Missanelli's Money, the contestant will be asked a series of trivia questions (up to 5 questions) live on air with a 60 second (total) time limit. The 60 second clock will not begin until after the first question is read. Mike Missanelli will remain in a sound proof studio while the trivia questions are being asked and answered. After the contestant's 60 seconds is over, Mike Missanelli will be brought back into the on air studio and asked the same series of questions with the same 60 second time limit. The person with the most correct answers is declared the winner. If both Mike and the contestant have the same amount of correct answers, the person who took the least amount of time to answer the 5 questions will be declared the winner. If both Mike and the contestant have the same amount of correct answers in the same amount of time, a tie will be declared. The contestant will not win any money in the event of a tie.

Contestant qualification is subject to FULL phone call completion, and the verification of the caller’s name, address, home phone number, work/cell phone number and social security number, all of which must be provided prior to completion of the call. Contest calls will not be accepted at any other number.

Prize
The prize money will start out as $500 on the first day (Monday, February 15th). Whenever Mike Missanelli defeats or ties a contestant, the prize money will roll over to the next day and be added to the total. The contest will be played for eight days; Wednesday, February 24th will be the final in-studio day. (Tuesday, February 23rd will be the last day to call in for a chance to play.) The contestant on Wednesday, February 24th could potentially be playing for $4,000, if all other contestants have lost or tied. If a contestant defeats Mike Missanelli, the prize money for the next contestant goes back to $500.

Prize money break down:

Monday, February 15th - Prize money = $500
Tuesday, February 16th - Prize money = $500 (or $1,000 if the first contestant loses or ties)
Wednesday, February 17th - Prize money = $500 (potentially up to $1,500)
Thursday, February 18th - Prize money = $500 (potentially up to $2,000)
Friday, February 19th - Prize money = $500 (potentially up to $2,500)
Monday, February 22nd - Prize money = $500 (potentially up to $3,000)
Tuesday, February 23rd - Prize money = $500 (potentially up to $3,500)
Wednesday, February 24th - Prize money = $500 (potentially up to $4,000)

Prizes will be paid by company check within four (4) weeks after contest concludes. 97.5 THE FANATIC/950 ESPN reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute any prize with one of equal or greater value. Winners may not request prize substitution. Prizes are non-transferable and may not be claimed or used by any person other than the winner. Winners must claim their prizes in person at the 97.5 THE FANATIC/950 ESPN offices as instructed by Station personnel. Prizes not claimed as instructed will be forfeited.
Eligibility
All entrants must be at least 18 years old and legal residents of the United States, living or working in 97.5 The Fanatic/950 ESPN’s total survey area (as defined by Arbitron). A winner will be disqualified if he/she or a member of his/her household has won a 97.5 THE FANATIC/950 ESPN contest with a value over $50.00 within the previous 60 days. Employees (including their immediate families and members of the same household) of Greater Media Philadelphia, its affiliates, promotion sponsors, advertising and promotional agencies who do business with 97.5 THE FANATIC/950 ESPN or any of the promotion sponsors, and other radio stations in 97.5 The Fanatic/950 ESPN’s metro survey area (as defined by Arbitron) are not eligible to participate in any contest presented by 97.5 THE FANATIC/950 ESPN. The term “immediate family” includes spouses, siblings, parents and legal guardians, children and legal wards, grandparents, and grandchildren, including “in-laws.” One entry per person; multiple entries will disqualify the entrant. Void where prohibited.
Release
By entering, all contestants agree to release and hold harmless the promotion sponsors, 97.5 THE FANATIC/950 ESPN, Greater Philadelphia Radio, Inc., and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all liability and any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with this contest and any prize won. Winners (and their guests, if any) will be required to sign a form releasing 97.5 THE FANATIC/950 ESPN and its affiliated companies from all liability in connection with the contest and the award and use of the prize before claiming the prize.
Disclaimer
97.5 THE FANATIC/950 ESPN undertakes no liability or responsibility, and makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to the performance of the prize(s) awarded, for any failure to perform or negligent performance of any service provider, or for any other risk, incident or damage, direct or indirect, relating to or arising out of the contest, including (but not limited to) cancellations, postponements, delays or other scheduling changes; missed events or connections or inability of winner to attend; and accident, injury, death, damage or expense arising from or occurring during the use of the prize, or travel to/from or attendance at any event relating to the contest, by the winner and/or winner’s guest(s). 97.5 THE FANATIC/950 ESPN is not responsible for damage to a prize or loss of a prize after the prize has been claimed. Winners must inspect their prizes before leaving the Station. 97.5 THE FANATIC/950 ESPN is not responsible for technical, hardware or software failure or malfunctions, lost or unavailable network or other telecommunications connections, or lost, late, misdirected, damaged, illegible, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled, disconnected, or delayed contest entries or communications, whether caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or used in this contest, or by any human error which may occur in the execution of this contest. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of being conducted as planned, including but not limited to infection by computer virus, bug, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or other causes beyond the control of 97.5 THE FANATIC/950 ESPN, Station reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest and/or determine an alternate method of awarding the prize(s).
License
Entry into any contest constitutes full permission for 97.5 THE FANATIC/950 ESPN and promotion sponsors and their respective affiliates to broadcast and/or to photograph or publish the participant's name, voice, recorded comments, biographical information, face and likeness without compensation.
Taxes
97.5 THE FANATIC/950 ESPN will report the total value of each prize to the IRS and will furnish winners with a federal Form 1099. Winners must provide their social security number to 97.5 THE FANATIC/950 ESPN for tax reporting purposes, and are solely responsible for payment of all taxes incurred as a result of the award of a prize.
General
Failure to conform to all contest rules, or any fraud or other illegal or inappropriate conduct on the part of a contestant, will result in the contestant's disqualification and forfeiture of any prize won. 97.5 THE FANATIC/950 ESPN reserves the right to rule ineligible listeners who, in the Station’s sole judgment, engage in abusive conduct with respect to any contest or promotion conducted by 97.5 THE FANATIC/950 ESPN or its affiliates. Station reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify this Contest and these Official Rules at any time, which changes will become effective upon announcement. By taking part in this contest, participants agree to be bound by these rules and all decisions of the judges, who are employees of 97.5 THE FANATIC/950 ESPN and whose decisions with respect to all aspects of the contest are final and binding. Copies of written contest rules and the list of winners are available during regular business hours at the 97.5 THE FANATIC/950 ESPN studio, One Bala Plaza, Suite 339, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, for 60 days after the contest concludes.
As a condition to participating in this Contest, each entrant agrees that any and all disputes that cannot be resolved between the parties, and all causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Contest shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in Philadelphia, PA having competent jurisdiction, which court shall apply the laws of the State of Pennsylvania without regard to the conflicts of law principles thereof. The entrant and 97.5 THE FANATIC/950 ESPN hereby waive any and all right to trial by jury. If any provision of these Official Rules is declared or found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, then such provision will be null and void but each other provision hereof not so affected will be enforced to the full extent permitted by applicable law.
All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.

97.5 The Fanatic/950 ESPN Disneyworld Trip Contest Rules
NO PURCHASE OR OTHER CONSIDERATION IS NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CONTEST; PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE CHANCES OF WINNING.
How to Enter for a Chance to Win
97.5 The Fanatic/950 ESPN (Station) will play a specific “I’m going to Disneyworld!” audio five times a day (Monday-Friday, 6am-7pm) from Monday, January 11th to Friday, January 29th, 2010, except Friday, January 29th when the audio will only be played four times. The 5th caller to 215-263-0950 when the audio clip is played will be registered for the Grand Prize drawing. There will be 74 registrants total. At 5:25pm on Friday, January 29th, Mike Missanelli will randomly select one Grand Prize Winner from the registrants, and announce the name on 97.5 The Fanatic/950 ESPN. Station MVP’s can see a hint as to when each day’s “I’m going to Disneyworld!” audio will be played by logging into the MVP Club Welcome Back page at 975thefanatic.com or 950espn.com. Each day’s hints will be available by 6am and will remain posted until 7pm. Listeners can sign up to become a 97.5 The Fanatic/950 ESPN MVP at 975thefanatic.com. There is no charge for signing up.
NOTE: Only the specific “I’m going to Disneyworld!” audio, when played in its entirety from beginning to end, will be used to solicit contest calls. Audio played for advertising or promotional purposes WILL NOT count. Listeners should try to be the 5th caller at 215-263-0950 as soon as they hear the “I’m going to Disneyworld!” audio begin to play. (If a listener accidentally calls when an audio snippet or music bed is played, s/he will simply be informed of the error.)
Online listeners to the 97.5 The Fanatic / 950 ESPN (Station) web stream may experience a reception delay of up to one minute. Listening to the station’s over-the-air broadcast is the best way to participate in this contest.
Caller registration is subject to FULL phone call completion, and the verification of the caller’s name, address, home phone number, work/cell phone number and social security number, all of which must be provided prior to completion of the call. Contest calls will not be accepted at any other number.

All contest entries will become the property of Station and will not be acknowledged or returned.

Prize
Grand Prize winner will receive: One vacation package for four (4) persons for three (3) nights and four (4) days to Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida. VACATION MUST BE TAKEN FROM FEBRUARY 25, 2010 TO FEBRUARY 28, 2010. Winner and guests must all travel on the same itinerary. Any minor guests must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
Vacation package includes:
-Four (4) round trip coach air fares between Philadelphia International Airport and Orlando International Airport;
-Four (4) round trip ground transfers between Orlando International Airport and the winner’s hotel at the Disneyworld Premises;
-Room accommodations consisting of one (1) standard room (with a maximum of four (4) persons per room) for three (3) nights at a hotel at the Disneyworld Premises selected by Disney in its sole discretion;
-Four (4) 4-Day Magic Your Way Tickets;
-A Disney Gift Card with a value of one hundred fifty Dollars ($150.00);
-Four (4) 4-Day ESPN Wide World of Sports Tickets.
-Four (4) invitations to attend the red carpet opening ceremonies at ESPN Wide World of Sports on Thursday, February 25, 2010, followed by a promotional contest winner dinner;
-Four (4) tickets to the Globetrotter game at ESPN Wide World of Sports on Thursday, February 25th 2010 at 7pm
Grand Prize does NOT include: Meals (other than contest winner dinner); Hotel room service; Laundry service; Alcoholic beverages; Merchandise, souvenirs, etc; Local and long distance telephone calls; Tips, gratuities, service charges or taxes; all other charges and items not otherwise described above.
ERV: $4,121.00
Odds of being registered for the grand prize drawing depend in part on number of people trying to call in. Odds of winning the Grand Prize once registered are one in 15. Non-cash prizes are not redeemable for cash. Station reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute any prize with one of equal or greater value. Winners may not request prize substitution. Prizes are non-transferable and may not be claimed or used by any person other than the winner. Winner must claim the Grand Prize in person at the Station offices as instructed by Station promotions personnel. Prize not claimed as instructed will be forfeited.
Eligibility
All entrants must be at least 18 years old and legal residents of the United States, living or working in Station’s total survey area (as defined by Arbitron). A winner will be disqualified if he/she or a member of his/her household has won a Station contest with a value over $50.00 within the previous 60 days. Winner will also be disqualified if he/she or a member of his/her household has won a prize or prize package from any Greater Media Philadelphia radio station (WBEN-FM, WMGK, WMMR, WNUW, WPEN) valued at One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or greater within the past 365 days. Employees (including their immediate families and members of the same household) of Greater Media Philadelphia, its affiliates, promotion sponsors, advertising and promotional agencies who do business with Station or any of the promotion sponsors, and other radio stations in Station’s metro survey area (as defined by Arbitron) are not eligible to participate in any contest presented by Station. The term “immediate family” includes spouses, siblings, parents and legal guardians, children and legal wards, grandparents, and grandchildren, including “in-laws.” One entry per person; multiple entries will disqualify the entrant. Void where prohibited.
Release
By entering, all participants agree to release and hold harmless the promotion sponsors, Disney Destinations, LLC, Station, Greater Philadelphia Radio, Inc., and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all liability and any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with this contest and any prize won. Winners (and their guests, if any) will be required to sign a form releasing Station and its affiliated companies and promotion sponsors from all liability in connection with the contest and the award and use of the prize before claiming the prize.
Disclaimer
Station undertakes no liability or responsibility, and makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to the performance of the prize(s) awarded, for any failure to perform or negligent performance of any service provider, or for any other risk, incident or damage, direct or indirect, relating to or arising out of the contest, including (but not limited to) cancellations, postponements, delays or other scheduling changes; missed events or connections or inability of winner to attend; and accident, injury, death, damage or expense arising from or occurring during the use of the prize, or travel to/from or attendance at any event relating to the contest, by the winner and/or winner’s guest(s). Station is not responsible for damage to a prize or loss of a prize after the prize has been claimed. Winners must inspect their prizes before leaving the station. Station is not responsible for technical, hardware or software failure or malfunctions, lost or unavailable network or other telecommunications connections, or lost, late, misdirected, damaged, illegible, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled, disconnected, or delayed contest entries or communications, whether caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or used in this contest, or by any human error which may occur in the execution of this contest. If, for any reason, the contest is not capable of being conducted as planned, including but not limited to infection by computer virus, bug, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or other causes beyond the control of Station, Station reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest and/or determine an alternate method of awarding the prize(s).
License
Entry into any contest constitutes full permission for Station and promotion sponsors and their respective affiliates to broadcast and/or to photograph or publish the participant's name, voice, recorded comments, biographical information, face and likeness without compensation.
Taxes
Station will report the total value of each prize to the IRS and will furnish winners with a federal Form 1099. Winners must provide their social security number to Station for tax reporting purposes, and are solely responsible for payment of all taxes incurred as a result of the award of a prize.
General
Failure to conform to all contest rules, or any fraud or other illegal or inappropriate conduct on the part of a contestant or on a contestant’s behalf, will result in the contestant's disqualification and forfeiture of any prize won. Station reserves the right to rule ineligible listeners who, in Station’s sole judgment, engage in abusive conduct with respect to any contest or promotion conducted by Station or its affiliates. Station reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify this Contest and these Official Rules at any time, which changes will become effective upon announcement. By taking part in this contest, participants agree to be bound by these rules and all decisions of the judges, who are employees of Station and whose decisions with respect to all aspects of the contest are final and binding. Copies of written contest rules and the list of winners are available during regular business hours at the Station studio, One Bala Plaza, Suite 339, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, for 60 days after the contest concludes.
As a condition to participating in this Contest, each entrant agrees that any and all disputes that cannot be resolved between the parties, and all causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Contest shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania having competent jurisdiction, which court shall apply the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without regard to the conflicts of law principles thereof. The entrant and Station hereby waive any and all right to trial by jury. If any provision of these Official Rules is declared or found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, then such provision will be null and void but each other provision hereof not so affected will be enforced to the full extent permitted by applicable law.
All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.