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FANDANGO SWEEPSTAKES RULES

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN, NOR WILL A PURCHASE IMPROVE ONE’S CHANCES OF WINNING.

1. SPONSOR:
Fandango, Inc., 12200 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 150, Los Angeles, CA 90064, who is solely responsible for all aspects of this sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”).

2. ENTRY:
You may enter this Sweepstakes during the period commencing at 6:01 P.M. Pacific Time, January 8, 2008, and ending at 6:00 P.M. Pacific Time, March 4, 2008 (“Term”) in one of two (2) ways. For purposes of these Official Rules (“Rules”), all times and days are Pacific Time.

(a) ONLINE ENTRY; To enter online, visit the website at www.fandango.com/awardswatch (“Website”), enter your name and e-mail address (“Address”) and click “Submit” (“Online Entry”). Normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by your online service will apply. It is your sole responsibility to notify the Sponsor in writing if you change your e-mail address.  To do so, e-mail marketing@fandango.com with your name and your new e-mail address.

(b) MAIL ENTRY: Hand print your full name, Address (e-mail) and birth date on a standard-size postage prepaid postcard, and mail it to: Fandango’s Awards Watch Sweepstakes Entries, c/o Fandango, Inc., 12200 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 150, Los Angeles, CA 90064 (“Mail Entry”).

“Entry” shall mean and refer to each Online and Mail Entry.  

3. LIMITATIONS:
All Online Entries must be received by 6:00 P.M. Pacific Time, March 4, 2008; and all Mail Entries must be postmarked by 6:00 P.M. Pacific Time, March 4, and received by March 11, 2008. Limit 1 (one) Entry per person/Address during the Term, regardless of method of Entry or whether one person has more than one Address or more than one person use the same Address. In addition, Entrants will have the opportunity to receive additional entries by signing-up for one or more of the following free services for a maximum of two additional entries: 1. Sign up to receive Fandango movie news; 2. Sign up to receive text messages from Fandango on your mobile device.  In event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an Online Entry, the Entry will be deemed to be submitted by the natural person in whose name the Address is registered. Entries by any method other than set forth above in Section 2 are void. Any use of automated or programmed methods of effecting Entry is prohibited. Open only to persons over the age of 18 who have access to the Internet and a computer printer during the Term and the subsequent prize-award period and who are legal residents of, and physically located within, the 50 United States or the District of Columbia (“Territory”).  Employees of Sponsor, Fandango (the “Prize Provider”); their respective parent, subsidiary, associated and affiliated companies; the advertising, promotional and fulfillment agencies of each of them (individually and collectively, “Entities”); members of their households and members of their immediate families (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses) are ineligible. Neither the Entities, nor any of  their  officers,  directors,  shareholders,  employees,  agents or representatives (individually and collectively, “Releasees”) are responsible for Entries from persons residing, or physically located, outside the Territory; Entries that are altered, delayed, deleted, destroyed, fraudulent, illegible, improperly accessed, inaccurate, incomplete, interrupted, late, lost, misdirected, multiple, mutilated, non-delivered, postage-due, stolen, tampered with,  unauthorized or unintelligible; or any printing, production, technical, electronic or other errors; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server or other connections; miscommunications; failed phone, computer hardware or software or telephone transmissions; technical failures; unauthorized human intervention; traffic congestion; garbled or jumbled transmissions; undeliverable e-mails resulting from any form of active or passive e-mail filtering; insufficient space in entrant’s e-mail account to receive e-mail; or other errors of any kind, whether due to electronic, mechanical or human error or other causes; even if caused by the negligence of any of the Releasees. Each of such potential Entries will be disqualified. Void where prohibited or restricted by law and subject to all applicable federal, state, local and municipal laws and regulations.

4. PRIZES:
One (1) Grand Prize and five (5) First Prizes (individually and collectively, the “Prize(s)”) as described below:

(a) One (1) GRAND PRIZE: One (1) Toshiba 37" LCD HDTV (in the form of a Circuit City Gift Card valued at $1,000.00) and ten (10) award-nominated films on DVD (ARV $299.99). Total ARV of Grand Prize:  $1299.99.

(b) Five (5) FIRST PRIZES: $100.00 in Fandango Bucks, Fandango’s online gift certificates.  Fandango Bucks are valid only for Internet purchases made on www.fandango.com (the “Website”) for partner theaters located in the United States.  Prize Winners must have Internet access to redeem Fandango Bucks. The $100.00 value of each First Prize is stated in U.S. dollars. Fandango Bucks cannot be redeemed directly at any of Fandango’s partner theaters, or any other website operated by third-party merchants accessible from the Website.  The redemption of Fandango Bucks is subject to the terms and conditions of the Website located at http://www.fandango.com/FBTerms.aspx. To check for participating partner theaters, enter your city/state or zip code in the "MOVIE TIMES AND TICKETS" box at www.fandango.com and click "Go."  ARV of each First Prize: $100.00; Total ARV of all First Prizes: $500.00.

The Prizes are not redeemable for cash or transferable, except to a surviving spouse residing in the same household. No substitution allowed, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion, a prize of equal or greater value may be substituted. All Prizes will be awarded provided they are validly claimed by April 30, 2008, after which no alternate winner will be selected, nor unclaimed Prizes awarded.

5. PROCEDURES:
Sweepstakes will be conducted during the Term. On or about March 11, 2008, in a random drawing under the supervision of the Sponsor, the potential winner will be selected from all eligible Entries received. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible Entries received.

6. WINNER:
Potential winner will be notified by U.S. Mail on or about March 13, 2008. Disqualification and the selection of an alternate winner may result from any of the following: [1] potential winner’s failure to respond to notification within ten (10) days after its mailing; [2] the return of any notice as undeliverable; [3] potential winner’s failure to provide Sponsor with satisfactory proof that he/she is the authorized account holder of the Address associated with a winning Online Entry; [4] potential winner’s failure to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability/Publicity Release within ten (10) days after its mailing; [6] potential winner’s failure to validly claim a Prize by March 25, 2008 and [7] any other non-compliance with Rules. All taxes are solely the responsibility of the winner; and the Grand Prize winner will receive an IRS Form 1099 reflecting the final actual value of the Grand Prize. For name of winner (after March 25, and before April 14, 2008) and/or Rules (before March 4, 2008), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Fandango’s Awards Watch Sweepstakes Official Rules/Winner’s List Request, c/o Fandango, Inc., 12200 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 150, Los Angeles, CA 90064.

7. PERSONAL INFORMATION:
The personal information collected through the Sweepstakes is subject to the Fandango Privacy Policy, located at www.fandango.com/PrivacyPolicy.aspx

8. CONDITIONS:
Each entrant by entering this Sweepstakes agrees that: [1]  he/she will be bound by the Rules and the Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all respects; [2] the Entry becomes solely the Sponsor’s property and will not be acknowledged or returned; [3] the Releasees are not responsible for claims, injuries, losses or damages of any kind resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly,  from the awarding, delivery, acceptance, use, misuse, possession, loss or misdirection of the Prizes; participation in this Sweepstakes or in any activity or travel related thereto or from any interaction with, or downloading of, computer Sweepstakes information;  [4] winner’s acceptance of a Prize constitutes the grant to Sponsor and assigns of an unconditional right to use winner's name, address (city and state only), voice, likeness, photograph, biographical and prize information and/or statements about the promotion for any publicity, advertising and promotional purposes without additional review, compensation, permission or approval of the winner, except where prohibited by law; [5] in the event viruses, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, Acts of God, acts or regulations of any governmental or supra-national authority, war, national emergency, accident, fire, riot, strikes, lock-outs, industrial disputes, acts of terrorism or other matters beyond the Sponsor’s reasonable control, corrupt,  prevent or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of this Sweepstakes, so that it cannot be conducted as originally planned, the Sponsor has the right to cancel, modify, terminate or suspend the Sweepstakes; and in such event, to select a winner by such method as Sponsor in its sole discretion shall consider equitable, and in the event the Trip has already commenced, to terminate the Trip and return the winner and guest to the airport of origin as soon as reasonably possible; [6] the Releasees are not responsible for typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of this Sweepstakes, including but not limited to: errors in the advertising, Rules and selection and announcement of the winners; [7] any portion of a Prize not accepted or used by the winner will be forfeited; [8] the Releasees are not responsible for any inability of any winner to accept or use any Prize (or any portion thereof) for any reason and [9] Sponsor has the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify the Entry of any individual found to be: (a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or any website operated by the Entities; (b) using any robotic, macro, automatic, programmed or like entry methods, which will void all such potential Entries; (c) violating the Rules or the terms of service, conditions of use, and/or general rules of any Sponsor property or service or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person.

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