ABC11 and DPAC The Lion King - Tune-in-to-Win Sweepstakes
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL
NOT IMPROVE ONE’S CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
I. SPONSOR: WTVD Television, LLC, 411 Liberty Street, Durham, NC 27701 (“Sweepstakes
Administrator”). Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC), 123 Vivian Street, Durham, NC 27701
(“Sponsor”).
II. SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: The ABC11 and DPAC The Lion King Tune-in-to-Win Sweepstakes (the
Sweepstakes”) begins on or about Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 7:30 pm Eastern Time (“ET) and ends on
Friday, May 3, 2024 at 11:59 pm ET (the “Sweepstakes Period”).
III. ELIGIBILITY: Only legal U.S. residents who are twenty-one (21) years of age or older at the time of
entry and reside in the WTVD-TV Designated Market Area as determined by Nielsen Media Research
Services (the “DMA”) are eligible to enter. The DMA covers the following counties in the states of North
Carolina and Virginia: North Carolina Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville,
Halifax, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Nash, Northampton, Orange, Person, Sampson, Vance,
Wake, Warren, Wilson and Wayne counties. Virginia: Mecklenburg County.
Employees of Sponsor, Sweepstakes Administrator, and any organizations responsible for sponsoring,
fulfilling, or administering the Sweepstakes or supplying the prizes, and each of their respective parent,
subsidiary, related and affiliated companies (collectively, the Released Parties”), and the immediate family
and household members of all such foregoing individuals, are not eligible to enter or win. “Immediate family
members” shall mean parents, stepparents, children, stepchildren, siblings, stepsiblings, or spouses,
regardless of where they live. “Household members” shall mean people who share the same residence at
least three (3) months a year, whether related or not. Potential winner may be required to provide proof of
eligibility prior to prize award. Subject to all applicable federal, state, local, and municipal laws and
regulations.
IV. HOW TO ENTER:
Viewers should watch ABC11 Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 7:30 pm ET. There will be a Secret Wordthat
will appear onscreen during the DPAC Season Special show, viewers will also be able to see the Secret
Word” during the encore airing of the DPAC Season Special show on Sunday, April 21 at 11:30a.
Viewers can enter the Secret Word on the official ABC11 website (www.abc11.com
) (the “Website”) during
the Sweepstakes Period for a chance to win. Once entrants have navigated the Internet to the Website
homepage, locate the Sweepstakes-themed graphic and click on it to be directed to the official
Sweepstakes entry page. Entrants may also navigate to the entry page directly, by visiting
https://abc11.com/rules-winners. Entrants will receive one (1) Entry into the Sweepstakes with the
submission of the correct Secret Word (correctly-spelled) during the Sweepstakes Period. Entries that do
not contain the correct Secret Word (correctly-spelled) will be void and ineligible to win a prize. Entries can
be submitted anytime during the Sweepstakes Period, April 20, 2024 from 7:30 pm ET through Friday, May
3, 2024 at 11:59 pm ET.
Entries may be received through the Website via mobile device, and therefore message and data rates
may apply. To enter the Sweepstakes, you must be a registered Member of the Website (“Member”)
.
Existing Members: As a Member, you may enter the Sweepstakes by logging in to the Website with your
user name or email address and password and following the entry instructions. If you log into your Member
account using Facebook, you will be asked to allow Facebook’s “Basic App Permissions,” which is required
in order to login to your Member account and participate in the Sweepstakes.
Non-Members: If you are not a Member, you may become a Member free of charge by visiting the Website
and providing the requested information on the registration form through the “sign up” or similar section on
the Website. By creating a Member account, you acknowledge your agreement to the Terms of Use
(available at http://disneytermsofuse.com
). Upon becoming a Member and meeting eligibility requirements,
you may enter the Sweepstakes by following the instructions.
By clicking the “Continue” or similar button to continue with your entry, you confirm that you meet the
eligibility requirements of this Sweepstakes and agree to these Official Rules.
During the registration and entry process, you may be asked to consent to receive promotional and
marketing emails from ABC and/or other members of The Walt Disney Company family of companies.
Consenting to receive promotional, marketing or reminder emails is optional, does not have to be agreed
to in order to be eligible to enter the Sweepstakes and does not improve your chances of winning. In the
event you do consent to receive these emails, the use of such emails shall be subject to ABC’s Privacy
Policy, available at www.disneyprivacycenter.com
.
During the entry process, you may be asked to “like” Sponsor’s and/or Sweepstakes Administrator’s
Facebook page. Consenting to “like” Sponsor’s Facebook and/or Sweepstakes Administrator’s page is
optional and does not improve your chances of winning.
CLICK THE CHECK BOX SIGNIFYING THAT YOU HAVE READ AND AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL
RULES. IF YOU DO NOT CHECK THE BOX INDICATING YOUR CONFIRMATION OF AND
AGREEMENT TO THE ABOVE, YOU WILL NOT BE ENTERED IN THE SWEEPSTAKES AND CANNOT
WIN THE GRAND PRIZE.
Limit one (1) entry per person during the Sweepstakes Period, regardless of the number of email
addresses or Member accounts a person may have. All Entries must be received by 11:59 pm ET on
May 3, 2024. Proof of entering information on the entry form is not considered proof of delivery or receipt
of such Entry. Personal information collected in connection with this Sweepstakes will be treated in
accordance with Sweepstakes Administrator’s Privacy Policy, available at http://disneyprivacycenter.com/
.
Mass Entries or Entries generated by a script, macro or use of automated methods will be disqualified. If
for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus,
bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or other causes that corrupt or affect
the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, Sweepstakes
Administrator reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry
process, and to cancel, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes. If canceled, Sweepstakes Administrator
reserves the right at its discretion to determine the winner using all non-suspect eligible entries received up
to the time of cancellation. Sweepstakes Administrator is not responsible for failed, partial, delayed or
garbled computer transmissions, or for technical failures of any kind in connection with entries or the entry
process, including, but not limited to, electronic malfunction or damage of any network, hardware or
software. In the event of a dispute over an electronic Entry, prize will be awarded to the authorized
subscriber of the email address listed on the Member account, not the name on the entry form.
V. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION;
One (1) potential winner will be selected at random from among all the eligible Entries (that included the
correctly-spelled Secret Word) received during the Sweepstakes Period. A random drawing will be
conducted by the Sweepstakes Administrator and a potential winner will be selected and notified on or
about Monday, May 6, 2024. Odds of winning a prize depends on total number of eligible Entries
received during the Sweepstakes Period.
Potential Winner will be contacted by the phone number and/or email listed on the Member account. Failure
to respond to the initial verification phone call and/or email within forty-eight (48) hours after initial
notification to the potential winner or return of the email notification as undeliverable after two (2) attempts
will result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Potential winner will be required to
complete, sign and return within two (2) business days of transmission, an Affidavit of Eligibility, Release
and Indemnification, and a Publicity Release where allowed by law, IRS W-9 Form and any other
documentation required by Sweepstakes Administrator (collectively, “Verification Documents”). If
potential winner does not respond to the initial notification within forty-eight (48) hours as set forth above,
if Verification Documents are not returned to Sweepstakes Administrator within the specified time period, if
potential winner cannot attend the event on the designated dates, if any prize notification or prize is returned
as non-deliverable, if potential winner is found to be ineligible or otherwise not in compliance with these
Official Rules, or if potential Winner cannot or does not accept the prize for any reason, prize may be
forfeited and potential winner will be disqualified without compensation of any kind and an alternate winner
may be selected in a random drawing (time permitting) from remaining eligible Entries received.
In the event of any dispute concerning the identity of any entrant, the entry will be deemed submitted by
the natural person who is the authorized holder of the transmitting Member account. “Authorized account
holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider,
online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible
for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.
VI. PRIZE:
One (1) winner (“Winner”) will receive four (4) x orchestra tickets for the Winner and up to three (3)
guests to The Lion King at DPAC on Wednesday, May 15
th
at 7:30 pm. Prize also includes four (4)
passes for the Winner and up to three (3) guests to the BMW of Southpoint President’s Club (collectively,
the “Grand Prize”): Grand Prize tickets do not include travel or accommodations.
Approximate retail value (“ARV”) of Grand Prize = $750: Final actual value of Grand Prize trip will be
determined at the time of booking and ticket availability. Some restrictions apply.
Winner is solely responsible for all costs and expenses not specified herein as being awarded, including,
but not limited to, meals, tips, travel, accommodations, hotel incidentals, souvenirs, excursions and
additional ground transportation.
If Winner declines any Grand Prize element or participates with fewer than the allotted guests, no additional
compensation will be awarded. No cash alternative or Grand Prize substitutions will be allowed, except
Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the Prize or portions thereof of equal or greater value if a prize
listed or any portion thereof is unavailable for any reason.
All federal, state and/or local taxes are the sole responsibility of the Winner, who will receive an IRS
Form 1099 reflecting the actual final retail value of the Grand Prize valued at $600 or more.
Grand Prize is subject to availability. Released Parties are not responsible for the cancellation or
preemption of a show/event or for other circumstances that make it impractical or impossible to fulfill this
element of the Grand Prize. This element of the Grand Prize has no ARV, and if it becomes impractical or
impossible to fulfill this element, Sponsor’s only obligation will be to provide the remainder, if any, of the
Grand Prize.
In the event Winner and/or guest engage in behavior that (as determined by Sponsor in Sponsor’s sole
discretion) is obnoxious or inappropriate, threatening, illegal or that is intended to annoy, abuse, threaten
or harass any other person, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the applicable experience early, in
whole or in part, and send Winner and/or guest home with no further compensation.
VII. RELEASES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By participating in this Sweepstakes, each entrant
agrees: (a) to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and Sweepstakes
Administrator, which shall be final in all respects; and (b) to release, discharge and hold harmless Released
Parties, and their respective parent, subsidiary, related, affiliated and successor entities, and their
respective officers, directors, agents, representatives employees and assignees, from any and all actions,
claims, injury, loss or damage arising in any manner, directly or indirectly, from participation in the
Sweepstakes and/or acceptance or use of the Grand Prize.
By accepting the Grand Prize, Winner grants Sponsor, Sweepstakes Administrator and their designees a
right to use their name, voice, likeness, biographical data, city and state of residence and entry materials
in programming or promotional material, in any media now known or hereafter created or conceived,
worldwide in perpetuity, or on a winners list, if applicable, without further compensation unless prohibited
by law. Sponsor and Sweepstakes Administrator are not obligated to use any of the above mentioned
information or materials, but may do so and may edit such information or materials, at their sole discretion,
without further obligation or compensation.
Any information provided by entrants in connection with the Sweepstakes is being provided to Sponsor and
Sweepstakes Administrator. You are providing your information to Sponsor and Sweepstakes
Administrator.
Released Parties will have any liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind, including
but not limited to personal injury or death, resulting from acceptance or participation in prize-related
activities.
Winner acknowledges that Released Parties nor their agents have 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. Any and all warranties and/or guarantees on a prize, if any, may be subject to the
manufacturer/service provider’s additional terms, therefore, Winner agrees to look solely to such
manufacturer/service provider for any such warranty and/or guarantee.
VIII. DISPUTES; ARBITRATION/CHOICE OF LAW: Except where prohibited, entrants agree that: (a) any
and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, or any
prizes awarded, or the determination of the Winner, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form
of class action, and exclusively by arbitration pursuant to the Rules of the American Arbitration Association,
then effective; (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs
incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (c)
under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for and entrant hereby waive all rights
to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-
of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues
and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules,
or the rights and obligations of entrant and/or Released Parties in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall
be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard
for conflicts of law doctrine of North Carolina or any other jurisdiction, and all proceedings shall take place
in the County of Durham, NC.
IX. WINNER’S LIST: Winner’s name and these Official Rules will be posted on abc11.com
for sixty (60)
days after the Sweepstakes Period.