Oklahoma Together: Lending A Hand Official Rules

1. This Contest is open to all U.S. citizens and legal U.S. residents, at least 18 years of age, who reside in the State of Oklahoma and within the News 9 Designated Market Area, as defined by Nielsen Media Research, Inc. (“DMA”) except as otherwise provided in these or specific contest rules. For a copy of the DMA Map, visit www.news9.com/contests or click here. Employees of News 9 and its affiliated parent and subsidiary companies, affiliated stations or companies, advertising and promotion agencies, sponsors, entities furnishing prizes or otherwise connected with the conduct of this Contest (“Contest Entities”) and their respective officers, directors, representatives and agents, their immediate families and members of their households, are all ineligible and may not register or participate in the Contest.

2. Only one (1) prize may be awarded per household for the entire duration of this promotion. Winners from other contests sponsored or conducted by News 9 within thirty (30) days preceding the beginning of this contest are not eligible for this contest.

3. Any and all previous Lending a Hand Grand Prize Winners are not eligible to participate in the 2020 Oklahoma Together: Lending A Hand Giveaway.

4. This Contest is void where prohibited by law.

5. No purchase, registration fee or donation of money is required to register or win.

6. ON-AIR WATCH & WIN GIVEAWAY:

a. ON-AIR WATCH & WIN – HOW TO ENTER: Participants may enter the 2020 OKLAHOMA TOGETHER: LENDING A HAND GIVEAWAY by watching News 9 This Morning, News 9 @ 4pm, News 9 @ 5pm, News 9 @ 6pm and/or News 9 @ 10pm each weekday starting Monday, June 1, 2020 and ending Friday, July 31, 2020. A cue-to-text will be displayed during each broadcast giving the viewer a short code and the daily keyword. Participants will have until 11:59 p.m. that same day to submit their entry via text, for all newscasts. Only one (1) entry, per phone number, per newscast will be accepted each weekday, starting Monday, June 1, 2020 through Friday, July 31, 2020.

b. ON-AIR WATCH & WIN – WINNER SELECTION: Each weekday, five (5) separate winners will be selected as follows:

i. One (1) winner will be selected, by random number generator, from all entries received using the daily keyword provided during News 9 This Morning;

ii. One (1) winner will be selected, by random number generator, from all entries received using the daily keyword provided during News 9 @ 4pm;

iii. One (1) winner will be selected, by random number generator, from all entries received using the daily keyword provided during News 9 @ 5pm;

iv. One (1) winner will be selected, by random number generator, from all entries received using the daily keyword provided during News 9 @ 6pm; and

v. One (1) winner will be selected, by random number generator, from all entries received using the daily keyword provided during News 9 @ 10pm.

c. ON-AIR WATCH & WIN – WINNER NOTIFICATION: Winners are selected the business day immediately following the day the cue-to-enter airs. Each winner will be contacted by telephone at the number used to submit text entry. If a winner does not answer, does not return a missed phone call within twenty-four (24) hours, or News 9 is unable to leave a message because a voicemail box has not been setup or a voicemail box is full, an alternate winner will be selected.

d. ON-AIR WATCH & WIN – DAILY PRIZE DESCRIPTION: Each winner will receive one (1) daily prize, according to the prize calendar below, AND a "KEY", which symbolizes an entry into the On-Air Watch & Win Grand Prize Finalist Drawing.

e. ON-AIR WATCH & WIN – DAILY PRIZE CALENDAR:

• Week 1 (June 1-5, 2020): One (1) $100 Gift Certificate to Suntech Heat & Air. (Total Value: $100)

• Week 2 (June 8-12, 2020): One (1) $100 Braum’s Gift Card (Total Value: $100)

• Week 3 (June 15-19, 2020): One (1) $100 Credit Jewelry Gift Card (Total Value: $100)

• Week 4 (June 22-26, 2020): One (1) $100 VISA Gift Card courtesy of Covenant Roofing (Total Value: $100)

• Week 5 (June 29-July 3, 2020): One (1) $100 VISA Gift Card courtesy of McCann’s Roofing (Total Value: $100)

• Week 6 (July 6-10, 2020): One (1) $100 Okie Express Auto Wash (Total Value: $100)

• Week 7 (July 13-17, 2020): One (1) $100 Papa John’s Gift Card (Total Value: $100)

• Week 8 (July 20-24, 2020): TBD

• Week 9 (July 27-31, 2020): TBD

f. ON-AIR WATCH & WIN – DAILY PRIZE ACCEPTANCE/RESTRICTIONS: If a Daily Prize Winner is disqualified for any reason whatsoever, Contest Officials reserve the right to determine an alternate winner or to not award that winner’s prize at all. Daily Prize cannot be redeemed for cash or substituted for any other items by any winner. Daily Prize is non-assignable and non-transferable.

g. ON-AIR WATCH & WIN – ALTERNATE FORM OF ENTRY: Participants may submit a postcard entry via mail or hand delivery to News 9, addressed as follows: 2020 OKLAHOMA TOGETHER: LENDING A HAND – ON-AIR WATCH & WIN, 7401 N. Kelley Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73111. Postcard entry must include participant’s first name, last name, town, zip, county, phone number, email address and age. (Age is required to confirm participant is of qualifying age.) Entries that do not include ALL the required information, will be deemed null and void, and will not be included in prize drawing. All Alternate Form of Entries received will be added to the 2020 OKLAHOMA TOGETHER: LENDING A HAND – ONLINE entries, as outlined below. No more than one (1) entry, per person, per weekday, will be accepted. Photocopies, facsimiles or other reproductions will not be eligible.

h. ON-AIR WATCH & WIN – GRAND PRIZE FINALISTS: Three (3) Grand Prize Finalists will be selected from all 2020 OKLAHOMA TOGETHER: LENDING A HAND – ON-AIR WATCH & WIN DAILY PRIZE WINNERS. Each Grand Prize Finalist will be contacted by telephone on or before 5:00pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2020. If a finalist is unable to be contacted and/or doesn’t return a call from News 9 within twenty-four (24) hours of a voicemail message, it will be assumed said participant wishes to waive his/her rights as a Grand Prize Finalist and an Alternate Grand Prize Finalist will be selected. Each Grand Prize Finalist must confirm he or she is available to attend the Grand Prize Giveaway Presentation currently scheduled for the week of August 10-14, 2020. Exact date, time, location of Grand Prize Giveaway will be determined later. The Grand Prize Giveaway Presentation date is subject to change at any time, without prior notice or approval. However, upon any change to the date, time, location, etc. of the Grand Prize Giveaway Presentation, News 9 will notify each Grand Prize Finalist of same.

7. OKLAHOMA TOGETHER: LENDING A HAND – ONLINE ENTRY

a. ONLINE ENTRY – HOW TO ENTER: Participants may enter the 2020 OKLAHOMA TOGETHER: LENDING A HAND – ONLINE ENTRY by completing the online entry form at www.News9.com/Ford. Deadline to enter is Sunday, August 2, 2020 @ 11:59pm (CST). All entries must include the following: first name, last name, town, zip, county, phone number and email address. A valid phone number or email address is required for News 9 to make contact in the event you are selected as a Grand Prize Finalist. If an entry received does not have a valid email address or a valid phone number, such entry will be deemed null and void, and will not be included in the Grand Prize Finalist Drawing.

b. ONLINE ENTRY – ALTERNATE FORM OF ENTRY: Participants may submit a postcard entry via mail or hand delivery to News 9, addressed as follows: 2020 OKLAHOMA TOGETHER: LENDING A HAND – ONLINE ENTRY, 7401 N. Kelley Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73111. Postcard entry must include participant’s first name, last name, town, zip, county, phone number, email address and age. (Age is required to confirm participant is of qualifying age.) Entries that do not include ALL of the required information or that are not legible, will be deemed null and void and will not be included in the prize drawing. No more than one (1) entry, per person, per weekday, will be accepted. Photocopies, facsimiles or other reproductions will not be eligible. Deadline to enter the ONLINE ENTRY – ALTERNATE FORM OF ENTRY is Friday, July 31, 2020 @ 5:00pm.

c. ONLINE ENTRY – GRAND PRIZE FINALIST: One (1) Grand Prize Finalist will be selected from all entries received through the 2020 OKLAHOMA TOGETHER: LENDING A HAND – ONLINE ENTRY. The Grand Prize Finalist will be contacted by telephone on or before 5:00pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2020. If a finalist is unable to be contacted and/or doesn’t return a call from News 9 within twenty-four (24) hours of a voicemail message, it will be assumed said participant wishes to waive his/her rights as a Grand Prize Finalist and an Alternate Grand Prize Finalist will be selected. The Grand Prize Finalist must confirm he or she is available to attend the Grand Prize Giveaway Presentation currently scheduled for the week of August 10-14, 2020. Exact date, time, location of Grand Prize Giveaway will be determined later. The Grand Prize Giveaway Presentation date is subject to change at any time, without prior notice or approval. However, upon any change to the date, time, location, etc. of the Grand Prize Giveaway Presentation, News 9 will notify each Grand Prize Finalist of same.

8. OKLAHOMA TOGETHER: LENDING A HAND GIVEAWAY – DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT ENTRY

a. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT ENTRY – HOW TO ENTER: Participants may enter the 2020 OKLAHOMA TOGETHER: LENDING A HAND – DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT ENTRY by visiting the service department of a participating Oklahoma Ford Dealership, requesting an entry form and completing a paper entry form in its entirety. Participant may complete an entry form any time during a dealership’s regular business hours. Hours of operation vary by dealership and it is suggested that participant contact the dealership before going, to determine its specific business hours. Entries that are not completed in its entirety or that are not legible. Deadline to enter the Dealership Service Department form of Entry is 9:00pm, or earlier, depending on specific dealership closing time, on August 1, 2020. Only one (1) entry, per person, for the duration of this giveaway, will be accepted.

b. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT ENTRY – ALTERNATE FORM OF ENTRY: Participants may submit a postcard entry via mail or hand delivery to News 9, addressed as follows: 2020 OKLAHOMA TOGETHER: LENDING A HAND – DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT ENTRY, 7401 N. Kelley Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73111. Postcard entry must include participant’s first name, last name, town, zip, county, phone number, email address and age. (Age is required to confirm participant is of qualifying age.) Entries that do not include ALL of the required information or that are not legible, will be deemed null and void and will not be included in the prize drawing. No more than one (1) entry, per person, for the duration of this giveaway, will be accepted. Photocopies, facsimiles or other reproductions will not be eligible. Deadline to enter the DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT ENTRY – ALTERNATE FORM OF ENTRY is Friday, July 31, 2020 @ 5:00pm.

c. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT ENTRY – GRAND PRIZE FINALIST: One (1) Grand Prize Finalist will be selected from all entries received through the 2020 OKLAHOMA TOGETHER: LENDING A HAND – DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT ENTRY. The Grand Prize Finalist will be contacted by telephone on or before 5:00pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2020. If a finalist is unable to be contacted and/or doesn’t return a call from News 9 within twenty-four (24) hours of a voicemail message, it will be assumed said participant wishes to waive his/her rights as a Grand Prize Finalist and an Alternate Grand Prize Finalist will be selected. The Grand Prize Finalist must confirm he or she is available to attend the Grand Prize Giveaway Presentation currently scheduled for the week of August 10-14, 2020. Exact date, time, location of Grand Prize Giveaway will be determined later. The Grand Prize Giveaway Presentation date is subject to change at any time, without prior notice or approval. However, upon any change to the date, time, location, etc. of the Grand Prize Giveaway Presentation, News 9 will notify each Grand Prize Finalist of same.

9. OKLAHOMA TOGETHER: LENDING A HAND GIVEAWAY – NOMINATION ENTRY FORM

a. NOMINATION ENTRY – HOW TO ENTER: To enter the OKLAHOMA TOGETHER: LENDING A HAND GIVEAWAY – NOMINATION ENTRY FORM, participants may nominate themselves or someone else who has been “Lending a Hand” to fellow Oklahoman’s, by completing a nomination form at www.News9.com/Ford, giving a brief explanation or reason why this person is being nominated and uploading a photo of nominee. Deadline to submit a nomination form is Sunday, August 2, 2020 @ 11:59pm (CST).

b. NOMINATION ENTRY – ALTERNATE FORM OF ENTRY: Participants may submit a postcard entry via mail or hand delivery to News 9, addressed as follows: 2020 OKLAHOMA TOGETHER: LENDING A HAND GIVEAWAY – NOMINATION ENTRY FORM, 7401 N. Kelley Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73111. Postcard entry must include the first and last name of nominee and the town, zip, county, phone number, email address and age of nominee. (Age is required to confirm participant is of qualifying age.) Each postcard entry submitted must also include a photo of the person being nominated plus a short explanation of how this nominee has been Lending a Hand to fellow Oklahoman’s during these unprecedented times. Entries that do not include ALL of the required information or that are not legible, will be deemed null and void and will not be included in the Grand Prize Finalist Drawing. Deadline to enter the 2020 OKLAHOMA TOGETHER: LENDING A HAND NOMINATION ENTRY is Friday, July 31, 2020 @ 5:00pm.

f. NOMINATION ENTRY – GRAND PRIZE FINALIST: One (1) Grand Prize Finalist will be selected from all entries received through the 2020 OKLAHOMA TOGETHER: LENDING A HAND NOMINATION ENTRY. The Grand Prize Finalist will be contacted by telephone on or before 5:00pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2020. If a finalist is unable to be contacted and/or doesn’t return a call from News 9 within twenty-four (24) hours of a voicemail message, it will be assumed said participant wishes to waive his/her rights as a Grand Prize Finalist and an Alternate Grand Prize Finalist will be selected. The Grand Prize Finalist must confirm he or she is available to attend the Grand Prize Giveaway Presentation currently scheduled for the week of August 10-14, 2020. Exact date, time, location of Grand Prize Giveaway will be determined later. The Grand Prize Giveaway Presentation date is subject to change at any time, without prior notice or approval. However, upon any change to the date, time, location, etc. of the Grand Prize Giveaway Presentation, News 9 will notify each Grand Prize Finalist of same.

10. GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY PRESENTATION. At the end of the 2020 OKLAHOMA TOGETHER: LENDING A HAND GIVEAWAY promotional period, seven (7) Grand Prize Finalists, each selected through the various forms of entry as described above, will attend a recorded Grand Prize Giveaway Presentation that will air on News 9 at a later date. The date, time and location of the Grand Prize Giveaway Presentation will be determined later. Grand Prize Finalist must be present to win Grand Prize. In the event a Grand Prize Finalist is unable or unwilling to participate in the Grand Prize Giveaway Presentation, for any reason whatsoever, he/she will forfeit his/her spot as a Grand Prize Finalist and an Alternate Finalist may be selected. Grand Prize Finalists are not allowed to appoint a representative to attend in their absence.

11. GRAND PRIZE: One (1) 2020 Ford ESCAPE, Color: RED. Approximate Prize Value: $TBD.

12. GRAND PRIZE ACCEPTANCE/RESTRICTIONS: If a Grand Prize Winner is disqualified for any reason whatsoever, Contest Officials reserve the right to determine an alternate winner or to not award that winner’s prize at all. Grand Prize cannot be redeemed for cash or substituted for any other items by any winner. Grand Prize is non-assignable and non-transferable.

13. Grand Prize Winner is selected at random.

14. Grand Prize Winner must currently hold a valid driver’s license and automobile insurance and must provide a copy of same to News 9 and/or Your Oklahoma Ford Dealers.

15. Grand Prize Winner is responsible for all fees associated with income tax, sales tax, and/or vehicle title and registration.

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19.Contest Entities are not responsible for lost, late, damaged, misdirected, undelivered, undeliverable, incomplete or unreadable entries. Contest Entities are not responsible for lost entries due to telephonic or electronic malfunctions. Contest Officials may prohibit an entrant from participating in the Contest or winning a prize if, in their sole discretion, it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, deception, or other unfair playing practices or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other entrants or Contest Entities representatives. If for any reason this Contest is not capable of running as planned as a result of any causes beyond the reasonable control of Contest Entities including but not limited to tampering, unauthorized intervention or fraud which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest, then, Contest Officials reserve the right at their sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest. The rules can be modified at any time without notice.

20. News 9 reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to alter, change, cancel or suspend this Contest, for any reason whatsoever, without prior notification.

21. In the event of any of the following, the prize(s) will be awarded to an alternate winner:

a. Prizewinner cannot be reached within twenty-four (24) hours of winner selection;

b. News 9 is unable to leave a voicemail due to a full voicemail box or because the mailbox is not properly set-up;

c. Prizewinner does not return a phone call within forty-eight (48) hours of a message left by News 9;

d. Prizewinner does not timely return the signed Statement of Prizewinner;

e. Prizewinner is determined not to be an eligible winner; or

f. Any other reasons set forth in these rules.

22. No transfer, substitution, or cash equivalent for prizes will be allowed except at the Contest Entities’ sole discretion due to prize unavailability. All federal, state, or other tax liabilities (including income taxes), and subsequent or related expenses such as, but not limited to, gasoline, insurance, and maintenance arising from the award of a prize from this Contest will be the sole responsibility of each prize winner. Any prize awarded in this Contest must be claimed within ten (10) working days of winner’s notification by News 9 or sooner, depending upon the specific prize or contest.

23. Winner(s) will be notified by telephone or email. Winner(s) must sign and return a Statement of Prizewinner, Official Rules and, if applicable, an IRS Form W-9 (“Documents”) provided by News 9. The signed Documents must be received by News 9 within ten (10) days of the winner’s notification. Winner(s) must show photo identification to claim prizes. News 9 reserves the right to require additional identification and may choose to deny awarding the prize based on falsification of identification or fraud.

24. Taxes: Winner will be responsible to pay any and all taxes, federal and state, which may be assessed. Griffin Communications, as parent company for News 9, will issue a 1099 for the 2020 Calendar Year, to winner, for the total value of prize, plus any amount Winner receives as reimbursement for permits, application fees or licenses. In the event Winner receives a prize from any other contest(s) sponsored by Griffin Communications, News 9 or any of their subsidiaries, during the 2020 calendar year, all prize values will be combined, and Winner will only receive one (1) 1099 for the 2020 calendar year.

25. Odds of winning depend on the number of contest entries received.

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