- Sweepstakes only open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia (excluding residents of Colorado, Massachusetts, Michigan, Texas, and at retail in Virginia) who are smokers, 21 years of age or older. Sweepstakes void in Colorado, Massachusetts, Michigan, Texas, at retail in Virginia, and where prohibited by law. Sweepstakes subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws. Sweepstakes will also be promoted at retail, in p.s. pleasure scene Magazine, and other forms of advertising distribution which total approximately 176,600,000. Sweepstakes will also be promoted online at www.newport-pleasure.com. All employees of Lorillard Tobacco Company (“Sponsor”), its parent and affiliated companies, production and promotion agencies (collectively, “Released Parties”), their immediate families (spouses, parents, children, siblings and their spouses) regardless of where they live, and same household members (whether related or not) are not eligible. Entrants must access the toll-free number or the website from anywhere in the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia at the time they enter.
- HOW TO ENTER: Sweepstakes begins on or about 1/1/09 and ends 5/31/09. There are two (2) ways to enter. 1. Call-in Entries: Beginning at 12:01 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) on 1/1/09 and ending at 11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time (“EDT”) on 5/31/09, HAVE YOUR 9-DIGIT NEWPORT CUSTOMER PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (“PIN”) FROM ANY NEWPORT MAILING AND CALL TOLL FREE 1-877-630-8111 from a touch tone phone and follow the voice prompt instructions. Smokers who do not have a PIN will need to follow all voice prompt instructions. Sponsor not responsible for entries that are disconnected, misdirected, incomplete, or inaudible, or that contain unintelligible information provided by entrants, or for otherwise misdirected entries that are processed late, incorrectly or are lost due to telephone or computer system equipment failure. LIMIT: One Call-in Entry per person. Multiple entries submitted by the same entrant via the Call-in Method may disqualify all of that entrant’s entries; and 2. Internet Entries: Beginning at 12:01 AM ET on 1/1/09 and ending at 11:59 PM EDT on 5/31/09, go to www.newport-pleasure.com and follow all prompt instructions to enter. Internet Entries that are incomplete, lost, late, misdirected, garbled, or improperly received for any reason including by reason of hardware, software, browser or network failure, malfunction, congestion, or incompatibility at Sponsor’s servers or elsewhere are not eligible. All Internet Entries must be received by 11:59:59 PM EDT on 5/31/09. LIMIT: One Internet Entry per person, per day. Use of computer programs and other automatic means to submit multiple entries is prohibited. Entrant’s Call-in or Internet-entered certification statement is subject to validation and may be confirmed through a third-party data source. You may receive a letter to update your eligibility with Sponsor which you will need to respond to by the date indicated in the letter; noncompliance may result in disqualification. Incomplete entries will be void. Entries submitted by entrants that Sponsor is unable to age verify may be void. The Sponsor’s server is the official clock of this Sweepstakes.
- RANDOM DRAWING/SELECTION OF WINNERS: Five (5) potential Grand Prize Winners will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received. The random drawing will be conducted on or about 6/30/09 by Centra Marketing & Communications, LLC, an independent judging organization whose decisions on all matters relating to this Sweepstakes are final and binding in all respects. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received. Potential Grand Prize Winners will be notified by U.S. Mail on or about 7/15/09. If a prize-winning notification letter or a prize is returned as undeliverable, that prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate Winner in a random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries received.
- FIVE (5) GRAND PRIZES: Each Grand Prize is $50,000. Total Retail Value of all Grand Prizes: $250,000. Each Grand Prize Winner is solely responsible for all federal, state and local taxes. Each Grand Prize will be in the form of a check made payable to the Grand Prize Winner. Grand Prizes are not transferable. No prize substitution. Limit one (1) Grand Prize per household. Each Grand Prize Winner will be required to provide Sponsor with his/her social security number for tax purposes.
- GENERAL CONDITIONS: Sponsor and its agencies are not responsible for any problems or technical, hardware, or software malfunctions of any telephone network or telephone lines; failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled or delayed electronic communications, whether caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Sweepstakes; computer online systems, servers or providers; computer equipment; software; failure of any email or entry to be received by the Sponsor due to technical problems, human error or traffic congestion; unavailable network connections on the Internet or at any website; or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to a participant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participating in this Sweepstakes or downloading any materials in this Sweepstakes. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission to use Winner’s name and likeness for publicity purposes without further compensation, permission or notification (except where prohibited by law). By accepting prize, each Winner agrees that the Sponsor and Released Parties and the officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents of each of the Released Parties, have no liability and will be released and held harmless by Winner for any damage, loss or liability to person or property, caused in whole or part, directly or indirectly, by reason of the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of prize and participation in this Sweepstakes. Each Grand Prize Winner will be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability and Publicity Release (where legal) and submit a copy of his/her valid government-issued photo identification within fourteen (14) days after prize notification. Noncompliance will result in disqualification, and the prize will be awarded to an alternate Winner. Each Grand Prize will not be awarded until Winner’s submission of notification materials is verified. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and the judges’ decisions.
- USE OF INFORMATION: The information provided by entrants in connection with this Sweepstakes may be used for Sponsor’s internal purposes and to send information about Sponsor’s products and special promotions, but will not be provided to third parties, except as necessary for the administration of the sweepstakes or as required by law or legal process.
- WINNERS LIST: To obtain a list of Grand Prize Winners (available after 8/14/09), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope (to be received by 9/1/09) to: Newport “Pleasure Payday Sweepstakes” Winners, P.O. Box 8067W, Grand Rapids, MN 55745-8067. Do not send any other correspondence to this address.
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