http://www.baytobreakers.com/tshirtcontest/tshirt_contest.html
T-Shirt Contest
YOU COULD WIN $500
What is one of the most coveted displays of an artist’s work in San Francisco? The front side of the 2006 Bay to Breakers 12K Race T-Shirt, of course. This year marks the 95th running of the Bay to Breakers. 70,000 runners and walkers will participate, and tens of thousands of their friends and well-wishers will line the course to cheer them on. If you would like to be part of this historic event by submitting a T-shirt design for consideration, please send it to us by the deadline with the entry form below. Our judges will pick five finalists from all entries received and the public will choose its favorite from those five. The winning designer will receive a $500 cash award, and the four runners up will receive free entries to the race.
OFFICIAL RULES
Bay to Breakers 12K T-Shirt Contest (the "Contest"), details of the prizes, and how to enter the Contest are contained in these Official Rules.
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT REQUIRED TO ENTER OR WIN. CONTEST VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to all residents of the State of California who are 12 years of age or older at time of entry. A signed parental consent form must accompany your design if under the age of 18. Void where prohibited by law. Employees of Anschutz 12K Company (“Sponsor”) and Anschutz Entertainment Group, Inc. or their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising or promotion agencies are not eligible, nor are members of these employees' families (defined as parents, children, siblings, spouse, and life partners).
Timing: The contest begins on February 14, 2006 and ends on February 28, 2006 (the “Promotion Period”). Entries must be postmarked by February 28, 2006 and must be received by Sponsor by March 7, 2006. Entries postmarked prior to or after the Promotion Period shall be disqualified.
General Criteria
Artists are limited to two entries
Designs should measure 8 ½ x 11
Designs may be submitted in either of the following ways:
a) on unlined white paper or illustration board, executed in one of the following color media: color markers, paint, color pencils, inks, chalks, or crayons.
b) On a CD in Illustrator 9, Photoshop 5, or Corel 6 format
Clip-art discouraged
An OFFICIAL ENTRY must accompany each design
The t-shirt will be 5.6 oz heavyweight white cotton
The shirt will be printed in 6-color spot process on the front only
Your design should be something that is colorful but not offensive, and represents both Bay to Breakers and San Francisco
The following copy must be included on the front panel design:
>Bay to Breakers
>2006 and/or the full date of the race: May 21, 2006
>The words “I survived”
Sponsor and Anschutz Entertainment Group, Inc. are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, garbled, illegible, or misdirected Contest entries, or for any error, human, technical or otherwise, which may occur in the processing of Contest entries. Proof of sending will not be deemed to be proof of receipt. All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Participant represents and warrants that their design submission is an original work made by Participant.
AGREEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULES. Participation in the Contest constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and Sponsor's Privacy Policy at www.baytobreakers.com and to be contacted by telephone and/or email.
Selection of Potential Winner: Five finalists’ designs will be selected by Sponsor’s staff and published on the Bay to Breakers website. Design that receives the highest total number of votes via www.baytobreakers.com will be selected as winner. In the event of a tie, winner will be selected at random by Sponsor. Winner will be notified via telephone or email on or about April 4, 2006. If a potential winner cannot be contacted within SEVENTY-TWO (72) hours after the first attempt to contact such potential winner, then the design with the second highest votes will be selected in his or her place. Sponsor's decisions as to all matters related to administration of the Contest and selection of winner is final. Potential winner must comply with all terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules, and winning and award of Prizes is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements.
PRIZES. The person who submits the winning design will receive $500 and will have their design reproduced on the 2006 Bay to Breakers 12K Race T-shirts. Total Approximate Retail Value of Prizes: $500.
The four finalists whose designs are not selected as the winning design will receive free entry to the 2006 Bay to Breakers 12K Race. Approximate value of each such entry is: $38.00.
All federal, state and local taxes related to the Prize is the sole responsibility of Winner (or Winner's parent or legal guardian if Winner is a minor). All other expenses and costs, not expressly listed above, including but not limited to taxes, and any other expense or cost, not expressly included above, is the Winner's sole responsibility. No refunds or credit for changes are allowed. No transfer of the prize is permitted. Potential winner (or parent or legal guardian if Winner is a minor) must execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Release of Liability, Publicity and W9 within FIVE (5) days of notification. Noncompliance within this time period may result in disqualification, and an alternate winner may be selected. Return of any prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner.
GENERAL CONDITIONS. The Contest is governed by the laws of the State of California, excluding conflicts at laws principles. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Contest is void where prohibited.
Participants in the Contest hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of California courts (state and federal) in Los Angeles County for any causes or controversies arising out of the Contest. Each participant waives any and all objectives to jurisdiction and venue in these courts.
Except where prohibited by law, Winner grants to Sponsor and its advertising agencies the right to use and publish Winner's photo, proper name, likeness, voice, opinions, biographical information and state in any media to promote Sponsor and the Contest without additional compensation.
By entering, participants release, and indemnity and hold harmless Sponsor and Anschutz Entertainment Group, Inc., and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind, including death, arising from or in connection with the Contest participant’s submission or receipt or use and/or misuse of any prize.
Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify the Contest if fraud or any other factor impairs the integrity of the Contest as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.
If, in the Sponsor's opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of electronic or non-electronic tampering with any portion of the Contest, or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of the Contest, the Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to void any entries at issue (including disqualifying any individual who tampers or otherwise interferes with the entry process), and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. In the event of such cancellation, Sponsor reserves the right to award prizes in a random drawing from all eligible entries received before the time of cancellation.
Sponsor in no way promote illegal acts, and any and all entries, which include or promote illegal acts will be disqualified.