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1. SPONSOR. This Sweepstakes is sponsored by ‘WCIU, The U’ whose address is 26 N. Halsted, Chicago, Illinois 60661.

2. ENTRY. A purchase is not required to enter or win the Sweepstakes, and purchase does not increase the odds of winning. The Sweepstakes begins Wednesday, May 14, 2014 12:00 AM and ends Friday, May 16, 2014 12:00 PM CDT unless extended by ‘WCIU, The U.’ Persons wishing to enter the Sweepstakes may do so at WCIU.com and complete an online form to register for a chance to win two (2) ticket vouchers to see The Sound of Music at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Only one (1) entry per person, per email address, per day (12 AM – 11:59 PM CDT) will be accepted. If multiple entries are received from one entrant in any given day during the Sweepstakes period, that day’s entries for that particular entrant will not be accepted. Two (2) winners will be selected at random from all online entries using a computer software winner selection tool.

3. ELIGIBILITY. The Sweepstakes is only open to all legal residents of Illinois and Indiana within the Chicagoland television viewing area (as defined by A.C. Nielsen) and are 18 years of age or older. Employees of ‘WCIU, The U,’ the Lyric Opera of Chicago and each of their advertising agencies, consultants, franchisees, suppliers, subsidiaries and family members are not eligible to enter or win. Entrants are not able to win more than one (1) time during this Sweepstakes. This promotion is void where prohibited by law. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, misdirected or mutilated entries, including due to technical/network failures, human error, or any other error or malfunction. Entry materials that have been tampered with or altered are void.

Entrants agree not to upload, post or transmit any materials which contain any computer viruses, Easter eggs, worms, Trojan Horses or other harmful component or programming routines that are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or undermine the operation of the Sweepstakes is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and Sponsor reserves the rights to seek damages from any person who makes such attempt(s).

Any questions regarding the number of entries submitted by an individual or authorized account holder of an e-mail address shall be determined by ‘WCIU, The U’ in its sole discretion, and ‘WCIU, The U’ reserves the right to disqualify any entries by persons determined to be tampering with or abusing any aspect of the Sweepstakes.

4. PRIZE. ‘WCIU, The U’ and the Lyric Opera of Chicago guarantee that two (2) winners will receive two (2) ticket vouchers to see The Sound of Music at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The ticket vouchers are valid for any scheduled Friday thru Sunday performance, May 23 thru May 25, 2014 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The winners will need to follow the instructions listed on the vouchers to obtain seat tickets. The seats are subject to ticket availability, for the best seats available the winner must communicate with the Lyric Opera of Chicago contact a week in advance of the shows listed, retail value of $298. Odds of winning will be determined by the total number of Sweepstakes entries. The winners will be selected and notified on Friday, May 16, 2014 at 12 PM CDT. The winners will be selected by a random drawing from all eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes period. Any selected winner who cannot be contacted by 4 PM CDT to confirm their selection after an initial phone call to the number listed on their entry will be disqualified and an alternate entrant will be selected by random drawing from the remaining eligible entries and notified. The Prize winners must possess a valid picture ID to claim their Prize.

The vouchers are valid for one of the following shows at the Lyric Opera of Chicago:
  • Friday, May 23, 2014 at 7PM CDT
  • Saturday, May 24, 2014 at 1:30PM or 7PM CDT
  • Sunday, May 25, 2014 at 1:30PM CDT
5. PRIZE RESTRICTIONS. The Prize is non-transferable and the two (2) ticket vouchers will be sent to the winner’s email. There will be no substitutes or cash redemptions awarded to the Sweepstakes winners. By entering, the winners shall consent to the use of their name, likeness, and/or biographical information for on-air announcements, advertising and promotional purposes related to the Sweepstakes, without additional consideration.

6. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY. The winners are responsible for income and other taxes on their Prize. The winners will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Release of Liability and Letter of Indemnification upon receipt of their Prize. Failure to comply with the rules and conditions of the Sweepstakes may result in a forfeiture of their Prize. The winners have five (5) business days to return all requested identification and release forms. After this time period, the Prize may be revoked and a new winner may be drawn from all eligible entries.

7. MISCELLANEOUS. The decisions made by ‘WCIU, The U’ concerning any and all matters with respect to this promotion shall be final. In the event of a computer or telephone failure, or any other circumstances beyond the control of ‘WCIU, The U’ where it becomes impracticable for ‘WCIU, The U’ to award the Prize, ‘WCIU, The U’ may, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine not to award any such Prize or any Prizes at all. ‘WCIU, The U’ is not responsible for replacing the Prize as a result of events beyond the control of ‘WCIU, The U.’ This Sweepstakes is void where prohibited, penalized or otherwise restricted by law. Any attempt by any participant to bypass these rules by the use of alias email addresses, illegitimate identities, registrations or logins, or any other scheme will void that participant's entry/entries and may be disqualified from the Sweepstakes. A copy of these official Sweepstakes rules are available at WCIU.com or at ‘WCIU, The U’ offices located at 26 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL or by writing to ‘WCIU, The U,’ ‘Front Row Phyllis & The Sound of Music Giveaway,’ 26 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60661. If you wish to receive the name of the Sweepstakes Prize winners, you must send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to ‘WCIU, The U,’ ‘Front Row Phyllis & The Sound of Music Giveaway– Sweepstakes Winners,’ 26 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60661. ‘WCIU, The U’ must receive any such request for the winners’ names no later than August 8, 2014.
 
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