Mark Lamutt
08-26-02, 11:05 AM
DBSTalk.com and Dish Depot (www.dishdepot.com) Present The DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest
The Official DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Rules of Play:
1. The DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest is sponsored by DBSTalk.com and Dish Depot (www.dishdepot.com). CBS, Mark Burnett Productions and Dish Network are in no way affiliated with the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest. All trademarks are property of their respective companies.
2. All rules concerning game play of the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest are subject to modification. If the producers change the format of Survivor: Thailand, the Contest game rules will be updated to reflect the show changes. If modification of the rules becomes necessary, the rule changes will be posted at DBSTalk.com.
3. All DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest participants are required be registered members of DBSTalk.com to enter the Contest. While participants from around the world are allowed to play, prizes will be only awarded to residents of the United States.
4. The Grand Prize will be a Dish Network PVR721 receiver, provided by Dish Depot (www.dishdepot.com) (valued at $549). Second place prize will be a DVD of the participant’s choice (valued up to $30) or two items from the DBSTalk.com online store (valued up to $30). Third place prize will be one item from the DBSTalk.com online store (valued up to $20). Odds of winning depend on how well participants guess what the Survivors will do, and on the number of participants in the Contest. Prizes will be awarded when Survivor: Thailand ends its season on CBS in January 2003. Prize winners will be notified via email. DBSTalk.com and Dish Depot (www.dishdepot.com) will pay any shipping charges for prizes. There will be no substitution of the Grand Prize by the Contest winner allowed. No purchase is necessary to participate or win.
5. In the event Survivor: Thailand ends before its complete run on CBS (i.e. network cancellation), the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest participants leading at the time of Survivor: Thailand’s end will be awarded the prizes.
6. In the event of a tie, the tiebreakers will be as follows:
Tiebreaker #1 – the participant entering the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest the greater number of weeks will be awarded the prize.
Tiebreaker #2 – the participant with the greater number of correct picks for the Survivor voted out of the Tribe over the course of the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest will be awarded the prize.
Tiebreaker #3 – the participant with the greater number of correct picks for the Tribe or Survivor winning Immunity over the course of the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest will be awarded the prize.
Tiebreaker #4 – the participant with the greater number of correct picks for the Tribe or Survivor winning the Reward Challenge over the course of the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest will be awarded the prize.
Tiebreaker #5 – the prize will be awarded to the participant picked in a random drawing by the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest Coordinator. All decisions made by the DBSTalk.COM Survivor: Thailand Contest Coordinator are final.
7. DBSTalk.com and Dish Depot (www.dishdepot.com) staff members and their immediate family and household members, while eligible to participate, are not eligible to win prizes. Employees of Mark Burnett Productions, CBS, and CBS affiliates also are not eligible to win prizes.
8. The DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest will be conducted entirely online at DBSTalk.com. Weekly Contest entries will only be accepted when submitted online at DBSTalk.com. Entries cannot be changed once submitted. DBSTalk.com and the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest Coordinator are not responsible for entry errors or transmission errors.
11. DBSTalk.com is in no way responsible for any problems, technical malfunctions or traffic congestion on the Internet or on the DBSTalk.com web site which may limit entries into the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand contest.
12. By entering the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand contest, participants release DBSTalk.com and Dish Depot (www.dishdepot.com) from liability for any technical malfunction of prizes awarded, and for any damage and/or injury incurred from prizes. Prize winners agree to allow DBSTalk.COM to use their name and or likeness on DBSTalk.com and/or in advertisements.
13. Any attempt by a participant to deliberately damage the DBSTalk.com web site or the Dish Depot (www.dishdepot.com) web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, DBSTalk.com and Dish Depot (www.dishdepot.com) reserve the right to seek damages from the offending participant to the fullest extent of the law.
14. Contest void where prohibited by law.
How to Enter Each Week:
1. Participants will vote in three polls each week – Who Will Win the Reward Challenge, Who Will Win Immunity, and Who Will Be Voted out of the Tribe. Each correct vote will be worth a certain number of points. The participant with the most points at the end of Week 13 of Survivor: Thailand will win the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest.
2. Polls will be posted one day after the airing of the week’s Survivor: Thailand episode.
3. Weekly DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest entries must be received by 11:59 PM Eastern Time the day before the weekly Survivor: Thailand episode airs on CBS. The DBSTalk.com clock will be used as the official time for the Contest. If the weekly episode airs on Thursday, all Contest entries must be received by 11:59 PM Eastern Time Wednesday. Some Survivor: Thailand episodes may air on another day of the week during the season. Air schedule and Contest schedule updates will be posted at DBSTalk.com.
4. Weekly DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest results will be updated and posted at DBSTalk.com on or before the second day after the airing of the week’s Survivor: Thailand episode. Players will not be notified of weekly results via any other method.
5. The points for the polls will be awarded as follows:
Weeks 1-6 (Before the Tribes Merge): The Who Will Win the Reward Challenge poll will be worth 1 point if answered correctly. The Who Will Win Immunity poll will be worth 1 point if answered correctly. The Who Will Be Voted Out of the Tribe poll will be worth 2 points if answered correctly.
Weeks 7-12 (After the Tribes Merge): The Who Will Win the Reward Challenge poll will be worth 2 points if answered correctly. The Who Will Win Immunity poll will be worth 2 points if answered correctly. The Who Will Be Voted Out of the Tribe poll will be worth 4 points if answered correctly.
In Week 13 (The Final Week), participants will vote in six polls. One Who Will Win the Reward Challenge poll will be worth 3 points if answered correctly. Two Who Will Win Immunity polls will be worth 3 points each if answered correctly. The Who is the Fourth Place Survivor poll will be worth 5 points if answered correctly. The Who is the Third Place Survivor poll will be worth 5 points if answered correctly. And the Who is the Winner of Survivor: Thailand poll will be worth 10 points if answered correctly.
Participants do not have to enter each week to be eligible to win. Of course, your odds of winning prizes are better if you play each week. Good Luck from the DBSTalk.com and Dish Depot (www.dishdepot.com) Staff!
The Official DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Rules of Play:
1. The DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest is sponsored by DBSTalk.com and Dish Depot (www.dishdepot.com). CBS, Mark Burnett Productions and Dish Network are in no way affiliated with the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest. All trademarks are property of their respective companies.
2. All rules concerning game play of the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest are subject to modification. If the producers change the format of Survivor: Thailand, the Contest game rules will be updated to reflect the show changes. If modification of the rules becomes necessary, the rule changes will be posted at DBSTalk.com.
3. All DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest participants are required be registered members of DBSTalk.com to enter the Contest. While participants from around the world are allowed to play, prizes will be only awarded to residents of the United States.
4. The Grand Prize will be a Dish Network PVR721 receiver, provided by Dish Depot (www.dishdepot.com) (valued at $549). Second place prize will be a DVD of the participant’s choice (valued up to $30) or two items from the DBSTalk.com online store (valued up to $30). Third place prize will be one item from the DBSTalk.com online store (valued up to $20). Odds of winning depend on how well participants guess what the Survivors will do, and on the number of participants in the Contest. Prizes will be awarded when Survivor: Thailand ends its season on CBS in January 2003. Prize winners will be notified via email. DBSTalk.com and Dish Depot (www.dishdepot.com) will pay any shipping charges for prizes. There will be no substitution of the Grand Prize by the Contest winner allowed. No purchase is necessary to participate or win.
5. In the event Survivor: Thailand ends before its complete run on CBS (i.e. network cancellation), the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest participants leading at the time of Survivor: Thailand’s end will be awarded the prizes.
6. In the event of a tie, the tiebreakers will be as follows:
Tiebreaker #1 – the participant entering the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest the greater number of weeks will be awarded the prize.
Tiebreaker #2 – the participant with the greater number of correct picks for the Survivor voted out of the Tribe over the course of the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest will be awarded the prize.
Tiebreaker #3 – the participant with the greater number of correct picks for the Tribe or Survivor winning Immunity over the course of the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest will be awarded the prize.
Tiebreaker #4 – the participant with the greater number of correct picks for the Tribe or Survivor winning the Reward Challenge over the course of the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest will be awarded the prize.
Tiebreaker #5 – the prize will be awarded to the participant picked in a random drawing by the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest Coordinator. All decisions made by the DBSTalk.COM Survivor: Thailand Contest Coordinator are final.
7. DBSTalk.com and Dish Depot (www.dishdepot.com) staff members and their immediate family and household members, while eligible to participate, are not eligible to win prizes. Employees of Mark Burnett Productions, CBS, and CBS affiliates also are not eligible to win prizes.
8. The DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest will be conducted entirely online at DBSTalk.com. Weekly Contest entries will only be accepted when submitted online at DBSTalk.com. Entries cannot be changed once submitted. DBSTalk.com and the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest Coordinator are not responsible for entry errors or transmission errors.
11. DBSTalk.com is in no way responsible for any problems, technical malfunctions or traffic congestion on the Internet or on the DBSTalk.com web site which may limit entries into the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand contest.
12. By entering the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand contest, participants release DBSTalk.com and Dish Depot (www.dishdepot.com) from liability for any technical malfunction of prizes awarded, and for any damage and/or injury incurred from prizes. Prize winners agree to allow DBSTalk.COM to use their name and or likeness on DBSTalk.com and/or in advertisements.
13. Any attempt by a participant to deliberately damage the DBSTalk.com web site or the Dish Depot (www.dishdepot.com) web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, DBSTalk.com and Dish Depot (www.dishdepot.com) reserve the right to seek damages from the offending participant to the fullest extent of the law.
14. Contest void where prohibited by law.
How to Enter Each Week:
1. Participants will vote in three polls each week – Who Will Win the Reward Challenge, Who Will Win Immunity, and Who Will Be Voted out of the Tribe. Each correct vote will be worth a certain number of points. The participant with the most points at the end of Week 13 of Survivor: Thailand will win the DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest.
2. Polls will be posted one day after the airing of the week’s Survivor: Thailand episode.
3. Weekly DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest entries must be received by 11:59 PM Eastern Time the day before the weekly Survivor: Thailand episode airs on CBS. The DBSTalk.com clock will be used as the official time for the Contest. If the weekly episode airs on Thursday, all Contest entries must be received by 11:59 PM Eastern Time Wednesday. Some Survivor: Thailand episodes may air on another day of the week during the season. Air schedule and Contest schedule updates will be posted at DBSTalk.com.
4. Weekly DBSTalk.com Survivor: Thailand Contest results will be updated and posted at DBSTalk.com on or before the second day after the airing of the week’s Survivor: Thailand episode. Players will not be notified of weekly results via any other method.
5. The points for the polls will be awarded as follows:
Weeks 1-6 (Before the Tribes Merge): The Who Will Win the Reward Challenge poll will be worth 1 point if answered correctly. The Who Will Win Immunity poll will be worth 1 point if answered correctly. The Who Will Be Voted Out of the Tribe poll will be worth 2 points if answered correctly.
Weeks 7-12 (After the Tribes Merge): The Who Will Win the Reward Challenge poll will be worth 2 points if answered correctly. The Who Will Win Immunity poll will be worth 2 points if answered correctly. The Who Will Be Voted Out of the Tribe poll will be worth 4 points if answered correctly.
In Week 13 (The Final Week), participants will vote in six polls. One Who Will Win the Reward Challenge poll will be worth 3 points if answered correctly. Two Who Will Win Immunity polls will be worth 3 points each if answered correctly. The Who is the Fourth Place Survivor poll will be worth 5 points if answered correctly. The Who is the Third Place Survivor poll will be worth 5 points if answered correctly. And the Who is the Winner of Survivor: Thailand poll will be worth 10 points if answered correctly.
Participants do not have to enter each week to be eligible to win. Of course, your odds of winning prizes are better if you play each week. Good Luck from the DBSTalk.com and Dish Depot (www.dishdepot.com) Staff!