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“Predict The Oscar Winners” Contest
Thank you to all of our wonderful supporters who played in our contest. And special thanks to our sponsors who donated the prizes. Congratulations to our winners who predicted the most correct answers!
Grand Prize winners: Jojo Varona who decided to split the prizes with runner-up David Haas
First Place winners: KC Price, Freddie Jackson, and Elena Rodriguez
Second Place winner: Candace Alexander
Third Place winner: Chris Crump
Fourth Place winners: David Kilgo and John Rowe
We know you already love Labs, but what about the annual Oscar ceremony in Hollywood? If you’re like many of us, you gather with your friends (and dogs nearby) to watch the ceremony and cheer for your favorites.
This year, we found a way for you to celebrate your love of Labs and all-things Oscar in a fun and rewarding way. Golden Gate Labrador Retriever Rescue (GGLRR) is sponsoring a “Predict The Oscar Winners” contest for this year’s awards, which will be telecast live from Hollywood beginning at 5pm PST on Sunday, March 7th.
For a $25 donation, all of which goes to helping rescue and place Labrador Retrievers, you can enter our contest for a chance to win the Grand Prize:
SAN FRANCISCO GETAWAY
One night’s accommodations in a King Deluxe room at the luxurious Hotel Palomar San Francisco, a sophisticated, artful retreat in the heart of downtown San Francisco PLUS two tickets to the legendary and zany Steve Silver’s Beach Blanket Babylon, the longest running musical revue in theatre history featuring extravagant costumes and outrageously huge hats.
The person who predicts the most winners out of the 24 categories wins the Grand Prize. In the case of a tie, one winner will be selected from the highest scoring entries in a random drawing.
Additional Prizes
Additional prizes for this contest, generously donated by other wonderful supporters of GGLRR, are:
First place prizes: Three winners each will receive one $100 gift certificate for premier dog boarding or daycare from Pooch Hotel, a family-owned, upscale facility featuring top-dog customer service and five-star amenities, with locations in Chicago and Sunnyvale.
Second place prize: $100 gift card from Pet Food Express, one of the country’s leading pet food and supply retailers, and the sponsor of GGLRR’s monthly Pet Fairs.
Third place prize: AKC Orthopedic Pet Bed, 27-inch by 36-inch luxurious micro plush with woven suede and an orthopedic pad for comfort, a $60 value, donated by Pet Food Express.
Fourth place prizes: Two winners each will receive one $25 gift card from Pet Food Express.
The First Place prize will be awarded to the person who predicts the next highest number of winners after the Grand Prize winner is selected. In the case of a tie for the Grand Prize, after the tie-breaker drawing determines the Grand Prize winner, the remaining finalist will be awarded the First Place prize. In the case of a tie for First Place, and all remaining prize levels, one winner will be selected in a random drawing, with any remaining finalist(s) from that prize level eligible for the next prize level and so on, until all prizes are awarded. If prizes still remain, all remaining prizes will be awarded based on the next highest number of correctly predicted Oscar winners until all prizes have been awarded.
How to Participate -- CONTEST NOW CLOSED!
1. Download Oscar ballot (3-page Word document). Open the ballot and complete it electronically on your computer, including your contact information so we can contact the winners. Click on one selection from each of the 24 Oscar categories (unclear or duplicate selections will result in that category being ignored in the scoring).
2. Email your saved version of the completed Word document ballot to doghouse@labrescue.org with a subject line of “Oscar Contest”.
3. Submit your online donation to GGLRR via PayPal ($25 minimum donation). Be sure to state “Oscar Contest” in the Special Instructions section of PayPal.
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All entries must be received by 12:00 noon PST on Saturday, March 6th, 2010. Ballots will be tabulated with the announcement of the winners after Sunday, March 7th, 2010. The “Predict The Oscar Winners” contest is open to legal residents of the United States, ages 18 or older. GGLRR board members and GGLRR Rescue Representatives are not eligible to win prizes.
As an added bonus, we will post a photo of the “Predict The Oscar Winners” Grand Prize winner along with his or her pet(s) on our website and on our Facebook page, adding to the winner’s bragging rights!
We can’t think of a better way to enjoy the Oscars while helping to support the efforts of GGLRR. The need is great with more Labs than ever facing the prospect of homelessness or worse, so support GGLRR while having fun competing against your fellow Lab lovers!
Additional Rules and Contest Details
Enter by completing and submitting the entry form posted at www.labrescue.org/contest.html. You must provide all information requested on the entry form, including your predictions of who (or what film) will win awards during the 82nd annual Academy Awards broadcast on March 7, 2010. You must have a valid e-mail account in order for your entry to be eligible. Incomplete entries will be disqualified. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of an entrant, the holder of the e-mail account will be deemed the person who submitted the entry. Entries become the exclusive property of GGLRR and will not be returned. Limit one entry per person or e-mail address. Subsequent entries from the same e-mail address will be deleted.
The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received and on the number of correct predictions in each entry. Sponsors' decisions in selecting the winner are final and binding.
All prize winners will be notified that he or she has been selected as a winner by telephone or e-mail. If GGLRR is unable to contact the winners to notify him or her that he or she has won, by March 22, 2010 at 12:00 p.m., or if any notification is returned as undeliverable, the winner’s prize shall be forfeited and a substitute winner will be selected.
Approximate Retail Value of the Grand Prize is $375.00. The Palomar Hotel gift certificate is for one King Deluxe Room, room and tax only. Hotel reservations are subject to availability and can be made a maximum of 45 days prior to arrival, and original certificate must be presented upon arrival. Gift certificate cannot be used on New Year’s Eve and is valid until February 12, 2011. Steve Silver’s Beach Blanket Babylon tickets require advance reservations and are subject to availability.
All federal, state, and local taxes associated with all prizes, as well as all other costs or expenses involved in participating in the contest, that are not specifically included in the prize package, are the sole responsibility of the winner. Redemption of all prizes is subject to availability and requires advance reservations where applicable with the prize donor(s).
Prizes are neither transferable nor redeemable for cash and prize substitution will not be allowed, except at the sole discretion of Sponsors, or as provided in these rules. Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value for any prize.
GGLRR has been granted nonprofit/tax-exempt status by the IRS under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. All donations made to GGLRR are deductible from your personal tax returns to the extent allowed by law.
If for any reason, the Internet-related portion of this contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, tampering, fraud, technical failure, or any other cause which corrupts or threatens the administration, security or integrity of the contest, GGLRR reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate or suspend the contest or any portion of the contest. ANY ATTEMPT TO DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE FAIR AND LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM THE CONTEST.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is not a sponsor of this contest nor is any endorsement implied.
