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BIG BROTHER 6 FANTASY LEAGUE
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
PARTICIPATION OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES
AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 18 OR OLDER.
VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. US LAW GOVERNS THIS GAME.
- Eligibility: Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, who are 18 years of age or older at time of registration, except employees or agents of CBS Broadcasting Inc. ("Sponsor") and its parent company, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, and members of their immediate families (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses) and those living in their households. Void wherever prohibited. Subject to all applicable federal, state & local laws & regulations. U.S. law governs this game.
- To Register: You must register to play the Big Brother 6 Fantasy League Game. The registration process begins on or about Noon Eastern Time ("ET") on 7/7/05 and registration ends at 8:00 PM ET on 9/18/05 or seven days before the final episode is broadcast, whichever comes later; the game ends at 8:00 PM ET on 9/25/05 or with the commencement of the East Coast broadcast of the final episode of Big Brother 6 whichever is later ("Promotion Period".) End date is subject to scheduling changes. To register and establish a 'team' visit the CBS.com Web site anytime during the Promotion Period (with exceptions as noted in these rules), click on the Big Brother 6 icon, and complete the Big Brother 6 Fantasy League online registration form. You will be required to pick any four of the available HouseGuests to be on your Big Brother 6 Fantasy League team. Once you have completed the information requested, click on "submit" to submit your registration and 'team' selection. Registrants must complete entire online registration form and successfully submit same in order to be eligible for prize consideration. During the Promotion Period, registrations will not be accepted commencing at the time the East Coast broadcast of a Big Brother 6 episode begins until 4 hours after the broadcast of the show ends. NO REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THE FINAL WEEK OF THE PROMOTION PERIOD. Broadcasts are subject to preemptions and scheduling changes. If such changes occur they will be posted on the Big Brother 6 Web site. The use of automated or third party software or Web site to register or trade is prohibited. LIMIT ONE TEAM REGISTRATION PER E-MAIL ADDRESS AND A MAXIMUM OF FIVE TEAMS PER REGISTERED PARTICIPANT. Releasees (as defined below) assume no responsibility for incorrect or inaccurate registration information, human error or technical malfunctions, lost/delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, line failures unauthorized access of any computer equipment or software, or any combination thereof. Registrations become the property of the Sponsor. Participants who submit inaccurate registration data and/or exceed the registration/team limits may be excluded from participation at any time during or after the game. By registering, registrants agree to be bound by these rules & consent to use by Sponsor and its designees of their names &/or photographs for advertising or publicity purposes in any and all media now or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity, without further consideration, notification or permission, except where prohibited by law.
- Managing Your Team: Following successful registration you may have a maximum of four active Big Brother 6 HouseGuest's on your team at any time during the promotion period. Once you have successfully registered a team you can trade any or all four of your Big Brother 6 Fantasy League "HouseGuest" team members as many times as you like during the promotion period by deleting a HouseGuest from your Fantasy League team and replacing him or her with any other HouseGuest still active in the game. A team roster freeze will be in effect during the "Freeze Period" (i.e., from the beginning of the East Coast broadcast of an Episode until 4 hours after the end of the broadcast of that Episode on the nights Big Brother 6 is broadcast). Weekly during the promotion period the number of active HouseGuests will decrease by one (1) as a HouseGuest is voted off the show. If a member of your Big Brother 6 Fantasy League team is voted off the show, you may replace that expelled HouseGuest with an active HouseGuest. If a HouseGuest of your Fantasy League team is nominated for eviction you may not trade that HouseGuest unless, after the voting, he or she is not evicted and returns to the game as a regular HouseGuest. You cannot place an evicted HouseGuest on your team.
- Scoring Points: Registered players accrue points when Big Brother 6 HouseGuests on a registrants' team are awarded points based on their actions, and outcome of events (e.g., appears in a towel) during an Episode. Episode #5 of Big Brother 6, scheduled for broadcast on 7/16/05, will be the first Episode used to accrue points to registered players. Team point totals will be updated by Noon Eastern Time following the night of each new Big Brother 6 episode broadcast. All decisions regarding scoring in the Big Brother 6 Fantasy League will be made by an "Official Scorer", a CBS.com representative whose decisions are final on matters relating to the awarding of points in this game. Points in each episode will be awarded ONLY for qualifying activities occurring during new, previously unseen footage. No points will be awarded for events that occur during flashbacks of any sort, or for activities visible on monitors during in-studio segments with CBS host. Points are awarded solely for material broadcast during the Big Brother 6 television program; nothing seen on a webcam is eligible for points unless it's also used on the Big Brother 6 6pisode which is broadcast.
Following are the categories for which points will be awarded in the Big Brother 6 Fantasy League (categories and corresponding point awards are subject to change at any time):
- Head of Household: You score 40 points if one of your Fantasy HouseGuests wins the Head of Household competition.
- Nomination: You LOSE 20 points per HouseGuest if a member of your Fantasy Team is nominated for eviction.
- Eviction: You LOSE 40 points if a member of your Fantasy Team is evicted from the BIG BROTHER House.
- Food Competition: You score10 points if one of your HouseGuests wins a Food Competition. If more than one of your HouseGuests is on a team that wins the Food Competition, you score 10 points for each of them.
- Kisses: You score 5 points any time one of your HouseGuests kisses another HouseGuest on any part of their body. You score 5 points if one of your HouseGuests is the recipient of such a gesture.
- Subtitled: You score 5 points any time one of your HouseGuests' speech is subtitled. You score the points only once for a single conversation, regardless of duration.
- Crying: You score 10 points for each distinct time one of your HouseGuests cries, provided that actual tears are shed. No points are awarded if tears cannot be seen. If the same crying session is shown multiple times in an episode, only 10 points are awarded.
- Appears in a Towel: You score 5 points whenever one of your HouseGuests appears wearing a towel as a substitute for clothes. This includes, but is not limited to, a HouseGuest wrapping up after exiting the shower, pool or hot tub or a HouseGuest wrapping their hair in a towel. Points WILL NOT be awarded if a HouseGuest merely drapes a towel over their shoulder.
- Takes a Picture: You score 10 points any time one of your HouseGuests takes a picture with a camera.
- Eats an Orange: You score 50 points if one of your HouseGuests eats any part of a fresh orange. Points are awarded to any of the HouseGuests who eat the orange, so the orange can be shared. Points are only awarded to each HouseGuest once per scene, no matter how many oranges they eat. They can be awarded points for eating another orange if it occurs at another point in the Episode.
The Sponsor at its sole discretion may increase or decrease points for any or all categories during the Big Brother 6 Promotion Period. Any adjustments to points will be announced at the CBS Big Brother 6 Fantasy League Web site.
- Leaderboards/Determining Winners: Weekly during the promotion period the highest scoring teams, will be posted to Leaderboards located at the Big Brother 6 Web site. Within 48 hours of the final episode of Big Brother 6 (currently scheduled for the evening of 9/25/05) the Final Standings Leaderboard will be posted. The one registrant who has accrued the greatest number of points will be declared the grand prize winner, subject to verification of point totals and eligibility requirements. The next ten (10) highest scoring players will be declared 1st prize winners, subject to verification of point totals and eligibility requirements. In the event two or more players have identical highest scores from among all participating players, those tied players will be placed into a random drawing and a single grand prize winner will be selected. The remaining players will be awarded a first prize. If required, a random drawing to determine the grand prize winner will take place on or about 9/27/05. Drawing conducted by Marden-Kane Inc., an independent judging organization whose decisions are final on matters relating to this game. Potential winners may be required to sign, have notarized & return to Marden-Kane an affidavit of eligibility/release of liability within 10 days of issuance of notification. Failure to complete and return the documents in the time noted will result in the disqualification of the potential grand prize winner and the next highest scoring player will be contacted. Limit one prize per person per e-mail address. In the event an eligible participant has more than one team in the top 11 highest point total positions, that participant will be awarded a prize for his or her highest scoring team and any of his/her subsequent teams in the top 11 will not be eligible to receive a prize. In such an event, spaces may open in the top 11 and the next highest scoring teams will move up accordingly. No more than 1 grand and 10 first prizes will be awarded. Odds of winning depend upon number of registrants participating and the points each earned during the game.
- Prizes: One (1) Grand Prize: A prop from the Big Brother 6 show. Sponsor has sole discretion regarding the selection of the prop to be awarded. Estimated retail value of grand prize is $200. Ten (10) 1st Prizes: A Big Brother T-shirt. Retail value, $20 each. Total value of all prizes to be awarded is $400. Prizes are non-transferable; no substitutions or cash equivalents allowed, except at the discretion of the Sponsor. All details of prize not specified herein shall be determined solely by Sponsor. Prizes are rewarded "as is" with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied. If prize is unavailable, a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded. Taxes are the responsibility of the winner. Each participant agrees to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor, its parent company, and their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, including Marden-Kane, Inc., and all of their respective employees, directors, officers, shareholders & agents (collectively, "Releasees") from any & all claims or liability in connection with participation in this promotion or acceptance or use of any prize.
- Internet: If for any reason this game is not capable of running as planned due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this game, the Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the game. Should this promotion be terminated, Sponsor reserves the right to select winners in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect team registrations received as of the action requiring such termination. Releasees are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or telephone lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by Sponsor on account of technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer relating to or resulting from participation in this game or downloading any materials in this game. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE GAME IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON (S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner based on an e-mail address, the winning team will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of registration. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
- Names of Winners: To obtain the name of the grand prize winner, available after 9/27/05, mail a SASE to: Marden-Kane, 36 Maple Place, Manhasset, NY 11030 Attn: CBS Big Brother 6. Requests received after 11/1/05 will not be honored.
- Sponsor: CBS Broadcasting Inc., 51 West 52nd Street, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10019. Administrator: Marden-Kane, Inc., 36 Maple Place, Manhasset, NY 11030.
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