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Each month, KMOV and the St. Louis Post Dispatch will be honoring four high school athletes who had an incredible “Game Changing Performance” in their sport of choice. All kinds of high school sports and athletes will be reviewed from our entire St. Louis bi-state area. Now, you can vote once each month for your favorite athlete! The athlete with the most votes each month becomes our Pontiac Performance Player of the Month and will be profiled in the St. Louis Post Dispatch, on KMOV and on KMOV.com, and will earn $500.00 for their high school.

To check out high school athletes from every major sport and each of their latest stats, see www.stltoday.com and click on “Sports” and then “Prep Sports.”
Rules

Game Changing Performance

OFFICIAL RULES

ELGIBILITY: The contest is open to legal residents of Missouri and Illinois who are 14 years of age or older at the time of entry. Void where prohibited by law.

Employees, temporary employees, independent contractors and interns or KMOV, Belo Interactive, Inc., Belo Corp., The St. Louis Post Dispatch, Pontiac, GM, and their respective subsidiaries, parents, partners, other contest sponsors, advertising and promotional agencies (hereinafter “Contest Providers”) and the immediate family members of each are not eligible to win prizes.

HOW TO ENTER: Follow all instructions listed at KMOV.com observing all posted deadlines (see deadlines, below). To vote for one of the four monthly, candidates that you think deserves to be named that month’s Performance Player of the Month, click on that candidate’s name on KMOV.com. Or, enter by mail: include your name, address, city, state, zip, date of birth on a piece of paper, naming one of the four official monthly candidates you are voting for, and address the envelope to: Game Changing Performance, KMOV, #1 Memorial Drive, St. Louis MO 63103. “Postage Due” entries will be discarded. Limit: one entry per household, regardless of method of entry.

DEADLINES: The contest begins at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 2, 2005 and ends at 12:00 midnight on Sunday, November 12, 2006. Monthly contest deadlines are as follows:
Midnight, Sunday December 18, 2005
Midnight, Sunday, January 15, 2006
Midnight, Sunday, February 19, 2006
Midnight, Sunday, March 19, 2006
Midnight, Sunday, April 16, 2006
Midnight, Sunday, May 14, 2006
Midnight, Sunday, September 17, 2006
Midnight, Sunday, October 15, 2006
Midnight, Sunday, November 12, 2006

No submissions will be accepted after the deadline for any reason. The sole determinant of time for the purposes of the on-line Contest will be Belo Interactive’s server machine(s) located in the Central Standard Time (CST) zone. Contestants entering close to the posted deadline do so with this information in mind.

No responsibility is assumed by KMOV, Belo Interactive Inc., Belo Corp., The St. Louis Post Dispatch, Pontiac, GM, their respective subsidiaries, parents, partners, or other contest sponsors for lost, late, misdirected, or illegible entries or for any computer, online, telephone or technical malfunctions that may occur. Entries will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet Access provider, online 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. All entries become the property of Contest Providers and will not be returned to the Contestant. Multiple entries by the same person, including those made electronically by one person using one or more e-mail accounts, will result in disqualification. All e-mail entries must be submitted from a valid e-mail account that may be identified with a natural person by appropriate independent means, including, without limitation, reverse domain name search.

ODDS OF WINNING: Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

JUDGING CRITERIA : Entries will be judged on the number of votes a candidate receives.

PRIZES:

The following prize will be awarded: each month, one winner will be chosen who will receive a $500.00 check for their school from Pontiac.

Prizes are non-transferable; substitutions may not be requested. By participating in contest and accepting a prize, participants and winner will be deemed to agree to these Rules. Winner is responsible for all applicable federal, state, and local income and any other taxes, fees and surcharges. An IRS Form 1099 will be issued for all prizes with a retail value in excess of $600. Contest Providers reserve the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value.

WINNER SELECTION: Monthly winner selection shall take place at KMOV, #1 Memorial Drive, St. Louis MO 63102 on the following dates:
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Tuesday, November 14, 2006

The winners will be selected through computer tabulation of all entries postmarked and received by the stated monthly deadline. Entries that meet the judging criteria will be considered. Winner selection will be made by Contest Providers whose decision shall be final. Winners will be notified by e-mail, phone, U.S. mail and/or overnight courier on or near date specified. In order to be named a winner, potential winners may be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Prize Acceptance Form/Release of liability upon accepting a prize. Noncompliance may result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected.

USE OF CONTEST INFORMATION: Notwithstanding any contrary provision in any of Contest Providers’ respective privacy policies, Contestants grant to Contest Providers, and Contest Providers reserve, the right to use any and all information related to the Contest, including information provided by Contestants in connection with the Contest, for marketing purposes or any other purpose, unless prohibited by law. Contestants may be required to sign a release, which grants to Contest Providers the right to use and publish their proper name and state of residence online or in any other media in connection with the Contest. By accepting a prize, winner(s) may be required to sign a release that grants permission to Contest Providers to use his or her name, photograph, likeness, voice, prize information and/or biographical information for publicity and promotional purposes without future compensation unless prohibited by law. By entering, participants release and hold harmless Contest Providers, their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents form any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damages of any kind arising from or in connection with the Contest or any prize won. Restrictions, conditions and limitations apply.

CONDUCT: By entering the Contest, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules. The Official Rules will be posted at KMOV.com throughout the Contest. Contestants further agree to be bound by the decisions of the Contest Providers, which shall be final and binding in all respects. Contest Providers reserve the right at their sole discretion to disqualify any individual they find to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Web site; or to be acting in violation of the Official Rules.

You agree that in your participation in the Contest you will not use obscene, libelous or slanderous language, or language that infringes upon a third party’s trademark, trade name or other intellectual property right or right of privacy. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless KMOV, Belo Interactive, Inc., Belo Corp., the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Pontiac and GM, and their respective subsidiaries, parents, partners, or other contest sponsor, officers, consultants, agents, and employees against and from all claims, damages liabilities, costs and expenses asserted by third parties alleging that the Contest includes obscenity libel, slander, or infringes upon the third party’s intellectual property or privacy rights, as a direct result of you actions in connection with the Contest. You further agree to not knowingly damage or cause interruption of the Contest or to prevent others’ participation in the Contest.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A CONTESTANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE BELO WEB SITES OR TO UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, CONTEST PROVIDERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH CONTESTANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: Winners assume liability for losses or injuries caused or claimed to be caused by participation in the Contest, or by the acceptance, possession, use of, or failure to receive any prize. Contest Providers are not responsible: (i) for any lost, late, illegible, incomplete, postage-due, misdirected or mutilated mail; or (ii) for any incorrect or inaccurate information, in the Contest or by any technical or human error that may occur in the processing of submissions in the Contest. Contest Providers assume no responsibility for an error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction of authorized access to, or alteration of, entries. Contest Providers are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of e-mail or player on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site or combination thereof, including injury or damage to participants or to any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in the Contest. If the Contest is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including legal restrictions, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Contest Providers that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, Contest Providers reserve the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest.

RULES / WINNERS LIST: Official Rules and the name of the monthly winner may be obtained by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Pontiac Game Changing Performance Winners List or Rules, KMOV Channel 4, #1 Memorial Drive, St. Louis, MO 63012 (on the outside of the envelope as applicable). Limit one (1) request per envelope. The request must indicate the name of the contest. Winners List will be available 5 days after the monthly winner is confirmed. Questions regarding this contest may be addressed to: KMOV, Pontiac Game Changing Performance, #1 Memorial Drive, St. Louis, MO 63102.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: The Contest and all of the related pages, contents and code are copyright Belo Interactive, Inc., and/or their sponsors. The names, logos, and icons identifying the products and services of Contest Providers are proprietary marks. Copying or unauthorized use of any copyrighted material or trademarks without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.

GENERAL CONDITIONS: This Contest is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited by law.