WINNERS WILL BE POSTED HERE AS THEY ARE ANNOUNCED


OFFICIAL RULES:

Windy City LIVE’s BREAK THE BANK Game (Audience Edition)

CONTEST

I.  NAME OF SPONSOR(S)

“Windy City LIVE” and WLS Television, Inc.  (Hereinafter collectively referred to as “Sponsor”).

II.  ELIGIBILITY 

Open only to legal residents of the United States; 18 years of age or older, who attend a taping of Windy City LIVE in person.

Any individuals (including but not limited to employees, consultants, independent contractors, and interns) who have, within the past six months, performed services for WLS Television, Inc. and/or its respective parent, subsidiary, affiliated and successor companies, and immediate family and household members of such individuals, are not eligible to enter or play.  "Immediate family members" shall mean parents, step-parents, children, step-children, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses.  "Household members" shall mean people who share the same residence at least three months a year.

III.  HOW AND WHEN TO ENTER

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. 

Contest begins on January 16, 2017 and ends on February 10, 2017 ("Promotion Period"). Participants enter the Contest by attending a taping of “Windy City LIVE” at ABC7 Chicago Studios, 190 N State St, Chicago, IL during the Promotion Period.

To enter: 

Starting on January 16, 2017 at 11:30am Central Time ("CT"), participants attending a taping of “Windy City LIVE” will be given the option to play the “Windy City LIVE Break The Bank Game (Audience Version). Any audience member may choose to opt out and not play the game.  Game will be played during Promotion Period at the discretion of Windy City LIVE show producers ("Contest Play Days"); Audience members choosing to play the game will complete an official entry form provided by the Sponsor. Entrants will be required to submit a first and last name and a city and state of residence.

Limit one (1) Entry per person per show during the Promotion Period. Once an Entrant has been selected to play, they are not eligible to enter for the remaining Promotion Period.

Except as otherwise contemplated by these Rules, and to the extent entrants may otherwise elect at the time of Entry, information provided by you for these Contest is subject to Sponsor’s privacy policy located at https://disneyprivacycenter.com/privacy-policy-translations/english (“Privacy Policy”).

IV.  HOW AND WHEN WINNERS WILL BE SELECTED AND NOTIFIED 

On Contest Play Days during the Promotion Period, during the broadcast taping, one (1) entry from will be chosen at random and that audience member (“Show Participant”) will be selected to play Windy City LIVE’s BREAK THE BANK Game.  In the event that Show Participant decides to withdraw from the Contest, another audience member will be chosen in a random drawing to select a new Show Participant. 

If selected Show Participant is physically incapable of playing the game, Show Participant has the right to choose a Proxy Player.  Proxy Player may be one of the hosts/contributors of Windy City LIVE or an audience member selected by the Show Participant.  Proxy Player is not entitled to any prize(s) won by the Show Participant.

The Show Participant will be presented with a series of large stacked blocks.  Each block contains a Prize.  The Show Participant will have one (1) minute to remove as many blocks as possible from the stack. The first three blocks on the top row may not be removed at any time. Should a Show Participant remove or attempt to remove one of the top three blocks, they will be instructed to return the block and continue game play, if allotted time remains.  The top three blocks do not contain prizes.   If the Show Participant successfully removes a block from the stack and the stack does not collapse, the Show Participant gets to keep the Prize assigned to that block.  The Show Participant continues removing blocks from the stack until time elapses or the stack collapses. If the Show Participant pulls a block that causes the stack to collapse, Show Participant does NOT get the Prize associated with that block.  Once time is called or the stack collapses, Prizes (“Weekly Prizes”) on blocks that were successfully pulled by the Show Participant will be revealed.

Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

 

Final determination of winner is always conditional on verification of eligibility and compliance with all rules and procedures. 

V.  WEEKLY PRIZE(S)

For the week beginning January 16, 2017 and ending January 19, 2017, the Weekly Prize(s) are as follows: Cash Prize from one dollar ($1) up to two hundred dollars ($200).

 

For the week beginning January 30, 2017 and ending February 3, the Weekly Prize(s) will be published here no later than 5:00pm, January 27, 2017.

For the week beginning February 6, 2017 and ending February 10, 2017, the Weekly Prize(s) will be published here no later than 5:00pm, February 3, 2017.

Federal, state and local taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winner, who will receive an IRS Form 1099 reflecting the final actual value of any prize valued at $600 or more.

 

Winners are not entitled to exchange or transfer prizes or to obtain cash or other substitutes, but Sponsor in its sole discretion may substitute prizes of equal or greater value.

VI.  RELEASES

By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these official rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, Judges and/or the Contest administrator, which shall be final in all respects.

By participating in this Contest and accepting any prize that they may win, entrants agree to release WLS Television, Inc., its parent, subsidiary, affiliated and successor companies, advertising and promotion agencies and prize suppliers, and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees, as well as each of their respective successors, representatives and assigns, and Facebook (collectively, the “Released Parties”)  from any and all actions, claims, injury, loss or damage arising in any manner, directly or indirectly, from participation in this Contest and/or acceptance or use of the prize.

Entrants authorize the Released Parties to use their name, voice, likeness, biographical data, city and state of residence and entry materials broadcast live and/or in recorded programming or promotional material, worldwide in perpetuity, or on a winner’s list, if applicable, without further compensation unless prohibited by law.  Sponsor is not obligated to use any of the above mentioned information or materials, but may do so and may edit such information or materials, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, without further obligation or compensation.

To claim prize, (a) winner must provide proof of age, identity and residency, (b) winner must sign and return affidavit of eligibility/compliance with rules, publicity/liability release and indemnification, and (c) winner’s intended guest(s) or travel companion(s), if any, must sign liability/publicity release, all within the time period specified by Sponsor.

VII.  MISCELLANEOUS; WINNERS’ LIST 

Void where prohibited.  All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.

Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process and to cancel, terminate, modify and/or suspend the Contest in the event of tampering or other circumstances, including but not limited to acts of God or civil disturbance that render it impractical or impossible to complete or fulfill the Contest originally planned.

List of winner(s) and these rules will be posted on WindyCityLIVE.com for at least 30 days after contest/Contest winner notification/announcement date.