Contest Rules

Participation constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules.

Promotion is open only to persons aged 18 and older (unless otherwise specified) who are legal residents of British Columbia only. Employees, directors and officers of Big Brother Productions and individual contest sponsors and their agents and affiliates and anyone with whom such persons are domiciled are not eligible to enter.

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

Fighting Chance Productions Ticket Give-away

Entries must be received 5pm (Pacific time) on the dates specified below to be eligible to win.

A total of five (5) prizes are available to be won.  Each prize consists of a pair of tickets to see one of the upcoming Fighting Chance Productions presentations durings its 2011/2012 season:

1. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: October 4 – 23, 2011 (contest closes September 25, 2011)
2. The Temperamentals: November 23 – December 3, 2011 (contest closes November 13, 2011)
3. The Mystery of Edwin Drood: February 15 – March 3, 2012 (contest closes February 5, 2012)
4. Grey Gardens: May 1 – 19, 2012 (contest closes April 22, 2012)
5. Sweet Charity: August 8 – 25, 2012 (contest closes July 29, 2012)

Only one online entry per person, per email address, per month, is permitted for the duration of the Promotion. Entries that are not complete will be discarded.  Entrants must be at least 19 years old to enter.  Entries not chosen in a particular drawing will automatically be moved to the next drawing date until all drawings are completed.

Prizes have no cash value and must be accepted as awarded. Approximate retail price for each pair of tickets is CAD$60 (exact ticket value to be determined).  Exact dates for each show performance are to be determined at the discretion of the contest organizers and Fighting Chance Productions.

The winners will be determined by a random draws on or about 5pm (Pacific) on dates specified above and will include all entries received up to and including the draw date.

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Ticket Give-aways

Entries must be received 5pm (Pacific time) on the dates specified below to be eligible to win.

A total of eight (8) prizes are available to be won.  Each prize consists of a pair of tickets to see one of the upcoming Vancouver Symphony Orchestra concerts durings its 2011/2012 season:

1. Musically Speaking: Saturday, November 5, 8pm, Orpheum Theatre (contest closes October 23, 2011)
2. Brahms Requiem: Saturday December 3, 8pm, Orpheum Theatre (contest closes November 20, 2011)
3. Classic Crooning with Tony DeSare: Saturday, January 28, 2012, 8pm Orpheum Theatre (contest closes January 8, 2012)
4. Beethoven & Elgar: Saturday, February 18, 2012, 8pm Orpheum Theatre (contest closes February 5, 2012)
5. Wicked Divas: Friday, Mar 2, 2012, 8pm Orpheum Theatre (contest closes February 19, 2012)
6. The Wizard of Oz: Monday, April 2, 2012, 8pm, Orpheum (contest closes March 18, 2012)
7. Chris Botti with the VSO: Wednesday, May 2, 8pm, Orpheum (contest closes April 22, 2012)
8. The Inventor: Saturday, Jun 9, 2012, 8pm Orpheum Theatre (contest closes May 27, 2012)

Only one online entry per person, per email address, per month, is permitted for the duration of the Promotion. Entries that are not complete will be discarded.  Entrants must be at least 19 years old to enter.  Entries not chosen in a particular drawing will automatically be moved to the next drawing date until all drawings are completed.

Prizes have no cash value and must be accepted as awarded. Approximate retail price for each pair of tickets is to be determined with exact ticket value for each concert will be solely determined by the contest sponsor at the time of the draw.

The winners will be determined by a random draws on or about 5pm (Pacific) on dates specified above and will include all entries received up to and including the draw date.

Vancouver Playhouse Ticket Give-away

Entries must be received 5pm (Pacific time) on the dates specified below to be eligible to win.

A total of five (5) prizes are available to be won.  Each prize consists of a pair of vouchers to see one of the upcoming Vancouver Playhouse presentations durings its 2011/2012 season.  Each voucher can be exchanged for any performance except opening night.

1. The Tosca Cafe: October 8 – 29, 2011 (contest closes September 25, 2011)
2. La Cage Aux Folles: November 26 – December 24, 2011 (contest closes November 13, 2011)
3. Red: January 14 - February 4, 2012 (contest closes January 1, 2012)
4. Hunchback: February 18 - March, 10 2012 (contest closes February 5, 2012)
5. God of Carnage: April 14 - May 5, 2012 (contest closes April 1, 2012)

Only one online entry per person, per email address, per month, is permitted for the duration of the Promotion. Entries that are not complete will be discarded.  Entrants must be at least 19 years old to enter.  Entries not chosen in a particular drawing will automatically be moved to the next drawing date until all drawings are completed.

Prizes have no cash value and must be accepted as awarded. Approximate retail price for each pair of tickets is CAD$118.

The winners will be determined by a random draws on or about 5pm (Pacific) on dates specified above and will include all entries received up to and including the draw date.

Theatre UBC Ticket Give-away

Entries must be received 5pm (Pacific time) on the dates specified below to be eligible to win.

A total of three (3) prizes are available to be won.  Each prize consists of a pair of tickets to see one of the upcoming Theatre UBC presentations durings its 2011/2012 season:

1. The Trial of Judith K.: September 29 - October 8, 2011 (contest closes September 22, 2011)
2. Problem Child and The End of Civilization: February 9 - 18, 2012 (contest closes January 8, 2012)
3. Macbeth: March 22 - 31, 2012 (contest closes March 11, 2012)

Only one online entry per person, per email address, per month, is permitted for the duration of the Promotion. Entries that are not complete will be discarded.  Entrants must be at least 19 years old to enter.  Entries not chosen in a particular drawing will automatically be moved to the next drawing date until all drawings are completed.

Prizes have no cash value and must be accepted as awarded. Approximate retail price for each pair of tickets is CAD$44.  Exact performance date to be chosen by the winner during the run of each show.

The winners will be determined by a random draws on or about 5pm (Pacific) on dates specified above and will include all entries received up to and including the draw date.

General Contest Rules (All Contests)

The winners will have 24 hours to respond from the first day of being notified by email. Should the winners not respond within the 24 hours a new winner will be chosen and we will continue to draw names every 24 hours until such time as a winner responds. Email and/or telephone shall be the only methods of communication between the winner and the Sponsors.

The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible correct entries received for the Promotion.

The Sponsors of this Promotion are not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify the winner as per the rules of this Promotion.

By entering this Promotion, winners agree to the publication and use of his/her name (first name and last initial only) and city/province of residence for publicity purposes without additional compensation. The winners may, at Sponsor's option, be required to sign and return a declaration of eligibility, release of liability, and, where lawful, a publicity consent agreement.

In the event of a dispute regarding who submitted an online or mail-in entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail account.

All decisions of the Promotion judges are final and entries become the property of the Sponsors and will not be returned.

Void where prohibited. By entering you agree to be bound by the rules of this Promotion.

Prizes are as indicated.  All related costs including travel, accommodation or any other incidental expense not explicitly indicated to be part of the prize are not included.

By entering, each participant agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsors, which shall be final. Sponsors, agents and representatives of the Sponsors, its parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, Promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet, or computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any kind; (ii) failed, incomplete, garbled, or delayed computer transmissions; (iii) any condition caused by events beyond the control of the Sponsors that may cause the Promotion to be disrupted or corrupted; (iv) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of the prize, or acceptance, possession, or use of the prize, or from participation in the Promotion; or (v) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Promotion.

Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to suspend or terminate the Promotion at any time.  At their sole discretion they may choose to award the Promotion prizes to individuals selected at random from the pool of entrants received up to the point of termination, if a computer virus, bug, tampering, unauthorized intervention, or other technical problem of any sort corrupts the administration, security, or proper play of the Promotion. The Sponsors also reserve the right to disqualify, in its sole discretion, any person tampering with the entry process, the operation of the survey website, or who is otherwise in violation of the rules. Sponsors also reserve the right to terminate the Promotion at anytime should prizes become unavailable for any reason from the prize suppliers.

By participating in the Promotion, each participant agrees to release and hold the Sponsors and the employees, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, representatives of Sponsors, its parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, Promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors, harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind in connection with the Promotion or resulting from acceptance, possession, or use of any prize, including without limitation, personal injury, death, and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy.

To enter by mail, send a postcard with your name, full mailing address and telephone number (including area code) plus the answer to the skill testing question indicating the name of the contest you are entering to:

Online Contests

<INSERT NAME OF CONTEST>
c/o Big Brother Internet Productions
#20 - 969 Richards Street
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6B 1A8

All mail-in entries must be received no later than the date specified for online entry above. By entering by mail you are also confirming you have read and will be bound by the rules specified above.

Big Brother Productions and the various Sponsors will not be responsible for entries which are incomplete, illegible, mutilated, misdirected, delayed, late, lost or otherwise undeliverable either by electronic entry or by mail-in entry.

Good Luck!

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