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

ELIGIBILITY

Open to individuals who are legal residents of the United States and Canada (EXCLUDING PUERTO RICO), who are 18 years of age or over as of the date of entry. Contest begins November 17, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. and ends November 25, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. For purposes of these Official Rules, all times are Central Standard Time (CST).

Employees or agents of FG SQUARED (the "Sponsor") and their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising/promotional agencies, and the members of their immediate families or those persons living in the same household of such individuals are eligible to enter or win. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited by law.

ENTRIES

You may enter the Great News Giveaway contest by a) accessing the FG SQUARED website’s 15-Year Anniversary section at http://www.fg2.com/great-news-giveaway, then b) send a tweet—broadcast message─via Twitter account by clicking the button labeled “Tweet to vote.” These actions will auto-fill the Twitter status field with the corresponding hash tag. Each time you tweet with that hash tag, you will be automatically entered for the daily prize drawing. There are ten (10) possible hash tags. You may tweet any of the ten possible hash tags to enter.

You must have a Twitter account to participate in this contest. The entrant’s Twitter account must have been created prior to the contest’s official start time. Direct message tweets are not considered official entries.

There is no maximum number of entries per day. Entrants must enter each day to be eligible for that day’s prize giveaway.

The following schedule indicates daily entrant cut-off times: 

Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009  12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. CST

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009  12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. CST

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009  12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. CST

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009  12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. CST

Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009  12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. CST

Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009  12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. CST

Monday, Nov. 23, 2009  12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. CST

Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009  12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. CST

Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009  12:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. CST

Any use of robotic, automatic, programmed, or similar entry methods will void all such entries by such methods.

CHANGE OF TWITTER ACCOUNT POLICY: It is the sole responsibility of the entrant to notify the Sponsor in writing if the entrant changes his/her Twitter account name. Notify @fgsquared.

The Sponsor and its agencies are not responsible for lost, interrupted, or unavailable network, server, or other connections; miscommunications; failed phone, computer hardware, or software or telephone transmissions; or technical failures, garbled or jumbled transmissions, or other errors of any kind, whether human, mechanical or electronic, including without limitation the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry information online, or for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, destroyed, delayed, stolen, misdirected, or illegible entries. Entry materials/data that have been tampered with or altered are void.

In case of dispute as to the identity of a winner, such entry will be declared made by the registered user of the Twitter account at the time the entry was submitted, and if a prize is won, and that registered user is a valid entrant, the prize will be awarded to that registered user.

PRIZES

The following prize(s) will be awarded:

Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 
1994 classic, Pulp Fiction, on Blu-ray
Approximate Retail Value (ARV): $24.99

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 
Nirvana - With The Lights Out (3CD +1 DVD box set)
Approximate Retail Value (ARV): $51.29

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 
Official Rawlings 1994 World Series Baseball
Approximate Retail Value (ARV): $25.00

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 
Free copy of the FG SQUARED demo created in 1997 - on Compact Disc!
Approximate Retail Value (ARV): $0

Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 
Black leather gloves just like the ones O.J. wore -- if they fit, you'll be a hit!
Approximate Retail Value (ARV): $21.99

Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 
Woodstock '94 Box Set
Approximate Retail Value (ARV): $24.99

Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 
1994 Grab Bag: The Bodyguard—Original Soundtrack and Forrest Gump (Chocolate Box Giftset) on Blu-ray
Approximate Retail Value (ARV): $42.99

Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 
Seinfeld - The Complete Series on DVD
Approximate Retail Value (ARV): $145.00

Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 
Super Nintendo 1994: A mint condition Super Nintendo in the original packaging. Comes with two controllers and all hookups. Games: Donkey Kong Country and Mike Tyson Super Punch Out"
Approximate Retail Value (ARV): $282.00

No alternative prize, cash, or other substitution is permitted except by the Sponsor in the event of prize unavailability. All federal, state, provincial, and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner.

WINNERS

There will be nine (9) winners total. Each winner will be determined by random drawing from all eligible entries received each day, to be drawn after posted cut-off times [listed above] each day. All decisions of the Sponsor are final and binding. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. The winner will be notified by Twitter within 72 hours of the drawing. Winner will have 10 days from notification to accept the prize by Twitter direct message @fgsquared or email to info@fg2.com. The Sponsor is not responsible for and shall not be liable for any late, lost, or misdirected notifications, or for a winner's unsuccessful efforts to claim any prize.

Winner may be required to sign and return a release of liability, declaration of eligibility, and where lawful, a publicity consent agreement, all within 10 days of acknowledged notification. By accepting and/or using prize, the winner agrees to the use of his/her name, voice, and/or likeness for the purpose of advertising, trade, or promotion without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. If a selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim a prize, or fails to return the completed and executed declaration and releases as required in a timely manner, prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected. In the event of a dispute regarding who submitted an online entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the email account.

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

By entering, each participant agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final. The Sponsor; agents and representatives of the Sponsor; its parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies; and legal advisors are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, or postage-due entries; (ii) telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet, or computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any kind; (iii) failed, incomplete, garbled, or delayed computer transmissions; (iv) any condition caused by events beyond the control of the Sponsor that may cause the Contest to be disrupted or corrupted; (v) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of the prize; acceptance, possession, or use of the prize; or from participation in the Contest; or (vi) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or cancel Contest at any time if a computer virus, bug, or other technical problem corrupts the administration, security, or proper play of the Contest.

By participating in the Contest, each participant to release and hold the Sponsor and the employees, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, representatives of the Sponsor; its parent companies, 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 Contest 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.

RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES

Any and all disputes and claims relating to this Promotion shall be resolved by binding arbitration by a single arbitrator selected by a Circuit Court judge of the State of Texas. Texas law shall apply to the resolution, award, enforcement, and collection relating to any dispute or claim. Each party shall pay one-half of the costs of the arbitration. The dispute and claims and arbitration proceedings shall at all times be kept confidential except to the extent necessary to enforce or collect the arbitration award.

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