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The Oprah Winfrey Show Official Contest Rules

Official Contest Rules

1.  NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Contest ("Contest") is open to all legal residents of the state of Nevada, age 18 years or older, except employees of KLAS- TV ("KLAS"), CBS Television Distribution ("King World") and Harpo Productions, Inc. ("Harpo") (collectively, the "Sponsors") and their parents, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising or promotion agencies, affiliated entities, immediate families or household members. Void wherever taxed, prohibited or restricted by law. Contest is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations. By entering the Contest, entrants agree to accept and be bound by all terms of these Official Rules and Regulations.

2. HOW TO ENTER: From 6:00 am (PDT) on Monday, April 21, 2008 - 7:00 am (PDT) on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 (the "Promotional Period"), KLAS will conduct a statewide Contest encouraging viewers to log on to the KLAS website, located at www.lasvegasnow.com (the "Website"), for an chance to win tickets to attend a free taping of The Oprah Winfrey Show (the "Show").  To enter, participants must watch the KLAS news from 6:00 am - 7:00 am (PDT) and wait for the verbal prompt to log on to the Website to enter for a chance to win.  Once on the Website, participants must complete and submit online the entry form according to the onscreen instructions, including their name, address, daytime telephone number, email address and date of birth (individually, an "Entry" and collectively, the "Entries"). All Entries must be submitted in the name of an individual person and prizes will only be awarded to the person whose name is on each winning Entry, regardless of e-mail account ownership or other circumstances. Limit one (1) Entry per person or e-mail address.

All duplicate Entries shall be deemed void. All Entries will become the property of Harpo and will not be acknowledged or returned. No mechanical reproductions, mailed Entries, facsimiles, mass submissions, submissions generated by a script, macro will be accepted by Sponsors and all such Entries will be deemed void. Sponsors are not responsible for misdirected, inaccurate, incomplete, lost, late, delayed, undelivered, damaged or illegible Entries, and all such Entries will be deemed void.  Sponsors are also not responsible for technical, hardware, or software failures of any kind, or other errors or problems which may occur in connection with or relating to the Contest, whether computer, network, technical, mechanical, typographical, human or otherwise, including, without limitation, errors or problems which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing of Entries, the announcement of the prizes, in any  Contest-related materials or that may limit prize fulfillment or a participant's ability to enter the Contest.  Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel, modify or prematurely conclude the Contest should any computer virus, malfunction, fraud, tampering, unauthorized intervention or other cause beyond their control corrupt the administration, security or proper operation of the Contest.   False or deceptive Entries or acts will render the participant ineligible and Sponsors reserve the right to disqualify any participant who attempts to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by tampering with any Website mechanism, acting in a disruptive manner or violating these Official Rules. Any attempt by an individual to deliberately damage or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be in violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, Sponsors reserve the right to seek remedies and damages (including attorneys' fees) from any such participant to the fullest extent of the law, including criminal prosecution.

3. HOW TO WIN: The first Fifty (50) people each day of the Promotional Period (for a total of One Hundred Fifty (150) possible Winners) whose Entries are successfully received by the Sponsors via the Website after being prompted on-air during the 6:00 am news, will be selected as the Winners  (individually, a "Winner" and collectively, the "Winners"). The odds of winning will depend on the total number of eligible Entries received throughout the Promotional Period. Winners must meet all eligibility requirements, including the execution and return of all necessary releases and/or other documents. In the event that the Contest is canceled or ended prematurely due to the reasons set forth in paragraph 2, above, the Winners shall be chosen by a representative of Sponsors from all eligible Entries received as of the time of the impairment.

4.  PRIZE: One Hundred Fifty (150) Winners (50 each day of the Promotional Period) will receive the opportunity to attend, with one (1) guest (the "Guest"), the taping of the Show at the Caesars Palace Coliseum scheduled to be held on April 26, 2008, at an approximate market value ("AMV") of Zero Dollars ($0.00).  TOTAL AMV OF PRIZES (1 PRIZE):  Zero Dollars ($0.00). No substitution, partial acceptance, transfer of prizes or cash redemptions permitted by Winners. Winners must pick up their tickets at the Coliseum Box Office between Thursday, April 24 - Friday April 25, 2008 during normal box office hours of 10am - 10pm or on Saturday, April 26 between  10am-12:30pm.  Winners must have a valid photo ID in order to pick up tickets and any tickets not picked up by the times indicated above shall be deemed forfeited in their entirety.

  In the event: (i) the Show fails to hold a taping in Las Vegas on April 26, 2008 for any reason, (ii)  Sponsors are unable to provide for Winners to attend the Show taping for whatever reason, or (iii) Sponsors determine that the behavior of any Winner(s) and/or their Guest(s) is inappropriate or dangerous and precludes them from attending the taping of the Show, no alternate prizing will be provided and Winners will not be entitled to receive any substitute compensation.  Winners are solely responsible for all expenses not specified above, including transportation, souvenirs, meals and parking.  Winners are solely responsible for the reporting and payment of all federal, state and local taxes incurred by acceptance and use of the prizes (or any portion thereof), if applicable.  All prize details are at Sponsors' discretion.

5. GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS:  By entering this Contest, entrants: (i) agree to be bound by the decisions of Sponsors which are final and binding in all matters, (ii) grant Sponsors and their designees the right, unless prohibited by law, to use their names, cities and states of residence, voices, pictures and likenesses, without compensation, notification or permission, for the purpose of advertising and publicity in any and all manner or media, now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity, and (iii) represent and warrant that they are not participating in the Contest in the capacity of a reporter and further represent and warrant that they will not write, blog about, publish or cause to be published any article or book about their participation therein or attendance at the Show. Winner and his/her Guest (who must be a legal resident of the state of Nevada, age 18 years or older) may each be required to produce proof of identity, address and birth date, as well as sign an affidavit of eligibility, tax acknowledgment form, liability release and, except where prohibited by law, use of name and likeness releases in order to claim the prize.  Such documents must be completed in full and returned within five (5) days of issuance either via facsimile or US registered mail. Failure to do so or if: (i) any prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable,  (ii)  Winner declines his or her prize, or (iii) a potential Winner is determined to be ineligible for reason, will result in disqualification of such Winner and an alternate winner may be selected by random drawing at the Sponsors' sole discretion. Sponsors will use reasonable efforts to pick an alternate winner but in the event an alternate winner cannot be determined, the prize will not be awarded.

Sponsors and their respective parents, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising or promotion agencies, prize providers and affiliated entities expressly disclaim any responsibility and participants agree to hold Sponsors and their respective parents, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising or promotion agencies, prize providers and affiliated entities harmless from liability for any injury, disability or loss to any person or property (including death) relating to participation in this Contest (including the manner in which Winners are selected), the delivery and/or subsequent acceptance, use or misuse of any of the prizes awarded and claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy.  Neither Sponsors nor their respective parents, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising or promotion agencies, prize providers and affiliated entities are responsible for any loss (financial or otherwise), injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from downloading any material from the Website, regardless of whether the material was prepared by Sponsors or a third party, and regardless of whether the material is connected to the Website by a hypertext link. Sponsors and their respective parents, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising or promotion agencies, prize providers and affiliated entities further assume no liability either for the cancellation, modification or premature conclusion of the Contest for any reason or through the acts or defaults of any company or person providing any prize.   All such losses or expenses must be borne by the affected participants and/or Winners.

6. OFFICIAL RULES AND/OR WINNERS' LIST REQUESTS: For a copy of the Official Rules and/or the Winners' names, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the following address beginning April 21, 2008: (Please specify "Official Rules" and/or "Winners' List")  "Oprah in Las Vegas" Contest, c/o KLAS-TV, 3228 Channel 8 Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89109.

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