Do you want a chance to spend a weekend (July 6 and 7, 2012) at the Montreal International Jazz Festival (flights and hotel paid for)? With your favourite “plus one” and a pair of tickets to concerts with Norah Jones, John Pizzarelli, Cedar Walton and the Rat Pack Is Back?
Of course you do. And now’s your chance – just enter CBC Music and Tonic's Montreal International Jazz Festival contest.
Here’s how: fill in the form below, and choose your "ultimate jazz instrument." As an option, you can also tell us why your instrument is top jazz dog.
Contest closes on Friday, June 15, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. EDT.
CBC Tonic host Tim Tamashiro will closely watch the results to see which instrument is out in front, and play music on the show responding to the survey results. We’ll also share your stories online and on air.
But remember, to enter all you have to do is check off one of the instruments, and give us your name, email and daytime phone number.
Good luck!
CONTEST RULES
CBC Music and Tonic’s Montreal International Jazz Festival Contest (“Contest”)
from 12pm EDT on June 4, 2012 to 11:59pm EDT on June 15, 2012 (“Contest Period”)
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (“CBC”)
and L’Equipe Spectra (the “Sponsor”)
1. HOW TO ENTER
No purchase required. To enter the Contest, during the Contest Period visit www.cbcmusic.ca (the “Website”) and complete the official entry form, including an answer to the mandatory question, along with your name and the requested contact information., then click “submit”. If you have a Facebook account, you can enter by visiting CBC Music’s Facebook pages at www.facebook.com/cbcmusic or www.facebook.com/cbcjazz (“Facebook Page”) and following the instructions on the Facebook page.
If you don’t have a Facebook account, you can join for free if you are 13 years of age or older by following the “Sign Up” instructions found at http://www.facebook.com.
To be valid, entries must be received by June 15, 2012, 11:59pm EDT.
Limit of one entry per person. If you attempt or are suspected of attempting to enter more than once, or use robotic, automatic, and programmed or any entry methods not authorized by these rules, it shall be deemed as tampering and will void your entries.
Entry forms become the property of CBC and will not be returned to you.
2. ELIGIBILITY
Contest is open to all Canadian residents who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory of residence at the Contest opening date.
Employees of CBC, the Sponsor, their affiliates as well as such employees’ immediate family (father/mother, brother/sister, son/daughter) or persons living under the same roof are not eligible to enter this Contest.
3. PROCEDURE FOR AWARDING PRIZES
On June 18, 2012, at 11:00am EDT, a random draw will be conducted by CBC from among all eligible entries received during the Contest Period. The first selected contestant to correctly answer the mandatory mathematical skill-testing question shall be declared the winner, subject to meeting all the conditions described in these rules.
The winner will be contacted by telephone on Monday, June 18 and should claim their prize as instructed by CBC by no later than three days after the date they are initially contacted. If a winner cannot be reached within three days following the first attempt of contact, incorrectly answers the mathematical skill-testing question, declines the prize, or fails to return the required release form, the prize shall be forfeited and CBC has the right, at its sole discretion, to select another winner.
4. DESCRIPTION OF PRIZE
The winner will receive a trip for two to Montreal, including: return economy airfares for two people from the Canadian airport closest to the winner’s residence; accommodation for two at a hotel to be chosen by the Sponsor in its sole discretion (double occupancy) for July 6 and July 7, 2012. A pair of tickets to each of the following Montreal Jazz festival shows:
July 6: John Pizzarelli and Cedar Walton
July 7: The Rat Pack Is Back and Norah Jones
The prize includes only what is specifically described and no other allowance will be granted. The winner and his/her travel companion will have to pay all other expenses including, but not limited to: meals and beverages, transportation costs, including round-trip transfers between the winner’s residence and departure airport; and between the destination airport and hotel, travel insurance (cancellation, medical, etc.) gratuities, tips, taxes of any kind; personal expenses.
The winner and his/her travel companion, if applicable, are responsible for obtaining a valid passport and/or other required travel documentation at their own expense. If the winner and his/her travel companion are unable to travel because they lack proper documentation, the prize will be forfeited without compensation, and a new draw may be held. Winner may be required by hotel to provide a valid credit card to cover incidental expenses.
The winner must be available to travel on the dates mentioned in the prize description. If the winner is unable to travel on the designated dates, the prize will be forfeited without compensation and a new draw may be held. CBC is not responsible for the cancellation of any of the concerts as part of the prize. In the case of cancellation that part of the prize will be forfeited. If the winner resides in Montreal the airfare part of the prize will be forfeited and ground transportation may be provided to the concerts.
Total approximate retail value of the prize is: $2,400.
5. GENERAL RULES
5.1. To be declared a winner, the selected contestant must first correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question.
5.2. The winner shall sign a release declaring their eligibility as stipulated in Section 2 of these rules; agreeing that their name, image and/or voice may be used for advertising purposes related to this Contest free of charge; and releasing CBC, the Sponsor, their affiliates, as well as their respective directors, officers and employees (the “Contest Parties”) from all liability for any damage or loss arising from participation in this Contest or from the awarding, acceptance or use of the prize.
Anyone accompanying the winner in connection with the prize shall sign a release agreeing that their name, image and/or voice may be used for advertising purposes related to this Contest free of charge, and releasing the Contest Parties from all liability for any damage or loss arising from use of the prize.
5.3. The prize shall be accepted as is and may not be exchanged or refunded for an amount of money, sold or transferred. No substitutions will be allowed. Any unused portion of a prize will be forfeited.
5.4. If the prize cannot be awarded as described in these rules, CBC and the Sponsor reserve the right to substitute a prize or prize component with another of comparable value, as determined in their sole discretion.
5.5. Refusal to accept the prize releases the Contest Parties from any obligation toward the winner.
5.6. If a contestant makes any false statement, (s)he will be automatically disqualified from the Contest.
5.7. The Contest Parties assume no liability for any loss, damage or injury, including without limitation: (i) lost, stolen, delayed, damaged, misdirected, late, destroyed, illegible or incomplete entries; (ii) loss, theft or damage to software or computer or telephone data, including any breach of privacy; (iii) fraudulent calls; (iv) inability of any person to participate in the Contest for any reason including mistaken addresses on mail or e-mail; technical, computer or telephone malfunctions or other problems with computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, or software; congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination of the foregoing; (v) damage to any person’s computer, including as a result of playing or downloading any material relating to the Contest; (vi) any delay or inability to act resulting from an event or situation beyond their control, including a strike, lockout or other labour dispute at their location or the locations of the organizations and businesses whose services are used to administer this Contest; or (vii) prizes that are lost, damaged or misdirected during shipping.
5.8. CBC reserves the right to cancel or suspend this Contest should a virus, bug or other cause beyond their reasonable control corrupt the security or proper administration of the Contest. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, CBC reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.
5.9. All personal information, such as name and contact information, is collected by CBC solely for the purposes of administering this Contest and shall not be used for any other purpose without your express consent. By providing this information, you consent to it being used for the stated purposes. Please see CBC’s privacy policy at http://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/privacy.html.
5.10. If the identity of a contestant is disputed, the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry will be deemed to be the contestant. The individual assigned to the e-mail address for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address is considered the authorized account holder. A selected contestant may be required to provide proof that (s)he is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the selected entry. All entries must be submitted from a valid e-mail account that may be identified by reverse domain name search. The sole determinant of time for the purposes of receipt of a valid entry in this Contest will be the Contest server.
5.11. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries. All entries that are incomplete, illegible, damaged, irregular, have been submitted through illicit means, using any robotic, automatic programmed method that artificially increases the odds of winning or do not conform to or satisfy any condition of the rules may be disqualified by the CBC. CBC is not responsible for any errors or omissions in printing or advertising this Contest.
5.12. CBC reserves the right to amend the Contest rules or to terminate the Contest at any time without any liability to any contestant. Any amendments to these Contest rules will be posted on the Website. Contestants will also be subject to CBC’s.ca terms of use at www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/termsofuse.html. All contestants will also be subject to Facebook’s terms and conditions.
5.13. By entering, you agree to abide by the Contest rules and the decisions of CBC, which decisions are final and binding on all contestants.
5.14. Contest rules are available on the Website.