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ENTRELEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST—OFFICIAL RULES
1. The Sponsor: This contest is sponsored by The Lampo Group, Inc. (hereafter Lampo), 1749 Mallory Lane, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027.
2. Who Can Win: Legal residents of one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia. United States and Tennessee laws govern this contest, which is void where prohibited.
3. Who Cannot Win: The following individuals (and their employers, employees and immediate family members): Officers and employees of Lampo; Endorsed Local Providers of Lampo; Lampo-trained Counselors; officers and employees of radio stations carrying The Dave Ramsey Show; any person working on the contest at any level in any capacity; and any outside companies or agencies involved in the contest in any way.
4. How to Enter: You enter by submitting to Lampo a video not to exceed three minutes in length, or an essay (with picture) not to exceed 500 words, telling why you believe you deserve a scholarship to EntreLeadership in Cancun, Mexico from October 24 to 30.
5. Entry Subject: We’re looking for inspiring stories of leaders and businesses that are providing hope, helping those in need, and rising to the challenges of a down economy.
6. When to Enter: You may enter at any time, beginning as soon as you learn about this contest, and you may enter as many times as you wish. You may consult and work with as many people as you wish, but only one prize will be awarded for the winning entry.
7. Submission of Entries: Video entries shall be uploaded by following the instructions on the EntreLeadership landing page of the Dave Ramsey website.
8. Eligible Entries: In order to be eligible for the scholarship, your entry must be actually received at Lampo by noon, CDT, on August 27, 2010. Lampo assumes no responsibility for aiding or assisting any entrant in making sure that his or her entry is received on time.
9. Handling of Entries: Entries will be read or viewed as soon as practical after receipt, and posting will take place as soon as a selected entry has been chosen. The choice of entries to be posted is strictly up to Lampo. Only those entries which are posted will be eligible to be voted for when voting begins.
10. Judging, Phase I: Designated Lampo staff members will watch or read all entries as they are received, and will choose which entries to post on the EntreLeadership landing page of the Dave Ramsey website, www.daveramsey.com.
11. Quality of Entries: Entries will be judged on the basis of originality, enthusiasm, relevance and overall impact. The decision of the Lampo staff members is final.
12. Judging, Phase II: Beginning August 9 at 12:01 a.m., any person may vote for any posted entry by accessing the EntreLeadership landing page of the Dave Ramsey website and following the instructions on that page. A person may vote for more than one posted entry, and may vote more than once for the same entry, but only one vote for one entry will be allowed per IP address per day. Voting will end on August 31 at noon, CDT.
13. Entries Continuing: Entries will be accepted after voting begins, but those entries so accepted will still be subject to the stated end of the voting period. It is understood that the earlier entries will have an advantage. The timing of receipt is strictly up to the entrants.
14. Judging, Phase III: The four entries which receive the greatest number of the votes that are cast during the voting period will be contacted immediately and advised that they have made the final cut. They will be told what time the winner will be announced on the afternoon of September 1, 2010. Any of the finalists not available to be called by Lampo at that time, if they win, will be eliminated. The winner must be available.
15. Final Judging: The finalists that have agreed to be available to be called by Lampo will then be resubmitted to the designated Lampo staff members, who will select the final winner and give that name and number to Dave, who reserves the right to call and notify the winner on the air.
16. The Grand Prize: The winner will receive a full scholarship to the EntreLeadership Master Series in Cancun, including up to $1,000 in airfare for them and their spouse.
17. Substitution of Prizes: Lampo may substitute prizes at its will, so long as the total value of each of the prizes remains the same as stated above.
18. Entries Not Received: Lampo cannot be responsible for lost, late, or misdirected entries, or any computer, online, or technical malfunctions that may occur. All entries will become the property of Lampo and will not be returned. Odds of winning a prize depend on the number of eligible entries received.
19. Entrant’s Agreement: By entering, Entrants agree to abide by the terms of these official rules and by the decisions of Lampo, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this contest. Anyone who does not agree shouldn’t enter.
20. Signing Documents: Winners will be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and a release before receiving their prize.
21. Use of Name and Image: Entrants grant Lampo the right to use and publish their proper names and states of residence online, in print, and in any other media in connection with the contest. They also grant Lampo the right to use their names and likenesses for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless this is prohibited by law.
22. Entrant’s Release: By entering, Entrants agree in advance to release and hold harmless The Lampo Group and its subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability or any injuries, loss, or damage of any kind arising from, or in connection with, this contest or any prize won.
23. Termination of Contest: Should this contest be terminated prior to August 13, 2010, which Lampo may do at its sole discretion, a notice will be posted on Dave Ramsey’s website.
24. Government Form: The winner will have to sign and return to Lampo an IRS form W-9 before receiving their winnings.
25. Disclaimers: Lampo reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, or suspend the contest if anything required for its conduct should malfunction. Lampo assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications-line failure, theft, or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries, or for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, or software, or for failure of any entry to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to, or resulting from, participation in, or downloading of, any materials connected with this contest.
26. Winner’s Identity: For the names of the winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to The Lampo Group, 1749 Mallory Lane, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027, Attn. EntreLeadership Scholarship Contest. Requests received after one month following the announcement of the winner will not be filled.
27. Copyrights: Everything connected with this contest that can be legally copyrighted is Copyright 2010 The Lampo Group, Inc. All rights are reserved.