WGNO/WNOL

Friday Night Football Prep Pick Contest

  Official Rules

1. Sponsors.  This prediction challenge contest (“Contest”) is sponsored by WGNO/WNOL (the “Station”), One Galleria Blvd, Suite 850, Metairie, LA 70001, ("Sponsor”) and Academy Sports + Outdoors ("Prize Provider").  This Contest is void where taxed, restricted, or prohibited and is subject to all local, state, and federal laws.  By entering, each entrant accepts and agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final and not subject to appeal.

APPLE IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY WAY IN THIS CONTEST/SWEEPSTAKES.  THE SPONSORS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING THE PRIZES LISTED HEREIN.  THE PRIZES WON ARE NOT APPLE PRODUCTS, NOR ARE THEY RELATED TO APPLE IN ANY WAY.  THE RESPONSIBIITY OF ORGANIZING THIS Sweepstakes AND DISTRIBUTING THE PRIZES ARE THE SPONSORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES.  APPLE DOES NOT SPONSOR THIS CONTEST/SWEEPSTAKES IN ANY WAY.

2. Eligibility. No purchase necessary to enter. This  Contest is open to permanent legal U.S. residents who reside within WGNO/WNOL’s viewing area and who are at least 18 years of age at the time of entry.  Current or former employees of WGNO/WNOL, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, the other Local Market Sponsors and Prize Providers, the other television and radio stations and multichannel video programming distributors in WGNO/WNOL’s viewing area, their parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising or promotional agencies (including anyone who prepares and/or distributes Contest materials), and the immediate family members or persons living in the same household (whether related or not) of all the foregoing are not eligible to participate or win.  The term “immediate family members” includes spouses, grandparents, parents, siblings, children and grandchildren.

Participants are eligible to win a WGNO/WNOL contest or sweepstakes only once every 60 days. Only one (1) winner per household is permitted in any contest or sweepstakes. Participants are eligible to win a prize valued at $600.00 or more only once every six (6) months. Text, data, or messaging rates may apply.

3. Entry. This Contest will cover the regular 2022 Louisiana high school football regular season (the “Game Period”), which is scheduled to begin play on September 2, 2022, and end on November 5, 2022.[1]  The Sponsor is  not responsible for any delays or cancellations during or after the Game Period.  This Contest will accept weekly entries beginning on August 31, 2022 at 9:00 AM CDT and ending on November 4, 2022 at 5:00 PM CDT. Exact dates and times are subject to change based on changes to the listed schedule.

To enter the Contest, entrants must visit https://wgno.com/contests/friday-night-football-picks  and submit an entry form each week of the Sweepstakes Period. Entrants must include their name, phone number and e-mail address, date of birth and winning team selections in order to enter.  Winning team selections can be revised or updated until 5:00 PM CDT on Friday of each week prior to that week's games.  Any winning team selections submitted after the lock out deadline will be considered invalid.

Incomplete entries will not be considered. All weekly entries must be received by 9:00 AM CDT, each Friday during the Sweepstakes Period.  One (1) entry per person will be accepted per week.

The eligible entrant who predicts the most games correctly each week from among all eligible contestants, thereby earning the most points in the winning team prediction challenge will be the weekly winner and also eligible to claim the overall season prize, subject to approval and verification of compliance with these official rules.

Using the Second Street Rule’s formulation, as detailed below, points are calculated as follows:

• Weeks 1-10, Three Weekly Regular Season Games - 3 points awarded for two games, 4 points for one game with correct pick

If a game is canceled, postponed or forfeited for any reason, or if a game ends in a tie, no points will be awarded for that game, and winner(s) will still be determined as set forth in these Official Rules from the other games that week. If the entire Louisiana High School Football season is cancelled or postponed, the Grand Prize will be determined in a random drawing from among all eligible participants who submitted game picks in the Contest prior to the season cancellation in accordance with these Official Rules.

If an eligible entrant does NOT actively select a winning team for one or more games during a week, that specific game selection will automatically default to the winner/losing team selection as determined by the majority of the team selections entered by all participating eligible entrants (per game).  Accordingly, if an entrant does not actively select a winning/losing team for a game, and a majority of the nationwide picks for that game indicate Team A as winner, the non-participating entrant’s “selection” will automatically default to Team A as the winning team selection.

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[1] In the event the 2022 Louisiana High School Football season is cancelled on or before September 2, 2022, the Sponsor reserves the right to end the contest and modify the prize.  See Section 5.

The participant with the highest total "net score" at the end of the season will be deemed the Grand Prize winner. An eligible entrant’s total "net score" will be determined by subtracting the entrant’s three (3) lowest weekly scores from his/her total score for all ten (10) weeks of the season.

In the event of a tie in points any week, the eligible entrant with the lowest total “Score Approximation” for the week will be declared the winner. The entrant’s "Score Approximation" will be determined as follows from among all tied participants: (a) the entrant’s predicted score from the winning team in that week’s designated time-breaker game will be subtracted from the actual score obtained by the winning team, and the difference multiplied by itself, (b) the entrant’s predicted score from the losing team in that week’s designated time-breaker game will be subtracted from the actual score obtained by the losing team, and the difference is multiplied by itself, (c) the result in (a) is added to the result in (b) to obtain the “Score Approximation.” The entrant with the lowest “Score Approximation” will be deemed the winner.  If a tie remains, the weekly winner will be selected at random from among those still tied.

The Sponsor is not responsible for technical, computer, telephone service outages, delays, equipment malfunctions, busy signals, hang-ups, errors or data loss of any kind, lost or unavailable connections, or late, lost, failed, illegible, incomplete, garbled or deleted entries, transmissions, or voicemails or other network or technological difficulties that may prevent an individual from completing his/her telephone call or online entry, or for printing errors in any advertisement, entry form, or these Official Rules.

An entrant may use only one (1) email address to submit entries during the Sweepstakes.  For entries submitted online, entries will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. The authorized account holder is the natural person who is assigned to the e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization that is responsible for assigning the e-mail address or the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Any automated or computer-generated entries, fake or duplicate identities, spam, or improper techniques (as determined by the Sponsor) will be disqualified. Any questions regarding the validity, completeness, or number of entries submitted by an individual or the identity of the authorized account holder of an e-mail address, phone number, or social media profile shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. The Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entrant who acts in a disruptive, harassing, vulgar, or unsportsmanlike manner, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion.

Entry materials that have been tampered with or altered are void. Any automated or computer-generated entries, fake or duplicate identities, spam, or improper techniques (as determined by the Sponsors) will be disqualified. Any questions regarding the validity, completeness, or number of entries submitted by an individual or the identity of the authorized account holder of an e-mail address, phone number, or social media profile shall be determined by the Sponsors in its sole discretion. If the Sponsor determines, in its sole discretion, that there is any suspected or actual tampering with the Contest (electronic or otherwise) or if technical difficulties (e.g. infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Sponsors) compromise the security, fairness, integrity or administration of the Contest, the Sponsor reserves the right to void the entries at issue and/or modify, suspend, cancel or terminate the Contest and conduct a random drawing to award the prize among all eligible entries received as of the termination date. If the Contest is terminated due to tampering or technical difficulties prior to its expiration date, notice will be posted online at www.wgno.com.  The Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entrant that tampers with the operation of the Contest or website or violates the Official Rules of the Contest. The Sponsors reserves the right to disqualify any entrant who acts in a disruptive, harassing, vulgar, or unsportsmanlike manner, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. Entries not conforming to these entry specifications will not be acknowledged or returned.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND/OR CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSORS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE OR SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

By entering this Contest online, participants agree to WGNO.com  Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy located at https://www.nexstar.tv/privacy-policy/. Upon entry, all entry information becomes the property of the Sponsor, and entrants grant the Station the right to distribute all of their entry information to the other Sponsors and Prize Providers. By entering, entrants grant the Sponsor the right to broadcast and distribute their name, image, likeness, voice, entry materials, and biographical information in any media whatsoever, including on the air on the Station and on www.wgno.com, for any purpose whatsoever, worldwide, in perpetuity, without any further authorization from or compensation to the entrant.

4. Odds of Winning. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received and/or the accuracy of eligible entrant winning team prediction selections each week.

5. Prize(s). There will be 11 Total winners, including  ten (10) weekly winners who each will receive a $50 Academy Sports + Outdoors Gift Card and WGNO Prize Pack (ARV $40) based on the platform and point system established above in Section 3 and a Grand Prize Winner with the most points over the full season who will receive a $200 Academy Sports + Outdoors Gift Card and Deluxe WGNO Prize Pack (ARV $80). [2]

Each week on Monday at 10:00 AM (except the first week due to Labor Day holiday) and ending on  November 7, 2022 the eligible entrant with the most points will be deemed the weekly winner. 

In the event of a tie for any weekly prize, the tie will be broken as follows: (a) each tied eligible entrant’s predicted score from the winning team in that week's designated tie-breaker game will be subtracted from the actual score obtained by the winning team, and the difference will then be multiplied by itself, (b) that eligible entrant’s predicted score from the losing team in that week's designated tie-breaker game will be subtracted from the actual score obtained by the losing team, and the difference is multiplied by itself, (c) the result in (a) is added to the result in (b) to obtain the score approximation ("Score Approximation"). The tied eligible entrant with the lowest Score Approximation will be deemed the weekly prize winner. If a tie remains, the weekly winner will be selected at random from among those still tied eligible entrants.

In the event of a tie for the overall Grand Prize winner, the tied eligible entrant with the lowest total Score Approximation for week 10 will be declared the winner, then, if necessary, a random winner will be selected to break the tie.

If a game is canceled, postponed or forfeited for any reason, or if a game ends in a tie, no points will be awarded for that game and winner(s) will still be determined as set forth in these Official Rules. If a tie breaker game is cancelled, postponed or forfeited and there is a tie, the winner will be chosen randomly. If an entire week of game play is cancelled or postponed, the weekly prize for that week will be determined in a random drawing of all eligible entrants who submitted Picks for that week prior to the week’s cancellation in accordance with these Official Rules. If the entire football season is cancelled, the overall local market winner will be determined in a random drawing from among all eligible entrants who submitted Picks prior to the season cancellation in accordance with these Official Rules.

On November 7, 2022, the Grand Prize winner will be notified that they won by phone or e-mail. The Grand Prize winner will receive one (1) $50 Academy Sports + Outdoors Gift Card. Each week during the contest, weekly winners will be notified by Wednesday that they won by phone or email. Each weekly winner will receive one (1) $200 Academy Sports + Outdoors Gift Card. The approximate retail value of the weekly prize is $90 and Grand Prize is $280. 

All results are unofficial until winner(s) are verified by the Sponsors. Prizes may not be exchanged, substituted, transferred or redeemed for other prizes by winner. Cash will not be awarded as a substitute for prize.  Prizes are awarded ‘as is’ with no guarantees or warranties as to use, merchantability, or fitness for a specific purpose, and the Local Market Sponsors(s) is/are not responsible for defective prizes. Sponsor and the Prize Provider reserve the right to substitute a prize in their sole discretion without an on-air or off-air announcement, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded. Other terms and conditions may apply.

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[2] As disclosed above, and in the event the 2022 Louisiana High School football season is cancelled on or before September 2, 2022, the Sponsor reserves the right to modify the local market prize or cancel the contest.  In such an event, one (1) eligible entrant will be randomly selected and he/she will receive (1) $50 Academy Gift Card.

6. Conditions for Acceptance of the Prize(s). The winners must claim the prizes in-person at the Station, One Galleria Blvd, Suite 850, Metairie, LA 70001, during regular business hours (Monday - Friday from 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM local time)). Prizes will not be mailed under any circumstances. The weekly prizes must be claimed within ten (10) business days of winner notification, or they will be forfeited. Winners will be required to provide a valid government issued photo identification card and to execute an affidavit of eligibility and publicity and liability release prior to receiving their prizes. The Station may require the winner’s guests, invitees, or travel companions to sign liability releases prior to receiving the prize. All unclaimed or rejected prizes will be forfeited. Failure by the winners to respond to the Station’s messages, calls, e-mails or other notifications will lead to forfeiture of the prizes. Failure to completely fill out and sign all waivers, releases, or forms requested by the Station will result in forfeiture of the prizes. Upon forfeiture of the prizes, the Station has the right to award that prize to another winner using the method described above. A winner who forfeits any prize is not eligible to win another Contest conducted by the Station for thirty (30) days.

Payment of all federal, state and local taxes is the sole responsibility of the winner(s) and the winner(s) may receive an IRS 1099 Form or equivalent from the Sponsor. The Sponsor will report any individual winnings over $600 (in cash or fair market value of goods or services) in a one year period to the Internal Revenue Service.  Winner(s) is/are required to fill out any tax forms requested by the Sponsor in order to receive their prize(s).

Winner(s) will be solely responsible for any and all license and registration fees, accommodations, transportation costs, gratuities and all other items of an incidental nature. Prize(s) may subject to availability. All expenses on receipt and use of prize(s) are the sole responsibility of the winner(s), the Local Market Sponsors(s) is/are not responsible for any weather changes or extenuating circumstances relating to a prize received. The Sponsors is not responsible for replacing or reimbursing winners with any form of compensation for events that are delayed or canceled.  All delays and cancellations are deemed beyond the control of the Sponsor. This includes, but is not limited to, event cancellations, trip schedule changes, flight cancellations, changes in travel arrangements, travel delays of any form and duration, game cancellations and delays, as well as all acts of nature. The Sponsors will not be responsible for failure to supply the prize(s) by reason of any force majeure events, such as acts of God, war, terrorist attacks, pandemic, epidemic, unusually severe weather, labor strikes, or other causes beyond the control of the Sponsors.

 By accepting the prize, the winner or winners agree to have their name, voice, likeness, biographical information, and entry materials used in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to this Contest, and in any media whatsoever, including the Station, Facebook and on www.wgno.com, for any purpose whatsoever, worldwide, in perpetuity, without any further authorization or compensation to the winner.

7. Limitation on Liability. Sponsor disclaims all liabilities to the winner(s) with respect to receipt and use of the prize(s). Winners and their guests or travel companions, by acceptance of their prize(s), agree to release and hold the Sponsor, Prize Provider and their affiliated companies, their  advertising, promotion and production agencies, and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents and representatives harmless from any and all liability, claims, causes of actions, damages, fines, and costs of any kind whatsoever (including reasonable attorney’s fees) which may be sustained directly or indirectly to persons or property in connection with the receipt, ownership or use of the prize or while preparing for, participating in, and/or traveling to any Contest or prize-related activity.

8. Reservation of Rights. Sponsors reserves the right to make changes to these Official Rules in their sole discretion which will become effective upon announcement. Sponsors reserves the right to cancel or terminate this  Contest for any reason in the event that it cannot be run or administered as intended by the Sponsors. Any such changes or termination will be announced on www.wgno.com.

9. Contact Information. For questions or more information about this Contest, please contact WGNO/WNOL at One Galleria Blvd, Suite 850, Metairie, LA 70001. For a copy of these rules, addendum, and/or list of winners please go to https://wgno.com/contests/friday-night-football-picks or send a self-addressed stamped envelope to WGNO/WNOL at One Galleria Blvd, Suite 850, Metairie, LA 70001, within thirty (30) days of the end of this Contest.