98.5 The Ocean

CONTEST RULES

"John Mayer Winning Wave Weekend Contest Rules"

ROGERS BROADCASTING LIMITED

“Contest Period” starts at 4:00pm on March 19th 2010, up until 11:59pm on March 21st, 2010, the “Contest Closing Date”, to enter, go to www.ocean985.com, and sign up to The OCEAN VIP PLATINUM CLUB for free via link and fully complete the sign up information, redeem 1000 Points for each entry and submit by, the Contest Closing Date for an entry into the Contest. Existing members of the OCEAN VIP CLUB must sign-up to become an OCEAN VIP PLATINUM CLUB member and have redeemed at least one (1) bonus code that has been announced on-air during the Contest Period in order to be eligible to win.  Individuals may only enter as many times as they like, as long they redeem the correct bonus codes given on-air throughout the Contest.  All times are Pacific Times.

  NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. To enter this Contest without redeeming the bonus code, during the Contest, please hand print your name, address, day and evening phone numbers, email address, age, Contest name for which you are entering for a chance to win, and a hand written 100 word letter explaining why you would like to win the John Mayer Winning Wave Weekend and mail it to 817 Fort Street, Victoria BC V8W 1H6. You will receive one (1) entry into the Contest during the entry period for which your request was postmarked and received, to be postmarked by the Contest Closing Date. Limit of one (1) mail-in request per postage stamped envelope per day.

  (b) A random draw by a Rogers Broadcasting Limited ("Rogers") representative, from all completed entries received as of the Contest Closing Date will be made on March 24, 2010 at approximately 6:00am at 817 Fort Street, Victoria, BC.  Selected entrant will be contacted by telephone or email address at the telephone number or email address as indicated on their member account/mail in entry.

(c) If a selected entrant cannot be reached by March 26, 2010 incorrectly answers the skill testing question, does not return a sign acknowledgement and release as indicated below, or declines the prize another entrant will be selected on March 29, 2010.

2.   No purchase, expenditure or investment is necessary to enter this Contest.

3.   Participants will be eligible to win one (1) Grand Prize consisting of two (2) front row tickets to see John Mayer at the General Motors Place on April 1st, 2010, two (2) airline tickets from Harbor Air Seaplanes, from Victoria to Vancouver and one (1) night accommodation based upon double occupancy, at the Westin Grand Vancouver valued at approximately $1000.  All items of a personal nature are the responsibility of the winner, including but not limited to transportation to and from the hotel, meals, and gratuities. Must be used on this date no other dates are available. If the winner is unable to attend on this date, the prize will be forfeited. Rogers is not responsible in the event of a cancellation and that part of the prize will be forfeited.

4.   All prizes must be accepted as awarded.  Rogers reserves the right to substitute a prize of at least equal or greater value in the event of the unavailability, for whatever reason, of the advertised prize. 

5.   In order to win, selected entrant must first correctly answer, unaided, a time limited, mathematical skill testing question, posed by telephone at a mutually convenient time.  Rogers judges' rulings are final and without appeal in all matters related to the Contest and the awarding of prizes.

6.   Entrant will be required to return a signed release and acknowledgment form before being declared a winner.

7.   By entering this Contest, each entrant consents to the use of his/her entry, name, and city of residence and/or photograph in any publicity carried out by Rogers and/or its advertising agencies, without further compensation.  Winner consents to their photograph being taken by Rogers for such use, without further compensation.  All entries become the property of Rogers.

8.   This Contest is open to the residents of the Victoria, British Columbia area and all 98.5 The OCEAN terrestrial listeners who are over the age of 19, as of the date of entry, except employees of Rogers, its parent and affiliate companies; its representatives and agents, the Contest suppliers and those with whom they are domiciled.  The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations. 

9.   No correspondence will be entered into except with the selected entrant.

10. Chances of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.  Rogers is unaware of how many entrants there may be.  The winner may come from any geographic area, so long as they otherwise qualify to enter the Contest.

11. All entries which are incomplete, illegible, damaged, irregular, have been submitted through illicit means, or do not conform to or satisfy any condition of the rules may be disqualified by Rogers.  Rogers takes no responsibility for lost, misdirected, late or destroyed entries, or for typographical or other production errors.

12. Rogers is collecting personal data about entrants for the sole purpose of administering this Contest.  No further informational or marketing communications will be received by the entrant unless the entrant provides the Sponsors with explicit permission to do so as indicated on the entry form.  Please see our Privacy Policy at www.rogers.com for full information on the company’s policy towards maintaining the privacy and security of user information.

13.This Contest will be run in accordance with these rules, subject to   amendment by Rogers.  Entrants must comply with these rules, and will be deemed to have received and understood the rules if they participate in the Contest.

14. The terms of this Contest, as set out in these rules, are not subject to amendment or counter-offer, except as set out herein.