NO PURCHASE OR CONTRIBUTION NECESSARY TO ENTER TO WIN. A PURCHASE OR CONTRIBUTION DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. BY ENTERING THIS SWEEPSTAKES, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS HEREIN.. The sponsor of the Sweepstakes is Window to the World Communications, Inc. (“Sponsor”), an Illinois not-for-profit corporation and licensee of Public Broadcasting Station WTTW and Radio Station WFMT/FM.
The Entry Period for each Sweepstakes prize is listed under each heading.
Eligibility: Sweepstakes open only to those individuals who are at least twenty-one (21) years of age on the date of Sweepstakes entry and are legal residents of and physically residing in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, or Wisconsin as of the date of their entry. Sweepstakes void outside of the specified state(s) and where prohibited by law. Persons in any of the following categories are NOT eligible to win prizes: (a) Employees of WTTW, WFMT, WWCI, Inc., their affiliates and distributors engaged in the development, production, or distribution of materials for this Sweepstakes, (b) employees of advertising agencies associated with WTTW, WFMT, WWCI, or prize donors, (c) any sponsors of affiliated companies, (d) employees of Plante Moran or other accounting firms associated with Sponsor, (e) prize donors or their employees, parent companies, affiliates, or subsidiaries, (f) persons who are immediate family or who live in the same household as person in any of the preceding categories (whether related or unrelated). Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited by law.
METHODS OF ENTRY:
- go to https://www.wfmt.com/donate or call (773) 279-2100 to donate any amount, or
- call (773) 279-2100 to enter without a donation.
Grand Prize Drawing | March 27, 2025 6:00 am to April 10, 2025 7:00 pm CT.
PRIZE: The Prize Winner and one (1) Prize Winner guest (the “Guest”) will receive a five-night trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico, including air travel, provided by Travelex International from July 27 through August 1, 2025. Prize may not be sold or transferred. Winner is responsible for complying with any and all prize rules and conditions of Travelex International, and governmental international air travel regulations. Winner and Guest are solely responsible for obtaining any identification documents necessary for domestic travel. Winner must arrange air travel through Travelex International. Lodging is double occupancy for two sharing the same room. Missing all or a portion of the trip is not cause for breach. Departure dates are non-negotiable. Not included: any meals, entrance fees, or items not listed. Prize does not include insurance. Travelex International may offer travel insurance at additional cost to Winner. Winner may contact Travelex International directly to inquire about travel insurance.
Total approximate retail value of Prize: $15,190 (including airfare).
Any and all applicable taxes and fees, such as but not limited to federal, state and local taxes, excise tax, sales tax and other expenses not specifically set forth herein are the sole responsibility of the Winner.
DEADLINES: Entries will be accepted beginning Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 6:00 a.m. CT. All entries must be received by 7:00 p.m. CT on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Entries received outside of this time period will be disqualified. Sponsor’s computer will serve as the official timepiece for online entries to the Sweepstakes. Sweepstakes entry materials are null and void and will be rejected if any part is illegible, incomprehensible, mutilated, mechanically reproduced, tampered with, or forged, or if any Sweepstakes materials contain printing, typographical, mechanical, or other errors. Entries are the property of Sponsor and will not be returned.
SELECTION: One (1) Sweepstakes Winner will be selected on or about April 24, 2025 via a random drawing by Sponsor from all eligible entries received by Sponsor during the Entry Period. Odds of winning will be determined by the number of eligible entries received for the Grand Prize Drawing.
Additional Sweepstakes rules:
All prizes are non-transferable and no substitutions or cash redemptions; except at Sponsor’s sole discretion or as otherwise provided herein. In the case of unavailability of any prize, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. All drawings will be conducted by Sponsor, whose decision and interpretations on all matters relating to the Sweepstakes and these Official Rules are final and binding in all respects. In the event of a dispute concerning who submitted an online entry, the entry will be declared to have been made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at time of entry. An “authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.
Odds of winning will be determined by the number of eligible entries received for each Sweepstakes prize drawing. Participant waives the right to assert, as a cost of winning a prize, any and all cost of redemption, delivery, or travel to redeem said prize, and any liability which might arise from redeeming, or seeking to redeem said prize.
All drawn winners of prizes who intend to accept a prize will be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and release of liability/publicity, to be returned to Sponsor within fourteen (14) days of receiving. If Sponsor does not receive the signed affidavit of eligibility and release of liability/publicity within that 14-day period or if the winner cannot be located or is otherwise found to be ineligible, that potential winner forfeits the prize an alternate winner may be selected by Sponsor in its sole discretion.
All federal, state, and local taxes, including without limitation sales tax, if applicable, are the winner’s sole responsibility. Winners of prize with an Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of $600 or more will receive an IRS 1099 form from Sponsor. The value of each Sweepstakes prize represents that prize donor’s good faith determination of the ARV thereof and such determination is final for all purposes and cannot be challenged or appealed. If the actual value of a prize turns out to be less than the stated ARV, the difference will not be awarded in cash to the prize winner.
By entering and/or participating, all entrants and winners agree to abide by these Official Rules and hereby release, discharge, and hold harmless Sponsor, the Sweepstakes prize donors, and their employees, directors, officers, trustees and assigns and against any and all claims, actions, demands, losses, liabilities, and damages of any kind whatsoever (including, without limitation, bodily injury, personal injury, death, disability, and property damage), costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, settlement, and disbursements) directly or indirectly arising out of their participation in the Sweepstakes, the redemption, acceptance, possession, use, misuse, loss, or misdirection of a prize or any portion of a prize and participation in any prize-related activities and hereby waive all rights to claim punitive, incidental, and consequential damages, even if Sponsor has been forewarned of possibility of the same, and hereby grant Sponsor a perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide license to use his/her name, voice and/or likeness for publicity/advertising purposes without additional compensation, in all media now known or hereafter devised throughout the universe. PRIZES WILL BE ACCEPTED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE). Sponsor has neither made nor is in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to a prize, including express warranties provided exclusively by a prize donor. Prizes may be subject to additional rules, restrictions, and conditions of the prize donor.
Except as otherwise stated in these Official Rules, the use of the information entrant submits in this Sweepstakes is governed by Sponsor’s Online Privacy Policy, available at http://www.wttw.com/privacy.
If, for any reasons at the sole discretion of Sponsor, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned due to, without limitation, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, human error, typographical errors in any Sweepstakes materials, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Sweepstakes and limit entries to those submitted prior to the action taken, or to proceed in such a manner as may be deemed fair and equitable by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Any person who supplies false information, enters by fraudulent means, or is otherwise determined to be in violation of these Official Rules in an attempt to obtain a prize will forfeit the prize won and may be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Sponsor is not responsible for human errors or errors contained in Sweepstakes materials including, without limitation, these Official Rules. Sponsor is not responsible for technical, hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed software transmissions which may limit an entrant’s ability to participate in the Sweepstakes or damage to user’s system as a result of participation in the Sweepstakes or downloading any information necessary to participate in the Sweepstakes.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DAMAGE ANY ONLINE SERVICE OR WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST VIOLATES CRIMINAL AND/OR CIVIL LAWS. IF SUCH AN ATTEMPT IS MADE, SPONSOR MAY DISQUALIFY ANY ENTRANT MAKING SUCH ATTEMPT AND SPONSOR MAY SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Name of Winner: To obtain the name of the winner, contact: Michael Fleischman, Development Project Manager, at [email protected]
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