Amtrak and the Boston Celtics "“99 points"” Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO WIN: To enter sweepstakes, send a 3 x 5 postcard along with your name, age, address and phone number to Boston Celtics, Attn: "“99 points"”, 151 Merrimac Street, Boston, MA 02114 or attend a 2004-05 home game. Banner Seventeen, LLC, d/b/a the Boston Celtics, National Railroad Passenger Corporation "Amtrak", the National Basketball Association and its Member Teams, NBA Properties, Inc., and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, governors, owners, employees and agents will not be responsible for lost, misdirected, late, postage due, incomplete, illegible or unintelligible entries or for inaccurate entry information whether caused by participant or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this sweepstakes, or by any technical or human error that may occur in the processing of entries. Mechanically reproduced or automated entries are not permitted and will be deemed void. Limit 1 entry per person per game. Incomplete and/or duplicate entries each game will be void. The sweepstakes runs from 11/3/04 to 4/20/05. Amtrak and the Boston Celtics are not responsible for late, lost, misdirected, torn, altered, incomplete or illegible entries. By entering this sweepstakes, entrants accept and agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of Amtrak and the Boston Celtics, which shall be final on all matters.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to individuals, 18 years and older, who reside within a 75-mile radius of Boston. Sweepstakes not open to employees or immediate family members (spouses, parents, siblings and children) of employees of the Boston Celtics, Amtrak or their promotional or advertising agencies, the National Basketball Association and its Member Teams, NBA Properties, Inc., and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, governors, owners, employees and agents. Void where prohibited, or otherwise restricted by law. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Winners must sign an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release or prize will be forfeited. Travel companions will be required to sign and return a liability release prior to travel. All entries become property of Amtrak and the Boston Celtics.
PRIZES: There will be one (1) row of Grand Prize Winners and up to one mail-in Grand Prize Winner per game night if the Boston Celtics win with a score of 99 points or more. Each person in the winning row and such mail-in winner will receive one (1) roundtrip ticket on Amtrak’s Acela Express from Boston to New York. Approximate retail value of the prize is $99.00. All federal, state and local taxes and any expenses associated with the sweepstakes are the sole responsibility of the winner. Prize is non-transferable and non-refundable. No substitutions permitted. Prize will be awarded only if entrant complies with official rules.
PRIZE DRAWING. Prizes will be awarded based on a random drawing held during the game from (i) all in attendance and (ii) all mail-in entries received between last home game and 5:00 p.m. day of game. Winners need not be present to win. If the team wins with a score of 99 or more points, the winning row and one mail-in entrant will be announced at the conclusion of the Celtics game. People from the winning row in attendance will be notified via PA Announcement and JumboTron. The mail-in winner can check www.celtics.com to see if they are a winner and will be notified via phone. Winners may be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release prior to participation in prize activities. If any prize is not claimed within three (3) days of notification, or if any winner does not meet the qualification criteria, the winner will forfeit the right to the prize.
ODDS OF WINNING. Odds of winning are dependent on the number of fans in attendance and number of eligible mail-in entries received on the days the Celtics win with a score of 99 points or more.
MISCELLANEOUS. By entering, participants agree to be bound by these rules. In addition, all entrants agree that the Boston Celtics, Amtrak, the National Basketball Association and its Member Teams, NBA Properties, Inc. and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, governors, owners, employees and agents maintain the right to decide all matters and disputes arising from the sweepstakes, and their determination of the winners will be final and binding. No transfer, assignment, cash redemption or substitution of any prize is permitted, except by sponsors due to prize availability and then with a prize of equal or greater value. By accepting prizes, winners agree that the Boston Celtics, Amtrak, the National Basketball Association and its Member Teams, NBA Properties, Inc. and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, governors, owners, employees and agents will have no liability and will be held harmless by winners for any liability, loss, injury, or damage to property or to person, including death, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by reason of the acceptance, participation in, use or misuse of the prizes or participation in the sweepstakes, even if caused or contributed to by the negligence of sponsors. In consideration for being awarded prizes, winners hereby agree and consent, without further authorization, compensation or remuneration of any kind, to the use of their names and/or likenesses in any and all advertising, promotions and other publicity conducted by the Boston Celtics, Amtrak, the National Basketball Association and its Member Teams, NBA Properties, Inc., and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, owners, governors, employees and agents.
ADDITIONAL TERMS. The Boston Celtics, Amtrak, the National Basketball Association and its Member Teams, NBA Properties, Inc. and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, governors, owners, employees and agents reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to modify, terminate, or suspend this sweepstakes should viruses, bugs, unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond sponsors’ control corrupt or impair the administration, security or fairness of the sweepstakes. The Boston Celtics, Amtrak, the National Basketball Association and its Member Teams, NBA Properties, Inc. and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, governors, owners, employees and agents are not responsible for any human error that may occur in the processing of the entries, nor are they responsible 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, whether caused by the sender or any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this sweepstakes. Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the sweepstakes or web site; to be acting in violation of these rules; or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Any use of robotic, automatic, programmed or similar entry methods will void all such entries submitted by such methods.
IDENTIFICATION OF WINNERS. For an identification of winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope for receipt to: Boston Celtics, Attn: "“99 Points"”, 151 Merrimac Street, Boston, MA 02114 before July 1, 2005
SPONSORS.Boston Celtics and Amtrak. “"99 Points"”, 151 Merrimac St. Boston, MA 02114