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WNCW wants to send you and one guest to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival June 19-22! Click here to become a member or renew your support (your contribution enters you to win). You do not have to be a WNCW member to enter.



WNCW's Free Ride to Telluride Contest Rules

Prizes courtesy

Telluride Bluegrass Festival



How to Enter:

Submit entry starting at 6am on Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Entry must be received no later than 9pm on Tuesday, May 13, 2008. All times are Eastern Time.

  • To participate in the contest, use one of the following methods, but all entries must include your first and last name, address, phone number, email address, and all other requested information:
  • Enter online at http://www.wncw.org/ 
  • Call 1-800-245-8870
  • Eligibility Restrictions

  • Contest is open to U.S. residents 18 years of age and older.
  • WNCW employees and their families are not eligible to enter any contest conducted by WNCW. WNCW Community Advisory Board members are not eligible to enter any contest conducted by WNCW while in office.
  • Limit one entry per person.
  • The Prize

  • One pair of 4-day passes to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival
  • Round-trip airfare for two
  • Ground transportation for two
  • Two camping passes for Lawson Hill campground
  • Selection of Winner

  • From all entries, one entry and five alternates will be chosen at random and the first selected eligible contestant will be announced as the prizewinner on the air at the end of the contest on Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Prizewinner need not listen or be present to win. WNCW will notify prizewinner by phone, mail and email. WNCW is not responsible for any mechanical telephone error, failure or omission; lost or misdirected mail, faxes or e-mail; neglect on the part of the US Postal Service; or e-mail service disruption.
  • If prizewinner does not claim the prize within five (5) business days after the winner is announced, that contestant will forfeit the prize and an alternate winner will be selected in order from the alternate entries drawn.
  • WNCW reserves the right at any time to award prize to another eligible prizewinner drawn at random in the event prize, for any reason, cannot be utilized by the original prizewinner or in the event the original prizewinner does not meet eligibility requirements. If a prizewinner fails to accept the prize for any reason, no make-good prize will be awarded nor will there be replacements for the forfeited prize.
  • All decisions of station management with regard to the awarding of prize, the selection of prizewinners and the interpretation of these rules are final. Each entrant, by virtue of entering the contest, agrees to accept the decision of the station as final.
  • Conditions

  • Prizewinner accepts responsibility for all taxes, tips and other liabilities. Prize is not transferable, assignable or redeemable for cash. Winner will be required to complete an IRS Form W9.
  • By participating in the contest, the winner agrees to have his or her name, voice, or likeness used in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to this contest without additional financial or other compensation.
  • By entering, participants agree to release, discharge and hold harmless WNCW and Isothermal Community College, including all officers, directors, employees, volunteers and sponsors from any and all liability, loss, damage or injury resulting from participation in this promotion.
  • WNCW, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person for tampering with the entry process or with the operation of the WNCW website or who is otherwise in violation of the rules.
  • Right to Make Changes

  • WNCW reserves the right to make changes in the rules of the contest, including the substitution of a prize of equivalent or greater value, which will become effective upon announcement.
  • No Purchase Required

  • There is no purchase or donation necessary. Void where prohibited.
  • Responsibilities

  • WNCW is not responsible for typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering or the administration of the contest or in the announcement of the prize.
  • Copies of Contest Rules
    Copies of the written contest rules will be available up to 30 days after the end of the contest at http://www.wncw.org/Contest.html. You may also receive the rules by mail by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to WNCW Contest Rules, PO box 804, Spindale, NC, 28160.