Nestlé® American Idol® Idol Elimination Game Official Rules
GAME IS OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES, D.C. AND PUERTO RICO, 18 OR
OLDER, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO U.S. LAW. DO NOT ENTER THIS
GAME IF YOU ARE NOT LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES OR PUERTO RICO.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
How to Get a Game Code:
Look for a game code inside specially marked packages of NESTLÉ® candy OR for a free
game code, print your name, address and daytime phone number on a 3" x 5" card, and
mail it in an envelope to: NESTLÉ American Idol “Idol Elimination” Game, P.O. Box 72315,
Rockford, MN 55572. Limit one free game code request per outer-postmarked envelope.
Game wrapper requests must be received by 4/21/08. Game ends 6:59 p.m. ET on 5/20/08.
Void where prohibited or restricted.
Registration Period:
Log onto americanidol.com beginning at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) 12/17/07 and click
on the “Idol Elimination” icon and follow the instructions to register and enter a game
code. Game codes will be stored in your account until the entry period begins (see Entry
Period section below). Registrants will also be asked several tie-breaker questions at
time of registration. In the event of a tie, responses to these questions will be used
to determine the prize winner. Registrants must have a valid e-mail address.
There Are Two Ways to Play:
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American Idol Season Seven Contestant Elimination Prediction Game (“Prediction Game”)
Entry period: Log onto americanidol.com from 4:01 p.m. ET 2/14/08, which
is the day after the airing of the Top 24 contestants announcement show, through 6:59 p.m.
ET 2/19/08. Using the bracket chart provided at the Web site, choose the contestants who
will be eliminated each week for the entire 14-week period of elimination rounds during
the Contestant Elimination Prediction Game. Limit one (1) game play per person, per e-mail
address, per day, regardless of whether more than one person uses the same e-mail address.
In case of dispute as to identity of the winner who enters, winning entry will be declared
made by the registered user (meeting eligibility criteria) of the e-mail account and, if a
prize is won, it will be awarded to that registered user. You will need a game code for each
game play. Entries must be completed by and will be locked in at 6:59 p.m. ET 2/19/08. Entries
cannot be changed after the lock-in date. Entrants will be able to access their locked-in entry
for viewing during the promotion period, but no alterations or changes can be made after the
entry period end date. At the end of the American Idol Season Seven finale show, the entrant
who has correctly chosen all contestants for the entire 14-week period of elimination rounds
during the Contestant Elimination Prediction Game will win the Grand Prize, pending verification
of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules.
Prizes:
GRAND PRIZE: One (1) Grand Prize of One Million Dollars. Amount
will be paid in 20 equal annual payments of $50,000 each (ARV $1,000,000), odds:
1:44,881,973,505,008,640,000. In the event of a tie, the entrant who correctly answered the
first of the registration tie-breaker questions (or in the event no entrant correctly answered
the first of the registration tie-breaking questions, the entrant who came closest to the
correct answer without exceeding it) will be determined the Grand Prize winner, pending
verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. Should a tie remain
after the first tie-breaker question, the entrant who correctly answered the second registration
tie-breaker question (or in the event no entrant correctly answered the second of the registration
tie-breaking questions, the entrant who came closest to the correct answer without exceeding it)
will be determined the Grand Prize winner, pending verification of eligibility and compliance
with these Official Rules. Should a tie remain after the second tie-breaker question, the Grand
Prize will be split evenly among the eligible entrants, pending verification of eligibility and
compliance with these Official Rules. In the event that no entrant chooses the contestants for
all 14-week periods correctly, the Grand Prize will not be awarded.
FIRST PRIZE: One (1) First Prize of $25,000. All entrants who locked in a
valid entry for the Elimination Prediction Game will receive points for each correct contestant
chosen in each of the 14-week periods. Point values vary by bracket week and are as follows:
| i. Bracket week 1 |
Predict the final 20 |
10 points |
| ii.Bracket week 2 |
Predict the final 16 |
20 points |
| iii. Bracket week 3 |
Predict the final 12 |
40 points |
| iv.Bracket week 4 |
Predict the final 11 |
50 points |
| v.Bracket week 5 |
Predict the final 10 |
60 points |
| vi.Bracket week 6 |
Predict the final 9 |
70 points |
| vii.Bracket week 7 |
Predict the final 8 |
80 points |
| viii.Bracket week 8 |
Predict the final 7 |
90 points |
| ix.Bracket week 9 |
Predict the final 6 |
100 points |
| x.Bracket week 10 |
Predict the final 5 |
110 points |
| xi.Bracket week 11 |
Predict the final 4 |
120 points |
| xii.Bracket week 12 |
Predict the final 3 |
130 points |
| xiii.Bracket week 13 |
Predict the final 2 |
140 points |
| xiv.Bracket week 14 |
Predict the AI Winner |
150 points |
The entrant with the highest point total at the conclusion of American Idol Season
Seven will win the First Prize, pending verification of eligibility and compliance
with these Official Rules. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries
received. In the event of a tie, the entrant who correctly answered the first of the
registration tie-breaker questions (or in the event no entrant correctly answered the
first of the registration tie-breaking questions, the entrant who came closest to the
correct answer without exceeding it) will be determined the First Prize winner, pending
verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. Should a tie
remain after the first tie-breaker question, the entrant who correctly answered the
second registration tie-breaker question (or in the event no entrant correctly answered
the second of the registration tie-breaking questions, the entrant who came closest to
the correct answer without exceeding it) will be determined the First Prize winner,
pending verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. Should a
tie remain after the second tie-breaker question, the First Prize will be split evenly
among the remaining entrants, pending verification of eligibility and compliance with
these Official Rules. In the event that there is a $1 Million Dollar Grand Prize winner,
the First Prize will not be awarded.
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Weekly Progressive American Idol Season Seven Contestant Elimination Game (“Weekly Progressive Game”)
Entry period: Log onto americanidol.com beginning 4:01 p.m. ET 2/21/08,
and complete a bracket chart for the current Weekly Progressive Game. Using the bracket chart
provided at the Web site, choose the contestants who will be eliminated each week for the
remaining weeks of elimination rounds. Each weekly progressive game will be available for
entry beginning no later than 4:01 p.m. ET on the Thursday after each week’s American Idol
Results Show and must be completed by 6:59 p.m. ET on the day of the following week’s American
Idol Performance Show (Tuesday). There will be a total of 13 entry periods; each will run for
approximately one week. Each entry period will offer a different prize amount. The beginning
and end dates and prizes for each entry period are set forth below. Limit one (1) entry per
entry period, per person and per e-mail address, regardless of whether more than one person
uses the same e-mail address. You will need a game code for each entry period.
Entry Periods, Prize and Odds:
The odds provided below for each entry period are based upon the chances that an entrant
will correctly eliminate the American Idol contestants for that particular entry period and
all subsequent weeks following that entry period.The odds of actually winning a prize for
a particular entry period are based upon these odds as well as the total number of entrants
correctly eliminating the American Idol contestants for that particular entry period and all
subsequent weeks following that entry period.
| Period |
Begins |
Ends |
Prize |
Odds |
Entry period 1
(20 remaining contestants) |
4:01 p.m. ET Thursday, 2/21/08 |
6:59 p.m. ET Tuesday, 2/26/08 |
$50,000 |
1:4,223,788,208,640,000 |
Entry period 2
(16 remaining contestants) |
4:01 p.m. ET Thursday, 2/28/08 |
6:59 p.m. ET Tuesday, 3/4/08 |
$50,000 |
1:871,782.912,000 |
Entry period 3
(12 remaining contestants) |
4:01 p.m. ET Thursday 3/6/08 |
6:59 p.m. ET Tuesday, 3/11/08 |
$50,000 |
1:479,001,600 |
Entry period 4
(11 remaining contestants) |
4:01 p.m. ET Thursday, 3/13/08 |
6:59 p.m. ET Tuesday, 3/18/08 |
$25,000 |
1:39,916,800 |
Entry period 5
(10 remaining contestants) |
4:01 p.m. ET Thursday, 3/20/08 |
6:59 p.m. ET Tuesday, 3/25/08 |
$25,000 |
1:3,628,800 |
Entry period 6
(9 remaining contestants) |
4:01 p.m. ET Thursday, 3/27/08 |
6:59 p.m. ET Tuesday, 4/1/08 |
$10,000 |
1:362,880 |
Entry period 7
(8 remaining contestants) |
4:01 p.m. ET Thursday, 4/3/08 |
6:59 p.m. ET Tuesday, 4/8/08 |
$10,000 |
1:40,320 |
Entry period 8
(7 remaining contestants) |
4:01 p.m. ET Thursday, 4/10/08 |
6:59 p.m. ET Tuesday, 4/15/08 |
$10,000 |
1:5,040 |
Entry period 9
(6 remaining contestants) |
4:01 p.m. ET Thursday, 4/17/08 |
6:59 p.m. ET Tuesday, 4/22/08 |
$10,000 |
1:720 |
Entry period 10
(5 remaining contestants) |
4:01 p.m. ET Thursday 4/24/08 |
6:59 p.m. ET Tuesday, 4/29/08 |
$10,000 |
1:120 |
Entry period 11
(4 remaining contestants) |
4:01 p.m. ET Thursday, 5/1/08 |
6:59 p.m. ET Tuesday, 5/6/08 |
$10,000 |
1:24 |
Entry period 12
(3 remaining contestants) |
4:01 p.m. ET Thursday, 5/8/08 |
6:59 p.m. ET Tuesday, 5/13/08 |
$10,000 |
1:6 |
Entry period 13
(2 remaining contestants) |
4:01 p.m. ET Thursday, 5/15/08 |
6:59 p.m. ET Tuesday, 5/20/08 |
$10,000 |
1:2 |
Prizes for entry periods are NOT cumulative. Total ARV for Weekly Progressive Game is $280,000.
The Weekly Progressive Games are progressive meaning that in order for an entrant to win the
prize being offered for a particular entry period, that entrant must not only correctly
eliminate all contestants for that particular entry period, but must also correctly eliminate
all contestants for all subsequent weeks following that entry period. In the event of a tie
for any entry period, the entrant who correctly answered the first of the registration tie-breaker
questions (or in the event no entrant correctly answered the first of the registration tie-breaking
questions, the entrant who came closest to the correct answer without exceeding it) will be
determined the prize winner of that entry period, pending verification of eligibility and
compliance with these Official Rules. Should a tie remain after the first tie-breaker question,
the entrant who correctly answered the second registration tie-breaker question (or in the event
no entrant correctly answered the first of the registration tie-breaking questions, the entrant
who came closest to the correct answer without exceeding it) will be determined the prize winner
of that entry period, pending verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official
Rules. Should a tie remain after the second tie-breaker question, the prize for that entry
period will be split evenly among the qualifying entrants, pending verification of eligibility
and compliance with these Official Rules. In the event that no entrant chooses the contestants
correctly for any entry period, the prize for that entry period will not be awarded.
General Terms:
By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants accept and agree to these rules and the
decision of the judges, which shall be final. Winners will be required to sign a Winner’s Affidavit
and Publicity Release (where legally permissible) and return it by date specified in notification
or prize will be forfeited in its entirety. Return of any prize or notification as undeliverable
will result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected. By submitting an entry,
a winner agrees to allow use of his or her name and/or photograph for advertising this or similar
promotions (including Internet posting) without compensation, unless prohibited by law.
Winners/Prizes:
No substitutions for prizes will be permitted and prizes are non-refundable and non-transferable,
except at sole discretion of Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize of equal
or greater value. Federal, state and local taxes are solely the responsibility of the winner.
All potential winners are subject to verification by Sponsor or its agents, whose decisions
are final. Entrant is not a winner until eligibility and verification of winning play has been
verified. Invalid, void, fraudulent, corrupted or otherwise ineligible game plays are void
and will not be honored. Winners will be notified by e-mail on or about 6/1/08.
Eligibility:
Sweepstakes open to legal residents of the 50 U.S, D.C. and Puerto Rico, 18 years or older,
except employees and the immediate families and household members of Nestlé USA, Inc.;
participating retailers; FremantleMedia North America, Inc., 19 TV Limited, Fox Broadcasting
Company, Fox Interactive Media, Inc., and each of their parents, affiliates, subsidiaries,
promotion and advertising agencies. Nestlé USA, Inc., FremantleMedia North America, Inc.,
19 TV Limited, Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Interactive Media, Inc., participating retailers
and their parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, and their respective representatives,
agents or employees are not responsible for, and shall be indemnified by the prize winner
against, any claims, injuries, losses or damages of any kind resulting from acceptance, use,
misuse, possession, or loss of the prize. Subject to all federal, state and local laws. Void
where prohibited or restricted by law.
Other Conditions:
Sponsor assumes no responsibility for computer system, phone line, hardware, software or
program malfunctions or other errors, failures of any kinds, delayed computer transmissions
or network connections that are human or technical in nature. Sponsor reserves the right in
its sole discretion to cancel or suspend this Game, in its entirety or in part, should virus,
bug, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or other causes beyond
Sponsor’s control corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play of
the online Game. Sponsor is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry information
whether caused by Internet users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or
utilized in the online Game by technical or human errors, which may occur in the processing
of the entries in the online Game. Sponsor reserves the right to withdraw the transmission of
this online Game at any time and award any prize from among eligible Game plays received prior
to the date of the withdrawal. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify
any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Game
or Web site or to be acting in violation of the rules. Sponsor is not responsible for lost,
stolen, misdirected or incomplete entries or forms. Sponsor recognizes that the dates of Season
Seven of American Idol, as outlined in these Official Rules, may change and reserves the right
to change the dates of the promotion to reflect any date changes for the airing of American
Idol. Sponsor also recognizes that American Idol may, at its sole discretion, change the number
of contestants who are eliminated during any particular episode or bracket round as outlined
in these Official Rules. In such case, the actual over-the-air order in which the contestants
are eliminated will be used to determine correct answers in all NESTLÉ® American Idol “Idol
Elimination” games.
Any game wrapper will be automatically void if it is determined to be mechanically reproduced,
photocopied, forged, altered or tampered with in any way, or if it contains printing, mechanical
or other typographical errors, or if it is obtained outside authorized channels or if it does
not contain Sponsor’s special security markings. Sponsor’s sole liability for defective or
erroneous game wrappers is limited to replacement with one game wrapper, while supplies last.
Sponsor reserves the right to terminate/cancel the game as a result of any printing errors.
Sponsor also reserves the right to change the dates of the promotion or conduct a drawing for
all eligible entrants for a $25,000 prize in the event that American Idol Season Seven does
not air as scheduled, is cancelled for any reason or does not air in its entirety or in a
manner that is consistent with what is outlined in these Official Rules (no other prizes will
be awarded). Odds of winning depend on number of entrants.
Winners List:
For a list of prize winners, print your name and address on a 3" x 5" card, and mail it
in an envelope to: NESTLE American Idol Game, P.O. Box 72317, Rockford, MN 55572. Requests
must be received by 6/1/08.
Nestlé USA, Inc., Glendale, CA.
PLEASE NOTE:
THE AMERICAN IDOL® SCHEDULE HAS CHANGED. THE DATES FOR THE WEEKLY GAMES WILL NOW BE AS FOLLOWS:
Weekly Progressive Idol Elimination Prediction Games
| Game |
Remaining Idols |
Cash Prize |
Dates Valid |
| Game 1 |
20 remaining |
$50,000 |
02/22/08–02/26/08 |
| Game 2 |
16 remaining |
$50,000 |
02/29/08–03/04/08 |
| Game 3 |
12 remaining |
$50,000 |
03/07/08–03/11/08 |
| Game 4 |
11 remaining |
$25,000 |
03/13/08–03/18/08 |
| Game 5 |
10 remaining |
$25,000 |
03/20/08–03/25/08 |
| Game 6 |
9 remaining |
$10,000 |
03/27/08–04/01/08 |
| Game 7 |
8 remaining |
$10,000 |
04/03/08–04/08/08 |
| Game 8 |
7 remaining |
$10,000 |
04/11/08–04/15/08 |
| Game 9 |
6 remaining |
$10,000 |
04/17/08–04/22/08 |
| Game 10 |
5 remaining |
$10,000 |
04/24/08–04/29/08 |
| Game 11 |
4 remaining |
$10,000 |
05/01/08–05/06/08 |
| Game 12 |
3 remaining |
$10,000 |
05/08/08–05/13/08 |
| Game 13 |
2 remaining |
$10,000 |
05/15/08–05/20/08 |
