Press Release: KI, GWL and WCCVB Parnter to Give Away 30 Prizes in 30 Days

[BoddaH1994]

Kings Island, Great Wolf Lodge and WCCVB Partner to Create 30 Prizes in 30 Days Family Getaway Sweepstakes

One memorable fun drenched family getaway package given away every day for 30 days!

Kings Island, Ohio – Summer’s here – the time when many families take a vacation together. With more families looking for vacation fun closer to home, Kings Island, the Great Wolf Lodge and the Warren County Convention and Visitors Bureau have partnered together to create a getaway not far away with a 30 prizes in 30 days family getaway sweepstakes.



Thirty fun drenched packages to Warren County’s legendary attractions will be given away from June 16 to July 15, 2008. A winner will be selected every day for 30 days! Winners will receive a three-day, two-night stay at the Great Wolf Lodge, a four-pack of two-day tickets to Kings Island and a $100 gas card.



“Everyone still wants to have a great summer and do things together as a family,” said Greg Scheid, Kings Island’s vice president and general manager. “We are pleased to partner with the Great Wolf Lodge and the Warren County Convention and Visitors Bureau on what we feel is a great program. This couldn’t come at a better time for families looking for affordable vacation options closer to home.”



To win one of the 30 memorable, never-to-be-forgotten family getaway packages Kings Island, the Great Wolf Lodge and the Warren County Convention and Visitors Bureau are giving away, just log on and enter at www.ohioslargestplayground.com/win.

[The Interpreter]

I wonder if any of the prizes are rolls of nickels to buy food with at Kings Island!

[italianchef]

I applied for the contest. Nowadays my finances are tight, so I would appreciate a win.

[Erosarrow05]

you and the rest of the tri-state area...

[MrPostman]

I can't seem to find out if entering more than once increases your chances. Anybody have a clue on that?

[The Interpreter]

Limit one entry per person:

http://www.vacationfun.com/m3wc08_rules.html

Last sentence of paragraph 3.

[MrPostman]

hmmm, I skimmed that but didnt see it. As I was posting my question a dozen or so confirmation emails flooded my inbox they all had seperate confirmation numbers. All I did was fill the form out oncec and repeatedly hit send. It seems to me I have entered more than once

[The Interpreter]

And perhaps disqualified yourself. If it is like most contests, only the selected winner will be checked to see if they entered more than once. If they did, this contest, like most, says it will move on to select another winner. The decisions of the judges are presumed to be final.

From those same rules:

....By participating, entrants (and entrant's parent/legal guardian if entrant is a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence) agree a) to these rules and decisions of Sponsor which shall be final and binding in all respects and in all matters relating to this promotion;...If any prizes or documents are returned as non-deliverable, or if a winner is found to be ineligible or not in compliance with these Official Rules, winner will be disqualified and prize forfeited and an alternate winner selected....

[MrPostman]

guess i'll register again under my wifes name and addy.

[cholderfield]

If you read the confirmation email, it tells you how you can get multiple eligible entries by visiting different guides....one big mistake though, those links don't point you to the website address to link your visit to your email...for example, one link is :

http://www.vacationfun.com/ebrochures/Warr...=646&email=

it should read:

http://www.vacationfun.com/ebrochures/Warr...&email=your email address here

but with every "iBrochure" you visit, you get another entry...

[MrPostman]

think i'll just jam on the submit button and see what happens.

[The Interpreter]

Fine. And if you win, you will be disqualified, as the rules state. What was being discussed is how separate entries from different guides ARE allowed...but only one entry is allowed per entry method...one per guide...Go back and read the quoted language in post 8 again.

[Erosarrow05]

...and no one would ever know if he was disqualified, so its almost a moot point. Could you imagine the amount of pure stupidity the contest administrator would need to say "mrpostman, YOU WON, but youre disqualified" ....

[MrPostman]

I honestly think its probably a 50/50 chance the the contest rules are there for legal reasons and the actual contest is probably very loosely administered, and if its not whoopitty doo.

[The Interpreter]

You can believe what you want...but the State of Ohio closely monitors these contests. Ask Publisher's Clearing House what happens when you do not follow the rules on your contests. The resulting litigation nearly put them under.