Channel 9 – Today Show – Win 1/5 $10000 Cash (prize valued at $50,000)

TODAY SHOW
KNOCK OF CASH COMPETITION
GAME OF SKILL
Terms and Conditions
By entering the Knock of Cash competition (“the Competition”), you agree to the following terms
and conditions:
1) Information on how to enter and prizes form part of the terms and conditions. Entry into this
Competition is deemed acceptance of these terms and conditions of entry.
WHO CAN ENTER?
2) The Competition is open to all residents of Australia except employees of the Promoter and
their immediate families and all other companies and agencies associated with this
Competition. Entrants under 18 years of age must seek parental or legal guardian consent to
enter.
3) It is a condition of entry of the Competition that an entrant consents to the Promoter and the
Sponsor making visual and sounds recordings of the entrant and the person nominated by
the entrant (Recordings) in the event that the entrant’s entry is judged to be a winning entry.
The Recordings will be used to produce a television commercial about the ‘back story’ of the
person nominated by the entrant (TVC) and to produce video content pieces highlighting that
person’s experiences during the time of the surprise knock, for the purpose of broadcasting
and communicating the TVC and video content pieces, and for marketing purposes, by the
Promoter (including its related entities) and the Sponsor and any other third parties entities
determined by the Promoter in its absolute discretion in any manner and in any media
worldwide.
4) It is a condition of entry of the Competition, that if an entrant’s entry is judged a winning
entry, the entrant must procure that the person they nominated in their entry agrees to
participate in a segment to be produced by the Promoter in which the Promoter will record the
nominee at their home for the purpose of a ‘surprise winner announcement’ to the Knock of
Cash (Segment). The Promoter will broadcast the Segment during the Today Show and for
marketing purposes by the Promoter in its absolute discretion in any media worldwide.
HOW TO ENTER
5) The Competition commences on Tuesday 30th January 2018 at 05:30 AEDT and concludes
on Friday, 2nd February 2018 at 12:00 AEDT (“the Competition Period”).
1. To enter, individuals must:
a) Visit an official Channel 9 Facebook page facebook.com/iwakeupwithtoday
b) Follow the prompts to the competition tab page, input the requested details
including;
a) A description in 100 words or fewer why the person they are nominating deserves
$10,000 cash; and
b) The entrant’s/nominators full name, address, email and daytime contact number and the
nominees full name, address and daytime contact number.
6) This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with
Facebook. Entrants understand that they are providing their information to the Promoter and
not to Facebook. The information an entrant provides will only be used for the purposes
outlined in these Terms and Conditions. Any questions, comments or complaints about this
promotion must be directed to the Promoter and not to Facebook. Entry and continued
participation in the promotion is dependent on entrants following and acting in accordance
with the Facebook Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, which can be viewed at
www.facebook.com/terms.php.
7) The entry must not be, without limitation:
a) late;
b) delayed;
c) incomplete;
d) incomprehensible;
e) unlawful;
f) obscene;
g) defamatory;
h) discriminatory;
i) libellous;
j) threatening;
k) pornographic;
l) harassing;
m) hateful;
n) misleading or deceptive;
o) fraudulent;
p) racially or ethnically offensive;
q) capable of encouraging of conduct that would be considered a criminal offence;
r) capable of violating any law;
s) capable of giving rise to civil liability.
8) Entries must be received within the Competition Period.
9) All entries are deemed to be received at the time of receipt by the Promoter and NOT at the
time of transmission by the Entrant.
10) Multiple entries permitted, subject to the following: each entry must be submitted
separately and in accordance with entry requirements and must be substantially unique.
11) Entry details remain the property of the Promoter and will not be returned to the Entrant.
Entrants agree to grant the Promoter and the Sponsor a perpetual and non-exclusive
licence to use, distribute, broadcast and sub-licence their entries (including photographs
submitted with their entry) in all media worldwide and acknowledge that they will not be
entitled to any fee for such use.
12) The Promoter reserves the right to verify the validity of entries at anytime during or after the
Competition Period, and reserves the right to disqualify any Entrant who tampers with the
entry process (including but not limited to tampering by way of the utilisation of techniques
designed to avoid the payment of postage costs) or who submits an entry that is not in
accordance with these Terms and Conditions. Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of its
rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.
13) The Promoter is neither responsible nor liable for late, lost or misdirected entries, or entries
not received by the Promoter for any reason whatsoever. Entrants should not send in original
copies of their entries. No responsibility will be taken by the promoter in the event that the
original entry is lost or damaged in editing.
JUDGING
14) Each valid entry received during the Competition Period will be submitted for judging by
a panel of judges appointed by the Promoter. Judging will take place at the Promoter’s
premises on Friday 2nd February 2018 at 12:30 AEDT. The five (5) entrants whose
entries are judged to be the most creative and original out of all valid entries received
and which best demonstrate how an entrant’s nominated person deserves $10,000 will
be deemed the winners. The Competition is a game of skill and chance plays no part in
determining the winner.
AWARDING THE PRIZE – KNOCK OF CASH
15) The winners will be notified by telephone and in writing using the contact details given in their
entry. Each day between Monday, 12th February and Friday, 16th February 2018 at a time
between 0530 and 0900 (local time), a representative of the Today Show will surprise one of
each of the five nominated persons with the ‘Knock of Cash’ at their respective homes and
award them the prize. The winners must ensure their nominated person will be home at all of
these dates and times.
16) The judges’ decision in relation to any aspect of the Competition will be final and no
correspondence will be entered into regarding the result. The Promoter may in its absolute
discretion deem entries invalid subsequently to a winner being notified or a winner’s name
being announced if it is discovered that the winner did not enter the Competition in
accordance with these terms and conditions, including without limitation if it is discovered
that the winner’s entry was fraudulent, misrepresented their nominee’s circumstances or
was otherwise not in the spirit of the Competition. In such circumstances, an additional
judging will be conducted.
17) The Promoter’s decisions in relation to all aspects of this Competition are final and
binding on all who enter and no correspondence will be entered into.
PRIZES
18) There will be five (5) major prizes awarded in this Competition, one (1) prize awarded to each
of the five (5) persons nominated by the entrants whose entries are judged to be the winning
entries. The winning nominees will each receive the prize detailed below.
Full Details RRP incl. GST
($AUS)
$10,000 cash made out in the form of a cheque made in favour of the
winning nominee
$10,000
TOTAL MAXIMUM PRIZE POOL VALUE $50,000
19) Cash prizes will be awarded in the form of a cheque made in favour of the names of a
winning entrant’s nominated prize winner.
20) The prize values are correct as at the date of printing. The Promoter accepts no responsibility
for change in prize value between now and the ultimate date on which the prize is taken.
21) All prizes must be taken as offered. The prize, or any unused portion of the prize, is not
transferable, exchangeable and cannot be redeemed as cash. The prize is not valid in
conjunction with any other offer.
22) Unless specified otherwise, the winning entrant (and their nominated prize winner) are
responsible for all expenses including, without limitation, spending money, meals (unless
specified), drinks, transfers (unless specified), activities (unless specified), incidentals, energy
surcharges, gratuities, services charges, and all other ancillary costs.
23) In the event that a prize, or part of a prize, is unavailable, the Promoter reserves the right to
substitute the prize or part of the prize in its discretion with an alternative prize or part of the
prize to the same and equal or greater recommended retail value and/or specification subject
to any written directions from the various Lottery Departments.
24) It is a condition of accepting a prize that the winning entrants (and their nominated prize
winners) agree to participate in and cooperate with all reasonable media editorial requests,
including but not limited to, being interviewed, photographed and filmed and such persons
grant the Promoter and the Sponsor a perpetual, non-exclusive license to use such interview,
footage and photographs in all media worldwide and will not be entitled to any fee for such
use. The inclusion of any such footage or photographs (including but not limited to creative
control of the feature) will remain with the Promoter at all times.
25) Prize winners are advised that tax implications may arise from their prize winnings and they
should seek independent financial advice prior to acceptance of their prize.
26) It is a condition of accepting the prize that the winning entrants and their nominated prize
winners may be required to sign waivers and releases in such form as are determined by the
Promoter in their absolute discretion for the purpose of accepting the prize package and to
confirm their consent to participate in the TVC, the video pieces and the Segment.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
27) All entries must be:
a) the original independent creation of the Entrant;
b) owned by the Entrant; and
c) free of any claims, including copyright or trade mark claims by other parties.
28) If your entry is selected as a winning entry, validation of your circumstances/ the validity of
your entry will be undertaken by the Promoter. Method of validation (without limitation) will be
determined by the Promoter in its complete discretion. If the winning entry is deemed to be a
winner, the winner will be notified as per the terms and conditions herein. In the event that
the Promoter or Sponsor requests the entrant to sign any legal documents relating to the
verification of their medical circumstance, the legal documents will take the form determined
by the Promoter.
29) The Promoter reserves the right to request the Winner to provide proof of age and identity.
Identification considered suitable for verification is at the discretion of the Promoter.
30) If the winner is under the age of 18 years, the prize will be awarded to the winner’s parent or
legal guardian on behalf of the winner. It is the responsibility of the winner’s parent/legal
guardian to prove their parental status/ legal guardianship at the time of winner notification. In
the event that for any reason whatsoever a person/s mistakenly represents themselves to be
a winners parent and/or legal guardian, then that person will be liable for all costs associated
with relocating and/or re-awarding the prize (including but not limited to and administrative
fees incurred by the Promoter). Where relevant, the Promoter is only responsible for ensuring
that the prize is awarded to a person who is either a parent or legal guardian of the winner.
The Promoter is not responsible for determining any other delivery details or taking direction
that relates to any ongoing family law negotiations and/or determinations. These are the
responsibility of the winner and their respective parent/s and/or legal guardian/s.
31) If for any reason this competition is not capable of running as planned (including but not
limited to) technical failures, unauthorised intervention, fraud or any other causes beyond the
control of the Promoter which corrupts or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity
or proper conduct of this competition, the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to
disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and, subject to any written
directions given by the various Lottery Departments, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend
the competition.
LIABILITY AND RELEASE
32) Except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law, the Promoter and Sponsor (and
each of their related entities) and their respective officers, employees and agents
exclude all liability (including negligence) for any personal injury; or any loss or damage
(including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising
in any way out of the Competition, including, but not limited to, arising out of the
following: (a) any technical difficulties or equipment malfunction (whether or not under
the Promoter’s control); (b) any theft, unauthorised access or third party interference; (c)
any entry or prize claim that is late, lost, altered, damaged or misdirected (whether or not
after its receipt by the Promoter) due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the
Promoter; (d) any variation in prize value to that stated in these Conditions of Entry; (e)
any tax liability incurred by a Winner or Entrant; (f) participation in the Competition and/or
(g) redemption of the prize.
33) The Promoter and its related entities and their respective officers, employees and agents
will take no responsibility for defective prizes or prizes damaged or lost in transit, or late,
lost or misdirected mail.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
34) Entrants’ personal information will be collected by the Promoter. Personal information will be
stored on the Promoter’s database. The Promoter may use this information for future
marketing purposes regarding its products, including contacting the entrant electronically.
The Promoter is bound by the Australian Privacy Principles in accordance with the Privacy
Act 1988 (Cth) and its privacy policy which is located at
https://login.nine.com.au/privacy?client_id=9nowweb.
PROMOTER
35) The Promoter is Nine Network Australia Pty Limited (ABN 88 008 685 407) of 24
Artarmon Rd, Willoughby, NSW 2068. You can contact the Promoter in relation to the
Competition by mail to this address or by telephone to (02) 9906 9999.
36) Subject to state permit authority restrictions, the Promoter may amend these Terms and
Conditions in its absolute discretion.