Sweepstakes Rules
Great Plains Media (WIBL-FM 107.7 and 92.1 The Bull) will conduct the Deluxe Caribbean Cruise Ticket Tour (the “Sweepstakes”) for the chance to win a trip on the Celebrity Apex from November 10th through November 16th in an Edge Stateroom with Infinite Veranda. This 6-night itinerary sails roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale and visits Grand Cayman; Falmouth, Jamaica; and the private island in the Bahamas, Perfect Day at Coco Cay.
The package includes a Classic Beverage Package, a wifi Package, and shipboard gratuities. The flight will depart from BMI on Delta, November 9th (one day early) departure with a November 16th (day cruise ends) return. The winner will also receive a stay in the Fort Lauderdale area in a hotel the night before the cruise, and all transfers between the hotel and ship, and ship and airport will be covered. The hotel will have a shuttle from airport to hotel. Each ticket stop will produce 2 qualifiers, who will be entered in the Grand Finale Party drawing to win the cruise getaway.
WHO CAN ENTER
1.) Sweepstakes is open to those persons 21 and older, and who are legal US citizens and reside in the state of Illinois.
2.) Employees of Great Plains Media/107.7 and 92.1 The Bull/ Cities 92.9/ Magic 99.5, its parents, subsidiaries, sweepstakes sponsors, affiliated companies, advertising and promotion agencies, any other McLean and Livingston area radio stations, and the immediate family and other household members (i.e., spouses, parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren, roommates, housemates, significant others, partners, and siblings) of each of the above are NOT eligible to enter and/or win the Sweepstakes.
3.) Persons who have won another sweepstakes or promotion over $600.00 from 107.7 and 92.1 The Bull within 30 calendar days are NOT eligible to enter and/or to win the Sweepstakes.
HOW TO ENTER / WIN
4.) No purchase is necessary to enter or win the Sweepstakes. All federal, state, and local laws and restrictions apply.
5.) To enter, attend any one of our Deluxe Caribbean Cruise Ticket Tour stops for a chance to enter. Ticket Tour stops will be located at various bars around the local community. Each ticket stop will have a 2-hour duration, during which patrons can enter a slip into a registration box to win.
6) There will be TWO chances to have your name randomly chosen at each event. The 1st qualifier will be drawn and announced 30 minutes after the start time of the event, and the second qualifier will be drawn close to the end of the two-hour remote broadcast.
Each name pulled will be entered into the final drawing to win the cruise. You must be present at the time of the drawings to claim your ticket. If your name is drawn and you are not in attendance, you forfeit that entry as another name will be drawn.
7.) A list of all Ticket Tour stops is available at https://www.1077thebull.com or keep up with The Bull events on our Facebook page. You can have a chance to qualify at all our events and if you’re name is drawn multiple times at multiple events, each time your name will be entered for the Grand Prize. Attending multiple events will significantly increase your odds of winning!
8.) The Bull will host a Grand Finale Party, at which time we will pull the lucky winner for this all-inclusive cruise for two from the names of everyone who has qualified at any of our registration stops leading up to the final giveaway, plus one additional name drawn at the final event.
9.) In order to be selected as a qualifier for the cruise, you must be a qualifier from one of the stops and attend our Finale Party in May at Venue 309.
8.) 107.7 & 92.1 The Bull will call and email all the qualifiers before the event with details about the Finale Party and confirm your plan to attend. All qualifiers will need to be present for the entire Finale Party to remain eligible.
9.) Qualifiers may have a substitute stand in for them at the giveaway party, but we must be notified in advance that you are requesting someone to stand in for you and provide us with the name of your substitute before the day of the Grand Finale Party. You may call our business line at 309.888.4496 or email us at promotions@gpmbloomington.com. In the event your stand in qualifier wins the Grand Prize, the Grand Prize will be awarded to the original qualifier and not the substitute.
10.) Odds of winning depend on a total number of eligible qualifying attendees at the Finale Party.
11.) There will be one Grand Prize Winner for this sweepstakes after all ticket tour stops have been completed. The Grand Prize will include:
- A 6-night stay on the Celebrity Apex in an Edge Stateroom with Infinite Veranda. This itinerary sails roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale and visits Grand Cayman; Falmouth, Jamaica; and the private island in the Bahamas, Perfect Day at Coco Cay from November 10ththrough November 16th .
- The package includes a Classic Beverage Package, a wifi Package, and shipboard gratuities.
- A Flight from BMI on Delta on November 9th for departure (one day early), with a November 16th return date (day cruise ends).
- A Fort Lauderdale area hotel for the night before the cruise.
- Transfers between Hotel and Ship, and Ship and Airport. Hotel will have a shuttle from Airport to Hotel.
- This winner will have a total prize value of $4,695.00
- The grand prize will be given away at the Ticket Tour Finale Party sometime in May at Venue 309. Qualifiers must check in. We will host a reverse drawdown to determine the final winner. A representative from Venue 309 will draw the first eliminated name from the drum. That person will then come up and draw the next eliminated name, and so on until there are two entries left in the drum. The third to last eliminated contestant will draw out the last eliminated contestant and the final entry in the drum will be announced as the winner.
11.) The winner will be responsible for optional shore excursions, optional travel insurance, and souvenirs.
12.) The prizes are non-transferable and not redeemable to cash. In the event any part of the prize cannot be fulfilled due to unforeseen circumstances, there is no obligation from the parties involved to reschedule at a later date.
13.) The Prize Winner must present a valid Illinois state-issued picture ID and their social security number in order to claim and receive their Prize.
14.) The Prize Winners are responsible for paying all applicable local, county, state, and federal taxes on such prizes. The Winner must claim The Prize within 30 days of being awarded. In the event that The Prize Winner fails to claim The Prize within such a 30-day period, such Winner shall forfeit The Prize and no other Winner will be chosen.
OTHER RULES
15.) The Released Parties shall not be responsible for misdialed or misdirected phone calls. Stations are not responsible for any technical difficulties experienced due to overload, busy signals, loss of phone service, electronic problems, or any other factor that may prevent an individual from completing a phone call or for any technical malfunction related to any telephone connection, servers, routers, internet access, website access or any other technical problem that may impact entry, participation or prize claim.
16.) By participating in the Sweepstakes, each qualifier consents to The Released Parties, employees, agents, and all other related sponsors using for advertising and/or other promotional purposes, without additional compensation. Each contestant’s image, voice, and/or biographical information on radio or TV broadcasts, newspaper advertisements, and/or any other medium in connection with such contestant’s participation in The Sweepstakes.
17.) The Released Parties accept no responsibility of liability in connection with any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind caused by or resulting from the acceptance, possession, and/or use of a Prize. In addition, the Winner will be required to sign a release form to collect their Prize. Failure or refusal to sign such release form will result in forfeiture of such Prize.
18.) The stations reserves the right to (a) terminate or declare The Sweepstakes null and void and rescind one or more of the Prizes, if in its sole judgment, the rules or the integrity of the Sweepstakes have been violated or compromised in any way, intentionally or unintentionally by any person whether or not a participant in the Sweepstakes; (b) alter or amend these Sweepstakes rules at any time; and (c) stop or conclude the Sweepstakes at any time without prior notice.
19.) The station’s management shall be the sole arbiters in all matters relating to the Sweepstakes and the interpretation of these Sweepstakes rules. The decisions of the stations shall be final. Entry into the Sweepstakes constitutes agreement by contestants to abide by these rules. Station reserves the right to disqualify or remove any entry at their sole discretion. If a Winner is found in violation of these rules or is otherwise disqualified by the Stations, in its sole judgment, then he/she may be required by the Stations to forfeit his/her Prize.
20.) All Prizes awarded through the Stations are non-transferable, nor may a prize be substituted at the request of the sweepstakes winner, nor may a prize be substituted for cash. The Stations reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in the event the specified prize becomes unavailable.
21.) If a Prize is forfeited under these rules, then it will remain the property of the Stations and a new winner of such Prize will not be selected.
22.) In the event of any dispute pertaining to these sweepstakes, the decision of the management of Great Plains Media is final.
23.) A complete copy of the rules is available at the Great Plains Media office, 108 Boeykens PL, Normal, IL 61761, during normal business hours of 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (excluding holidays). Any person may request a copy of these rules by sending a self-addressed envelope to Great Plains Media at the above address, attn: Deluxe Caribbean Cruise Ticket Tour Winners List.
24.) The name of the Grand Prize Winner will be available after the Grand Prize Finale Party. To obtain a copy, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Great Plains Media at the above address, attn: Deluxe Caribbean Cruise Ticket Tour Winners List.