ãBlue Ridge BBQ Festival
Recipe Contest on VisitNC.comä

Official Rules

1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. One entry per e-mail address. One prize per household. Recipe submission is required for entry. ãThe Blue Ridge BBQ Festival Recipe Contest on VisitNC.comä (the Contest) begins at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time on February 1, 2008 and ends at 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time on March 31, 2008.

2. ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open only to legal residents living in the United States who are at least 18 years of age. Employees, officers and directors of the North Carolina Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development (the Division), the Polk County Chamber of Commerce and its participating sweepstakes partners, their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, fulfillment and marketing agencies, their immediate families (and those living in their same households) are not eligible to participate in the Contest. By entering the Contest, participants agree to release, discharge and hold harmless, the Division, the Polk County Chamber of Commerce, Cottage Living, The Blue Ridge BBQ Festival, Polk County Travel & Tourism, 1906 Pine Crest Inn, Greek Creek Winery and all participating sweepstakes partners, as well as respective officers, directors, employees and agents, from any damages which may arise out of participation in the Contest or out of the acceptance, use, misuse or possession of prizes. By participating, you agree to these Official Rules and to the decisions of the judges, which are final and binding in all aspects. Void where prohibited by law, rule or regulation. All Federal, State and local laws and regulations apply.

3. HOW TO ENTER: The ãBlue Ridge BBQ Festival Recipe Contest on VisitNC.comä is a contest. Participants may enter only once per household over the course of the Contest. You must connect to the Internet through an Internet access provider. You must enter your first and last name, complete address, city, state, zip code, your email address and attach a recipe submission in either .doc or .pdf format via the online entry form. After entering correct information in all the fields and clicking on the Submit button, you will immediately be entered in a database to win the Grand Prize offered in the Contest. Entries made by Internet will be deemed made by authorized account holder of the email address submitted at time of entry. The authorized account holder is deemed as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses or the domain associated with the submitted email address. If the potentially winning entry is an Internet or other computer entry, the potential winner must provide the Division with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the potentially winning entry.

4. NOTIFICATION OF WINNERS: Contest winner will be selected by Sara Foster, Food Editor, Cottage Living magazine from all eligible entries received from the Internet submission form for the Contest. Winner will be based on recipe submission only. Recipes will be judged based on taste, visual appeal, preparation time and difficulty. The winning recipe submission will be announced April 15th, 2008. The Contest Grand Prize winner will also be notified at that time. Contest sponsors reserve the right to substitute any non-cash prize with a prize of equal or less value for prizes that become unavailable. Potential winner will be notified by registered mail and have ten (10) days from receipt of winning notification to claim his/her prize by completing, signing, notarizing and then returning the prize Affidavit of Eligibility Release, Liability Release and, where lawful, Publicity Release forms, or an alternate winner will be selected. Winner of grand prize must sign and return a liability and publicity release prior to issuance of travel documents. Non-compliance or, if a selected potential winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim prize, or fails to return the completed and executed Affidavits and Releases, as required, or if the Prize Notification or prize is returned as undeliverable, an alternate winner will be selected.

5. DISQUALIFICATION: Contest sponsors are not responsible for lost, interrupted or unavailable network server or other connections, miscommunications, failed telephone or computer, telephone transmissions, technical failure, jumbled, scrambled or misdirected transmissions, or other error of any kind whether human, mechanical or electronic. Persons found tampering with or abusing any aspect of this Contest, as solely determined by the judges, will be disqualified. If disqualified for any of the above abuses, Contest sponsors reserve the right to terminate playerâs eligibility to participate in the Contest. In the event any portion of this Contest is compromised by virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes beyond the control of contest sponsors which, in the sole opinion of the sponsors, corrupts, or impairs the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Contest, contest sponsors reserve the right at its sole discretion to suspend or terminate the Internet portion of the Contest.  The prize will then be awarded, in a random drawing from all entries received prior to such a suspension. Contest sponsors are not responsible for any problem with the Contest entry generated by computer hardware or software malfunction, error or failure. Contest Partnerâs sole responsibility for any irregular Contest entry is replacement with another entry. If a potential winning entry is made by Internet or other computer entry, that potential winner may be required to provide the Division with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the electronic mail address associated with the potential winning entry.

6. TAX INFORMATION: All taxes and fees on prizes won are the sole responsibility of the winner.