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Official Rules
SPRINT & HEROES TRIVIA GAME SWEEPSTAKES

OFFICIAL RULES


NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Sprint & Heroes Trivia Game Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes") is sponsored by NBC Universal, Inc. ("NBCU") 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10112 .

ELIGIBILITY: Open only to legal, permanent US residents physically residing in the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry. Employees of Sponsor, and its respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies, and their immediate family members (parent, child, spouse, sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and/or those living in the same household of each, whether or not related, are not eligible to participate in or win the Sweepstakes. Individuals who have won a weekly prize in any previous Sprint & Heroes Trivia Game Sweepstakes that has run at any time between September 24, 2007 and May 26, 2008 are also not eligible to enter and/or win in this Sweepstakes. Void where prohibited by law. All applicable federal, state and local laws apply.

1. PROMOTION PERIOD: The Sweepstakes begins at 12:00 pm (PT) on April 21, 2008 and ends at 11:59 am (PT) on June 2, 2008 (the "Sweepstakes Period"). This Sweepstakes consists of five (5) Weekly Drawings conducted during the five (5) weeks comprising the Sweepstakes Period (i.e., one separate Weekly Drawing during each of the five weeks of the Sweepstakes Period). Each Weekly Drawing will consist of an entry period that will begin and end during the dates specified in the chart below (each, a "Weekly Entry Period").

Weekly Drawing Weekly Entry Period Start Date Weekly Entry Period End Date Weekly Drawing Date
1 12:00pm Pacific on May 26, 2008 11:59am Pacific on June 2, 2008 On or about June 23, 2008


3. HOW TO ENTER: Beginning on the "Weekly Entry Period Start Date" and ending on the "Weekly Entry Period End Date" for each Weekly Drawing during the Sweepstakes Period as specified in the chart above, log on to http://www.nbc.com/Heroes, click on the Sweepstakes banner, and follow the on-screen instructions to register to play the "Sprint & Heroes Trivia Game" ("Heroes Trivia"). Registering to play Heroes Trivia will automatically enter you into the particular Weekly Drawing that corresponds with the Weekly Entry Period Start Date and the Weekly Entry Period End Date specified in the above chart. It is not necessary to play or win Heroes Trivia in order to be entered into the Sweepstakes (once you register (or when you log in each week, if you've already registered by having entered/played in a previous week in this Sweepstakes or in a previous Sprint & Heroes Trivia Game Sweepstakes that has run at any time between September 24, 2007 and May 26, 2008 ) to play Heroes Trivia, you are automatically entered into the Weekly Drawing for that particular week). Limit one (1) entry per unique email address or person per Weekly Drawing/Weekly Entry Period as determined by name and unique email address for a maximum of five (5) entries for the entire Sweepstakes Period (i.e., one (1) per Weekly Entry Period). Multiple entries received from any unique email address or person for any Weekly Drawing/Weekly Entry Period after the first entry received for that Weekly Drawing/Weekly Entry Period will be void. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means are void. Normal time, toll, connection and usage rates, if any, charged by your Internet service provider will apply. All entries become the property of the Sponsor.

4. RANDOM DRAWING/WINNER NOTIFICATION: A total of five (5) weekly winners (one (1) winner per Weekly Entry Period) will be selected in five (5) separate random drawings throughout the Sweepstakes Period. Each weekly winner ("Weekly Winners") will be selected in a random drawing on or about the "Drawing Date" for that particular Weekly Drawing as specified in the chart above from among all eligible entries received during the corresponding Weekly Entry Period by employees or representatives of Sponsor, whose decisions are final and binding with respect to all matters related to the Sweepstakes. No person, household, or unique email address is eligible to win more than one (1) Weekly Drawing throughout the entire Sweepstakes Period, and individuals who have won a weekly prize in any previous Sprint & Heroes Trivia Game Sweepstakes that has run at any time between September 24, 2007 and May 26, 2008 are also not eligible to enter and/or win in this Sweepstakes. Odds of winning will depend upon the number of eligible entries received. Potential Weekly Winner(s) will be notified by email and/or mail and may be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability Release ("Affidavit and Release") and Publicity Release (where legal) within seven (7) days of date of attempted delivery. Noncompliance within this time period, with these Official Rules or the return of or inability to deliver any prize/prize notification may result in disqualification and, at Sponsor's discretion, and time permitting, an alternate potential winner may be selected.

5. PRIZE: Each Weekly Winner (i.e., one (1) Weekly Winner per Weekly Entry Period) will receive a cash value prize in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000). Winner is responsible for all federal, state and local taxes. No transfer, substitution or cash redemption will be awarded in lieu of stated prize except by Sponsor who reserves the right to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) of comparable or greater value, at their sole discretion. All prize details are at the sole discretion of the Sponsor.

6. GENERAL RULES: Acceptance of prize constitutes permission to the Sponsor and its designees to use winner's name, city, state, likeness, voice, biographical information and statements for purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity in any and all media, now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity without additional compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law. By participating, entrant (i) agrees to release and hold NBC Universal, Inc., Sprint Nextel Corporation, their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees and assigns (collectively, the "Released Parties"), harmless against any and all claims and liability arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, out of participation in the Sweepstakes or misuse, nonuse or use of any prize (including any travel or activity related thereto); (ii) waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages, attorney' fees or any damages other than actual out-of-pocket costs incurred to enter; and (iii) agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and judges which are final and binding on all matters relating to the Sweepstakes. Released Parties are not responsible for incomplete, lost, late, stolen, damaged, inaccurate, illegible, misdirected, garbled, delayed or undelivered entries; or for technical hardware or software malfunctions or failures of any kind, lost, unavailable network connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmission, which may limit an individual's ability to participate. Sponsor reserves the right in their sole discretion, to cancel, suspend or modify the Sweepstakes, or to disqualify any implicated entrant(s), (and their entries) if any fraud, virus, actions by entrants, technical or other error or problem of any kind, or any other occurrence corrupts or affects the administration, integrity, security, or proper play of the Sweepstakes, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In the event of cancellation, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to award any prize in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the event or action warranting such cancellation. In the event this Sweepstakes is cancelled prior to the stated end date, a notice will be posted at http://www.nbc.com/Heroes. CAUTION: Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such entrant to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an entrant, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Released Parties are not responsible for any technical, mechanical, printing, typographical, human or other error or any kind relating to or in connection with the Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, errors which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of entries, the announcement of the prize or in any Sweepstakes-related materials; or for any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participating in, or accessing or downloading information in connection with this Sweepstakes.

7. WINNER'S NAME: For the name of the winner, go to http://www.nbc.com/Winners after June 30, 2008.

NO WARRANTIES: Sponsor makes no warranties covering any of the prizes furnished as part of this Sweepstakes.

GOVERNING LAW: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of any participant, Sponsor or the Released Parties in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions which would cause the application or the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York. If any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to the Sweepstakes, the Official Rules, or the breach of any term hereof, cannot be otherwise resolved, it shall be resolved by binding arbitration conducted in the County of New York, and administered by Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services ("JAMS") in accordance with its Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures or subsequent versions thereof (the "JAMS Rules"). The JAMS Rules for selection of an arbitrator shall be followed, except that the arbitrator shall be an experienced arbitrator licensed to practice law in New York. The decision of the arbitrator shall be binding, final and conclusive and shall not be appealable to any court.

PRIVACY: Winner's name and contact information will be shared by Sponsor in order to contact winner for the purpose of fulfillment of prizes. Information supplied by non-winning entrants will be shared by Sponsor in accordance with their respective privacy policies, which are posted at http://www.nbc.com/Footer/Privacy/ and http://www.sprint.com/legal/privacy.html.






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