A Prairie Home Companion Trip Giveaway

Each grand prize winner receives:
Two (2) tickets to a live broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion (date — January 31, February 7, 14, or 21, 2009 — to be mutually agreed upon by winner and A Prairie Home Companion's staff); two (2) roundtrip, coach-class airline tickets, one double hotel room for two (2) nights (room and tax only; winners will pay all incidental expenses), local ground transportation for two (2), to and from the broadcast; access to pre-show rehearsal; supper for two (2) with A Prairie Home Companion's cast before the broadcast. Retail value of entire package is up to $1,800. Dates and airfare to be mutually agreed upon by winner and A Prairie Home Companion's staff.

How to Enter:
Enter by clicking this entry form or by mailing a 3x5 card to WXXI, P.O. Box 30021, Rochester, NY 14603 on or before midnight local time on Sunday, November 30th, 2008. It is not necessary to make a contribution to enter the giveaway. WXXI will record your name and submit all entries to A Prairie Home Companion. No individual entries will be accepted. You must enter through WXXI.  Each card MUST contain your  name, address, telephone number, and WXXI-FM, the public radio station where you hear APHC.  

Eligibility:
Anyone may enter "A Prairie Home Companion's Trip Giveaway" except employees of WXXI,  A Prairie Home Companion, American Public Media, Minnesota Public Radio and their related organizations, their immediate family, or persons living in the same household. The drawing is open to any United States resident. Void where prohibited by law.

Selection and Notification of Winners:
Four winners will be selected by random drawing during A Prairie Home Companion's live broadcast on Saturday, December 13th, 2008. Four backup names will be drawn by random drawing after the conclusion of A Prairie Home Companion's live broadcast. Winners will be notified by telephone or certified mail. The winners' public radio station will be notified by telephone. If the winner is unable to collect the prize or if A Prairie Home Companion is unable to contact a winner within 30 days, the unawarded prize will go to the first backup and subsequent backups thereafter until the prizes are awarded. Winners must provide their Social Security number and sign a release and receipt for prize awarded. These official rules are on file at A Prairie Home Companion/Minnesota Public Radio.

General Rules:
By participating in "A Prairie Home Companion's Trip Giveaway," participants agree to these official rules, and that WXXI, A Prairie Home Companion/APM and related organizations, their agents and employees will have no liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind resulting from their use of prizes or their participation in the giveaway. Taxes and travel expenses exclusive of airfare, hotel accommodations, cast supper and show tickets are the responsibility of the winner.

Restrictions:
Odds of winning depend on the number of entries. Departures can be on the Friday before the chosen broadcast (with returns on the subsequent Sunday). Tickets must be on mutually agreed upon airline carrier. By participating in "A Prairie Home Companion's Trip Giveaway," a participant agrees to be bound by these official rules and by all decisions of the contest judges. Names of winners may be obtained by sending a request prior to January 31, 2009 to "A Prairie Home Companion's Trip Giveaway," APHC, 611 Frontenac Place, Saint Paul, MN 55104.