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CRUTCHFIELD NEW MEDIA LLC's "Tailgate" - 2008 OFFICIAL RULES - NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

How to Enter: Beginning at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time ("ET") on August 10, 2008 until 12:00 a.m. ET on August 31, 2008, you may enter the "Tailgate" competition (the "Competition") online by visiting the Crutchfield Web site (www.crutchfield.com) (the "Crutchfield Website") and completing the online entry form (limit one (1) online entry per valid e-mail address, per eligible person). The entry form requires the entrant to select items sold at Crutchfield.com (with a total retail value of up to $2,000.00 on the day of selection exclusive of any shipping or taxes) and to describe how these items will be used to design and build an innovative tailgate system in 250 words or less. A purchase is not required and will not increase the chance of winning.

Eligibility: This Competition is open only to legal residents of the U.S. and its territories, possessions and commonwealths (excluding Puerto Rico) who are 18 years of age or older, except employees and members of their households and immediate families (spouses, parents, siblings, children and each of their respective spouses) of Crutchfield New Media, LLC., Crutchfield Corporation, and other (if any) participating sponsors and their respective parent companies, divisions, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and their advertising and promotion agencies and all local sponsors.

Privacy: When you enter at the CrutchfieldWebsite, you may be asked to consent to receive promotional e-mails. Consenting to receive such e-mails is optional and does not have to be agreed to in order to be eligible to enter the Competition and does not improve your chances of winning. In the event you do consent to receive these e-mails, the use of such e-mails shall be subject to the privacy policy of Crutchfield, which is available on the Crutchfield Website.

Limitations of Liability: Crutchfield New Media LLC. and its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, parent corporations, and their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents, and any and all Internet servers and access provider(s) are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate entry information; human error; technical malfunctions; failures, omission, interruption, deletion, or defect of any telephone network, computer online systems, computer equipment, server providers, or software, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer relating to or resulting from participation in this Competition; inability to access the Crutchfield Website; theft, tampering, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries; transactions that are processed late or incorrectly or are incomplete or lost due to computer or electronic malfunction or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website; printing or human or other errors; and any entries which are late, lost, incomplete, misdirected, stolen, mutilated, illegible, or any combination thereof. In person submission, or online submission is not considered proof of delivery or receipt. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. By entering, all participants and/or entrants also agree to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless Crutchfield New Media LLC., Crutchfield Corporation and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, their respective representatives and agents, advertising and promotion agencies, sweepstakes partners and prize suppliers, and all of their respective affiliated companies, employees, officers, directors and shareholders, from and against all claims and damages or liability arising in connection with each entrant's participation and/or entry in the Competition and/or their receipt or use of any prize awarded in this Sweepstakes or due to any injuries, damages or losses to any person (including death) or property of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or participation in any Competition-related activity or participation in this Competition. Any and all warranties and guarantees are subject to the respective manufacturer's terms. Except where prohibited by law, the winner's entry and acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for Crutchfield New Media and/or Cruthfield Corporation to use said winner's names, plans, system configuration, blueprints, photographs, likenesses, statements, biographical information, voices, and city and state addresses on a worldwide basis, and in all forms of media, in perpetuity, without further compensation. The finalists in the Competition also agree that they shall assemble the system they have designed in their entry and will film, photograph and describe the system they assemble in writing and that Crutchfield New Media LLC shall have sole ownership and right to use said videos, photographs and description of the systems in whatever way and wherever it desires. This Competition is governed by U.S. law and is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void in Puerto Rico, outside the U.S. and where prohibited by law.

How Winners will be Determined: Two (2) finalists will be selected from among all eligible entries by a third party judge (Bruce Feldman) at his sole discretion based on the originality and inventiveness displayed by their description of the tailgate system they have entered on or around September 14, 2008. These entries will be publicized on the Crutchfield website. The two (2) finalists will each win whatever products they selected in their entry with a retail value not to exceed $2,000.00. The two (2) finalists agree to assemble the system described in their entry and to video tape, photograph and describe the assembling and use of said system, and to provide said videos, photographs and descriptions to Crutchfield New Media LLC. on or before October 6, 2008. 1 Grand Prize Winner will be selected from the two (2) finalists by a third party judge (Bruce Feldman) at his sole discretion based on the originality and inventiveness displayed by their assembled tailgate system. The Grand Prize Winner will receive a one thousand dollar ($1,000.00) Crutchfield Gift Certificate. The Grand Prize Winner will be contacted by e-mail and either overnight courier and phone on or about October 19, 2008. Judge's decisions with respect to Grand Prize Winner and other matters pertaining to the Competition shall be final. The prospective winner will be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility, tax forms and release of liability and publicity (where permitted), and return same, properly executed, within ten (10) days of issuance of prize notification. If Sponsor is unable to contact the prospective winner, if the prospective winner fails to complete and return all requested forms by the specified date or if the prospective winner fails to comply with any of the requirements, his/her prize will be forfeited and an alternate prospective winner shall be selected. By entering into the Competition, all entrants consent to the use of their name, photograph, likeness, biography, voice and/or video for advertising and promotional purposes, including online announcements, worldwide and without limitation and without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. The odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received.

Each entrant will be warranting that he or she is a consumer end user and the creator of the system that has been entered. Please note that no licensed or copyrighted images, logos or other intellectual property belonging to third parties may be used or displayed on any entry. Entry materials that have been tampered with or altered are void. If, in the judge's opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of electronic or non-electronic tampering with any portion of the Competition, or if computer virus, bugs, unauthorized intervention, fraud, or technical difficulties or failures compromise or corrupt or affect the administration, integrity, security, fairness, or proper conduct of the Competition, the judges reserve the right at their sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process and void any entries submitted fraudulently, to modify or suspend the Competition, or to terminate the Competition and conduct a random drawing to award the prizes using all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the termination date. Should the Competition be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, notice will be posted on the Crutchfield Website. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of any winner based on an e-mail address, the winning entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY'S FEES) FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

Total value of two (2) finalist prizes $4,000.00. Total value of Grand Prize: $1,000.00. Total value of prizes in the Sweepstakes: $5,000.00.

The Competition Entities will not be responsible for any design, construction, or other related services required to accomplish the projects and will not be a party to any contracts relating to such services. All other expenses not specifically identified as included in the Prizes are the sole responsibility of the Winners.

All costs, taxes, fees, and expenses associated with any element of any prize not specifically addressed above are the sole responsibility of the Winner. All federal, state and local taxes on prizes are the Winner's responsibility. Prize Winners will be issued a 1099 tax form for the value of the prizes. The specifics of all aforementioned elements of the prizes in the Competition shall be solely determined by Sponsor. Some restrictions may apply. The Prizes cannot be transferred or substituted except at Sponsor's sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any prize, or portions thereof, with a prize of equal or greater value. The Prizes will be awarded.

Winner’s List: Beginning on or about October 30, 2008 you may obtain the names of the Prize Winners, by going to the Crutchfield Website at www.crutchfield.com/contest.

Sponsor: Crutchfield New Media, LLC

395 Raes Ford Rd Ste 170

Earlysville, VA 22936-2462