Shedd Aquarium for FREE in 2020!

One of the best things about living here, is our incredible museums, planetarium and world famous aquarium.  Even better when Illinois residents can enjoy free days, here are the days where your entry will be free with proof of residency (and if you reserve your tickets online there is a $3 fee.)

January: 

16-20 with hours extended until 9 p.m. Jan. 20.

ALL OF FEBRUARY!

Monday-Friday with hours extended until 9 p.m. Feb. 17.

June:

16-16 and 22-23 with hours extended until 7 p.m. on free days.

August:

24-25 with hours extended until 7 p.m. on free days.

September:

8-9, 14-16, 21-23 and 28-30. Some days will have extended hours, with more information available online.

October:

5-7 with hours extended until 9 p.m. on Oct. 6.

More info from Shedd Aquarium HERE.

<3 Lauren

Photo by rigel on Unsplash

Jillian Michaels becomes the biggest loser while talking about Lizzo

There is no doubt among everybody that Lizzo is one of the most talented and entertaining people out there.

In fact, her size is really second to the awesome music she makes, and her fun and bubbly persona.

Jillian Michaels, however, can’t seem to get past the fact that people are celebrating Lizzo’s confidence in her own body.

Ok, Jillian, I’m sure you know everything about type 2 diabetes because you were a trainer on TV for a while.

Don’t you come after my girl Lizzo like that!

Baseball! Baseball! Baseball!

There is now a band-aid for your taint that promises to fix premature ejaculation for men.

As mentioned on the show, Justin’s dad suffers from this problem.

There are a few ways to combat this issue. Think about dead puppies, your grandma, or Justin’s dad’s favorite… baseball!

Does he really have baseball, baseball, baseball posted on the wall above his bed?

Yes, that’s a real photo of his room.

Is it weird that a man in his 50’s has it still proudly displayed above his bed?

Well, that’s not for me to answer.

 

Killers ‘Mr. Brightside’ but with lyrics re-written by Google auto-complete

If you text a lot, you get a bit lazy and let the auto-correct do the work for you. That odd every day thing that makes sentences a bit off is played into this viral video from Billy Cobb who has redone several alternative songs from Weezer to Radiohead with auto-correct changing the lyrics into these laughably off-point lyrics. It’s hard to listen to this without cracking a smile. Yeah, don’t expect the Killers to do this version of their classic ‘Mr. Brightside’ anytime soon.

The Killers are set to release a new album ‘Imploding the Mirage’ this spring with a big tour to follow.

 

Who You Gonna Call? Trent Reznor!

Many people like karaoke. I, do not.  Watching tone deaf Chads sing their hearts out while onlookers gawk and share their humiliation on Instagram literally turns my stomach.  I call it secondhand embarrassment, and the struggle is real.  That said, every once in a while someone hits the stage, shoots their shot, and hits nothing but net.  AND IT IS AWESOME.  Check out this video of some random guy mashing up the Ghostbusters Theme with NIN’s Closer.

 

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There are Coyotes among us!

We love our dogs here in Chicago.

These, however, are NOT good boys! So be careful about who you’re trying to pet on the street. That’s should just be a given though…

Now we say this because there are coyotes wandering the streets of Chicago!

Yikes! You’re not supposed to be here!

Just be careful out there everyone!

Watch Ryan Seacrest look like a dumb, stupid, idiot face!

Nobody’s perfect, not even Ryan Seacrest.

So next time you do something stupid, or you’re awake at 4 am thinking about that one time in 8th grade you had an entire conversation with your crush while your fly was down…

Well, watch this video to feel better.

HA! What a dumb, stupid, idiot face!

Thanks, Ryan, you made us all feel better today.

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Is this a car, or the bean?

Mercedes Benz teamed up with James Cameron to make a cool, weird, gross, sideways driving concept car that’s based off of Avatar.

Yes that was a real sentence.

Now at first glance you might be confused, “Isn’t that sculpture in Millennium park”?

It’s not your fault. The car definitely looks like the bean.

Now the AVTR is just a fun concept car that they brought to this year’s CES conference in Las Vegas. So this is probably not going to be sold anytime soon.

One things for sure though, even if it does kind of look like a big metal bean, this car is so cool!

SIDEWAYS! IT DRIVES SIDEWAYS!!!!

New Taylor Hawkins video features unicorns, his progeny

Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders just released a new video for “Middle Child” (one of a handful of songs on “Get the Money” that feature Dave Grohl). True to the song’s name, Taylor’s middle child Annabelle is in the video.

And if you’re up and in front of the TV later, Taylor Hawkins is playing on Kimmel tonight!

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Bonroo 2020 lineup is stacked

 


Bonaroo, one of the bigger national festivals revealed their 2020 lineup today and it’s going to be a pretty big weekend in Manchester, Tennessee. Tool, the 1975, Young the Giant, Run the Jewels, Primus, Tenacious D, the Struts, Tones and I, and a lot more acts are set for June 11-14. Tickets go on sale this Thursday.

This could indicate what alternatives bands could be hitting the road in the summer, and maybe we get some of these bands around Chicago when the weather is a lot better.

 

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Krispy Kreme has Diet Donuts!

The biggest New Year’s resolution of all time is weight loss, but the temptation is such a hard thing to deal with.

Krispy Kreme claims to have the solution.

Introducing Krispy Kreme minis, they’re less than 100 calories!

C’mon, would Shaq lie to you?

In fact, I bet the more of these you eat the more weight you lose!

That makes perfect sense, don’t look into it.

Revenge is a dish best not served at all…

Breakups are tough, someone always gets hurt.

This guy wanted to get his revenge though, so he went after his ex where it would hurt the most; her BBQ restaurant.

Some may say it’s despicable, we think it’s just plain brilliant.

He fake closed her business! What a legend.

This is why I have trust issues.

There is a line that we should all agree not to cross, that line should be BBQ.

Justin ruined Christmas dinner

When dating someone new, meeting their family is always scary and nerve-wracking for me. I overthink it and put way too much pressure on the situation. For some reason, I turn a holiday dinner into a job interview and suck all the fun out of it for myself. I want to leave a good impression and even on my best behavior, I know that’s barely possible.

So here we are, It’s Christmas dinner at my girlfriend’s moms house. Her entire family and extended family are there, everyone is excited to see each other and all is good.

Then it’s time for dinner. The small talk is over and now it’s time to break bread with these people and try my best to not make a fool out of myself. My goal was to just blend in.

Blending was going well until it was time for a prayer before we ate. In the middle of the prayer, when everyone is quiet, focused on praying, my girlfriend’s 4-year-old cousin stands on her chair and yells “WHAT’S HE DOING HERE?! I DON’T LIKE HIM! BAD BOYFRIEND!”

I was shook, I didn’t know what to do. Yes, we were in the middle of a prayer, but I felt the need to defend myself…My honor. So without thinking I looked that devil child in the soul and told her “I don’t like you either and I’m here because I’m forced to be”.

Needless to say, I could have handled that better. A few people giggled but I know they were just sympathy laughs. That little girl just slayed me in front of the entire family. The rest of the dinner I starred at my plate and drank heavily.

I spent days overthinking a family dinner with my girlfriend’s family. I went through every bad scenario in my head but I definitely wasn’t prepared for a 4-year-old little girl to throw me off my game.

Touché kid. You won that round but I’ll see you on Easter for round 2.

Netflix’s Most Popular Content in 2019

 Netflix doesn’t release a lot of specific ratings numbers . . . but they’ve put out several lists of their most popular releases last year.  They include movies, scripted shows, unscripted shows, and stand-up specials released in 2019 . . . and the “popularity” is measured by the number of subscribers who watched at least two minutes within the first 28 days of its release.

(Which is VERY generous.  You could accidentally click on something they’re promoting . . . watch two minutes . . . lose interest . . . and move on.  And all of a sudden you’ve contributed to how “popular” something is.)

 

The Top 10 Most Popular Movie Releases of 2019:

1.  “Murder Mystery”

2.  The Ryan Reynolds action thriller “6 Underground”

3.  “The Incredibles 2”

4.  “The Irishman”

5.  “Triple Frontier”

6.  “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile”

7.  “The Highwaymen”

8.  “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

9.  “Wreck-It Ralph 2”

10.  “Secret Obsession”

 

The Top 10 Most Popular Shows of 2019:

1.  “Stranger Things 3”

2.  “The Witcher”

3.  “The Umbrella Academy”

4.  “Dead to Me”

5.  “You: Season 2”

6.  “When They See Us”

7.  “Unbelievable”

8.  “Sex Education”

9.  “13 Reasons Why”

10.  “Raising Dion”

 

The Most Popular Nonfiction Releases:

1.  “Tidying Up With Marie Kondo”

2.  “Jailbirds”

3.  “Rhythm + Flo”

4.  “You vs. Wild”

5.   “Nailed It!: Season 3”

 

The Most Popular Documentary Releases:

1.  “Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes: Limited Series”

2.  “Our Planet”

3.  “FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened”

4.  “HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé”

5.  “Don’t [Eff] With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer: Limited Series”

 

The Most Popular Comedy Specials:

1.  “Dave Chappelle: Sticks and Stones”

2.  “Kevin Hart: Irresponsible”

3.  “Gabriel ‘Fluffy’ Iglesias: One Show Fits All”

4.  “Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho”

5.  “Amy Schumer: Growing”

 

(Hollywood Reporter)

 

Laws you may not be aware you are breaking

Texting while driving was banned on January 1, 2010.  This new year/decade our governor signed a bill making it illegal to smoke in your vehicle while a child is present.

Seems like that should have been done a long time ago… but better late than never, I guess?  Here are some other laws you may not be aware of that you are breaking:

  • In Chicago – Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.
  • In Chicago – It is illegal to give a dog whiskey.
  • In Chicago – It is forbidden to fish while sitting on a giraffe’s neck.
  • In Chicago – Kites may not be flown within the city limits.
  • In Chicago – it is illegal to fish in pajamas.
  • In Chicago – it is illegal to take a French poodle to the opera.
  • In Evanston – it is unlawful to change clothes in a car with the curtains drawn, except in case of fire.
  • In Galesburg – No person may keep a smelly dog.
  • In Crete – Cars may not be driven through the town.
  • In Crystal Lake – If one wishes to plant new sod in his or her yard in the summer months, that person may not use the city’s water to water it.
  • In Des Plaines – Wheelbarrows with For-Sale signs may not be chained to trees.
  • In Orland Park – No pool tables are allowed in a public establishment, because it supports gambling.
  • In Ottowa – Spitting on the sidewalk is a criminal offense.
  • In Park Ridge – Trucks may only park inside closed garages.
  • In Peoria – Basketball hoops may not be installed on a driveway.
  • In Zion – It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, or any other domesticated animals.
  • In Moline – Ice skating at the Riverside pond during the months of June and August is prohibited.
  • In Cicero – Humming on public streets is prohibited on Sundays.
  • In Champaign – One may not pee in his neighbor’s mouth.

I would love to have been a fly on the wall in the room when that last law was being made…

Happy New Year!

<3 Lauren

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The Grudge and Kuma’s Corner Gift Card Web Contest

WKQX-FM’s “The Grudge and Kuma’s Corner Gift Card Web” Contest
Official Rules

A complete copy of these rules can be obtained at the offices of radio station WKQX-FM (“Station”), owned and operated by Cumulus Media Holdings Inc. or one of its subsidiary companies, 455 N. CityFront Plaza Chicago, IL 60611, during normal business hours Monday through Friday or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the above address.

The Station will conduct the WKQX-FM “The Grudge and Kuma’s Corner Gift Card Web” Contest (the “Contest”) substantially as described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:

 

  1. No purchase is necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase your chance of winning.   Void where prohibited.  All federal, state, and local regulations apply.
  2. This Contest is open only to legal U.S. residents, excluding Florida and New York residents, age eighteen (18) years or older at the time of entry with a valid Social Security number and who reside in the Station’s Designated Market Area (“DMA”) as defined by Nielsen Audio, who have not won a prize from the Station in the last 30 days or a prize valued at $500 or more in the last 60 days, and whose immediate family members or household members have not won a prize from the Station in the last 30 days or a prize valued at $500 or more in the last 60 daysVoid where prohibited by law.  Employees of Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., its parent company, affiliates, related entities and subsidiaries, promotional sponsors, prize providers, advertising agencies, other radio stations serving the Station’s DMA, and the immediate family members and household members of all such employees are not eligible to participate. The term “immediate family members” includes spouses, parents and step-parents, siblings and step-siblings, and children and stepchildren.  The term “household members” refers to people who share the same residence at least three (3) months out of the year. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Station’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
  3. Contest Period. The Contest will begin at 11:46 am CT on Monday, December 23, 2019 and will run until 11:59 am CT on Friday, January 3, 2020 (the “Contest Period”).  The Station’s computer is the official time keeping device for this Contest.
  4. How to Enter. To enter:

(i)  Online: Visit the Station’s website www.101WKQX.com during the Contest Period, click on the “Contest” link, click on the “The Grudge and Kuma’s Corner Gift Card Web” Contest link, and complete an entry form.  All entries must be received by 11:59 am CT on Friday, January 3, 2020 to be eligible for the Grand Prize drawing.  Limit one (1) entry per person per email address.  Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same email address. Any attempt by any participant to submit more than one (1) entry by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that entry and the participant may be disqualified.  Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Station is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, inappropriate or misdirected registrations, all of which will be disqualified.  In the event of a dispute as to any registration, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the participant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned the telephone number by the wireless carrier or an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address.  Potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Station and will not be returned.  Station reserves the right to contact entrants and all other individuals whose email address is submitted as part of this promotion.  No mail-in entries will be accepted.

  1. Winner Selection. At approximately 1:00 pm CT on Friday, January 3, 2020, Station will select one (1) entry for the Grand Prize in a random drawing from among all valid entries received by Station during the Contest Period. The winning entrant will be contacted using the email address and/or telephone number provided with the entry and may be awarded the prize (subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the terms of these rules).  Station’s decisions as to the administration and operation of the Contest and the selection of the potential winner are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Failure to respond to the initial verification contact within three (3) days of notification will result in disqualification.
  2. Verification of Potential Winner. THE ELIGIBILITY OF ALL POTENTIAL CONTEST WINNERS IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY STATION WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONTEST. The potential winner must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. The potential winner may be notified by email and/or telephone call after the date of random drawing and/or winner determination. The potential winner will be required to sign and return to Station, within three (3) days of the date notice is sent, an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release (except where prohibited) in order to claim his/her prize, if applicable.  A winner who returns the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release will be deemed to have accepted the contest prize and thereafter will not be permitted to rescind their acceptance of the prize and/or return the prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and/or the liability/publicity release within the required time period (if applicable), or if the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. In the event that the potential winner of a prize is disqualified for any reason, Station may award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries.    
  3. Grand Prize. One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded in this Contest.  The Grand Prize is two (2) movie passes to see The Grudge and one (1) $100 gift card to Kuma’s Corner. ARV: One Hundred Thirty Dollars ($130). Winner is responsible for all taxes associated with prize receipt and/or use.  Odds of winning the Grand Prize depend on a number of factors including the number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period and listeners participating at any given time.

There is no substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent for prizes, except that the Station may, at its sole discretion and to the extent permitted by law, substitute prizes of comparable value or cash.  The prizes are expressly limited to the item(s) listed above and do not include taxes, gratuities or any other expenses.  Any tickets and/or gift certificates/cards awarded as part of a prize will be subject to the terms and conditions set forth by the issuer and are valid only on the date(s) printed on the tickets or gift certificates/cards.  Other restrictions may apply.

 

  1. Entry Conditions and Release. By entering, each participant agrees to: (a) comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Station, which are binding and final in all matters relating to this Contest; (b) release and hold harmless Station, Cumulus Media Inc., and its subsidiaries, related and affiliated companies, participating sponsors, the prize suppliers and any other organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Contest, and each of their respective past and present officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liability, including but not limited to negligence and damages of any kind to persons and property, including but not limited to invasion of privacy (under appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light in the public eye or other legal theory), defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights, property damage, or death or personal injury arising out of or relating to a participant’s entry, creation of an entry or submission of an entry, participation in the Contest, acceptance or use or misuse of prize (including any travel or activity related thereto) and/or the broadcast, exploitation or use of entry; and (c) indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to an entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or entrant’s acceptance, use, non-use or misuse of the prize.
  2. Except where prohibited by law, participation in the Contest constitutes winner’s consent to use by the Station and its agent of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or biographical information (including hometown and state) for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.
  3. All state, local, federal and/or other taxes, duties, tariffs, title fees, licensing fees, or other fees for prizes awarded become the sole responsibility of the winner.  All those who win a prize or prizes valued $600 or more in any given year will be issued an IRS Form 1099 to report their winnings.
  4. General Conditions. Station reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Station’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Contest, as determined by Station in its sole discretion. Station reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Station reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Station’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
  5. Limitations of Liability. The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Station, entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (2) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use, non-use or misuse of any prize. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In event that a production, technical, programming or other error causes more than stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be claimed, Station reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, unawarded, eligible prize claims.
  6. Entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (ii) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved exclusively by the United States District Court or the appropriate state court located in the Station’s listening area; (iii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (iv) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Station in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state in which the Station is located, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the state in which the Station is located or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state in which the Station is located.
  7. Entrant’s Personal Information. Information collected from entrants is subject to Station’s Privacy Policy, which is available on the Station’s website under the “Privacy Policy” link. All entry blanks, forms, devices, and materials gathered during the course of entry, as well as all information contained therein, shall become the sole property of Station to be used, disposed of or destroyed in its sole discretion.  Station is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information entered by website users, and assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to Station’s website.
  8. Contest Results. A winners list may be obtained within thirty (30) days after the Contest Period expires by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Station identified below.

 

 

CONTEST SPONSOR: Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., WKQX-FM, 455 N. CityFront Plaza, Chicago, IL 60611.

Allied Integrated Marketing, 500 N Michigan Ave #700, Chicago, IL 60611

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White Reaper Best Seat In The House Text Contest

WKQX-FM’s “White Reaper Best Seat In The House Text” Contest
Official Rules

A complete copy of these rules can be obtained at the offices of radio station WKQX (“Station”), owned or operated by Cumulus Media Holdings Inc. or one of its subsidiary companies, 455 N. CityFront Plaza, Chicago, IL 60611, during normal business hours Monday through Friday or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the above address.

The Station will conduct the WKQX-FM “White Reaper Best Seat In The House Text” Contest (the “Contest”) substantially as described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:

 

  1. No purchase is necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase your chance of winning.   Void where prohibited.  All federal, state, and local regulations apply.
  2. This Contest is open only to legal U.S. residents, excluding Florida and New York residents, age eighteen (18) years or older at the time of entry with a valid Social Security number and who reside in the Station’s Designated Market Area (“DMA”) as defined by Nielsen Audio, who have not won a prize from the Station in the last 30 days or a prize valued at $500 or more in the last 60 days, and whose immediate family members or household members have not won a prize from the Station in the last 30 days or a prize valued at $500 or more in the last 60 days.  Void where prohibited by law.  Employees of Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., its parent company, affiliates, related entities and subsidiaries, promotional sponsors, prize providers, advertising agencies, other radio stations serving the Station’s DMA, and the immediate family members and household members of all such employees are not eligible to participate. The term “immediate family members” includes spouses, parents and step-parents, siblings and step-siblings, and children and stepchildren. The term “household members” refers to people who share the same residence at least three (3) months out of the year. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Station’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
  3. Contest Period. The Contest will begin at 10:00 am CT on Friday, January 3, 2020 and will run through 11:59 am CT on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 (the “Contest Period”).  The Station’s computer is the official time keeping device for this Contest.
  4. How to Enter. To enter:
  5. Text: Send a text message with the keyword BEST to 312-101 during the Contest Period.  All entries must be received by 11:59 am CT on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 to be eligible for the Grand Prize drawing.  Standard text messaging rates, as established by an individual’s wireless carrier, may apply, and Station assumes no responsibility for any fees or charges incurred for and associated with any text message sent to or from Station.  Any and all fees arising out of the transmission of a text message shall be the sole responsibility of the entrant.  Limit one (1) entry per person per phone number. Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same telephone number. Any attempt by any participant to submit more than one (1) entry by using multiple/different telephone phone numbers, identities, or any other methods will void that participant from further participation in the Sweepstakes.
  6. Online: Send an e-mail with the title White Reaper Best Seat In The House during the Contest Period, to [email protected] containing your Legal Name, Phone Number, Date of Birth, and Address in the body of the e-mail.  All entries must be received by 11:59 am CT on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 to be eligible for the Grand Prize drawing. Limit one (1) entry per person per email address.  Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same email address. Any attempt by any participant to submit more than one (1) entry per day by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that entry and the participant may be disqualified.  Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Station is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, inappropriate or misdirected registrations, all of which will be disqualified.  In the event of a dispute as to any registration, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the participant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned the telephone number by the wireless carrier or an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address.  Potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Station and will not be returned.  Station reserves the right to contact entrants and all other individuals whose email address is submitted as part of this promotion.  No mail-in entries will be accepted.
  7. Winner Selection. At approximately 1:00 pm CT on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, Station will select one (1) entry for the Grand Prize in a random drawing from among all valid entries received by Station during the Contest Period.  The winning entrant will be contacted using the email address and/or telephone number provided with the entry and may be awarded the prize (subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the terms of these rules). Station’s decisions as to the administration and operation of the Contest and the selection of the potential winner are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest.  Failure to respond to the initial verification contact within three (3) days of notification will result in disqualification.
  8. Verification of Potential Winner. THE ELIGIBILITY OF ALL POTENTIAL CONTEST WINNERS IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY STATION WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONTEST. The potential winner must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. The potential winner may be notified by email and/or telephone call after the date of random drawing and/or winner determination. The potential winner will be required to sign and return to Station, within three (3) days of the date notice is sent, an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release (except where prohibited) in order to claim his/her prize, if applicable.  A winner who returns the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release will be deemed to have accepted the contest prize and thereafter will not be permitted to rescind their acceptance of the prize and/or return the prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and/or the liability/publicity release within the required time period (if applicable), or if the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. In the event that the potential winner of a prize is disqualified for any reason, Station may award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries.    
  9. Grand Prize. One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded in this Contest.  Each Grand Prize is two (2) passes to see White Reaper in The Lounge perform on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at the Station’s studios, 455 N. CityFront Plaza, Chicago, IL 60611. Winner is responsible for all taxes associated with prize receipt and/or use.  Odds of winning the Grand Prize depend on a number of factors including the number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period and listeners participating at any given time.

There is no substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent for prizes, except that the Station may, at its sole discretion and to the extent permitted by law, substitute prizes of comparable value or cash.  The prizes are expressly limited to the item(s) listed above and do not include taxes, gratuities or any other expenses.  Any tickets and/or gift certificates/cards awarded as part of a prize will be subject to the terms and conditions set forth by the issuer and are valid only on the date(s) printed on the tickets or gift certificates/cards.  Other restrictions may apply.

 

  1. Entry Conditions and Release. By entering, each participant agrees to: (a) comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Station, which are binding and final in all matters relating to this Contest; (b) release and hold harmless Station, Cumulus Media Inc., and its subsidiaries, related and affiliated companies, participating sponsors, the prize suppliers and any other organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Contest, and each of their respective past and present officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liability, including but not limited to negligence and damages of any kind to persons and property, including but not limited to invasion of privacy (under appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light in the public eye or other legal theory), defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights, property damage, or death or personal injury arising out of or relating to a participant’s entry, creation of an entry or submission of an entry, participation in the Contest, acceptance or use or misuse of prize (including any travel or activity related thereto) and/or the broadcast, exploitation or use of entry; and (c) indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to an entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or entrant’s acceptance, use, non-use or misuse of the prize.
  2. Except where prohibited by law, participation in the Contest constitutes winner’s consent to use by the Station and its agent of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or biographical information (including hometown and state) for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.
  3. All state, local, federal and/or other taxes, duties, tariffs, title fees, licensing fees, or other fees for prizes awarded become the sole responsibility of the winner.  All those who win a prize or prizes valued $600 or more in any given year will be issued an IRS Form 1099 to report their winnings.
  4. General Conditions. Station reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Station’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Contest, as determined by Station in its sole discretion. Station reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Station reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Station’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
  5. Limitations of Liability. The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Station, entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (2) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use, non-use or misuse of any prize. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In event that a production, technical, programming or other error causes more than stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be claimed, Station reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, unawarded, eligible prize claims.
  6. Entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (ii) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved exclusively by the United States District Court or the appropriate state court located in the Station’s listening area; (iii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (iv) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Station in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state in which the Station is located, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the state in which the Station is located or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state in which the Station is located.
  7. Entrant’s Personal Information. Information collected from entrants is subject to Station’s Privacy Policy, which is available on the Station’s website under the “Privacy Policy” link. All entry blanks, forms, devices, and materials gathered during the course of entry, as well as all information contained therein, shall become the sole property of Station to be used, disposed of or destroyed in its sole discretion. Station is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information entered by website users, and assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to Station’s website.
  8. Contest Results. A winners list may be obtained within thirty (30) days after the Contest Period expires by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Station identified below.

 

 

CONTEST SPONSOR: Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., WKQX, 455 N. CityFront Plaza, Chicago, IL 60611

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