Food & Wine Blogger Bash on March 16

Enter for chance to win VIP Invitation

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES

1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR ODDS OF WINNING. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

2. Eligibility. Subject to the additional restrictions below, the Contest is open to U.S. residents (excluding Puerto Rico), 18 years or older at the time of entry. Employees of Cox Enterprises, Austin American-Statesman and each of its respective affiliated companies, and advertising and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of, and any persons domiciled with, any such employees, are not eligible to enter or to win. The term "immediate family members" includes spouses, parents, grandparents, siblings, children, and grandchildren.

3. How To Enter. The Contest will begin at 12:01 a.m. (E.S.T.)] on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 and end at 11:59 p.m. (E.S.T.)] on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 (the "Contest Period").

Internet Entry: Enter by visiting the Food & Wine Blogger Bash VIP Invitation Contest official registration page on the austin360.com website and completing all of the required information and following all instructions. Submit your entry by clicking on the "SEND" button.

Maximum one (1) entry per person.

Sponsor will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, late, misdirected or illegible entries or for failure to receive entries due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware or software, whether originating with sender or Sponsor. All entries become property of Sponsor and none will be returned. In the event of a dispute, all online entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the email account from which they were sent. For these purposes, an email account holder shall mean the natural person assigned to such email account by the Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with such email account. Any questions regarding the number of entries submitted or the owner of an email account shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, and Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entries by persons determined to be tampering with or abusing any aspect of the Contest.

4. Winner Selection. A minimum of four (4) Winners will be chosen by a groups of judges to receive a VIP invitation to the Food & Wine Blogger Bash, Monday, March 16, 2009 at Whole Foods Market. The winners will be selected from among all eligible entries received by the entry deadline to be held on or about Thursday, March 12, 2009.

5. Prizes and Odds. First Prize: A minimum of Four (4) First Prize Winner will receive a VIP Invitation for two to the Food & Wine Blogger Bash, Monday, March 16, 2009. (ARV $ 100.00)."

Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

6. Winner Notification and Acceptance. Winners will be notified by telephone and/or email on or about Thursday, March 12, 2009. Sponsor will call only once during regular business hours at number provided on entry form and will leave no messages. Failure to reach winner during this call may result in disqualification of winner, forfeiture of his or her interest in all prizes, and selection of a substitute winner from among all remaining eligible entries. Prizes not won and claimed by eligible winners in accordance with these Official Rules will not be awarded and will remain the property of Sponsor. For prize winners list (available after Friday, March 13, 2009), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Austin American-Statesman, 305 S. Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78704 Attn: Marketing.

7. Participation. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Contest judges. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify persons found tampering with or otherwise abusing any aspect of this Contest as solely determined by Sponsor. In the event the Contest is compromised by a virus, non-authorized human intervention," tampering or other causes beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor which corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness or proper operation of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Contest. Should the Contest be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, Sponsor reserves the right to award prizes based on the entries received before the termination date.

8. Construction. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.

9. Sponsor. The Contest is sponsored by the Austin American-Statesman. The decisions of Sponsor and Contest judges regarding the selection of winners and all other aspects of the Contest shall be final and binding in all respects. Sponsor will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the Contest. If you have any questions regarding this Contest, please contact Austin American-Statesman Attn: Marketing, 305 S. Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78704.