Official Adults' Contest Rules People 18 and younger should enter the Young People's Contest (rules) How to Submit your Happy Merry Lyrics: No purchase or pledge necessary. Making a purchase or pledge will not increase your chances of winning this contest. Use the Web form to enter, or enter by mail by sumbitting your entry with your name, address, e-mail address (if applicable), and phone number to: Adults' Happy Merry Lyric Contest, Minnesota Public Radio, 45 East 7th St., St. Paul, MN 55101. All entries must be received by 11:59 pm CT, December 16, 2002. Entries must be original. One entry per person. Multiple entries, if discovered, will be disqualified. At MPR's discretion, submissions may be posted on the MPR website and may be read on the radio. Eligibility: Anyone can enter the contest except persons who on or after March 15, 2002, were or are employees of American Public Media Group or its related organizations, or members of the Dale Warland Singers, their immediate family, or persons living in the same household. The contest is open to any United States resident age 19 or older. Void where prohibited by law. Happy Merry Lyrics on the Web: Minnesota Public Radio will post selected submissions on the Web site as they are received. Only electronic submissions (Web and e-mail) will be considered for Web posting. Selection for Web posting is not an indicator that the submission is a contest finalist. MPR reserves the right not to post a submission. Prize: One winner will be selected for each song. The winning lyrics will be sung by the Dale Warland Singers and played on the radio. Winners will also receive 5 CD copies of the collection. Selection and notification of winners: Winners will be selected on December 19, 2002. Winners may be notified by e-mail, telephone, or in writing. The winning songs will be broadcast on both the news and classical music stations of MPR from December 23 through January 1. CD copies of the collection will be mailed to the winners using the U.S. Postal Service. If Minnesota Public Radio is unable to reach the winner or the winner is unable to accept the prize within 30 days, the unawarded prize will go to the first back-up and subsequent backups thereof until the prize is awarded. The rules detailing contest eligibility and method of selecting winners are on file at Minnesota Public Radio. The chances of winning are dependent upon the number of entries. Winner's parent or guardian must provide identification and sign a release and a receipt for the prize awarded. General: Participants agree to the Official Rules, and that MPR, American Public Radio Media Group, and related organizations, and their agents and employees will have no liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind resulting from their use of the prize or their participation in the contest. Participants also agree to grant Minnesota Public Radio and Minnesota Monthly magazine the right to use their Happy Merry Lyric Contest submission, name, image, or other likeness without further compensation for advertising, fundraising or promotional purposes. Taxes and other expenses are the responsibility of the winner. All entries become the property of Minnesota Public Radio and may be read on the air or published in print or electronic form. Entrants agree that their names may be used in association with their submissions. Entrants warrant that their submissions are their own original work. Restrictions: By participating in the contest, a participant agrees to be bound by these Official Rules, and by all decisions of the contest judges. Enter the Adults' Contest | Happy Merry Lyric Contest Home