No purchase necessary. One valid entry per contestant.

You must be 18 years of age or older at time of entry to be eligible for this contest. This contest is void where prohibited by law.

Official contest period is from January 21, 2015 to February 15, 2015.  

Submission period: January 21, 2015 8:00am until February 8, 2015 11:59pm

Voting period: February 9, 2015 10:00am until February 15, 2015 at 11:59pm.

All entrants’ information may be transferred to Winston-Salem Journal marketing & promotional databases for email and/ or text correspondence. 

This contest is in no way endorsed, promoted, administered or sponsored by Facebook.  All contest administration, including entry processing and choosing of winner is conducted by Winston-Salem Journal staff. The single action of "Liking" the Winston-Salem Journal on Facebook does not automatically enter one into the promotional contest. They must submit their name, email, age and address.

Winners will be notified by email. If a winner is unreachable after one (1) day, or if that winner is unavailable for prize fulfillment, an alternate winner will be selected. If Winston Salem Journal cannot find an eligible winner for the prize, that prize will not be awarded.

Automated voting of any kind is not allowed. Detection of said automated voting will lead to votes being voided

Only one registered account per voter. If multiple accounts are detected for a single voter, they will be disabled and votes disqualified.

Winston Salem Journal reserves the right to substitute any prize with another prize of equal or greater value.

Winston Salem Journal reserves the right to restrict the local winners to only persons whose primary residence is within a 60 mile radius of the affiliate's' office

Employees of Winston Salem Journal, its respective parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising sponsors and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of each are not eligible.

Contest entrants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of the contest commissioners, which are final on all matters pertaining to the contest.

Entrants further grant to Winston Salem Journal the right to use and publish their proper name and state online and in print, or any other media, in connection with the Contest for up to 12 months after contest ends (2/15/2016).

Winston Salem Journal reserves the right to use any and all information related to the Contest, including information on contestants obtained through the contest, for marketing purposes or any other purpose, unless prohibited by law. By entering this contest, entrant agrees to have their email address added to Winston-Salem Journal news and/ or marketing lists. Entrant also agrees to that email may be shared only with Blue Ridge Music Center.

The Contest and all of the related pages, contents and code are copyright, UPICKEM, and/or Winston Salem Journal. Copying or unauthorized use of any copyrighted materials, trademarks or any other intellectual property without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.

One winner shall receive the prize.  Winner must reside within the Winston-Salem Journal distribution zone.  Winner must be at least 18 years of age.  Winner must be legal resident of North Carolina. 

Winston-Salem Journal/ BH Media, Visit Myrtle Beach, The Carolina Opry, Island Vista employees are not eligible to enter this contest.

The prize will be a 3-night Myrtle Beach romantic getaway. The winner will receive a 3-night stay at Island Vista and dinner tickets to the Carolina Opry House.

The winner, by acceptance of the prize, agrees to release all Sponsors, and their parent and subsidiary companies, their officers, directors, employees, agents, shareholders, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, and advertising agencies from all liability, claims, or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages, or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership, or use of the prize.

The Winston-Salem Journal and BH Media is in no way responsible for cancellations and/ or changes to the prize that is of equivalent value.

Winner’s information may be used for promotional purposes by the Winston-Salem Journal for up to 12 months after the contest end date.

UPICKEM and Winston Salem Journal are not responsible for Internet crashes or slowdowns caused by network congestion, viruses, sabotage, satellite failures, phone line failures, electrical outages, natural disasters or acts of man or God.

All results posted are unofficial until winners respond to e-mail and/ or telephone notification.

Each winner is responsible for all federal, state and local taxes and will be required to complete an IRS form W-9. Sponsor reserves the right to withhold prizes until completed form W-9 is received.

This contest is not intended for gambling. If it is determined that a contestant is using the contest for gambling purposes they will be disqualified and reported to authorities.

VOTING:

Voting is limited to one vote per day per valid, active email address.  If an entrant receives multiple and/or irregular votes or multiple votes from the same user or users, including but not limited to, votes generated by a robotic, programmed, script, macro, other automated means or other source, Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify the entrant in its sole discretion.  If the contest includes the use of an internet tool and the internet voting process fails to operate properly or appears to be tampered with or tainted with errors, fraud or unfair practices, the Sponsor reserves the right to use another means to determine the winner(s), i.e. random selection or appointing a panel of judges.  Any participant suspected of using a proxy for voting will be disqualified. All registration information submitted by voters to the contest must be valid. In the event the Sponsor believes a registration was not valid or violated these rules, any votes related to such registration will be disqualified. Automated voting is not allowed and such votes will be disqualified. Any individual or organization found employing third-party resources, whether domestic or abroad, for the purpose of creating multiple registrations or generating votes in violation of these rules, either automatically or manually, will be immediately disqualified. Votes may not be sold, bought or paid for. All registration and voting must follow these Official Rules. All decisions of the Sponsor are final.

INTERNET

It is the Entrant’s responsibility to enter in the appropriate manner. Each Entrant is responsible for all costs or charges involved in accessing the wwwcantonrep.com website and warrants that the cost of accessing the site, if any, is part of a larger agreement with an Internet Service Provider or some other means, and that the cost of this access is not an incremental cost. If for any reason the internet portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of BH Media which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, BH Media reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest. Should the online portion of the Contest be terminated prior to July 24, 2014, finalists will be drawn at days-end from eligible entries received online up to the time of cancellation. BH Media assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communication line failure, theft, or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries. BH Media is not responsible for lost, misdirected, illegible, damaged or undelivered entries. BH Media is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, services or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or entry to be received due to technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or at any web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading of any material in this Contest. CAUTION: Any attempt by an Entrant to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, BH Media reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. In the event of a dispute, entries made by Internet 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, online 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. Automated entries are prohibited, and any use of such devices will cause disqualification. Collection and use of personally identifiable information will be in accordance with the Winston-Salem Journal/www.journalnow.com Privacy Policy as posted on www.journalnow.com.

CONDITIONS

By entering, Entrants agree to comply with these Official Rules and the decisions of BH Media, which are binding and final, and release BH Media, and each of its divisions, affiliates, parent companies, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies and anyone associated with the production of this Contest, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all liability for any claims, injuries, losses or damages (including attorneys’ fees) of any kind arising out of their participation in this Contest or resulting from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize. The potential prize winners waive the right to assert as a cost of winning the prize any and all costs of verification and redemption or travel to redeem said prize and waives any liability or claims (including attorneys’ fees) which might arise from redeeming or seeking to redeem said prize. In the event of non-compliance with these Official Rules, or if prize notification is returned to BH Media as undeliverable, if prize is refused or cannot be accepted for any reason, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected in a random drawing. Upon forfeiture or refusal, no compensation will be given. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission to use the winner's name, photograph, likeness, Contest submissions and/or statements attributed to winners regarding the Contest, for advertising and publicity purposes without further compensation or consent. All entries become the property of BH Media. This Contest shall only be construed and evaluated according to the laws of the state of North Carolina, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws and submission of any entry constitutes acceptance of such laws. This Contest is void where prohibited. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.

BH Media and its affiliates reserve the right to use any and all information related to the Contest, including information on Entrants obtained through the Contest, for marketing purposes or any other purpose, unless prohibited by law.

BH Media and the Winston-Salem Journal reserve the right to change the rules of the Contest at any time.

This contest is officially sponsored by Winston Salem Journal.