Just the fact's Ma'm
The contest judging has begun.
FROM THE OFFICIAL RULES ON THE GOLF CHANNEL WEBSITE:
"Beginning on or about September 20, 2010 and continuing until on or about October 18, 2010, four (4) Finalists will be selected by Sponsor and/or its representatives from among all eligible Entries received during the Contest Submission Period..."
"...Each Finalist will receive one (1) trip for Finalist and one (1) Guest to Orlando, FL. for the opportunity to film a pilot episode of Finalists own instruction show on Golf Channel, currently scheduled for November, 2010. Trip includes coach-class air transportation for Finalist and Guest from a major commercial airport nearest Finalist winner's residence (as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion) to Orlando, FL; two (2) night, single room/double occupancy standard hotel accommodations; economy size rental car for three (3) days; and $500 spending cash. Finalist's also have to be available to potentially be filmed in their hometown by Golf Channel crew on a date TBD between September 20, 2010 and December 31, 2010. (ARV of each Finalist Prize is: $2,843 U.S.)"Finalist Voting: On or about November 29, 2010 the four (4) Finalist videos will be posted on the Website where members of the general public ("Voters") will be allowed to vote for their favorite Video. Voters will be allowed to vote for their favorite Video via a poll from roughly November 29 – December 15, 2010. During this voting period, Voters may access the Website and click on the Sweepstakes text link or icon to submit their vote for their favorite Finalist Video. Voters must be a registered user of GolfChannel.com. Once at the Sweepstakes Website, if you are a registered user, enter your email address and click on "Enter". If you are not a registered user, after you input your email address and click on "Enter", you will be taken to a GolfChannel.com sign up form. The sign up form requires your first name, last name, street address (including city, state and zip/postal code, no P.O. Boxes), birth date, email address, telephone number (including area code) (optional), password of your choice and optional personal information (collectively "Entry Information"). Limit one (1) vote per day per Voter throughout the Public Voting Period. VOTERS ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED FROM VOTING BASED ON THE FOLLOWING: RACE, GENDER, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, MARITAL STATUS, DISABILITY, MEDICAL CONDITION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, CITIZENSHIP OR ANY OTHER BASIS PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR REGULATION. If it is brought to the attention of Sponsor that a Voter has voted using any criteria other than the Finalist suggested judging criteria, or otherwise in violation of these Official Rules, his/her vote will be disqualified.
"Finalist Videos will be voted on by the general public based upon the following suggested criteria: camera presence, knowledge of golf instruction, charisma, and creativity. Voters who are eighteen (18) years of age or older as of November 29, 2010, and who are permanent legal residents of the fifty (50) United States, D.C., and Canada (excluding the province of Quebec), who are physically located and residing therein (excluding Guam, Puerto Rico and all other U.S. and foreign territories and possessions) are eligible to vote. Each Finalist may vote for his/her own Video in accordance with these Official Rules. Multiple votes received from any person or email address beyond the limits stated above will be disqualified. Votes generated by a script, macro, or other automated means will be disqualified. Votes that are incomplete, garbled, corrupted, or unintelligible for any reason, including, but not limited to, computer or network malfunction or congestion (including, without limitation, at Sponsor's and/or any other entity's servers), are void and will not be accepted. Each Finalist will be assigned a score by Sponsor and/or its representatives based on the total number of votes received for his/her Video ("Voting Score").
In the event that Sponsor seeks to utilize one or more of the Finalists for future programming engagements beyond that Finalist(s)'s Pilot Exposure, a panel of qualified, independent judges may rank the Finalists' performances on their Pilot Episodes, factoring in such criteria as: camera presence, knowledge of golf instruction, charisma, and creativity and Voting Score. Such ranking may determine which, if any, of the Finalists are engaged by Sponsor for future work. The Finalist Video with the highest score will be declared the Grand Prize winner, subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules."
