It’s the Bathroom Reading Month Scavenger Hunt!
June 1, 2010
We here at the BRI get very excited when June rolls around—because June is National Bathroom Reading Month. Not only is it our time to thank you for being loyal fans with our annual Uncle John’s Father’s Day sale, but we also get to come up with ideas for Bathroom Reading-related contests/events. Everyone remember last years video contest winner, The Bathroom Rap?
This year, we decided to take things to a whole another level and have a National Scavenger Hunt. Instructions are below and clues are listed HERE, so let’s get to the important part—the booty.
Grand prize: A shiny new iPad and 10 Uncle John Bathroom Reader books of your choice. (Wow! That’s a good prize!) And three lucky runner ups will get another ten books each—and each and every book will be signed by Uncle John’s himself!
The scavenger hunt fun will end on June 30, with all submissions due by July 5. We will announce the winners on July 12.
The rules are simple:
- Keep an eye out for the daily task, to be posted on our blog, Facebook page, and Twitter stream.
- Follow the rules and complete each required task.
- Don’t send it to us right away! Email us your complete set of answers/submissions at the end of the contest (unclejohnsbathroomreader@gmail.com)—by July 5 (including any videos and photos that were taken). We promise that the requests can all be completed electronically and you will not be required to ship anything via snail mail.
- There is no time limit for each individual task. Just make sure that you get all your entries in by the final deadline.
- The person with the most items “collected” will be our final winner.
- If there is a tie, we will do a random drawing for the winner.
So, get ready for a roller-coaster ride and join us as we celebrate National Bathroom Reading Month with the Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader National Scavenger Hunt!
1st Task: Take a picture of your bathroom. (Easy start…)
P.S. Due to the different contest rules in different countries, our lawyers are only allowing us to open the scavenger hunt up to US residents. We apologize to our fans in other countries.
National Bathroom Reading Month CONTEST TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The National Bathroom Reading Month Contest is sponsored by Portable Press, an imprint of Baker & Taylor Publishing Group, a wholly owned unit of Baker & Taylor, the publishers of The Bathroom Readers’ Institute series of books. To enter, visit our web site www.bathroomreader.com. No purchase is necessary and there is no entry fee.
By entering the Contest, you agree to all of the following terms and conditions:
To Enter:
Participants will need to submit entries of all XX required Scavenger Hunt items that will be posted throughout the month of June to www.bathroomreader.com. Entries must be submitted via email to unclejohnsbathroomreader.com[ID1] . To be eligible, entries must be received between June 30, 2010 and July 5, 2010. Entries received after July 5, 2010 will not be eligible. Submissions become the property of Portable Press.
PRIZE
There will be one (1) Grand Prize Winner selected, and three (3) 2nd Prize winners. The Grand Prize Winner will receive a prize including:
- One (1) 16GB Wi-Fi iPad
- Ten (10) best-selling Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader books, signed by Gordon Javna
The three (3) 2nd Prize winners will receive a prize including:
- Ten (10) best-selling Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader books, signed by Gordon Javna
The tentative dates for prize fulfillment are during the months of July-August 2010 and are subject to change at Portable Press’ sole discretion.
The estimated retail value of the Grand Prize is $688 and may not be traded in for cash value. The estimated retail value of each 2nd Prize is $190.00 and may not be traded in for cash value. The actual retail value of the contest depends on then current market conditions at time of prize fulfillment. The value of the prize(s) may be taxable as income. The Grand Prize Winner and 2nd Prize Winners are responsible for the payment of any and all applicable federal, state and local taxes that become due with respect to the prize(s).
ELIGIBILITY
Participants must be U.S. residents to be eligible. In order to become the final Grand Prize Winner and to receive the prize, the selected winner must sign an affidavit of eligibility and publicity release within 48 hours of receipt of notification of selection as a winner. Failure to provide verifiable proof of age and residence will result in an alternate winner being chosen from among the remaining eligible entries.
The contest is not open to employees and immediate family members of employees of Portable Press, Baker & Taylor Publishing Group, The Bathroom Readers’ Institute or Baker & Taylor. VOID IN ALASKA AND HAWAII AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.
Video & Photograph Use Agreement
Submission of a video or photograph constitutes the irrevocable right to Portable Press of all rights, all rights to use, copy, sublicense, edit, modify, make derivative works, publish, exploit, transmit, distribute, publicly perform, publish, delete or display the content of and elements embodied in the video or photograph and the video itself, in whole or in part, in perpetuity in any and all media (whether now existing or hereafter devised) without limitation, and without consideration or acknowledgment to the entrant and the unconditional right to use the idea and statements about the video or photograph for advertising/publicity purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. By entering this contest, participant has agreed to the terms of this release.
SELECTION OF THE WINNER
The total number of eligible entries received will determine the odds of winning.
The person who submits the most correct Scavenger Hunt items posted through the month of June will be the winner. Should there be multiple complete & correct submissions, the winner will be chosen via randomized drawing from the eligible entries received. The three (3) 2nd Place Winners will be chosen by random drawing from all entries received.
Selection of the Grand Prize Winner and the three (3) 2nd Place Winners will take place between July 5th and July 12, 2010. Following selection, the committee will notify the potential Grand Prize Winner by phone, email or express mail. The potential Grand Prize Winner must contact The Bathroom Readers’ Institute in accordance with the contact information contained in the notice within seven (7) business days of the date of the notice and must sign an affidavit of eligibility and a publicity release. If The Bathroom Readers’ Institute is unable to contact the potential Grand Prize Winner, or if the potential Grand Prize Winner fails to contact The Bathroom Readers’ Institute within seven business days after the date of the notice, or if the potential Grand Prize Winner is ineligible or fails to sign the affidavit and the publicity release, an alternate winner may be chosen from the remaining eligible entries. Decisions of the committee will be final as to all matters.
The name(s) and video of the Grand Prize Winner shall be posted on www.bathroomreader.com no later than two (2) days after the Grand Prize Winner has claimed the prize by contacting The Bathroom Readers’ Institute and has executed the affidavit and the publicity release. Affidavits of eligibility are subject to verification by The Bathroom Readers’ Institute.
Entry constitutes permission to use winners’ entries, names, likenesses and voices for future advertising and publicity purposes without additional compensation.
DISCLAIMER
Portable Press is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of email or players on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site or combination thereof, including injury or damage to participants or to any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating or viewing contest information. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned through difficulties beyond the reasonable control of Portable Press, Portable Press reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest. Should the contest be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, notice will be posted on www.bathroomreader.com. In the event of a dispute over plagiarized or previously copyrighted content, Portable Press reserves the right to disqualify the entry.
Winners agree that Portable Press and their employees shall have no liability in connection with acceptance or use of any of the prizes awarded herein.
INDEMNITY
By entering, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Portable Press, Baker & Taylor Publishing Group, The Bathroom Readers’ Institute, Baker & Taylor, their officers, directors, employees, agents, licensees, and assigns and any publisher or distributor of the entered video, from and against any and all claims, suits, damages and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) which are based on any claim of copyright infringement, plagiarism or unauthorized use.
GOVERNING LAW
These Terms and Conditions will be governed by the laws of the State of California.
Can we put everything into a Word document, or does it need to be pasted directly into an email? Thanks :]
Hi Holli: Yes, you can put everything in a Word document. Looking forward to receiving your entry at the end of the month. Hope you are having fun!
Can we put everything into a Word document, or does it need to be pasted directly into an email? Thanks :]
this would be a different win
This would be interesting.
cool
Will we be emailed every time the clue changes? i dont have a facebook/twitter and BRI is block at school! (The horror!) im at the library write now which is a rare thing.
I’m sorry Isaac, we will not be able to email you the clues. But, since you have till July 5 to gather all of them, you can check back once a week on our site to get the clues. Hope that helps…
Love to have it.
Wow great
GREAT PRIZE!!!
Awesome Prize
Can we put everything into a Word document, or does it need to be pasted directly into an email? Thanks :]
Now that I think about that, it might be right.
I would like to win this one.
It’s a pity that countries outside the US are not eligible to contest.
Last minute question: What about a PDF submission?
PDF submissions are ok. Good luck.
Why does it say we need to post in a video?
By entering, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Portable Press, Baker & Taylor Publishing Group, The Bathroom Readers’ Institute, Baker & Taylor, their officers, directors, employees, agents, licensees, and assigns and any publisher or distributor of the entered video, from and against any and all claims, suits, damages and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) which are based on any claim of copyright infringement, plagiarism or unauthorized use.
Today is the big day! I’m excited to see all of the entries!
i don’t agree.. are you sure this info is accurate
Really informative blog. Awesome.