Tampa Bay: Live it up Challenge
Jan 17, 2014 22:01:57 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2014 22:01:57 GMT -5
Looks like a fun contest, a great idea. Way to go Tampa Bay
Click here to download a printer friendly version of the contest rules.
2014 “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” HANDICAPPING CONTEST RULES
Welcome to Tampa Bay Downs’ 2014 “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE.” We hope you will take the opportunity to participate in the track’s 2014 Handicapping Contest presented during this year’s live 2013-2014 Thoroughbred racing meet. The online action begins by going to www.liveitupchallenge.com where you can register and participate in our “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE.” Our “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” contest begins Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 (Festival Preview Day) and runs through Saturday April 5, 2014 (Florida Cup Day).
ENTRY:
Participants must register by 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. By registering for the contest and making contest selections, game players agree to abide by the contest rules and by the decisions of Tampa Bay Downs which are final in all matters pertaining to the contest.
HOW THE CONTEST WORKS:
Your participation in the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” is a FREE online competition where all wagers are mythical. Contestants compete for prizes which will be awarded after the final racing day of the contest (April 5, 2014). Contest participants are required to register for the contest using a valid e-mail and residential address (only one e-mail address allowed per player; two players per household will be allowed). Once registered, players may log on to the game, and select one entry ONLY from any ONE of each day’s TWO randomly selected CHALLENGE RACES. Races shall be selected by the Contest Administrator and posted on the contest site by 7:00 a.m. on the contest day.
Players must make a selection every day during the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE.” Skipping a day counts as a losing wager, or your first strike (three strikes and you’re out!). Past performances for each of the two “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” races will be available on the game page for each contest day courtesy of Daily Racing Form.
PLAYING THE “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE:"
Challenge participants are required to make a $2 mythical win-place-show wager (across-the-board) on their selection in one of that day’s CHALLENGE RACES. The total mythical pari-mutuel payouts will be based on the official race results and will accrue to the game player’s mythical bankroll throughout the game player’s contest eligibility. The deadline for contest selections each day is 12:30 p.m. All results will be reconciled prior to midnight. Standings will be posted on the Challenge website.
Your bankroll accrual is based on Win/Place/Show mutuel results for the associated live Tampa Bay Downs races, therefore:
A. If your selection in either of the day’s CHALLENGE RACES finishes first, paying $18.40 to win, $7.20 to place and $5.00 to show; your mythical bankroll will be credited or increased by $30.60 on that day ($18.40 plus $7.20 plus $5.00).
B. If your selection in either of the day’s CHALLENGE RACES finishes third, paying $4.80 to show; your mythical bankroll will be credited or increased by $4.80 on that day.
C. If your selection in either of the day’s CHALLENGE RACES does not finish first, second or third (off-the-board); your bankroll does not increase and you are assessed a strike (THREE STRIKES AND YOU’RE OUT!).
The “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” bankroll scoring is based on final race pari-mutuel information. Leader board information at www.liveitupchallenge.com will be available by midnight after the day’s Challenge races.
QUALIFYING CONTEST RACES:
Each day’s two CHALLENGE RACES will be selected by contest administrators.
ADVANCING IN THE CONTEST:
To keep the emphasis on handicapping skill as opposed to money management, each player is limited to one $2 win-place-show wager on ONE of that day’s TWO CHALLENGE RACES. Any day when a player’s choice finishes off-the-board, or the player does not make a selection for any reason, counts as a strike. A total of three strikes eliminate a player from further participation in the contest. However, that player remains eligible for the overall “MOST WINNERS” bonus prize. Once a player has reached the three-strike limit and is out of the contest, he/she cannot make selections on any additional CHALLENGE RACES. Eliminated players will be notified via e-mail.
LEADER BOARD:
Contestants can check www.liveitupchallenge.com for the latest leader board standings (all standings will be updated by midnight after final post of each day’s CHALLENGE RACES).
CONTEST SELECTION TIMES:
All participants’ race selections must be made by 12:30 p.m. each day, regardless of the post time for that day’s CHALLENGE RACES. You are permitted to change your selection any time prior to 12:30 p.m.
Selection Scratches:
If your selection is scratched at any time when the CHALLENGE RACES are still open for selections, you may make another selection. No change may be made after 12:30 p.m. If your horse is scratched and you do not make another selection, you automatically receive the post-time (off-time) favorite in that race; regardless of what time the scratch occurred. If the post-time favorite is a coupled “entry,” you receive both or all three (3) horses in the entry and will be credited with the mutuel payout accordingly.
Surface Changes:
In the case of a switch of surface for one of that day’s CHALLENGE RACES from turf to dirt after 12:30 p.m., that race will be voided and no penalties (strikes) assessed.
Coupled Entries:
When you select a coupled horse, or a “coupled entry” (i.e., #1 & #1A), you are betting both horses in that “entry.” If one of the coupled horses is scratched, you remain on the other coupled horse and not the post-time favorite. For example, a player selects the #1A and the 1A scratches; a player’s selection would remain on the #1 as the entries are coupled. In the case of a scratch of both halves of an entry, players retain the option to change their selection before the 12:30 p.m. deadline per the scratch rule where the player will receive the post-time favorite as a substitute selection unless a change to your selection is made by 12:30 p.m.
“LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” PRIZES are based on the highest accumulated pari-mutuel payout total (bankroll), provided those players are still active when the contest ends on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Prizes will be awarded as follows:
The active participant surviving with the highest accumulated pari-mutuel payout total (bankroll) at the end of the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” (Saturday, April 5, 2014) will be declared the GRAND PRIZE winner. In the event of a tie, the grand prize winner will be the player selecting the most race winners.
Prizes for second and third-highest bankrolls among active players will also be awarded, as well as a bonus prize to the participant selecting the MOST WINNERS (first-place selections) during the contest.
As stated previously, the recipient of the MOST WINNERS bonus may have accumulated three strikes and does not have to remain active by the close of the contest period. In the event of second and third-place ties for the highest accumulated pari-mutuel totals (bankroll), the player selecting the most first-place finishers among those tied (MOST WINNERS) will be declared the winner.
In the unlikely event of a tie in the MOST WINNERS category as well, the individual with the highest single win mutuel during the duration of the contest will be declared the winner. Players may access a daily leader board listing each participant’s current bankroll and previous race selections at www.liveitupchallenge.com.
All prize winners will be notified via e-mail and leader board results and prize winners’ names will be posted on the contest website, “www.liveitupchallenge.com”
CONDITIONS:
“LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” participants agree to abide by the CHALLENGE official rules by registering and playing the game. Players must be 18 years or older at time of registration, possess a valid e-mail address, and be a legal resident of the U.S. or Canada. No purchase or payment is required to enter or play the game. One (1) entry per person is allowed. Players submitting more than one (1) e-mail registration will be subject to disqualification from the Challenge and ineligible to advance and earn prizes. Registration is limited to two (2) entries per household address. Odds of winning depend on the number of players and skill level of each player. All prizes will be awarded regardless of the number of players. Prizes are not transferable and no substitution of prizes is permitted.
DISCLAIMER:
The Tampa Bay Downs “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” is a contest of skill, subject to all federal, state, and local laws and void where prohibited by law. Tampa Bay Downs reserves the right to verify eligibility qualifications of entrants. If Tampa Bay Downs determines, in its sole discretion, that there is any suspected or actual electronic tampering with the contest or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of the contest, Tampa Bay Downs reserves the right to void the entries at issue and/or terminate the contest. If the contest is terminated due to tampering or technical difficulties or for any other reason prior to its planned expiration date, notice will be posted on the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” website.
Tampa Bay Downs employees, vendors and their immediate families plus persons that live in a state in which the contest is prohibited are also ineligible from competing in the CHALLENGE.
To enter the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE,” registration must be made at the www.liveitupchallenge.com page by completing the mandatory fields on the electronic sign-up form, and must be completed by 10:30 a.m. EDT, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. No mailed, e-mailed, faxed or hand-delivered entries will be accepted.
All decisions in the administration of the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” are final and binding. Information submitted in the registration for the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” may be retained by Tampa Bay Downs and used for marketing, research, or other purposes. “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” is governed by the laws of the United States of America and the State of Florida. It is the sole responsibility of the entrant to notify Tampa Bay Downs either in writing or via e-mail of any changes in his or her e-mail address.
Prize winners may be required to complete, sign, and return an affidavit of eligibility. Acceptance of any prize award as a result of the entrant’s participation in the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” grants permission to Tampa Bay Downs to use the name, likeness, or photograph of that participant for publicity purposes without additional compensation. All applicable state and federal taxes with regard to prize awards are the individual responsibility of the winner.
Tampa Bay Downs reserves the right to at any time cancel or suspend the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” without notice to participants or prospective participants by posting such notice on its website, and shall bear neither obligation nor liability to award any prizes in the event of a cancellation or suspension. If any of the CHALLENGE RACES are cancelled for any reason, all selections for that race will be deemed null and void and all entrants with a selection in that race will advance to the next racing day without a strike being assessed. Every effort will be made to notify participants of cancellation via e-mail or website notice.
CAUTION: Tampa Bay Downs and its partners reserve the right to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to corrupt the entry process, or the operation of the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” or website, or acts in a disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other participant. Any attempt to defraud the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” administrators or contestants will result in disqualification and all decisions by Tampa Bay Downs in the administration of the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” are final.
INTERNET TECHNOLOGY PROBLEMS:
Tampa Bay Downs is not responsible for lost, interrupted, unavailable, defective or damaged hardware, software, and electronic, wireless, or telephone transmissions or technical failures, garbled transmissions, and the unavailability of its website or any website associated with the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE.” Tampa Bay Downs promises to make every effort to notify you via e-mail of any technical failures and updates, however, due to the unpredictable nature of present, state-of-the-art computer technology, server outages may occur, resulting in your elimination from the survival game. We regret this unfortunate possibility. By agreeing to the terms and conditions of the CHALLENGE herein, you fully recognize that Tampa Bay Downs, and its vendors, are not responsible for such errors.
PRIZES:
Highest total bankroll based on pari-mutuel payouts from a $2 across-the-board wager ($2 win, place & show) on player’s selections.
GRAND PRIZE: A seat in the 2015 DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship and $1,000 Cash.
SECOND PLACE: $1,000 Cash.
THIRD PLACE: $500 Cash.
MOST WINNERS BONUS PRIZE: $500 Cash.
Prize winners determined ineligible to participate in the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” will be disqualified from that position and the player with the next highest category total will be accordingly awarded.
Click here to download a printer friendly version of the contest rules.
2014 “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” HANDICAPPING CONTEST RULES
Welcome to Tampa Bay Downs’ 2014 “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE.” We hope you will take the opportunity to participate in the track’s 2014 Handicapping Contest presented during this year’s live 2013-2014 Thoroughbred racing meet. The online action begins by going to www.liveitupchallenge.com where you can register and participate in our “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE.” Our “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” contest begins Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 (Festival Preview Day) and runs through Saturday April 5, 2014 (Florida Cup Day).
ENTRY:
Participants must register by 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. By registering for the contest and making contest selections, game players agree to abide by the contest rules and by the decisions of Tampa Bay Downs which are final in all matters pertaining to the contest.
HOW THE CONTEST WORKS:
Your participation in the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” is a FREE online competition where all wagers are mythical. Contestants compete for prizes which will be awarded after the final racing day of the contest (April 5, 2014). Contest participants are required to register for the contest using a valid e-mail and residential address (only one e-mail address allowed per player; two players per household will be allowed). Once registered, players may log on to the game, and select one entry ONLY from any ONE of each day’s TWO randomly selected CHALLENGE RACES. Races shall be selected by the Contest Administrator and posted on the contest site by 7:00 a.m. on the contest day.
Players must make a selection every day during the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE.” Skipping a day counts as a losing wager, or your first strike (three strikes and you’re out!). Past performances for each of the two “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” races will be available on the game page for each contest day courtesy of Daily Racing Form.
PLAYING THE “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE:"
Challenge participants are required to make a $2 mythical win-place-show wager (across-the-board) on their selection in one of that day’s CHALLENGE RACES. The total mythical pari-mutuel payouts will be based on the official race results and will accrue to the game player’s mythical bankroll throughout the game player’s contest eligibility. The deadline for contest selections each day is 12:30 p.m. All results will be reconciled prior to midnight. Standings will be posted on the Challenge website.
Your bankroll accrual is based on Win/Place/Show mutuel results for the associated live Tampa Bay Downs races, therefore:
A. If your selection in either of the day’s CHALLENGE RACES finishes first, paying $18.40 to win, $7.20 to place and $5.00 to show; your mythical bankroll will be credited or increased by $30.60 on that day ($18.40 plus $7.20 plus $5.00).
B. If your selection in either of the day’s CHALLENGE RACES finishes third, paying $4.80 to show; your mythical bankroll will be credited or increased by $4.80 on that day.
C. If your selection in either of the day’s CHALLENGE RACES does not finish first, second or third (off-the-board); your bankroll does not increase and you are assessed a strike (THREE STRIKES AND YOU’RE OUT!).
The “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” bankroll scoring is based on final race pari-mutuel information. Leader board information at www.liveitupchallenge.com will be available by midnight after the day’s Challenge races.
QUALIFYING CONTEST RACES:
Each day’s two CHALLENGE RACES will be selected by contest administrators.
ADVANCING IN THE CONTEST:
To keep the emphasis on handicapping skill as opposed to money management, each player is limited to one $2 win-place-show wager on ONE of that day’s TWO CHALLENGE RACES. Any day when a player’s choice finishes off-the-board, or the player does not make a selection for any reason, counts as a strike. A total of three strikes eliminate a player from further participation in the contest. However, that player remains eligible for the overall “MOST WINNERS” bonus prize. Once a player has reached the three-strike limit and is out of the contest, he/she cannot make selections on any additional CHALLENGE RACES. Eliminated players will be notified via e-mail.
LEADER BOARD:
Contestants can check www.liveitupchallenge.com for the latest leader board standings (all standings will be updated by midnight after final post of each day’s CHALLENGE RACES).
CONTEST SELECTION TIMES:
All participants’ race selections must be made by 12:30 p.m. each day, regardless of the post time for that day’s CHALLENGE RACES. You are permitted to change your selection any time prior to 12:30 p.m.
Selection Scratches:
If your selection is scratched at any time when the CHALLENGE RACES are still open for selections, you may make another selection. No change may be made after 12:30 p.m. If your horse is scratched and you do not make another selection, you automatically receive the post-time (off-time) favorite in that race; regardless of what time the scratch occurred. If the post-time favorite is a coupled “entry,” you receive both or all three (3) horses in the entry and will be credited with the mutuel payout accordingly.
Surface Changes:
In the case of a switch of surface for one of that day’s CHALLENGE RACES from turf to dirt after 12:30 p.m., that race will be voided and no penalties (strikes) assessed.
Coupled Entries:
When you select a coupled horse, or a “coupled entry” (i.e., #1 & #1A), you are betting both horses in that “entry.” If one of the coupled horses is scratched, you remain on the other coupled horse and not the post-time favorite. For example, a player selects the #1A and the 1A scratches; a player’s selection would remain on the #1 as the entries are coupled. In the case of a scratch of both halves of an entry, players retain the option to change their selection before the 12:30 p.m. deadline per the scratch rule where the player will receive the post-time favorite as a substitute selection unless a change to your selection is made by 12:30 p.m.
“LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” PRIZES are based on the highest accumulated pari-mutuel payout total (bankroll), provided those players are still active when the contest ends on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Prizes will be awarded as follows:
The active participant surviving with the highest accumulated pari-mutuel payout total (bankroll) at the end of the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” (Saturday, April 5, 2014) will be declared the GRAND PRIZE winner. In the event of a tie, the grand prize winner will be the player selecting the most race winners.
Prizes for second and third-highest bankrolls among active players will also be awarded, as well as a bonus prize to the participant selecting the MOST WINNERS (first-place selections) during the contest.
As stated previously, the recipient of the MOST WINNERS bonus may have accumulated three strikes and does not have to remain active by the close of the contest period. In the event of second and third-place ties for the highest accumulated pari-mutuel totals (bankroll), the player selecting the most first-place finishers among those tied (MOST WINNERS) will be declared the winner.
In the unlikely event of a tie in the MOST WINNERS category as well, the individual with the highest single win mutuel during the duration of the contest will be declared the winner. Players may access a daily leader board listing each participant’s current bankroll and previous race selections at www.liveitupchallenge.com.
All prize winners will be notified via e-mail and leader board results and prize winners’ names will be posted on the contest website, “www.liveitupchallenge.com”
CONDITIONS:
“LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” participants agree to abide by the CHALLENGE official rules by registering and playing the game. Players must be 18 years or older at time of registration, possess a valid e-mail address, and be a legal resident of the U.S. or Canada. No purchase or payment is required to enter or play the game. One (1) entry per person is allowed. Players submitting more than one (1) e-mail registration will be subject to disqualification from the Challenge and ineligible to advance and earn prizes. Registration is limited to two (2) entries per household address. Odds of winning depend on the number of players and skill level of each player. All prizes will be awarded regardless of the number of players. Prizes are not transferable and no substitution of prizes is permitted.
DISCLAIMER:
The Tampa Bay Downs “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” is a contest of skill, subject to all federal, state, and local laws and void where prohibited by law. Tampa Bay Downs reserves the right to verify eligibility qualifications of entrants. If Tampa Bay Downs determines, in its sole discretion, that there is any suspected or actual electronic tampering with the contest or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of the contest, Tampa Bay Downs reserves the right to void the entries at issue and/or terminate the contest. If the contest is terminated due to tampering or technical difficulties or for any other reason prior to its planned expiration date, notice will be posted on the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” website.
Tampa Bay Downs employees, vendors and their immediate families plus persons that live in a state in which the contest is prohibited are also ineligible from competing in the CHALLENGE.
To enter the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE,” registration must be made at the www.liveitupchallenge.com page by completing the mandatory fields on the electronic sign-up form, and must be completed by 10:30 a.m. EDT, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. No mailed, e-mailed, faxed or hand-delivered entries will be accepted.
All decisions in the administration of the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” are final and binding. Information submitted in the registration for the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” may be retained by Tampa Bay Downs and used for marketing, research, or other purposes. “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” is governed by the laws of the United States of America and the State of Florida. It is the sole responsibility of the entrant to notify Tampa Bay Downs either in writing or via e-mail of any changes in his or her e-mail address.
Prize winners may be required to complete, sign, and return an affidavit of eligibility. Acceptance of any prize award as a result of the entrant’s participation in the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” grants permission to Tampa Bay Downs to use the name, likeness, or photograph of that participant for publicity purposes without additional compensation. All applicable state and federal taxes with regard to prize awards are the individual responsibility of the winner.
Tampa Bay Downs reserves the right to at any time cancel or suspend the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” without notice to participants or prospective participants by posting such notice on its website, and shall bear neither obligation nor liability to award any prizes in the event of a cancellation or suspension. If any of the CHALLENGE RACES are cancelled for any reason, all selections for that race will be deemed null and void and all entrants with a selection in that race will advance to the next racing day without a strike being assessed. Every effort will be made to notify participants of cancellation via e-mail or website notice.
CAUTION: Tampa Bay Downs and its partners reserve the right to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to corrupt the entry process, or the operation of the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” or website, or acts in a disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other participant. Any attempt to defraud the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” administrators or contestants will result in disqualification and all decisions by Tampa Bay Downs in the administration of the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” are final.
INTERNET TECHNOLOGY PROBLEMS:
Tampa Bay Downs is not responsible for lost, interrupted, unavailable, defective or damaged hardware, software, and electronic, wireless, or telephone transmissions or technical failures, garbled transmissions, and the unavailability of its website or any website associated with the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE.” Tampa Bay Downs promises to make every effort to notify you via e-mail of any technical failures and updates, however, due to the unpredictable nature of present, state-of-the-art computer technology, server outages may occur, resulting in your elimination from the survival game. We regret this unfortunate possibility. By agreeing to the terms and conditions of the CHALLENGE herein, you fully recognize that Tampa Bay Downs, and its vendors, are not responsible for such errors.
PRIZES:
Highest total bankroll based on pari-mutuel payouts from a $2 across-the-board wager ($2 win, place & show) on player’s selections.
GRAND PRIZE: A seat in the 2015 DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship and $1,000 Cash.
SECOND PLACE: $1,000 Cash.
THIRD PLACE: $500 Cash.
MOST WINNERS BONUS PRIZE: $500 Cash.
Prize winners determined ineligible to participate in the “LIVE IT UP CHALLENGE” will be disqualified from that position and the player with the next highest category total will be accordingly awarded.