RICO NIGHT WITH NUCCIO Sweepstakes
Official Rules

PROMOTIONAL PERIOD:  Sweepstakes begins at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on October 28, 2011 and ends at 3:00 p.m. ET on January 13, 2012.  Your entry must be submitted and received during the Promotional Period.

HOW TO ENTER: There are two ways to enter:

1. Online Entry: Visit www.ricoreeds.com/nuccio and complete the online entry form.
2. Mail-in Entry: Mail a 3-inch by 5-inch postcard addressed to RICO NIGHT WITH NUCCIO, c/o D’Addario & Company, Inc. PO Box 290 Farmingdale, NY 11735. The postcard must contain, in legible handwriting: entrant’s first and last name, complete mailing address, phone number, date of birth, and email address. One postcard per entry. Each postcard entry must be mailed separately and must be received during the Promotional Period.
3. For all entries: All required information must be complete for an entry to be eligible. Entrants must provide a valid street address in the U.S. No Post Office Boxes, mail boxes, or APO addresses may be used. Entrants may enter as many times as they wish. Incomplete, misdirected, or unintelligible entries will not be eligible. Use of automated computer programs and/or other automated devices to enter this sweepstakes is prohibited.

RANDOM DRAWINGS: One Grand Prize Winner and 10 Weekly Winners will be selected in random drawings from all eligible entries received by the date of the drawing. The Grand Prize Winner drawing will be conducted on or about January 6, 2011. One Weekly Winner will be drawn each week during the Promotional Period. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received by the time of each drawing. The Prize Winners will be notified by email sent to the email address given by the entrant. Only the owner of that email address is eligible to win. The winner must respond to the initial notice email within 48 hours to confirm receipt. Sponsor will then send the potential winner an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release, which must be signed and returned by the winner within 7 days of receipt. If the winner does not respond to the initial email within 48 hours, if any prize notification email is undeliverable, or if the winner does not complete and return the Affidavit of Eligibility and Release within 7 days of receipt, another winner will be selected from the remaining entrants.

PRIZES AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE (“ARV”): GRAND PRIZE PACKAGE: ONE GRAND PRIZE PACKAGE CONSISTING OF: A ONE-HOUR LESSON WITH MARK NUCCIO IN NEW YORK CITY (AT MUTUALLY CONVENIENT TIME)(ARV $300); ONE BUFFET R13 NICKEL CLARINET(ARV $4605); 2 TICKETS TO A NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC® CONCERT IN NEW YORK (ARV $100; $50 PER TICKET); A ONE YEAR SUPPLY OF RICO® REEDS (ARV $250); AND $1150 IN CASH FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR TRIP TO NY. TOTAL GRAND PRIZE ARV: $6405.
10 WEEKLY PRIZE PACKAGES: EACH CONSISTS OF A ONE YEAR SUPPLY OF RICO® REEDS (EACH WEEKLY PRIZE ARV: $250). TOTAL ARV OF ALL PRIZES: $8905. Prizes are nontransferable and must be accepted as awarded. No prize substitution will be made, except that Sponsor may award a prize of equal or greater value in the event that a prize cannot be awarded for any reason.

LESSON/CONCERT PRIZE AND TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS: Grand Prize Winner is responsible for making all travel arrangements to New York City for lesson with Mark Nuccio and New York Philharmonic concert tickets. The dates and times for the lesson and the concert are subject to advance reservations, availability and the schedules of Mark Nuccio and the New York Philharmonic.  Lesson must be taken and concert attended during 2012 calendar year, or those prize elements will be forfeited.  Grand Prize Winner is responsible for all travel charges and expenses (including fees, service charges, sales or other taxes, accommodations, gratuities, meals, incidentals and any other unspecified expenses) associated with the travel to New York, beyond the amount of the travel stipend awarded as part of the Grand Prize.

ELIGIBILITY:  Sweepstakes open to legal residents of the United States, who are 18 years or older as of the date of entry.  Employees of D’Addario & Company, Inc., Rico Corporation, Musician’s Friend, Inc., Woodwind & Brasswind, and their respective affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, and members of their immediate families (spouses, parents, children, and siblings and their spouses) and/or those living in the same household of each, are not eligible to enter.  By entering the promotion, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and to receive information by mail or email from D’Addario & Company, Inc., Rico Corporation, Musician’s Friend, Inc., Woodwind & Brasswind, and their affiliates and marketing partners, in accordance with their privacy policies.  Any person who violates these Official Rules will be disqualified.

PUBLICITY RELEASE: Subject to applicable law, each winner irrevocably grants each Sponsor the right to use winner’s name, voice, likeness and/or biographical material for advertising, promotional and/or publicity purposes in all forms of media, worldwide in perpetuity, without any obligation or consideration except for the awarding of the prize to the winner. Entrants agree not to defame or make negative comments about any Sponsor or its products/services.

RELEASE OF LIABILITY: BY ENTERING, EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO RELEASE AND HOLD EACH SPONSOR, MARK NUCCIO, THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, AGENCIES, AND EMPLOYEES, HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ANY CLAIMS, ACTIONS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, OR LIABILITY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, PERSONAL INJURIES, DEATH, OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, WHICH ENTRANT OR ANYONE ELSE MAY INCUR AS A RESULT OF THIS PROMOTION OR THE USE, OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE. BY ENTERING, EACH ENTRANT HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO SEEK PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS AND/OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES AGAINST ANY SPONSOR, MARK NUCCIO, THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC, THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, AGENCIES, AND/OR EMPLOYEES.

DISCLAIMERS: Incomplete, inaccurate or late entries are void and not eligible. Sponsors are not responsible for incomplete, misdirected, illegible or unintelligible entries, for entries or communications with incorrect contact information, for disruptions in email or other electronic communications, or for any inadvertent typos or errors. Any use of robotic, macro, automatic, copied, programmed or similar mechanical entry methods will void all such entries and subject such entrants to disqualification. If this promotion is corrupted or impaired by virus, worm, software malfunction or other causes, Sponsors reserve the right at their sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the promotion without notice.

GOVERNING LAW: This promotion is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. All issues and questions concerning this Promotion will be governed by the laws of the State of New York, and entrants agree that any suit or proceeding regarding this Promotion will be brought only in Suffolk County, New York. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.

TAXES: Each winner is responsible for paying any applicable federal or local taxes on prizes.  Sponsors will comply with all IRS reporting obligations; winners will be asked to provide tax and personal information as a condition of being awarded a prize.

WINNER’S LIST: For a winner’s list, send a written request, with a stamped, self-addressed envelope, to: RICO NIGHT WITH NUCCIO Sweepstakes, c/o D’Addario & Company, Inc., PO Box 290 Farmingdale, NY 11735, or send an email request to nucciopromo@daddario.com with Subject Header: Rico Night with Nuccio Sweepstakes Winners, before March 6, 2012.

SPONSORS: This sweepstakes is sponsored by D’Addario & Company, Inc., Rico Corporation, Musician’s Friend, Inc., and Woodwind & Brasswind (“Sponsors”). See www.daddario.com and www.wwbw.com. The decisions of Sponsors are final and binding on all aspects of this promotion. The New York Philharmonic® is not a sponsor and has not approved or endorsed this promotion.