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Love Hunt terms and conditions
By entering into this competition, the entrant accepts these Conditions.

1. VARIABLES
General:
1.1 Resident of: Australia only
1.2 Minimum age, if any: 16 (Condition 2)

Dates/Times:
1.3 Commencement time: 10.00am
1.4 Commencement date: Monday 28th June, 2004
1.5 Closing time: 5.30 pm
1.6 Closing date: Monday 30th August, 2004
(Condition 6)
1.7 Judging time: 5.30 pm
1.8 Judging date: Monday 30th August, 2004
(Condition 7)
1.9 The winners will be notified on Tuesday 31st August, 2004 by SMS or via their mobile phone number and the winners nicknames will be posted on the ninemsn Mobile Central website http://mobilecentral.ninemsn.com.au/default.aspx from Tuesday 31st August, 2004, until Friday, September 3, 2004.

2. WHO MAY ENTER
The only persons who may enter and be awarded prizes are residents of the place specified in Condition 1.1, who have attained the age specified in Condition 1.2 (if an age is specified in that Condition), who are not (i) employees of, or contractors to, the Promoter or any of its agencies involved with this competition, or (ii) members of the immediate family of such employees and contractors.

"Immediate family" means spouse, defacto spouse, parent, natural or adopted child, and sibling (whether natural or adopted by a parent), whether or not they live in the same household as the employee/contractor.

3. ENTRANTS BOUND BY CONDITIONS
By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these conditions.

4. HOW TO ENTER
4.1.A. To enter, entrants must be registered players of the Mobile Central SMS Love Hunt game ("Players"). Entrants can register to play online by submitting their mobile phone number, nickname and profile questions at the Love Hunt website. http://mobilecentral.ninemsn.com.au/mclovehunt/lovehunt.aspx

4.1.B. Once Players have either completed their online registration the word MATCH is sent so the system can find them a partner. Alternatively, Players can send the word PICK followed by a nickname if they already know another registered Player with whom they wish to play. All SMS communication runs anonymously using Player's nickname.

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4.2.A. To enter, entrants must be registered players of the Mobile Central SMS Love Hunt game ("Players"). Registering to play is a two-step process. First, entrants must SMS the word REG followed by a nickname to 1887454. Entrants will receive a confirmation SMS. Next, entrants will be prompted to create their playing profile by sending the word ME followed by their gender (M or F), age and the gender preference of their playing partner (M or F). For example: ME M 30 F. This is the minimum information required to become a Player.

4.2.B. Players will be sent an SMS which gives them an option to further detail their profile. The SMS will be in the form of three multiple choice questions: INFO 1, INFO 2 and INFO 3. Questions can be answered by sending the word INFO (number) followed by the answer letter. For example: INFO 2 B.

4.2.C. Once Players have either completed their registration or further detailed their profile, the word MATCH is sent so the system can find them a partner. Alternatively, Players can send the word PICK followed by a nickname if they already know another registered Player with whom they wish to play. All SMS communication runs anonymously using Player's nickname.

4.2.D. Players can choose from a number of playing partners. To get the nickname of another match, Players send the word NEXT. To check the profile of any Player, Players can send PROF followed by a nickname. For example: PROF Julie

4.2.E. Once matched, Players and their partners are sent three trivia questions to answer. Points are allocated as follows: both Players answer correctly: 100 points each; one Player answers correctly: 10 points to the correct Player, 0 points to the incorrect Player; both Players answer incorrectly but same answer as partner's: 10 points each.
Players have 15 minutes to answer the questions. Players accrue points individually.

4.2.F. It is a condition of the awarding of each prize that the winner must, if requested to do so by the Promoter, sign and return any Affirmation of Eligibility to Enter, Ownership of Entry, Release and Compliance statements provided to the winner by the promoter. The failure to return the signed statements will result in the entitlement to the prize being forfeited and the selection of another winner.

5. LIMITATIONS ON ENTRY
Each entrant is restricted to one entry per mobile phone number. Once an entrant has registered for the SMS Love Hunt game their mobile number will be registered in the system. This mobile number will be used as a unique identifier.

5A. CALL COSTS
Maximum SMS cost is 75c per message including GST.

6. DURATION
This competition commences at the Sydney time specified in Condition 1.3 on the date specified in Condition 1.4.
Entries must be received by the Sydney time and date specified in Condition 1.5 on the date specified in Condition 1.6.

7. SELECTION OF WINNERS
At the time and date specified in Condition 1.7 and 1.8, the judges will choose one (1) individual first prize winner and one (1) playing couple as the Players with the highest scores at the end date and time. Chance plays no part in determining the winner.

The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any entrant submitting an entry which, in the opinion of the promoter, includes objectionable content, including but not limited to profanity, nudity, potentially insulting, scandalous, inflammatory or defamatory images or language.
The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

8. PRIZES
Total prize pool value is $18,590 Total

First prize for the highest-scoring individual Player is a $150 bouquet of flowers from Interflora. The bouquet of flowers must be delivered to the winner within six weeks of notification by Interflora.

First prize for the highest-scoring playing couple - Each person in the playing couple will receive a seven- night Holiday for two adults including:
- Return airfares from anywhere on the Virgin Blue network to the Whitsunday Islands
- Return Transfers to Club Croc Long Island Resort (car and launch)
- seven nights accommodation in a Beach Front Room
- Breakfast and dinner for two each day

The following terms and conditions will apply:
* The flights are non-redeemable for cash
* Airport taxes and Government Levies are included in the prize
* Travel is on confirmed space but it is still subject to seat availability at the time of booking
* Tickets are non transferable
* Flights cannot be taken during school holidays or peak travel periods.
* Flights are valid for six months from the day the winner is announced.
* Changes to flight details once booked will incur a $30 fee per change per Guest (only one change permitted)


In the event there is a tie, the judges will run a play off between the two top individual players and/or the two top scoring couples by asking further trivia questions. The winning individual and/or couples would compete against each other to achieve the most correct answers. The winner would be the highest scorer after an extra 10 questions, and in the event of a tie at the end of that stage, a further play-off.

All prize items are valued inclusive of GST and the Promoter takes no responsibility for any variations in item values. The prize is not transferable, exchangeable or redeemable for cash. In the event of that any prize item is unavailable, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute a prize item of equal or greater value. Any taxes which may be payable as a consequence of a winner receiving the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. No transport is included in the prize.

9. NO QUALITY, ETC, REPRESENTATIONS/EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY
The Promoter makes no representations or warranties as to the quality/suitability/merchantability of any of the goods/services offered as prizes. To the extent permitted by law, the Promoter is not liable for any loss suffered or sustained, to person or property and including, but not limited to, consequential (including economic) loss by reason of any act or omission, deliberate or negligent, by the Promoter, or its servants or agents, in connection with the arrangement for supply, or the supply, of any goods or services by any person to the prize winner.

This clause does not affect, and is not intended to affect, any rights a consumer might have, which are not able to be excluded under applicable Australian consumer protection laws. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any liability of the Promoter or its servant or agents for breach of any such rights is limited to the payment of the cost of having the prize supplied again.

10. WINNER NOTIFICATION AND PUBLICATION
The winners will be notified by SMS, using the details provided in their registration, and the nickname will be published as specified in Condition 1.9.

11. OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES
All entries become and remain the property of the Promoter.

12. PUBLICITY
Each winner consents to the use of his or her name, suburb of residence and image for promotional and marketing purposes and agrees to participate in reasonable promotional activities as requested by the Promoter.

13. INTERNET
If for any reason this competition is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of the Promoter which corrupt or affect the administration security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this competition, the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the competition.

The Promoter assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to, or alteration of, entries. The Promoter is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or entry to be received by the Promoter on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Website, 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 any materials in this competition.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR THE INFORMATION ON A WEBSITE, OR TO OTHERWISE UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS COMPETITION, MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, WHETHER SUCCESSFUL OR NOT, THE PROMOTER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

14. PROMOTER
The Promoter is ninemsn Pty Ltd, ACN 077 753 461, 120b Underwood Street, Paddington, NSW 2021.

15. HEADINGS
The headings in these Conditions are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation.

16. ENTIRE CONDITIONS
These conditions constitute the entire agreement of the parties relating to the entry and the conduct of the competition.

17. DATA COLLECTION
The Promoter or its agents will need to collect the winners' name and address for the purpose of sending them their prizes. The personal information will not be used for any other purposes.

 
  Live Top Scores
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Sakura
67630
Couples
1. Cali/Sakura
135220
2. amyliu/Justinvn
76990
3. gino/rinny
1800

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