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Ricky Powell loves animals, especially his cat Blackberry and he’s the founder of the well-established and long-standing “Animal Lover Posse.”  In the fourth contest slated for 2009, Upper Playground is giving away a Ricky Powell photo of RUN DMC in Paris from 1987.  The photo is signed by Ricky Powell, is framed and measures at 3 feet by 2 feet.  To enter, all you have to do is submit a photo of an animal on the Upper Playground Facebook Fan Page – it can be anything – your pet, a pigeon on the sidewalk, a rat on the street – whatever.  The person who submits the best animal photo will win the photo of Run DMC in Paris/1987. The contest is open for 2 weeks and a winner will be announced on Wednesday, May 13th.

 
********UPDATE*********

Many people submitted photos for a chance to win an original Ricky Powell photo of RUN DMC in Paris and the lucky winner is BRYANT CASTRO from the "Inland Empire" California. We picked his photo because of the big similarity between his 'Loca' and Ricky Powell himself.



Bryant Castro is the lucky winner of this Ricky Powell photo - Congrats!

********OFFICIAL RULES*********
No Purchase Necessary, No Age Restrictions

Contest period: Runs from noon April 27, 2009 to Midnight May 12, 2009 Pacific Standard Time

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: Become a fan of Upper Playground on Upper Playground’s Facebook Fan Page and submit a photo of an animal. The winner will be drawn from the pool of all existing Facebook fans who have submitted a photo.

WINNING: Winner of the RICKY POWELL ORIGINAL PHOTO “RUN DMC - PARIS - 1987” (signed by the photographer, dimensions of 3 feet by 3 feet, framed) will be notified via their winning facebook account email address with the announcement: “YOU WON THE RICKY POWELL ORIGINAL PHOTO “RUN DMC - PARIS – 1987.” Winner must respond via e-mail to contest@upperplayground.com or by phone at 415-252-0144 to claim their prize. Prize not claimed within 90 days will be forfeited. The maximum amount of RICKY POWELL ORIGINAL PHOTO “RUN DMC - PARIS - 1987” prize awarded ever will be 1. Limit one RICKY POWELL ORIGINAL PHOTO “RUN DMC - PARIS - 1987” winner per family. The RICKY POWELL ORIGINAL PHOTO “RUN DMC - PARIS - 1987”award will be sent out in a single shipment prepared by Upper Playground Enterprises, Inc. Upper Playground Enterprises Inc, will pay for up to $250 in shipping to deliver the product to the winner, however Upper Playground Enterprises, Inc. will not be responsible for shipping insurance and will release all responsibility for the prize once FOB with the shipper. Any additional domestic and international shipping charges, duties, taxes and sales taxes are the responsibility of the winner.

LIMITATIONS:
All claims subject to verification. Material submitted becomes property of Upper Playground Enterprises, Inc. and will not be returned.

If your name is not drawn and you are not notified that you are a winner of a RICKY POWELL ORIGINAL PHOTO “RUN DMC - PARIS - 1987” you are not eligible to claim the prize.

If your country of residency does not allow the import of prize you wish to receive, you are not eligible to claim a prize.

Void where prohibited by law.

All federal, state and local taxes, insurance, licensing, registration and title fees are the sole responsibility of winner/offer recipient.

All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.

No transfer/substitution of prize by winner permitted.

In order to receive prize, winner must execute Prize Acceptance and Release which constitutes permission to Upper Playground Enterprises, Inc., its agencies, promotional partners and participating retailers to use recipient’s name/likeness for advertising/trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.

Upper Playground Enterprises, Inc. reserves the right to substitute prize/offer of equal/greater value should the original prize be lost or destroyed by an unforeseen criminal, negligent, natural, or any other unintended act. By participating in this promotion, entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of Upper Playground Enterprises Inc.

INTERNET CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

Not responsible for late, lost, damaged, incomplete, illegible, postage due or misdirected mail/claims,or for faulty, incorrect or mis-transcribed phone/e-mail transmissions, incorrect announcements of any kind, technical hardware or software failures of any kind including any injury or damage to any person's computer related to or resulting from participating in or experiencing any materials in connection with the promotion, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmission that may limit a user’s ability to participate in the promotion. Upper Playground Enterprises, Inc. reserves the right to cancel or modify the online entry if fraud, misconduct or technical failures destroy the integrity of the program; or if a computer virus, bug, or other technical problem corrupts the administration, security, or proper administration of the program as determined by Upper Playground Enterprises Inc, in their sole discretion. In the event of termination of the online entry portion of the program, a notice will be posted online indicating how to enter via the mail and the drawing will be conducted from among all eligible online entries received prior to termination and all eligible mail in entries received. In the event a dispute arises with respect to the drawing and regarding specific individual entitled to receive prize, Upper Playground Enterprises, Inc. will be solely responsible for making a determination as to who the winner is in its sole discretion. An entry made by Internet will be declared made by the “authorized e-mail account holder” and any damage made to the Web Site will also be the responsibility of the authorized e-mail account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. "Authorized e-mail account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.

Participant may be requested to provide Upper Playground Enterprises, Inc. with proof that the participant is the authorized e-mail account holder of the e-mail address associated with the account/submission. Proof of sending will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Upper Playground Enterprises Inc.

Any use of robotic, automatic, programmed or the like methods of participation will void all such submissions by such methods.

By accepting prize/offer, Winner/offer recipients agree to hold Upper Playground Enterprises Inc, and its directors, officers, employees and assigns, harmless against any and all claims and liability arising out of prize/offer.

Winner/offer recipients assume all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by participation in this promotion or use or redemption of any prize/offer.

Upper Playground Enterprises, Inc. not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing, the offering or the announcement of any prize/offer or in the administration of the promotion.

AVAILABLE PRIZES/OFFERS, APPROX. RETAIL VALUES AND APPROX. ODDS OF WINNING/RECEIVING (UNCLAIMED/UNREDEEMED PRIZES/OFFERS WILL NOT BE AWARDED): Odds of winning will be one (1) divided by the number of eligible new and existing Facebook fans and photo entries received at the time of the drawing. As of April 27, 2009, the odds of winning were approximately 1 in 3,000 or .033%. Odds of winning will vary on a daily basis based on the number of subscriptions and entries received.

The duration of the period in which monthly drawings are held is the sole discretion of Upper Playground Enterprises, Inc. and not subject to notice of cancellation of discontinuance.

QUESTIONS? Send an email to contest@upperplayground.com.