It’s where bracketology meets barketology in this year’s Puppy Pick ‘Ems Photo Contest Tournament
Be sure to let your friends and family know to vote for your pup too, once per hour!
Vote Now! The 64 dogs below will compete head to head, where only one can be crowned TOP DOG in this bracket style battle.
Be sure to let your friends and family know to vote for your pup too, once per hour!
The winner will score a $100 Gift Card to PetSmart
VOTE NOW
Vote In Each Round – Starting March 13, 2023
Round 1 – March 13-March 16, 2023
Round 2 – March 17-March 20, 2023
Round 3 – March 21-March 24, 2023
Round 4 – March 25-March 28, 2023
Round 4 – March 29-March 31, 2023
Final Round – April 1-April 2, 2023
Winner Announcement – April 3, 2023 with Gina Birch
WJPT-FM
Puppy Pickems’ Photo Contest
Official Contest Rules
These rules apply to the Puppy Pickems’ Photo Contest (“Contest”) conducted by Beasley Media Group, LLC d/b/a WJPT-FM (“Station”). In addition, the General Contest Rules posted at www.sunny1063.com apply to this Contest. If there is a conflict between the General Contest Rules and the Rules for this Contest, the Rules for this Contest shall control.
HOW TO ENTER
The Contest will begin on Monday, February 27, 2023 and end on Sunday, April 2, 2023.
To enter online, visit www.sunny1063.com and follow the links and instructions to enter the Contest and complete and submit the online entry form including a photo of your dog (“Photo”) beginning on Monday, February 27, 2023 at 12:00 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) and ending on Friday, March 10, 2023 at 11:59:59 PM ET (“Online Entry Period”). Online entrants are subject to all notices posted online including but not limited to the Station’s Privacy Policy. Limit one (1) entry per eligible person during the Online Entry Period regardless if entrant has more than one email address. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same email address. Entries submitted may not be acknowledged or returned. Proof of submission of an entry shall not be deemed proof of receipt by the Contest administrator.
Each Photo submitted may feature only one (1) single dog. Photos must be in gif, jpeg, jpg, or png and may not be larger than 500 MB. Entrants must fill in all required fields, including name, email, phone number and date of birth in the online entry form. Obscene, provocative, or otherwise objectionable content will not be considered, and such determination is solely at the discretion of the Station. A dog may only be entered a maximum of one (1) time.
Each Photo submitted may feature only one (1) dog and must not contain copyrighted materials or any other materials that may be restricted, prohibited, or outlawed by any laws, or materials that may otherwise infringe on the rights of a third party. Entrant acknowledges and agrees that professional photographs (i.e., photographs taken by a photographer who was paid to take such photographs) are not eligible unless the entrant has rights to post that Photo. The Photo may not invade publicity rights or privacy of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any person’s personal or proprietary rights including but not limited to copyrights or trademarks. The Station shall have the right to disqualify any entrant if it determines that the Photo contains copyrighted material or material that infringes on the rights of another; indecent or otherwise offensive material such as violence or drug abuse; or if such Photo contains material that is deemed to be unsuitable for a public audience. The Station’s determinations with respect to all such matters shall be made in its sole discretion and shall be final. Photos that do not comply with these rules will not be eligible for the Contest. By submitting a Photo, all entrants agree that they have permission to post the Photo and grant Station permission to post their Photo on www.sunny1063.com for promotional purposes.
There will be up to a total of one (1) winner selected in the Contest.
ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS
This Contest is open to all Station listeners who are eighteen (18) years of age or older as of the date of entry into the Contest, who are legal US residents, who are the parent or legal guardian of the child/children in the Photo and reside in the following Florida counties: Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry, Glades, except where prohibited by law. Winners must possess a valid, government-issued ID and show proof of residency to verify eligibility.
PRIZES
Up to one (1) Prize will be awarded in the Contest. The Prize is one (1) one-hundred-dollar gift card ($100) to PetSmart. Approximate Retail Value of the Prize is $100. The gift cards will be subject to the terms and conditions as set forth by its issuer. Gift cards are not refundable or transferable, and may not be substituted or exchanged for cash or credit at any time, nor will they be replaced if lost or stolen.
All prizes or prize certificates must be claimed at the office of the Station located at 20125 S. Tamiami Trl., Estero, FL 33928, Monday-Friday, during regular business hours. Prize or prize certificate must be claimed within thirty (30) days of winning. Failure to claim prize by the specified time will result in forfeiture of the prize. It is the winner’s sole responsibility to claim the Prize or prize certificate within the timeline provided in these Official Rules.
SELECTION OF WINNERS
Up to sixty- four (64) total Photo entries will be selected on March 11, 2023 at approximately 12:00pm ET in a Station-conducted random drawing from all eligible Photo entries received during the Online Entry Period. Selected Photos will be randomly placed in a sixty-four (64) Photo bracket and used for the bracket-style voting portion of this Contest as described below.
Up to one (1) Prize winner will be selected via a bracket-style voting process on the designated Contest website at www.sunny1063.com as follows:
Round 1 – sixty-four (64) Photos: will begin on Monday, March 13, 2023 at 12:00 AM ET and ending on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 11:59PM ET. In each matchup, the Photo with the highest number of votes will advance to Round 2.
Round 2 – thirty-two (32) Photos: will begin on Friday, March 17, 2023 at 12:00AM ET and end on Monday, March 20, 2023 at 11:59PM ET. In each matchup, the Photo with the highest number of votes will advance to Round 3.
Round 3 – sixteen (16) Photos: will begin on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 12:00AM ET and end on Friday, March 24, 2023 at 11:59PM ET. In each matchup, the Photo with the highest number of votes will advance to Round 4.
Round 4 – eight (8) Photos: will begin on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 12:00AM ET and end on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 11:59PM ET. In each matchup, the Photo with the highest number of votes will advance to Round 5.
Round 5 – four (4) Photos: will begin on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 12:00AM ET and end on Friday, March 31, 2023 at 11:59PM ET. In each matchup, the Photo with the highest number of votes will advance to Round 6
Round 6 – two (2) Photos: will begin on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 12:00AM and end on Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 11:59PM ET. The Photo with the highest number of votes once Round 6 has concluded will be deemed the Prize winner, upon confirmation of eligibility. Potential Prize winner will be notified by phone and/or email on or around Monday, April 3, 2023.
In the case of a tie or if any voting portion of the Contest cannot be administered by the Station due to any reason(s) beyond the Station’s control, including but not limited to a technical glitch, the Station reserves the right to select the Photo(s) advancing to the next round, or winner if applicable, in a Station-conducted random drawing from those Photos that were tied.
Entrants may not attempt to obtain votes by any fraudulent or inappropriate means, including, without limitation, by: (a) circumventing (or encouraging others to circumvent) any vote limits; (b) using any automated system to vote; (c) offering any inducements to others in exchange for votes; or (d) using proxy voting schemes in which anyone other than the actual person submits the vote. The Station, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to reject any votes that the Station has reason to believe were obtained through fraudulent or inappropriate means.
Voting is limited to once per person per day in the initial all photo voting round. Voting in the bracket portion is limited to once per person per matchup per round.
Entrants need not listen to the Station or be present to win.
Winner must confirm acceptance of prize within twenty-four (24) hours of winning, or risk disqualification and selection of an alternate winner (time permitting) from the Photo entrant who was deemed the runner-up.
Decisions of Station management with respect to the Contest are final.
CONDITIONS
The Station reserves the right to end any contest or amend these rules upon announcement on air and by publication at www.sunny1063.com.
For website contests: By use of the Station’s website and by entering this Contest, entrants agree to the Station’s Terms of Service Agreement and to the use of Personal Information as stated in the Privacy Policy located at www.sunny1063.com.
Copies of the written Contest rules and a list of all winners are available during regular business hours at the main studio of the Station, 20125 S. Tamiami Trl., Estero, FL 33928, or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Station.