Summer Spy Contest Rules

Summer Spy Serial Contest (”Contest”) Official Rules

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1. Eligibility. Contest is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are twenty-one (21) years of age or older at the time of entry. Directors, officers, employees, and independent contractors of WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post, 1150 15th Street, NW, 7th Floor, Washington DC 20071 (”Sponsor”) and each of its affiliates, subsidiaries, and divisions (as well as each member of their immediate family and of their household) are not eligible to enter or win a prize. Void outside of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and where prohibited by law. All federal, state and local laws apply.

2. Agreement to Official Rules. Participation in this Contest constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions which are final and binding in all matters related to this Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

3. How to Enter. The Contest begins at 12:00 PM Eastern Time (”ET”) on June 2, 2011 and ends at 11:59 PM ET on July 5, 2011. The Contest consists of five (5) separate entry rounds (each a “Round”). To enter, visit the Contest entry page located at www.washingtonpost.com/summerspy (”Contest Web Site”). At the Contest Web Site, fully complete the presented online entry form and submit your continuation of David Ignatius’ current spy story (maximum 350 words rounds 1 through 4, maximum 500 words final round) during any one or more of the Rounds. The entry period for each Round will begin on a Thursday at 12:00 PM ET and end the following Tuesday at 11:59 PM ET as set forth below. The first round will have a two-week entry period.

Round 1: Starts at 12:00 PM ET on June 2, 2011 and ends at 11:59 PM ET on June 14, 2011.

Round 2: Starts at 12:00 PM ET on June 16, 2011 and ends at 11:59 PM ET on June 21, 2011.

Round 3: Starts at 12:00 PM ET on June 23, 2011 and ends at 11:59 PM ET on June 28, 2011.

Round 4: Starts at 12:00 PM ET on June 30, 2011 and ends at 11:59 PM ET on July 5, 2011.

Round 5: Starts at 12:00 PM ET on July 7, 2011 and ends at 11:59 PM ET on July 12, 2011.

To be eligible for a given Round, your entry must be received by Sponsor during that Round’s entry period. Entries submitted during a given Round will not automatically carry forward to subsequent Rounds. Each entrant must follow the instructions presented and provide the information requested including entrant’s continuation of David Ignatius’ current spy story (written solely by such entrant) of up to 350 words (collectively, “Entry Materials”). You must have a registered washingtonpost.com username to enter. Limit one (1) entry per person per Round. Subsequent entries by an individual during a Round will be disqualified. Limit one (1) person per username.

Information provided must be true, accurate, current and complete. Entry Materials that are late, unintelligible, incomplete, unreadable, damaged, destroyed, delayed, tampered with, forged, misdirected or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules may be disqualified. All Entry Materials generated by a script, macro or other automated/repetitive electronic means (except as permitted in these Official Rules) will be disqualified and ineligible for the Contest.

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