The Post Hunt begins and ends on Sunday, May 18, 2008, and will be conducted rain or shine.
To enter, you and a team of up to three others must obtain the 2008 Post Hunt special section in the Sunday, May 18, 2008 edition of The Washington Post Magazine within The Washington Post. Free copies of the May 18, 2008 edition of the Washington Post Magazine will be available at the Main Stage at noon on Sunday while supplies last. The 2008 Post Hunt begins at noon and the first clue will be announced from the Main Stage at noon on Sunday, May 18, 2008. To participate, you must be at the Main Stage located at the City Center Parking Lot - between 9th & 11th and H & I Streets by noon. You must apply the 12 o’clock clue to information found in the 2008 Post Hunt Washington Post Magazine special section to begin your play.
To win, you (or your team) must successfully solve the 2008 Post Hunt, a scavenger-type Urban puzzle. Each participating team must designate a “team leader” at the commencement of the Hunt. Each “team leader” must be 18 years of age or older as of May 18, 2008. During the Hunt, a team may be required to disclose the identity (or other identifying information) of that team’s team leader to a representative of The Washington Post for purposes of identifying the order in which teams solve the various puzzles. The Final Clue necessary to solve the 2008 Post Hunt will be given at approximately 3 p.m. at the Main Stage. The Washington Post reserves the right to offer additional clues from the Main Stage after 3:30 p.m. in order to bring the 2008 Post Hunt to a close, as determined by The Washington Post in its sole discretion. Odds of winning depend on you and your team’s skills and abilities in solving the various puzzles.
Winning teams will be announced from the Main Stage immediately after correctly solving the 2008 Post Hunt (“Winner Announcement Event”). There will be prizes for the first, second and third-place teams.
The first team to correctly solve the 2008 Post Hunt will win the first prize which is a five-night trip for four to the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Ft. Lauderdale, FL including coach airfare, two rooms (double occupancy each), a golf package and breakfast daily (ARV: $4,695). The second team to correctly solve the 2008 Post Hunt will win the second prize which is a four-night trip for four to the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Ft. Lauderdale, FL including coach airfare, two rooms (double occupancy each), and a catamaran cruise for four (ARV: $3,640). The third team to correctly solve the 2008 Post Hunt will win the third prize which is a three-night trip for four to the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Ft. Lauderdale, FL including coach airfare, two rooms (double occupancy each), and a catamaran cruise for four (ARV: $3,265). ARV of each prize may vary based on airfare and hotel rate fluctuations. Total ARV of all prizes offered: $11,600. Each team leader of each of the above-described winning teams will be deemed to be the actual winner of the applicable prize (i.e., a trip for four people) and, as such, each team leader (i) will be solely responsible for all tax liability associated with winning such prize, and (ii) will have discretion to invite three guests to accompany him/her on the prize trip provided, however, The Washington Post reserves the right, in lieu of the above, to award a portion of a prize (i.e., a trip for one person) to the team leader and one or more team members who are not the team leader, each of whom may be responsible for any applicable taxes. The team leader of each selected winning team must be present at the Winner Announcement Event in order to claim his/her team’s prize. A selected winning team will forfeit its prize if its team leader is not present at the Winner Announcement Event. Except as provided in these Official Rules, prizes are not transferable. Prizes may not be resold. No prize substitutes or cash redemption is permitted. Travel arrangements and any other costs outside of hotel and airfare to and from Florida are the winners’ responsibility. Airline tickets are subject to terms and conditions stated on tickets, and additional material restrictions may apply. Airfare does not include government taxes and certain government fees. Capacity controls, blackout dates, weekend, holiday and peak season surcharges may apply. Each trip must be completed by May 18, 2009 or prize will be forfeited. All travel associated with airline tickets must be completed on dates, times and to/from airports designated and/or approved by The Washington Post. Travel is subject to availability of flights and hotel, and material restrictions may apply. Tickets may not be endorsed, transferred, exchanged or refunded. All persons traveling are responsible for obtaining all necessary travel-related documents and identification, and for satisfying any applicable requirements. A member of each team winning a prize must have a valid major credit card to secure hotel room and for incidentals and other expenses. In the event that any person during the trip engages in behavior that (as determined by Sponsor in Sponsor’s sole discretion) is obnoxious or threatening, illegal or that is intended to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the trip early, in whole or in part, and send the winner(s) and his/her guest(s) home with no further compensation. All elements of prizes are subject to availability. Sponsor may substitute a prize (or a portion of a prize) with one of equal or greater retail value if a prize (or a portion of a prize) is unavailable or cannot be awarded for any reason.
The Post Hunt is open to all persons who are legal residents of the United States and who have not participated in any way in the planning of the 2008 Post Hunt. A parent or legal guardian must accompany all participants who are minors. Employees, affiliates, lessees, agents or franchisees of The Washington Post, Visit Florida, Citadel Communications and Mix 107.3 FM, Washington Convention Tourism Corporation, Air Tran Airways, Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa, Paramount Pictures, Tropical Sailing, Staples, Long Home (the Sponsors) are not eligible to enter. By entering the 2008 Post Hunt, each contestant consents to the use of the winners’ names and likenesses for purposes of promotions and/or advertising, and contestants agree to execute additional documentation and releases to confirm such consent upon the Sponsors’ request.
By accepting prizes, each winner and each guest releases all Sponsors from any and all liability with respect to any prize, or any actions whatsoever for injuries, damages or loss to persons or property, which maybe sustained in connection with receipt or use of prizes. The Post Hunt will take place on public streets in the Penn Quarter neighborhood and contestants participate at their own risk. By entering, each contestant acknowledges and agrees that (I) he or she will obey all applicable traffic laws and all other law, rules and regulations; (II) he or she will act with due care and in a reasonable manner; and (III) he or she hereby releases all Sponsors from any and all liability whatsoever for any damage to property or injury to persons, even if Sponsors are notified in advance of a situation and fail to take proper action. Sponsors’ liability is limited to the value of the prizes. All winners must provide information and execute a formal release in order to receive prizes. As part of the release, each team leader of each winning team will be required to identify all team members who participated in the Hunt as part of his/her team.
The Washington Post is entitled to interpret these rules as needed and its decisions are final. In case of a disputed finish, the winners will be determined at the sole discretion of the 2008 Post Hunt coordinators. The Washington Post reserve the right to modify or cancel the Hunt (with no obligation to reschedule the Hunt and/or award any prizes) due to safety, health or other similar concerns or for any reason beyond the control of The Washington Post. The Washington Post reserves the right to disqualify any entrant who violates these rules or who engages in any act that is unfair, disruptive, or inappropriate or who behaves in a manner which does (or may) create a safety, health or other similar concern or which otherwise adversely affects the Hunt.
