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Oprah's Oscar® Weekend Sweepstakes! Official Rules and Regulations

1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes") open to all legal residents of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and Guam), age 21 years or older, except employees (and their immediate families and household members) of Harpo Productions, Inc., ("Harpo"), Target Brands, Inc. ("Target") and their respective parents, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising or promotion agencies and affiliated entities (the "Sponsors"). Persons who have won a prize from any of the Sponsors since January 1, 2004 are ineligible to participate. Void wherever taxed, prohibited or restricted by law. Sweepstakes is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations and shall be governed by Illinois law. By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants (i) agree to accept and be bound by all terms of these Official Rules and Regulations, and (ii) agree that Illinois courts have jurisdiction over any dispute or litigation arising from or relating to the Sweepstakes and that venue shall only be Chicago, IL.

2. HOW TO ENTER: From 5:00 pm (CT) on Wednesday, February 11, 2004 until 4:59 pm (CT) on Monday, February 23, 2004 (the "Promotional Period"), Harpo will conduct a national Sweepstakes. To enter, participants may log on to the Sweepstakes page of the Oprah.com website (the "Website"), located at http://www.oprah.com/presents/2004/oscar/pres_2004_oscar_sweeps.jhtml,during the Promotional Period and complete and submit the online entry form, including their name, address, daytime phone number, email address and date of birth. To be eligible, all entries must be received by 4:59 pm (CT) on Monday, February 23, 2004. All entries must be submitted in the name of an individual person and prizes will only be awarded to the person whose name is on each winning entry, regardless of e-mail account ownership. All entries become the property of Harpo and will not be acknowledged or returned. Limit one (1) entry per person, e-mail address or household. Duplicate entries will be deemed void. No mechanical reproductions, mail-in entries or facsimiles accepted. Sponsors are not responsible for misdirected, incomplete, lost, late or illegible entries, technical, hardware, or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions or other errors or problems which may limit prize fulfillment or a participant's ability to enter the Sweepstakes. Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel, modify or prematurely conclude the Sweepstakes should any computer virus, malfunction or other cause beyond their control corrupt the administration, security or proper operation of the Sweepstakes. False or deceptive entries or acts will render the entrant ineligible and Sponsors reserve the right to disqualify any participant who either attempts to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by tampering with any Website mechanism, acts in a disruptive manner or violates these Official Rules. Any attempt by an individual to deliberately damage or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be in violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, Sponsors reserve the right to seek remedies and damages (including attorneys' fees) from any such participant to the fullest extent of the law, including criminal prosecution.

3. HOW TO WIN: One (1) grand prize winner (the "Grand Prize Winner") and Twenty (20) first prize winners (the "First Prize Winners") will be randomly chosen by a representative of Harpo on or around February 24, 2004, from all eligible entries received by the date and time specified above (the "Grand Prize Winner" and "First Prize Winners" shall collectively be referred to as the "Winners"). The decisions of the judges will be final and binding on all participants. The odds of winning will depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the Promotional Period. The Grand Prize Winner will be notified by Sponsors within three (3) business days of the drawing and the First Prize Winners will be notified within five (5) business days of the drawing, either by the telephone number located on their Official Entry Form or the e-mail address they provided. Winners must reply within three days of notification either via email or by calling the phone number provided upon prize notification, or else an alternate winner will be selected. Winners must also meet all eligibility requirements, including the execution and return of all necessary releases. In the event that the Sweepstakes is canceled or ended prematurely due to the reasons set forth in paragraph 2, above, Winners shall be randomly chosen by a representative of Harpo from all eligible entries received as of the time of the impairment.

4. PRIZES: One (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive a three (3) day/two (2) night trip for two to Los Angeles, CA from February 28 - March 1, 2004, at an approximate market value ("AMV") of Three Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($3,375.00). The trip includes: (i) hotel accommodations (one room), including applicable room taxes, for two consecutive nights at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, (ii) round-trip, coach class airfare (including taxes) for two people from the destination airport nearest the Grand Prize Winner's residence, (iii) a full body massage for Grand Prize Winner and his/her travel companion at a Hollywood or Beverly Hills salon, (iv) dinner for two at Wolfgang Puck's "Spago", (v) the opportunity to attend the red carpet celebrity entrance of the Academy Awards, (vi) the opportunity to attend a special taping of The Oprah Winfrey Show on Monday, February 29, 2004 from the Kodak Theater, and (vii) use of a rental car for three days. Twenty (20) First Prize Winners will receive a gift bag containing one of each of the following items: (i) one Bullseye Dog Bag, (ii) one pair of Isaac Mizrahi sunglasses, (iii) one Swell umbrella, (iv) one Michael Graves corkscrew, and (v) one Sonia Kashuk "On the Go" kit, at an AMV of Seventy-Seven Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($77.95) per First Prize Winner. TOTAL AMV OF PRIZES (21 PRIZES): Four Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-Four Dollars ($4,934.00). No substitutions, transfers of prizes or cash redemptions permitted by Winners. Sponsors reserve the right to substitute any prizes of equal or greater value in the event the described prizes, or any portion thereof, are unavailable for any reason whatsoever. Grand Prize Winner is responsible for all expenses not expressly provided for above, including meals, incidentals, tips, telephone calls or other personal expenses or hotel charges incurred during the trip. Grand Prize Winner must be available to travel on dates specified by Sponsors above or else trip is deemed forfeited in its entirety. Winners are responsible for the reporting and payment of all taxes (if any).

5. GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS: By entering this Sweepstakes, participants grant Sponsors the right, unless prohibited by law, to use their names, voices, pictures and likenesses, without compensation, for the purpose of advertising and publicizing the services of the Sponsors and all matters related to the Sweepstakes in any medium, throughout the world in perpetuity. Grand Prize Winner and his/her travel companion (who must be a legal US resident age 18 years or older) may each be required to produce proof of identity, address and birth date, as well as sign an affidavit of eligibility, tax acknowledgment form, liability release and, except where prohibited by law, use of name and likeness releases in order to claim the grand prize. Such documents must be completed in full and returned within three (3) days of issuance or before leaving for the trip, whichever is earlier, either via facsimile or US registered mail. Failure to do so or if: (i) any prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, (ii) a Winner declines his or her prize, (iii) a potential Winner is determined to be ineligible for reason, or (iv) Grand Prize Winner cannot travel on dates specified by Sponsors will result in disqualification of such Winner and an alternate winner may be selected by random drawing at the Sponsors' sole discretion. Sponsors will use reasonable efforts to pick an alternate winner but in the event an alternate winner cannot be determined, the corresponding prize will not be awarded. Sponsors and their respective parents, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising or promotion agencies and affiliated entities expressly disclaim any responsibility and entrants agree to hold Sponsors harmless for liability for injury or loss to any person or property (including death) relating to participation in this Sweepstakes, the delivery and/or subsequent use or misuse of any of the prizes awarded and claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy. Sponsors are not responsible for any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from downloading any material from the Website, regardless of whether the material was prepared by Sponsors or a third party, and regardless of whether the material is connected to the Website by a hypertext link. Sponsors further assume no liability either for the cancellation, modification or premature conclusion of the Sweepstakes for any reason or through the acts or defaults of any company or person providing any prize. All such losses or expenses must be borne by the affected participants and/or Winners.

6. OFFICIAL RULES AND WINNERS' LIST REQUESTS: For a copy of the Official Rules or the Winners' List, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the following address beginning March 3, 2004: (Please specify "Official Rules" or "Winners") "Live Like a Hollywood Star" Sweepstakes, Official Rules/Winners' List, c/o Oprah.com, attn: Advertising Manager, 110 N. Carpenter St., Chicago, IL 60607.

7. SPONSORS: This Sweepstakes is sponsored by Harpo, Target and their respective parents, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising or promotion agencies and affiliated entities.

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