No purchase necessary. One valid entry per contestant.

You must be 13 years of age or older at time of entry to be eligible for this contest. This contest is void where prohibited by law.

NOTE to voters: ONLY ONE (1) VOTE PER DAY PER ROUND IS TECHNICALLY ALLOWED PER USER. Voter login must be verified by e-mail confirmation. To ensure fair voting, we have turned on our "Captcha" feature. When turned on, captcha is required for voting as an attempt to ensure votes are generated by a person. The Modesto Bee's Upickem contest platform is able to generate an IP Address Report. If our team sees excessive, fraudulent, unverified and robotic voting activities that skew voter number information, the repetitive IP address entries will be deducted from the overall total. 

Winners will be notified by email or contacted via phone if phone is provided. If the winner(s) is unreachable after seven (7) days, or if that winner is unavailable or not present for prize fulfillment, an alternate winner will be selected. If The Modesto Bee cannot find an eligible winner for the prize, that prize will not be awarded. 

Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

Automated voting of any kind is not allowed. Detection of said automated voting will lead to votes being voided.

Only one registered account per voter. If multiple accounts are detected for a single voter, they will be disabled and votes disqualified. Multiple votes from a single IP Address will be evaluated; when excessive, fraudulent votes are detected by our system, duplicate votes will be deducted from the overall Total Votes. 

The Modesto Bee reserves the right to substitute any prize with another prize of equal or greater value. 

The Modesto Bee reserves the right to restrict the local winners to only persons whose primary residence is within a 60 mile radius of the affiliate's office.

Employees of The Modesto Bee, its respective parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising sponsors and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of each are not eligible. 

Contest entrants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of the contest commissioners, which are final on all matters pertaining to the contest. 

Eligible contestants must reside in the 6-county coverage area of The Modesto Bee.

Entrants further grant to The Modesto Bee the right to use and publish their proper name and state online and in print, or any other media, in connection with the Contest.

The Modesto Bee reserves the right to use any and all information related to the Contest, including information on contestants obtained through the contest, for marketing purposes or any other purpose, unless prohibited by law. 

The Contest and all of the related pages, contents and code are copyright, UPICKEM, and/or The Modesto Bee. Copying or unauthorized use of any copyrighted materials, trademarks or any other intellectual property without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited. 

Each winner, by acceptance of the prize, agrees to release all Sponsors, and their parent and subsidiary companies, their officers, directors, employees, agents, shareholders, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, and advertising agencies from all liability, claims, or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages, or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership, or use of the prize.

UPICKEM and The Modesto Bee are not responsible for Internet crashes or slowdowns caused by network congestion, viruses, sabotage, satellite failures, phone line failures, electrical outages, natural disasters or acts of man or God.

All results posted are unofficial until winners respond to e-mail notification.

Each winner is responsible for all federal, state and local taxes and will be required to complete an IRS form W-9. Sponsor reserves the right to withhold prizes until completed form W-9 is received.

This contest is not intended for gambling. If it is determined that a contestant is using the contest for gambling purposes they will be disqualified and reported to authorities.

The Modesto Bee reserves the right to change the rules at any time.

This contest is officially sponsored by The Modesto Bee.