$15,000 Dream Home Do-Over Contest Rules

$15,000 Dream Home Do-Over Contest Rules

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Here are the ways to enter the KAFE $15,000 Dream Home Do-Over:

-Visit any LIVE KAFE Remote Broadcast between February 28, 2025, through May 4, 2025, and scan a QR code that will take you to an Audience entry form.  Listeners must complete all required registration information and agree to Audience Terms and Conditions.  One entry per person, per broadcast event.  KAFE 104.1 will promote the dates and times of all remote broadcasts a minimum of 2 days in advance.  The total number of entries possible will be determined by the total number of broadcasts that occur in that time frame.

-During regular business hours from February 28, 2025 through May 4, 2025, visit any of the Dream Home Do-Over sponsor locations listed below to scan a QR code to access an Audience entry form.  Listeners must complete all required registration information and agree to Audience Terms and Conditions.  One entry per sponsor location, per day.  The total number of entries possible is 66 entries per sponsor location.

Sponsor locations are:
Audio Video Excellence, www.avxc.com
Barron, 5100 Pacific Highway in Ferndale, WA.
Crawford Garage Doors, 17979 WA-536 in Mount Vernon, WA.
Feller Heating, 501 Virginia Street in Bellingham, WA.
Judd & Black Appliance, 2001 Iowa Street in Bellingham, WA.
Judd & Black Appliance, 2520 Cedardale Road in Mount Vernon, WA.
Judd & Black Appliance, 1315 State Avenue in Marysville, WA.
Judd & Black Appliance, 510 SW Everett Mall Way in Everett, WA.
Judd & Black Appliance, 16521 Highway 99 in Lynnwood, WA.
Lyndale Glass, 2012 N. State Street in Bellingham, WA.
Lyndale Glass, 6172 Portal Way in Ferndale, WA.
Lyndale Glass, 110 7th Street in Lynden, WA.
Lyndale Glass, 106 W. Fir Street in Mount Vernon, WA.
Pacific Plumbing & Electrical, 805 W. Orchard Drive, Suite 7 in Bellingham, WA.
Samuel’s Furniture, 1904 Main Street in Ferndale, WA.
Van’s Plumbing, 307 19th Street in Lynden, WA.
Windsor Plywood, 1208 Iowa Street in Bellingham, WA.
North Coast Credit Union, www.NorthCoastCU.com

-Before the Dream Home Do-Over Grand Prize event on May 7, 2025, listeners may fill out a “Last Chance” entry form at the Silver Reef Casino Resort.  Entries will be accepted between 3:00pm-7:00pm.

After KAFE “Entry Remote Broadcasts” from any of the contest sponsors listed above, KAFE staff will randomly draw five entries from all entries submitted during that particular broadcast to become a Dream Home Do-Over Finalist.  There will be five entries drawn from each sponsor, for a total of 50 finalists.  Finalists will be notified by KAFE Staff via the telephone number provided on the entry form.  If there is no answer, KAFE staff will leave a voicemail where applicable.  If there is no voicemail available, the finalist may be disqualified and a new, alternate finalist may be drawn.

Each of the below sponsors will receive one “entry broadcast,” which the date/time/location will be promoted a minimum of 2 days in advance:
Audio Video Excellence
Barron
Crawford Garage Doors
Feller Heating
Judd & Black Appliance
Lyndale Glass
Pacific Plumbing & Electrical
Samuel’s Furniture
Van’s Plumbing
Windsor Plywood

On Monday, May 5, 2025, KAFE Staff will randomly draw 10 entries from all entries submitted through NorthCoastCU.com.  There will be 10 total finalists drawn in this manner.

On Monday, May 5, 2025, and Tuesday, May 6, 2025, all entries from the duration of the contest will be combined and KAFE Staff will draw 40 finalists.

Finalists will be notified by KAFE Staff via the telephone number provided on the entry form.  If there is no answer, KAFE staff will leave a voicemail where applicable.  If there is no voicemail available, the finalist may be disqualified and a new, alternate finalist may be drawn.

The Dream Home Do-Over Grand Prize Party will be held on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in The Event Center at Silver Reef Casino Resort.

All pre-qualified finalists from the event must check in at The Event Center at Silver Reef Casino Resort between 5:30pm-6:45pm.  Upon check-in, finalists must show a valid form of identification and complete a waiver form.  All pre-qualified finalists must be in the registration line by 6:45pm.  If a finalist is not in line by 6:45pm, they will lose their spot in the contest.  After checking in, finalists may wander the casino, but they must be present in The Event Center at Silver Reef at 7:00pm to participate in the contest.

At approximately 7:00pm, KAFE Staff will draw 4 “Last Chance Entries” from all entries submitted during the 3pm-7pm entry time to become last chance finalists.  Additionally, if any of the pre-qualified finalists fail to show up to the grand prize event, KAFE Staff will draw finalists from the “Last Chance Entries” until all empty spots are filled.  There will be a total of 104 finalists to begin the Grand Prize Event.

One finalist per household is permitted.  In the event that two members of the same household are drawn as finalists, they may decide which one of the two entrants will participate.  The other finalist spot will be forfeited and a new finalist will be drawn.

After all 104 finalists have completed the registration paperwork, the grand prize drawing begins.  All 104 finalist names will be individually placed into a tumbler by each listener/participant upon checking in at the event.  The names in the tumbler will be randomly drawn to determine the order of gameplay.  In the order names are drawn, each finalist will come up to the stage to select one out of labeled keys.  After selecting a key, the finalist will attempt to unlock a door on-stage at the event.  If the finalists’ key opens the door, they win the grand prize.  If not, the next finalist get their opportunity to try a key.  This will continue until one key unlocks the door to determine the winner.  If, for any reason, a finalist needs assistance to attempt to open the door, they may have a family member/friend accompany them on-stage, at the discretion of KAFE staff.  If nobody is available to assist, an approved KAFE Staff member will be made available to assist.

The winning key will be placed in an envelope directly prior to the start of the contest.  All keys will be in a numbered envelope.  The winning number will be produced by a random number generator.  Only the Promotions Manager will know which key opens the door.  The Promotions Manager will have a sealed envelope with the winning number that can be displayed if there are any technical issues with the door.

The grand prize is a $15,000 credit to be used as the winner wishes at the below sponsor locations:

Audio Video Excellence, www.avxc.com
Barron, 5100 Pacific Highway in Ferndale, WA.
Crawford Garage Doors, 17979 WA-536 in Mount Vernon, WA.
Feller Heating, 501 Virginia Street in Bellingham, WA.
Judd & Black Appliance, 2001 Iowa Street in Bellingham, WA.
Judd & Black Appliance, 2520 Cedardale Road in Mount Vernon, WA.
Judd & Black Appliance, 1315 State Avenue in Marysville, WA.
Judd & Black Appliance, 510 SW Everett Mall Way in Everett, WA.
Judd & Black Appliance, 16521 Highway 99 in Lynnwood, WA.
Lyndale Glass, 2012 N. State Street in Bellingham, WA.
Lyndale Glass, 6172 Portal Way in Ferndale, WA.
Lyndale Glass, 110 7th Street in Lynden, WA.
Lyndale Glass, 106 W. Fir Street in Mount Vernon, WA.
Pacific Plumbing & Electrical, 805 W. Orchard Drive, Suite 7 in Bellingham, WA.
Samuel’s Furniture, 1904 Main Street in Ferndale, WA.
Van’s Plumbing, 307 19th Street in Lynden, WA.
Windsor Plywood, 1208 Iowa Street in Bellingham, WA.

The Grand Prize winner will also receive a home carpet cleaning up to 1000 ft of carpeted area from Swan’s Clean Care valued at $300.

Total value of the grand prize package is $15,300, based on the $15,000 credit made available through PNW Media Group and the $300 value of carpet cleaning, as stated by Swan’s Clean Care.

Prizes are non-transferrable and not redeemable for cash.  Winners will be responsible for all local, state, and federal taxes associated with the prize.

The Grand Prize will be awarded after the winner has completed all applicable forms at the PNW Media Group offices, 2219 Yew Street Road in Bellingham, WA.  Due to the value of the prize, an IRS Form W-9 must be completed, and a copy of a Washington State issued ID must be submitted at the PNW Media Group offices during regular business hours.  Listener has until Friday, June 6, 2025, to complete the paperwork at the PNW Media Group offices. After that date, if the paperwork has not been filled out, the winner will forfeit the prize.

The winner will be issued an embossed letter on KAFE letterhead to present at the sponsors of their choice as they spend their winnings.  As they spend their winnings, the sponsor(s) will invoice PNW Media Group.  PNW Media Group will then cut a check directly to the sponsor.  The winner has until September 30, 2025, to use their winnings (the $15,000 credit).  At that time, any remaining balance will be forfeited.  Once the winner has a remaining balance of $50 or less, PNW Media Group will cut them a check for the difference.  The grand prize winner will be responsible for any outstanding balance over the total of $15,000.  The final official tally of the credit used and available is based on all invoices provided by sponsors to PNW Media Group.

The home carpet cleaning of up to 1000 ft of carpeted area from Swan’s Clean Care will be awarded to the grand prize winner in the form of a certificate after they have completed all applicable forms.

KAFE contests are open to all eligible Washington state residents who live or work within 75 miles of the station transmitter, 21 or older, and have not won anything on KAFE in the past 30 days or any prize valued at $600 or more in the past 6 months. Only one winner per household is permitted within 30 days after a household has a winner. Any prize awarded to an ineligible listener will be deemed null and void, and an alternate eligible winner may be named.

Employees of KAFE, PNW Media Group, and its ultimate parent company, Saga Communications, Inc., their advertising agencies, affiliates, contest sponsors, employees and immediate families of each, and employees of all media of mass communication within a one hundred mile radius of the KAFE main studio are not eligible to win any contest.  Immediate family includes the spouse, great-grandparents, grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of the employee and his/her spouse. This also includes individuals for whom the employee is current legal guardian.

Attempting more than the stated total entries per person may disqualify the entrant in KAFE’s sole discretion. Any entry submitted on behalf of another individual or using another person’s email address or name will be disqualified and ineligible to claim any prize.  Any attempt by any participant to obtain more than the stated number of entries allowed by using same, multiple/different email addresses, identities, or any other methods void that participant’s entries and that participant may be disqualified. In the event of a dispute as to any on-line registration, the authorized account holder of the e-mail address used to register will be deemed to be the registrant and he/she must be eligible according to these Official Rules. No mechanically reproduced or automated entries permitted.  Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification and all such entries will be deemed void.

No purchase necessary. KAFE’s Sole responsibility will be to award the prize. KAFE will have no further responsibility in connection with the prize if the prize winner, for any reason, cannot or decides not to use any of the prizes. Winners will be responsible for all federal and state taxes, and any fees and incidentals. Prizes are not transferrable or redeemable for cash.

Full contest rules available at KAFE studios located at 2219 Yew Street Rd, Bellingham WA 98225, between the hours of 9am and 5pm; or by logging onto kafe.com.

These are the rules governing all contests aired on KAFE 104.1 radio and on the kafe.com website or KAFE 104.1 mobile app, unless otherwise specified. In the following rules, “KAFE 104.1” means Pacific Northwest Media Group, which owns KAFE 104.1 radio:

  1. No purchase is necessary to enter any KAFE 104.1 contest.
  2. To be eligible to win any prize on KAFE 104.1 you must not have won anything on KAFE 104.1 in the past 30 days or any prize valued at $600 or more in the past 6 months. Only one winner per household is permitted within 30 days after a household has a winner. Any prize awarded to an ineligible listener will be deemed null and void, and an alternate eligible winner may be named.
  3. Anytime you call the KAFE 104.1 studios you assume that your call will be broadcast or recorded and you grant us permission to broadcast the call or record it for later broadcast.
  4. As a winner of a KAFE 104.1 contest your voice, name and/or picture may be used for promotional, broadcast, or internet purposes without any compensation to you.
  5. Prizes awarded are not redeemable for cash. No prize is transferable. No substitution for a prize will be made at the request of winner. KAFE 104.1 reserves the right to substitute a prize of similar value.
  6. All winners of all contests are responsible for all taxes on prize awarded. All winners of a prize valued at $600 or more will be required to complete the appropriate tax forms at the KAFE 104.1 studios prior to claiming prize. All winners will be sent a 1099 MISC federal tax form if in one calendar year the prize value of all prizes won exceeds $600.
  7. In the event the winner is subject to or the subject of any order or legal process issued by any governmental agency having jurisdiction over the affairs of the winner (i.e. garnishment, child support order, judgment, lien, and the like), KAFE 104.1’s delivery of the prize to the official representative of the governmental entity claiming a right to the prize shall be thus deemed as (KAFE 104.1) awarding the prize to the winner. KAFE 104.1 shall be entitled to rely in good faith, upon any documents presented by the representative seeking to collect the prize in lieu of the winner. KAFE 104.1 shall not be liable for any claim by any winner for damages incidental thereto.
  8. All KAFE 104.1 contests are open to all eligible residents 18 or over (unless otherwise specified) living within 75 miles of station transmitter(s). Contestants must possess a valid form of identification bearing the picture of the contestant acceptable to KAFE 104.1 that will be presented to KAFE 104.1 and accepted before the prize is awarded. Employees of KAFE 104.1, it's advertising agencies, affiliates, contest sponsors, employees and immediate families of each, and employees of all media of mass communication within a one hundred mile radius of the KAFE 104.1 main studio are not eligible to win any contest. Immediate family includes the spouse, great-grandparents, grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of the employee and their spouse. This also includes individuals for whom the employee is current legal guardian.
  9. Winners will be expected to claim prize at the KAFE 104.1 studios, 2219 Yew Street Road, Bellingham, Washington 98226, between 12:00pm – 5:00pm, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) within 30 days of being notified that they are winners, unless there is an expiration date on prize, which will be specifically stated.
  10. Where the prize(s) consists of paper tickets (“will-call tickets”) the winner will be directed to go to a specified address and retrieve the will-call tickets, and, by entering the contest, the contestant agrees to pick up will-call tickets and sign and deliver to KAFE 104.1 a waiver form as directed. Where the prize(s) consists of electronic (digital) concert or event tickets (“e-tickets”), the winner will receive an email from KAFE 104.1 with a hyperlink to an electronic waiver form that the winner must sign and return to the KAFE 104.1 before the prize will be transferred to the winner. The e-tickets will be transferred to the winner by KAFE 104.1 or, in some cases, by a third party (for example, Ticketmaster, Live Nation, etc.) and the winner must check his or her email account for an email or cellular mobile number for a text message from the ticket provider in order to download the e-tickets. Where e-tickets are a prize, as a condition of entering the contest, redeeming and using e-tickets requires the winner (i) to have a valid email address and an app-enabled mobile device capable of downloading and running a third-party mobile ticketing app (e.g., Ticketmaster, Live Nation, etc.); (ii) to install, or have already installed, such mobile ticketing app on their app-enabled mobile device; and (iii) to log into an existing user account or sign up for a free user account with the third-party operating such mobile ticketing app by completing a form with all required information, including, at a minimum, the winner's first name, last name, valid email address and telephone number. E-tickets awarded as a prize in such contests cannot be redeemed or used by any means other than the designated third-party mobile ticketing app for the e-tickets. Individuals who do not have a valid email address, access to an app-enabled mobile device and/or do not comply with these requirements will not be able to redeem or use e-tickets should they be selected and verified as a winner, will not receive a substitute prize, and should not enter contests where e-tickets are the prize.
  11. KAFE 104.1 reserves the right to disqualify any entrant if any contest rules are violated in any way.
  12. KAFE 104.1 assumes no liability for situations, repairs, or incidents arising from any aspect of any prize awarded in any contest. KAFE 104.1, its advertising agencies, affiliates, contest sponsors, employees, and immediate families of each are absolved and shall be held harmless from any action or liability arising from any contest or prize awarded in any contest.
  13. As a licensee of the FCC and a trustee of the public airwaves, KAFE 104.1 reserves the right to interrupt and/or discontinue any contest or promotion (and not award the offered prize) at the discretion of KAFE 104.1 management if world events, the national mood, or public safety so warrant.
  14. KAFE 104.1 reserves the right to amend the rules to any contest at any time. KAFE 104.1's decision is always final. In the event any one of the general contest rules which govern all KAFE 104.1 contests contradict with any specific contest term, the specific contest term will control.
  15. For any contest requiring phone entry you must use only the following number unless otherwise specified: 360-676-5233. For texting it is 360-676-5233. The person processing inbound calls and/or texts at KAFE 104.1 has the final decision as to who is the winning entrant.
  16. KAFE 104.1 shall have no responsibility for contestant’s inability or failure to participate, failure to win or claim any prize based on malfunction or difficulties with telephone, cell phone, texting, email, mobile applications, internet access, or any other circumstances in any contest beyond KAFE 104.1’s control.
  17. For any contest involving on-line voting: If an entrant receives irregular votes, including but not limited to, votes generated by a robotic, programmed, script, macro, or other automated means, KAFE 104.1 reserves the right to disqualify the entrant in its sole discretion and/or use another means to determine the winner(s), ex. – random selection or appointing a panel of judges.
  18. For any contests involving tickets to live performances or events, winners will need to follow all health and public safety guidelines and protocols put in place by the concert organizer.
  19. KAFE 104.1 is not responsible for any event cancellations or reschedules.
  20. KAFE 104.1 is not responsible for:
    • internet crashes or slowdowns caused by network congestion
    • viruses
    • sabotage
    • satellite failures
    • phone line failures
    • electrical outages
    • natural or man-made disasters
    • lost, late, misdirected, postage-due, unintelligible, returned, or undelivered entries or email
    • lost, interrupted, or unavailable satellite, network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other internet connections, providers, or platforms
    • failed telephone, satellite or cable hardware or software or lines, or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions
    • computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures, or difficulties
    • other errors of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, or network

    Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of this contest or website, or act in violation of the official service, as solely determined by the station, will be disqualified. Neither sponsor nor promotion parties are responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information whether caused by website users, tampering, hacking, or by any of the programming or equipment associated with or used in this contest, and assume no responsibility for any errors, omissions, deletions, interruptions or delays in operation or transmission or communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized website access.

    KAFE 104.1 is not responsible for injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer or property related to or resulting from participating in this contest. Should any portion of contest be, in KAFE 104.1’s sole opinion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, unauthorized human intervention (i.e., hackers) or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the station, corrupt or impair administration, security, fairness or proper play of this contest, or contest plays, KAFE 104.1 reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the contest.

  21. KAFE 104.1 has not made nor is in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize, including but not limited to its quality, mechanical condition or fitness for a particular purpose. Any and all warranties and/or guarantees on prize (if any) are provided only by the manufacturer, and winners agree to look solely to such manufacturers for any such warranty and/or guarantee.
  22. The following are specifically related to E-contests and E-Mail Club promotions on kafe.com:
    1. All appropriate information in required fields must be entered correctly and completely or you will be disqualified.
    2. To win a prize you must reside within the listening area of KAFE 104.1 as defined at the exclusive discretion of KAFE 104.1 management.
    3. Any problems with the internet or email are not KAFE 104.1’s responsibility.
    4. Contestants who register to participate on our website may be required to produce a printed copy of proof of registration before being allowed to participate in the contest.
    5. Due to the nature of our programs that are heard on-line over the internet, contests may not be heard at all on KAFE 104.1. Contests heard on the radio station’s internet audio stream may be slightly delayed from the time the contests are heard on the broadcast station, and will be running behind the broadcast signal. Thus, all contests heard on the internet are delayed. This delay can last for as much as 30 seconds or more. This means that when KAFE 104.1 contests are played that require a specific caller to telephone the radio station (such as “Caller number 9 when you hear the sound effect”), listeners to the on-line audio stream may be at a disadvantage in participating over those listeners who hear the contests on-air.
  23. A copy of these rules is available during business hours at the KAFE 104.1 studios 2219 Yew Street Road, Bellingham, Washington 98226
Updated March 6, 2023

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