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Oldsmobile March MadnessTM
Car Craze Contest!

The following promotion is intended for viewing in the United States and shall only be construed and evaluated according to United States law. Do not proceed in this site if you are not a legal U.S. resident located in the 50 United States or D.C.

NO PURCHASE OR ON-LINE ENTRY OR SPORTSLINE REWARD MEMBERSHIP NECESSARY - VOID OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

HOW TO REGISTER/ENTER:
No purchase necessary. Entries may be submitted online via the designated selection center, or by calling, toll-free, 1-800-897-1100. OLDSMOBILE'S MARCH MADNESS TM CAR CRAZE is open to both SportsLine Rewards members and non-members. All on-line contestants must have a valid User ID and Password to play.

Sportsline Rewards members may enter on-line by submitting their User ID and Password on the selection center page located at:

http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/rewards/contests/madness/2000/gm/login.htm

Non-members of Sportsline Rewards may obtain a User ID and Password and enter the contest on-line by completing the registration form located at:

http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/rewards/register/contests.htm

Once a non-member obtains a User ID and Password, they may use this User ID and Password anytime they wish to participate in any CBS Sportsline sweepstakes or contest. There is no fee to obtain a User ID and Password. Once you have obtained a User ID and Password, you can immediately begin playing by following the directions set forth in the contest area of the CBS Sportsline service at:

http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/contests/madness/2000/gm/index.html.

Contestants may not play with multiple e-mail addresses, nor may contestants use any other device or artifice to play multiple times or as multiple contestants. Any contestant who attempts to play with multiple e-mail addresses, under multiple identities, or uses any other device or artifice to play multiple times, will be disqualified. Contestants participating on-line, or off-line, using the toll-free number, may enter only once per round. Attempts to enter multiple times for any single round will result in disqualification.

Beginning at 8:00 PM (ET) 3/12/00 through 7:00PM (ET) 4/03/00 you may enter Oldsmobile's March Madness TM Car Craze Contest on-line. To enter, access the CBS SportsLine website at http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/contests/madness/2000/gm/index.html. Once at the URL, follow the on-screen instructions to provide your entry information. Or, you may enter off-line by calling 1-800-897-1100 from a touch-tone phone and following the teleprompts. Entries made by phone will be subject to the same entry deadlines listed in the schedule below. To be eligible for prize drawing, entrants must pick at least 50% of the winners for the total number of games to be played in the upcoming round except for the Championship game for which the one winning team must be selected.

Entrants may choose to attempt to correctly pick the winners for all six rounds all at once, prior to the start of the tournament. Such entries must be submitted by 11:59 AM, 3/16/00. Such entrants will be permitted to change their selections after their selections have been submitted prior to the deadline of each round. Limit one such entry per person.

PRIZE WINNER SELECTION:
One random drawing will be conducted for each of six rounds of the NCAAź basketball tournament from entries received that correctly select at least 50% of the winning teams of the total games played per round except for the Championship game for which the one winning team must be selected in accordance with the following schedule:

Round
# of Games Picked Correctly
Entries Recieved From
To
Game Dates
Drawing Date
 
Round #1 16 of 32 8:00 PM 3/12/00 11:59 AM 3/16/00 3/16-17 3/19
Round #2 8 of 16 2:01 AM 3/18/00 11:59 AM 3/18/00 3/18-19 3/21
Round #3 4 of 8 2:01 AM 3/20/00 1:00 AM 3/23/00 3/23-24 3/26
Round #4 2 of 4 2:01 AM 3/25/00 11:59 AM 3/25/00 3/25-26 3/28
Round #5 1 of 2 1:01 AM 3/27/00 1:00 PM 4/01/00 4/01 4/03
Round #6 1 of 1 1:01 AM 4/2/00 7:00 PM 4/3/00 4/03 4/05
(Round 6 is the Championship)

All times shown are Eastern Time

Drawings will be conducted by Promotion Activators, Inc., an independent judging organization whose decisions will be final in all matters relating to the Contest. In the event that no participants select 50% of the winners for the total number of games to be played in the upcoming round, no winner will be selected for that round.

PRIZES: Round #1: One (1) 2000 Oldsmobile Alero GLS Sedan (Model # 3NF69+1SA) Approximate Retail Value ("ARV"): $22,095.00; Round #2: One (1) 2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue GLS Sedan (Model # 3WX69+1SC). ARV: $26,400.00; Round #3: One (1) 2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette Premiere 4-door (Model # 3UM16+1SD). ARV: $32,200; Round #4: One (1) 2000 Oldsmobile Bravada 4-door sport utility vehicle (Model # HT10506+1SA). ARV: $32,048; Round #5: One (1) 2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue GLS Sedan (Model # 3WX69+1SC). ARV: $26,400.00; Round #6 (Championship): One (1) 2001 Aurora Sedan (Model #3GS29). ARV: $34,305.00.Total ARV of all prizes: $173,448.00.

Tax and tag fee not included.

ELIGIBILITY:
Contest offered only in the 50 United States and D.C., to legal U.S. residents, 18 years of age or older and who have a valid current driver's license. Employees of SportsLine.com, Inc., CBS Corporation, the NCAAź and its member institutions, General Motors Corporation and General Motors dealerships, and their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, sister divisions, agencies and members of the immediate families or households of each of the above are not eligible to play.

All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. Limit one prize per person, household, or eligible e-mail address for the entire promotional period. Use of multiple e-mail addresses, multiple identities or the use of any other device or artifice to redeem multiple prizes is deemed invalid. GM reserves the right to disqualify consumers who violate any of the official rules or attempt to interfere with the promotion in any manner. If disqualified, GM reserves the right to terminate a consumer's eligibility to participate in the current promotion as well as all future GM promotions. On-Line entries will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. The authorized account holder is the natural person who is assigned to the e-mail address by an internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses.

PRIZE WINNER NOTIFICATION:
Winners will be notified by e-mail (if appropriate) and/or postal mail. Winners who entered on-line will be required to provide proof that he/she is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry by e-mail reply within 5 days upon receipt of the e-mail. All winners will be sent, by Federal Express, an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release (where permitted), which must be completed and returned within 10 days of the receipt of the forms (first attempted delivery). If prize is won by a person 18 years of age, who is a resident of Alabama or Nebraska, or a person 18-20 years of age who is a resident of Mississippi, it will be awarded in winner's name to a parent or legal guardian, who must sign all required documents.

CONDITIONS:
Failure to comply with the above conditions will result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Contestants acknowledge and agree that SportsLine.com may disclose any and all information collected from you pursuant to this contest to any third party(s).Sponsor is not responsible for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or delay of any type in operations of this contest or transmission of entries, or for theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone, computer, hardware or software malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate, misrouted, garbled transmissions, or failure of Sponsor to receive entry information for any reason. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend this contest should a virus, bug or other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor corrupt the administration, security or proper operation of the contest. By accepting a prize in this Contest, the winner agrees to discharge, indemnify, and to hold harmless Sportsline.com, Inc., CBS Corporation, NCAAź, The Leo Group, Inc., Promotion Activators, Inc., and their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, sister divisions, agencies and the respective officers, directors, agents, representatives, employees, successors, agents, and assigns of all of the above from any and all claims, demands, actions, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including but not limited to reasonable attorney's fees and expenses) which the winner, their executors, successors in interest, administrators, and assigns may now have or in the future may have or acquire on account of any injury, loss, disability, death or other physical, mental or financial damage of whatever kind or nature arising in whole or in part from or in connection with the possession, use, misuse or acceptance of the prize.

By accepting prizes, winners further acknowledge that SportsLine.com, Inc., CBS Corporation, NCAAź The Leo Group, Inc., Promotion Activators, Inc., and their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, sister divisions, agencies and the respective officers, directors, agents, representatives, employees, successors, and assigns of all of the above have neither made, nor are 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. All federal, state and local taxes, insurance, license and registration and other related fees on prizes are the sole responsibility of the winners. Prizes must be accepted as awarded. No transfer of prizes permitted. No cash alternatives or prize substitutions allowed at winner's request; however, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute, options, accessories, cash or a prize of equal or greater value should an advertised prize, or its options, or accessories be generally not available at Contest end. Prize vehicles will be delivered through dealers near the winners' homes. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received that correctly pick winners of at least one half of applicable games in the entry period for each round. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission to use winner's name and/or likeness for advertising/trade purposes worldwide, without limitation and without additional compensation, except where prohibited. This promotion is not intended to be used as a gambling device, but strictly for entertainment purposes only. The NCAAź and GM do not promote, endorse, or condone gambling or sports wagering of any kind. The NCAAź membership has adopted specific rules prohibiting athletic department staff members, conference office staff, national office staff, and student-athletes from engaging in sports gambling activities as they relate to intercollegiate or professional sporting events. A list of winners is available after 5/01/00 through 6/1/00 at http://www.cbs.sportsline.com and http://www.oldsmobile.com. Or send a self-addressed, postage-paid envelope to Oldsmobile/NCAAź Winners, P.O. Box 8419, Prospect Heights, IL, 60070.

Sponsor:
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION.

Promoter:
PROMOTION ACTIVATORS

Oldsmobile is a division of General Motors, an official NCAAź Corporate Partner.