1.  Contest Description/Timing: Major League Gaming Inc. (“MLG”) will conduct a contest, whereby Participants must submit a video, essay and/or pictures  explaining why he/she deserves an upgraded or make-over game room or other location (i.e., the room or location in which he/she plays video games) (an “Entry”). Participants may submit an Entry on behalf of a friend, family member, or community, education and other organizations if the Participant would like to nominate a friend, family member, or other organization for this Contest. Entries must be submitted (i.e., uploaded) online via the Contest submission page (located at http://partners.majorleaguegaming.com/drpepper/ugh) (the “MLG Site”). Entries must not contain obscene or pornographic material, contain defamatory or libelous statements, invade privacy rights, infringe any third party right, exploit individuals under the age of eighteen (18) or in any other way violate applicable laws and regulations. Entries containing any such content and/or otherwise deemed by MLG in its sole discretion, to be inappropriate will be disqualified. Participants must submit Entries during the period beginning on March 28, 2011, and ending on October 1, 2011 at 12:00pm EST (the “Contest Period”). 

Judging:  The Contest judges (the “Judges”), who will be comprised of a panel of MLG staff members, will select three (3) winning Entries during the Contest Period. All Entries received will be judged using the following criteria: originality, creativity, authenticity and compelling reason regarding why Participant’s game room is in need of an upgrade and/or make-over. Entries will be judged by the Judges.  Becoming a potential winner is subject to validation and verification of eligibility and compliance with all terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules. 

Each Participant who submits an Entry fully and unconditionally agrees to comply with and abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Judges and MLG, which shall be final and binding in all respects.

1A. Promotion Description:  During the Contest Period, MLG may also invite Participants to interact with MLG and/or MLG personalities through various channels, including but not limited to email, blogs, social networks (e.g. Twitter and Facebook).  By way of example only, MLG may invite Participants to submit pictures or respond to certain tweets.  Participants who follow the requirements of such interactions will be eligible to win certain prizes, which will be determined at the time of the specific promotion.  The winners of such promotions will be randomly selected by MLG.    

2. Eligibility and Limitations.  All Participants must be legal residents of the United States and at least 16 years old as of date of entry. Children under 16 are not permitted to register for this Contest. Void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited. Employees of MLG, Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc., the Contest's participating sponsors and their advertising agencies, and members of the immediate family of any such persons are not eligible to participate and win.

3. Prize(s).
A total of three (3) 1^st prizes will be awarded to the winners of the Contest. Such 1^st prize winners will receive a make-over of his or her game room, valued at approximately Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($13,500). Such 1^st prizes may include furniture, TV and/or gaming equipment, depending on what the game room needs (as determined by MLG in its sole discretion) for the make-over (total approximate retail value:  US$13,500). Any expense or item not specifically listed is the responsibility of the winner.  Exact value may vary depending upon what is actually provided in the game room make-over, but will be valued at a minimum of $13,500.

MLG will contact the winners approximately four to six weeks in advance of an upcoming episode shoot for Dr Pepper Ultimate Gaming House, via email or phone. The winners must keep confidential and not disclose to any third party the fact that they have won until the day the 1^st prize winning Entry debuts at an MLG Pro Circuit event or at such other time as MLG may designate. The 1^st prize winner must be available during a two week period to be designated and scheduled by MLG for the video shoot.  During such two week period, the winner must provide MLG with access to his/her house or other location specified in the Entry for at least two (2) full days (the “2 Days’). During the 2 Days, MLG will make-over the 1^st prize winner’s game room and shoot video related thereto and related to this Contest and the 1^st prize winner. The 1^st prize winner agrees that he/she will leave the make-over location during such 2 Days (for a maximum of 10 hours each day)when MLG performs the make-over to the location.  In addition, the 1^st prize winner must be available for press and media interviews.

The prizes for any additional promotion(s) MLG chooses to conduct (as described above in Section 1A) will be determined at a later date and will be announced at the time of such promotion(s).

Prizes are non-transferable and not exchangeable for any other prize. In the case of unavailability of a prize, MLG reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute a prize of equal or greater value.All taxes, gratuities and unspecified expenses are the sole responsibility of winners. Winners assume all liability for use of the prizes.

Winners will be required to sign and return, within three (3) days of receipt of notification, an Affidavit of Eligibility, Assignment of Rights agreement and liability/publicity release prior to receipt of prize and tax forms. If a winner cannot be contacted within three (3) days of first notification attempt, if any prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if winner rejects his/her prize or in the event of noncompliance with these Official Rules and requirements, such prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to an  alternate, in MLG’s sole discretion.  If a minor wins the prize, any required Affidavits or other agreements must be signed by a parent/legal guardian of such minor in his/her state of residence.  If a minor wins the prize, the prize will be awarded to the parent or legal guardian who signs the above Affidavits and agreements.

3A.  Entry Ownership.  By participating and submitting any Entries for this Contest, each Participant agrees that MLG will solely own and control all rights in the Entries submitted to MLG hereunder (including the copyright therein and all extensions, renewals and derivative works thereof) in perpetuity, throughout the universe, in all media now known or hereafter developed, in any and all languages and versions, with the right to use and change the Entries in any manner that MLG may determine.  Participants acknowledge and agree that all concepts, ideas and materials created by Participants in connection with the Entries (collectively, “Materials”), are “works made for hire” under copyright law and all rights therein, including copyright, trademark, patent, or other rights (collectively the “Rights”) are MLG’s property.  The Rights include the right to own and register all copyrights in all such materials in MLG’s or its designee’s name.  In the event that any such Materials created by Participants are determined not to be a “work made for hire” for any reason, Participants hereby irrevocably assign all Rights therein to MLG, and Participants agree to execute such additional documents consistent herewith as may be reasonably requested by MLG after a reasonable opportunity to review and negotiate in good faith to evidence MLG’s ownership of the Rights.  Participants hereby waive any “moral rights” claims that Participants may have with respect to any Materials created by Participants.  In the event that any Materials created by Participants are not copyrightable, Participants hereby irrevocably assign any and all ownership Rights in and to such Materials to MLG.  MLG shall have the irrevocable right to use and exploit the Materials, in whole or in part, in any manner and in any and all media, whether now known or hereafter devised in perpetuity throughout the world in MLG’s sole discretion, with no compensation due to Participants.

4. Conditions.
MLG is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by users of the MLG Site or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized on the MLG Site or in the Contest or by any technical or human error, which may occur in the processing of registrations, entries into the Contest, or otherwise in connection with the Contest including, without limitation, any technical limitation or other event that results in the disqualification of any Participant in the Contest. MLG assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, or communications line failure relating to the MLG Site or the Contest, or for any theft or destruction of or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, any registration materials or entries. MLG is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone, network, satellite, cable or lines, computer, on-line-systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of e-mail, registrations or entry submissions on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site or combination thereof in connection with the MLG Site or the Contest, including, without limitation, any technical limitation or other event that results in the disqualification of any user in the Contest. MLG is not responsible for injury or damage to Participants' or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating, downloading or uploading materials from the MLG Site or in connection with the Contest. Any use of robotic, automatic, micro, programmed or like entry methods will void all such entries by such methods, and disqualify any person using such methods. If, for any reason, the Contest, in MLG's sole opinion, is not capable of running as planned, including, but not limited to, by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, worms, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of MLG which, in the MLG's sole judgment, corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, MLG reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest and proceed in such a manner as may be deemed fair and equitable by MLG in its sole discretion.

IN NO EVENT WILL MLG, ITS PARENTS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, SUPPLIERS, DR PEPPER/SEVEN UP, INC. AND RELATED COMPANIES, MLG’S SPONSORS, ADVERTISING OR PROMOTION AGENCIES OR PARTNERS (INCLUDING DR PEPPER/SEVEN UP, INC.) OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS, BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR: (A) ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND UNDER ANY THEORY (WHETHER CONTRACT, TORT, WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE), INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS OR CONTEST PRIZES, ARISING OUT OF ANY PARTICIPANT'S ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE MLG SITE OR PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST OR (B) FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND IN EXCESS OF ANY FEE PAID BY YOU (IF ANY) TO ENTER THE CONTEST. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THE MLG SITE AND IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CONTEST IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN LIABILITY OR WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.  IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS, MLG’S LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

5.  Representations and Warranties/Indemnification.  Each Participant represents and warrants to MLG as follows: (i) Participant has the full right and legal capacity to agree to these Official Rules; (ii) Participant has the right and power to grant rights herein contained; (iii) Participant has obtained all the necessary clearances, including, but not limited to copyright clearances, necessary to copy, display, or distribute the Entry; (iv) the Rights granted to MLG via these Official Rules, including public display, public performance, distribution, and reproduction of Participant’s Entry, will not violate or infringe upon the copyright, literary, privacy, publicity, trademark, service mark or any other personal property right of any person or entity and Participant’s Entry will not constitute a libel or defamation of any third party; (v) the Entry does not and will not violate any applicable laws, and is not and will not be defamatory, libelous, pornographic, or obscene as decided by the judges, in their sole discretion; (vi) MLG shall have right to use, alter, adapt, assign, publish or dispose of Participant’s Entry in any way in any media now known or hereinafter developed, without territory, time or other limitation, however it sees fit, including without limitation for advertising, publicity and promotion purposes, without compensation or approval of Participants.  Each Participant hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the Releasees (defined below) harmless from and against any and all third party claims, actions or proceedings of any kind and from any and all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses relating to or arising out of any breach or alleged breach of any of the warranties, representations or agreements of Participant hereunder. 

6. Publicity.
By participating, all Participants and winners grant MLG and Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. permission to use their names, nick-names, gamer-tags, characters, photographs, voices, and likenesses in connection with promotion of this and other Contest, in perpetuity, throughout the world, and waive any claims to royalty, right, or remuneration for such use, except where prohibited.

7. Release.
By participating, each Participant and winner waives any and all claims of liability against MLG, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, subsidiaries, suppliers, and related companies, its sponsors, advertising and promotion agencies and partners (including Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc.), and any of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, and agents (collectively, the “Releasees”) , from any and all liability for any loss, harm, damages, cost or expense, including without limitation property damages, personal injury and/or death, arising out of participation in the Contest, Participant’s Entry or the acceptance, use or misuse of the prize.  If any part of these Official Rules shall be held or declared to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be ineffective but shall not affect any other part of these Official Rules and the invalid portion of any provision shall be deemed modified to the least degree necessary to remedy such invalidity while retaining the original intent of the parties. The failure of MLG to partially or fully exercise any rights or the waiver by MLG of any breach of these Official Rules by you, shall not prevent a subsequent exercise of such right by MLG or be deemed a waiver by MLG of any subsequent breach by you of the same or any other term of these Official Rules. The rights and remedies of MLG under these Official Rules shall be cumulative, and the exercise of any right or remedy shall not limit a right to exercise any other right or remedy hereunder.

In case of dispute, entries will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of registration. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet Access Provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.

8. Taxes.
Each winner is solely responsible for any and all applicable taxes.  MLG is not responsible for any unspecified expenses which shall be the responsibility of winners.  Any person winning over US$600 in prizes from MLG will receive an IRS form 1099 at the end of the calendar year and a copy of such form will be filed with the IRS.

9. Conduct and Decisions.
By participating in the Contest, Participants agree to be bound by the decisions of MLG, Judges and any other MLG personnel. All decisions of the Contest organizers or of their representatives regarding this Contest are final and not appealable. Participants must conduct themselves in a reasonable manner, maintaining a friendly and polite demeanor to competitors, Contest officials, and to other Participants of the Contest. Participants who violate any rule, gain unfair advantage in participating in the Contest, or obtain winner status using fraudulent means will be disqualified. Unsportsmanlike, disruptive, annoying, harassing or threatening behavior is prohibited. MLG will interpret these rules and resolve any disputes, conflicting claims or ambiguities concerning the rules or the Contest and the MLG's decisions concerning such disputes shall be final. If the conduct or outcome of the Contest is affected by human error, any mechanical malfunctions or failures of any kind, intentional interference or any event beyond the control of the MLG, MLG reserves the right to terminate this Contest, or make such other decisions regarding the outcome as the MLG deems appropriate. MLG reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds (a) to be tampering with the registration or entry process or the operation of the MLG Site or the Contest; (b) be acting in violation of these Official Rules; (c) to be hacking, or to be acting in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person; or (d) to have provided any false or misleading information as part of the registration process including, without limitation, any false names, addresses or e-mail addresses. All decisions will be made by MLG and are final. ANY ATTEMPT BY A PARTICIPANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY CIRCUMVENT, DISRUPT OR DAMAGE ORDINARY AND NORMAL OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST, TELEPHONE SYSTEMS OR WEBSITE, OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, MLG RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PARTICIPANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

10. Miscellaneous.
If for any reason, the Contest, in MLG's sole opinion, is not capable of running as planned, including, but not limited to, by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, worms, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of MLG which, in MLG's sole judgment, corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, MLG reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest and proceed in such a manner as may be deemed fair and equitable by MLG in its sole discretion.

11.  Arbitration and Governing Law Any controversy, claim or dispute arising out of or relating to this Contest shall be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its Commercial Rules including Emergency Interim Relief Procedure in New York, New York, except that, to the extent any Participant, winner or guest has in any manner violated or threatened to violate MLG’s intellectual property or confidentiality rights, MLG may seek injunctive, monetary or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court in the state of New York (and MLG may assert both intellectual property causes of action and other appropriate causes of action in any such action), and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. The arbitrator's award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.  To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under this Agreement shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to this Agreement, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise.

12.Use of Data.  MLG will be collecting personal data about Participants online, in accordance with its privacy policy.  Please review MLG’s privacy policy at https://accounts.majorleaguegaming.com/privacy_policy. By participating in a Contest, Participants hereby agree to MLG’s collection and usage of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted MLG’s privacy policy. 

13. Rules and List of Winners: For a copy of the rules, or a list of winners, please send your request within thirty (30) days of the end of the Contest by mail with a stamped, self-addressed return envelope with Contest name and addressed to: Major League Gaming Inc., 3 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016.

How To Submit

So you think that you or your friend should be the next winner of the Dr Pepper Ultimate Gaming House? Use the fields below to share your story with us. We receive a lot of entries, so if you want your entry to stand out amongst the crowd, then it's important that you tell us why we should choose your submission over everyone else's. This is the chance of a lifetime!

• 1. To submit an entry, you’ll need to start out by clicking the “Submit an Entry” button. Please note that we require that you provide us with your Name, City, State, Age, Phone, Email, and a brief explanation of why you, or someone you know, should win a Dr Pepper Ultimate Gaming House.


• 2. We also highly encourage you to include a submission video URL, up to three room photo URLs, and your MyMLG user name to help us better get to know you and show why you deserve to win. The more reasons that you can persuade us why you or someone you know deserve an ultimate gaming room upgrade from the UGH Crew, the better your chance of winning!


• 3. If you choose to submit a video URL, it’s easy to upload a video to YouTube, Vimeo, Dropbox or another online video hosting site.


• 4. If you choose to include photos, it’s easy to upload your photos to an online photo-hosting site such as Flickr, Photobucket, ImageShack, and just add the photos’ URLs in your entry submission.


• 5. Once you’ve filled out all the appropriate fields in the “Submit an Entry” submission form, click the “Submit” button to send us your entry. A confirmation message should then appear at the below the submit button. At that point, your submission has been officially entered to the Dr Pepper Ultimate Gaming House, and you’ll be contacted if you are selected!