2. Eligibility: Entrant must be 18 years of age as of March 26, 2002 and a legal resident of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. Employees of Sponsors, the Sponsor's parents, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, and agents and the immediate family (defined as parents, spouse, children, siblings, grandparents) of each such employees, and all those with whom such employees are domiciled, are NOT eligible.

3. Timing: Sweepstakes begins at 12:00:01 a.m. E.T. on March 26, 2002 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. E.T. on April 22, 2002 (the "Sweepstakes Period").  

4. How to Enter: Visit http://homecooking.about.com/library/contest/blcontestsubmit.htm and fill in required entry information. Individuals may enter this sweepstakes by filling out the online form only once each week over the four-week period of the contest. More than one entry from any person or e-mail address each week will void all entries from that person or e-mail address for the entire promotion. YOU MAY ONLY WIN ONCE. Completion of the missing ingredient question is not required to enter the Sweepstakes.

5. Drawing: This sweepstakes will have 1 drawing each week for four (4) weeks and then a final grand prize drawing at the end of the Sweepstakes period. Each entrant selected as a potential winner must comply with all terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all such requirements. For each prize, a potential winner will be selected in a random drawing from all entries received on or before the entry deadline as listed in the Official Prize Schedule below. All entries received from Tuesday, March 26, 2002 to each entry deadline are eligible for the drawing. The weekly drawing will be conducted on or about each Tuesday of the Sweepstakes Period by About.com, and a Grand Prize drawing will be conducted on or around April 26, 2002. Winners of the four (4) week weekly prize drawings are NOT eligible to win the grand prize. The sponsor's decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to the Sweepstakes. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Potential winners will be notified by e-mail or mail on or about the Tuesday following each Tuesday drawing during the Sweepstakes Period. Potential Grand Prize winners will be notified by e-mail or mail by April 29, 2002. If a potential winner cannot be contacted within fourteen (14) days after the first attempt to contact such potential winner, an alternate entrant will be selected in his or her place at random from all entries received.

6. Prizes: The following prizes will be awarded:

Official Prize Schedule

Entry Deadline: Weekly entries are due by 11:59:59 pm Friday of each week during the Sweepstakes Period beginning with Friday, March 29, 2002, then Friday, April 5, 2002, Friday, April 12, 2002, and Friday, April 19, 2002. Grand Prize entries are due by Monday, April 22, 2002 at 11:59:59 pm.

Weekly Prize: One copy of Emeril's new children cookbook, Emeril's There's A Chef In My Soup!
Approximate Retail Value: $22.99
Number of Weekly Prizes: 4

Grand Prize: One copy of Emeril's There's A Chef In My Soup! Autographed by Emeril Lagasse & Emeril's Baby Kit, which includes a spoon, a ladle, a chef's apron, 2-piece All Clad pots, and one Baby Bam spice.
Approximate Retail Value of Grand Prize: $121.93.
Number of Grand Prizes: 1

Total Approximate Retail Value of All Prizes: $213.89

Sponsors are not responsible for lost or mutilated prizes and none will be replaced. Prizes are nontransferable and must be accepted as awarded. No cash or other substitution may be made, except by Sponsor(s) in the event that the prize cannot be awarded for any reason, in which case, Sponsors will award a prize of equal or greater value. All taxes, fees and surcharges on prizes are the sole responsibility of winner.

7. Other Terms and Conditions: Potential winners and any guests who will share in the prize will each be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability Release, and where lawful, a Publicity Release, within fourteen (14) days of notification, failing which the potential winner will be disqualified and another winner selected in the place of the disqualified person at random from all entries received. If any prize or prize notification is returned as non-deliverable, the potential winner will be disqualified and another potential winner will be selected in the original potential winner's place. By accepting the prize, the winner agrees that the Sponsors and those acting under the Sponsor's authority, may use winner's name, picture/portrait likeness and/or voice, for advertising and promotional purposes without further consideration, unless prohibited by law. BY ACCEPTING THE PRIZE, THE WINNER AGREES THAT THE SPONSORS, THEIR SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION AGENCIES, AND ALL OF THE SPONSOR'S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS, WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND WILL BE HELD HARMLESS BY WINNER FOR ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURY, LOSS OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND TO PERSONS, INCLUDING DEATH, AND PROPERTY, DUE IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF THE PRIZE OR PARTICIPATION IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR PARTICIPATION IN ANY SWEEPSTAKES OR PRIZE RELATED ACTIVITY. Subject to all federal, state and local laws. Void where prohibited.

8. Miscellaneous: All entries become the sole property of Sponsors and none will be returned. In the event of a dispute, entries made by Internet 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 deemed the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, service provider or other online organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. A potential winner may be requested to provide About.com with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry. If for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure, human error or any other causes beyond the control of About.com that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, About.com reserves the right in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes. Sponsors assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. About.com is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by About.com on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, any combination thereof, or otherwise, including any injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in the Sweepstakes. About.com is not responsible for late, lost, illegible, incomplete, stolen, or misdirected entries. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

9. Winners List: A complete list of prize winners will be available at http://homecooking.about.com/library/contest/blemwinners.htm  on Monday, April 29, 2002. or by sending a stamped self-addressed envelope after Monday, April 29, 2002 to About.com, Emeril Sweepstakes, Attn: Kimberly Keith, 1440 Broadway, New York, NY 10018.

10.Sponsor(s): The Sponsor(s) of this sweepstakes are About.com, 1440 Broadway, New York, NY 10018 and Emeril's Food of Love Productions, LLC 829 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130.

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