blog post Enter to win a copy of Rolling Stones 50 by picking their greatest hit

It's been 50 years since the Rolling Stones first played for an audience. In the five decades since they climbed onstage at the Marquee Club in London, England, the Stones have evolved from a blues cover band to a stadium-filling monster act, with more great songs than any setlist could hold.

CBC Music is offering you a chance to look back at the band's amazing career by winning a copy of the book Rolling Stones 50. The winner will be announced Thursday, July 19 on Drive.

Enter to win by voting on your favourite Rolling Stones song, and we'll pick a winner from the voting pool. The winner will be announced on Thursday, July 19 on CBC Radio 2's Drive. UPDATE: The voting is now closed. Click here to find out which song won.

Cast your mind through the past (darkly) at the music of the Rolling Stones. Out of all their great songs, which do you think is the best? Base your decision on what song you think is their signature track, or just make a personal pick. In the end, we'll be able to see which song is the Rolling Stones' greatest hit. Will it be "Satisfaction"? "Jumpin' Jack Flash"? "Brown Sugar"? Some B-side the average person has never heard? Check back on Thursday, July 19, to find out.

CONTEST RULES

Rolling Stones’ Greatest Hit Contest (“Contest”)

from 9:00 a.m.  Thursday, July 12, 2012 EDT to 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, 2012 EDT (“Contest Period”)

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (“CBC”)

1. HOW TO ENTER

No purchase required. To enter the Contest, you must tell CBC Music your favourite Rolling Stones’ song in a blog post on CBC Music’s website during the Contest Period

You may enter the Contest by leaving a post on the blog and leaving your name and e-mail.

2. ELIGIBILITY

Contest is open to all Canadian residents. For any contestant who has not reached the age of majority, parent or guardian consent is necessary to enter the Contest. Where appropriate, the terms “contestant” and “winner” mean parent or guardian of that person. 

Employees of CBC, as well as such employees’ immediate family (father/mother, brother/sister, son/daughter) or persons living under the same roof are not eligible to enter this Contest.

3. PROCEDURE FOR AWARDING PRIZES

On Monday, July 18, 2012, a random draw will be conducted by producers at CBC Music from among all eligible entries received during the Contest Period. The first selected contestant to correctly answer the mandatory mathematical skill-testing question shall be declared the winner, subject to meeting all the conditions described in these rules.

Winner will be contacted by telephone or email during the week following the draw and should claim their prize as instructed by CBC by no later than seven days after the date they are initially contacted. If a winner cannot be reached within two days following the first attempt of contact, incorrectly answers the mathematical skill-testing question, declines the prize, or fails to return the required release form, the prize shall be forfeited and CBC has the right, at its sole discretion, to select another winner.

4. DESCRIPTION OF PRIZE(S)

The winner will receive one copy of The Rolling Stones 50.

The retail value of this prize is $60.00

5. GENERAL RULES

5.1.     To be declared a winner, the selected contestant must first correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question.

5.2.     Each winner shall sign a release declaring their eligibility as stipulated in Section 2 of these rules; agreeing that their free of charge; and releasing CBC, as well as its respective directors, officers and employees (the “Contest Parties”) from all liability for any damage or loss arising from participation in this Contest or from the awarding, acceptance or use of the prize.

5.3.     The prize shall be accepted as is and may not be exchanged or refunded for an amount of money, sold or transferred. No substitutions will be allowed. Any unused portion of a prize will be forfeited.

5.4.     If the prize cannot be awarded as described in these rules, CBC reserves the right to substitute a prize or prize component with another of comparable value, as determined in its sole discretion.

5.5.     Refusal to accept the prize releases the Contest Parties from any obligation toward the winner.

5.6.     If a contestant makes any false statement, he/she will be automatically disqualified from the Contest.

5.7.     The Contest Parties assume no liability for any loss, damage or injury, including without limitation: (i) lost, stolen, delayed, damaged, misdirected, late, destroyed, illegible or incomplete entries; (ii) loss, theft or damage to software or computer or telephone data, including any breach of privacy; (iii) fraudulent calls; (iv) inability of any person to participate in the Contest for any reason including mistaken addresses on mail or e-mail; technical, computer or telephone malfunctions or other problems with computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, or software; congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination of the foregoing; (v) damage to any person’s computer, including as a result of playing or downloading any material relating to the Contest; (vi) any delay or inability to act resulting from an event or situation beyond their control, including a strike, lockout or other labour dispute at their location or the locations of the organizations and businesses whose services are used to administer this Contest; or (vii) prizes that are lost, damaged or misdirected during shipping.

5.8.     CBC reserves the right to cancel or suspend this Contest should a virus, bug or other cause beyond their reasonable control corrupt the security or proper administration of the Contest. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws.  Should such an attempt be made, CBC reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.

5.9.     All personal information, such as name and contact information, is collected by CBC solely for the purposes of administering this Contest and shall not be used for any other purpose without your express consent. By providing this information, you consent to it being used for the stated purposes. Please see CBC’s privacy policy at http://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/privacy.html.

5.10.  If the identity of a contestant is disputed, the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry will be deemed to be the contestant.  The individual assigned to the e-mail address for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address is considered the authorized account holder.  A selected contestant may be required to provide proof that (s)he is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the selected entry.  All entries must be submitted from a valid e-mail account that may be identified by reverse domain name search. The sole determinant of time for the purposes of receipt of a valid entry in this Contest will be the Contest server.

5.11.  Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries.  All entries that are incomplete, illegible, damaged, irregular, have been submitted through illicit means, using any robotic, automatic programmed method that artificially increases the odds of winning or do not conform to or satisfy any condition of the rules may be disqualified by the CBC.  CBC is not responsible for any errors or omissions in printing or advertising this Contest.

5.12.  CBC reserves the right to amend the Contest rules or to terminate the Contest at any time without any liability to any contestant.  Any amendments to these Contest rules will be posted on www.cbcmusic.ca

5.13.  By entering, you agree to abide by the Contest rules and the decisions of CBC, which decisions are final and binding on all contestants.

5.14.  Contest rules are available on www.cbcmusic.ca

July 11, 2012

Mike Miner

Producer

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION