SEATTLE — 2025 Halo Project Roof Giveaway – sponsored by Guardian Roofing and KING 5
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR ODDS OF WINNING. SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
Eligibility. Subject to the additional restrictions below, the 2025 Halo Project Roof Giveaway, sponsored by Guardian Roofing and KING 5 (the “Contest”) is open to residents of Washington state who are 21 years or older at the time of entry. Nominees must be homeowners residing in King County, Pierce County, Snohomish County, Kitsap County, and Thurston County (the “Qualifying Washington Counties”). Nominees must own their home and be up to date on mortgage payments. Guardian Roofing, (“Prize Provider”), KING 5 (“Sponsor”), TEGNA Inc., and each of their respective affiliated companies and advertising and promotional agencies, may be referred to herein as “Promotion Entities.” Employees and contractors of any Promotion Entity, and the immediate family members of, and any persons domiciled with, any such employees or contractors, are not eligible to enter or to win.
How to Enter. The Contest will begin at 11:00 a.m. (P.T.) on March 10, 2025 and end at 12:00 p.m. (P.T.) on May 2, 2025 (the “Contest Period”).
Entry to the Contest is by nomination only, during the Contest Period. To nominate a member of the community, who must reside in the one of the Qualifying Washington Counties (“Nominee”), during the Nomination Period a nominator (“Entrant”) must complete an official entry form (an “Entry”), available at king5.com/haloproject (the “Website”), providing Entrant’s full name, city, state, e-mail address, daytime phone number (with area code), and Entrant must additionally indicate: (a) Entrant’s relationship to the Nominee; (b) the Nominee’s city, and state of residence, and (c) a short essay (“Essay”) describing why the Nominee is deserving of the Grand Prize due to financial hardship and the overall impact the Nominee has had on Nominee’s local community. Sponsor will determine the eligibility of the Nominee in its sole discretion; Sponsor further reserves the right, among other things, to contact the Nominees, or others in order to determine eligibility. Entrant may nominate multiple people provided that each Entry is unique, includes only one Nominee, and adheres to these Official Rules (i.e., Entrants can submit more than one Entry, but each Entry may include only one (1) Nominee and no Entrant may nominate the same Nominee twice). Entrant may nominate themselves. Entries become property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Incomplete and multiple entries (i.e. multiple entries by one Entrant for the same Nominee) are void. Sponsor is not responsible for incomplete, lost, late, misdirected, incomprehensible, illegible, or damaged entries. Nominee must agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, and must warrant that the information submitted by the Entrant is true and accurate. No Nominee will be eligible to receive the Grand Prize unless Sponsor determines, in its sole discretion, that such Nominee has been or can be sufficiently cleared for legal purposes, and has complied with the terms of these Official Rules.
Multiple Entrants are not permitted to share the same email address. Sponsor will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, late, misdirected, illegible entries, or for failure to receive entries due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware or software, whether originating with sender or Sponsor. All entries become property of Sponsor and none will be returned.
Entrant’s computer must accept cookies, or any successor or similar technology, which may be used for the purpose of Entry tracking. Ad blocking software on Entrant’s computer needs to be disabled so that it doesn’t interfere with processing Entrant’s Entry. Sponsor will not verify receipt of Entries.
Nomination Guidelines: The nomination Essay must be in English and must not exceed 950 characters in length and must be received by Sponsor prior to the end of the Nomination Period. Entrant must be personally familiar with his/her/their Nominee. Entrant must have the Nominee’s consent to nominate the Nominee in this Contest, disclose personal information, and to describe why the Nominee is deserving of the Prize. Nominee must reside in the home being nominated. Based on Sponsor's sole judgment and discretion, Essays cannot (a) be obscene, offensive, or endorse any form of hate or group hate, or be sexually explicit or suggestive; threatening; profane; violent; derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group or sexual orientation; or pornographic; (b) promote alcohol, illegal/prescription drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing), any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous, or any particular political or religious agenda or message; (c) contain trademarks, logos or trade dress owned by others, or contain any personal identification (other than as related to the Entrant or Nominee), such as license plate numbers, personal names, email addresses or street addresses; (d) contain copyrighted materials owned by others without permission; (e) contain materials embodying the names, likenesses, photographs, or other indicia identifying any person, living or dead, without permission (including but not limited to Nominee); (f) contain advertising or commercial messages of any kind owned by anyone other than Sponsor or Prize Provider or promote any brand or product of any kind (other than Sponsor’s or Prize Provider’s); (g) criticize Promotion Entities or any other Entrant or Nominee; and/or (h) contain any recruiting information of any kind. Essays may not promote any cause, be it religious, political, corporate, charitable or otherwise, other than the Nominee. Essays must not exaggerate or embellish the actual achievements of the Nominee.
By submitting an Essay, Entrant warrants and represents that it is Entrant’s original and true work; it has not been previously published; it has not received previous awards; it does not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity (including but not limited to Nominee); Entrant has obtained permission from each and every person who is mentioned in the Essay, if any, to include such information in the Essay (including but not limited to Nominee); and publication of the Essay via various media including Sponsor’s and its affiliated entities’ website(s) and social media channels will not infringe on the rights of any third parties (including but not limited to Nominee). Entrant further represents and warrants that he/she/they has first-hand knowledge of the actions and conduct of the Nominee described in the Essay and, to the extent that he/she/they does not have such first-hand knowledge, the Entrant has a reasonable basis for believing that such actions/conduct of Nominee are truthful and accurate as described in the Essay. Any use of generative AI tools in connection with any Contest Entry is prohibited. Any Essay that does not comply with the guidelines herein will be subject to disqualification.
By entering, Entrant and Nominee agree to indemnify and hold harmless Released Parties (as defined below) from any action or liability resulting from the publishing of Essay and/or use of the Essay.
All entry materials, including the Essay and optional photo, become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. The copyright in any Essay shall remain the property of the Entrant, but entry into this Contest constitutes Entrant’s, Nominee’s, including the Grand Prize Winner’s, exclusive, royalty-free irrevocable and perpetual permission and consent, without further compensation, with or without attribution, to use, reproduce, print, publish, transmit, distribute, sell, perform, adapt, enhance, or display such Entry, Essay, and the Entrant’s and Nominee’s name and/or likeness, in whole or in part, for any purpose, including but not limited to editorial, advertising, trade, commercial, and publicity purposes by the Sponsor and/or others authorized by the Sponsor, in any and all media now in existence or hereinafter created, throughout the world, for the duration or the copyright in the Essay. Sponsor and/or others authorized by the Sponsor shall have the right to edit, adapt, and modify the Essay. Any such posting of the Essay, in and of itself, does not constitute any representation that Entry is eligible for the Contest or notification of selection of Nominee who is the subject of such Essay as a prize winner.
Winner Selection. A panel of qualified judges selected by Sponsor (“Judges”) will judge all eligible Entries according to the following criteria: 50% why the Nominee is deserving of the Grand Prize due to financial hardship and 50% on the overall impact of the Nominee has had on Nominee’s local community. Judges will score each Entry between 1 and 50 for each criteria. The Judges will conduct judging pursuant to the foregoing criteria between May 5, 2025 through May 9, 2025 (“Judging Period”)
In the event of a tie, tied entries will be re-judged on the same criteria listed above. Decisions of judges and Sponsor shall be final and binding in all respects. Judging will be completed on or before May 12, 2025.
Prizes and Odds. The Sponsor will award one (1) Grand Prize Winner a roofing project by Guardian Roofing with an average retail value (ARV) between $15,000 to $20,000 (the “Prize”). The Grand Prize will include all supplies and the installation of a new roof of no more than 3000 square feet. The Grand Prize is not transferable or redeemable for cash. The Grand Prize Winner will be required to provide Sponsor a W-9 form. Grand Prize Winner’s reportable winnings will be included on the Grand Prize Winner’s 2025 Form 1099-MISC (for tax year 2025) and will be subject to withholding. Sponsor will comply with all tax reporting requirements, including a Form 1099-MISC issued to the Grand Prize Winner. In the event the Grand Prize Winner forfeits the Grand Prize, Sponsor will choose a new Grand Prize Winner from eligible entries with the next highest score according to the Judges.
Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible Entries received.
Winner Notification and Acceptance. Winner will be notified on or about May 9, 2025 at the telephone number provided on the contest entry form. Sponsor will call during regular business hours at the phone number provided on the entry form and will leave no messages. Failure to reach winner by phone within 48 hours, after 3 attempts, may result in disqualification of winner, forfeiture of his or her interest in all prizes, and selection of a substitute winner from among all remaining eligible entries. Winners may waive their right to receive prizes. Prizes are non-assignable and nontransferable. No substitutions allowed by winner. Prizes and individual components of prize packages are subject to availability and Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. Winner is solely responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes on prizes. Winner will be required to provide proof of home ownership and that all mortgage payments are up to date. Winner may be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility/liability. Failure to sign and return the affidavit or release within five (5) days, or to comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules, may result in a winner’s disqualification, the forfeiture of his or her interest in the prize, and the award of the prize to a substitute winner. Except where prohibited, acceptance of any prize constitutes winner’s consent to the publication of his or her name, biographical information, photo, and images of roof installation project on any media for any commercial or promotional purpose, without limitation the Internet, or further compensation. Prizes not won and claimed by eligible winners in accordance with these Official Rules will not be awarded and will remain the property of Sponsor. In addition, Prize Provider reserves the right in its sole discretion to decline a project if Winner’s roof replacement is deemed unsafe or if structural repairs beyond the scope of roof replacement are required, in which case the Prize may be awarded to a substitute winner selected in accordance with these Official Rules.
Participation. By participating, Entrants (by entering), Nominees, and the Grand Prize Winner (by accepting the Prize) agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Promotion Entities, and the parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assigns of each, from and against any and all liability, loss, damage, claim (whether valid or invalid) or demands or actions of any kind (including, without limitation, personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction of property, rights of publicity, privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light), cost or action, and associated costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), that may arise out of or in connection with any aspect of participating in the Contest. Entrants and Nominees agree to waive, release and discharge any and all claims for damages that they may have, or that may subsequently accrue, against Promotion Entities, and the parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assigns of each as a result of participation in the Contest. By participating, Entrants, Nominees and the Grand Prize Winner each agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify persons found tampering with or otherwise abusing any aspect of this Contest as solely determined by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Contest at any time for any reason. Should the Contest be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, Sponsor reserves the right to award Prizes based on the Entries received before the termination date. Sponsor will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, late, postage-due, misdirected or illegible Entries (either photos or ballots), poor quality photos, or for failure to receive Entries or votes or other electronic communications due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware or software, whether originating with sender or Sponsor. The authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of Entry will be considered the Entrant. An “authorized account holder” shall mean the natural person assigned to such e-mail account by the Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with such e-mail account. In the event of a dispute, all online Entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the ISP account from which they were sent. For these purposes, an ISP account holder shall mean the natural person assigned to such ISP account by the Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning ISP addresses for the domain associated with such ISP account. Any questions regarding the number of Entries, or votes submitted, or the owner of an ISP account shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.
Release. Sponsor makes no warranties, express or implied, relative to the use or enjoyment of any prize or portions thereof, including without limitations, its quality, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. By entering the Contest, each Winner agrees to hold harmless and fully release Sponsor and its parent companies, trustees, subsidiaries, franchisees, licensees, employees, agents, independent contractors and advertising and promotional agencies from any and all liability for any injuries, losses, death, or damages of any kind caused by any prize or resulting from the acceptance, possession, quality, use or misuse of any prize, or any portion of any prize or travel related to the receipt or use of any prize.
Construction. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.
Sponsor. This Contest is sponsored by KING 5. The decisions of Sponsor and the Contest Judges regarding the selection of winners and all other aspects of the Contest shall be final and binding in all respects. Sponsor will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the Contest. For a list of winners (available after July 31, 2025) or a copy of these Official Rules, visit king5.com/contests or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to “Winners List/Official Rules” (as applicable), 2025 Halo Project Roof Giveaway, KING 5, 1501 First Ave South, Ste. 300, Seattle, WA 98134. If you have any questions regarding the contest, please contact Ryan Subica at rsubica@king5.com.
