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The Discover® Prepaid Card Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes") begins on 12:00:00 (start of day) AM (ET) on 1/1/2012 and
ends at 11:59:59 PM (ET) on 12/31/12. The Sweepstakes is sponsored by DFS Services LLC, 2500 Lake Cook Rd. Riverwoods, IL
60015 (the "Sponsor"). As used in these Official Rules, Discover Prepaid Card ("Card") means a reloadable prepaid product
that displays the Discover Network acceptance mark and is issued by a participating Card issuer.
To see a full list of eligible Discover Prepaid Cards, visit DiscoverPrepaidPayday.com.
- ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and
the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older as of time of entry. Employees of Sponsor and participating
Card issuers are not eligible to win any prize; their immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their
respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and/or those living in the same household of each, whether or not
related to, are not eligible to win a prize. Employees of affiliates, subsidiaries, parent companies, and advertising and
promotion agencies of DFS Services LLC or participating Card issuers are not eligible to win a prize. Void where
prohibited by law.
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HERE'S HOW IT WORKS: Beginning 12:00:00 (start of day) AM (ET) on 1/1/12 through 11:59:59 PM (ET)
on 12/31/12 ("Sweepstakes Period"), you will automatically receive one entry into a monthly random drawing and into the
Grand Prize random drawing each time you make a purchase via signature authorization (i.e., without entering a PIN) at
point of sale or make an online purchase using an eligible Discover Prepaid Card. Transactions must post to your account
during the Sweepstakes Period and within 3 days of the date of the Transaction. Sponsor is not responsible for any
merchant delays in processing Transactions. The following do NOT qualify for entry: i) a cash advance or disbursement at
an ATM, financial institution or casino; ii) balance transfers; iii) cash advances or disbursements made using checks;
iv) the purchase of optional products offered by Card issuers including, but not limited to, identity theft protection,
wallet protection, credit life insurance and payment protection; v) transactions made with lost or stolen cards or
stolen card numbers; vi) transactions made with gift cards or other, non-reloadable prepaid cards; vii) transactions
made with Cards via PIN authorization.
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NO PURCHASE, TRANSACTION OR CARD APPLICATION NECESSARY: To enter a monthly drawing and to be
entered into the Grand Prize drawing without using a Card, on a plain piece of 3" x 5" paper, print your full name,
address (no post office box addresses accepted), city, state, zip code and date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy) and mail it in a
stamped hand-addressed business-size envelope to: Discover Prepaid Card Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 5672, Blair, NE
68009-5672. To be eligible for a monthly drawing, your entry must be received no later than 5 business days after the
last day of that month. All eligible mailed entries received during the Sweepstakes Period will be included in the Grand
Prize Drawing. Limit one entry per outer mailing envelope. No mechanically reproduced entries permitted. Illegible
entries are void. Released Parties (as defined in Rule #6) are not responsible for lost, late, mutilated, delayed,
inaccurate, incomplete, postage due, misdirected entries or entries not received in time for the random drawing. Your
entry must be received by 1/7/2013 to be included in the December Monthly drawing and the Grand Prize drawing.
RANDOM DRAWINGS: Monthly random drawings will be conducted within approximately 10 business days
following each month of the Sweepstakes from among all eligible entries received for each specific month's drawing per
Rule #2 and Rule #3. The Grand Prize random drawing will be conducted on/about 1/15/2013 from among all eligible entries
received throughout the Sweepstakes Period. Drawings will be conducted by D.L. Blair, Inc., an independent judging
organization whose decisions are final on all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. Odds of winning a monthly prize will
depend upon the number of eligible entries received for that monthly drawing. Odds of winning the Grand Prize will
depend upon the total number of eligible entries received throughout the entire Sweepstakes Period. Winners will be
notified by mail.
PRIZES AND VALUES:
(1) Grand Prize – A $10,000 Discover® Gift Card;
(12) Monthly Prizes (one per month: January - December) – A $1,000 Discover Gift Card. Limit one
monthly prize per person throughout the Sweepstakes. Discover Gift Card terms and conditions apply for all
gift card prizes. Sponsor reserves the right to issue checks in lieu of gift cards to winners in Sponsor's sole
discretion. To be eligible to receive a prize, a potential winner's Card account must be in good standing
at time of winner selection, if applicable. In the event that there is more than one authorized person on a Card
account, the primary Card account holder will be deemed the winner. Prize consists of only the item specifically listed
as the prize.
GENERAL RULES: Potential winners will be sent an Affidavit of Eligibility/Release of
Liability/Publicity Release/Prize Acceptance Form which must be completed and returned within seven (7) business days of
attempted notification. Noncompliance within this time period or return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable
will result in disqualification without further notice and an alternate winner will be selected. All federal, state and
local income taxes are the sole responsibility of winner. All applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations
apply. Winners may make no substitution or transfer of prize. Entrants (or parent/legal guardian if entrant is deemed a
minor in his/her state of residence) agree to hold DFS Services LLC, participating Card issuers and their respective
affiliates, subsidiaries, and parent companies, and advertising and promotion agencies and the respective directors,
officers, employees, and assigns of each (collectively, "Released Parties"), harmless against any claims, damages or
liability due to any injuries, damages or losses to any person arising out of use of prize or participation in any
Sweepstakes-related activity. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission to the Sponsor, the participating Card
issuers and their agencies to use, in their sole discretion, each winner's name and state of residence and/or likeness
for purposes of advertising/trade in any and all media now or hereafter known worldwide in perpetuity without further
compensation, unless prohibited by law. All materials submitted become sole property of Sponsor and will not be
returned. Released Parties are not responsible for computer, network, technical, printing, typographical, human or other
errors, problems or malfunctions relating to or in connection with the Sweepstakes, including without limitation,
errors, problems or malfunctions which may occur in connection with the administration of the Sweepstakes, the
announcement of the prizes, the processing of entries or in any Sweepstakes-related materials; or for Transactions that
are lost, misdirected, or fail to enter into the processing system for any reason; or are processed, reported, or
transmitted late or incorrectly; or are lost for any reason, including computer, telephonic, paper-transfer, or human
error, or electronic, computer, or telephonic malfunction, damage, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in
operation or transmission, or any combination thereof. By participating in this Sweepstakes, entrants agree to be bound
by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and judges, which are final and binding. In the event there is
a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Sweepstakes materials and the
terms and conditions of these Official Rules, these Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control. In the event of
termination, a notice will be posted online and the drawing(s) for all remaining prizes will be conducted from among all
eligible entries received prior to termination. Sponsor may prohibit a participant from participating or winning a prize
(and void all associated entries) if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said participant is attempting to
undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, deception or other unfair playing practices or
intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other participants or Sponsor's representatives. If for any reason
this Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including, but not limited to, tampering, unauthorized
intervention, fraud or any other causes beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor, which corrupt or affect the
administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, then Sponsor reserves the right in
its sole discretion to cancel the Sweepstakes. If terminated, Sponsor may, at its discretion, award the prize for the
drawing at issue from among all non-suspect, eligible entries received for such drawing up to time of such action. In no
event will more than the stated number of prizes be awarded.
WINNERS: Names of the Monthly Winners will be posted periodically at DiscoverPrepaidPayday.com
throughout the Sweepstakes. The name of the $10,000 Grand Prize winner will be posted from 2/6/2013- 2/20/2013
ONLINE NOTICE: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY
DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL
LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify the Sweepstakes if fraud, misconduct or
technical failures destroy the integrity of the program; or if a computer virus, bug, or other technical problem
corrupts the administration or security of the program as determined by Sponsor/administrator, in their sole
discretion. Any damage made to the website will be the responsibility of the authorized e-mail account holder of the
e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. Sponsor reserves the right to prohibit the participation of an
individual if fraud or tampering is suspected or if the individual fails to comply with any requirement of
participation as stated herein or with any provision in these Official Rules.
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