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TLC's "WHILE MOM WAS OUT" SWEEPSTAKES

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE CHANCES OF WINNING. Must be legal resident of continental US 18 or older. Entrant must legally own a home, condominium, apartment or other home structure in the US ("Home") at time of entry and throughout promotion period. Entrant's eligibility is contingent on Sponsor's verification of entrant's home ownership and the unconditional legal right for entrant to authorize Sponsor to conduct a room makeover in his/her home as contemplated herein. Employees, officers and directors of Discovery Communications, Inc. ("Sponsor"), The Clorox Company, Kmart Corporation, and their parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising agencies, promotional suppliers and their immediate family members or members of the same households (collectively, "Sweepstakes Entities") are not eligible. Void in AK, HI and where prohibited.

Sweepstakes begins 4/5/04 and ends 5/9/04. To enter, complete an Official Entry Form available at participating Discovery Channel Stores and Kmart stores, or hand print your name, complete address, phone number and email address (optional) on a 3"x5" piece of paper. Deposit your entry in a "While Mom Was Out" Sweepstakes entry box at any participating Discovery Channel Store by 5/9/04 or mail it postmarked by 5/10/04 and received by 5/15/04 to: TLC's "While Mom Was Out" Sweepstakes, PMI Station, PO Box 3523, Southbury, CT 06488-3523. To enter online, go to http://tlc.discovery.com/sweepstakes/clorox/mom, click on TLC logo, then "While Mom Was Out" Sweepstakes button to access entry page and follow instructions to enter. Submit completed entry form by 11:59 PM ET 5/9/04. Limit one entry (regardless of method of entry) per person per day.

On 5/31/04, Promotion Mechanics, Inc., an independent judging organization, will conduct a random drawing to award the following: One (1) Grand Prize: makeover of one interior room of winner's choice (subject to Sponsor's approval) in winner's Home. Makeover will include assistance of a professional designer and a handyperson/carpenter to carry out makeover, which will consist of cosmetic changes only. Value of prize, including services of the scouting and planning fee, professional designer and handyperson/carpenter, materials and furniture, shall be approximately $25,000. Room makeover must be scheduled at time to be specified by Sponsor in 2004. Once specific makeover room has been selected by winner and approved by Sponsor, no room changes will be allowed, except by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Winner is responsible for obtaining all required permits. Winner must allow the Sponsor to film, video and/or tape and photograph the people, activities and events involved with makeover ("Recording"). One (1) First Prize: Whirlpool Duet Fabric Care System Washer and Electric Dryer and 18 Clorox product coupons. Total ARV $2,247.82. Winners will be notified by mail. Odds depend on number of entries.

Taxes on prizes and all expenses related to acceptance and use of prizes not expressly covered by Sponsor, including expenses related to the procurement of any required permits, are the sole responsibility of winners. By participating, entrants agree [a] to these rules and decisions of Sponsor and judges which shall be final in all respects; [b] to release, discharge and hold harmless Sweepstakes Entities from any and all injuries, liability, losses and damages of any kind resulting from their participation in the sweepstakes or their acceptance, use or misuse of prize including, without limitation, personal injury, death and property damage; and if a winner, [c] to permit Sweepstakes Entities to use [i] his or her name, photograph, likeness, statements, biographical information, voice, voice likeness, and city and state address for advertising, publicity and promotional purposes in all media in perpetuity, without compensation (unless prohibited by law) and agree to execute specific consent to such use upon request; and [ii] the results and proceeds of the Recording hereunder (the "Materials") with the right for the full period of copyright, including all extensions and renewals thereof, and thereafter in perpetuity, throughout the world, to use and re-use all or any part of the Materials for the purpose of making and producing television programs and other works, and advertising, publicizing and exploiting the same, by all means and in all media, whether now known or hereafter devised, and to authorize others to do so. Neither winner, any tenant, nor other party now or hereafter having an interest in the Home shall have any right or action against the Sponsor or any other party arising out of any use of said Materials, or arising out of makeover. Winners must complete an affidavit of eligibility, liability and (where legal) publicity release, and, in the case of the Grand Prize winner, a Location & Liability Release, which must be returned within 14 days or an alternate winner may be selected. Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible for and shall not be liable for [a] any telecast, cable or telephone malfunctions, human error, satellite transmission failures, or delayed telecasts; [b] electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet or computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any kind, including without limitation, server malfunction or by any human error which may occur in the processing of entries; [c] failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions; [d] late, lost, misdirected or incomplete entries or postage-due mail; or [e] any condition caused by events beyond the control of the Sponsor that may cause promotion to be disrupted or corrupted. Sponsor reserves right to cancel or suspend Sweepstakes or any portion thereof should virus, bugs or other causes beyond the control of Sponsor corrupt the administration, security or proper play of the promotion, in which case prize will be awarded via a random drawing from among all eligible entries received prior to cancellation. An entrant who enters by any method other than those described herein will be disqualified. No prize transfer, cash redemption or substitution except by Sponsor due to unavailability, in which case a prize of comparable or greater value will be awarded.

By entering this sweepstakes and by checking the "opt-in" boxes on the entry form for this promotion or on the My Discovery website, you are [a] agreeing that Sponsor may share your entry information (including your name, address, email address, etc.) with promotional partners and other parties; and [b] granting us, our promotional partners and other third parties with which we choose to share your information, permission to contact you about our upcoming shows, promotions or for other reasons.

For a list of winners, mail SASE to be received by 6/30/04 to: TLC's "While Mom Was Out" Sweepstakes Winners, PO Box 750, Southbury, CT 06488-0750.

Sponsor: Discovery Communications, Inc., One Discovery Place, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

Promotion Administrator: Promotion Mechanics, Inc., 87 South Main Street, Newtown, CT 06470.

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For before and after photos, crew bio's and even a bulletin board, check out the While You Were Out Fansite here!

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