How do I vote?
Each contestant up for the public vote will be assigned a text message keyword, which will be their State name, during the show. To vote, viewers should text the State name (e.g. Maine, Utah, Texas etc) to 97979. To vote, simply watch Miss America 2010 on Friday, January 29, 2010 at 10p/9c on TLC (check local listings for times in your area) where the final Miss America contestants up for vote will be revealed. At the end of the show voting will open and you can vote via text until the voting period closes at 5am ET on Saturday January 30, 2010. You will receive a return text message confirming each valid vote cast. If you exceed a 5 vote limit you will receive a return text message saying no more votes will be counted. If you vote outside of the valid voting window, you will receive a one time message stating your vote will not be counted.
You may vote up to 5 times. The producers reserve the right to disqualify, block or remove any votes from an individual who votes using any electronic, mechanical or automated means, or otherwise tampers with the vote process (see the Is there ever a time when votes I cast may not count? section).
Rules and procedures are subject to change at producer’s discretion without notice.
Who can vote?
Anyone with a valid telephone area code from within the 50 US States, District of Columbia, US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico can cast their vote(s) for Miss America 2010. Text message voting is available to those with two way text messaging from any of the following carriers: AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, T-Mobile, Nextel, Boost, Alltel, U.S. Cellular, Virgin Mobile, Dobson, Cincinnati Bell, Cellular South, NTELOS, CellCom, Carolina West, Bluegrass Cellular, Cellular One, Centennial Communications, EKN, GCI Comms, Illinois Valley Cellular, Immix, Inland Cellular, Nex-Tech, Revol, United Wireless, West Central Wireless.
When can I vote?
Voting opens on Friday January 29, 2009, at 10:58 p.m. ET. Voting will close on January 30, 2010 at 5 a.m. ET.
Any text messages sent outside the voting window will not count.
How many times can I vote?
You may vote up to 5 times per originating telephone number. However, the producers reserve the right to disqualify, block or remove any votes from any individual who votes by any electronic, mechanical or automated means, or otherwise tampers with the vote process. (See the Is there ever a time when votes I cast may not count? section). Rules and procedures are subject to change at producer’s discretion without notice.
How much does it cost to vote?
Message and Data rates may apply when sending and receiving text messages. Please contact your cell phone service provider regarding their pricing plans.
How do I find out the results?
The results will be revealed during the Miss America pageant live on TLC on Saturday January 30, 2010. See local listings for times in your area.
Is there ever a time when votes I cast may not count?
Discovery Communications, LLC, TLC and/or Telescope, Inc. and their respective parent, subsidiary and affiliated entities and persons, (collectively, the “Sponsors”) reserve the right to disqualify, block or remove any votes from an individual who votes using any electronic, mechanical or automated means, or otherwise tampers with the vote process, or for any other reason, as determined by the Sponsors in their sole discretion. The Sponsors reserve the right, for any reason and in their sole discretion, to modify, suspend or discontinue the voting service without prior notice. The Sponsors reserve the right to modify the show’s contest rules, and the terms and conditions of this voting process at any time their sole discretion.
Are there any other guidelines governing my vote?
Sponsors are not responsible for and shall not be liable for any damages that may occur as a result of your participation in the vote, including but not limited to difficulties, failures or malfunctions of phones (including wireless phones/handsets), cellular equipment towers, telephone systems or wireless services; interrupted or unavailable network, server; miscommunications, failed computer hardware or software or other technical failures; garbled, lost, misrouted or scrambled transmissions; any error, omission, interruption, defect or delay in any transmission or communication; traffic congestion or for any technical problem which may cause the voting to be disrupted or corrupted.
If for any reason the voting is not capable of being executed as planned, or infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of the Sponsors, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this contest, the Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to withdraw the transmission of any vote or permanently disqualify from any promotion any person it believes has intentionally violated these rules, and to terminate or suspend voting at any point and declare the Winner based on the votes up to that point, if it appears that the voting process has been so distorted by hacking or other interference that the results would not reflect actual valid votes should the polling continue. In the event of technical difficulties with text voting, the Sponsors reserve the right to review the votes for accuracy and to take any appropriate action, including, without limitation, voiding the votes cast during the time period in which such technical difficulties occurred. The Sponsors and their respective agents, officers, directors, employees, subsidiaries and affiliates assume no responsibility for any injury or damage to participants or to any other person's computer relating to or resulting from entering or downloading materials or software in connection with this vote. The Sponsors are not responsible for telecommunications, network, electronic, technical or computer failures of any kind, for inaccurate transcription of voting information, errors in any promotional or marketing materials, for any human or electronic error, or for votes that are stolen, misdirected, garbled, delayed by computer transmissions, lost, or late.
These rules are subject to change at any time at the sole discretion of the Sponsors.
