Each night of the 2010 Greater Minneapolis & St. Paul Auto Show (9 nights from March 6 through March 14, 2010) the Pioneer Press will give away a certificate worth $5,000 which will be good toward the purchase of a new car or truck at any participating Greater Metropolitan Automobile Dealers Association dealership.

1. No purchase necessary. Enter to win by completing an official entry form and depositing in the official entry form box. Official entry forms and boxes are available at the Minneapolis Convention Center lobby from March 6 through March 14, 2010. You do not need to purchase an admission ticket to the Greater Minneapolis & Saint Paul International Auto Show in order to enter this giveaway. Official entry forms only. No copies or facsimiles will be accepted. You may enter only once per day. You can only win once.

2. Void where prohibited. Participants must be at least 18 years of age. Employees of the Pioneer Press, Kool108, K102, KARE11-TV Gannet, the 130 GMADA dealerships and their immediate families are not eligible. Winners may be required to sign an Affidavit of Eligibility. By entering this giveaway, winners consent to the use of their names, biographical information, photos, audio and video tape, by the Pioneer Press, Kool108, K102 and KARE 11 TV. All taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner. The Pioneer Press, KARE11, Kool108 Radio and K102 Radio are not responsible for lost, delayed, or misdirected mail.

3. The official entry boxes at the Minneapolis Convention Center will be emptied at 6:45 p.m. daily, March 6 through March 14, 2010. Drawings will be from the collected entries.

4. There will be one winner randomly drawn each day of the 2010 Saint Paul & Minneapolis Auto Show, March 6 through March 14, 2010. The drawing will take place at the Minneapolis Convention Center between 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The winner will be notified by a letter sent via certified mail the following day to the name and address appearing on the entry form. The winner does not need to be present to win. The certified letter must be presented prior to April 17, 2010 at the place indicated in the letter to receive the prize which is a certificate worth $5,000 toward the purchase of a new car or truck from any participating GMADA dealership. The certificate is non-transferable. The certificate is valid through July 17, 2010. The certificate can also be applied retroactively to any new vehicle that was purchased between February 9, 2010 and March 20, 2010 from any participating GMADA dealership. A list of the participating GMADA dealerships is available to winners upon request from the Pioneer Press.

5. Decisions of the judges are final as to the winners and all matters pertaining to this Auto Show Fast $5,000 Nine Day Giveaway.

6. Odds of winning are dependent on the number of participants. For a list of prize winners after the conclusion of the contest, send a separate self-addressed stamped envelope to Auto Show Fast $5,000 Nine Day Giveaway, Pioneer Press, 345 Cedar Street, Saint Paul, MN 55101.

7. ANY VISUALLY IMPAIRED PARTICIPANT MAY OBTAIN A COPY OF THESE RULES IN LARGE TYPE BY SENDING A SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE TO AUTO SHOW FAST $5,000 NINE DAY GIVEAWAY, PIONEER PRESS, 345 CEDAR STREET, SAINT PAUL, MN 55101.

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