Skype Ask Simon Contest
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Create or login to your Skype account
Use the Skype software client to search for and add the Skype ID Asksimoncowell and then record and send a video message lasting 15 seconds or less. Your question must be asked in the following manner: “My Name is [your first name only] My question to Simon is [state your question]” The video message you submit and the Skype ID used to send the message will be refereed to as your “Entry.”
Following the end of the Entry Period a panel of judges from Skype will review all eligible Entries and select three Grand Prize winners, two First Prize winners and four Second Prize winners based on the following judging criteria, each to be weighted equally:
Originality: Is your question something Simon Cowell is unlikely to have been asked before?
Creativity: Is your question unusual, humorous or surprising?
Interest: Would other Skpe users be interested in hearing Simon’s Cowell answer?
(2) Grand Prize: A trip for winner and guest to Los Angeles, CA, from October 28, 2013 to Novermber 1st, 2013. Approximate Retail Value (ARV) US$6563 per person. Trip includes:
Round trip coach airfare from major airport closest to winner’s home
Four night double-occupancy (2 people / 1 room) accommodations
Transfers to/from Airport/Hotel
A US$1,000 travel allowance (for winner only)
Admission for two to attend Universal Studios VIP Tour
Two tickets to a concert of One Direction’s 2014 Tour in either the UK or US
(2) First Place Prize: Each winner will receive a Skype enabled Smart-TV; X-Box; Branded Hoody, Urban Ears, Jambox ARV or each, US$2500
(4) Second Place Prize: Each winner will receive a Microsoft Surface; Branded Hoody, Urban Ears, Jamboxor each, US$925
All prizes are stated in US dollars. Approximate Retail Value of all prizes awarded US$26,000.