The Pontiac Virtual NCAA Final 4 Tournament
Official Rules
Tournament may only be entered in or from the 50 United States and the District of Columbia (excluding Arizona, Connecticut, Maryland, North Dakota, and Vermont) and entries originating from any other jurisdiction are not eligible for entry. This Tournament is governed exclusively by the laws of the United States. You are not authorized to participate in the Tournament if you are not located within the United States.

1. How To Enter the Tournament

The Pontiac Virtual NCAA Final 4 Tournament ("Tournament") is a skill-based competition in which players compete online in the 2K Sports College Hoops 2K8 game ("Game") on the Xbox 360 videogame and entertainment system. To register for the Tournament, you must own or have access to the Game and have an Xbox LIVE Gold account. The Tournament will be conducted in three phases: (1) The Online Tournament Qualification Period (the "Tournament Qualification Period") from February 22, 2008 until March 14, 2008; (2) The Online Tournament (the "Tournament Period") from March 17, 2008 until March 30, 2008; and (3) The live Finals Competition in San Antonio, Texas from April 3, 2008 until April 8, 2008 (the "Finals Competition").

All matches played during the Tournament Qualification Period will be played according to the standard terms and conditions of the Game (see Rule 8) and these Official Rules. The most successful qualifying players will advance to the Tournament, which will also be conducted according to the standard terms and conditions of the Game and these Official Rules. Player's status in this Tournament will be determined based on the real-life brackets and pairing established by the NCAA for its men's college basketball championship tournament. Four (4) Finalists from this Tournament will advance to the Finals Competition in San Antonio, Texas.

2. Eligibility

The Tournament is open to legal residents of the fifty United States or the District of Columbia (excluding residents of Arizona, Connecticut, Maryland, North Dakota, and Vermont), who have reached the age of majority in their respective states of residence. Void in Arizona, Connecticut, Maryland, North Dakota, and Vermont, outside of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and where prohibited, taxed or restricted by law. Employees, officers, and directors of 2K Sports, General Motors Corp., and their respective parents companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, partners, advertising and promotion agencies, manufacturers, and distributors of Tournament materials, and their immediate family members (parents, children, siblings, spouse) or members of the same household (whether related or not) of such employees/officers/directors are not eligible to enter.

3. Registration Period

Tournament registration begins at 12:01 am Eastern Time ("ET") on February 22, 2008 and ends at 11:59 pm ET on March 14, 2008. Entrants may register only once for the Tournament. Entrants who attempt to register multiple times or under different names or email addresses will be disqualified.

To register online, go to http://virtualfinal4.2ksports.com. However, all online registrants must complete their registration through the Xbox 360 console, as further described below.

Players may also register directly through the Xbox 360 game console. To register through the Xbox 360 game console, players must:

(a) Load up the 2K Sports Game;
(b) Go to the Main Selection Menu of Xbox LIVE;
(c) Select Pontiac Virtual NCAAŽ Final 4Ž;
(d) Complete and submit the registration form.

Registration must be completed by 11:59 pm ET on March 14, 2008.

4. The Tournament Qualification Period

The Tournament Qualification Period will be conducted from February 22, 2008 through March 14, 2008. If you attempt to compete under more than one gamertag you will be disqualified.

(a) Competing in the Tournament Qualification Period

Games during the Tournament Qualification Period will be conducted on an online head-to-head basis where the object is to score as many points as possible over the length of the Tournament Qualification Period. The number of points a player earns depends on player's ability to play the Game and the quality of the player's competition. The number of points earned and the player's rankings are calculated using a version of the ELO rating system in which the points awarded will depend on the quality of the competition. Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELO_rating_system for a complete description of the ELO rating system. Players who play and beat other players who are closely ranked to them will receive fewer points than when they play and beat other players who are ranked significantly higher than them. Thus, for a player to increase his/her ranking, a player should challenge and beat those players with a higher ranking.

In order to qualify, you must play a minimum of 10 online ranked games before the end of the Tournament Qualification Period. There is no limit to the number of games you can play during the Tournament Qualification Period. In the ELO ranking system, each time you win, your ranking will increase. During the Tournament Qualification Period, Sponsor reserves the right to lower the minimum number of games required to qualify to ensure the Tournament is filled to capacity.

(b) Checking in for the Tournament

On March 14, 2008 (the last day of the Tournament Qualification Period), all players are required to "check in" for the Tournament by going to the Tournament website at (http://virtualfinal4.2ksports.com) and clicking "Check In". Any player that fails to check in during this period from Friday, March 14th at 12:01 am ET to Sunday, March 16 at 10pm ET will NOT advance into the Tournament, and will forfeit his/her spot in the Tournament. Upon forfeiture, the Tournament spot will go to an alternate, based on Tournament rankings.

IMPORTANT: PLAYERS WHO PLAY THE MINIMUM 10 GAMES TO QUALIFY SHOULD CHECK-IN REGARDLESS OF RANK.

At the conclusion of the Tournament Qualification Period, all players will be ranked using the ELO system. At a minimum, the top 256 players who have checked in will advance to the Tournament, and depending on the number of players during the Tournament Qualification Period, the number of qualifiers for the Tournament will be expanded up to 2,048. Sponsor reserves the right to increase the final qualification number based off final registration and qualification participation.

Qualification ranks will be used in determining the order in which players draft his/her NCAA teams as well as where players are placed in the brackets for the initial and subsequent phases in the online Tournament. Player's qualification rank will also serve as an important tie breaker in determining which four (4) players compete in the Finals Competition. Tournament qualifiers will be notified by email within 2 days after the Tournament Qualification Period is completed.

5. The Tournament Period

(a) All Tournament qualifiers ("Qualifiers") will be divided into smaller groups of 64 players who will compete against each other in their own virtual "mini-tournament" ("Mini-Tournament"). Qualification rank will be used to determine each Qualifier's assignment to a particular Mini-Tournament. Qualifiers will be notified of their Mini-Tournament assignments by email shortly after assignment and no later than March 17, 2007. The Mini-Tournaments will be conducted under the supervision of an Administrator whose decisions are final.

After the Mini-Tournaments have been assigned, and the real-life NCAA team selections have been made, the virtual Tournament Draft (or Team Selection) begins. At that time, Qualifiers will receive an email notifying them that they can login and Set Draft Preferences on the Tournament web site at http://virtualfinal4.2ksports.com. Qualifiers will be given 24 hours to setup their NCAA draft preferences ("Draft Preference Period"). This process allows each Qualifier to rank the NCAA teams that have made it to the real-life NCAA Tournament from most-preferred to least-preferred.

At the conclusion of the Draft Preference Period, the AutoDraft will commence. In order of qualification rank, each Qualifier will draft one (1) NCAA team that Qualifier competes with in the first round of his/her respective virtual Mini-Tournaments. (The highest ranked Qualifier picks first, the lowest ranked Qualifier picks last.). This will continue until each Qualifier is assigned one team from the real-life NCAA tournament bracket. The Mini-Tournament match-ups will mirror the match-ups from the real-life NCAA Tournament bracket. (For example, if Duke and Wake Forest play each other in the real-life NCAA Tournament, the Qualifiers who have chosen those two teams will compete in the first round of the virtual Mini-Tournament as well.)

(b) Once all First Round Mini-Tournament games and all real-life First Round NCAA Tournament games are completed, the AutoDraft engine will once again reassign teams based on player draft preferences, qualification rank, and which NCAA teams have moved on the next round of the real-life NCAA Tournament. (Qualifiers are allowed to change their draft preferences throughout the course of the Tournament.) This process repeats itself in each round until there is only one player remaining in each of the four virtual NCAA Tournament regions. (See rules 8, 9 and 10 for game play instructions and scheduling for the Tournament.) Qualifiers will advance in the Tournament rounds as long as they continue to win. Qualifiers who lose will be eliminated from further play.

(c) 4th, 5th and 6th Round: March 29th
The 4th round follows the same format as the 2nd and 3rd round. However, by winning a 4th round match-up, you will be declared the winner of that region and advance to the Final 4Ž of your bracket. The winners of the 5th round game will advance to their bracket championship. The 6th round will determine who will play in the Speed Tournament the following day. If you advance to the 5th and 6th round, you will be assigned the same team that you played with in round 4. Round 4 will start at 11 am EST , round 5 will start at 2 pm EST and round 6 will start at 5 pm EST. Participants who win their brackets will participate in the Speed Tournament the following day on Sunday, March 30th, to decide who will be flying to San Antonio to compete in the tournament finals at the real-life Final FourŽ.

(d) Speed Tournament: March 30th
At the completion of all Round 6 games, the remaining 16 participants will compete in a Speed Tournament on Sunday, March 30, 2008 to determine who the four finalists will be for finals in San Antonio . The Speed Tournament will consist of two (2) Elite 8 brackets. There will be a draft at the start of the Speed Tournament and you will play with this team throughout both rounds of the speed tournament. The first round of the Speed Tournament will begin on March 30th at 11 am EST. The second and final round will start on March 30th at 2 pm EST. After two rounds are complete, the two remaining players in each speed tournament will be chosen as our four finalists to compete in the live Final Competition. In the event of a disqualification or inability to attend the final event, the highest ranked player eliminated from the last rounds played will be substituted into the Tournament.

6. The Finals Competition

The four (4) Finalists will compete in live head-to-head competition in San Antonio, Texas, from April 3, 2008 to April 8, 2008 in the Finals Competition. Finalist teams will be determined based on Qualifying rank. Each Finalist will compete against another Finalist depending on the actual match-ups in the real Final Four Tournament. The two winning Finalists will advance to the Championship Game. The Grand Prize winner will be the winner of the Championship Game.

The Finals Competition will be conducted on the Xbox 360 consoles only. The rules for the Finals Competition will be provided to each Finalist before the Finals Competition begins. The Finals Competition will be overseen by judges approved by the Tournament Sponsor. The decisions of the judges onsite are final and are not subject to appeal. The judges may disqualify any Finalist who engages in any conduct deemed detrimental to the Tournament or conduct designed to obtain an unfair advantage.

During the Finals Competition in San Antonio, Texas, the game settings will be as follows:

Difficulty- All-American
Half length- 10 minutes
NCAA Rules
Injuries: On
Trading: Off

7. Prizes

(a) Finalists' Prize Package: Each of the four (4) Finalists will receive a trip for two (Finalist and guest) to San Antonio, Texas, from April 3, 2008 to April 8, 2008 for the 2008 Final Four Weekend. The trip includes roundtrip coach air transportation from the major U.S. airport closest to the Finalist's home to and from San Antonio, Texas; five (5) nights standard hotel accommodations in San Antonio, Texas, or a nearby vicinity (one room, standard double occupancy) at a hotel selected by Sponsor; and a $100 a day meal expense allowance for six (6) days (meal expense allowance covers both Finalist and guest). Incidentals including, without limitation; telephone calls, facsimile charges, Internet charges, spa/beauty salon services, laundry, tours/excursions, gift shop purchases, hotel processing fees and airline service charges are the sole responsibility of the Finalists. Hotel and airfare cannot be used independently. Finalist and guest must travel on dates specified by Sponsor. Additional restrictions may apply. Travel and accommodations subject to availability; certain restrictions and blackout dates may apply. Finalist and guest must travel on the same itinerary. Finalists must arrive in San Antonio, Texas, by Thursday, April 3, 2008, before 1:00pm EST or prize will be forfeited in its entirety. Any extra nights' stay and any additional costs associated with an extended stay are the sole responsibility of the Finalists and guests.

Each Finalist will also receive 2 tickets to the two NCAA Final Four Games on Saturday, April 5, 2008, and the NCAA Championship Game on Monday, April 7, 2008, during the 2008 Final Four weekend. The Approximate Retail Value ("ARV") of each Prize Trip Package is $3,000. Actual value of Prize Trip Package depends on Finalist's place of residence.

(b) Grand Prize: The Tournament's Grand Prize Winner will receive a 2008 Pontiac Vibe GT. The ARV of the Grand Prize is $19,895. The interior and exterior colors of the prize vehicles will be designated by Sponsors. Grand Prize Winner must take delivery of the Grand Prize vehicle at location designated by Sponsors, in their sole discretion (the "Delivery Site"). Sponsors or representatives of Sponsors reserve the right, but are not obligated, to designate the Delivery Site as a local dealership or the winner's residence. Sponsors will use all reasonable efforts, subject to availability, to deliver Grand Prize vehicle within 90 days of receipt of a completed Affidavit/Release (see below). Sponsors are not responsible for any delays in the delivery of any Grand Prize vehicle. Grand Prize Winner bears risk of damage to vehicle after delivery to specified Delivery Site and vehicle is forfeited if not picked up within 60 days after delivery to the Delivery Site. The winner of the Grand Prize vehicle is not eligible for any cash rebate programs. Grand Prize Winner agrees that General Motors Corp. ("GM") has neither made nor is responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the Grand Prize, including but not limited to its quality, mechanical condition or fitness, except the Grand Prize vehicle does include GM's standard vehicle limited warranty as set forth in the vehicle's Owner's Guide. Grand Prize Winner is solely responsible for all travel transportation costs for collecting prize, as well as any dealer prep, emissions inspection, sales tax, luxury tax, title, and license fees, registration fees, insurance, gasoline, vehicle maintenance, and any other costs incurred in claiming, registering, or using the Grand Prize including without limitation, any costs incurred in bringing the vehicle from the Delivery Site to the Grand Prize Winner's home, except that Sponsors will pay all transportation costs of delivering vehicle to the Delivery Site. Grand Prize vehicle will be delivered solely with the express written limited warranties set forth in the applicable owner's guide. In order to accept the Grand Prize vehicle, Grand Prize Winner must possess and present adequate personal identification, evidence of legally required insurance, and a valid U.S. driver's license issued by one (1) of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia.

The Approximate Retail Value of all Prizes combined: $34,895.00.

If any activity relating to the Finalists' Prize Package is cancelled or postponed for any reason, the remaining items comprising the Finals Prize Package will be awarded and will constitute full and complete satisfaction of the prize. No substitution of prize for cash or other goods and services is permitted, except Sponsor reserves the right to provide a substitute prize of equal or greater value. Taxes and all unspecified expenses are the sole responsibility of each Finalist. Finalists will be required to complete and sign an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and, except where prohibited, a Publicity Release in the form provided by Sponsor within 2 days of notice in order to claim Prize. If a Finalist does not respond as directed within 2 days of attempted notification, if any prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if prize is rejected, or in the event of noncompliance with these Tournament rules and requirements, such prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected (who will be the player with the next highest score) or Sponsors may choose not to award the prize. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given. All required documents must be executed and returned prior to the Finalist's travel to San Antonio, Texas, is booked and purchased by Sponsor.

8. Game Play

All players must strictly adhere to all game play guidelines and these Official Rules or risk disqualification. There are no game setting restrictions during the leader board qualifying period. As long as the match is "ranked" and both players agree to play, the match is considered fair play.

During the Finals Competition in San Antonio, Texas, the game settings will be as follows:

Difficulty- All-American
Half length- 10 minutes
NCAA Rules
Injuries: On
Trading: Off

Players must conduct themselves in a sportsmanlike manner, maintaining a friendly and polite demeanor to competitors and to other players of the Tournament. Players who engage in unsportsmanlike, disruptive, annoying, harassing or threatening conduct or violate any rule, gain unfair advantage in participating in the Tournament, or obtain winner status using fraudulent means, in Sponsor's sole discretion, will be disqualified. Sponsor will interpret these rules and resolve any disputes, conflicting claims or ambiguities concerning the rules or the Tournament and Sponsor's decisions concerning such disputes shall be final. Sponsor may prohibit a player from participating in the Tournament or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Tournament by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants or Sponsors representatives.

Cheating defined:
(1) If a player starts purposely lagging, the tactic will be considered cheating. Playing with a router, opening up an excessive number of programs on a computer will not be tolerated.
(2) Pausing when the other player is about to shoot. Pauses are permitted at anytime during the game (although it is preferred that pauses take place during an offensive possession). Pauses made when the other player is attempting to shoot will be deemed cheating.
(3) Intentionally pulling the Plug/Turning off your Xbox 360. Sponsor understands that players have network problems. Therefore, if a player disconnects from a game, either intentionally or unintentionally, the game may be reset by the designated match Administrator. However, if an Administrator believes a disconnection was intentionally triggered by a gamer, the administrator may disqualify that gamer from the Tournament.

All complaints will be filed and saved. If a player receives too many complaints about breaking these rules, player will be disqualified. The Administrators reserve the final right to every decision. Players must strictly adhere to all game play guidelines and these Official Rules or risk the possibility of disqualification.

Players are required to file all questions, comments, disputes, no-show claims, schedule conflicts, or other tournament related issues through the website contact form with the appropriate subject. Be sure to explain your situation thoroughly and include any details necessary to assist the Administrator in making a decision.

Administrators in their sole discretion, reserve the right to change the score of a tournament match if they believe, in their sole and absolute discretion, that cheating, fraud, or unsportsmanlike activity has taken place or if the players reported incorrect scores, or tampered with the game software or hardware to manipulate the reported score.

Players must be online in their connected console platform and ready to play their opponent 15 minutes prior to the published match time. If a player is not online on their connected console platform 15 minutes before the published match time, he/she will forfeit the match. To report a no-show, use the contact form on the website. You are required to wait at least 15 minutes after the published match time before leaving the tournament lobby. An Administrator will confirm that the opponent is not available for play before awarding a win. A false no-show claim will result in immediately disqualification from the Tournament.

It is each player's responsibility to know and understand the rules as they exist the day of the Tournament or match. Match Times: All Tournament match times will be posted in EST. Players are responsible to know how to translate EST into their local time. Below is a guideline.

Eastern (EST) Central (CST) Mountain (MST) Pacific (PST):

Eastern (EST)	Central (CST)	Mountain (MST)	Pacific (PST)
3pm	2pm	1pm	12 noon
6pm	5pm	4pm	3pm
7pm	6pm	5pm	4pm
8pm	7pm	6pm	5pm
9pm	8pm	7pm	6pm
10pm	9pm	8pm	7pm
11pm	10pm	9pm	8pm

Hardware Requirements: Any manipulation of the Xbox 360 game platform will result in disqualification. The game platform must be as designed and constructed by Microsoft.

Tournament players are free to use any customized controllers, however turbo controllers are prohibited.

Changes may be made on the day of a match to rules or tournament format if necessary to accommodate special circumstances. Rules are subject to change, and the word of a Tournament Administrator is final.

Tournament Administrators will present general play instructions, any mandatory game play settings and game controller directions prior to commencement of play. Players are responsible for understanding game controllers for the Xbox 360 gaming device.

All winners will be selected under the auspices of Sponsors. In the event that a player cannot participate in competition at any level of play, for whatever reason, Sponsors, in their sole discretion, reserve the right to select a substitute player, modify the Tournament structure as necessary or reschedule Tournament play. All players and winners of qualifying or finals rounds must follow the direction of the Sponsor and/or a Tournament Administrator. All decisions and rulings of Sponsor are final. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Tournament player from participation in competition at any level, any time and for any reason.

9. Responsibility

Sponsor is not responsible for the performance or reliability of the Game, Xbox 360, its respective controls, the online gaming services (Xbox LIVE) provided by Microsoft or the connection provided by a Tournament players' ISP. Please verify that these devices and services are working properly prior to registering for the Tournament or reporting for a scheduled Tournament match.

10. General Conditions

2K Sports, General Motors Corp., and their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, parents, representatives, advertising, promotion and publicity agencies are not in any way responsible or liable for and shall be held harmless against any all liability, for loss, harm, damage, injury, cost or expense whatsoever including without limitation, property damage, personal injury and/or death which may occur in connection with, preparation for, travel to, or participation in Tournament , or possession, acceptance and/or use or misuse of prize or participation in any Tournament-related activity and for any claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, trademark infringement or any other intellectual property-related cause of action, or for any typographical or other error in the printing, shipping, offering or announcement of any prize in the Tournament. Players who do not comply with these Official Rules, or attempt to interfere with this Tournament in any way shall be disqualified. Sponsor is not responsible for electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind, or inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site or any combination thereof. If for any reason the Tournament is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Tournament, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Tournament. Sponsor reserves the right, but not the obligation, to select Finalists from results of games as of the termination date. Sponsors further reserve the right to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process. In case of dispute as to the identity of any entrant, entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized Account Holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) responsible for assigning email addresses or the domain associated with the submitted email address. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A TOURNAMENT PLAYER TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE TOURNAMENT 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 TOURNAMENT PLAYER TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.

11. Disputes.

Except where prohibited, as a condition of participating in this Tournament, each player agrees that any and all disputes which cannot be resolved between the parties, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Tournament, or any prizes awarded, or the determination of winners shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action exclusively by arbitration pursuant to the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association, then effective. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will player be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorneys' fees, other than entrant's actual out-of-pocket expenses (e.g., costs associated with entering this Tournament), and entrant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.

12. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This Tournament is governed by US law and is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of player and Sponsor in connection with this Tournament, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, U.S.A., without giving effect to the conflict of laws rules thereof, and any matters or proceedings which are not subject to arbitration as set forth in the Arbitration Section of these Official Rules and/or for entering any judgment on an arbitration award, shall take place in the State of New York, in the City of New York, County of New York.

13. Arbitration

The parties waive all rights to trial in any action or proceeding instituted in connection with these Official Rules and/or this Tournament. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Official Rules and/or this Tournament shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis, and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party. The arbitration shall be conducted in the State of New York, in the City of New York, County of New York, and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered into any court having jurisdiction thereof.

14. Winners' List

A list of winners will be posted on the Tournament web site on or about April 30, 2008, or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the following address between April 30, 2008 and December 31, 2008 (Vermont residents may omit return postage):

Pontiac Virtual NCAA Final 4 Tournament Administrator
2K Sports
10 Hamilton Landing
Novato, CA 94949

15. Sponsor

The Sponsor of this Sweepstakes is 2K Sports, a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., a New York corporation, having a place of business at 622 Broadway, New York, New York 10012