1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR ODDS OF WINNING. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

2. Eligibility. Subject to the additional restrictions below, the GoToRenoTahoe.com Reno-Tahoe Blues Festival Contest (the “Contest”) is open to residents of the state of Nevada and Northern California who are 18 years or older at the time of entry. Employees of the Reno Gazette-Journal (“Sponsor”), Gannett Co., Inc., and each of their respective affiliated companies, and advertising and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of, and any persons domiciled with, any such employees, are not eligible to enter or to win.

3. How To Enter. The Contest will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 and end at 11:59 a.m. on Monday, August 11, 2008 (the “Contest Period”).

To enter, visit GoToRenoTahoe.com and click on the Blues Festival Ticket Giveaway link. Complete the information on the form to enter.

Sponsor will not be responsible for incomplete or illegible entries. In the event of a dispute, all online entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the ISP account from which they were sent. For these purposes, an ISP account holder shall mean the natural person assigned to such ISP account by the Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning ISP addresses for the domain associated with such ISP. All entries become property of Sponsor and none will be returned. Any questions regarding the number of entries submitted or the owner of an ISP account shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, and Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entries by persons determined to be tampering with or abusing any aspect of the Contest.

4. Winner Selection. Twenty (20) winners will be randomly selected from all eligible entries to receive the prize.

5. Prizes and Odds. Prize: Twenty (20) winners will receive two (2) tickets to the Reno-Tahoe Blues Festival, valid either Saturday, August 16th or Sunday, August 17th. Tickets will be awarded on a first reply basis, with winners responding first having first choice of date.

6. Winner Notification and Acceptance. Winners will be notified on or about Tuesday, August 12, 2008 after 12:00 p.m. at the email address provided on winner’s entry form. Failure to reach winner by may result in disqualification of winner, forfeiture of his or her interest in all prizes, and selection of a substitute winner from among all remaining eligible entries. To claim prize, winner must personally visit Sponsor’s offices at 955 Kuenzli Street, Reno, NV 89502 no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 15th after notification and must present valid photo identification. Winners may waive their right to receive prizes. Prizes are non-assignable and nontransferable. No substitutions allowed by winner. Prizes and individual components of prize packages are subject to availability and Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. Winners are solely responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes on prizes. Except where prohibited, acceptance of any prize constitutes winner’s consent to the publication of his or her name, biographical information and likeness in any media for any commercial or promotional purpose, without limitation the Internet, or further compensation. Prizes not won and claimed by eligible winners in accordance with these Official Rules will not be awarded and will remain the property of Sponsor.

7. Participation. By participating, contestants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify persons found tampering with or otherwise abusing any aspect of this Contest as solely determined by Sponsor. In the event the Contest is compromised by a virus, non-authorized human intervention, tampering or other causes beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor which corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness or proper operation of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Contest. Should the Contest be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, Sponsor reserves the right to award prizes based on the entries received before the termination date.

8. Construction. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.

9. Sponsor. The GoToRenoTahoe.com Reno-Tahoe Blues Festival Contest is sponsored by the Reno Gazette-Journal and the Reno-Tahoe Blues Festival. The decisions of Sponsor and the Contest judges regarding the selection of winners and all other aspects of the Contest shall be final and binding in all respects. Sponsor will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the Contest. If you have any questions regarding this Contest, please contact Taylor Smith at 775-788-6434 or tsmith@rgj.com.

10. Additional Offers. By entering this contest, entrant may receive special offers, messages and deals from GoToRenoTahoe.com, RGJ.com and RGJ.com partners, but may opt out at any time.