2. How to Enter: Contest begins on January 13, 2004 and ends on November 4, 2004. The entry process requires two steps, registration and entry. First, you must register to receive an entry packet. You may register by calling 1-866-509-1690 or by writing to 2004 Better Home Better Living Contest Registration, P.O. Box 35546, Des Moines, IA 50315-0305, or online at www.bhg.com/bhblcontest04. Contestants who register by 800 number or postal mail must pay $3.00 for the postage and handling of entry packet. You may download the registration packet for free from our website. Second, once you receive entry packet, you must choose which Category of Competition in which you wish to participate, fill out the requested information and mail to Better Homes and Gardens 2004 Better Home Better Living Contest, P.O. Box 7050, Des Moines, IA, 50309-7050.

Entry must include photos of project (up to 10 photos, no Polaroids or digital files, please), list the objectives, floor plan, if applicable. If you are participating in any Cosponsor categories, you must include receipt of purchase of the applicable Cosponsor product in envelope provided. Projects may be do-it-yourself or those completed by professional contractors/designers/architects on your behalf. You must reside in the home depicted in project. Each project may be entered by only one person. Projects must be completed in 2004. You may enter more than one project in the contest, but not the same project in two different categories, except for Cosponsor categories. You may enter more than one Better Home Better Living category, but you must fill out a separate entry form for each category entered. The project submitted cannot have been previously published or photographed by, or committed to publication, in any other magazine or medium.

3. Deadlines: The Contest begins on January 13, 2004. All registrations for entry forms must be received by October 22, 2004 regardless of method of registration. All completed entry forms must be received by November 4, 2004. Entrants must use the Official Entry Form, but may make photocopies of the form. If you register or enter by postal mail, please allow sufficient time in advance of these dates to ensure compliance with these deadlines. All registrations or entries not received by these dates will not be eligible to compete.

4. Categories of Competition:
A. Better Home Better Living Competition: There are twenty categories of competition in the Better Home Better Living contest. These are: Best Use of Color Indoors; Best Use of Color Outdoors; Best Special Occasion Table; Best Entertaining Space Indoors; Best Entertaining Space Outdoors; Best Kitchen; Best Bathroom; Best Remodeling; Best Family Party; Best Family Garden; Best Indoor Before and After; Best Outdoor Before and After; Best Kids’ Play Space; Best Weekend Project; Best Update under $5,000; Best Do-It-Yourself Project; Best Work or Hobby Space; Best Home Retreat; Best Home Entertainment Space; Best New Home. Click here for entry form and complete rules >>

B. Cosponsor Competition: Contestants may wish to compete in Cosponsor
categories by checking the applicable Cosponsor category on the entry form. To be eligible to compete in the Cosponsor competitions, you must have purchased the applicable Cosponsor product in 2004 and submit a cash register receipt as proof of purchase. Residents of AZ, CO, CT, MD, ND, TN, VT and Puerto Rico may not participate in Cosponsor competitions. Click here for more information >>

5. Judging:
A. Better Home Better Living Categories:
There are two levels of judging. In the first level, all entries in each Better Home Better Living category will be judged under the supervision of Better Homes and Gardens magazine using the following criteria: aesthetics/appearance, creativity of ideas, function, use of materials and whether the submission is appropriate for the category entered. In the second level of judging, the Top 20 entries in each category will then be re-evaluated by experts in the area of competition using the same criteria as listed above. The top scoring entry in each Category will be the winner. If a tie occurs, the highest score in the aesthetics/appearance criterion will determine winner.

B. Cosponsor Categories: There are two levels of judging. All entries in each Cosponsor category will be judged under the supervision of Meredith Corporation using the following criteria: aesthetics/appearance, creativity of ideas, function and best use of Cosponsor’s materials. The Top 10 entries of each Cosponsor category will then be judged under the direction of the applicable Cosponsor who will apply the same criteria as above. The top scoring entry in each Cosponsor category will be the applicable winner. If a tie occurs, the highest score in best use of Cosponsor’s materials criterion will break tie.

C. Grand Prize Winner and Runner Up Winner: All winners of the Better Home Better Living Categories will compete for Grand Prize and Runner Up prize. A panel of 5 experts under the direction of the Editor-in-Chief of Better Homes and Gardens magazine will judge the twenty Category winners and top scoring entry will be Grand Prize winner. The panel will include one interior design expert, one gardening and outdoor living expert, one architecture expert, one entertaining expert and one family life expert. The second top scoring winner will be Runner Up winner. If a tie occurs, the highest score in aesthetics/appearance criterion will be deemed winner.
Decisions of all judges are final and binding. All Winners will be chosen on or about May 20, 2005. Winners will be notified by mail. Winners will be required to sign an Affidavit of Eligibility, Copyright Assignment and Release of Liability within 10 days of notification or next highest scoring entry will be determined winner. By accepting prize, winners agree that all rights, including copyright, in all entry materials, are assigned to Sponsors.

6. Prizes:
A. Grand Prize: One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive $25,000 cash and an all-new 2004 Dodge Durango Limited 4x4 with 5.7L HEMI Magnum V8. Taxes, license, insurance, title, registration fees, freight, additional equipment and all other incidental expenses associated with the receipt of the Grand Prize vehicle are solely the winner’s responsibility. Winner must submit proof of valid driver’s license and proof of liability insurance prior to receiving title to the Grand Prize vehicle. Vehicle prize will be delivered to a local Dodge Dealer near winner’s residence and winner will be responsible for picking up vehicle from dealer within four (4) weeks of notification. Approximate retail value of the Grand Prize Vehicle is $35,000. The Grand Prize vehicle may be different from the vehicle used in promotional events. The interior and exterior color of the prize vehicle will be subject to availability. All additional car options will be the responsibility of the winner.

B. Runner Up Prize: One (1) Runner Up winner will receive $5,000 cash and winner’s choice of furniture from Broyhill, with an approximate retail value of $25,000.

C. Better Home Better Living Category Prizes: Each winner of a Better Home Better Living Category will receive $1,000.

D. Cosponsor Categories: Each Cosponsor Category winner will receive $1,000.
No substitution or transfer of the prize is permitted except by Sponsor. No cash substitutions for prize. Click here for more information >>

7. General Conditions: By participating in this Contest and submitting an entry, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decision of the judges and acknowledge compliance with these Official Rules including all eligibility requirements. By entering, winners agree to waive any and all claims against the Sponsors, their affiliates, employees, agents, and representatives for personal injury or loss that may occur from the participation in this contest or from the receipt or use of any prize, and grant to Sponsors the right to publicize such winner’s name and/or likeness and their winning project without additional compensation or consideration unless prohibited by law. Sponsors, their affiliates, employees, agents and representatives are not responsible for printing or typographical errors in any Contest-related materials; stolen, late, lost, garbled, delayed, misdirected, damaged, incomplete, postage due or illegible entries. Sponsors, their affiliates, employees, agents and representatives, or any telephone network or internet service providers are not responsible for incorrect, inaccurate transcription or loss of entry information for any reason whatsoever. If, in the Sponsors’ exclusive judgment, this promotion becomes compromised in any way, Sponsors reserve the right to withdraw the promotion offer, cancel any method of entry, to void any entries submitted fraudulently or select winners from all eligible entries received prior to act that compromised the promotion. Any attempt to deliberately damage the content or operation of this sweepstakes is unlawful and subject to legal action by the Sponsor or its agents. In the event of dispute, electronic entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address at the time of the sweepstakes. The authorized account holder is the person to whom the applicable internet service provider or other organization (such as business or educational institution) has assigned the e-mail address. The judges reserve the right to verify eligibility qualifications of winners and to disqualify any individual they find acting in violation of the Official Rules.

8. Use of Entry Materials: Entries and entry materials become the property of Sponsors and will not be returned. Submission of entry constitutes permission to use winner’s name, entry, hometown, likeness, and information regarding entrant, his/her family, and property by Sponsors and Cosponsors in promotion of the contest, unless prohibited by law.

9. Taxes: Contest is subject to all U.S. federal, state and local laws and regulations. All liability for federal, state and other taxes are the sole responsibility of each winner.

10. Winners’ List: (available after 7/1/05), send a separate SASE to: BHBL Contest winners’ list, Attn: Renae Gray, Better Homes and Gardens, LS 253, 1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50309-3023.