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Show us where a delicious sip of NESQUIK® takes you for a chance to WIN $10,000!

Create a video that shows us your happy place. Judges will select 10 finalists, and then it's your turn to choose. You'll vote for your favorites on YouTube. One (1) Grand Prize Winner will get $10,000 cash to go to their happy place.

Check out our sweet prizes and sign up or log on to your YouTube user account (membership is FREE!) at www.youtube.com/nesquikcontest to enter now!

  • One (1) Grand Prize Winner - $10,000 cash, a NESQUIK necklace and a one-month supply of NESQUIK® coupons.
  • Nine (9) First Prize Winners - $250 cash, a NESQUIK necklace and a one-month supply of NESQUIK® coupons.
  • Forty (40) Second Prize Winners - a NESQUIK necklace and a one-month supply of NESQUIK® coupons.

What Do You Need To Enter?

A video camera, your happy place, the NESQUIK® brand (logo, icons or product), a YouTube account (membership is FREE!) and of course your creativity!

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL OF THE VIDEO SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND FULL CONTEST RULES.


Video Judging Criteria

Creating a video takes hard work and we thank you for your participation! All valid entries will be reviewed carefully and judged on the following criteria:

  • 50% Originality
  • 25% Humor
  • 25% Creativity

When Can You Start?

Get your camera rolling and show us where NESQUIK® takes you!

  • Submit your video on YouTube between 12:01 a.m. (ET), March 17, 2008 until 11:59 p.m., September 5, 2008
  • Finalists announced and voting begins: October 6, 2008
  • Voting ends: 11:59 p.m., October 24, 2008
  • Winner announced: November 6, 2008

So go ahead, get creative and have some fun!

And don't forget to read the full contest rules!

 

Where Does NESQUIK® Take You? Video Contest Rules

CONTEST IS OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 18 YEARS OR OLDER, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO U.S. LAW. DO NOT ENTER THIS CONTEST IF YOU ARE NOT LOCATED IN THE 50 UNITED STATES OR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Sponsored by NESTLÉ® USA, Inc.

To enter: Log on to www.youtube.com/nesquikcontest between 12:01 a.m. ET 03/17/08 and 11:59 p.m. ET 09/05/08 and log into your account or register with YouTube. You must be a member of the YouTube Web site and comply with its terms and conditions to enter the contest. Membership is free. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter and upload your video submission ("Entry").

Entry: NESQUIK will air a TV spot where a man is transported to his "Happy Place" after drinking NESQUIK (available for viewing at the Web site). Video entry should convey the following: "Where does NESQUIK take you and what is your 'Happy Place' when you drink NESQUIK?" Video Entry must feature/include NESQUIK branding, logos, icons or packaging for 10 seconds within the video. Creative assets will be available at www.youtube.com/nesquikcontest.

Enter as often as you wish; however, each entry must meet the requirements below and must be submitted separately. Entrants are required to agree to these Official Rules at the time of entry by using the accept feature at the Web site. Entries must be received by and contest ends at 11:59 p.m. ET, 09/05/08. All Web site entrants must have a valid e-mail address. In case of dispute as to identity of the winner who enters, entry will be declared/made by the registered user (meeting eligibility criteria) of the YouTube account, and if a prize is won, it will be awarded to that registered user. Entries generated by a script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.

Entry must meet all of the following requirements or it will be disqualified.
You must abide by these requirements and with YouTube's terms and conditions. NESTLÉ reserves the right to prescreen, monitor and remove postings, all at its discretion.

  • Entry must feature/include NESQUIK branding (logo, icons or product) ("Branding") for a minimum of 10 seconds during the video. The 10 seconds do not have to be consecutive. The NESQUIK brand does not need to be the star of the video. Additional creative assets/ images and approved music will be available for use at www.youtube.com/nesquikcontest.
  • If entrant incorporates music, entrants must use only approved music provided by Sponsor at www.youtube.com/nesquikcontest.
  • Entry must be in one of the following formats: .mov, .avi., .wmv or .mpg and must not exceed a file size larger than 100MB or two minutes in length.
  • Entry must be in English.
  • Entry must not violate third-party rights including, but not limited to: copyrights, including music copyrights, trademark, and right of publicity. Do not show any third-party trademarks, company names or logos.
  • Entry must be original, unpublished, the sole property of submitter, and not previously submitted in any other contest.
  • Entries must not include unsuitable content or depict or incorporate: unsafe behavior or situations; obscenity; disparagement of any product or person; or other offensive conduct or material, or otherwise include inappropriate content.
  • You must have written permission from any identifiable person, who appears in, is heard in, or otherwise contributed to the video Entry ("Participant"). Or anyone who has allowed the use of his/her name, likeness/voice or contribution in the video Entry, and Participants must pass along all rights for usage to NESTLÉ. You must have each participant sign the "Participant Release" form, found at www.youtube.com/nesquikcontest, in the "Creative Stuff" tab, and provide such release to NESTLÉ as requested. Participants must be 18 years or older or if Participant is a minor, Participant's parent must sign Release.
  • As a condition of participation in the contest, Participant's name, signature, biographical information, performance, voice, portrait, photograph and/or any other likeness of you (including a caricature), your statements, opinions, and/or testimonial, if any, in whole or in part ("Image and/or Statements"), are used in any advertising such that the use of your Image and/or Statements is subject to the SAG Commercials Contract, you agree to sign such standard contract and accept the minimum amount of compensation due.
  • By submitting a video you agree that NESTLÉ has the unrestricted right to: use your video Entry in whole or in part, commercially or noncommercially, in any media known or unknown, in perpetuity, worldwide, including the right to publish and display the video Entry for advertising and publicity, and to edit and make derivative works, all without additional review or compensation. Additionally you agree that NESTLÉ may post your Entry (including your name) on its Web site(s) and/or its Web pages on third-party sites.
  • Finalists must supply a high-definition, high-resolution file of their original uncompressed video entry in either 720x540 or 640x480 format of their choice (e.g., mov, .avi., .wmv or .mpg.) on a data DVD to NESTLÉ USA by 10/03/08 (before the announcement of the winner).
  • To submit your video, you must read and agree to these official rules ("Official rules") by clicking the submit button. You agree that by submitting this video, you relinquish all rights, as outlined herein, and the video, its characters and content becomes the property of NESTLÉ USA, Inc.
  • As a condition of participation in the contest, entrant and all Participants agree that if, in the event their likeness, including performance, voice and image in any form, as incorporated in the Video Entry, in whole or in part, are used in any advertising such that the use is subject to the SAG Commercials Contract, each agrees to sign such standard contract and accept the minimum amount of compensation due pursuant to the SAG Commercial Contract.

Judging: Judges will select Forty (40) Second Prize Winners and Ten (10) Finalists from all eligible entries received. Entries will be judged on 50% originality, 25% humor and 25% creativity.

Second Prize Winners will be notified via their YouTube account on or about 09/26/08 and asked to provide a mailing address for Prize fulfillment and return to NESTLÉ USA ("Sponsor") as set forth in the notification by 10/27/08.

Finalists: Finalists will be notified on or about 09/26/08 and will be required to sign a release, and provide a signed release for any other Participants featured in or who otherwise contributed to the video Entry (as stated in the requirements section above), and return to Sponsor by 10/03/08 or finalist will be disqualified and will forfeit any prize, and another finalist may be selected. Finalists must also supply a high-definition, high-resolution file of their original uncompressed Entry in either 720x540 or 640x480 format of their choice (e.g., .mov, .avi., .wmv or .mpg) on a data DVD to Sponsor by 10/03/08, before the announcement of the winner.

Finalists' Entries will be featured on www.youtube.com/nesquikcontest between 12:01 a.m. ET, 10/06/08 and 11:59 p.m. ET, 10/24/08 during which time YouTube members may vote for their favorite video based on the judging criteria above. You must be a registered YouTube member to vote. The entry that receives the most votes by 11:59 p.m. ET, on 10/24/08 will be determined the Grand Prize Winner, pending verification. The remaining Nine (9) Finalists will be determined First Prize Winners, subject to verification and meeting video entry and eligibility requirements. Winners will be notified on or about 10/30/08. In the event of a tie, judges will determine the Grand Prize Winner based on the original judging criteria.

Prizes:

One (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive a $10,000 cash prize, a NESQUIK necklace, and a one-month supply of NESTLÉ NESQUIK flavored milk (30 coupons each good for one FREE package of any NESTLÉ NESQUIK flavored milk, up to $3.99). (ARV $10,154.70).

Nine (9) First Prize Winners will receive a $250 cash prize, a NESQUIK necklace, and a one-month supply of NESTLÉ NESQUIK flavored milk (30 coupons each good for one FREE package of any NESTLÉ NESQUIK flavored milk (up to $3.99) (ARV $404.70).

Forty (40) Second Prize Winners will receive a NESQUIK necklace and a one-month supply of NESTLÉ NESQUIK flavored milk (30 coupons each good for one FREE package of any NESTLÉ NESQUIK flavored milk (up to $3.99) (ARV $154.70). Expenses not specifically stated are the sole responsibility of the winner. No cash substitutions for prizes; prizes are nonrefundable and nontransferable, except at the sole discretion of Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize of equal or greater value. Federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner and winner of any prize over $600.00 must provide their information, including Social Security number, for tax reporting purposes or prize will be forfeited and another winner may be selected. Total ARV for all prizes is $19,985. If a winner is an eligible minor in their jurisdiction of residency ("Minor"), all paperwork will be required to be executed on said minor's behalf by his or her parent or legal guardian.

Winners: Winners will be required to sign a Winner's Agreement and Release and return it by 11/05/08 or prize will be forfeited in its entirety and another winner may be selected. By submitting an entry, a winner agrees to allow use of his or Entry, name and/or likeness for advertising this or similar promotions without compensation, unless prohibited by law. All entries and all rights of ownership and publication of same will become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned.

Eligibility: Contest open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, 18 years or older, except employees and the families of NESTLÉ USA, Inc., YouTube, Inc., their respective affiliates, subsidiaries and agencies. NESTLÉ USA, Inc., YouTube, Inc., their affiliated companies, representatives, agents or employees are not responsible for, and shall be indemnified by, the prize winner and entrants against any claims, injuries, losses or damages of any kind resulting from acceptance, use, misuse, possession, or loss of the prize and from any and all use of the video entries. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Subject to all federal, state and local laws.

Other conditions: Sponsor assumes no responsibility for computer system, phone line, hardware, software or program malfunctions or other errors, failures of any kinds, delayed computer transmissions or network connections that are human or technical in nature. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel or suspend this Contest, in its entirety or in part should virus, bug, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or other causes beyond Sponsor's control corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play of the Contest. Sponsor is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry information whether caused by Internet users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest by any technical or human errors which may occur in the processing of the entries in the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to withdraw the transmission of this Contest at any time and award the Prize from among eligible entries received prior to the date of the withdrawal. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the game or Web site or to be acting in violation of the Rules. Sponsor is not responsible for entries, releases or other required filings, whether electronic or paper and however returned to Sponsor or its agents, that are illegible, late, tampered with, forged, incomplete, misdirected, lost, misplaced, stolen, destroyed or otherwise not in compliance with these official rules, and all such entries will be disqualified.

Privacy: Contest entry requires registration at www.youtube.com which will be collecting personally identifiable information, such as name, e-mail address, and phone number. By entering the Contest, you agree to the YouTube, Inc. Privacy Policy, located at: http://www.youtube.com/t/privacy. Entrant registration information will be shared with NESTLÉ USA for the purpose of administering this promotion and potential posting of entries on NESTLÉ Web site(s) and Web pages at third-party sites.

Winner's information: For a list of the winners go to www.youtube.com/nesquikcontest on or about 11/17/08. Sponsored by NESTLÉ USA, 800 North Brand Blvd. Glendale, CA 91203.