1. How to Enter: Beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on April 3, 2006 until 5:00 p.m. ET on May 15, 2006, you may enter the DIY Do it Yourself Network (“DIY”) 2006 DIY Best Built Home GiveawaySM sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) in any of the following ways: (i) online by visiting the DIY website (www.DIYNetwork.com) (the “DIY Website”) and completing the online entry form (limit one (1) online entry, per valid email address, per eligible person per day); or (ii) hand printing your name, complete address and phone number either on a postcard or on a separate piece of paper no larger than 8 1⁄2 x 11 inches, and mailing the postcard or paper to DIY Best Built Home Giveaway, PO Box 51512, Knoxville, TN 37950. Entrants using US mail may enter as often as they wish. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by May 15, 2006 and received by May 22, 2006. Limit one (1) entry per envelope. Mechanically reproduced entries will not be accepted. Incorrect, illegible, and incomplete entries are void. These official rules are also available at the DIY Website or by sending a stamped, self-addressed #10 sized envelope (“SASE”) to “DIY’s Best Built Home Giveaway” - Rules Request, PO Box 52107, Knoxville, TN 37950.

All eligible entries will be entered in the Grand Prize and First Prize Drawings.

When you enter at the DIY Website, you may be asked to consent to receive promotional e-mails and reminders for upcoming DIY promotions and information about DIY and the Participating Sponsors identified below. Consenting to receive such e-mails is optional and does not have to be agreed to in order to be eligible to enter the Sweepstakes and does not improve your chances of winning. Scripps Networks, Inc. d/b/a DIY Do it Yourself Network (“Main Sponsor”), and all Participating Sponsors identified below (collectively with Main Sponsor, the “Sweepstakes Entities”), their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, parent corporations, and their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents, and any and all Internet servers and access provider(s) are not responsible for: any incorrect or inaccurate entry information; human error; technical malfunctions; failures, omission, interruption, deletion, or defect of any telephone network, computer online systems, computer equipment, server providers, or software, including any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participation in this Sweepstakes; inability to access the DIY Website; theft, tampering, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries; transactions that are processed late or incorrectly or are incomplete or lost due to computer or electronic malfunction or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Website; printing or human or other errors; and any entries which are late, lost, incomplete, misdirected, stolen, mutilated, illegible or postage due, or any combination thereof. Proof of mailing, in person submission, or online submission is not considered proof of delivery or receipt. All entries become the property of DIY and will not be returned. Purchase will not increase chance of winning.

2. Eligibility: This Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the U.S. and its territories, possessions and commonwealths (excluding Puerto Rico) who are 21 years of age or older, except employees and members of their households and immediate families (spouses, parents, siblings, children and each of their respective spouses) of DIY as the Main Sponsor and BuildIQ, Inc., Ford Motor Company, Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., JELD-WEN, Inc., Lumber Liquidators Inc., Condé Nast Publications, American Rental Association, Century 21 Real Estate LLC, J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc. and all other participating sponsors (collectively, the “Participating  Sponsors”) and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and their advertising and promotion agencies and all local sponsors.  Main Sponsor reserves the right to conduct a background check on any potential Winner and reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any person based on such background check if Main Sponsor determines in its sole discretion that awarding the prize to such potential Winner might reflect negatively on Main Sponsor or any of the Participating Sponsors. By entering, all participants and/or entrants release the Sweepstakes Entities and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and their respective agents, advertising and promotion agencies, affiliated companies, Sweepstakes partners and prize suppliers, and all of their respective affiliated companies, employees, officers, directors and shareholders, from and against all claims and damages arising in connection with each entrant’s participation and/or entry in the Sweepstakes and/or their receipt or use of any prize awarded in this Sweepstakes. Any and all warranties and guarantees are subject to the respective manufacturer’s terms. This Sweepstakes is governed by U.S. law and is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void in Puerto Rico, outside the U.S. and where prohibited by law.

3. How Winners will be Determined: The Grand Prize Winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries on approximately June 5, 2006 by an independent judging organization, and will be contacted either in person or by overnight courier and phone on or about June 7, 2006. The First Prize Winner will be selected in a random drawing immediately following the Grand Prize drawing. All non-winning entries from the Grand Prize drawing will be eligible for the First Prize Drawing. Limit one (1) prize per person per household. Judge’s decisions with respect to Prize Winners and other matters pertaining to the Sweepstakes shall be final. The Winners may be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and release of liability and publicity (where permitted), and return same, properly executed, within 10 days of issuance of prize notification. If DIY is unable to contact a Winner within 5 days of the initial attempt to contact, if a Winner or his/her travel companion (if applicable) fails to complete and return all requested forms by the specified date or if a Winner fails to comply with any of Main Sponsor’s requirements or decisions, his/her prize will be forfeited and an alternate Winner shall be selected. By entering into the Sweepstakes, all entrants consent to the use of their name, photograph, likeness, biography, voice and/or video for advertising and promotional purposes, including online announcements, worldwide and without limitation and without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. The odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received for the applicable drawing.

Entry materials that have been tampered with or altered are void. If, in the judge’s opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of electronic or non-electronic tampering with any portion of the Sweepstakes, or if computer virus, bugs, unauthorized intervention, fraud, or technical difficulties or failures compromise or corrupt or affect the administration, integrity, security, fairness, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, the judges reserve the right at their sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process and void any entries submitted fraudulently, to modify or suspend the Sweepstakes, or to terminate the Sweepstakes and conduct a random drawing to award the prizes using all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the termination date. Should the Sweepstakes be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, notice will be posted on the DIY Website. Any attempt by an entrant or any other individual to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, DIY reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of any Winner based on an e-mail address, the winning entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.

4. Prizes: (A) Grand Prize: One (1) Grand Prize Winner shall receive the following: (i) a home to be built by Main Sponsor in the continental United States with a value of approximately $355,000 (includes the house and real property only); and (ii) kitchen design services valued at $20,000. Total (approximate retail value (“ARV”)) ARV of Grand Prize: $375,000.  The Grand Prize winner will have the opportunity to consult with Main Sponsor as to the location and design on the Best Built Home, subject to the express understanding that all decisions with respect to the location, design and construction of the home shall be in the sole discretion of Main Sponsor. Main Sponsor reserves the right to change the location, design or construction of the Best Built Home and/or to require that the Best Built Home be built in a particular location selected by Main Sponsor. The Best Built home will be conveyed to the Grand Prize Winner without representations, warranties or covenants, whether express or implied, other than those, if any, provided any contractor/developer ("Developer") from whom Main Sponsor has agreed to acquire the home, and any other applicable manufacturers' warranties. Real estate transfer taxes, deed recording charges and closing costs shall be the obligation of the Grand Prize Winner unless express notice otherwise is given.  All future real estate taxes and other expenses relating to the maintenance and/or ownership of the Best Built Home shall be the obligation and responsibility of the Grand Prize Winner. Title insurance and homeowner's hazard and liability insurance shall be the sole responsibility of the Grand Prize Winner.  Neither Main Sponsor, nor any marketing partner or other person involved in the creation or implementation of the Sweepstakes or in the construction, development or design of the Best Built Home shall be responsible for construction delays.  Condition of title to the Best Built Home shall be as set forth in the agreement with Main Sponsor and the Developer (the "Home Contract").

(B) First Prize: One (1) First Prize Winner will receive Twenty-One Thousand Dollars ($21,000) in cash from Century 21 Real Estate LLC.

Total ARV of all prizes in this Sweepstakes is $396,000.

All costs, taxes, fees, and expenses associated with any element of a prize not specifically addressed above are the sole responsibility of the Winners. All federal, state and local taxes on prize are Winners’ responsibility. Winners will be issued a 1099 tax form for the ARV of the prize. The specifics of all aforementioned elements of any prizes in the Sweepstakes shall be solely determined by DIY. Some restrictions may apply. Prizes cannot be transferred, substituted or redeemed for cash except at Main Sponsor’s sole discretion. Main Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any prize, or portions thereof, with a prize of comparable or greater value. All prizes will be awarded.

5. Winners’ List: Beginning on or about June 30, 2006 you may obtain the name of the Prize Winners, either by going to the DIY Website (www.diynetwork.com) or mailing a self-addressed stamped envelope to: DIY Best Built Home Winners’ List, P.O. Box 52107, Knoxville, TN 37950. Requests received after August 4, 2006 will not be honored.

6. Main Sponsor: Scripps Networks, Inc. d/b/a DIY Do it Yourself Network, 9721 Sherrill Boulevard, Knoxville, TN 37932.


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