The varying points show that the radio station violated the FCC rules. It has been quoted already but to show it again:
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FCC regulations say contest descriptions can't be false, misleading or deceptive and that stations must conduct contests as advertised.
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Some people thought it was money. Others thought it was a candy bar. That shows me that the contest was deceiving. Whether she worked for it or not, she participated in a contest offering her a prize. She followed their guidelines and won. Now the station offers her a prize that, while correct in name, is not what they led the participant to believe. Under the same premise, I could sell a six bedroom, 4 full bath mansion with a pool, tennis courts and Corvette in the garage. I'm asking $3.2 million. Once payment is received, I will dig the Barbie Deamhouse out of the basement and mail it to the buyer.
As for the people who say, "If it is too good to be true, it probably is"....
How many radio stations out there host legitimate versions of this contest where the offer of money is real? Most of the ones where I live do. This type of contest is
not too good to be true because it happens every day. Yet, I have never heard a radio station hold a call-in contest to give away a candy bar.