I, too, generally skip the rules unless there is a particular point I need clarified. On some trips, I check for the time between actual winner announcement and start of trip, if required for an event, say. That ensures I'll have time to schedule time off from work. Hate to win and find out I only have three days to get off only to find I can't get the time on such short notice, for example.
Mark
2009 wins:
Castrol T $15 (IW)
Henry Ford Museum Annual Family Pass $125 (IW)
HP8500 All-in-One = Logo + Supplies (GP) $2724
Rascal Flatts Download (5) $5 (IW)
Shark Week DVD Series $29.95 (IW)
Pace coupons (6) $24 (IW)
ChickFilA coupons (2) $6 est (IW)
A 2nd prize in the mail- trying to remember prize/sponsor. T shirt, I think, $20
Cheerios (5) $25 (IW)
ZNi album download $5 (IW)
Free Night @ Holiday Inn $278 (IW)
T-Fal Pan (Why Milk) $14.99
Armour Rocks download $1.29