(2) Grand Prizes - One per category(video and essay): Winner will receive a new Therma-Tru door to replace the door that was the subject of the winner’s submission in the Contest. Each winner will choose his/her door from among a list of door styles of Sponsor’s choice. The existing door’s rough opening dimensions must be compatible with standard Therma-Tru door sizes, as required in Rule 2.” If the dimensions are not compatible, the potential winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner will be selected on the basis of the criteria stated herein.

ARV: up to $5,000 per door portion of each prize. Winners must arrange for installation of doors. Sponsor will reimburse winners up to $2,000 for installation costs. Proof of installation cost will be required for reimbursement.

Total ARV of all prizes in this Contest: up to $14,000 (inclusive of doors and installation).

Contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older (19 or older if a resident of AL or NE) at time of entry, and whose personal residence door’s rough opening dimensions are compatible with Therma-Tru’s standard (non-custom) door sizes. Information regarding standard sizes and proper measuring of your door is available through www.myuglydoor.com.

Limit one entry per household; you must choose to enter in either the Video or Essay Category. Entries must be submitted by, and in the name of, one individual member of the household on behalf of the entire household.

Essay Category
To enter in the Essay Category, submit both an original essay consisting of no more than 100 words, in English, describing why your own current residence’s entry or patio door (choose one only) is ugly and why you deserve to win and have your door replaced with a new Therma-Tru door. Explain in your essay how the Therma-Tru door will improve the appearance of your home; and (ii) two (2) photos at least 3 x 5 inches in size and a minimum of 150 DPI resolution (if submitting digital photos) that illustrate the thoughts expressed in your essay. (A resolution of 300 DPI is preferred. Use the highest quality setting on your digital camera if applicable.) One photo submitted must be a close-up of your door, and the other photo submitted must be a wide-shot of your door and house. Essay will be accepted in doc, txt, or wpd formats; photos accepted in .jpg, .tiff, .giff, .eps and .raw (if entering online).

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Video Category
To enter in the Video Category, prepare an original video not more than sixty (60) seconds in length of your own current residence’s entry or patio door (choose one only). Your video submission should illustrate the ugliness of your door. Your door must be in its natural condition at the time it is videotaped. No retouching or alteration of any kind can be made to the door to create an ugly appearance. Your video must include a close-up of your door, and a wide-shot of your door and house. Your video recording device must have sound capabilities. Record an original “voiceover” to your video, in English, explaining why you deserve to win and have your door replaced with a new Therma-Tru door. Explain how the Therma-Tru door will improve the appearance of your home. If your recording device does not have sound capability, you must enter in the Essay Category, as described herein.

Following all on-screen instructions, upload your video at www.myuglydoor.com in one of the following formats: QuickTime .MOV, Windows .AVI or .MPG files. If you mail in your entry, the video must be in VHS or DVD format. Use or depiction of any Therma-Tru product in the video will not, alone, influence the judging in any way. Therma-Tru products are not required to be included in entries.

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