NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Sweepstakes begins at 12:00:01 AM Central Time ("CT") on September 7, 2009 and ends at 11:59:59 PM CT on December 31, 2009 (the "Promotion Period"). Sweepstakes is open and offered to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia ("DC") who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry. Void where prohibited.

How to Enter: There are two ways to enter the Sweepstakes: (1) Visit www.woodworkersjournal.com/RyobiSweepstakes during the Promotion Period, and follow the directions for completing and submitting the online Official Entry Form.  Online entries must be received by 11:59:59 PM CT December 31, 2009 to be eligible for the drawing. Limit one (1) entry per person/email address per day; or (2) on a 3" x 5" card, hand print your complete name, address, city, state, zip code, birth date, daytime telephone number, and email address (optional). Mail your entry to Ryobi Sweepstakes, c/o Woodworker's Journal Magazine, 4365 Willow Drive, Medina, MN 55340. Mailed-in entries must be received by the close of business on December 31, 2009 to be eligible for the drawing. Limit one entry per person per day. No mechanical reproductions of mail-in entries will be accepted. Any attempt by any person to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different email accounts or any other methods will void all of that person's entries and that person will be disqualified. Neither Sponsor nor its agencies are responsible for illegible, lost, late, damaged, incomplete, misdirected, or stolen entries.

Winner Selection: Winner will be selected in a random drawing, which is final and binding. Odds of winning will depend upon the number of eligible entries received for that drawing period. By participating, entrants agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the judge's decisions. Winner will be notified by e-mail. In the event that a response to the winner notification email is not received by Woodworker's Journal within ten (10) days of drawing, prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected at random.

Eligibility: Subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Employees, directors and officers of Woodworker's Journal/Rockler Press (the "Sponsor"), Ryobi ("Promotional Participant"), their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries or any of their agents, advertising, promotional and other agencies, and their immediate families (parents, siblings, children and spouse) and persons living in the same household (whether related or not) are not eligible to enter the Sweepstakes or win a prize.

Prizes/Approximate Retail Value (ARV): One (1) winner will receive a prize package consisting of the following Ryobi Tools:

Tek4 Portable Power Source Model RP4900

Tek4 Durashot™ 8MP Digital Camera Model RP4200

Tek4 Professional Digital Multimeter Model RP4020

Tek4 Professional Infrared Thermometer Model RP4030

Tek4 High Intensity LED Flashlight Model RP4400

Tek4 Audio Plus™ Noise Suppression Headphones Model RP4530

Tek4 Motion Sensing Alarm with Remote Model RP4300

Tek4 Digital Key Lock Box Model RP4310

Tek4 4V Lithium-Ion™ Battery Model AP4001

Tek4 MPS Rapid Charger Model AP4500

Tek4 4V Standard Charger Model AP4700


Total prize package: ARV $825.

No prize transfer or cash substitutes allowed except at Sponsor's sole discretion due to prize unavailability for any reason and only then for prize of equal or greater value. All federal, state and local taxes on prize are solely the responsibility of winner. Prize consists of only those items specifically listed as part of the prize.

General: Neither Sponsor, Promotional Participant, nor their respective agencies or affiliates are responsible for lost, late, damaged, destroyed, delayed, stolen, misdirected, incomplete entries, or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server or other connections, miscommunications, failed telephone or computer hardware or software or other technical failures, unauthorized human intervention, garbled or jumbled transmissions or other errors of any kind, whether human, mechanical or electronic, including, without limitation, the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry information online regardless of cause. Once submitted, entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Any use of robotic, automatic, programmed or like entry methods will void all entries affected by such methods and be deemed tampering. Entry data that has been tampered with or altered is void. In case of dispute as to identity of a winner, entry will be declared made by the registered user of the e-mail account, and, if a prize is won and such registered user is a valid entrant, the prize will be awarded to the registered user. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel/suspend/modify the online portion of the Sweepstakes if it becomes corrupted in any manner such that it cannot be conducted as originally planned and, in such event, to select winners by random drawing from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by Sponsor. ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND IF SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

If any potential Grand Prize winner is deemed a minor in the state of his/her residence, prize will be awarded to his/her parent/legal guardian. Potential Grand Prize winner (or winner's parent/legal guardian if winner is deemed a minor in the state of his/her residence) will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Release of Liability and Publicity Release Form within 14 days of notification. Noncompliance with this time period may result in disqualification and an alternate may be selected.

By participating, entrants (or entrant's parent/legal guardian if any entrant is deemed a minor in the state of his/her residence) release and agree to hold harmless Woodworker's Journal, Ryobi, their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates and the directors, officers, employees and agencies of any of the above entities from any liability whatsoever for any injuries, claims, losses or damages of any kind resulting from acceptance, possession or use/misuse of any prize or participation in the Sweepstakes.  Winner (or winner’s parent/legal guardian) also grants to Sponsor, Promotional Participant, and related and affiliated companies rights to the use of statements made by or attributed to winner relating to Sponsor, Promotional Participant, and related and affiliated companies, and the use of statements made by or attributed to winner relating to this Sweepstakes, without further notice and/or compensation, except where prohibited by law. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing, the offering or the announcement of any prizes/offers or in the administration of the Sweepstakes.

In the event that any dispute arises regarding the meaning or interpretation of these Official Rules, participants agree that the dispute shall be resolved by applying the laws of Minnesota, United States and that it shall be resolved within and by the courts of that state.

Winners List: For the winner's list, visit www.woodworkersjournal.com/winners by 1/15/2010.