Official Rules for the “Whose Yahoo! Homepage?” Contest

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and Washington DC (EXCLUDING RESIDENTS OF OVERSEAS MILITARY INSTALLATIONS, PUERTO RICO, AND OTHER U.S. TERRITORIES) who as of 10/30/09 are 21 years of age or older.

GRAND PRIZE WINNER MUST BE ABLE TO TRAVEL TO LOS ANGELES ON SPECIFIC DATES DETERMINED BY SPONSORS OR PRIZE WILL BE FOREITTED.

Sponsors: Us Weekly LLC (“Us Weekly”) and Yahoo! (“Yahoo!”)

1. How to Enter:

a.To enter the “Whose Yahoo! Homepage?” Contest (the “Contest”), visit the Whose Yahoo! Homepage? site at UsMagazine.com/yahoo and follow the registration and entering directions provided therein. Each entrant must submit an answer [to the identity of the mystery celebrity in question] on the Whose Yahoo! Homepage? Website. Limit one entry per person per day. Contest begins at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on 10/30/09. All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on 12/9/09.

b.No mechanically reproduced or computer generated entries permitted. Sponsors are not responsible for lost, late or misdirected entries, or entries containing incorrect or incomplete information. Sponsors are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer, on-line, or Internet systems or services, servers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or entry or confirmation or winners notice on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet, problems with usmagazine.com website or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer resulting from downloading any materials in connection with the Contest. Entries become the property of Us Weekly and will not be acknowledged or returned.

2. Winner(s):

a.Selection of Winner. Entrants who submit the correct answer will be eligible to win the Grand Prize or Runner-up Prize (“Eligible Entrants”). One (1) Grand Prize winner and one (1) Runner-up winner, from the pool of Eligible Entrants, will be selected from a random drawing held on or about 12/11/09. The winners will be notified by e-mail or telephone. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received.

b.Decisions of Sponsors are final on all matters relating to the Contest.

3. Prize(s):

a.One (1) winner will receive the following Grand Prize (the “Grand Prize”):

• Round-trip coach class air transportation for Winner and Guest from major U.S. gateway airport nearest Winner’s residence (as determined by Sponsors) to one (1) of the major gateway international airports nearest Los Angeles, CA (as determined by Sponsors);

• Three (3) days and two (2) nights hotel accommodations (standard room, double occupancy to be booked by Sponsors);

• Transportation for Winner and Guest to and from California airport and hotel, in each case as determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion; and

• Two (2) tickets for the Winner and Guest to attend the Us Weekly Hot Hollywood Spring 2010 event (exact event date to be determined by Sponsors).

b. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of Grand Prize: $3000. Actual retail value of the Grand Prize may vary. Any difference between actual cash value and the approximated value of a prize will not be awarded. Winner must be able to travel on dates specified by Sponsors. If winner cannot travel on the dates required to attend the Event, winner will forfeit the prize in its entirety and Sponsors may, at their option, either select a second place winner in his or her place or be relieved of liability for fulfillment of the prize. Winner is responsible for any expenses not expressly included in the prize description, including but not limited to additional ground transportation expenses, incidentals, meals, and beverages. Event is subject to cancellation; if event is cancelled winner will attend the Fall 2010 Hot Hollywood event, receiving same prize package components as outlined above. Winner and travel companion must travel on the same dates, itinerary, and fare class. If winner resides near Los Angeles, CA, Sponsors may substitute air travel with ground transportation.

c. Certain restrictions may apply. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value.

d. One (1) winner will receive the following Runner-up Prize (the “Runner-up Prize”):

• Home computing system (iMac 21.5-inch: 3.06GHz including: 3.06GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo, 1920 x 1080 resolution, 4GB memory, 1TB hard drive and 8x double-layer SuperDrive); and

• Personal mobile device (iPhone 3G: 32GB).

e. ARV of Runner-up Prize: $1800. Actual retail value of the Runner-up Prize may vary. Winner is responsible for any expenses not expressly included in the prize description, such as internet and phone service. Certain restrictions may apply. Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value.

4. General:

a. Employees, directors and officers of Sponsors, their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising or promotional agencies, and their immediate family members and/or those living in same household are not eligible to enter or win.

b. No substitution or transfer of prize permitted except as provided herein. Prizes are non-redeemable for cash. In the event of unavailability, Sponsors may substitute a prize of greater or equal value. Sponsors will not replace any lost or stolen prize items.

c. All federal, state, and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner, who will receive an IRS Form 1099 reflecting the final actual value of any prize valued at $600 or more. Consult with your tax professional regarding potential tax implications.

d. Potential finalists must execute Affidavit of Eligibility/Release of Liability Form(s) within 10 days of notification. Noncompliance, or return of prize notification as undeliverable or inability to locate finalist within 5 days after notification will result in disqualification and selection of an alternate finalist. Winner’s travel companion must execute a Release of Liability Form and be 21 years of age or older.

e. By participating in the Contest and accepting any prize, entrants and winners agree to release and hold harmless Sponsors, their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates and related companies, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, "Released Parties") from and against any and all liability whatsoever for any loss, harm, damage, injury, cause of action, claim, cost or expense (including without limitation any property damage, personal injury and/or death) arising out of or in connection with the Contest, including without limitation participation in any Contest-related activity and/or possession, acceptance, use or misuse of any prize.

Released Parties shall not be responsible for any cancellations, delays, diversions or substitutions or any act or omissions whatsoever by any performer(s)/event(s), air carrier(s), hotel(s), or other transportation companies or any other persons providing any of these services and accommodations to passengers including any results thereof such as changes in services or accommodations necessitated by same. The passenger contracts in use by the airlines or other transportation companies shall constitute the sole contracts with respect to the winner's and his/her travel companion’s transportation and such contracts shall be solely between the winner, his/her travel companion and such transportation companies. Released Parties shall not be parties to such contracts and shall assume no responsibility in this connection. Released Parties shall not be liable for any loss, theft or damage of cash, cameras, jewelry, securities, heirlooms, negotiable papers or other valuables.

Released Parties are not responsible if Contest cannot take place or if prize cannot be awarded due to travel cancellations, delays or interruptions due to acts of God, acts of war, natural disasters, weather or acts of terrorism.

Sponsors’ failure to enforce any term of these rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. By participating in the Contest, you waive the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages.

f. Participation in the Contest constitutes consent to use entrant’s name, biographical information, image and likeness for editorial, advertising and publicity purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. Entrant releases and holds harmless the Released Parties for any liability, claims and causes of action based on defamation or violation of rights of publicity or privacy.

g. Sponsors reserve the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process, the operation of the usmagazine.com or who is otherwise in violation of the Official Rules. Sponsors further reserve the right to cancel, terminate or modify the Contest in the event the Contest is not capable of completion as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, or technical failures of any kind. In the event of a dispute as to entries submitted by multiple users having the same email account, the authorized subscriber of the email account used to enter the Contest at the actual time of entry will be deemed to be the entrant and must comply with these Official Rules. Authorized account subscriber is deemed to be the natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization which is responsible for assigning email addresses or the domain associated with the submitted email address. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PARTICIPANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR TAMPER WITH OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT(S) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

h. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges, which shall be final and binding with regard to all matters relating to the Contest.

i. Any dispute arising from this Contest will be determined according to the laws of the State of New York, without reference to its conflict of laws principles, and the entrants consent to the personal jurisdiction of the State and Federal Court located in New York County and agree that such courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all such disputes.

5. The Sponsors of the Contest are Us Weekly LLC, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104 and Yahoo, 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.

6. Winner’s List:

For names of prize winners, after 12/11/09, send a separate, stamped, self-addressed, No.10 envelope to: “Whose Yahoo! Homepage? Contest” c/o Us Weekly Marketing, Us Weekly, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104.