the Little Penguin knows dating is tough! The wine's namesake — penguins — spend their entire lives finding and tending to their mates. It's what they're born to do.

the Little Penguin, the wine for dating and mating, and Jacqui Malouf, our Dating Diva and author of Booty Food, have teamed up to see what dating is really like for urban penguins.

And, we want to hear from you! Send us a video clip of your very best pick-up line for a chance to win the Date of a Lifetime — an all-expense paid trip for two to Australia to tour Sydney, sample the wonderful wines and visit the real Little Penguins on Phillip Island in Australia.

Create a short video (90-seconds or less) of your own footage discussing your real-life dating debacles, stating your favorite pick up line, reenacting the pick up, or showing us how you met your mate for life. Creatively include the Little Penguin into your video and, most importantly, have fun! Outrageous, irresistible, funny or frightening, put your charm to the test!

Just make sure to submit your video before June 1st 2008!

the Little Penguin team and Dating Diva, Jacqui Malouf, will reward one lucky Grand Prize winner the trip to Sydney Australia. Four winners, one per month, will receive the new iPod Touch and signed copy of Booty Food, so spread the word about your entry to increase your chances of winning!

Now mark these dates on your calendar (or the cocktail napkin in your pocket):

• January 15, 2008 - May 31, 2008: Video entries will be accepted. Remember to check back often. Weekly winners will be announced.
• June 1 - June 14 2008 - Final Voting Period
• June 15, 2008- Grand Prize Winner to be announced

Need a little boost to get you started? As you know, the Little Penguin is a pick-up artist and he's here to share some of his favorite mating calls to inspire you:

• You smell terrific, is that herring?
• My burrow or yours?
• How 'bout you, me, a nice bottle of wine and a school of krill?
• Nice plumage!

Still stuck with a camera and a blank shot list? How about some of these:

Take it to the street! This can be done anywhere: offices, events, parties...you know that dating is all about being seen and seeing what's out there. So get to where the people are and get rolling!

Narrate your own story! Can't seem to find the actor that you looking for? Well look no further! Get that mug of yours on camera and tell us your own personal story. Share your stories with some of your nearest and dearest friends on the net and let us be the judge.

Reenact that key moment! For that more professionally polished submission, why not do a mise-en-scene, "on the lot" type of reenactment video where you play out the pick up line that may have got, or lost, that perfect match.

• Four (4) Monthly prize-winners will receive an iPod Touch® and signed copy of Booty Food. Monthly winners are only eligible to win one of the monthly prizes regardless of votes, and all monthly winners are eligible for grand prize
• One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive round trip coach airfare for two (2) to Australia, ground transportation to and from airport to hotel, six (6) days, seven (7) nights standard double occupancy accommodations for two (2), and tours of Phillip Island and surrounding wineries (ARV $10,000).

The judges shall have the sole authority and discretion to select the grand prize award recipient(s).

Judging Criteria for Grand Prize

• Creativity of the video performance - 25%
• Use of humor in the video performance - 25%
• Originality of the video performance - 25%
• Popularity of the video performance among voters on the site - 25%

The Grand Prize winner will be selected by a panel of judges consisting of representatives for Sponsor, Zezza/Ketchum, Meme popular vote and Jacqui Malouf. It's a pretty tight group, and we look forward to meeting your submission!

Almost there! Now that you've started recounting some of those great stories that got you the girl, bated the boy, or maybe worked out a little less favorably (but none the less funny!) we want to give you some of the top do's and don't before we hit you with the fine print:
Do's:

• Mention or have a bottle of the Little Penguin in the video
• Entries may not be longer than 90 seconds and no shorter than 15 seconds
• Entrants must be at least 21 years old
• Entrants are encouraged to use the Little Penguin branding creatively in their video
• Entrants may submit multiple entries
• There is no cost or purchase required to enter this Contest
• By entering this Contest, participants agree to accept the Contest Rules

Don'ts:

• No consumption shown
• No religious images
• No images of Santa Claus or Easter Bunny
• No cartoons, or content that is made to appeal to children
• All individuals featured in a video must appear to be over the age of 25
• No references to irresponsible or excess consumption
• No cursing
• No nudity or partial nudity
• No violence
• No harming animals
• No competitive brands or trademarked packaging

And here is what you've been waiting for! The fine print:

Dating and Mating with the Little Penguin Contest Offical Rules

1. No purchase necessary to enter this Contest.
2. Eligibility. Entry to the Contest is only open to U.S. residents, except for residents of CA and TN, at least 21 years of age at time of entry.  Void where prohibited by law. Employees of Sponsor, Organizer, Zezza (Zezza), Ketchum Inc. (Ketchum) and their respective affiliates, distributors, retailers and their respective employees and immediate family members of the foregoing are not eligible to enter the Contest. For purpose of this contest, the term "immediate family members" shall include spouses, partners, parents, children, siblings, or any other household member.
3. Contest Guidelines. Videos must between 20 seconds and 90 seconds in length. Videos can be shot with camera phones, digital video cameras or any other digital moving image format. No still photo entries will be accepted. Video can be in any format. A one (1) minute project should be less than 6 megabytes (MB). Files larger than 8 MB will not be accepted.  All entries must relate to your real-life dating debacles, stating your very best pick-up line, re-enacting the pick-up, or showing us how you met you mate for life.  Acceptable source video includes sources that are not copyrighted. By submitting your contribution to the Organizer in relation to the Contest you represent, warrant and undertake to Sponsor and Organizer that your contribution (i) is your own original work and that you have the sole right to submit it to the Contest (ii) does not violate in any way rights of third parties including copyright and other intellectual property rights and (iii) does not violate any applicable laws. In the event that you breach any of your representations, warranties or undertakings contained herein Sponsor and Organizer shall be entitled to and may seek indemnification from you for recovery of all legal fees, damages, claims and other expenses that may be incurred by Sponsor or its affiliated entities as a result of your aforementioned breach.   Submission of your contribution to the Organizer constitutes an assignment of those rights to Sponsor.  Sponsor’s and Organizer’s officers, directors, employees and agents shall not be held liable for any copyright infringements or any prior exclusivity rights to any video submitted.  Entrant is responsible to secure permission from all talent included in the video.  Sponsor and Organizer assume no responsibility for royalties or fees associated with talent performances in the entered videos.  Persons appearing in videos must be at least 21 years of age and appear to be at least 25 years of age.  Videos may not contain obscene language or any content whatsoever which would reasonably be understood to be defamatory, threatening, distasteful, racist, unlawful or otherwise objectionable including, but not limited to: nudity, profanity, or graphic violence.  Sponsor and Organizer reserve the right to not accept entries that are considered inappropriate for the Contest.   Sponsor and Organizer reserve the right to alter or modify your contribution to the Contest without notification or consent from you.
4. Entry Rules. Videos must be submitted via the web as instructed after registration, between 12.00am PST on January 15, 2008 and 11.59.59 on May 31, 2008.  Early and late entries will not be considered.  If you have problems uploading, please contact Organizer at info@memelabs.com. If you are having problems uploading, you must contact us before the contest has expired. Sponsor and Organizer assume no responsibility for lost or late entries or for incomplete computer transmissions or technical failures.  Each entry must be submitted by an individual, not a couple or a team.  All entries must be received by May 31, 2008.  In case of a dispute as to the identity of the entrant, the entry will be accepted or rejected at the absolute discretion of Sponsor.
5. Winners Selection. One (1) Grand Prize winner and four (4) Monthly winners will be selected. The Grand Prize winner will be selected by a panel of judges consisting of representative for Sponsor, Zezza/Ketchum, and Jacqui Malouf who will critique each video using the guidelines outlined in Paragraph 6.  Monthly winners will be selected by popular vote among voters on the website.  The winners will be contacted at the phone and/or e-mail provided during registration. Winners will me notified within a reasonable time after the winning videos are announced.  The winners and the title of their video entry will be announced on the Web site.
6. Judging.  The four (4) Monthly prizes selected by popular vote will be awarded for each of the periods: (a) January/February, (b) March, (c) April, (d) May, and (e) June/July. Monthly winners are only eligible to win one of the monthly prizes, regardless of votes.  All Monthly winners are eligible for the Grand Prize.  The Grand Prize winning video will be selected and judged using the following guidelines: creativity (25%), humor (25%), originality (25%), and popularity among voters on the site (25%).  Judges shall have the sole authority and discretion to select the Grand Prize winner.  The decision of the judges is final and binding.
7. Prizes Awarded by Sponsor. One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive round trip coach airfare for two (2) to Australia, ground transportation to and from airport to hotel, six (6) days, seven (7) nights standard double occupancy accommodations for two (2), and tours of Phillip Island and surrounding wineries (ARV $10,000).  Five (5) Monthly prize-winners will receive an iPod Touch®* (ARV $299 each, total ARV $1,149).  For a list of winners and their videos, visit www.memelabs.com/littlepenguin.  Total prize awards: Approximately $11,495.  No substitution or transfer of prizes is permitted.  All taxes are the sole responsibility of each respective prize winner.
8. General Conditions.  Your participation in the Contest, including submission of a video to Organizer shall be deemed to be your complete acceptance of the foregoing terms and conditions set out Memelabs.com (Organizer) and Foster’s Wine Estates Americas Company (Sponsor).  Entrants agree to be bound by the terms of these official rules. All entries become the property of Sponsor and Organizer, who shall assume an everlasting, royalty-free, assignable, exclusive license to use, utilize, replicate, alter, adapt, modify, publish, broadcast, translate, produce derivative works from, distribute, present, play, sublicense and exercise all copyright and other intellectual property rights with respect to your contribution worldwide and/or to include your contribution in other works in any media now known or later created forever. Grand Prize and Monthly winners will be required to execute documents of eligibility, release from liability, and transfer of their winning videos.  By entering the contest, all participants consent to the commercial use of their names, pictures, likenesses and videos in all media in perpetuity without further compensation. By entering, entrants release and hold harmless Sponsor, Organizer, Zezza, Ketchum, and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability or any injuries, loss, or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the contest or any prize won. Organizer, Sponsor, Zezza, Ketchum and their agents shall not be responsible for any unauthorized human intervention, phone, technical, network, electronic, computer, hardware or software failures, malfunctions or disconnects of any kind, or misdirected, illegible, incomplete, stolen, garbled, fragmented or delayed internet/e-mail computer transmissions or network/ISP/website internet accessibility; or for inaccurate, incorrect or incomplete capture of entry information; or for any damage to entrant’ or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from downloading, viewing or participation in this Contest. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Contest will be ineligible for prizes and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.  Sponsor and Organizer reserve the right to change these terms and conditions at any time and at its sole discretion.

© 2008 Foster’s Wine Estates Americas Company, Napa, California 94558.

*iPod Touch is a Registered Trademark of Apple Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple Inc. is not a sponsor or co-sponsor of this promotion

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