No substitutions will be permitted, except at the sponsor's discretion, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be substituted. Any taxes are the responsibility of the winners. Only one winner allowed per family or household. All prizes will be awarded. Duplicate prizes will be awarded in the event of a tie.
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Winners must relinquish all rights to the ABA to reproduce entries in any medium and without restriction. Essays submitted must have been created by the entrant, must never have been published in any other medium, and must have been written after September 1, 2000. By entering, the winners give the ABA the right to reproduce any essay material submitted in any medium without time, use, or territorial limitation, as long as such is for noncommercial purposes. Entries will not be returned. Entrants must submit their essays with a title page attached.