EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Time Warner Cable SportsNet has launched the Million Dollar Challenge* on its newly-updated app, which gives fans a chance to win a grand prize of $1,000,000 this Lakers season. The network will ask users predictive, team-based questions during each game’s live coverage and should a participant correctly answer 30 questions in a row, he or she could become a millionaire. Weekly and full-season winners will also take home signed merchandise and win once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
To play, fans can use the TWC SportsNet app or visit million.twcsportsnet.com on game days during “#LakeShow,” pre and post-game “Access SportsNet: Lakers” and live game coverage.
Additionally, the “Million Dollar Challenge” participant with the longest streak of the season can win two Lakers season tickets, with second through fifth prize consisting of a Lakers courtside experience and sixth through 10th place taking home a Lakers game package. Weekly winners can receive prizes including a ball signed by Kobe Bryant, a jersey signed by NBA Hall of Famer James Worthy and an all-access Time Warner Cable SportsNet studio experience.
In order to participate through the app, fans must be authenticated Time Warner Cable SportsNet users, have the most updated version of the “TWC SportsNet” application and be within the Time Warner Cable SportsNet territory. All other eligible participants can play the “Million Dollar Challenge” through million.twcsportsnet.com.
Also available via the newly-updated app are authenticated, on demand access to Time Warner Cable SportsNet’s signature series, exclusive web shows and a live, 24/7 stream of the network. The app now features a customizable in-game second screen experience with advanced statistics, social media interaction and in-depth bonus features and is available for iPhone, iPad and Android. Time Warner Cable SportsNet has offered Lakers fans fully enabled, on-the-go capabilities since its launch in 2012.
*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Contest ends 4/15/15. Open only to legal U.S. residents who are 18+ & reside in the California counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Kern, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, San Diego, Imperial, Inyo, Tulare, Fresno or Kings. See Official Rules at million.twcsportsnet.com for additional eligibility restrictions, prize descriptions/restrictions/ARVs and complete details. Void where prohibited. Sponsored by Time Warner Cable Sports Inc.
About Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes
Time Warner Cable Sports operates Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes, two Southern California regional sports networks that launched on October 1, 2012. Through their exclusive partnerships with the Los Angeles Lakers, LA Galaxy, Los Angeles Sparks and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), the 24/7, high-definition networks each deliver more than 180 live events per year plus extensive team coverage and behind-the-scenes access unlike anything fans have seen before. Time Warner Cable Deportes is the nation’s first ever Spanish-language regional sports network, with commentary, programs and a perspective created uniquely for Spanish-speaking sports fans of all nationalities. Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes can be found on AT&T U-verse, Bright House Networks, Catalina Broadband, Champion Broadband, Charter, Cox Communications, DIRECTV, Hawaiian Telcom, Time Warner Cable and Verizon FiOS systems. For more information, visit www.twcsportsnet.com and www.twcdeportes.com. Follow the networks on Twitter @TWCSportsNet and @TWCDeportes and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TWCSportsNet and www.facebook.com/TWCDeportes.