3770:1-9-118 Game number one hundred eighteen.

(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery commission game number one hundred eighteen, “Doubling Dollars,” shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as the commission may determine. For the purpose of this rule, “sales cycle” shall mean any such period, including reprints, beginning on the date when ticket sales are commenced and continuing through the date established by the director as the date on which agents are to make their final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in game number one hundred eighteen.

(B) General design.

(1) Game number one hundred eighteen is a match three of six lottery game with a “doubler” feature and is generally known as an “instant lottery.”

(2) As used in this rule, “prize award” shall mean a free “ticket” of comparable price or one of the following monetary amounts: two dollars, four dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, twenty-five dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred dollars and five thousand dollars. Each ticket in game number one hundred eighteen shall be imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the set listed above may be won.

(3) Holders of valid tickets on which three of the prize values are the same shall win a prize award called a “regular prize award” equal to such prize value. In addition, if two like prize values match and a “doubler” symbol is revealed, the ticket holder wins a “regular prize award” which is double the matched prize value. All such tickets shall be called “winning tickets.”

(C) Price of tickets. The price of a ticket issued by the commission in game number one hundred eighteen shall be one dollar.

(D) Structure, nature and value of prize awards.

(1) There shall be one type of prize in game number one hundred eighteen called a “regular prize award.”

(2) The only “prize values” which shall appear on a ticket in game number one hundred eighteen are: free “ticket,” two dollars, five dollars, twenty-five dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, two thousand five hundred dollars and five thousand dollars. Prize values shall be concealed by an opaque covering which may be scratched off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying prize amounts and may also reveal the word “doubler.” The word “doubler” shall refer to the ability to double your prize in this game.

(a) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three of the prize values are free “ticket” shall win a regular prize award of a free ticket of comparable price;

(b) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three of the prize values are two dollars shall win a regular prize award of two dollars;

(c) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which two of the prize values are two dollars and a “doubler” symbol is revealed shall win a regular prize award of four dollars;

(d) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three of the prize values are five dollars shall win a regular prize award of five dollars;

(e) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which two of the prize values are five dollars and a “doubler” symbol is revealed shall win a regular prize award of ten dollars;

(f) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three of the prize values are twenty-five dollars shall win a regular prize award of twenty-five dollars;

(g) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which two of the prize values are twenty-five dollars and a “doubler” symbol is revealed shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars;

(h) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three of the prize values are fifty dollars shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars;

(i) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which two of the prize values are fifty dollars and a “doubler” symbol is revealed shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars;

(j) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three of the prize values are one hundred dollars shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars;

(k) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which two of the prize values are one hundred dollars and a “doubler” symbol is revealed shall win a regular prize award of two hundred dollars;

(l) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which two of the prize values are two thousand five hundred dollars and a “doubler” symbol is revealed shall win a regular prize award of five thousand dollars; and

(m) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three of the prize values are five thousand dollars shall win a regular prize award of five thousand dollars.

(E) Number of prize awards. The number of prize awards in any sales cycle of game number one hundred eighteen will depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. Tickets shall be printed in accordance with this rule using random techniques in order that:

(1) Combinations winning each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any given ticket issuance; and

(2) Mathematical reasoning indicates that the number of winning tickets sold per forty million tickets sold in the following prize categories will be as follows:

(a) Five tickets matching five thousand dollars three times to win five thousand dollars; and

(b) Five tickets matching two thousand five hundred dollars two times and revealing a “doubler” symbol to win five thousand dollars.

(3) Mathematical reasoning indicates that over a sufficiently large number of tickets sold, the average number of winning tickets per five hundred thousand tickets sold will be as follows:

(a) Three tickets matching one hundred dollars two times and revealing a “doubler” symbol to win two hundred dollars;

(b) Twenty tickets matching one hundred dollars three times to win one hundred dollars;

(d) Two hundred fifty tickets matching fifty dollars three times to win fifty dollars;

(e) Four hundred fifty tickets matching twenty-five dollars two times and revealing a “doubler” symbol to win fifty dollars;

(f) One thousand two hundred fifteen tickets matching twenty-five dollars three times to win twenty-five dollars;

(g) Three thousand seven hundred fifty tickets matching five dollars two times and revealing a “doubler” symbol to win ten dollars;

(h) Seven thousand seven hundred fifty tickets matching five dollars three times to win five dollars;

(i) Eleven thousand seven hundred fifty tickets matching two dollars two times and revealing a “doubler” symbol to win four dollars;

(j) Twenty-six thousand five hundred tickets matching two dollars three times to win two dollars; and

(k) Fifty-one thousand two hundred fifty tickets matching a free “ticket” three times to win a free ticket of comparable price.

(F) Frequency of prize drawings.

(1) The random imprinting of prize awards on all tickets issued in game number one hundred eighteen shall be accomplished in a manner which complies with the commission’s rules and procedures.

(2) When a ticket issued in game number one hundred eighteen is sold or deemed sold in accordance with this rule and the covering material over any of the numbers has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to have drawn the numbers on that ticket which determine whether the holder is entitled to a regular prize award. All regular prize awards shall be deemed to be announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game number one hundred eighteen in which the ticket was sold.

(G) Special claim, entry, receipt and validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry, receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by agents of tickets winning prizes which are to be paid by agents in accordance with commission rules.

(H) Validity of tickets.

(1) A mechanical error in printing prize awards, symbols or other numbers on a ticket shall not automatically invalidate that ticket. To the extent feasible, the director shall establish procedures by which the holder of any ticket on which information is incorrectly printed due to mechanical malfunction may be advised of correct information for the ticket. If it is not technically feasible to recover the information from a mechanically misprinted ticket, the director may declare the ticket void and the holder shall be entitled to a return of the ticket price, or a replacement ticket of comparable price.

(2) In addition to, but not in limitation of, all other power and authority conferred on the director by the commission’s rules, the director may declare a ticket in game number one hundred eighteen void if it is stolen, unissued, not sold or deemed not sold in accordance with commission rules; if it is illegible, mutilated, altered, counterfeit, misregistered, reconstituted, miscut, defective, printed or produced in error or incomplete; or if the ticket fails any of the validation tests or procedures established by the director. The commission’s liability and responsibility for a ticket declared void, if any, is limited to the refund of the retail sales price of the ticket, or the issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable price.

(I) Director’s conduct of game number one hundred eighteen.

(1) The director shall conduct game number one hundred eighteen in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act, the rules of the commission, including without limitation, this rule and the regulations of the director. As deemed necessary or advisable, the director shall adopt management regulations, orders or directives to implement and operate this lottery game. The director shall inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the procedures established pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game number one hundred eighteen.

(2) Names and definitions of elements of game number one hundred eighteen used in this rule are to be considered generic terms used solely for the purposes of this rule. In actual operations, game number one hundred eighteen and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by the commission.

HISTORY: Eff 7-3-00

Rule promulgated under: RC 111.15

Rule authorized by: RC 3770.03

Rule amplifies: RC 3770.01 to 3770.08