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Rule 3770:1-9-53 | Game rule number fifty-three.
Effective:
August 3, 2024
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery
commission game rule number fifty-three, "Classic Lotto," will
be conducted at such times and for such periods as the commission may
determine. For the purpose of this rule, "sales cycle" will mean any
such period beginning on the date when ticket sales are commenced and
continuing through the date established by the director as the final sales
date. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
fifty-three is a lottery game of the type generally known as a number match
game. (2) Each ticket in game
rule number fifty-three will be imprinted with one set of six unique numbers
from the set of integers one through forty-nine inclusive, as determined by the
choice of the ticket purchaser or the auto lotto feature of the lottery gaming
system, and recorded on the ticket at the time of purchase. Tickets purchased
in game rule number fifty-three are automatically deemed by the on-line gaming
system to reflect payment of the grand prize jackpot in thirty annual
installments. As set forth in paragraph (I)(2) of this rule, at the time of
claim, any grand prize jackpot prize winner(s) will have sixty calendar days
from the date of the presentation for payment of their valid claim to the Ohio
lottery commission, to opt for a discounted cash value lump sum known as the
"cash option." All other prizes in game rule number fifty-three will
be paid out in a lump sum. (3) At such times as
determined by the director, drawings will be conducted during which six unique
numbers will be selected at random from the set of integers one through
forty-nine inclusive. Holders of valid winning tickets for a given
drawing bearing the numbers drawn in that drawing, in whole or in part, will be
entitled to a prize award in accordance with this rule. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number fifty-three will be one
dollar per wager. The player may purchase up to the number of wagers per
ticket, or multiples thereof, as designated by the director if a multi-draw
wager is requested at the player's discretion in accordance with the
number of game panels and inclusive drawings. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. Based upon the numbers drawn in each regular drawing for game rule
number fifty-three, prizes will be awarded to holders of valid tickets for that
drawing as follows: (1) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches three, and only three, of the six integers
drawn, the player wins a regular prize award of two dollars. (2) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches four, and only four, of the six integers
drawn, the player wins a regular prize award of seventy dollars. (3) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches five, and only five, of the six integers
drawn, the player wins a regular prize award of one thousand five hundred
dollars. (4) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches all six integers drawn, the prize pool to be
paid will be equal to the amount designated by the director (hereinafter
"jackpot"), which will be divided equally among the winning
selections if there is more than one winning selection. The director or his
designee will designate and certify the amount of the jackpot for each drawing
in writing prior to each drawing. In any event, the director will have discretion
to change the prizes and percentages which represent the prize pools in each of
the categories referred to in paragraphs (D)(1) to (D)(4) of this rule. (5) The minimum total
jackpot amount in any jackpot for which at least one ticket bears a winning
selection which matches six of the six integers drawn, as validated by the
lottery gaming system, will be one million dollars, and will be divided equally
among the winning selections if there is more than one winning selection. The
director may set the jackpot at levels higher than the minimum amount in
accordance with paragraph (D)(4) of this rule. (6) Any amounts remaining
in the prize pools described in paragraphs (D)(1) to (D)(4) of this rule after
any given drawing, due to residual amounts after prize disbursements, will be
retained by the commission. (7) When there are no
winning tickets issued for the prize pool described in paragraph (D)(4) of this
rule, the director will, in accordance with paragraph (D)(4) of this rule,
establish what amounts from such prize pool will be carried forward into the
jackpot for the next drawing. (8) When there are no
winning tickets issued for the prize pool described in paragraph (D)(4) of this
rule, the jackpot prize amount will roll pari-mutuelly based on sales as set by
the director or increase by a guaranteed amount established by the director,
whichever jackpot prize amount is greater. (9) In a single game rule
number fifty-three drawing, a claimant may win in only one prize category per
wager as a result of possessing winning numbers, and will be entitled only to
the highest prize level won. (E) In addition to the game described in
paragraphs (B) to (D) of this rule, a player will have an option to play
"The Kicker." "The Kicker" is available only to
"Classic Lotto" players in Ohio, featuring a single six-digit
computer-generated number from 000000 to 999999 printed on a "Classic
Lotto" ticket. If a player elects "The Kicker" option, the
words "Kicker Yes" will be printed on the player's ticket.
"The Kicker" number will be printed on the player's ticket if it
is elected or not. However, the player may only win "The Kicker" if
it is elected and the ticket reflects the "Kicker Yes"
message. (1) The cost of playing
"The Kicker" is an extra dollar, in addition to placing at least a
one dollar "Classic Lotto" bet. (2) A player will win a
prize award if two, three, four, five or six digits on a player's ticket
match in exact order from left to right "The Kicker" number drawn,
and any such number will be called a winning "Kicker" number. All
"The Kicker" prizes will be paid out in a lump sum. Any winning
number of two, three, four, five or six digits will match in exact order,
starting with the first two digits and moving from left to right. Winning
numbers will correspond to the letters in the word "Kicker" and
prizes will be awarded to holders of valid winning tickets as
follows: (a) For each ticket selecting the first two digits (k-i) matching
exactly, a prize of ten dollars. (b) For each ticket selecting the first three digits (k-i-c)
matching exactly, a prize of one hundred dollars. (c) For each ticket selecting the first four digits (k-i-c-k)
matching exactly, a prize of one thousand dollars. (d) For each ticket selecting the first five digits (k-i-c-k-e)
matching exactly, a prize of five thousand dollars. (e) For each ticket selecting all six digits (k-i-c-k-e-r)
matching exactly, a prize of one hundred thousand dollars. (F) Frequency of prize drawings. Drawings will be held at times
determined by the director. (G) Manner of prize drawings. (1) Prize drawings will
be open to the public and may be held at such places in the state that the
director will determine. The director will inform the public as to the time and
place of each prize drawing. (2) All holders of valid
tickets for a given drawing are eligible to win in that drawing. If the holder
of a winning ticket does not have the ticket fully validated and the prize is
not claimed and presented for payment within one hundred eighty days after the
date of the drawing, in accordance with the procedures set forth in lottery
rules, such unclaimed prize will be paid into the state lottery fund and
distributed in accordance with section 3770.06 of the Revised
Code. (3) All drawings in game
rule number fifty-three will be conducted in accordance with random procedures
approved by the director. For every drawing in game rule number fifty-three,
the director will approve procedures and mechanisms for the selection of
winners and the awarding of prizes in order that random selection by the
lottery gaming system will be achieved. (H) Validity of tickets. (1) Each purchaser of
tickets in game rule number fifty-three will be responsible for verifying that
the number imprinted on such tickets are those requested by the purchaser, that
the purchase price paid is the price recorded on such ticket, and that such
ticket has recorded thereon the type of bet(s), the manner of payment of the
prize award, and the drawing date(s) therefor that the purchaser desired to
make. The Ohio lottery commission will be free of any liability in connection
with this paragraph. (2) Each ticket issued in
game rule number fifty-three will have imprinted thereon at the time of
purchase a control number, bar code data, or both, supplied by the commission.
No prize will be paid by the commission for any tickets without such control
number or bar code data. (3) All winning tickets
in game rule number fifty-three are subject to validation by the lottery gaming
system under procedures established by the director before the payment of any
prize. (4) 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 rule
number fifty-three void if it is stolen, not sold or deemed not sold in
accordance with commission rules; if it is illegible, altered, or counterfeit;
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 refund of the retail sales price of the
ticket. (5) For the purpose of
determining the number of winning wagers, division of the jackpot is contingent
on the lottery gaming system's determination of winning wagers sold, and
not by the number of winning tickets presented for payment. (I) Annual payments or the cash option. (1) Because the
advertised Classic Lotto jackpot is payable over thirty years, jackpot
prizes from game rule number fifty-three are payable in thirty annual
installment payments, less the appropriately withheld state and federal income
taxes or other withholdings as required by law. The first and/or last payment
may not be equal to the remaining annual payments, however, the total thirty
annual payments will not be less than the jackpot prize award won, less state
and federal income tax withholdings or any other withholdings required by
law. (2) Upon completion of
internal validation and claiming procedures established by the lottery, at the
time a valid claim is presented for payment of the grand prize jackpot, the
estimated cash option prize amount along with the amount of appropriately
withheld state and federal income taxes will be disclosed in writing to the
prize winner. Commencing with the date of presentment of a valid winning grand
prize jackpot ticket, and for sixty calendar days thereafter, claimants may
choose the cash option value instead of thirty annual installment payments.
Notice of such selection must be received by the lottery or post office stamped
by the end of the sixty calendar day deadline. Such option, once chosen, may
not be revoked. If no selection is made during the allowed time period, the
prize winner will be paid in thirty annual installment payments as provided for
herein. The discounted cash value of a jackpot amount will be determined by the
director based on a formula established pursuant to authority granted under
rule 3770:1-8-04 of the Administrative Code. (3) A single winning
Classic Lotto jackpot ticket may be paid pursuant to these rules in either
thirty annual installments or in a discounted cash value lump sum ("cash
option"). Prize winners who claim a joint prize from a single winning
ticket will all receive prize payments in either thirty annual installments or
in a discounted cash value lump sum. Prize winners who claim a joint prize from
a single winning ticket may not opt to receive different forms of
payment. (J) Director's conduct of game rule number
fifty-three. (1) The director will
conduct game rule number fifty-three in a manner consistent with the Lottery
Act, the rules of the commission, including without limitation this rule, and
the regulations of the director. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number fifty-three used in this rule are considered
generic terms used solely for the purpose of this rule. In actual operation,
game rule number fifty-three and these elements may be given names or titles
chosen by the commission. (3) Should the director
determine that drawings conducted pursuant to game rule number fifty-three are
to be discontinued, the director has the discretion to transfer any existing
funds from the game rule number fifty-three jackpot that was not won before
such drawings were discontinued, to any lottery game or to allocate the entire
or partial funds to the lower tiered prizes. (4) The director will
have discretion to combine existing or future games for promotional purposes in
order to increase revenues and to create a different payment structure for
prizes to be paid if games are combined, and to authorize any funding mechanism
deemed necessary to accomplish payment of any prize pool.
Last updated August 5, 2024 at 7:28 AM
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Rule 3770:1-9-55 | Game rule number fifty-five.
Effective:
August 3, 2024
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery
commission game rule number fifty-five, "KENO," will be conducted at
such times and for such periods as the commission may determine. For the
purpose of this rule, "sales cycle" will mean any such period
beginning on the date when ticket sales are commenced and continuing through
the date established by the director as the final sales date. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
fifty-five is a lottery game of the type generally known as a number match
game. (2) Each ticket in game
rule number fifty-five will be imprinted with one set of unique numbers from
the set of integers one through eighty inclusive, as determined by the choice
of the ticket purchaser or the auto pick feature of the lottery gaming system,
and recorded on the ticket at the time of purchase. Each set of numbers will
consist of at least one unique number and not more than ten unique numbers as
chosen by the ticket purchaser or the auto pick feature of the on-line gaming
computer system. The number of unique numbers in each set of unique numbers is
dependent upon the number of "spots" chosen by the ticket purchaser.
If the ticket purchaser chooses a "one spot" ticket, the set of
numbers will consist of one unique number. If the ticket purchaser chooses a
"two spot" ticket, the set of numbers will consist of two unique
numbers. If the ticket purchaser chooses a "three spot" ticket, the
set of numbers will consist of three unique numbers. If the ticket purchaser
chooses a "four spot" ticket, the set of numbers will consist of four
unique numbers. If the ticket purchaser chooses a "five spot" ticket,
the set of numbers will consist of five unique numbers. If the ticket purchaser
chooses a "six spot" ticket, the set of numbers will consist of six
unique numbers. If the ticket purchaser chooses a "seven spot"
ticket, the set of numbers will consist of seven unique numbers. If the ticket
purchaser chooses an "eight spot" ticket, the set of numbers will
consist of eight unique numbers. If the ticket purchaser chooses a "nine
spot" ticket, the set of numbers will consist of nine unique numbers. If
the ticket purchaser chooses a "ten spot" ticket, the set of numbers
will consist of ten unique numbers. All prizes in game rule number fifty-five
will be paid out in a lump sum. (3) At such times as
determined by the director, a "Booster" option may be added as an
available feature of game rule number fifty-five. If the director determines
that a "Booster" option is an available feature of game rule number
fifty-five, a ticket purchaser will have the option to play the
"Booster" option as an addition to any "KENO" ticket
purchased. If the "Booster" option is chosen by the purchaser, the
words "Booster YES" will be printed on the player's ticket. If
the "Booster" option is not chosen, the words "Booster NO"
will be printed on the player's ticket. The holder of a valid winning
ticket for a drawing, with the "Booster" option, will have the
regular prize award that is won multiplied by the "Booster" drawn in
that respective drawing. The holder of a valid winning ticket for a drawing,
with no "Booster" option, will not have the regular prize award that
is won multiplied by the "Booster" drawn in that respective
drawing. (4) At such times as
determined by the director, drawings will be conducted during which twenty
unique numbers will be selected at random from the set of integers one through
eighty inclusive. If the director has determined, pursuant to paragraph (B) of
this rule, that a "Booster" option will be an available feature of
game rule number fifty-five, during the drawings that are conducted, a
"Booster" will be selected from the following integers: one, two,
three, four, five and ten. Holders of a valid winning ticket for a given
drawing bearing the number of matching integers as set forth in paragraphs
(D)(1) to (D)(37) of this rule and excluding the "Booster" option
will be entitled to the regular prize award set forth in accordance with the
applicable section of this rule. If the director has determined, pursuant to
paragraph (B) of this rule, that a "Booster" option is an available
feature of game rule number fifty-five, holders of a valid winning ticket for a
given drawing bearing the number of matching integers as set forth in
paragraphs (D)(1) to (D)(37) of this rule and including the "Booster"
option will be entitled to the regular prize award set forth in accordance with
the applicable paragraph of this rule multiplied by the "Booster"
drawn in that respective drawing. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number fifty-five per wager will
be one dollar, two dollars, three dollars, four dollars, five dollars, ten
dollars or twenty dollars. The player may purchase up to the number of wagers
per ticket, or multiples thereof, as designated by the director if a
multi-wager is requested at the player's discretion in accordance with the
number of game panels and inclusive drawings. If the director has determined,
pursuant to paragraph (B) of this rule, that a "Booster" option is an
available feature of game rule number fifty-five, and if a player chooses the
"Booster" option, the cost of the ticket for every one dollar wager
will be increased by one dollar for that drawing. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. Based upon the numbers drawn in each regular drawing for game rule
fifty-five, and based upon a one dollar wager, regular prize awards will be
awarded to holders of a valid winning ticket for that drawing as set forth
below. The total regular prize award for a valid winning ticket multiplies
according to the amount wagered on the ticket. If a valid winning ticket shows
a wager of two dollars, three dollars, four dollars, five dollars, ten dollars
or twenty dollars per drawing, the regular prize award shown below for a one
dollar wager will multiply according to the wager amount shown on the valid
winning ticket for that drawing. (1) If the valid winning
ticket is a "ten spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches zero integers, and only zero, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
five dollars; (2) If the valid winning
ticket is a "ten spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches five integers, and only five, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
two dollars; (3) If the valid winning
ticket is a "ten spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches six integers, and only six, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
ten dollars; (4) If the valid winning
ticket is a "ten spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches seven integers, and only seven, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
fifty dollars; (5) If the valid winning
ticket is a "ten spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches eight integers, and only eight, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
five hundred dollars; (6) If the valid winning
ticket is a "ten spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches nine integers, and only nine, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
five thousand dollars; (7) If the valid winning
ticket is a "ten spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches ten integers, and only ten, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
one hundred thousand dollars; (8) If the valid winning
ticket is a "nine spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches four integers, and only four, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
two dollars; (9) If the valid winning
ticket is a "nine spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches five integers, and only five, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
five dollars; (10) If the valid winning
ticket is a "nine spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches six integers, and only six, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
twenty dollars; (11) If the valid winning
ticket is a "nine spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches seven integers, and only seven, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
one hundred dollars; (12) If the valid winning
ticket is a "nine spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches eight integers, and only eight, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
two thousand dollars; (13) If the valid winning
ticket is a "nine spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches nine integers, and only nine, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
twenty-five thousand dollars; (14) If the valid winning
ticket is a "eight spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket
bears a selection that matches four integers, and only four, of the twenty
integers drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize
award of two dollars; (15) If the valid winning
ticket is a "eight spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket
bears a selection that matches five integers, and only five, of the twenty
integers drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize
award of fifteen dollars; (16) If the valid winning
ticket is a "eight spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket
bears a selection that matches six integers, and only six, of the twenty
integers drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize
award of fifty dollars; (17) If the valid winning
ticket is a "eight spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket
bears a selection that matches seven integers, and only seven, of the twenty
integers drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize
award of three hundred dollars; (18) If the valid winning
ticket is a "eight spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket
bears a selection that matches eight integers, and only eight, of the twenty
integers drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize
award of ten thousand dollars; (19) If the valid winning
ticket is a "seven spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket
bears a selection that matches three integers, and only three, of the twenty
integers drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize
award of one dollar; (20) If the valid winning
ticket is a "seven spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket
bears a selection that matches four integers, and only four, of the twenty
integers drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize
award of five dollars; (21) If the valid winning
ticket is a "seven spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket
bears a selection that matches five integers, and only five, of the twenty
integers drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize
award of eleven dollars; (22) If the valid winning
ticket is a "seven spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket
bears a selection that matches six integers, and only six, of the twenty
integers drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize
award of one hundred dollars; (23) If the valid winning
ticket is a "seven spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket
bears a selection that matches seven integers, and only seven, of the twenty
integers drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize
award of two thousand dollars; (24) If the valid winning
ticket is a "six spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches three integers, and only three, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
one dollar; (25) If the valid winning
ticket is a "six spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches four integers, and only four, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
seven dollars; (26) If the valid winning
ticket is a "six spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches five integers, and only five, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
fifty-seven dollars; (27) If the valid winning
ticket is a "six spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches six integers, and only six, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
one thousand one hundred dollars; (28) If the valid winning
ticket is a "five spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches three integers, and only three, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
two dollars; (29) If the valid winning
ticket is a "five spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches four integers, and only four, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
eighteen dollars; (30) If the valid winning
ticket is a "five spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches five integers, and only five, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
four hundred ten dollars; (31) If the valid winning
ticket is a "four spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches two integers, and only two, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
one dollar; (32) If the valid winning
ticket is a "four spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches three integers, and only three, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
five dollars; (33) If the valid winning
ticket is a "four spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches four integers, and only four, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
seventy-two dollars; (34) If the valid winning
ticket is a "three spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket
bears a selection that matches two integers, and only two, of the twenty
integers drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize
award of two dollars; (35) If the valid winning
ticket is a "three spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket
bears a selection that matches three integers, and only three, of the twenty
integers drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize
award of twenty-seven dollars; (36) If the valid winning
ticket is a "two spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches two integers, and only two, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
eleven dollars; and (37) If the valid winning
ticket is a "one spot" ticket, and if the valid winning ticket bears
a selection that matches one integer, and only one, of the twenty integers
drawn, the holder of the valid winning ticket will win a regular prize award of
two dollars. (38) If the director has
determined, pursuant to paragraph (B) of this rule, that a "Booster"
option is an available feature of game rule number fifty-five, holders of a
valid winning ticket for a given drawing bearing the number of matching
integers as set forth in paragraphs (D)(1) to (D)(37) of this rule and
including the "Booster" option will be entitled to the regular prize
award set forth in accordance with the applicable section of this rule
multiplied by the "Booster" drawn in that respective drawing. The
director will have the option to change the prizes and percentages which
represent the prize pools in each of the categories referred to in paragraphs
(D)(1) to (D)(38) of this rule. (39) No amounts will
remain in the prize funds described in this rule after any given drawing,
whether or not a winning ticket was issued for those prizes, and no prize
amounts will be carried forward in the same fund for the next drawing. Any
amounts remaining in the prize pools described in this rule after any given
drawing, due to residual amounts after prize disbursements, will be retained by
the commission. (40) In a single game
rule number fifty-five drawing, a claimant may win in only one prize category
per wager as a result of possessing winning numbers, and will be entitled to
only the highest prize level won. (E) For each individual drawing, there
will be a jackpot prize cap of two million dollars for tickets bearing
selections which match all ten integers drawn on a "ten spot" ticket
and/or where the "Booster" option is an available feature. In the
event the prize sum of all winning tickets which match all ten integers drawn
on a "ten spot" ticket and/or where the "Booster" option is
an available feature exceeds two million dollars, each ticket will be awarded a
proportional share of the two million dollar jackpot prize cap by dividing each
ticket's winning jackpot prize total by the total of all winning jackpot
prizes to determine each ticket's proportional share of the two million
dollars. For each individual drawing, there will be a jackpot prize cap of two
million dollars for tickets bearing selections which match all nine integers
drawn on a "nine spot" ticket and/or where the "Booster"
option is an available feature. In the event the prize sum of all winning
tickets which match all nine integers drawn on a "nine spot" ticket
and/or where the "Booster" option is an available feature exceeds two
million dollars, each ticket will be awarded a proportional share of the two
million dollar jackpot prize cap by dividing each ticket's winning jackpot
prize total by the total of all winning jackpot prizes to determine each
ticket's proportional share of the two million dollars. For each
individual drawing, there will be a jackpot prize cap of two million dollars
for tickets bearing selections which match all eight integers drawn on a
"eight spot" ticket and/or where the "Booster" option is an
available feature. In the event the prize sum of all winning tickets which
match all eight integers drawn on a "eight spot" ticket and/or where
the "Booster" option is an available feature exceeds two million
dollars, each ticket will be awarded a proportional share of the two million
dollar jackpot prize cap by dividing each ticket's winning jackpot prize
total by the total of all winning jackpot prizes to determine each
ticket's proportional share of the two million dollars. (F) Frequency of prize drawings. Drawings
will be held at times determined by the director. (G) Manner of prize
drawings. (1) Prize drawings will
be open to the public and may be held at such places in the state that the
director will determine. The director will inform the public as to the time and
place of each prize drawing. (2) All holders of valid
tickets for a given drawing are eligible to win that drawing. If the holder of
a winning ticket does not have the ticket fully validated and the prize is not
claimed and presented for payment within one hundred eighty days after the date
of the drawing, in accordance with the procedures set forth in lottery rules,
such unclaimed prize will be paid into the state lottery fund and distributed
in accordance with section 3770.06 of the Revised Code. (3) All drawings in game
rule number fifty-five will be conducted in accordance with random procedures
approved by the director. For every drawing in game rule fifty-five, the
director will approve procedures and mechanisms for the selection of winners
and the awarding of prizes in order that random selection by the on-line
computer system will be achieved. (4) The director reserves
the right to suspend or cancel any drawings or the game itself, change the
prize structure, frequency of drawings or draw dates. (5) Drawing refers to the
process of randomly selecting by computer the winning numbers, and
"Booster" if the director has determined, pursuant to paragraph (B)
of this rule, that a "Booster" option will be an available feature of
game rule number fifty-five, which determine the winners for each prize level
for a particular game. (H) Validity of tickets. (1) Each purchaser of
tickets in game rule number fifty-five will be responsible for verifying that
the numbers imprinted on such tickets are those requested by the purchaser of
the ticket, that the purchase price paid is the price recorded on such ticket,
and that such ticket has recorded thereon the type of wager(s) and the
drawing(s) number and the drawing date(s) for the game thereof that the
purchaser desired to make. The Ohio lottery commission will be free of any
liability in connection with this paragraph. (2) Each ticket issued in
game rule number fifty-five will have imprinted thereon at the time of purchase
a control number, bar code data, or both supplied by the commission. No prize
will be paid by the commission for any tickets without such control number or
bar code data. (3) All winning tickets
in game rule number fifty-five are subject to validation by the lottery gaming
system under procedures established by the director before payment of any
prize. (4) The only basis for a
valid claim is compliance with Ohio laws and commission rules and regulations.
No valid claim may be premised on human, electronic, or other error in the
communication, display or transmission of data, however recorded, displayed or
transmitted. No valid claim can be premised upon any intentional human,
electronic or other form of communication or transmission of data, which has
not been authorized by the lottery commission. (5) 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 rule
number fifty-five void if it is stolen, not sold or deemed not sold in
accordance with commission rules; if it is illegible, altered, or counterfeit;
or if the tickets fails any of the validation tests of procedures established
by the director. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket. (I) Director's conduct of game rule
number fifty-five. (1) The director will
conduct game rule number fifty-five 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 and advisable, the
director will adopt management regulations, orders or directives to implement
and operate this lottery game. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number fifty-five used in this rule are considered
generic terms used solely for the purpose of this rule. In actual operation,
game rule number fifty-five and these elements may be given names and titles
chosen by the commission. (3) The director will
have discretion to combine existing or future games for promotional purposes in
order to increase revenues and to create a different payment structure for
prizes to be paid if games are combined, and to authorize any funding mechanism
the director deems necessary to accomplish payment of any prize
pool.
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Rule 3770:1-9-208 | Game rule number two hundred eight.
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery commission game rule number two hundred eight, "$500,000 Cashword" 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 sales with respect to tickets allocated to sales agents during the period in game rule number two hundred eight will cease. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number two hundred eight is a "Letter Match" word game and is generally known as an "instant lottery." (2) The holder of a valid ticket will remove the covering over the "Call Letters" play area to reveal twenty letters. The player will then scratch off each letter in the "Cashword" puzzle play areas ("Puzzle 1" and "Puzzle 2") that matches the "Call Letters." The letters in "Puzzle 1" shall be black and the letters in "Puzzle 2" shall be red. To win a prize award, the player must uncover four or more horizontal or vertical words using the "Call Letters." The prize amount won is determined by comparing the number of uncovered words in each "Puzzle" to the corresponding "Puzzle Prize Key." Each letter appearing in the "Call Letters" play area may appear more than once in the "Cashword" puzzle play areas. Each "Word" must contain at least three "Call Letters." Letters combined to form a complete "Word" must appear in an unbroken horizontal or vertical sequence within the "Cashword" puzzle play areas. An unbroken string of letters cannot be interrupted by a black space and each "Word" must contain every single letter square between two black spaces. A "Word" cannot be formed by connecting the letters diagonally, by reading the letters from right to left or from bottom to top, or by using only a portion of the letters in a complete "Word." Words within words are not eligible for a prize. There is one chance to win on each ticket. (3) As used in this rule, "prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures which is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: ten dollars, twenty dollars, thirty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars and five hundred thousand dollars. Each ticket in game rule number two hundred eight shall be imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the set listed above may be won. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a ticket issued by the commission in game rule number two hundred eight shall be ten dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize awards. (1) There shall be one type of prize in game rule number two hundred eight called a "regular prize award." (2) The only "prize values" which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number two hundred eight are: ten dollars, twenty dollars, thirty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars and five hundred thousand dollars. (3) Numbers, prize values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in a game rule number two hundred eight shall be concealed by an opaque covering or tab covering which may be scratched off or removed by the holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers, prize values and play symbols. (a) Holder of a valid winning ticket matching "Call Letters" to reveal four complete black words in the "Cashword" "Puzzle 1" play area shall win a regular prize award of ten dollars; (b) Holder of a valid winning ticket matching "Call Letters" to reveal two complete black words in the "Cashword" "Puzzle 1" play area and matching "Call Letters" to reveal two complete red words in the "Cashword" "Puzzle 2" play area shall win a regular prize award of twenty dollars; (c) Holder of a valid winning ticket matching "Call Letters" to reveal four complete red words in the "Cashword" "Puzzle 2" play area shall win a regular prize award of thirty dollars; (d) Holder of a valid winning ticket matching "Call Letters" to reveal five complete black words in the "Cashword" "Puzzle 1" play area shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars; (e) Holder of a valid winning ticket matching "Call Letters" to reveal three complete black words in the "Cashword" "Puzzle 1" play area and matching "Call Letters" to reveal two complete red words in the "Cashword" "Puzzle 2" play area shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars; (f) Holder of a valid winning ticket matching "Call Letters" to reveal two complete black words in the "Cashword" "Puzzle 1" play area and matching "Call Letters" to reveal three complete red words in the "Cashword" "Puzzle 2" play area shall win a regular prize award of two hundred dollars; (g) Holder of a valid winning ticket matching "Call Letters" to reveal six complete black words in the "Cashword" "Puzzle 1" play area shall win a regular prize award of five hundred dollars; (h) Holder of a valid winning ticket matching "Call Letters" to reveal four complete black words in the "Cashword" "Puzzle 1" play area and matching "Call Letters" to reveal two complete red words in the "Cashword" "Puzzle 2" play area shall win a regular prize award of one thousand dollars; (i) Holder of a valid winning ticket matching "Call Letters" to reveal three complete black words in the "Cashword" "Puzzle 1" play area and matching "Call Letters" to reveal three complete red words in the "Cashword" "Puzzle 2" play area shall win a regular prize award of ten thousand dollars; and (j) Holder of a valid winning ticket matching "Call Letters" to reveal six complete red words in the "Cashword" "Puzzle 2" play area shall win a regular prize award of five hundred thousand dollars. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number two hundred eight 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 the following occur: (1) Combinations winning each prize award are randomly distributed throughout the prize pool; and (2) Mathematical reasoning indicates that the number of winning tickets per four million tickets sold in the following prize categories should be as follows: (a) Four tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(j) of this rule to win five hundred thousand dollars; (b) Sixty tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(i) of this rule to win ten thousand dollars; (c) One thousand five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(h) of this rule to win one thousand dollars; (d) Two thousand tickets with the winning prize combination a set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(g) of this rule to win five hundred dollars; (e) Ten thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(f) of this rule to win two hundred dollars; (f) Thirty thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(e) of this rule to win one hundred dollars; (g) Eighty thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(d) of this rule to win fifty dollars; (h) Eighty thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(c) of this rule to win thirty dollars; (i) Four hundred thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(b) of this rule to win twenty dollars; and (j) Four hundred eighty thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(a) of this rule to win ten dollars. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize drawings. (1) Random imprinting of prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number two hundred eight shall be accomplished in a manner which complies with the commission's rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued in game rule number two hundred eight is sold or deemed sold in accordance with this rule, the holder shall be deemed to have drawn the prize values and play symbol on that ticket which determine whether the holder is entitled to a regular prize award. A regular prize award shall be deemed announced on the date a ticket is purchased. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry, receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales agents of tickets winning prize awards which are to be paid by sales agents in accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule number two hundred eight void if it is stolen, unissued not sold or deemed not sold in accordance with commission rules; if it is illegible, mutilated, altered, counterfeit, 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 refund of the retail sales price of the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule number two hundred eight. (1) The director shall conduct game rule number two hundred eight and any promotions or drawings associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and 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 and any promotions or drawings associated therewith. The director shall inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the procedures established pursuant hereto which affect the play of game rule number two hundred eight. The director reserves the right to declare any instant game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and accountability. (2) Names and definitions of elements of game rule number two hundred eight used in this rule are to be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number two hundred eight and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-368 | Game rule number three hundred sixty-eight.
Effective:
October 27, 2016
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery
Commission game rule number three hundred sixty-eight,"Max The Money"
shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as the commission may
determine. For the purposes 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 sales agents are to make their final settlement with respect
to tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number three
hundred sixty-eight. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
three hundred sixty-eight is a key number match game and is generally known as
an "instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering over the entire play area to reveal eight
"Winning Numbers," twenty-five "Your Numbers", and
twenty-five corresponding prize amounts. If the player matches one or more of
the "Winning Numbers" to one or more of "Your Numbers," the
player wins the corresponding prize value(s). If the player reveals a
"10X" symbol, the player wins ten times the corresponding prize
amount automatically. If the player reveals a "20X" symbol, the
player wins twenty times the corresponding prize amount automatically. If the
player reveals a "50X" symbol, the player wins fifty times the
corresponding prize amount automatically. If the player reveals a
"200X" symbol, the player wins two hundred times the corresponding
prize amount automatically. If the player reveals a "Moneybag"
symbol, the player wins one hundred dollars automatically. If the player
reveals a "MAX" symbol, the player wins all twenty-five prizes shown.
There are twenty-five chances to win on each ticket, and a player may win up to
twenty-five times on one ticket. (3) The only "prize
values" which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number three hundred
sixty-eight are: ten dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, thirty
dollars, forty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred
dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, five thousand dollars, ten
thousand dollars, fifty thousand dollars, an "Annuity Prize Award" of
forty thousand dollars per year for twenty-five years before taxes or the
"Elected Cash-Option Prize Award" of approximately five hundred
thousand dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award,"
and an "Annuity Prize Award" of four hundred thousand dollars per
year for twenty-five years before taxes or the "Elected Cash-Option Prize
Award" of approximately five million dollars before taxes in lieu of the
"Annuity Prize Award." Numbers, prize values and play symbols
appearing on any ticket in game rule number three hundred sixty-eight shall be
concealed by an opaque covering which may be scratched off by the holder of the
ticket to reveal the underlying numbers, prize values and play
symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number three hundred sixty-eight
shall be thirty dollars. (D) Structure, nature, value, and number
of prize awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule three hundred sixty-eight, a "regular prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: thirty
dollars, forty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred
dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, five thousand dollars, ten
thousand dollars, fifty thousand dollars, an "Annuity Prize Award" of
forty thousand dollars per year for twenty-five years before taxes or the
"Elected Cash-Option Prize Award" of approximately five hundred
thousand dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award,"
and an "Annuity Prize Award" of four hundred thousand dollars per
year for twenty-five years before taxes or the "Elected Cash-Option Prize
Award" of approximately five million dollars before taxes in lieu of the
"Annuity Prize Award." Each ticket in game rule number three hundred
sixty-eight shall be imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the set
listed above may be won. (3) The number of prize awards in any
sales cycle of game rule number three hundred sixty-eight will depend upon the
number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution and
availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to,
circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional,
returned or reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in accordance with this
rule using random techniques. (a) Combinations winning each prize award are randomly
distributed throughout all tickets printed in any given ticket
issuance. (4) For each line in column one of the
appendix to this rule, except lines fifty-nine and sixty, the player having the
prize value and multiplier, if any, on that same line in column three shall win
the prize award on that same line in column four. A player having the prize
value set forth on lines fifty-nine and sixty, column three of the appendix to
this rule shall win either the "Annuity Prize Award" or the
"Elected Cash-Option Prize Award." The amounts set forth on lines
fifty-nine and sixty in column four represent the estimated cost of annuity
investment, at time of game development, to fund the "Annuity Prize
Award." In a pool of twenty-two million tickets sold, mathematical
reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having the prize value and
multiplier, if any, on a given line in column three should be as set forth on
that same line in column five. (E) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and the number of
winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will change as
prizes are won. (F) Frequency of prize drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number three hundred
sixty-eight shall be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the
commission's rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number three hundred sixty-eight is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule and the covering material over any of the numbers,
prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to
have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which
determine whether the holder is entitled to a regular prize award. All regular
prize awards shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales
cycle of game rule number three hundred sixty-eight 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 sales agents of
tickets winning prize awards which are to be paid by sales agents in accordance
with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time limits set
forth by commission rules. (H) Validity of Tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number three hundred sixty-eight void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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 refund of the retail sales price of the ticket or issuance
of a replacement ticket of comparable price. (I) Director's conduct of game rule number three
hundred sixty-eight. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number three hundred sixty-eight and any promotions or
drawings associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and
the rules of the commission including, without limitation, this rule and the
regulations of the director. The director shall inform the public of the
provisions of this rule and the procedures established pursuant hereto which
affect the play of game rule number three hundred sixty-eight. The director
reserves the right to declare any instant game as unavailable for sale at any
time to maintain game integrity and accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule three hundred sixty-eight used in this rule are used
solely for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number three
hundred sixty-eight and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by
the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-433 | Game rule number four hundred thirty-three.
Effective:
October 26, 2017
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery
Commission game rule number four hundred thirty-three, "Extreme
Millions," 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 sales agents are to make their final settlement
with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number
four hundred thirty-three. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number four
hundred thirty-three is a key number match game and is generally known as an
"instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering off the entire play area to reveal ten
"Winning Numbers," twenty-five "Your Numbers" and
twenty-five corresponding prize amounts. If any one of the "Winning
Numbers" matches the any of the "Your Numbers," the player wins
the corresponding prize amount for that game. If the player reveals a
"10X" symbol, the player wins ten times the corresponding prize
automatically. If the player reveals a "20X" symbol, the player wins
twenty times the corresponding prize automatically.If the player reveals a
"50X" symbol, the player wins fifty times the corresponding prize
automatically. If the player reveals a "200X" symbol, the player wins
two hundred times the corresponding prize automatically.If the player reveals a
"Moneybag" symbol, the player wins one hundred dollars automatically.
If the player reveals an "Extreme" symbol, the players wins all
twenty-five prizes automatically. There are twenty-five chances to win on each
ticket, and a player may win up to twenty-five times on one
ticket. (3) The only "prize
values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number four hundred
thirty-three are: ten dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, thirty
dollars, forty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred
dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, five thousand dollars, ten
thousand dollars, fifty thousand dollars, an "Annuity Prize Award" of
forty thousand dollars per year for twenty-five years before taxes or the
"Elected Cash-Option Prize Award" of approximately five hundred
thousand dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award,"
and an "Annuity Prize Award" of four hundred thousand dollars per
year for twenty-five years before taxes or the "Elected Cash-Option Prize
Award" of approximately five million dollars before taxes in lieu of the
"Annuity Prize Award." Numbers, prize values and play symbols
appearing on any ticket in game rule number four hundred thirty-three shall be
concealed by an opaque covering, which may be scratched off by the holder of
the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers, prize values and play symbols.
(C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number four hundred thirty-three
shall be thirty dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule number four hundred thirty-three called a
"regular prize award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: thirty
dollars, forty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred
dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, five thousand dollars, ten
thousand dollars, fifty thousand dollars, an "Annuity Prize Award" of
forty thousand dollars per year for twenty-five years before taxes or the
"Elected Cash-Option Prize Award" of approximately five hundred
thousand dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award,"
and an "Annuity Prize Award" of four hundred thousand dollars per
year for twenty-five years before taxes or the "Elected Cash-Option Prize
Award" of approximately five million dollars before taxes in lieu of the
"Annuity Prize Award." Each ticket in game rule number four hundred
thirty-three shall be imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the set
listed above may be won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of
prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number four hundred thirty-three
will depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However,
distribution and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not
limited to, circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged,
promotional, returned or reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in
accordance with this rule using random techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance; and (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, except lines fifty-nine and sixty, the
player having the prize value and multiplier, if any, on that same line in
column three shall win the prize award on that same line in column four. A
player having the prize value set forth on lines fifty-nine and sixty, column
three of the appendix to this rule shall win either the "Annuity Prize
Award" or the "Elected Cash-Option Prize Award." The amounts set
forth on lines fifty-nine and sixty in column four represent the estimated cost
of annuity investment, at time of game development, to fund the "Annuity
Prize Award." In a pool of twenty-two million tickets sold, mathematical
reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having the prize value and
multiplier, if any, on a given line in column three should be as set forth on
that same line in column five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number four hundred
thirty-three shall be accomplished in a manner that complies with the
commission's rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number four hundred thirty-three is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule, and the covering material over any of the numbers,
prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to
have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which
determine whether the holder is entitled to a regular prize award. All regular
prize awards shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales
cycle of game rule number four hundred thirty-three in which the ticket was
sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number four hundred thirty-three void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any
of the validation tests or procedures established by the director; or if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number four hundred thirty-three. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number four hundred thirty-three, and any promotions
associated therewith, in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules
of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The director shall
inform the public of the provisions of this rule, and the procedures
established pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule number four
hundred thirty-three. The director reserves the right to declare any instant
game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and
accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number four hundred thirty-three used in this rule are
to be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual
operation, game rule number four hundred thirty-three and these elements may be
given names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-519 | Game rule number five hundred nineteen.
Effective:
February 21, 2019
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery
Commission game rule number five hundred nineteen, "Platinum Diamond
Spectacular" 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 sales agents are to make their final settlement
with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number
five hundred nineteen. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number five
hundred nineteen is a key number match game and is generally known as an
"instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering off the entire play area to reveal two
separate games. In "Game One," the player will reveal six prize
amounts. If three identical prize amounts are revealed, the player wins the
corresponding prize amount for that game. In "Game Two,' the player
will reveal eight "Diamond Numbers" and twenty "Your Lucky
Numbers." If any one or more of "Your Lucky Numbers" match any
of the "Diamond Numbers," the player wins the corresponding prize
amount shown. If a player reveals a "Diamond" symbol, the player wins
the prize shown automatically. If a reveals a "Double Diamond"
symbol, the player wins double the corresponding prize shown automatically. If
a player reveals a "Triple Diamond" symbol, the player wins all
twenty prizes shown. There are twenty-two chances to win on each ticket and a
player may win up to twenty-two times on one ticket. (3) The only "prize
values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number five hundred
nineteen are: five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars,
forty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred dollars, five
hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, and ten thousand dollars, twenty
thousand and two million dollars. Numbers, prize values and play symbols
appearing on any ticket in game rule number five hundred nineteen shall be
concealed by an opaque covering, which may be scratched off by the holder of
the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers, prize values and play
symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number five hundred nineteen shall
be twenty dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule number five hundred ninteen called a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: twenty
dollars, twenty-five dollars, forty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred
dollars, two hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, ten
thousand dollars, twenty thousand dollars and an "Annuity Prize
Award" of eighty thousand dollars per year for twenty-five years before
taxes or the "Elected Cash Option" of approximately two million
dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award." Each
ticket in game rule number five hundred nineteen shall be imprinted in such a
way that prize awards from the set listed above may be won. (3) The number of prize
awards in any sales cycle of game rule number five hundred nineteen will depend
upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution and
availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to,
circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional,
returned or reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in accordance with this
rule using random techniques. (a) Combinations winning each prize award are randomly
distributed throughout all tickets printed in any given ticket
issuance. (4) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, except line seventy-seven the player
having the prize value and multiplier, if any, on that same line in columns
three and four shall win the prize award on that same line in column five. A
player having the prize value set forth on line seventy-seven of column four of
the appendix to this rule shall win either the "Annuity Prize
Award" or the "Elected Cash Option Prize Award." The amounts
set forth on line seventy-seven, of column five of the appendix to this rule
represent the estimated cost of annuity investment, at time of game
development, to fund the "Annuity Prize Award." In a pool of six
million tickets sold, mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of
tickets having the prize value and multiplier, if any, set forth on a given
lines in column three and four of the appendix to this rule should be as set
forth on that same line in column six. (E) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (F) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number five hundred nineteen
shall be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the commission's
rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number five hundred nineteen is sold or deemed sold in accordance
with this rule and the covering material over any of the numbers, prize values
and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to have drawn the
numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which determine whether
the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards shall be deemed
announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game rule number
five hundred nineteen 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 sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (H) Validilty of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number five hundred nineteen void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any
of the validation tests or procedures established by the director; or if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (I) Director's conduct of game rule
five hundred nineteen. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number five hundred nineteen and any promotions or drawings
associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules
of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The director shall
inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the procedures established
pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule number five hundred
nineteen. The director reserves the right to declare any instant game as
unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and
accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule five hundred nineteen used in this rule are used
solely for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number five
hundred nineteen and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by the
commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-522 | Game rule number five hundred twenty-two.
Effective:
February 21, 2019
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery
commission game rule number five hundred twenty-two, "Cash
Explosion," 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 sales agents are to make their
final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in
game rule number five hundred twenty-two. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number five
hundred twenty-two is a match three lottery game of the type generally known as
an "instant lottery," and contains an Ohio Lottery Commission TV game
show feature. (2) Prize values and play
symbols shall be concealed by an opaque covering that may be scratched off by
the holder of the ticket to reveal nine underlying prize values and play
symbols. Holders of valid tickets on which at least three of the prize values
are the same shall win a prize award equal to such prize value. If two
identical amounts are revealed and a "2X" symbol is revealed, the
player wins two times the amount shown. If two identical amounts are revealed
and a "5X" symbol is revealed, the player wins five times the amount
shown. If the player reveals an "ENTRY" symbol three times, the
player becomes eligible for a chance to be selected in a scheduled drawing to
appear as a contestant on the Ohio Lottery Commission TV Game Show, Cash
Explosion. (3) All holders of valid
winning tickets, which reveal an "ENTRY" symbol three times shall
become eligible for a chance to be selected in a scheduled drawing to appear as
a contestant on the Cash Explosion Game Show by complying with the special
claim, entry, receipt, validation and drawing requirements of the Ohio lottery
commission's current Game Show Mail and Drawing Procedures, and with all
other applicable requirements of the rules of the commission, the regulations
of the director and the procedures established by the director. (4) The only "prize
values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number five hundred
twenty-two are: an "ENTRY" ticket symbol, two dollars, four dollars,
five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars,
five hundred dollars, and five thousand dollars. Numbers, prize values and play
symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule number five hundred twenty-two
shall be concealed by an opaque covering, which may be scratched off by the
holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers, prize values and play
symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number five hundred twenty-two
shall be two dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) The type of prize to
be awarded in game rule number five hundred twenty-two shall be the prize
awards. Other types of prizes, "game show prizes," shall be awarded
in each Ohio Lottery TV game show. (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean an "ENTRY" as described in
paragraph (D) (2) (a) of this rule, or one of the following monetary amounts:
two dollars, four dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty
dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, and five thousand
dollars. (a) Each holder of a valid ticket on which three of the
prize values revealed are "ENTRY" ticket symbols shall become
eligible for a chance to be selected in a scheduled drawing to appear as a
contestant on The Ohio Lottery TV game show, Cash Explosion Game
Show; (3) Each eligible holder
of an "ENTRY" ticket whose name is drawn for participation in The
Ohio Lottery TV game show, Cash Explosion Game Show shall be subject to
the rules and regulations established by the director in the Ohio lottery
commission's current Game Show Procedures. (The director shall have the
discretion to establish Bonus prizes and to modify prize amounts awarded to
contestants for promotional purposes.) (4) The number of prize
awards in any sales cycle of game rule number five hundred twenty-two will
depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution
and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to,
circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional,
returned or reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in accordance with this
rule using random techniques. (a) Combinations winning each prize award are randomly
distributed throughout all tickets printed in any given ticket
issuance. (5) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, the player having the prize value and
multiplier, if any, on that same line in column three shall win the prize award
on the same line in column four; and in a pool of sixteen million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having that prize
value and multiplier, if any, on a given line in column three should be as set
forth on that same line in column five. (E) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (F) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number five hundred twenty-two
shall be accomplished in a manner that complies with the commission's
rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number five hundred twenty-two is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule and the covering material over any of the play
symbols and prize symbol has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to have
drawn the play symbols and prize symbols on that ticket, which determine
whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards shall be
deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game rule
number five hundred twenty-two in which the ticket was sold. (3) Drawings conducted
for the purposes of determining who shall become entitled to appear as a
contestant on The Ohio Lottery TV game show, Cash Explosion Game Show and
any other drawings conducted in connection with a TV game show shall comply
with the rules and regulations of the commission governing "prize
drawings" and special lottery drawings as set forth in rules 3770:1-6-05
and 3770:1-6-06 of the Administrative Code, as applicable. (4) An Ohio Lottery TV
game show shall be held on dates determined and announced by the
director. (G) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (H) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number five hundred twenty-two void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any
of the validation tests or procedures established by the director; or if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (I) Director's conduct of game rule
number five hundred twenty-two. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number five hundred twenty-two and any promotions or drawings
associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules
of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The director shall
inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the procedures established
pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule number five hundred
twenty-two. The director reserves the right to declare any instant game as
unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and
accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number five hundred twenty-two used in this rule are
to be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual
operation, game rule number five hundred twenty-two and these elements may be
given names or titles chosen by the commission.
View Appendix
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Rule 3770:1-9-527 | Game rule number five hundred twenty-seven.
Effective:
April 20, 2019
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery
Commission game rule number five hundred twenty-seven, "Lots of
$500!" 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 sales agents are to make their final settlement
with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number
five hundred twenty-seven. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number five
hundred twenty-seven is a key number match game and is generally known as an
"instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering off the entire play area to reveal four
"Winning Numbers," fifteen "Your Numbers" and fifteen
corresponding prize amounts. If any one of the "Winning Numbers"
matches the any of "Your Numbers," the player wins the corresponding
prize amount for that game. If the player reveals a "Star" symbol,
the player wins the corresponding prize amount automatically. If the player
reveals a "$50 Burst" symbol, the player wins fifty dollars
automatically. If the player reveals a "Bill" symbol, the player wins
all fifteen prizes shown automatically. There are fifteen chances to win on
each ticket, and a player may win up to fifteen times on one
ticket. (3) The only "prize
values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number five hundred
twenty-seven are: one dollar, two dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, twenty
dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand
dollars, ten thousand dollars, and one hundred fifty thousand dollars. Numbers,
prize values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule number five
hundred twenty-seven shall be concealed by an opaque covering, which may be
scratched off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers,
prize values and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number five hundred twenty-seven
shall be five dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule number five hundred twenty-seven called a
"prize award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: five dollars,
ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred
dollars, one thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, and one hundred fifty
thousand dollars. Each ticket in game rule number five hundred twenty-seven
shall be imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the set listed above
may be won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of
prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number five hundred twenty-seven
will depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However,
distribution and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not
limited to, circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged,
promotional, returned or reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in
accordance with this rule using random techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance; and (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, the player having the prize value and
multiplier, if any, on that same line in column three shall win the prize award
on the same line in column four; and in a pool of six million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having that prize
value and multiplier in column three, if any, should be as set forth on that
same line in column five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number five hundred
twenty-seven shall be accomplished in a manner that complies with the
commission's rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number five hundred twenty-seven is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule, and the covering material over any of the numbers,
prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to
have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which
determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards
shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game
rule number five hundred twenty-seven in which the ticket was
sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) Special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim,
entry, receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation
by sales agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales
agents in accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed
within the time limits set forth by commission rules. (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 rule
number five hundred twenty-seven void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any
of the validation tests or procedures established by the director; or if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number five hundred twenty-seven. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number five hundred twenty-seven, and any promotions
associated therewith, in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules
of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The director shall
inform the public of the provisions of this rule, and the procedures
established pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule number five
hundred twenty-seven. The director reserves the right to declare any instant
game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and
accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number five hundred twenty-seven used in this rule are
to be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual
operation, game rule number five hundred twenty-seven and these elements may be
given names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-530 | Game rule number five hundred thirty.
Effective:
April 20, 2019
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery
Commission game rule number five hundred thirty, "$1,000,000
Cashword"" shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as
the commission may determine. For the purposes 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 sales agents are to make their
final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in
game rule number five hundred thirty. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number five
hundred thirty is an extend play game and is generally known as an
"instant lottery." (2) The holder of a valid
ticket will remove the covering over the "Call Letters" play area to
reveal twenty letters. The player will then scratch off each letter in
"Puzzle 1," "Puzzle 2," "Puzzle 3" and the four
"Bonus Words" that matches the "Call Letters." The
"Call Letters" may appear more than once. "Puzzle 1" and
"Puzzle 2" are played together. To win a prize award, the player must
uncover three or more horizontal or vertical words using the "Call
Letters." The player will add the number of completed "Words"
revealed between the two puzzles. The player will then win the corresponding
prize shown in the "Prize Key" for that "Puzzle 1" and
"Puzzle 2" prize key. A player may win only the highest prize shown
in the legend for the total number of completed words. Each letter appearing in
the "Call Letters" play area may appear more than once in the
"Puzzle" play area. Each "Word" must contain at least three
"Call Letters." Letters combined to form a complete "Word"
must appear in an unbroken horizontal or vertical sequence within the
"Cashword" puzzle play areas. A string of letters cannot be
interrupted by a space and each "Word" must contain every single
letter square within the space allotted. A "Word" cannot be formed by
connecting the letters diagonally, by reading the letters from right to left or
from bottom to top, or by using only a portion of the letters in a complete
"Word." Words within words are not eligible for a prize.
(3) The player will add
the number of completed "Words" revealed in "Puzzle 3" and
win the corresponding prize shown in the "Prize Key" for "Puzzle
3." A player may win only the highest prize shown in the lend for the
total number of completed words. "Puzzle 3" is played
separately. (4) If the holder of a
valid ticket uncovers all six letters in any of the "Bonus Words" by
scratching the letters that match a letter in the "Call Letters," the
player wins the prize shown in the word's "Prize Box." Each
"Bonus Word" is played separately. (5) The only "prize
values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number five hundred
thirty are: twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, forty dollars, fifty dollars,
one hundred dollars, one hundred fifty dollars, two hundred fifty dollars,
three hundred, four hundred, five hundred dollars, seven hundred fifty dollars,
one thousand dollars, five thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, fifty
thousand dollars, and an "Annuity Prize Award" of forty thousand
dollars per year for twenty-five years before taxes or the "Elected
Cash-Option Prize Award" of approximately five hundred thousand dollars
before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award." Each ticket in
game rule number five hundred twenty-nine shall be imprinted in such a way that
prize awards from the set listed above may be won. Numbers, prize values and
play symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule number five hundred thirty
shall be concealed by an opaque covering, which may be scratched off by the
holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers, prize values and play
symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number five hundred thirty shall
be twenty dollars. (D) Structure, nature, value, and number
of prize awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule five hundred thirty, a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: twenty
dollars, twenty-five dollars, forty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred
dollars, one hundred fifty dollars, two hundred fifty dollars, three hundred
dollars, four hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, seven hundred fifty
dollars, one thousand dollars, five thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars,
fifty thousand dollars, and an "Annuity Prize Award" of forty
thousand dollars per year for twenty-five years before taxes or the
"Elected Cash-Option Prize Award" of approximately five hundred
thousand dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award."
Each ticket in game rule number five hundred twenty-nine shall be imprinted in
such a way that prize awards from the set listed above may be won. (E) Number of prize awaards. The number
of prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number five hundred thirty will
depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution
and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to,
circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional,
returned or reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in accordance with this
rule using random techniques in order that the following occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance; and (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, except line thirty-eight, the player
having the prize value and multiplier, if any, on that same line in column
three, four, and five shall win the prize award on the same line in column six.
A player having the prize value set forth on line thirty-eight, column three of
the appendix to this rule shall win either the "Annuity Prize Award"
or the "Elected Cash-Option Prize Award." The amounts set forth on
line thirty-eight in column six represent the estimated cost of annuity
investment, at time of game development, to fund the "Annuity Prize
Award." and in a pool of four million tickets sold, mathematical reasoning
suggests that the number of tickets having that prize value and multiplier, if
any, in column three, four, and five should be as set forth on that same line
in column seven. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number five hundred thirty
shall be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the commission's
rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number five hundred thirty is sold or deemed sold in accordance
with this rule and the covering material over any of the numbers, prize values
and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to have drawn the
numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which determine whether
the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards shall be deemed
announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game rule number
five hundred thirty in which the ticket was sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number five hundred thirty void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; or if
the ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not
limited to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number five hundred thirty. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number five hundred thirty and any promotions or drawings
associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules
of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The director shall
inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the procedures established
pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule number five hundred thirty.
The director reserves the right to declare any instant game as unavailable for
sale at any time to maintain game integrity and accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule five hundred thirty used in this rule are used solely
for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number five hundred
thirty and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by the
commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-623 | Game rule number six hundred twenty-three.
Effective:
October 24, 2020
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery
Commission game rule number six hundred twenty-three, "Go for the
Green!" 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 sales agents are to make their final settlement
with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number
six hundred twenty-three. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number six
hundred twenty-three is a key number match game and is generally known as an
"instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering over the entire play area to reveal four
"Winning Numbers" and fifteen "Your Numbers" and fifteen
corresponding prize amounts. If the player matches one or more of the
"Winning Numbers" to one or more of "Your Numbers," the
player wins the corresponding prize value(s) automatically. If the player
reveals a matching "Your Numbers" in "Green," the players
wins ten times the prize for that matching number. If the player reveals a
"Pot of Gold" symbol in the play area, the player wins all fifteen
prizes automatically. There are fifteen chances to win on each ticket, and a
player may win up to fifteen times per ticket. (3) The only "prize
values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number six hundred
twenty-three are: one dollar, two dollars, three dollars, four dollars, five
dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five
hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars and one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars. Numbers, prize values and play symbols appearing on any
ticket in game rule number six hundred twenty-three shall be concealed by an
opaque covering, which may be scratched off by the holder of the ticket to
reveal the underlying numbers, prize values and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number six hundred twenty-three
shall be five dollars. (D) Structure, nature an value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule number six hundred twenty-three called a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: five dollar,
ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred
dollars, one thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars and one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. Each ticket in game rule number six hundred twenty-three
shall be imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the set listed above
may be won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of
prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number six hundred twenty-three
will depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However,
distribution and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not
limited to, circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged,
promotional, returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in
accordance with this rule using random techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance; and (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, the player having the prize value and
bonus, if any, on that same line in column three shall win the prize award on
the same line in column four; and in a pool of five million four hundred
thousand tickets sold, mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of
tickets having that prize value and bonus, if any, should be as set forth on
that same line in column five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number six hundred twenty-three
shall be accomplished in a manner that complies with the commission's
rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number six hundred twenty-three is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule, and the covering material over any of the numbers,
prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to
have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which
determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards
shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game
rule number six hundred twenty-three in which the ticket was sold. (H) When a ticket issued in game rule
number six hundred twenty-three is sold or deemed sold in accordance with this
rule, and the covering material over any of the numbers, prize values and play
symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to have drawn the numbers,
prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which determine whether the
holder is entitled to a regular prize award. All regular prize awards shall be
deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game rule
number six hundred twenty-three in which the ticket was sold. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number six hundred twenty-three void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any
of the validation tests or procedures established by the director; or if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
six hundred twenty-three. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number six hundred twenty-three, and any promotions
associated therewith, in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules
of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The director shall
inform the public of the provisions of this rule, and the procedures
established pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule number six
hundred twenty-three. The director reserves the right to declare any instant
game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and
accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number six hundred twenty-three used in this rule are
to be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual
operation, game rule number six hundred twenty-three and these elements may be
given names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-625 | Game rule number six hundred twenty-five.
Effective:
October 24, 2020
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery
Commission game rule number six hundred twenty-five,"Millions" shall
be conducted at such times and for such periods as the commission may
determine. For the purposes 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 sales agents are to make their final settlement with respect
to tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number six hundred
twenty-five. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number six
hundred twenty-five is a key number match game and is generally known as an
"instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering over the entire play area to reveal five
"Bonus Spots," ten "Winning Numbers," twenty-five
"Your Numbers", and twenty-five corresponding prize amounts. If the
player reveals a "$50 Burst" symbol in the first "Bonus
Spot," the player wins fifty dollars automatically. If a player reveals a
"$100 Burst" symbol in the second "Bonus Spot," the player
wins one hundred dollars automatically. If a player reveals a "$250
Burst," symbol in the third "Bonus Spot," the player wins two
hundred fifty dollars automatically. If a player reveals a "$500
Burst" symbol in the fourth "Bonus Spot," the players wins five
hundred dollars automatially. If a player reveals a "$1,000 Burst"
symbol in the fifth "Bonus Spot," the player wins one thousand
dollars automatially. If the player matches one or more of the "Winning
Numbers" to one or more of "Your Numbers," the player wins the
corresponding prize value(s) automatically. If the player reveals a
"10X" symbol, the player wins ten times the corresponding prize
amount automatically. If the player reveals a "20X" symbol, the
player wins twenty times the corresponding prize amount automatically. If the
player reveals a "50X" symbol, the player wins fifty times the
corresponding prize amount automatically. If the player reveals a
"200X" symbol, the player wins two hundred times the corresponding
prize amount automatically. If the player reveals a "Moneybag"
symbol, the player wins all twenty-five prizes automatically. There are thirty
chances to win on each ticket, and a player may win up to thirty times on one
ticket. (3) The only "prize
values" which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number six hundred
twenty-five are: ten dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, thirty
dollars, forty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred
dollars, one thousand dollars, five thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars,
fifty thousand dollars, one million dollars which is to be paid as an
"Annuity Prize Award" of forty thousand dollars per year for
twenty-five years before taxes or the "Elected Cash-Option Prize
Award" of approximately five hundred thousand dollars before taxes in lieu
of the "Annuity Prize Award." Numbers, prize values and play symbols
appearing on any ticket in game rule number six hundred twenty-five shall be
concealed by an opaque covering which may be scratched off by the holder of the
ticket to reveal the underlying numbers, prize values and play
symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number six hundred twenty-five
shall be thirty dollars. (D) Structure, nature, value and number
of prize awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule six hundred twenty-five, a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: forty
dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand
dollars, five thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, fifty thousand dollars,
an "Annuity Prize Award" of forty thousand dollars per year for
twenty-five years before taxes or the "Elected Cash-Option Prize
Award" of approximately five hundred thousand dollars before taxes in lieu
of the "Annuity Prize Award." Each ticket in game rule number six
hundred twenty-five shall be imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the
set listed above may be won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of
prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number six hundred twenty-five
will depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However,
distribution and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not
limited to, circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged,
promotional, returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in
accordance with this rule using random techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance. (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, except line fifty-two, the player
having the prize value and multiplier, if any, on that same line in column
three shall win the prize award on that same line in column four. A player
having the prize value set forth on line fifty-two, column three of the
appendix to this rule shall win either the "Annuity Prize Award" or
the "Elected Cash-Option Prize Award." The amounts set forth on line
fifty-two in column four represent the estimated cost of annuity investment, at
time of game development, to fund the "Annuity Prize Award." In a
pool of eleven million two hundred thousand tickets sold, mathematical
reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having the prize value and
multiplier, if any, on a given line in column three should be as set forth on
that same line in column five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number six hundred twenty-five
shall be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the commission's
rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number six hundred twenty-five is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule and the covering material over any of the numbers,
prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to
have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which
determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards
shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game
rule number six hundred twenty-five in which the ticket was sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number six hundred twenty-five void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number six hundred twenty-five. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number six hundred twenty-five and any promotions or drawings
associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules
of the commission including, without limitation, this rule and the regulations
of the director. The director shall inform the public of the provisions of this
rule and the procedures established pursuant hereto which affect the play of
game rule number six hundred twenty-five. The director reserves the right to
declare any instant game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game
integrity and accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule six hundred twenty-five used in this rule are used
solely for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number six
hundred twenty-five and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by
the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-627 | Game rule six hundred twenty-seven.
Effective:
October 24, 2020
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery
Commission game rule number six hundred twenty-seven,"$25, $50 or
$250" shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as the
commission may determine. For the purposes 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 sales agents are to make their
final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in
game rule number six hundred twenty-seven. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number six
hundred twenty-seven is a key number match game and is generally known as an
"instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering over the entire play area to reveal four
"Winning Numbers," fifteen "Your Numbers", and twenty
corresponding prize amounts. If the player matches one or more of the
"Winning Numbers" to one or more of "Your Numbers," the
player wins the corresponding prize value(s) automatically. If the player
reveals a "$25 Burst" symbol, the player wins twenty-five dollars
automatically. If the player reveals a "$50 Burst" symbol, the player
wins fifty dollars automatically. If the player reveals a "$250
Burst" symbol, the player wins two hundred fifty dollars automatically.
There are fifteen chances to win on each ticket, and a player may win up to
fifteen times on one ticket. (3) The only "prize
values" which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number six hundred
twenty-seven are: five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five
dollars, fifty dollars, two hundred fifty dollars. Numbers, prize values and
play symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule number six hundred
twenty-seven shall be concealed by an opaque covering which may be scratched
off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers, prize values
and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number six hundred twenty-seven
shall be five dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule six hundred twenty-seven, a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: twenty-five
dollars, fifty dollars, two hundred fifty dollars. Each ticket in game rule
number six hundred twenty-seven shall be imprinted in such a way that prize
awards from the set listed above may be won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of
prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number six hundred twenty-seven
will depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However,
distribution and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not
limited to, circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged,
promotional, returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in
accordance with this rule using random techniques. (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance; and (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, the player having the prize value and
multiplier, if any, on that same line in column three shall win the prize award
on that same line in column four; and in a pool of six million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having the prize
value and multiplier, if any, on a given line in column three should be as set
forth on that same line in column five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number six hundred twenty-seven
shall be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the commission's
rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number six hundred twenty-seven is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule and the covering material over any of the numbers,
prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to
have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which
determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards
shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game
rule number six hundred twenty-seven in which the ticket was sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number six hundred twenty-seven void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number six hundred twenty-seven. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number six hundred twenty-seven and any promotions or
drawings associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and
the rules of the commission including, without limitation, this rule and the
regulations of the director. The director shall inform the public of the
provisions of this rule and the procedures established pursuant hereto which
affect the play of game rule number six hundred twenty-seven. The director
reserves the right to declare any instant game as unavailable for sale at any
time to maintain game integrity and accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule six hundred twenty-seven used in this rule are used
solely for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number six
hundred twenty-seven and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by
the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-656 | Game number six hundred fifty-six.
Effective:
January 23, 2021
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery
commission game rule number six hundred fifty-six, "Triple Red
777's" shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as the
commission may determine. For the purposes 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 sales agents are to make their
final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in
game rule number six hundred fifty-six. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number six
hundred fifty-six is a key number match game and is generally known as an
"instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering off the entire play area to reveal six
"Winning Numbers" and twenty "Your Numbers". If any or more
of "Your Numbers" matches any of the "Winning Numbers", the
player wins the prize shown below your matching number. If the player reveals a
Red "7" symbol, the player wins the prize shown automatically. If the
player wins a Double Red "77" symbol, the players wins double the
prize shown. If the player reveals a Triple Red "777", symbol, the
players wins triple the prize shown. There are twenty chances to win on each
ticket and a player may win up to twenty times. (3) The only "prize
values" which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number six hundred
fifty-six are: one dollar, two dollars, three dollars, four dollars, five
dollars, ten dollars, fifteen dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars,
fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars,
ten thousand dollars, twenty thousand dollars, and five hundred thousand
dollars. Numbers, prize values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in game
rule number six hundred fifty-six shall be concealed by an opaque covering
which may be scratched off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying
numbers, prize values and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number six hundred fifty-six shall
be ten dollars. (D) Structure, nature value and number of
prize awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule six hundred fifty-six, a "prize
award". (2) As used in this
rule,"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures
which is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: ten
dollars, fifteen dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, fifty dollars,
one hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, ten thousand
dollars, twenty thousand dollars, and five hundred thousand dollars. Each
ticket in game rule number six hundred fifty-six shall be imprinted in such a
way that prize awards from the set listed above may be won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of
prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number six hundred fifty-six will
depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution
and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to,
circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional,
returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in accordance
with this rule using random techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance; and (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, the player having the prize value and
multiplier, if any, on that same line in column three shall win the prize award
on the same line in column four; and in a pool of six million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having that prize
value and multiplier in column three, if any, should be as set forth on that
same line in column five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number six hundred fifty-six
shall be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the commission's
rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number six hundred fifty-six is sold or deemed sold in accordance
with this rule and the covering material over any of the numbers, prize values
and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to have drawn the
numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which determine whether
the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards shall be deemed
announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game rule number six
hundred fifty-six in which the ticket was sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number six hundred fifty-six void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; or if
the ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not
limited to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number six hundred fifty-six. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number six hundred fifty-six and any promotions or drawings
associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules
of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The director shall
inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the procedures established
pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule number six hundred
fifty-six. The director reserves the right to declare any instant game as
unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and
accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule six hundred fifty-six used in this rule are used
solely for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number six
hundred fifty-six and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by the
commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-670 | Game rule six hundred seventy.
Effective:
April 24, 2021
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery commission game rule number six hundred seventy, "Cash Explosion® Cashword" shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as the commission may determine. For the purposes 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 sales agents are to make their final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number six hundred seventy. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number six hundred seventy is an extended play game and is generally known as an "instant lottery." (2) The holder of a valid ticket will remove the covering over "Your Letters" play area to reveal eighteen letters. The player will then scratch off each letter in the "Puzzle" play area that matches "Your Letters." To win a prize award, the player must uncover three or more horizontal or vertical words using "Your Letters." The prize amount won is determined by comparing the number of uncovered words in the "Puzzle" to the corresponding "Puzzle Legend." Each letter appearing in the "Your Letters" play area may appear more than once in the "Puzzle" play area. Each "Word" must contain at least three of "Your Letters." Letters combined to form a complete "Word" must appear in an unbroken horizontal or vertical sequence within the "Cashword" puzzle play areas. An unbroken string of letters cannot be interrupted by a black space and each "Word" must contain every single letter square between two black spaces. A "Word" cannot be formed by connecting the letters diagonally, by reading the letters from right to left or from bottom to top, or by using only a portion of the letters in a complete "Word." Words within words are not eligible for a prize. The player will remove the covering over the "Bonus Play." If the player reveals a prize amount in the "Bonus Play" box, the player wins that amount. If the player reveals an "Entry" symbol in the "Bonus Play" box, the player becomes eligible for a chance to be selected in a scheduled drawing to appear as a contestant on the Ohio Lottery Commission TV Game Show, Cash Explosion.There are two chances to win on each ticket. (3) The only "prize values" which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number six hundred seventy are: three words, four words, five words, six words, seven words, eight words, nine words, ten words, two dollars, three dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, fifteen dollars, twenty-five dollars, seventy-five dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, and one thousand dollars. Numbers, prize values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule number six hundred seventy shall be concealed by an opaque covering which may be scratched off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers, prize values and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a ticket issued by the commission in game rule number six hundred seventy shall be two dollars. (D) Structure, nature, and value of prize awards. (1) There shall be one type of prize in game rule six hundred seventy, a "prize award." (2) As used in this rule, "prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures which is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: two dollars, four dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, two thousand dollars, and twenty thousand dollars. Each ticket in game rule number six hundred seventy shall be imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the set listed above may be won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number six hundred seventy will depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to, circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional, returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in accordance with this rule using random techniques in order that the following occur: (1) Combinations winning each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any given ticket issuance; and (2) For each line in column one of the appendix to this rule, the player having the prize value and multiplier, if any, on that same line in column three shall win the prize award on the same line in column four; and in a pool of ten million tickets sold, mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having that prize value and multiplier, if any, on a given line in column three should be as set forth on that same line in column five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize drzwings. (1) Random imprinting of prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number six hundred seventy shall be accomplished in a manner that complies with the commission's rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued in game rule number six hundred seventy is sold or deemed sold in accordance with this rule, and the covering material over any of the numbers, prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game rule number six hundred seventy in which the ticket was sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry, receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule number six hundred seventy void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any of the validation tests or procedures established by the director; or if the ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule number six hundred seventy. (1) The director shall conduct game rule number six hundred seventy, and any promotions associated therewith, in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The director shall inform the public of the provisions of this rule, and the procedures established pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule number six hundred seventy. The director reserves the right to declare any instant game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and accountability. (2) Names and definitions of elements of game rule number six hundred seventy used in this rule are to be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number six hundred seventy and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-671 | Game rule number six hundred seventy-one.
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery commission game rule number six hundred seventy-one, "$300 Million Diamond Dazzler" shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as the commission may determine. For the purposes 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 sales agents are to make their final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number six hundred seventy-one. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number six hundred seventy-one is a key number match game and is generally known as an "instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid tickets will remove the covering over the entire play area to reveal six "Winning Numbers," twenty-five "Your Numbers" and twenty-five corresponding prize amounts. If the player matches one or more of the "Winning Numbers" to one or more of "Your Numbers," the player wins the corresponding prize amount(s). If the player reveals a "Diamond" symbol, the player wins the corresponding prize automatically. If the player reveals a "Double Diamond" symbol, the player wins double the corresponding prize amount. If the player reveals a "Triple Diamond" symbol, the player wins all twenty-five prizes automatically. There are twenty-five chances to win on each ticket, and a player may win up to twenty-five times on one ticket. (3) The only "prize values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number six hundred seventy-one are: ten dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, forty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred fifty dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, twenty thousand dollars, and an "Annuity Prize Award" of eighty thousand dollars per year for twenty-five years before taxes or the "Elected Cash-Option Prize Award" of approximately one million dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award." Numbers, prize values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule number six hundred seventy-one shall be concealed by an opaque covering, which may be scratched off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers, prize values and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a ticket issued by the commission in game rule number six hundred seventy-one shall be twenty dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize awards. (1) There shall be one type of prize in game rule six hundred seventy-one, a "prize award." (2) As used in this rule, "prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, forty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, twenty thousand dollars, and an "Annuity Prize Award" of eighty thousand dollars per year for twenty-five years before taxes or the "Elected Cash Option" of approximately one million dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award." Each ticket in game rule number six hundred seventy-one shall be imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the set listed above may be won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number six hundred seventy-one will depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to, circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional, returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in accordance with this rule using random techniques in order that the following occur: (1) Combinations winning each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any given ticket issuance; and (2) For each line in column one of the appendix to this rule, except line thirty-nine, the player having the prize value and multiplier, if any, on that same line in column three shall win the prize award on that same line in column four. A player having the prize value set forth on line thirty-nine of column three of the appendix to this rule shall win either the "Annuity Prize Award" or the "Elected Cash Option Prize Award." The amounts set forth on line thirty-nine of column four of the appendix to this rule represent the estimated cost of annuity investment, at time of game development, to fund the "Annuity Prize Award." In a pool of twenty million tickets sold, mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having the prize value and multiplier, if any, set forth on a given lines in column three of the appendix to this rule should be as set forth on that same line in column five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize drawings. (1) Random imprinting of prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number six hundred seventy-one shall be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the commission's rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued in game rule number six hundred seventy-one is sold or deemed sold in accordance with this rule and the covering material over any of the numbers, prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game rule number six hundred seventy-one in which the ticket was sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry, receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule number six hundred seventy-one void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; or if the ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule number six hundred seventy-one. (1) The director shall conduct game rule number six hundred seventy-one and any promotions or drawings associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The director shall inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the procedures established pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule number six hundred seventy-one. The director reserves the right to declare any instant game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and accountability. (2) Names and definitions of elements of game rule six hundred seventy-one used in this rule are used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number six hundred seventy-one and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-696 | Game rule number six hundred ninety-six.
Effective:
November 20, 2021
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery Commissin game rule number six hundred ninety-six,"Monopoly 200X" shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as the commission may determine. For the purposes 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 sales agents are to make their final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number six hundred ninety-six. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number six hundred ninety-six is a key number match game and is generally known as an "instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid tickets will remove the covering over the entire play area to reveal two "Bonus" spots, eight "Monopoly Numbers," twenty-five "Your Numbers", and twenty-five corresponding prize amounts. If the player reveals a "$100 Bill" symbol in the "$100 Bonus" spot, the player wins one hundred dollars automatically. If the player reveals a "$500 Bill" symbol in the "$500 Bonus" spot, the players wins $500 automatically. If the player matches one or more of the "Monopoly Numbers" to one or more of "Your Numbers," the player wins the corresponding prize value(s). If the player reveals a "10X" symbol, the player wins ten times the corresponding prize amount automatically. If the player reveals a "20X" symbol, the player wins twenty times the corresponding prize amount automatically. If the player reveals a "50X" symbol, the player wins fifty times the corresponding prize amount automatically. If the player reveals a "200X" symbol, the player wins two hundred times the corresponding prize amount automatically. If the player reveals a "Moneybag" symbol, the player wins all twenty-five prizes shown. There are twenty-five chances to win on each ticket, and a player may win up to twenty-five times on one ticket. (3) The only "prize values" which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number six hundred ninety-six are: ten dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, thirty dollars, forty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, fifty thousand dollars and an "Annuity Prize Award" of two hundred dollars per year for twenty-five years before taxes or the "Elected Cash-Option Prize Award" of approximately two million five hundred thousand dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award." Numbers, prize values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule number six hundred ninety-six shall be concealed by an opaque covering which may be scratched off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers, prize values and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a ticket issued by the commission in game rule number six hundred ninety-six shall be thirty dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize awards. (1) There shall be one type of prize in game rule six hundred ninety-six, a "prize award." (2) As used in this rule, "prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, fifty thousand dollars and an "Annuity Prize Award" of two hundred dollars per year for twenty-five years before taxes or the "Elected Cash-Option Prize Award" of approximately two million five hundred thousand dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award." Each ticket in game rule number six hundred ninety-six shall be imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the set listed above may be won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number six hundred ninety-six depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to, circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional, returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in accordance with this rule using random techniques in order that the following occur: (1) Combinations winning each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any given ticket issuance; and (2) For each line in column one of the appendix to this rule, the player having the prize value and multiplier, if any, on that same line in column three shall win the prize award on that same line in column four. In a pool of twelve million tickets sold, mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having the prize value and multiplier, if any, in column three should be as set forth on that same line in column five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize drawings. (1) Random imprinting of prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number six hundred ninety-six shall be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the commission's rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued in game rule number six hundred ninety-six is sold or deemed sold in accordance with this rule and the covering material over any of the numbers, prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket which determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game rule number six hundred ninety-six in which the ticket was sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry, receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales agents of tickets winning prize awards which are to be paid by sales agents in accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule number six hundred ninety-six void if it is stolen, unissued, deactivated, 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 or if the ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited to, by way of prize discounting, prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule number six hundred ninety-six. (1) The director shall conduct game rule number six hundred ninety-six and any promotions or drawings associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The director shall inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the procedures established pursuant hereto which affect the play of game rule number six hundred ninety-six. The director reserves the right to declare any instant game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and accountability. (2) Names and definitions of elements of game rule six hundred ninety-six used in this rule are used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number six hundred ninety-six and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-729 | Game rule number seven hundred twenty-nine.
Effective:
April 24, 2022
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery
Commission game rule number seven hundred twenty-nine, "Magnificent
Millions" shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as the
commission may determine. For the purposes 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 sales agents are to make their
final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in
game rule number seven hundred twenty-nine. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
seven hundred twenty-nine is a key number match game and is generally known as
an "instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering over the entire play area to reveal three
"Bonus Spots," eight "Winning Numbers," twenty "Your
Numbers," and twenty corresponding prize amounts. If any one or more of
"Your Numbers" match any of the "Winning Numbers," player
wins the corresponding prize shown below automatically. If the player reveals a
"Star" symbol, player wins the prize amount shown below
automatically. If the player reveals a "Moneybag" symbol, player wins
all twenty prizes shown. If a player reveals a "10X" symbol or
"20X" symbol in any of the "Bonus Spot" areas, player
multiplies any winning prize amount in the "Your Numbers" area
automatically. If player reveals a "$100" symbol, "$250"
symbol or a "$500" symbol in any of the "Bonus Spot" areas,
player wins that amount respectively. There are twenty-three chances to win on
each ticket, and a player can win up to twenty-three times on one
ticket. (3) The only "prize
values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number seven hundred
twenty-nine are: ten dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, thirty
dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred fifty dollars, five
hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, and an
"Annuity Prize Award" of eighty thousand dollars per year for
twenty-five years before taxes or the "Elected Cash Option Prize
Award" of approximately one million dollars before taxes in lieu of the
"Annuity Prize Award." Numbers, prize values and play symbols
appearing on any ticket in game rule number seven hundred twenty-nine shall be
concealed by an opaque covering, which may be scratched off by the holder of
the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers, prize values and play
symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred twenty-nine
shall be twenty dollars. (D) Structure, nature, and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be on
type of prize in game rule seven hundred twenty-nine, a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: thirty
dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred fifty dollars, five
hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, and an
"Annuity Prize Award" of eighty thousand dollars per year for twenty
five years before taxes or the "Elected Cash Option" of approximately
one million dollars before taxes inn lieu of the "Annuity Prize
Award." Each ticket in game rule number seven hundred twenty-nine shall be
imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the set listed above may be
won. (E) Numbers of prize awards. The number
of prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred
twenty-nine will depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle.
However, distribution and availability for public purchase may be affected by,
but not limited to, circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged,
promotional, returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in
accordance with this rule using random techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance. (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, except line fifty-five, the player
having the prize value and multiplier, if any, on that same line in columns
three shall win the prize award on that same line in column four. A player
having the prize value set forth on line fifty-five of column three of the
appendix to this rule shall win either the "Annuity Prize Award" or
the "Elected Cash Option Prize Award." The amounts set forth on line
fifty-five of column four of the appendix to this rule represent the estimated
cost of annuity investment, at time of game development, to fund the
"Annuity Prize Award." In a pool of four million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having the prize
value and multiplier, if any, set forth on a given line in column three of the
appendix to this rule should be as set forth on that same line in column
five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred
twenty-nine shall be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the
commission's rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number seven hundred twenty-nine is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule and the covering material over any of the numbers,
prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to
have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which
determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards
shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game
rule number seven hundred twenty-nine in which the ticket was
sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 entitle 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 rule
number seven hundred twenty-nine void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any
of the validation tests or procedures established by the director; or if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number seven hundred twenty-nine. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number seven hundred twenty-nine and any promotions or
drawings associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and
the rules of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The
director shall inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the
procedures established pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule
number seven hundred twenty-nine. The director reserves the right to declare
any instant game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity
and accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number seven hundred twenty-nine used in this rule are
used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number
seven hundred twenty-nine and these elements may be given names or titles
chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-740 | Game rule number seven hundred forty.
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery
Commission game rule number seven hundred forty, "Bingo Times 50"
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 sales agents are to make their final settlement with respect to
tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number seven hundred
forty one. (B) General design (1) Game rule seven
hundred forty is an extended play game and is generally know as an
"instant lottery." (2) Holder of a valid
ticket will remove the covering off the entire play area on the front of the
ticket to reveal 33 "Caller's Card" numbers, ten "Bonus
Numbers," and nine "Cards." If the player matches the
"Bingo Numbers" from the "Caller's Card" and reveals a
complete vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line, the player wins the
corresponding prize amount shown. If the player matches the "Bingo
Numbers" from the "Caller's Card" in all four corners, the
player wins the corresponding prize amount shown. If the player matches the
"Bingo Numbers" from the "Caller's Card" to make a
complete "X," eight numbers including the "Free" spaces,
the player wins the corresponding prize amount shown. The player will remove
the covering off the "Bonus Box" to multiply the total prize shown by
"1X," "2X," "3X," "4X," "5X,"
"10X," "25X," or "50X." The player may win more
than one prize on the ticket, but cannot win more than one prize on each
"Card" inclusive. Only the highest winning prize of each
"Card" will be paid. The player will then remove the covering off the
entire play area on the backside of the ticket to reveal three "Bonus
Games" which are played separately. Each game has a "Winning
Number" and five "Your Numbers." If the player matches one or
more "Your Numbers" with the "Winning Number," in the same
"Bonus Game," the player wins the prize amount shown below the
matching number(s). The games on the front and back of the ticket are played
separately. There are twenty-four chances to win on each ticket, and a player
may win up to twenty-two times on one ticket. (3) The only "prize
values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number seven hundred
forty are: five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, thirty dollars, forty
dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred dollars, five hundred
dollars, and fifty thousand dollars. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred forty shall
be ten dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule number seven hundred forty called a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: ten dollars,
twenty dollars, thirty dollars, forty dollars, fifty dollars, seventy-five
dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one
thousand five hundred dollars, ten thousand dollars, fifty thousand dollars,
one hundred thousand dollars, and five hundred thousand dollars. Each ticket in
game rule number seven hundred forty shall be imprinted in such a way that
prize awards from the set listed above may be won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of
prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred forty will
depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution
and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to,
circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional,
returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be reprinted in accordance
with this rule using random techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance; and (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, the players having the prize value and
multiplier, if any, on that same line in column three, four, five, six, seven,
eight, nine, ten, eleven and twelve shall win the prize award on the same line
in column fourteen; and in a pool of six million tickets sold, mathematical
reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having that prize value and
multiplier, if any, should be as set forth on that same line in column fifteen.
(F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred forty
shall be accomplished in a manner that complies with the commission's
rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number seven hundred forty is sold or deemed sold in accordance
with this rule, and the covering material over any of the numbers, prize values
and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to have drawn the
numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which determine whether
the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards shall be deemed
announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game rule number
seven hundred forty in which the ticket was sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number seven hundred forty void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; or if
the ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not
limited to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
administrative code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number seven hundred forty. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number seven hundred forty, and any promotions associated
therewith, in a manner consistent with the "Lottery Act" and the
rules of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The director
shall inform the public of the provisions of this rule, and the procedures
established pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule number seven
hundred forty. The director reserves the right to declare any instant game as
unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and
accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number seven hundred forty used in this rule are to be
considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual
operation, game rule number seen hundred forty and these elements may be given
names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-741 | Game rule number seven hundred forty-one.
Effective:
March 26, 2022
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery
Commission game rule number seven hundred forty-one, "Bingo Times 25"
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 ales are
commenced and continuing through the date established by the director as the
date on which sales agents are to make their final settlement with respect to
tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number seven hundred
forty one. (B) General design (1) Game rule seven
hundred forty-one is an extended play game and is generally know as an
"instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering off the entire play area to reveal 33
"Caller's Card," numbers five bonus numbers, and eight
"Cards." If the player matches the "Bingo Numbers" from the
"Caller's Card" and reveal a complete vertical, horizontal, or
diagonal line, the player wins the corresponding prize amount shown. If the
player matches the "Bingo Numbers" from the "Caller's
Card" in all four corners, the player wins the corresponding prize amount
shown. If the player matches the "Bingo Number" from the
"Caller's Card" to make a complete "X," eight numbers
including the "Free" space, the player wins the corresponding prize
amount shown. The player may remove the covering off the "Bonus Box"
to multiply the total prize shown by "1X," "2X,"
"3X," "4X," "5X," "10X" or
"25X." The player may win more than one prize on the ticket, but
cannot win more than one prize on each "Card" inclusive. Only the
highest winning prize of each "Card" will be paid. (3) The only "prize
values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number seven hundred
forty-one are: a "Line," "4 Corners," and "X."
Numbers, prize values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule
number seven hundred forty-one shall be concealed by an opaque covering, which
may be scratched off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying
numbers, prize values and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred forty-one
shall be five dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule number seven hundred forty-one called a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: five dollars,
ten dollars, twenty dollars, thirty dollars, forty dollars, fifty dollars,
seventy-five dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred fifty dollars, five
hundred dollars, one thousands five hundred dollars, ten thousand dollars,
fifty thousand dollars, and one hundred thousand dollars. Each ticket in game
rule number seven hundred forty-one shall be imprinted in such a way that prize
awards from the set listed above may be won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of
prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred forty-one
will depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However,
distribution and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not
limited to, circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged,
promotional, returned or reordered tickets. Tickets shall be reprinted in
accordance with this rule using random techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance; and (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, the players having the prize value and
multiplier, if any, on that same line in column three, four, five, six, seven,
eight, nine, ten and eleven shall win the prize award on the same line in
column twelve; and in a pool of six million tickets sold, mathematical
reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having that prize value and
multiplier, if any, should be as set forth on that same line in column
thirteen. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred forty-one
shall be accomplished in a manner that complies with the commission's
rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number seven hundred forty-one is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule, and the covering material over any of the numbers,
prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to
have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which
determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards
shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game
rule number seven hundred forty-one in which the ticket was sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number seven hundred forty-one void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; or if
the ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not
limited to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
administrative code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number seven hundred forty-one. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number seven hundred forty-one, and any promotions associated
therewith, in a manner consistent with the "Lottery Act" and the
rules of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The director
shall inform the public of the provisions of this rule, and the procedures
established pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule number seven
hundred forty-one. The director reserves the right to declare any instant game
as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and
accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number seven hundred forty-one used in this rule are
to be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual
operation, game rule number seen hundred forty-one and these elements may be
given names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-755 | Game rule number seven hundred fifty-five.
Effective:
August 22, 2022
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery
commission game rule number seven hundred fifty-five, "Electric
7's" shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as the
commission may determine. For the purposes 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 sales agents are to make their
final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in
game rule number seven hundred fifty-five. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
seven hundred fifty-five is a reveal symbol and key number match game and is
generally known as an "instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering off the entire play area to reveal seven
"Electric Spots," eight "Winning Numbers," twenty
"Your Numbers," and twenty corresponding prize amounts. If the player
reveals a prize amount in any of the "Electric Spots," the player
wins that prize amount automatically. If the player matches one or more of the
"Winning Numbers" to one or more of "Your Numbers," the
player wins the corresponding prize amount automatically. If the player reveals
a "10X" symbol, the player wins ten times the prize shown. If the
player reveals a "20X" symbol, the player wins twenty times the prize
shown. If the player reveals a "50X" symbol, the player wins fifty
times the prize shown. If the player reveals a "100X" symbol, the
player wins one hundred times the prize shown. It the player reveals a
"Bolt of Lightning" symbol, the player wins all twenty prizes shown
automatically. There are twenty seven chances to win on each ticket, and a
player can win up to twenty seven times on one ticket. (3) The only "Prize
Values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule seven hundred
fifty-five are: ten dollars, fifteen dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five
dollars, thirty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred
dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, and
an "Annuity Prize Award" of eighty thousand dollars per year for
twenty five years before taxes or the "Elected Cash Option Prize
Award" of approximately one million dollars before taxes in lieu of the
"Annuity Prize Award." Numbers, prize values and play symbols
appearing on any ticket in game rule number seven hundred fifty-five shall be
concealed by an opaque covering, which may be scratched off by the holder of
the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers, prize values and play
symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred fifty-five
shall be twenty dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule seven hundred fifty-five, a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: twenty
dollars, twenty-five dollars, thirty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred
dollars, two hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, ten
thousand dollars, and an "Annuity Prize Award" of eighty thousand
dollars per year for twenty five years before taxes or the "Elected Cash
Option" of approximately one million dollars before taxes in lieu of the
"Annuity Prize Award." Each ticket in game rule number seven hundred
fifty-five shall be imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the set
listed above may be won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of
prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred fifty-five
will depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However,
distribution and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not
limited to, circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged,
promotional, returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in
accordance with this rule using random techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance. (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, except line seventy-four, the player
having the prize value and multiplier, if any, on that same line in columns
three shall win the prize award on that same line in column four. A player
having the prize value set forth on line seventy-four of column three of the
appendix to this rule shall win either the "Annuity Prize Award" or
the "Elected Cash Option Prize Award." The amounts set forth on line
seventy-four of column four of the appendix to this rule represent the
estimated cost of annuity investment, at the time of game development, to fund
the "Annuity Prize Award." In a pool of four million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having the prize
value and multiplier, if any, set forth on a given line in column three of the
appendix to this rule should be as set forth on that same line in column
five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred fifty-five
shall be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the commission's
rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number seven hundred fifty-five is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule and the covering material over any of the numbers,
prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to
have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket which
determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards
shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game
rule number seven hundred fifty-five in which the ticket was sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of Tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number seven hundred fifty-five void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any
of the validation tests or procedures established by the director; or if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
administrative code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number seven hundred fifty-five. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number seven hundred fifty-five and any promotions or
drawings associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and
the rules of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The
director shall inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the
procedures established pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule
number seven hundred fifty-five. The director reserves the right to declare any
instant game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and
accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number seven hundred fifty-five used in this rule are
to be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual
operation, game rule number seven hundred fifty-five and these elements may be
given names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-762 | Game rule number seven hundred sixty-two.
Effective:
September 25, 2022
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery
commission game rule number seven hundred sixty-two, "Billion" shall
be conducted at such times and for such periods as the commission may
determine. For the purposes 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 sales agents are to make their final settlement with respect
to tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number seven
hundred sixty-two. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
seven hundred sixty-two is a reveal symbol and key number match game and is
generally known as an "instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering off the entire play area to reveal a
"$500 Bonus Spot," "$1,000 Bonus Spot," "$5,000 Bonus
Spot," eighteen "Winning Numbers," thirty-five "Your
Numbers," and thirty-five corresponding prize amounts. If the player
reveals a "$500" symbol in the same "$500 Bonus Spot," the
player wins five hundred dollars automatically. If the player reveals a
"$1,000" symbol in the same "$1,000 Bonus Spot," the player
wins one thousand dollars automatically. If the player reveals a
"$5,000" symbols in the same "$5,000 Bonus Spot," the
player wins five thousand dollars automatically. "Instant Bonus
Spots" play separately. If the player matches one or more of the
"Winning Numbers" to one or more of "Your Numbers," the
player wins the corresponding prize amount automatically. If the player reveals
a "10X" symbol, the player wins ten times the prize shown. If the
player reveals a "20X" symbol, the player wins twenty times the prize
shown. If the player reveals a "50X" symbol, the player wins fifty
times the prize shown. If the player reveals a "100X" symbol, the
player wins one hundred times the prize shown. If the player reveals a
"500X" symbol, the player wins five hundred times the prize shown.
There are thirty-eight chances to win on each ticket, and a player can win up
to thirty-eight times on one ticket. (3) The only "Prize
Values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule seven hundred
sixty-two are: ten dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, fifty dollars,
seventy-five dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred fifty dollars, five
hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, five thousand dollars, ten thousand
dollars, fifty thousand dollars, an "Annuity Prize Award" of fifty
thousand dollars per year for twenty years, or the "Elected Cash Option
Prize Award" of approximately five hundred thousand dollars before taxes
in lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award," and an "Annuity Prize
Award" of one million dollars per year for the winner's natural life,
but not less than twenty years before taxes, or the "Elected Cash Option
Prize Award" of approximately ten million dollars before taxes in lieu of
the "Annuity Prize Award." Numbers, prize values and play symbols
appearing on any ticket in game rule number seven hundred sixty-two shall be
concealed by an opaque covering, which may be scratched off by the holder of
the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers, prize values and play
symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred sixty-two
shall be fifty dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule seven hundred sixty-two, a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: one hundred
dollars, two hundred fifty dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars,
five thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, fifty thousand dollars,
"Annuity Prize Award" of fifty thousand dollars per year for twenty
years, or the "Elected Cash Option Prize Award" of approximately five
hundred thousand dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize
Award," and an "Annuity Prize Award" of one million dollars per
year for the winner's natural life, but not less than twenty years before
taxes, or the "Elected Cash Option Prize Award" of approximately ten
million dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award."
Each ticket in game rule number seven hundred sixty-two shall be imprinted in
such a way that prize awards from the set listed above may be won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of
prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred sixty-two
will depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However,
distribution and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but is
not limited to, circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged,
promotional, returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in
accordance with this rule using random techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance. (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, except lines sixty-two and
sixty-three, the player having the prize value and multiplier, if any, on that
same line in columns three shall win the prize award on that same line in
column four. A player having the prize value set forth on lines sixty-two or
sixty-three of column three of the appendix to this rule shall win either the
"Annuity Prize Award" or the "Elected Cash Option Prize
Award." The amounts set forth on lines sixty-two or sixty-three of column
four of the appendix to this rule represent the estimated cost annuity
investment, at the time of game development, to fund the "Annuity Prize
Award." In a pool of twenty-five million nine hundred twenty thousand
tickets sold, mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having
the prize value and multiplier, if any, set forth on a given line in column
three of the appendix to this rule should be as set forth on that same line in
column five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred sixty-two
shall be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the commission's
rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number seven hundred sixty-two is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule and the covering material over any of the numbers,
prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to
have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket which
determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards
shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game
rule number seven hundred sixty-two in which the ticket was sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of Tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number seven hundred sixty-two void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any
of the validation tests or procedures established by the director; or if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
administrative code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number seven hundred sixty-two. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number seven hundred sixty-two and any promotions or drawings
associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules
of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The director shall
inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the procedures established
pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule number seven hundred
sixty-two. The director reserves the right to declare any instant game as
unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and
accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number seven hundred sixty-two used in this rule are
to be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual
operation, game rule number seven hundred sixty-two and these elements may be
given names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-764 | Game rule number seven hundred sixty-four.
Effective:
November 19, 2022
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery commission game rule number
seven hundred sixty-four, "$520,000 Make My Week" shall be conducted
at such times and for such periods as the commission may determine. For the
purposes 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
sales agents are to make their final settlement with respect to tickets
allocated to them during the period in game rule number seven hundred
sixty-four. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number seven hundred sixty-four is
a key number match game and is generally known as an "instant
lottery." (2) Holders of valid tickets will remove the
opaque covering over the entire play area to reveal two "Winning
Numbers," ten "Your Numbers" and ten corresponding prize
amounts. If the player matches the "Winning Number" to one or more of
"Your Numbers," the player wins the corresponding prize amount(s). If
the player reveals a "Stack of Coins" symbol, the player wins that
prize shown. If the player reveals a "5X" symbol, the player wins
five times that prize shown. If the player reveals a "10X" symbol,
the player wins ten times that prize shown. If the player reveals a
"Week" symbol, the player wins a prize award of one thousand dollars
a week for ten years, will be paid in ten annual payments of fifty-two thousand
dollars, totaling five hundred twenty thousand dollars, less applicable taxes.
There are ten chances to win on each ticket, and a player may win up to ten
times on one ticket. (3) The only "prize values" which shall
appear on a ticket in game rule number seven hundred sixty-four are: one
dollar, two dollars, three dollars, four dollars, five dollars, ten dollars,
twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, and a
prize award of one thousand dollars a week for ten years, will be paid in ten
annual payments of fifty-two thousand dollars, totaling five hundred twenty
thousand dollars, less applicable taxes. Numbers, prize values and play symbols
appearing on any ticket in game rule number seven hundred sixty-four shall be
concealed by an opaque covering which may be scratched off by the holder of the
ticket to reveal the underlying numbers, prize values and play
symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a ticket issued by the
commission in game rule number seven hundred sixty-four shall be two
dollars. (D) Structure, nature, and value of prize awards. (1) There shall be one type of prize in game rule
seven hundred sixty-four, a "prize award." (2) As used in this rule, "prize award"
shall mean one of the following monetary figures which is the total of all
winning prize values appearing on the ticket: two dollars, four dollars, five
dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, fifty dollars, one
hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, and a prize award of one thousand
dollars a week for ten years, will be paid in ten annual payment of fifty two
thousand dollars, totaling five hundred twenty thousand dollars, less
applicable taxes. Each ticket in game rule number seven hundred sixty-four
shall be imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the set listed above
may be won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of prize awards in any
sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred sixty-four will depend upon the
number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution and
availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to,
circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional,
returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in accordance
with this rule using random techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning each prize award are
randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any given ticket
issuance; and (2) For each line in column one of the appendix
to this rule, the player having the prize value and multiplier, if any, on that
same line in column three shall win the prize award on that same line in column
four. In a pool of eight million tickets sold, mathematical reasoning suggests
that the number of tickets having the prize value and multiplier, if any, in
column three should be as set forth on that same line in column
five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and the number of winning
tickets are established at the time of printing and will change as prizes are
won. (G) Frequency of prize drawings. (1) Random imprinting of prize awards on all
tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred sixty-four shall be
accomplished in a manner, which complies with the commission's rules and
procedures. (2) When a ticket issued in game rule number
seven hundred sixty-four is sold or deemed sold in accordance with this rule
and the opaque covering material over any of the numbers, prize values and play
symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to have drawn the numbers,
prize values and play symbols on that ticket which determine whether the holder
is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards shall be deemed announced no
later than the last day of the sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred
sixty-four in which the ticket was sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and validation procedures. The
director shall establish special claim, entry, receipt and validation
procedures, including procedures for validation by sales agents of tickets
winning prize awards which are to be paid by sales agents in accordance with
commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time limits set
forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in printing prize awards,
symbols, words 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 rule number seven hundred
sixty-four void if it is stolen, unissued, deactivated, 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 or if the ticket is
obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited to, by
way of prize discounting, prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the Administrative
Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a ticket declared
void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of the ticket or
issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule number seven hundred
sixty-four. (1) The director shall conduct game rule number
seven hundred sixty-four and any promotions or drawings associated therewith in
a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules of the commission
including, without limitation, this rule. The director shall inform the public
of the provisions of this rule and the procedures established pursuant hereto
which affect the play of game rule number seven hundred sixty-four. The
director reserves the right to declare any instant game as unavailable for sale
at any time to maintain game integrity and accountability. (2) Names and definitions of elements of game
rule seven hundred sixty-four used in this rule are used solely for purposes of
this rule. In actual operation, game rule number seven hundred sixty-four and
these elements may be given names or titles chosen by the
commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-765 | Game rule number seven hundred sixty-five.
Effective:
November 19, 2022
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery
commission game rule number seven hundred sixty-five, "$1,000,000 Make My
Month" shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as the
commission may determine. For the purposes 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 sales agents are to make their
final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in
game rule number seven hundred sixty-five. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
seven hundred sixty-five is a key number match game and is generally known as
an "instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the opaque covering over the entire play area to reveal
four "Winning Numbers," fifteen "Your Numbers" and fifteen
corresponding prize amounts. If the player matches one or more of the
"Winning Numbers" to one or more of "Your Numbers," the
player wins the corresponding prize amount(s). If the player reveals a
"Stack of Coins" symbol, the player wins that prize automatically. If
the player reveals a "10X" symbol, the player wins ten times the
prize shown. If the player reveals a "25X" symbol, the player wins
twenty-five times that prize shown. If the player reveals a "Month"
symbol, the player wins a prize award of eight thousand three hundred thirty
three dollars a month for ten years, and will be paid in ten annual payments of
one hundred thousand dollars, totaling one million dollars, less applicable
taxes. There are fifteen chances to win on each ticket, and a player may win up
to fifteen times on one ticket. (3) The only "prize
values" which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number seven hundred
sixty-five are: one dollar, two dollars, three dollars, five dollars, ten
dollars, fifteen dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, fifty dollars,
one hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, five thousand dollars, and one
hundred thousand dollars per year for ten years, totaling one million dollars
before applicable taxes. Numbers, prize values and play symbols appearing on
any ticket in game rule number seven hundred sixty-five shall be concealed by
an opaque covering which may be removed by the holder of the ticket to reveal
the underlying numbers, prize values and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred sixty-five
shall be five dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule seven hundred sixty-five, a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: five dollars,
ten dollars, fifteen dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, fifty
dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, five
thousand dollars, and a prize award of eight thousand three hundred thirty
three dollars a month for ten years, will be paid in ten annual payments of one
hundred thousand dollars, totaling one million dollars, less applicable taxes.
Each ticket in game rule number seven hundred sixty-five shall be imprinted in
such a way that prize awards from the set listed above may be won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of
prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred sixty-five
depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution
and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to,
circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional,
returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in accordance
with this rule using random techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance; and (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, except line fifty-two, the player
having the prize value and multiplier, if any, on that same line in column
three shall win the prize award on that same line in column four. In a pool of
ten million tickets sold, mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of
tickets having the prize value and multiplier, if any, in column three should
be as set forth on that same line in column five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred sixty-five
shall be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the commission's
rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number seven hundred sixty-five is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule and the opaque covering material over any of the
numbers, prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be
deemed to have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket
which determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize
awards shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle
of game rule number seven hundred sixty-five in which the ticket was
sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number seven hundred sixty-five void if it is stolen, unissued, deactivated,
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 or
if the ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not
limited to, by way of prize discounting, prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number seven hundred sixty-five. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number seven hundred sixty-five and any promotions or
drawings associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and
the rules of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The
director shall inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the
procedures established pursuant hereto which affect the play of game rule
number seven hundred sixty-five. The director reserves the right to declare any
instant game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and
accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule seven hundred sixty-five used in this rule are used
solely for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number seven
hundred sixty-five and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by
the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-766 | Game rule number seven hundred sixty-six.
Effective:
November 19, 2022
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery
commission game rule number seven hundred sixty-six, "$2,500,000 Make My
Year" shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as the
commission may determine. For the purposes 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 sales agents are to make their
final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in
game rule number seven hundred sixty-six. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
seven hundred sixty-six is a key number match game and is generally known as an
"instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the opaque covering over the entire play area to reveal six
"Wining Numbers," twenty "Your Numbers" and twenty
corresponding prize amounts. If the player matches one or more of the
"Winning Numbers" to one or more of "Your Numbers," the
player wins the corresponding prize amount(s). If the player reveals a
"Stack of Coins" symbol, the player wins that prize automatically. If
the player reveals a "10X" symbol, the player wins ten times that
prize shown. If the player reveals a "25X" symbol, the player wins
twenty-five times that prize shown. If the player reveals a "50X"
symbol, the player wins fifty times that prize shown. If the player reveals a
"Moneybag" symbol, the player wins all twenty prizes shown. If the
player reveals a "Year" symbol, the player wins a prize award of two
hundred fifty thousand dollars a year for ten years, to be paid in ten annual
payments of two hundred fifty thousand dollars, totaling two million five
hundred thousand dollars, less applicable taxes.There are twenty chances to win
on each ticket, and a player may win up to twenty times on one
ticket. (3) The only "prize
values" which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number seven hundred
sixty-six are: five dollars, ten dollars, fifteen dollars, twenty dollars,
twenty-five dollars, forty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, two
hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, seven hundred fifty dollars, one
thousand dollars, fifteen thousand dollars, one hundred fifty thousand dollars,
and a prize award of two hundred fifty thousand dollars a year for ten years,
will be paid in ten annual payments of two hundred fifty thousand dollars,
totaling two million five hundred thousand dollars, less applicable taxes.
Numbers, prize values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule
number seven hundred sixty-six shall be concealed by an opaque covering which
may be scratched off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying
numbers, prize values and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred sixty-six
shall be ten dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule seven hundred sixty-six, a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: ten dollars,
fifteen dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, forty dollars, fifty
dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, seven
hundred fifty dollars, one thousand dollars, fifteen thousand dollars, one
hundred fifty thousand dollars, and a prize award of two hundred fifty thousand
dollars a year for ten years, will be paid in ten annual payments of two
hundred fifty thousand dollars, totaling two million five hundred thousand
dollars, less applicable taxes. Each ticket in game rule number seven hundred
sixty-six shall be imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the set
listed above may be won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of
prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred sixty-six
depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution
and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to,
circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional,
returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in accordance
with this rule using random techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance; and (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, the player having the prize value and
multiplier, if any, on that same line in column three shall win the prize award
on that same line in column four. In a pool of ten million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having the prize
value and multiplier, if any, in column three should be as set forth on that
same line in column five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred sixty-six
shall be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the commission's
rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number seven hundred sixty-six is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule and the opaque covering material over any of the
numbers, prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be
deemed to have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket
which determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize
awards shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle
of game rule number seven hundred sixty-six in which the ticket was
sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 retail sales 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 rule
number seven hundred sixty-six void if it is stolen, unissued, deactivated, 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 or
if the ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not
limited to, by way of prize discounting, prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number seven hundred sixty-six. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number seven hundred sixty-six and any promotions or drawings
associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules
of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The director shall
inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the procedures established
pursuant hereto which affect the play of game rule number seven hundred
sixty-six. The director reserves the right to declare any instant game as
unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and
accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule seven hundred sixty-six used in this rule are used
solely for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number seven
hundred sixty-six and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by the
commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-776 | Game rule number seven hundred seventy-six.
Effective:
December 24, 2022
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery
Commission game rule number seven hundred seventy-six, "Lucky $500s"
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 sales agents are to make their final settlement with respect to
tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number seven hundred
seventy-six. (B) General Design. (1) Game rule number
seven hundred seventy-six is a key number match game and is generally known as
an "instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering off the entire play area to reveal four
"Winning Numbers," fifteen "Your Numbers" and fifteen
corresponding prize amounts. If any one of the "Your Numbers" matches
any of the "Winning Numbers," the player wins the corresponding prize
amount automatically. If the player reveals a "Star" symbol, the
player wins the corresponding prize amount automatically. If the player reveals
a "$50 Burst" symbol, the player wins fifty dollars automatically. If
the player reveals a "Bill" symbol, the player wins all fifteen
prizes shown automatically. There are fifteen chances to win on each ticket,
and a player may win up to fifteen times on one ticket. (3) The only "prize
values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number seven hundred
seventy-six are: one dollar, two dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, twenty
dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand
dollars, ten thousand dollars, and one hundred fifty thousand dollars. Numbers,
prize values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule number seven
hundred seventy-six shall be concealed by an opaque covering, which may be
scratched off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers,
prize values and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred seventy-six
shall be five dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule number seven hundred seventy-six called a
"prize award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: five dollars,
ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred
dollars, one thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, and one hundred fifty
thousand dollars. Each ticket in game rule number seven hundred seventy-six
shall be imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the set listed above
may be won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of
prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred seventy-six
will depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However,
distribution and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not
limited to, circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged,
promotional, returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in
accordance with this rule using random techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance; and (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, the player having the prize value and
multiplier, if any, on that same line in column three shall win the prize award
on the same line in column four; and in a pool of six million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having that prize
value and multiplier in column three, if any, should be as set forth on that
same line in column five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred
seventy-six shall be accomplished in a manner that complies with the
commission's rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number seven hundred seventy-six is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule, and the covering material over any of the numbers,
prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to
have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which
determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards
shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game
rule number seven hundred seventy-six in which the ticket was
sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) Special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim,
entry, receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation
by sales agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales
agents in accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed
within the time limits set forth by commission rules. (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 rule
number seven hundred seventy-six void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any
of the validation tests or procedures established by the director; or if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number seven hundred seventy-six. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number seven hundred seventy-six, and any promotions
associated therewith, in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules
of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The director shall
inform the public of the provisions of this rule, and the procedures
established pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule number seven
hundred seventy-six. The director reserves the right to declare any instant
game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and
accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number seven hundred seventy-six used in this rule are
to be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual
operation, game rule number seven hundred seventy-six and these elements may be
given names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-777 | Game rule number seven hundred seventy-seven.
Effective:
December 24, 2022
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery
Commission game rule number seven hundred seventy-seven, "Precious
Diamonds" shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as the
commission may determine. For the purposes 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 sales agents are to make their
final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in
game rule number seven hundred seventy-seven. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
seven hundred seventy-seven is a key number match game and is generally known
as an "instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering over the entire play area to reveal a
"$50 Bonus Spot," "$100 Bonus Spot," "$500 Bonus
Spot," six "Winning Numbers," twenty "Your Numbers,"
and twenty corresponding prize amounts. If the holder reveals a "$50
Burst" symbol in the "$50 Bonus Spot," the holder wins fifty
dollars automatically. If the holder reveals a "$100 Burst" symbol in
the "$100 Bonus Spot," the holder wins one hundred dollars
automatically. If the holder reveals a "$500 Burst" symbol in the
"$500 Bonus Spot," the holder wins five hundred dollars
automatically. If the holder matches one or more of the "Winning
Numbers" to one or more of "Your Numbers," the holder wins the
corresponding prize amount automatically. If the holder reveals a
"5X" symbol, the holder wins five times the corresponding prize
amount automatically. If the holder reveals a "10X" symbol, the
holder wins ten times the corresponding prize amount automatically. If the
holder reveals a "20X" symbol, the holder wins twenty times the
corresponding prize amount automatically. If the holder reveals a
"50X" symbol, the holder wins fifty times the corresponding prize
amount automatically. There are twenty-three chances to win on each ticket, and
a holder can win up to twenty-three times on one ticket. (3) The only "prize
values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number seven hundred
seventy-seven are: one dollar, two dollars, three dollars, four dollars, five
dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, thirty dollars,
fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred dollars, two hundred fifty
dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, two thousand five hundred
dollars, ten thousand dollars, and an "Annuity Prize Award" of forty
thousand dollars per year for twenty-five years before taxes or the
"Elected Cash-Option Prize Award" of approximately five hundred
thousand dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award."
Numbers, prize values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule
number seven hundred seventy-seven shall be concealed by an opaque covering,
which may be scratched off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying
numbers, prize values and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred seventy-seven
shall be ten dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule seven hundred seventy-seven, a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: ten dollars,
fifteen dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, fifty dollars, one
hundred dollars, two hundred fifty dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand
dollars, two thousand five hundred dollars, ten thousand dollars, twenty
thousand dollars, and an "Annuity Prize Award" of forty thousand
dollars per year for twenty-five years before taxes or the "Elected Cash
Option" of approximately five hundred thousand dollars before taxes in
lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award." Each ticket in game rule number
seven hundred seventy-seven shall be imprinted in such a way that prize awards
from the set listed above may be won. (E) The number of prize awards in any
sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred seventy-seven will depend upon
the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution and
availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to,
circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional,
returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in accordance
with this rule using random techniques. (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance. (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, except line eighty-nine, the holder
having the prize value and multiplier, if any, on that same line in column
three shall win the prize award on that same line in column four. A holder
having the prize value set forth on line eighty-nine of column three of the
appendix to this rule shall win either the "Annuity Prize Award" or
the "Elected Cash Option Prize Award." The amounts set forth on line
eighty-nine of column four of the appendix to this rule represent the estimated
cost of annuity investment, at time of game development, to fund the
"Annuity Prize Award." In a pool of six million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having the prize
value and multiplier, if any, set forth on a given lines in column three of the
appendix to this rule should be as set forth on that same line in column
five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred
seventy-seven shall be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the
commission's rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number seven hundred seventy-seven is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule and the covering material over any of the numbers,
prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to
have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which
determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards
shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game
rule number seven hundred seventy-seven in which the ticket was
sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number seven hundred seventy-seven void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any
of the validation tests or procedures established by the director; or if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number seven hundred seventy-seven. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number seven hundred seventy-seven and any promotions or
drawings associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and
the rules of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The
director shall inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the
procedures established pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule
number seven hundred seventy-seven. The director reserves the right to declare
any instant game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity
and accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule seven hundred seventy-seven used in this rule are used
solely for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number seven
hundred seventy-seven and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by
the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-778 | Game rule number seven hundred seventy-eight.
Effective:
December 24, 2022
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery
Commission game rule number seven hundred seventy-eight, "Nothing But
Cash!" shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as the
commission may determine. For the purposes 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 sales agents are to make their
final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in
game rule number seven hundred seventy-eight. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
seven hundred seventy-eight is a key number match game and is generally known
as an "instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering over the entire play area to reveal three
"Bonus Game," spots, eight "Winning Numbers," twenty
"Your Numbers," and twenty corresponding prize amounts. If any one or
more of "Your Numbers" match any of the "Winning Numbers,"
player wins the corresponding prize shown below automatically. If the player
reveals a "Star" symbol, player wins the prize amount shown
automatically. If the player reveals a "Moneybag" symbol, player wins
all twenty prizes shown. If the player reveals a "$100 Burst" symbol,
"$250 Burst" symbol, or a "$500 Burst" symbol in any of the
"Bonus Game" spots, player wins that amount respectively. There are
twenty-three chances to win on each ticket, and a player can win up to
twenty-three times on one ticket. (3) The only "prize
values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number seven hundred
seventy-eight are: ten dollars, fifteen dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five
dollars, thirty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, one hundred fifty
dollars, two hundred fifty dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars,
ten thousand dollars, and an "Annuity Prize Award" of eighty thousand
dollars per year for twenty-five years before taxes or the "Elected Cash
Option Prize Award" of approximately one million dollars before taxes in
lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award." Numbers, prize values and play
symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule number seven hundred seventy-eight
shall be concealed by an opaque covering, which may be scratched off by the
holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers, prize values and play
symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred seventy-eight
shall be twenty dollars. (D) Structure, nature, and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be on
type of prize in game rule seven hundred seventy-eight, a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: twenty
dollars, twenty-five dollars, thirty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred
dollars, two hundred fifty dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars,
ten thousand dollars, and an "Annuity Prize Award" of eighty thousand
dollars per year for twenty five years before taxes or the "Elected Cash
Option" of approximately one million dollars before taxes in lieu of the
"Annuity Prize Award." Each ticket in game rule number seven hundred
seventy-eight shall be imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the set
listed above may be won. (E) Numbers of prize awards. The number
of prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred
seventy-eight will depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle.
However, distribution and availability for public purchase may be affected by,
but not limited to, circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged,
promotional, returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in
accordance with this rule using random techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance. (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, except line fifty-five, the player
having the prize value and multiplier, if any, on that same line in columns
three shall win the prize award on that same line in column four. A player
having the prize value set forth on line fifty-five of column three of the
appendix to this rule shall win either the "Annuity Prize Award" or
the "Elected Cash Option Prize Award." The amounts set forth on line
fifty-five of column four of the appendix to this rule represent the estimated
cost of annuity investment, at time of game development, to fund the
"Annuity Prize Award." In a pool of four million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having the prize
value and multiplier, if any, set forth on a given line in column three of the
appendix to this rule should be as set forth on that same line in column
five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred
seventy-eight shall be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the
commission's rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number seven hundred seventy-eight is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule and the covering material over any of the numbers,
prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to
have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which
determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards
shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game
rule number seven hundred seventy-eight in which the ticket was sold.
(H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 entitle 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 rule
number seven hundred seventy-eight void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any
of the validation tests or procedures established by the director; or if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number seven hundred seventy-eight. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number seven hundred seventy-eight and any promotions or
drawings associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and
the rules of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The
director shall inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the
procedures established pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule
number seven hundred seventy-eight. The director reserves the right to declare
any instant game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity
and accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number seven hundred seventy-eight used in this rule
are used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule
number seven hundred seventy-eight and these elements may be given names or
titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-779 | Game rule number seven hundred seventy-nine.
Effective:
October 29, 2010
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery commission game rule number seven hundred seventy-nine, "Triple Tripler," 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 sales agents are to make their final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number seven hundred seventy-nine. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number seven hundred seventy-nine is a key number match game with "multiplier" features, and is generally known as an "instant lottery." (2) The holders of valid tickets will remove the covering off the entire play area to reveal six "Prize Amounts." If a player matches three identical prize amounts, the player wins the corresponding prize value. If the player reveals two identical prize amounts and reveals a "Star" symbol, the player wins the corresponding prize amount. The player will then remove the covering off the "Your Prize Level" box to reveal either "Single Prize," "Triple Prize" or "Triple Tripler." If "Single Prize" is revealed, the prize amount remains the same. If "Triple Prize" is revealed, the player wins triple the prize amount. If "Triple Tripler" is revealed, the play wins nine times the prize amount. (3) The only "prize values" which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number seven hundred seventy-nine are: one dollar, two dollars, three dollars, six dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, sixty dollars, ninety dollars, one hundred dollars, three hundred dollars, nine hundred dollars and one thousand eight hundred dollars. Prize values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule number seven hundred seventy-nine shall be concealed by an opaque covering which may be scratched off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying prize values and play symbols (C) Price of tickets. The price of a ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred seventy-nine shall be one dollar. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize awards. (1) There shall be one type of prize in game rule number seven hundred seventy-nine, a "regular prize award." (2) As used in this rule, "prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures which is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: one dollar, two dollars, three dollars, six dollars, nine dollars, eighteen dollars, thirty dollars, sixty dollars, ninety dollars, one hundred eighty dollars, three hundred dollars, nine hundred dollars and one thousand eight hundred dollars. (a) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical prize amounts are revealed for one dollar and a "Single" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of one dollar; (b) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which two identical prize amounts and a "Star" symbol are revealed for one dollar, and a "Single" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of one dollar; (c) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical prize amounts are revealed for two dollars and a "Single" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of two dollars; (d) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which two identical prize amounts and a "Star" symbol are revealed for two dollars, and a "Single" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of two dollars; (e) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical prize amounts are revealed for one dollar and a "Triple" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of three dollars; (f) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which two identical prize amounts and a "Star" symbol are revealed for one dollar, and a "Triple" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of three dollars; (g) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical prize amounts are revealed for three dollars and a "Single" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of three dollars; (h) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical prize amounts are revealed for two dollars, and a "Triple" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of six dollars; (i) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which two identical prize amounts and a "Star" symbol are revealed for two dollars, and a "Triple" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of six dollars; (j) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical prize amounts are revealed for six dollars and a "Single" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of six dollars; (k) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical prize amounts are revealed for one dollar and a "Triple Tripler" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of nine dollars; (l) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which two identical prize amounts and a "Star" symbol are revealed for one dollar, and a "Triple Tripler" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of nine dollars; (m) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical prize amounts are revealed for three dollars and a "Triple" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of nine dollars; (n) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical prize amounts are revealed for two dollars and a "Triple Tripler" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of eighteen dollars; (o) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which two identical prize amounts and a "Star" symbol are revealed for two dollars, and a "Triple Tripler" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of eighteen dollars; (p) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical prize amounts are revealed for ten dollars and a "Triple" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of thirty dollars; (q) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which two identical prize amounts and a "Star" symbol are revealed for ten dollars, and a "Triple" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of thirty dollars; (r) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical prize amounts are revealed for twenty dollars and a "Triple" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of sixty dollars; (s) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which two identical prize amounts and a "Star" symbol are revealed for twenty dollars, and a "Triple" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of sixty dollars; (t) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical prize amounts are revealed for sixty dollars and a "Single" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of sixty dollars; (u) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which two identical prize amounts and a "Star" symbol are revealed for sixty dollars, and a "Single" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of sixty dollars; (v) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical prize amounts are revealed for thirty dollars and a "Triple" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of ninety dollars; (w) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical prize amounts are revealed for ten dollars and a "Triple Tripler" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of ninety dollars; (x) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which two identical prize amounts and a "Star" symbol are revealed for ten dollars, and a "Triple Tripler" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular award of ninety dollars; (y) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which two identical prize amounts and a "Star" symbol are revealed for ninety dollars, and a "Single" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of ninety dollars; (z) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical prize amounts are revealed for twenty dollars and a "Triple Tripler" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of one hundred eighty dollars; (aa) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which two identical prize amounts and a "Star" symbol are revealed for one hundred dollars, and a "Triple" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of three hundred dollars; (bb) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical prize amounts are revealed for three hundred dollars and a "Triple" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize amount of nine hundred dollars; (cc) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical prize amounts are revealed for one hundred dollars and a "Triple Tripler" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of nine hundred dollars; (dd) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which two identical prize amounts and a "Star" symbol are revealed for nine hundred dollars, and a "Single" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize amount of nine hundred dollars; (ee) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical prize amounts are revealed for one thousand eight hundred dollars and a "Single" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of one thousand eight hundred dollars; (ff) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical prize amounts are revealed for two hundred dollars and a "Triple Tripler" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize of one thousand eight hundred dollars; and (gg) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which two identical prize amounts and a "Star" symbol are revealed for two hundred dollars, and a "Triple Tripler" symbol is revealed in the "Your Prize Level" box shall win a regular prize award of one thousand eight hundred dollars. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred seventy-nine will depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to, circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional, returned or reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in accordance with this rule using random techniques in order that the following occur: (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 per eight million tickets sold in the following prize categories should be as follows (a) Twenty tickets revealing two identical numbers and a "Star" symbol for two hundred dollars, and revealing a "Triple Tripler" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win one thousand eight hundred dollars; (b) Ten tickets revealing three identical numbers for two hundred dollars and revealing a "Triple Tripler" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win one thousand eight hundred dollars; (c) Ten tickets revealing three identical numbers for one thousand eight hundred dollars and revealing a "Single" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win one thousand eight hundred dollars; (d) Twenty tickets revealing two identical numbers and a "Star" symbol for nine hundred dollars, and revealing a "Single" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win nine hundred dollars; (e) Twenty-five tickets revealing three identical numbers for one hundred dollars and revealing a "Triple Tripler" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win nine hundred dollars; (f) Twenty-five tickets revealing three identical numbers for three hundred dollars and revealing a "Triple" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win nine hundred dollars; (g) One hundred tickets revealing two identical numbers and a "Star" symbol for one hundred dollars, and revealing a "Triple" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win three hundred dollars; and (h) Two hundred tickets revealing three identical numbers for twenty dollars and revealing a "Triple Tripler" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win one hundred eighty dollars. (3) Mathematical reasoning indicates that over a sufficiently large number of tickets sold, the average number of winning tickets per two hundred thousand tickets sold should be as follows: (a) Ten tickets revealing two identical numbers and a "Star" symbol for ninety dollars, and revealing a "Single" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win ninety dollars; (b) Ten tickets revealing two identical numbers and a "Star" symbol for ten dollars, and revealing a "Triple Tripler" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win ninety dollars; (c) Ten tickets revealing three identical numbers for ten dollars and revealing a "Triple Tripler" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win ninety dollars; (d) Ten tickets revealing three identical numbers for thirty dollars and revealing a "Triple" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win ninety dollars; (e) Sixty tickets revealing two identical numbers and a "Star" symbol for sixty dollars, and revealing a "Single" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win sixty dollars; (f) Sixty tickets revealing three identical numbers for sixty dollars and revealing a "Single" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win sixty dollars; (g) Sixty tickets revealing two identical numbers and a "Star" symbol for twenty dollars, and revealing a "Triple" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win sixty dollars; (h) Sixty tickets revealing three identical numbers for twenty dollars and revealing a "Triple" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win sixty dollars; (i) One hundred fifty tickets revealing two identical numbers and a "Star" symbol for ten dollars, and revealing a "Triple" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win thirty dollars; (j) One hundred fifty tickets revealing three identical numbers for ten dollars and revealing a "Triple" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win thirty dollars; (k) Two hundred fifty tickets revealing two identical numbers and a "Star" symbol for two dollars, and revealing a "Triple Tripler" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win eighteen dollars; (l) Two hundred fifty tickets revealing three identical numbers for two dollars and revealing a "Triple Tripler" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win eighteen dollars; (m) Five hundred tickets revealing three identical numbers for three dollars and revealing a "Triple" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win nine dollars; (n) Five hundred tickets revealing two identical numbers and a "Star" symbol for one dollar and revealing a "Triple Tripler" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win nine dollars; (o) One thousand tickets revealing three identical numbers for one dollar and revealing a "Triple Tripler" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win nine dollars; (p) Five hundred tickets revealing three identical numbers for six dollars and revealing a "Single" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win six dollars; (q) Five hundred tickets revealing two identical numbers and a "Star" symbol for two dollars, and revealing a "Triple" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win six dollars; (r) Five hundred tickets revealing three identical numbers for two dollars and revealing a "Triple" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win six dollars; (s) Five hundred tickets revealing three identical numbers for three dollars and revealing a "Single" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win three dollars; (t) One thousand tickets revealing two identical numbers and a "Star" symbol for one dollar, and revealing a "Triple" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win three dollars; (u) Five hundred tickets revealing three identical numbers for one dollar and revealing a "Triple" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win three dollars; (v) Nine thousand tickets revealing two identical numbers and a "Star" symbol for two dollars, and revealing a "Single" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win two dollars; (w) Five thousand tickets revealing three identical numbers for two dollars and revealing a "Single" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win two dollars; (x) Eleven thousand tickets revealing two identical numbers and a "Star" symbol for one dollar, and revealing a "Single" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win one dollar; and (y) Ten thousand tickets revealing three identical numbers and revealing a "Single" symbol in the "Your Prize Level" box to win one dollar. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize drawings. (1) Random imprinting of prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred seventy-nine shall be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the commission's rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued in game rule number seven hundred seventy-nine is sold or deemed sold in accordance with this rule and the covering material over any of the numbers, prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket which determine whether the holder is entitled to a regular prize award. All regular prize awards shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred seventy-nine in which the ticket was sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry, receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales agents of tickets winning prize awards which are to be paid by sales agents in accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule number seven hundred seventy-nine void if it is stolen, unissued, deactivated, 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 refund of the retail sales price of the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule number seven hundred seventy-nine. (1) The director shall conduct game rule number seven hundred seventy-nine and any promotions or drawings associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and 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 and any promotions or drawings associated therewith. The director shall inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the procedures established pursuant hereto which affect the play of game rule number seven hundred seventy-nine. The director reserves the right to declare any instant game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and accountability. (2) Names and definitions of elements of game rule number seven hundred fifty-nine used in this rule are to be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number seven hundred fifty-nine and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-780 | Game rule number seven hundred eighty.
Effective:
January 21, 2023
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery
commission game rule number seven hundred eighty, "Cash Explosion
5X," will be conducted at such times and for such periods as the
commission may determine. For the purpose of this rule, "sales cycle"
will 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 sales agents are to make their final settlement
with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number
seven hundred eighty. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
seven hundred eighty is a match three lottery game of the type generally known
as an "instant lottery," and which contains an Ohio Lottery
Commission TV game show feature. (2) Prize values and play
symbols will be concealed by an opaque covering which may be scratched off by
the holder of the ticket to reveal nine underlying prize values and play
symbols. Holders of valid tickets on which at least three of the prize values
are the same will win a prize award equal to such prize value. If two identical
amounts are revealed and a "2X" symbol is revealed, the player wins
two times the amount shown. If two identical amounts are revealed and a
"5X" symbol is revealed, the player wins five times the amount shown.
If the player reveals an "ENTRY" symbol three times, the player
becomes eligible for a chance to be selected in a scheduled drawing to appear
as a contestant on the "Ohio Lottery Commission TV Game Show, Cash
Explosion Game Show." (3) All holders of valid
winning tickets, which reveal an "ENTRY" symbol three times will
become eligible for a chance to be selected in a scheduled drawing to appear as
a contestant on the "Ohio Lottery Commission TV Game Show, Cash
Explosion Game Show" by complying with the special claim, entry,
receipt, validation and drawing requirements of the Ohio lottery
commission's current game show entry and drawing procedures, and with all
other applicable requirements of the rules of the commission, the regulations
of the director and the procedures established by the director. (4) The only "prize
values" which will appear on a ticket in game rule number seven hundred
eighty are: an "ENTRY" ticket symbol, one dollar, two dollars, four
dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, and five
hundred dollars. Numbers, prize values and play symbols appearing on any ticket
in game rule number seven hundred eighty will be concealed by an opaque
covering which may be scratched off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the
underlying numbers, prize values and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred eighty will
be one dollar. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) The type of prize to
be awarded in game rule number seven hundred eighty will be the prize awards.
Other types of prizes, "game show prizes," will be awarded in each
Lottery TV game show. (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" will mean one of the following monetary figures which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket:
"ENTRY" ticket symbol to appear on the "Ohio Lottery
Commission TV Game Show, Cash Explosion Game Show," one dollar, two
dollars, four dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty
dollars, and five hundred dollars. (3) Holder of a valid
ticket on which three of the prize values revealed are an "ENTRY"
ticket symbol will become eligible for a chance to be selected in a scheduled
drawing to appear as a contestant on "The Ohio Lottery TV game show, Cash
Explosion Game Show." (4) Each eligible holder
of an "ENTRY" ticket whose name is drawn for participation in
"The Ohio Lottery TV game show, Cash Explosion Game Show" will
be subject to the rules and regulations established by the director in the Ohio
lottery commission's current game show procedures. The director will have
the discretion to establish bonus prizes and to modify prize amounts awarded to
contestants for promotional purposes. (E) The number of prize awards in any
sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred eighty will depend upon the
number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution and
availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to,
circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional,
returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets will be printed in accordance
with this rule using random techniques. (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance. (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, the player having the value and
multiplier, if any, on that same line in column three will win the prize award
on the same line in column four; and in a pool of ten million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having that prize
value and multiplier, if any, in column three should be as set forth on that
same line in column five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred eighty
will be accomplished in a manner which complies with the commission's
rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number seven hundred eighty is sold or deemed sold in accordance
with this rule and the covering material over any of the play symbols and prize
symbols have been removed, the holder will be deemed to have drawn the play
symbols and prize symbols on that ticket which determine whether the holder is
entitled to a prize award. All prize awards will be deemed announced no later
than the last day of the sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred eighty
in which the ticket was sold. (3) Drawings conducted
for the purposes of determining who will become entitled to appear as a
contestant on the "Ohio Lottery TV game show, Cash Explosion Game
Show" and any other drawings conducted in connection with a TV game show
will comply with the rules and regulations of the commission governing
"prize drawings" and special lottery drawings as set forth in rules
3770:1-6-05 and 3770:1-6-06 of the Administrative Code, as
applicable. (4) The "Ohio
Lottery Commission TV Game Show, Cash Explosion Game Show" will be
held on dates determined and announced by the director. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director will establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards will be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words or other numbers on a ticket will not
automatically invalidate that ticket. To the extent feasible, the director will
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 will 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 rule
number seven hundred eighty void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any
of the validation tests or procedures established by the director; or if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number seven hundred eighty. (1) The director will
conduct game rule number seven hundred eighty and any promotions or drawings
associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules
of the commission including, without limitation, this rule and the regulations
of the director. The director will inform the public of the provisions of this
rule and the procedures established pursuant hereto which affect the play of
game rule number seven hundred eighty. The director reserves the right to
declare any instant game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game
integrity and accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number seven hundred eighty used in this rule are to
be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual
operation, game rule number seven hundred eighty and these elements may be
given names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-781 | Game rule number seven hundred eighty-one.
Effective:
January 21, 2023
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery
commission game rule number seven hundred eighty-one, "Cash Explosion
10X ," will be conducted at such times and for such periods as the
commission may determine. For the purpose of this rule, "sales cycle"
will 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 sales agents are to make their final settlement
with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number
seven hundred eighty-one. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
seven hundred eighty-one is a key number match game and is generally known as
an "instant lottery," and contains an Ohio Lottery Commission TV game
show feature. (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the opaque covering off the entire play area to reveal one
"Bonus Spot," two "Winning Numbers," ten "Your
Numbers," and ten corresponding prize amounts. If any one or more of
"Your Numbers" match any one or more of the "Winning
Numbers," the player wins the corresponding prize amount. If the player
reveals a "CASH" symbol, the player wins all ten prizes shown. If the
player reveals a "5X" symbol in the "Bonus Spot," the
player wins five times the total prize won automatically. If the player reveals
a "10X" symbol in the "Bonus Spot," the player wins ten
times the total prize won automatically. If the player reveals an
"ENTRY" symbol in the "Bonus Spot," the player becomes
eligible for a chance to be selected in a scheduled drawing to appear as a
contestant on the "Ohio Lottery Commission TV Game Show, Cash
Explosion Game Show." There are ten chances to win on each ticket,
and the player can win up to ten times on a ticket. (3) All holders of valid
winning tickets, which reveal an "ENTRY" symbol will become eligible
for a chance to be selected in a scheduled drawing to appear as a contestant on
the "Ohio Lottery Commission TV Game Show, Cash Explosion Game
Show" by complying with the special claim, entry, receipt, validation and
drawing requirements of the Ohio lottery commission's current game show
drawing procedures, and with all other applicable requirements of the rules of
the commission, the regulations of the director and the procedures established
by the director. (4) The only "prize
values," which will appear on a ticket in game rule number seven hundred
eighty-one are: an "ENTRY" ticket symbol, a "CASH" symbol,
one dollar, two dollars, three dollars, four dollars, five dollars, ten
dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, one thousand
dollars and ten thousand dollars. Numbers, prize values and play symbols
appearing on any ticket in game rule number seven hundred eighty-one will be
concealed by an opaque covering, which may be scratched off by the holder of
the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers, prize values and play
symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred eighty-one
will be two dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) The type of prize to
be awarded in game rule number seven hundred eighty-one will be the prize
awards. Other types of prizes, "game show prizes," will be awarded in
each Ohio Lottery TV game show. (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" will mean an "ENTRY" as described in
paragraph (D) (2) (a) of this rule, or one of the following monetary amounts:
two dollars, three dollars, four dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, twenty
dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, and ten
thousand dollars. (a) Each holder of a valid ticket on which an
"ENTRY" ticket symbol is revealed, will become eligible for a chance
to be selected in a scheduled drawing to appear as a contestant on the
"Ohio Lottery Commission TV Game Show, Cash Explosion Game
Show." (3) Each eligible holder
of an "ENTRY" ticket whose name is drawn for participation in the
"Ohio Lottery Commission TV Game Show, Cash Explosion Game Show"
will be subject to the rules and regulations established by the director in the
Ohio lottery commission's current game show procedures. (The director will
have the discretion to establish bonus prizes and to modify prize amounts
awarded to contestants for promotional purposes.) (4) The number of prize
awards in any sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred eighty-one will
depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution
and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to,
circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional,
returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets will be printed in accordance
with this rule using random techniques. (a) Combinations winning each prize award are randomly
distributed throughout all tickets printed in any given ticket
issuance. (5) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, the player having the prize value and
multiplier, if any, on that same line in column three will win the prize award
on the same line in column four; and in a pool of ten million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having that prize
value and multiplier, if any, on a given line in column three should be as set
forth on that same line in column five. (E) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (F) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred eighty-one
will be accomplished in a manner that complies with the commission's rules
and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number seven hundred eighty-one is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule and the covering material over any of the play
symbols and prize symbol has been removed, the holder will be deemed to have
drawn the play symbols and prize symbols on that ticket, which determine
whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards will be
deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game rule
number seven hundred eighty-one in which the ticket was sold. (3) Drawings conducted
for the purposes of determining who will become entitled to appear as a
contestant on the "Ohio Lottery Commission TV Game Show, Cash
Explosion Game Show" and any other drawings conducted in connection
with the "Ohio Lottery Commission TV Game Show, Cash Explosion Game
Show" will comply with the rules and regulations of the commission
governing "prize drawings" and special lottery drawings as set forth
in rules 3770:1-6-05 and 3770:1-6-06 of the Administrative Code, as applicable.
(4) The "Ohio
Lottery Commission TV Game Show, Cash Explosion Game Show" will be
held on dates determined and announced by the director. (G) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director will establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards will be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (H) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words or other numbers on a ticket will not
automatically invalidate that ticket. To the extent feasible, the director will
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 will 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 rule
number seven hundred eighty-one void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any
of the validation tests or procedures established by the director; or if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (I) Director's conduct of game rule
number seven hundred eighty-one. (1) The director will
conduct game rule number seven hundred eighty-one and any promotions or
drawings associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and
the rules of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The
director will inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the
procedures established pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule
number seven hundred eighty-one. The director reserves the right to declare any
instant game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and
accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number seven hundred eighty-one used in this rule are
to be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual
operation, game rule number seven hundred eighty-one and these elements may be
given names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-782 | Game rule number seven hundred eighty-two.
Effective:
January 21, 2023
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery
commission game rule number seven hundred eighty-two, "Cash
Explosion25X," will be conducted at such times and for such periods
as the commission may determine. For the purpose of this rule, "sales
cycle" will 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 sales agents are to make their
final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in
game rule number seven hundred eighty-two. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
seven hundred eighty-two is a key number match game and is generally known as
an "instant lottery," and contains an Ohio lottery commission TV game
show feature. (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the opaque covering off the entire play area to reveal one
"Bonus Spot," four "Winning Numbers," fifteen "Your
Numbers," and fifteen corresponding prize amounts. If any one or more of
"Your Numbers" match any one or more of the "Winning
Numbers," the player wins the corresponding prize amount(s). If the player
reveals a "STAR" symbol, the player wins that prize automatically. If
the player reveals a "5X" symbol in the "Bonus Spot," the
player wins five times the total prize won automatically. If the player reveals
a "10X" symbol in the "Bonus Spot," the player wins ten
times the total prize won automatically. If the player reveals a
"25X" symbol in the "Bonus Spot," the player wins
twenty-five times the total prize won automatically. If the player reveals an
"ENTRY" symbol in the "Bonus Spot," the player becomes
eligible for a chance to be selected in a scheduled drawing to appear as a
contestant on the "Ohio Lottery Commission TV Game Show, Cash
Explosion Game Show." There are fifteen chances to win on each
ticket, and the player can win up to fifteen times on a ticket. (3) All holders of valid
winning tickets, which reveal an "ENTRY" symbol will become eligible
for a chance to be selected in a scheduled drawing to appear as a contestant on
the "Ohio Lottery Commission TV Game Show, Cash Explosion Game
Show" by complying with the special claim, entry, receipt, validation and
drawing requirements of the Ohio lottery commission's current game show
drawing procedures, and with all other applicable requirements of the rules of
the commission, the regulations of the director and the procedures established
by the director. (4) The only "prize
values," which will appear on a ticket in game rule number seven hundred
eighty-two are: an "ENTRY" ticket symbol, a "STAR" symbol,
one dollar, two dollars, three dollars, four dollars, five dollars, ten
dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred
dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, two thousand dollars, ten
thousand dollars, fifty thousand dollars, and one hundred fifty thousand
dollars. Numbers, prize values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in game
rule number seven hundred eighty-two will be concealed by an opaque covering,
which may be scratched off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying
numbers, prize values and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred eighty-two
will be five dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) The type of prize to
be awarded in game rule number seven hundred eighty-two will be the prize
awards. Other types of prizes, "game show prizes," will be awarded in
each Ohio Lottery TV game show. (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" will mean an "ENTRY" as described in
paragraph (D) (2) (a) of this rule, or one of the following monetary amounts:
five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, fifty dollars,
one hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, two thousand
dollars, ten thousand dollars, fifty thousand dollars, and one hundred fifty
thousand dollars. (a) Each holder of a valid ticket on which three of the
prize values revealed are "ENTRY" ticket symbols will become eligible
for a chance to be selected in a scheduled drawing to appear as a contestant on
The Ohio Lottery TV game show, Cash Explosion Game Show. (3) Each eligible holder
of an "ENTRY" ticket whose name is drawn for participation in the
"Ohio Lottery Commission TV Game Show, Cash Explosion Game Show"
will be subject to the rules and regulations established by the director in the
Ohio lottery commission's current game show procedures. (The director will
have the discretion to establish bonus prizes and to modify prize amounts
awarded to contestants for promotional purposes.) (4) The number of prize
awards in any sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred eighty-two will
depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution
and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to,
circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional,
returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets will be printed in accordance
with this rule using random techniques. (a) Combinations winning each prize award are randomly
distributed throughout all tickets printed in any given ticket
issuance. (5) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, the player having the prize value and
multiplier, if any, on that same line in column three will win the prize award
on the same line in column four; and in a pool of eight million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having that prize
value and multiplier, if any, on a given line in column three should be as set
forth on that same line in column five. (E) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (F) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred eighty-two
will be accomplished in a manner that complies with the commission's rules
and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number seven hundred eighty-two is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule and the covering material over any of the play
symbols and prize symbol has been removed, the holder will be deemed to have
drawn the play symbols and prize symbols on that ticket, which determine
whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards will be
deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game rule
number seven hundred eighty-two in which the ticket was sold. (3) Drawings conducted
for the purposes of determining who will become entitled to appear as a
contestant on the "Ohio Lottery Commission TV game show, Cash
Explosion Game Show" and any other drawings conducted in connection
with a TV game show will comply with the rules and regulations of the
commission governing "prize drawings" and special lottery drawings as
set forth in rules 3770:1-6-05 and 3770:1-6-06 of the Administrative Code, as
applicable. (4) An Ohio Lottery TV
game show will be held on dates determined and announced by the
director. (G) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director will establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards will be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (H) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words or other numbers on a ticket will not
automatically invalidate that ticket. To the extent feasible, the director will
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 will 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 rule
number seven hundred eighty-two void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any
of the validation tests or procedures established by the director; or if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (I) Director's conduct of game rule
number seven hundred eighty-two. (1) The director will
conduct game rule number seven hundred eighty-two and any promotions or
drawings associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and
the rules of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The
director will inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the
procedures established pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule
number seven hundred eighty-two. The director reserves the right to declare any
instant game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and
accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number seven hundred eighty-two used in this rule are
to be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual
operation, game rule number seven hundred eighty-two and these elements may be
given names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-783 | Game rule number seven hundred eighty-three.
Effective:
January 21, 2023
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery
Commission game rule number seven hundred eighty-three, "$1,000,000
PAYOUT" will be conducted at such times and for such periods as the
commission may determine. For the purposes of this rule, "sales
cycle" will 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 sales agents are to make their
final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in
game rule number seven hundred eighty-three. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
seven hundred eighty-three is a key number match game and is generally known as
an "instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering over the entire play area to reveal two
"Bonus Boxes," six "Winning Numbers," twenty "Your
Numbers," and twenty corresponding prize amounts. If the player reveals a
"COIN" symbol in the left "Bonus Box," the player wins the
prize shown in that "Bonus Box" automatically. If the player reveals
a "MONEY" symbol in the right "Bonus Box," the player wins
the prize shown in that "Bonus Box" automatically. If the player
matches one or more of the "Winning Numbers" to one or more of
"Your Numbers," the player wins the corresponding prize amount(s)
automatically. If the player reveals a "DIAMOND" symbol, the player
wins that prize automatically. If the player reveals a "10X" symbol,
the player wins ten times the corresponding prize amount automatically. If the
player reveals a "20X" symbol, the player wins twenty times the
corresponding prize amount automatically. If the player reveals a "MONEY
BAG" symbol, the player wins all twenty prizes shown. There are twenty-two
chances to win on each ticket, and a player can win up to twenty-two times on
one ticket. (3) The only "prize
values," which will appear on a ticket in game rule number seven hundred
eighty-three are: five dollars, ten dollars, fifteen dollars, twenty dollars,
twenty-five dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred fifty
dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, and
an "Annuity Prize Award" of forty thousand dollars per year for
twenty-five years before taxes or the "Elected Cash-Option Prize
Award" of approximately five hundred thousand dollars before taxes in lieu
of the "Annuity Prize Award." Numbers, prize values and play symbols
appearing on any ticket in game rule number seven hundred eighty-three will be
concealed by an opaque covering, which may be scratched off by the holder of
the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers, prize values and play
symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred eighty-three
will be ten dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There will be one
type of prize in game rule seven hundred eighty-three, a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" will mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: ten dollars,
fifteen dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, fifty dollars, one
hundred dollars, two hundred fifty dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand
dollars, two thousand five hundred dollars, ten thousand dollars, twenty
thousand dollars, and an "Annuity Prize Award" of forty thousand
dollars per year for twenty-five years before taxes or the "Elected Cash
Option" of approximately five hundred thousand dollars before taxes in
lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award." Each ticket in game rule number
seven hundred eighty-three will be imprinted in such a way that prize awards
from the set listed above may be won. (E) The number of prize awards in any
sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred eighty-three will depend upon the
number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution and
availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to,
circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional,
returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets will be printed in accordance
with this rule using random techniques. (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance. (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, except line eighty-two, the player
having the prize value and multiplier, if any, on that same line in column
three will win the prize award on that same line in column four. A player
having the prize value set forth on line eighty-two of column three of the
appendix to this rule will win either the "Annuity Prize Award" or
the "Elected Cash Option Prize Award." The amounts set forth on line
eighty-two of column four of the appendix to this rule represent the estimated
cost of annuity investment, at time of game development, to fund the
"Annuity Prize Award." In a pool of four million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having the prize
value and multiplier, if any, set forth on a given line in column three of the
appendix to this rule should be as set forth on that same line in column
five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred
eighty-three will be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the
commission's rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number seven hundred eighty-three is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule and the covering material over any of the numbers,
prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder will be deemed to
have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which
determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards
will be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game
rule number seven hundred eighty-three in which the ticket was
sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director will establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards will be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words or other numbers on a ticket will not
automatically invalidate that ticket. To the extent feasible, the director will
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 will 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 rule
number seven hundred eighty-three void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any
of the validation tests or procedures established by the director; or if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number seven hundred eighty-three. (1) The director will
conduct game rule number seven hundred eighty-three and any promotions or
drawings associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and
the rules of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The
director will inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the
procedures established pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule
number seven hundred eighty-three. The director reserves the right to declare
any instant game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity
and accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule seven hundred eighty-three used in this rule are used
solely for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number seven
hundred eighty-three and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by
the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-785 | Game rule number seven hundred eighty-five.
Effective:
January 21, 2023
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery
commission game rule number seven hundred twenty-one, "$300,000,000
Extreme Cash" will be conducted at such times and for such periods as the
commission may determine. For the purposes of this rule, "sales
cycle" will 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 sales agents are to make their
final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in
game rule number seven hundred eighty-five. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
seven hundred eighty-five is a reveal symbol and key number match game and is
generally known as an "instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering off the entire play area to reveal four
"Mystery Bonus" spots, ten "Winning Numbers," twenty-five
"Your Numbers," and twenty-five corresponding prize amounts. If the
player reveals a prize amount in any of the "Mystery Bonus" spots,
the player wins that prize amount automatically. If the player matches one or
more of the "Winning Numbers" to one or more of "Your
Numbers," the player wins the corresponding prize amount(s) automatically.
If the player reveals a "10X" symbol, the player wins ten times the
prize shown. If the player reveals a "20X" symbol, the player wins
twenty times the prize shown. If the player reveals a "50X" symbol,
the player wins fifty times the prize shown. If the player reveals a
"200X" symbol, the player wins two hundred times the prize shown. It
the player reveals a "Money Bag" symbol, the player wins all
twenty-five prizes shown automatically. There are twenty-nine chances to win on
each ticket, and a player can win up to twenty-nine times on one
ticket. (3) The only "Prize
Values," which will appear on a ticket in game rule seven hundred
eighty-five are: ten dollars, twenty dollars, twenty five dollars, thirty
dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand
dollars, five thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, fifty thousand dollars,
one hundred thousand dollars and an "Annuity Prize Award" of two
hundred thousand dollars per year for twenty-five years before taxes or the
"Elected Cash-Option Prize Award" of approximately two million five
hundred thousand dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize
Award." Numbers, prize values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in
game rule number seven hundred eighty-five will be concealed by an opaque
covering, which may be scratched off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the
underlying numbers, prize values and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred eighty-five
will be thirty dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There will be one
type of prize in game rule seven hundred eighty-five, a "regular prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" will mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: fifty
dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, ten
thousand dollars, fifty thousand dollars, one hundred thousand dollars, and an
"Annuity Prize Award" of two hundred thousand dollars per year for
twenty-five years before taxes or the "Elected Cash-Option Prize
Award" of approximately two million five hundred thousand dollars before
taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award." Each ticket in game rule
number seven hundred eighty-five will be imprinted in such a way that prize
awards from the set listed above may be won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of
prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred eighty-five
will depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However,
distribution and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not
limited to, circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged,
promotional, returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets will be printed in
accordance with this rule using random techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance. (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, except line fifty seven, the player
having the prize value and multiplier, if any, on that same line in columns
three will win the prize award on that same line in column four. A player
having the prize value set forth on line fifty seven of column three of the
appendix to this rule will win either the "Annuity Prize Award" or
the "Elected Cash Option Prize Award." The amounts set forth on line
fifty seven of column four of the appendix to this rule represent the estimated
cost of annuity investment, at the time of game development, to fund the
"Annuity Prize Award." In a pool of thirteen million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having the prize
value and multiplier, if any, set forth on a given line in column three of the
appendix to this rule should be as set forth on that same line in column
five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred
eighty-five will be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the
commission's rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number seven hundred eighty-five is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule and the covering material over any of the numbers,
prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder will be deemed to
have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket which
determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards
will be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game
rule number seven hundred eighty-five in which the ticket was
sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director will establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards will be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of Tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words or other numbers on a ticket will not
automatically invalidate that ticket. To the extent feasible, the director will
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 will 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 rule
number seven hundred eighty-five void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any
of the validation tests or procedures established by the director; or if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
administrative code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number seven hundred eighty-five. (1) The director will
conduct game rule number seven hundred eighty-five and any promotions or
drawings associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and
the rules of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The
director will inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the
procedures established pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule
number seven hundred eighty-five. The director reserves the right to declare
any instant game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity
and accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number seven hundred eighty-five used in this rule are
to be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual
operation, game rule number seven hundred eighty-five and these elements may be
given names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-788 | Game rule number seven hundred eighty-eight.
Effective:
March 18, 2023
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery
commission game rule number seven hundred eighty-eight, "Electric
8's," 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 sales agents are to make their final settlement
with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number
seven hundred eighty-eight. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
seven hundred eighty-eight is a reveal symbol game with a "Bonus"
feature, and is generally known as an "instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering over the entire play area to reveal a
"Prize Box," a "Bonus Prize," and nine symbols. If the
player reveals three "8" symbols in the same row, column, or diagonal
line, the player wins the prize value revealed in the "Prize Box." If
the player reveals a "Moneybag" symbol in any spot the player wins
the "Bonus Prize" shown. (3) The only "prize
values" which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number seven hundred
eighty-eight are: one dollar, two dollars, four dollars, five dollars, ten
dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred
dollars, and one thousand eight hundred eighty-eight dollars. Prize values,
play symbols and prize levels appearing on any ticket in game rule number seven
hundred eighty-eight shall be concealed by an opaque covering which may be
scratched off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying prize
values, play symbols and prize levels. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred eighty-eight
shall be one dollar. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule number seven hundred eighty-eight called a
"prize award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: one dollar,
two dollars, four dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty
dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, and one thousand eight
hundred eighty-eight dollars. Each ticket in game rule number seven hundred
eighty-eight shall be imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the set
listed above may be won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of
prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred eighty-eight
will depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However,
distribution and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not
limited to, circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged,
promotional, returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in
accordance with this rule using random techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance. (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, the player having the prize value and
multiplier, if any, on that same line in columns three shall win the prize
award on that same line in column four. In a pool of eight million tickets
sold, mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having the
prize value and multiplier, if any, set forth on a given line in column three
of the appendix to this rule should be as set forth on that same line in column
five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred
eighty-eight shall be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the
commission's rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number seven hundred eighty-eight is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule and the covering material over any of the prize
values, play symbols and prize levels has been removed, the holder shall be
deemed to have drawn the prize values, play symbols and prize levels on that
ticket which determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All
prize awards shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales
cycle of game rule number seven hundred eighty-eight in which the ticket was
sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number seven hundred eighty-eight void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; or if
the ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not
limited to, by way of prize discounting under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number seven hundred eighty-eight. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number seven hundred eighty-eight in a manner consistent with
the Lottery Act and the rules of the commission including, without limitation,
this rule. The director shall inform the public of the provisions of this rule
and the procedures established pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game
rule number seven hundred eighty-eight. The director reserves the right to
declare any instant game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game
integrity and accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number seven hundred eighty-eight used in this rule
are to be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In
actual operation, game rule number seven hundred eighty-eight and these
elements may be given names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-789 | Game rule number seven hundred eighty-nine.
Effective:
March 18, 2023
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery
commission game rule number seven hundred eighty-nine, "Level Up 10X"
shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as the commission may
determine. For the purposes 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 sales agents are to make their final settlement with respect
to tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number seven
hundred eighty-nine. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
seven hundred eighty-nine is a reveal symbol style game and is generally known
as an "instant lottery." (2) The holder of a valid
ticket will play each of the "Games" separately. In each
"Game" the player will scratch each of the "Circle" symbols
in that row. If the player reveals five "Arrow" symbols from
"Start" to "Finish" without revealing a "Stop"
symbol, the holder wins the prize shown for that "Game"
automatically. If a holder reveals a "2X," "5X," or
"10X" multiplier in any "Game," the holder will multiply
the prize amount shown for that "Game." Each "Game" is
played separately. There are four chances to win on each ticket, and a player
can win up to four times on one ticket. (3) The only "prize
values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number seven hundred
eighty-nine are: one dollar, two dollars, four dollars, five dollars, ten
dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred
dollars, one thousand dollars, five thousand dollars, and twenty thousand
dollars. Each ticket in game rule number seven hundred eighty-nine shall be
imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the set listed above may be won.
Numbers, prize values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule
number seven hundred eighty-nine shall be concealed by an opaque covering,
which may be scratched off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying
numbers, prize values and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred eighty-nine
shall be two dollars. (D) Structure, nature, value, and number
of prize awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule seven hundred eighty-nine, a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: two dollars,
four dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one
hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, five thousand
dollars, and twenty thousand dollars. Each ticket in game rule number seven
hundred eighty-nine shall be imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the
set listed above may be won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of
prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred eighty-nine
will depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However,
distribution and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not
limited to, circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged,
promotional, returned or reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in
accordance with this rule using random techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance; and (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, the player having the prize value and
multiplier, if any, on that same line in column three shall win the prize award
on that same line in column four; and in a pool of six million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having that prize
value and multiplier in column three, if any, should be as set forth on that
same line in column five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred
eighty-nine shall be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the
commission's rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number seven hundred eighty-nine is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule and the covering material over any of the numbers,
prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to
have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which
determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards
shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game
rule number seven hundred eighty-nine in which the ticket was
sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number seven hundred eighty-nine void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; or if
the ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not
limited to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number seven hundred eighty-nine. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number seven hundred eighty-nine and any promotions or
drawings associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and
the rules of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The
director shall inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the
procedures established pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule
number seven hundred eighty-nine. The director reserves the right to declare
any instant game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity
and accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule seven hundred eighty-nine used in this rule are used
solely for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number seven
hundred eighty-nine and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by
the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-790 | Game rule seven hundred ninety.
Effective:
March 18, 2023
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery
Commission game rule number seven hundred ninety, "Lucky 7s," 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 sales agents are to make their final settlement with respect to
tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number seven hundred
ninety. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
seven hundred ninety is a key number match game and is generally known as an
"instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering off the entire play area to reveal four
"Winning Numbers," fifteen "Your Numbers" and fifteen
corresponding prize amounts. If the player reveals two identical symbols in the
"Bonus" area, the player wins the prize shown. If a player matches
one or more of the "Winning Numbers" to one or more of "Your
Numbers," the player wins the corresponding prize value(s) shown. If the
player reveals a "7" symbol, the player wins the prize shown
automatically. If the player reveals a "77" symbol, the player wins
ten times prize shown. If the player reveals a "777" symbol, the
player wins twenty times the prize shown. If the player reveals a
"Lucky" symbol, the player wins all fifteen prizes shown. There are
sixteen chances to win on each ticket, and a player may win up to sixteen times
on one ticket. (3) The only "prize
values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number seven hundred
ninety are: one dollar, two dollars, four dollars, five dollars, ten dollars,
twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, two
hundred fifty dollars, five hundred dollars, two thousand five hundred dollars,
ten thousand dollars, and one hundred seventy-seven thousand dollars. Numbers,
prize values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule number seven
hundred ninety shall be concealed by an opaque covering, which may be scratched
off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers, prize values
and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred ninety shall
be five dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule number seven hundred ninety called a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: five dollars,
ten dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred
dollars, two hundred fifty dollars, five hundred dollars, two thousand five
hundred dollars, ten thousand, and one hundred seventy-seven thousand dollars.
Each ticket in game rule number seven hundred ninety shall be imprinted in such
a way that prize awards from the set listed above may be won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of
prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred ninety will
depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution
and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to,
circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional,
returned or reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in accordance with this
rule using random techniques in order that the following occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance; and (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, the player having the prize value and
multiplier, if any, on that same line in column three shall win the prize award
on the same line in column four; and in a pool of six million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having the prize
value and multiplier, if any, on a given line in column three and four should
be as set forth on that same line in column five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred ninety
shall be accomplished in a manner that complies with the commission's
rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number seven hundred ninety is sold or deemed sold in accordance
with this rule, and the covering material over any of the numbers, prize values
and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to have drawn the
numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which determine whether
the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards shall be deemed
announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game rule number
seven hundred ninety in which the ticket was sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number seven hundred ninety void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any
of the validation tests or procedures established by the director; or if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number seven hundred ninety. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number seven hundred ninety, and any promotions associated
therewith, in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules of the
commission including, without limitation, this rule. The director shall inform
the public of the provisions of this rule, and the procedures established
pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule number seven hundred
ninety. The director reserves the right to declare any instant game as
unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and
accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number seven hundred ninety used in this rule are to
be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual
operation, game rule number seven hundred ninety and these elements may be
given names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-795 | Game rule number seven hundred ninety-five.
Effective:
March 18, 2023
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery
commission game rule number seven hundred ninety-five, "$2,000,000 Diamond
Spectacular" shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as the
commission may determine. For the purposes 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 sales agents are to make their
final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in
game rule number seven hundred ninety-five. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
seven hundred ninety-five is a reveal symbol and key number match game and is
generally known as an "instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering off the entire play area to reveal five
"Prize" spots in the "Extra Bonus Chances," eight
"Winning Numbers," twenty "Your Numbers," and twenty
corresponding prize amounts. If the player reveals a "Double Dollar
Sign" symbol in the "Extra Bonus Chances," the player wins that
prize amount automatically. If the player matches one or more of the
"Winning Numbers" to one or more of "Your Numbers," the
player wins the corresponding prize amount(s) automatically. If the player
reveals a "10X" symbol, the player wins ten times the prize shown. If
the player reveals a "20X" symbol, the player wins twenty times the
prize shown. If the player reveals a "50X" symbol, the player wins
fifty times the prize shown. If the player reveals a "100X" symbol,
the player wins one hundred times the prize shown. If the player reveals a
"Roll of Money" symbol, the player wins all twenty prizes shown
automatically. There are twenty five chances to win on each ticket, and a
player can win up to twenty five times on one ticket. (3) The only "Prize
Values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule seven hundred
ninety-five are: ten dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, thirty
dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred fifty dollars, five
hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, and an
"Annuity Prize Award" of eighty thousand dollars per year for twenty
five years before taxes or the "Elected Cash Option Prize Award" of
approximately one million dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity
Prize Award." Numbers, prize values and play symbols appearing on any
ticket in game rule number seven hundred ninety-five shall be concealed by an
opaque covering, which may be scratched off by the holder of the ticket to
reveal the underlying numbers, prize values and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred ninety-five
shall be twenty dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule seven hundred ninety-five, a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: thirty
dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred fifty dollars, five
hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, and an
"Annuity Prize Award" of eighty thousand dollars per year for twenty
five years before taxes or the "Elected Cash Option" of approximately
one million dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize
Award." Each ticket in game rule number seven hundred ninety-five shall be
imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the set listed above may be
won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of
prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred ninety-five
will depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However,
distribution and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not
limited to, circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged,
promotional, returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in
accordance with this rule using random techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance. (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, except line sixty-seven, the player
having the prize value and multiplier, if any, on that same line in columns
three shall win the prize award on that same line in column four. A player
having the prize value set forth on line sixty-seven of column three of the
appendix to this rule shall win either the "Annuity Prize Award" or
the "Elected Cash Option Prize Award." The amounts set forth on line
sixty-seven of column four of the appendix to this rule represent the estimated
cost of annuity investment, at the time of game development, to fund the
"Annuity Prize Award." In a pool of four million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having the prize
value and multiplier, if any, set forth on a given line in column three of the
appendix to this rule should be as set forth on that same line in column
five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred
ninety-five shall be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the
commission's rules and procedures (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number seven hundred ninety-five is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule and the covering material over any of the numbers,
prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to
have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket which
determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards
shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game
rule number seven hundred ninety-five in which the ticket was
sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of Tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number seven hundred ninety-five void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any
of the validation tests or procedures established by the director; or if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
administrative code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number seven hundred ninety-five. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number seven hundred ninety-five and any promotions or
drawings associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and
the rules of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The
director shall inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the
procedures established pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule
number seven hundred ninety-five. The director reserves the right to declare
any instant game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity
and accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number seven hundred ninety-five used in this rule are
to be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual
operation, game rule number seven hundred ninety-five and these elements may be
given names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-796 | Game rule number seven hundred ninety-six.
Effective:
April 23, 2023
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery
Commission game rule number seven hundred ninety-six, "Fast $50!"
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 sales agents are to make their final settlement with respect to
tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number seven hundred
ninety-six. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
seven hundred ninety-six is a key number match game and is generally known as
an "instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering off the entire play area to reveal two
"Winning Numbers," six "Your Numbers" and six corresponding
prize amounts. If any one or more of "Your Numbers" match either of
the "Winning Numbers," the player wins the corresponding prize below
that matching number(s). If the player reveals a "2X" symbol, the
player wins two times that prize shown automatically. If the player reveals a
"5X" symbol, the player wins five times that prize shown
automatically. There are six chances to win on each ticket, and a player may
win up to six times on one ticket. (3) The only "prize
values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number seven hundred
ninety-six are: one dollar, two dollars, three dollars, five dollars, ten
dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, and one thousand
dollars. Numbers, prize values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in game
rule number seven hundred ninety-six shall be concealed by an opaque covering,
which may be scratched off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying
numbers, prize values and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred ninety-six
shall be one dollar. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule number seven hundred ninety-six called a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: one dollar,
two dollars, three dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty
dollars, one hundred dollars, and one thousand dollars. Each ticket in game
rule number seven hundred ninety-six shall be imprinted in such a way that
prize awards from the set listed above may be won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of
prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred ninety-six
will depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However,
distribution and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not
limited to, circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged,
promotional, returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in
accordance with this rule using random techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance; and (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, the player having the prize value and
multiplier, if any, on that same line in column three shall win the prize award
on the same line in column four; and in a pool of eight million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having that prize
value and multiplier in column three, if any, should be as set forth on that
same line in column five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred ninety-six
shall be accomplished in a manner that complies with the commission's
rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number seven hundred ninety-six is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule, and the covering material over any of the numbers,
prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to
have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which
determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards
shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game
rule number seven hundred ninety-six in which the ticket was sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number seven hundred ninety-six void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any
of the validation tests or procedures established by the director; or if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number seven hundred ninety-six. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number seven hundred ninety-six, and any promotions
associated therewith, in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules
of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The director shall
inform the public of the provisions of this rule, and the procedures
established pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule number seven
hundred ninety-six. The director reserves the right to declare any instant game
as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and
accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number seven hundred ninety-six used in this rule are
to be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual
operation, game rule number seven hundred ninety-six and these elements may be
given names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-797 | Game rule number seven hundred ninety-seven.
Effective:
April 23, 2023
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery
commission game rule number seven hundred ninety-seven, "Space
Invaders Cash Invasion," 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 sales agents are to
make their final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during
the period in game rule number seven hundred ninety-seven. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
seven hundred ninety-seven is a key number match game with a
"multiplier" feature and is generally known as an "instant
lottery." (2) The player will
remove the covering over the entire play are to reveal three "Winning
Numbers," fifteen "Your Numbers" and fifteen corresponding prize
values. If any one or more of "Your Numbers" match any of the
"Winning Numbers," the player wins the corresponding prize value(s)
shown below the matching "Your Numbers." If the player reveals a
"2X" symbol in any of the "Your Numbers" play spots, the
player wins two times the prize shown automatically. If the player reveals a
"5X" symbol in any of the "Your Numbers" play spots, the
player wins five times the prize shown automatically. If the player reveals a
"10X" symbol in any of the "Your Numbers" play spots, the
player wins ten times the prize shown automatically. If the player reveals a
"SATURN" symbol the player wins all fifteen prizes automatically.
There are fifteen chances to win on each ticket, and a player may win up to
fifteen times on one ticket. (3) The only "prize
values" which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number seven hundred
ninety-seven are: one dollar, two dollars, three dollars, four dollars, five
dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, one
thousand dollars, and ten thousand dollars. Numbers, prize values and play
symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule number seven hundred ninety-seven
shall be concealed by an opaque covering which may be scratched off by the
holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers, prize values and play
symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred ninety-seven
shall be two dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule number seven hundred ninety-seven called a
"prize award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: two dollars,
three dollars, four dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty
dollars, one hundred dollars, one thousand dollars and ten thousand dollars.
Each ticket in game rule number seven hundred ninety-seven shall be imprinted
in such a way that prize awards from the set listed above may be
won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of
prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred ninety-seven
will depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However,
distribution and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not
limited to, circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged,
promotional, returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in
accordance with this rule using techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are distributed throughout all tickets printed in any given
ticket issuance; and (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, the player having the prize value and
bonus, if any, on that same line in column three shall win the prize award on
the same line in column four; and in a pool of five million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having that prize
value and bonus, if any, should be as set forth on that same line in column
five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred
ninety-seven shall be accomplished in a manner that complies with the
commission's rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number seven hundred ninety-seven is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule, and the covering material over any of the numbers,
prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to
have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which
determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards
shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game
rule number seven hundred ninety-seven in which the ticket was
sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number seven hundred ninety-seven void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any
of the validation tests or procedures established by the director; or if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
seven hundred ninety-seven. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number seven hundred ninety-seven, and any promotions
associated therewith, in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules
of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The director shall
inform the public of the provisions of this rule, and the procedures
established pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule number seven
hundred ninety-seven. The director reserves the right to declare any instant
game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and
accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number seven hundred ninety-seven used in this rule
are to be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In
actual operation, game rule number seven hundred ninety-seven and these
elements may be given names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-798 | Game rule number seven hundred ninety-eight.
Effective:
April 23, 2023
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery
Commission game rule number seven hundred ninety-eight, "Fistful of
$500," 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 sales agents are to make their final settlement
with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number
seven hundred ninety-eight. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
seven hundred ninety-eight is a key number match game and is generally known as
an "instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering off the entire play area to reveal four
"Winning Numbers," fifteen "Your Numbers" and fifteen
corresponding prize amounts. If any one or more of "Your Numbers"
match any of the "Winning Numbers," the player wins the corresponding
prize amount automatically. If the player reveals a "Money Roll"
symbol, the player wins the corresponding prize amount automatically. If the
player reveals a "$50 Burst" symbol, the player wins fifty dollars
automatically. If the player reveals a "Fist of Money" symbol, the
player wins all fifteen prizes shown automatically. There are fifteen chances
to win on each ticket, and a player may win up to fifteen times on one
ticket. (3) The only "prize
values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number seven hundred
ninety-eight are: one dollar, two dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, twenty
dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand
dollars, ten thousand dollars, and one hundred thousand dollars. Numbers, prize
values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule number seven
hundred ninety-eight shall be concealed by an opaque covering, which may be
scratched off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers,
prize values and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred ninety-eight
shall be five dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule number seven hundred ninety-eight called a
"prize award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: five dollars,
ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred
dollars, one thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, and one hundred thousand
dollars. Each ticket in game rule number seven hundred ninety-eight shall be
imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the set listed above may be
won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of
prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred ninety-eight
will depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However,
distribution and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not
limited to, circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged,
promotional, returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in
accordance with this rule using random techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance; and (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, the player having the prize value and
multiplier, if any, on that same line in column three shall win the prize award
on the same line in column four; and in a pool of six million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having that prize
value and multiplier in column three, if any, should be as set forth on that
same line in column five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred
ninety-eight shall be accomplished in a manner that complies with the
commission's rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number seven hundred ninety-eight is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule, and the covering material over any of the numbers,
prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to
have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which
determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards
shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game
rule number seven hundred ninety-eight in which the ticket was
sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) Special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim,
entry, receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation
by sales agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales
agents in accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed
within the time limits set forth by commission rules. (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 rule
number seven hundred ninety-eight void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any
of the validation tests or procedures established by the director; or if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number seven hundred ninety-eight. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number seven hundred ninety-eight, and any promotions
associated therewith, in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules
of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The director shall
inform the public of the provisions of this rule, and the procedures
established pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule number seven
hundred ninety-eight. The director reserves the right to declare any instant
game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and
accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number seven hundred ninety-eight used in this rule
are to be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In
actual operation, game rule number seven hundred ninety-eight and these
elements may be given names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-799 | Game rule number seven hundred ninety-nine.
Effective:
April 23, 2023
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery
Commission game rule number seven hundred ninety-nine, "Red Hot
Riches" shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as the
commission may determine. For the purposes 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 sales agents are to make their
final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in
game rule number seven hundred ninety-nine. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
seven hundred ninety-nine is a key number match game and is generally known as
an "instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering over the entire play area to reveal a
"Red Hot 1" spot, "Red Hot 2" spot, "Red Hot 3"
spot, six "Winning Numbers," twenty "Your Numbers," and
twenty corresponding prize amounts. If the player reveals a "Coins"
symbol in the "Red Hot 1" spot, the player wins fifty dollars
automatically. If the player reveals a "Gold Bar" symbol in the
"Red Hot 2" spot, the player wins one hundred dollars automatically.
If the player reveals a "Moneybag" symbol in the "Red Hot
3" spot, the player wins five hundred dollars automatically. If the player
matches one or more of the "Winning Numbers" to one or more of
"Your Numbers," the player wins the corresponding prize amount
automatically. If the player reveals a "10X" symbol, the player wins
ten times the corresponding prize amount automatically. If the player reveals a
"20X" symbol, the player wins twenty times the corresponding prize
amount automatically. If the player reveals a "50X" symbol, the
player wins fifty times the corresponding prize amount automatically. If the
player reveals a "Riches" symbol the player wins all twenty prizes
shown automatically. There are twenty-three chances to win on each ticket, and
a player can win up to twenty-three times on one ticket. (3) The only "prize
values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number seven hundred
ninety-nine are: one dollar, two dollars, three dollars, four dollars, five
dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, fifty dollars, one
hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, five thousand
dollars, ten thousand dollars, fifty thousand dollars, and five hundred
thousand dollars. Numbers, prize values and play symbols appearing on any
ticket in game rule number seven hundred ninety-nine shall be concealed by an
opaque covering, which may be scratched off by the holder of the ticket to
reveal the underlying numbers, prize values and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred ninety-nine
shall be ten dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule seven hundred ninety-nine, a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: ten dollars,
twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five
hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, five thousand dollars, ten thousand
dollars, fifty thousand dollars, and five hundred thousand dollars. Each ticket
in game rule number seven hundred ninety-nine shall be imprinted in such a way
that prize awards from the set listed above may be won. (E) The number of prize awards in any
sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred ninety-nine will depend upon the
number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution and
availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to,
circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional,
returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in accordance
with this rule using random techniques. (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance. (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, the player having the prize value and
bonus prize, if any, on that same line in columns three and/or four shall win
the prize award on that same line in column five. In a pool of six million
tickets sold, mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having
that prize value and multiplier in column three, if any, should be as set forth
on that same line in column six. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number seven hundred
ninety-nine shall be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the
commission's rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number seven hundred ninety-nine is sold or deemed sold in
accordance with this rule and the covering material over any of the numbers,
prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to
have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which
determine whether the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards
shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game
rule number seven hundred ninety-nine in which the ticket was
sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number seven hundred ninety-nine void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any
of the validation tests or procedures established by the director; or if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number seven hundred ninety-nine. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number seven hundred ninety-nine and any promotions or
drawings associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and
the rules of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The
director shall inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the
procedures established pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule
number seven hundred ninety-nine. The director reserves the right to declare
any instant game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity
and accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule seven hundred ninety-nine used in this rule are used
solely for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number seven
hundred ninety-nine and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by
the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-800 | Game rule number eight hundred.
Effective:
April 23, 2023
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery
Commission game rule number eight hundred, "Mining for Millions"
shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as the commission may
determine. For the purposes 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 sales agents are to make their final settlement with respect
to tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number eight
hundred. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
eight hundred is a key number match game and is generally known as an
"instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering over the entire play area to reveal three
"Bonus Spots," eight "Winning Numbers," twenty "Your
Numbers," and twenty corresponding prize amounts. If any one or more of
"Your Numbers" match any of the "Winning Numbers," player
wins the corresponding prize shown below automatically. If the player reveals a
"Pick" symbol, player wins the prize amount shown below
automatically. If the player reveals a "Diamond" symbol, player wins
all twenty prizes shown. If a player reveals a "TNT" symbol in any of
the "Bonus" spots, player wins that prize shown automatically.
"Bonus" spots are played separately. There are twenty-three chances
to win on each ticket, and a player can win up to twenty-three times on one
ticket. (3) The only "prize
values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number eight hundred
are: ten dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, thirty dollars, fifty
dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred fifty dollars, five hundred dollars,
one thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, and an "Annuity Prize
Award" of eighty thousand dollars per year for twenty-five years before
taxes or the "Elected Cash Option Prize Award" of approximately one
million dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award."
Numbers, prize values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule
number eight hundred shall be concealed by an opaque covering, which may be
scratched off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers,
prize values and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number eight hundred shall be
twenty dollars. (D) Structure, nature, and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be on
type of prize in game rule eight hundred, a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: thirty
dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred fifty dollars, five
hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, and an
"Annuity Prize Award" of eighty thousand dollars per year for twenty
five years before taxes or the "Elected Cash Option" of approximately
one million dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize
Award." Each ticket in game rule number eight hundred shall be imprinted
in such a way that prize awards from the set listed above may be
won. (E) Numbers of prize awards. The number
of prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number eight hundred will
depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution
and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to,
circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional,
returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in accordance
with this rule using random techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance. (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, except line forty-six, the player
having the prize value and bonus prize, if any, on that same line in columns
three and/or four shall win the prize award on that same line in column five. A
player having the prize value set forth on line forty-six of column three of
the appendix to this rule shall win either the "Annuity Prize Award"
or the "Elected Cash Option Prize Award." The amounts set forth on
line forty-six of column five of the appendix to this rule represent the
estimated cost of annuity investment, at time of game development, to fund the
"Annuity Prize Award." In a pool of four million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having the prize
value and multiplier, if any, set forth on a given line in column three of the
appendix to this rule should be as set forth on that same line in column
six. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number eight hundred shall be
accomplished in a manner, which complies with the commission's rules and
procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number eight hundred is sold or deemed sold in accordance with
this rule and the covering material over any of the numbers, prize values and
play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to have drawn the
numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which determine whether
the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards shall be deemed
announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game rule number
eight hundred in which the ticket was sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 entitle 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 rule
number eight hundred void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any of the validation
tests or procedures established by the director; or if the ticket is obtained
in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited to, by way of
prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the Administrative Code.
The commission's liability and responsibility for a ticket declared void,
if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of the ticket or
issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number eight hundred. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number eight hundred and any promotions or drawings
associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules
of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The director shall
inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the procedures established
pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule number eight hundred. The
director reserves the right to declare any instant game as unavailable for sale
at any time to maintain game integrity and accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number eight hundred used in this rule are used solely
for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number eight hundred
and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by the
commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-804 | Game rule number eight hundred four.
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery
Commission game rule number eight hundred four, "Spooky Loot" 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 sales agents are to make their final settlement with respect to
tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number eight hundred
four. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
eight hundred four is a key number match game and is generally known as an
"instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering off the entire play area on the front side of
the ticket to reveal one "Winning Number," five "Your
Numbers" and five corresponding prize amounts. If the "Winning
Number" matches the any of "Your Numbers," the player wins the
corresponding prize below to that matching number. If the player reveals a
"Witch" symbol, the player double the prize shown automatically.
There are five chances to win on each ticket, and a player may win up to five
times on one ticket. (3) The only "prize
values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number eight hundred
four are: one dollar, two dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars,
fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, and five hundred dollars. Numbers, prize
values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule number eight
hundred four shall be concealed by an opaque covering, which may be scratched
off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers, prize values
and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number eight hundred four shall be
one dollar. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule number eight hundred four called a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: one dollar,
two dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one
hundred dollars, and five hundred dollars. Each ticket in game rule number
eight hundred four shall be imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the
set listed above may be won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of
prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number eight hundred four will
depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution
and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to,
circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional,
returned or reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in accordance with this
rule using random techniques in order that the following occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance; and (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, the player having the prize value and
multiplier, if any, on that same line in column three shall win the prize award
on the same line in column four; and in a pool of eight million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having that prize
value and multiplier in column three, if any, should be as set forth on that
same line in column five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number eight hundred four shall
be accomplished in a manner that complies with the commission's rules and
procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number eight hundred four is sold or deemed sold in accordance
with this rule, and the covering material over any of the numbers, prize values
and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to have drawn the
numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which determine whether
the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards shall be deemed
announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game rule number
eight hundred four in which the ticket was sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number eight hundred four void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any of the validation
tests or procedures established by the director; or if the ticket is obtained
in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited to, by way of
prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the Administrative Code.
The commission's liability and responsibility for a ticket declared void,
if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of the ticket or
issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number eight hundred four. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number eight hundred four, and any promotions associated
therewith, in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules of the
commission including, without limitation, this rule. The director shall inform
the public of the provisions of this rule, and the procedures established
pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule number eight hundred four.
The director reserves the right to declare any instant game as unavailable for
sale at any time to maintain game integrity and accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number eight hundred four used in this rule are to be
considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual
operation, game rule number eight hundred four and these elements may be given
names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-805 | Game rule number eight hundred five.
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery
Commission game rule number eight hundred five, "10X The
Money," 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 sales agents are to make their final settlement
with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number
eight hundred five. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
eight hundred five is a key number match game and is generally known as an
"instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering off the entire play area to reveal two
"Winning Numbers," two "Bonus Numbers," ten "Your
Numbers" and ten corresponding prize amounts. If any one of the
"Winning Numbers" or any one of the "Bonus Numbers" matches
any of the "Your Numbers," the player wins the corresponding prize
amount. If the player reveals a "2X," "5X" or
"10X" symbol the player wins two times, five times or ten times the
prize shown for that symbol automatically. If the player reveals a
"STAR" symbol, the player wins all ten prizes shown automatically.
There are ten chances to win on each ticket, and a player may win up to ten
times on one ticket. (3) The only "prize
values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number eight hundred
five are: one dollar, two dollars, four dollars, five dollars, ten dollars,
twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one
thousand dollars, and ten thousand dollars. Numbers, prize values and play
symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule number eight hundred five shall be
concealed by an opaque covering, which may be scratched off by the holder of
the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers, prize values and play
symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number eight hundred five shall be
two dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule number eight hundred five called a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: two dollars,
five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars,
five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, and ten thousand dollars. Each
ticket in game rule number eight hundred five shall be imprinted in such a way
that prize awards from the set listed above may be won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of
prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number eight hundred five will
depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution
and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to,
circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional,
returned or partially reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in accordance
with this rule using random techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance; and (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, the player having the prize value and
multiplier, if any, on that same line in column three shall win the prize award
on the same line in column four; and in a pool of six million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having the prize
value and multiplier, if any, on a given line in column three should be as set
forth on that same line in column five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number eight hundred five shall
be accomplished in a manner that complies with the commission's rules and
procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number eight hundred five is sold or deemed sold in accordance
with this rule, and the covering material over any of the numbers, prize values
and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to have drawn the
numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which determine whether
the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards shall be deemed
announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game rule number
eight hundred five in which the ticket was sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number eight hundred five void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any of the validation
tests or procedures established by the director; or if the ticket is obtained
in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited to, by way of
prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the Administrative Code.
The commission's liability and responsibility for a ticket declared void,
if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of the ticket or
issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
eight hundred five. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number eight hundred five, and any promotions associated
therewith, in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules of the
commission including, without limitation, this rule. The director shall inform
the public of the provisions of this rule, and the procedures established
pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule number eight hundred five.
The director reserves the right to declare any instant game as unavailable for
sale at any time to maintain game integrity and accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number eight hundred five used in this rule are to be
considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual
operation, game rule number eight hundred five and these elements may be given
names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-806 | Game rule eight hundred six.
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery
Commission game rule number eight hundred six, "Wheel of
Fortune," 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 sales agents are to make their
final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in
game rule number eight hundred six. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
eight hundred six is a key number match game and is generally known as an
"Instant Lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering off the top play area, "Game 1," to
reveal four "Winning Numbers," fifteen "Your Numbers," and
fifteen corresponding prize amounts. If any one or more of "Your
Numbers" matches any of the "Winning Numbers," the player wins
the corresponding prize amount(s) shown below that number. If the player
reveals a "Star" symbol, the player wins that corresponding prize
automatically. If the player reveals a "Money Bag" symbol, the player
wins fifty dollars automatically. If the player reveals a "5X"
symbol, the player wins five times the corresponding prize shown automatically.
If the player reveals a "Wheel" symbol, the player wins all fifteen
prizes shown automatically. The player will then remove the covering from the
bottom play area, "Game 2," to reveal a total of twelve "Your
Twelve Letters," and a total of twenty-seven boxes, nine boxes in each of
three rows. Row one being labeled "Person." Row two being labeled
"Place." Row three being labeled "Thing." Along with three
corresponding "Prize" spots, one to the right of each of the three
rows. If the player completes a "Word" in any of the three rows, the
player wins the corresponding prize directly to the right of that row. Letters
combined to form a complete "Word" must appear in an unbroken
horizontal sequence within the designated row. A "Word" cannot be
formed by connecting the letters diagonally between rows, by reading the
letters from right to left or from bottom to top or top to bottom between rows,
or by using only a portion of the letters in a complete "Word." Words
within words are not eligible for a prize. There are eighteen chances to win in
game number eight hundred six and a player may win up to eighteen
times. (3) The only "prize
values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number eight hundred
six are: one dollar, two dollars, three dollars, four dollars, five dollars,
ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred
dollars, one thousand dollars, two thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, and
one hundred thousand dollars. Numbers, prize values and play symbols appearing
on any ticket in game rule number eight hundred six shall be concealed by an
opaque covering, which may be scratched off by the holder of the ticket to
reveal the underlying numbers, prize values and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number eight hundred six shall be
five dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule number eight hundred six called a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: five dollars,
ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred
dollars, two thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, and one hundred thousand
dollars. Each ticket in game rule number eight hundred six shall be imprinted
in such a way that prize awards from the set listed above may be
won. (E) Number of prize awards. The number of
prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number eight hundred six will
depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution
and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to,
circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional,
returned or partial reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in accordance
with this rule using random techniques in order that the following
occur: (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance; and (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, the player having the prize value and
multiplier, if any, on that same line in column three shall win the prize award
on the same line in column four; and in a pool of five million tickets sold,
mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having that prize
value and multiplier in column three, if any, should be as set forth on that
same line in column five. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number eight hundred six shall
be accomplished in a manner that complies with the commission's rules and
procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number eight hundred six is sold or deemed sold in accordance with
this rule, and the covering material over any of the numbers, prize values and
play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to have drawn the
numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which determine whether
the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards shall be deemed
announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game rule number
eight hundred six in which the ticket was sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number eight hundred six void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any of the validation
tests or procedures established by the director; or if the ticket is obtained
in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited to, by way of
prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the Administrative Code.
The commission's liability and responsibility for a ticket declared void,
if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of the ticket or
issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number eight hundred six. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number eight hundred six, and any promotions associated
therewith, in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules of the
commission including, without limitation, this rule. The director shall inform
the public of the provisions of this rule, and the procedures established
pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule number eight hundred six.
The director reserves the right to declare any instant game as unavailable for
sale at any time to maintain game integrity and accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number eight hundred six used in this rule are to be
considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual
operation, game rule number eight hundred six and these elements may be given
names or titles chosen by the commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-807 | Game rule eight hundred seven.
(A) Title and term. Ohio Lottery
Commission game rule number eight hundred seven, "Psychedelic Payout"
shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as the commission may
determine. For the purposes 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 sales agents are to make their final settlement with respect
to tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number eight
hundred seven. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number
eight hundred seven is a key number match game and is generally known as an
"instant lottery." (2) Holders of valid
tickets will remove the covering over the entire play area on the front and
back of the ticket. The front and back of each ticket plays separately. On the
front of the ticket the player will reveal six "Winning Numbers,"
twenty "Your Numbers," and twenty corresponding prize amounts. If the
player matches one or more of "Your Numbers" to one or more of the
"Winning Numbers," the player wins the corresponding prize amount
automatically. If the player reveals a "Sunglasses" symbol the player
wins that prize shown automatically. If the player reveals a "10X"
symbol, the player wins ten times the prize shown. If the player reveals a
"20X" symbol, the player wins twenty times the prize shown. If the
player reveals a "Payout" symbol, the player wins all twenty prizes
shown automatically. On the back of the ticket the player will reveal ten
"Extra Groovy Play!" bonus spots. If the player reveals a
"$20," "$50," "$100," or "$500" prize
amount in any one of the "Extra Groovy Play" bonus spots, the player
wins the prize shown automatically. There are thirty chances to win on each
ticket, and a player can win up to thirty times on one ticket. (3) The only "prize
values," which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number eight hundred
seven are: five dollars, ten dollars, fifteen dollars, twenty dollars,
twenty-five dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred fifty
dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, two thousand five hundred
dollars, ten thousand dollars, and five hundred thousand dollars. Numbers,
prize values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule number eight
hundred seven shall be concealed by an opaque covering, which may be scratched
off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers, prize values
and play symbols. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
ticket issued by the commission in game rule number eight hundred seven shall
be ten dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. (1) There shall be one
type of prize in game rule eight hundred seven, a "prize
award." (2) As used in this rule,
"prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures, which
is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: ten dollars,
twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred fifty dollars,
five hundred dollars, two thousand five hundred dollars, ten thousand dollars,
twenty thousand dollars, and five hundred thousand dollars. Each ticket in game
rule number eight hundred seven shall be imprinted in such a way that prize
awards from the set listed above may be won. (E) The number of prize awards in any
sales cycle of game rule number eight hundred seven will depend upon the number
of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution and availability for
public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to, circumstances such as
stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional, returned or partial reordered
tickets. Tickets shall be printed in accordance with this rule using random
techniques. (1) Combinations winning
each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any
given ticket issuance. (2) For each line in
column one of the appendix to this rule, the player having the prize value and
multiplier, if any, on that same line in columns three and/or four shall win
the prize award on that same line in column five. In a pool of six million
tickets sold, mathematical reasoning suggests that the number of tickets having
the prize value and multiplier, if any, set forth on a given line in column
three and/or four of the appendix to this rule should be as set forth on that
same line in column six. (F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and
the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will
change as prizes are won. (G) Frequency of prize
drawings. (1) Random imprinting of
prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number eight hundred seven
shall be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the commission's
rules and procedures. (2) When a ticket issued
in game rule number eight hundred seven is sold or deemed sold in accordance
with this rule and the covering material over any of the numbers, prize values
and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to have drawn the
numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket, which determine whether
the holder is entitled to a prize award. All prize awards shall be deemed
announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game rule number
eight hundred seven in which the ticket was sold. (H) Special claim, entry, receipt and
validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry,
receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales
agents of tickets winning prize awards, which are to be paid by sales agents in
accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time
limits set forth by commission rules. (I) Validity of tickets. (1) A mechanical error in
printing prize awards, symbols, words 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 rule
number eight hundred seven void if it is stolen, deactivated, 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; if the ticket fails any
of the validation tests or procedures established by the director; or if the
ticket is obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited
to, by way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a
ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of
the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable
price. (J) Director's conduct of game rule
number eight hundred seven. (1) The director shall
conduct game rule number eight hundred seven and any promotions or drawings
associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules
of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. The director shall
inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the procedures established
pursuant hereto, which affect the play of game rule number eight hundred seven.
The director reserves the right to declare any instant game as unavailable for
sale at any time to maintain game integrity and accountability. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule eight hundred seven used in this rule are used solely
for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number eight hundred
seven and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by the
commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-947 | Game rule number nine hundred forty-seven.
Effective:
August 29, 2014
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery commission game rule number nine hundred forty-seven, "General EZPLAY tap game rule," and the individual EZPLAY tap games offered and operated pursuant to the authority of this general EZPLAY tap game rule shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as the commission may determine. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number nine hundred forty-seven is an EZPLAY tap game known as an "online game," offered and operated pursuant to the authority of this general EZPLAY tap game rule and shall only be played on a multi-purpose terminal manufactured in accordance with lottery approved specifications, owned and tested by the lottery and connected to a lottery central system. (2) Each EZPLAY tap game shall have an individual game name, a summary of how the game shall be played, specified wager amounts and a prize structure detailing winning prizes at each wager amount selected by the player. (3) Each EZPLAY tap game shall provide for announcement of immediate EZPLAY tap game prize winnings as determined by a random number generator within the lottery central system which prize winnings shall be communicated from the central system to each terminal. (4) The amount of the prize pool for each EZPLAY tap game shall be replenished after each winning prize and shall not diminish as prizes are won. (5) Each EZPLAY tap game shall be displayed on a single screen. A game may allow for the screen to be tapped to reveal game results, or allow for game results to be revealed automatically, or both. (C) Price of EZPLAY tap game tickets. The wager amount for an EZPLAY tap game ticket shall be in the minimum amount of twenty-five cents. Other wager amounts and the maximum wager amount shall be established for each EZPLAY tap game by the director and shall be subject to approval through a resolution of five commissioners present at a meeting of the commission. (D) Number nature and value of prize awards. Game design features as set forth in paragraph (B)(2) of this rule, including the value of EZPLAY tap game prize winnings and the number and nature of different EZPLAY tap game prize winning combinations available for each EZPLAY tap game, and any bonus features or progressive jackpot features in the game shall be established by the director and shall be subject to approval through a resolution of five commissioners present at a meeting of the commission prior to the EZPLAY tap game being available to a lottery sales agent for sale to players. (1) The value of the EZPLAY tap game prize winnings, and any cash balance, shall be displayed on the terminal. (2) The EZPLAY tap game result, whether winning or non-winning, for a valid wager, shall be displayed on the terminal. (E) Payment of EZPLAY tap game prize winnings. Notwithstanding the information displayed on a terminal screen, EZPLAY tap game prize winnings shall not be due and payable to a player until a pay voucher has been generated by the terminal, the pay voucher is presented by the player for payment and the pay voucher is determined by the lottery or an authorized lottery agent to be valid, all in accordance with applicable provisions of law. EZPLAY tap game prize winnings are subject to all applicable tax and other required withholdings. (F) Frequency and period of EZPLAY tap games. EZPLAY tap games may only be played during the established hours of operation of lottery sales agents locations authorized by the lottery to use the terminal. (G) Validity of EZPLAY tap game play. (1) It shall be the sole responsibility of the player to verify the accuracy of the EZPLAY tap game play. Once a player has initiated game play on a terminal, the wager may not be canceled. (2) All EZPLAY tap game play is subject to validation requirements, test and/or procedures established by the lottery, including but not limited to validation by the lottery central system. (3) In addition to, but not in limitation of, all other power or authority conferred on the director or the commission by commission rules, the director may declare the play of an EZPLAY tap game, a pay voucher, or any other aspect of EZPLAY tap gaming void if stolen, not played or issued in accordance with commission rules; if it is illegible, altered, mutilated, or counterfeit; or if the terminal on which a game was played or a pay voucher fails any validation tests or procedures established by the director. The lottery shall have no liability for EZPLAY tap game play, pay voucher or any other aspect of EZPLAY tap gaming declared by the director to be void. (H) Director's conduct of EZPLAY tap games under game rule nine hundred forty-seven. (1) The director shall offer and operate EZPLAY tap games and promotions associated therewith under the authority of this general EZPLAY tap game rule in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act, the rules of the commission, including without limitation this rule and any resolution of the commissioners adopted under this rule. As deemed necessary or advisable, the director shall adopt management regulations, orders or directives to implement and operate these lottery games and any promotions associated therewith. The director shall inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the procedures established pursuant hereto which affect the play of EZPLAY tap games. The director reserves the right to declare any game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and accountability. (2) More than one EZPLAY tap game may be offered by the commission, if authorized by the director or commission, under the authority of this rule. In actual operation, EZPLAY tap games offered under the authority of this rule may be given names or titles chosen by the director or commission.
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Rule 3770:1-9-955 | Game rule nine hundred fifty-five.
Effective:
August 3, 2024
(A) Title and term. Game number nine
hundred fifty-five is the Ohio-adopted modified version of the
"Powerball" game for "Powerball" draws beginning August 23,
2021. Game number nine hundred nine hundred fifty-five will be conducted at
such times and for such periods as the director may determine. For the purpose
of this rule, "sales cycle" will mean any such period beginning on
the date when ticket sales are commenced and continuing through the date
established by the Ohio lottery commission executive director as the date on
which sales agents are to make final settlement with respect to such
period. (B) General design. (1) "Powerball"
is a statewide joint lottery game that is based on an agreement for the sale of
"Powerball" by participating party lotteries. (2) As used in this rule,
"Powerball" will hereinafter be referred to as "game number nine
hundred fifty-five" as it applies to statewide ticket sales in Ohio
conducted by the Ohio lottery commission for draws beginning August 23,
2021. (3) As used in this rule,
"MUSL" will mean the multi-state lottery association. (4) Game number nine hundred fifty-five
will be conducted in accordance with this rule and the "Powerball"
group rules as last amended by MUSL on January 7, 2021 (hereinafter "Group
Rules"). The "Group Rules" are incorporated by reference as if
fully set forth herein and will be posted on the Ohio lottery commission
website. The "Group Rules" as last amended January 7, 2021 may be
accessed by going to the link
https://www.ohiolottery.com/Claiming/RulesAndRegulations and clicking on the
"Powerball" tab. (5) As used in this rule, "panel or
play area" will mean the area of an official "Powerball" ticket
which sets forth a player's selection and is identified by the following
two fields of play: one field of five numbers consisting of one or two digits
that were selected by the player or through the gaming system through the auto
pick feature, and second field of one number consisting of one or two digits
selected by the player or through the gaming system through the auto pick
feature. Up to ten such panels or play areas may appear on any one ticket in
game number nine hundred fifty-five. The director may change the number of
panels or play areas appearing on any one ticket in game number nine hundred
fifty-five. Each panel will constitute a separate wager. (6) As used in this rule, "party
lottery" or "party lotteries" will mean the lottery or lotteries
established and operated pursuant to the laws of the jurisdictions
participating in "Powerball" including but not limited to members and
licensees of "MUSL" who are participating in
"Powerball." (7) As used in this rule, "Ohio
lottery" will mean the state lottery commission. (8) As used in this rule,
"directors" will mean the chief officers of the party lotteries or
any other persons to whom a chief officer's or a group of chief
officers' authority is lawfully delegated. (9) As used in this rule,
"director" will mean the executive director of the Ohio lottery
commission. (10) As used in this rule, "set
prize" means all other prizes except the grand prize that are advertised
to be paid by a single cash payment and, except as otherwise provided or
authorized herein, will be equal to the prize amount established by applicable
procedures. (11) As used in this rule
"grand prize" will mean the top prize in game number nine hundred
fifty-five. (12) As used in this rule,
"subscription play" is only valid when registered with a party
lottery in accordance with the rules and procedures of a party lottery who has
authorized sales through subscription and the person or, if permitted by the
party lottery's rules, the persons registering the play will be the owner
of the subscription play. A receipt for a subscription play has no value and is
not evidence of a play. (13) As used in this rule,
"applicable procedures" will mean procedures, "Group Rules"
and/or agreements relating to or associated with "Powerball," as
designated or agreed to by the director for the operation of game number nine
hundred fifty-five. (14) Game number nine hundred fifty-five
is not required to be amended when a party lottery is added or removed from
participating, unless the addition or removal of a party lottery will
substantively change the game matrix, play style or the method of prize
payments in game nine hundred fifty-five. Nothing contained herein will be
deemed to be a prohibition against amendments to game number nine hundred
fifty-five, as determined by the director to be appropriate or
necessary. (15) Each ticket in game number nine
hundred fifty-five will be imprinted with one set of five unique numbers from a
set of numbers, one through sixty-nine inclusively ("field one"), and
one unique number from a second set of numbers, one through twenty-six,
inclusively ("field two"), as determined by choice of the ticket
purchaser or the auto pick feature on the gaming system, and recorded on the
ticket at the time of the purchase. Players may use a bet card to have the auto
pick feature select their numbers in either field one, field two or both
fields. Bet cards are available at no cost to the player and will have no
pecuniary or prize value, nor will a bet card constitute evidence of purchase
or number selection. When a player verbally places a "Powerball"
wager, the player will either manually select the numbers from both fields or
request usage of the auto pick feature to select numbers from both fields. A
player may also place a wager through other means that are approved by the
director. A ticket may contain one or more panels as described in paragraph
(B)(5) of this rule. (16) As used in this rule, game number
nine hundred fifty-five winning numbers will be randomly selected during each
official "Powerball" drawing, and will consist of five numbers
selected from a field of numbers one through sixty-nine inclusively, and one
number selected from a second field of numbers one through twenty-six
inclusively. Holders of valid winning tickets for a given drawing bearing the
numbers drawn in that drawing, in whole or in part, and excluding the
"Power Play" option will be entitled to the set prize award in
accordance with the applicable section(s) of this rule. In addition, as set
forth in this rule or as approved by the director, with each official
"Powerball" drawing, a single "Power Play" number will be
randomly selected. (C) Price of tickets. The price of a
"Powerball" wager in game number nine hundred fifty-five will be two
dollars. The player may purchase up to the number of wagers per ticket, or
multiples thereof, as designated by the director if a multi-draw wager is
requested at the player's discretion in accordance with the number of
panels and inclusive drawings. The cost of every two dollar wager will be
increased by one dollar if a player purchases the "Power Play"
option. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. Except as otherwise provided or authorized herein, all prize awards for
prizes described in paragraphs (D)(1) to (D)(8) of this rule will be set as set
prizes. The grand prize described in paragraph (D)(9) of this rule will be paid
on a pari-mutuel basis. Except as otherwise determined in accordance with
applicable procedures, no advertised grand prize is a guaranteed amount. In the
event that an advertised grand prize is determined in accordance with
applicable procedures to be a guaranteed amount, funding and payment of such
guaranteed grand prize amounts will be in accordance with applicable
procedures. Except as otherwise provided or authorized herein, based upon the
numbers drawn in each regular drawing for game nine hundred fifty-five, prizes
will be awarded to holders of valid winning tickets for that drawing as
follows: (1) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches none of the five numbers drawn for field one,
and matching the one number for field two, the player will be entitled to a set
prize award of four dollars. (2) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches one of the five numbers drawn for field one,
and matching the one number for field two, the player will be entitled to a set
prize award of four dollars. (3) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches two of the five numbers drawn for field one,
and matching the one number for field two, the player will be entitled to a set
prize award of seven dollars. (4) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches three of the five numbers drawn for field
one, and no matching number for field two, the player will be entitled to a set
prize award of seven dollars. (5) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches three of the five numbers drawn for field
one, and matching the one number for field two, the player will be entitled to
a set prize award of one hundred dollars. (6) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches four of the five numbers drawn for field one,
and no matching number for field two, the player will be entitled to a set
prize award of one hundred dollars. (7) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches four of the five numbers drawn for field one,
and matching the one number for field two, the player will be entitled to a set
prize award of fifty thousand dollars. (8) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches five of the five numbers drawn for field one,
and no matching number for field two, the player will be entitled to a set
prize award of one million dollars. (9) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches five of the five numbers drawn for field one,
and matching the one number for field two, the player will win the grand prize
award which will be divided equally among the winning selections if there is
more than one winning selection. The grand prize will be determined on a
pari-mutuel basis and will be equal to the amount designated in accordance with
applicable procedures. (10) In the event that
there are no winning tickets for the grand prize described in paragraph (D)(9)
of this rule for a drawing, except as otherwise approved in accordance with
applicable procedures, the designated grand prize amount from that drawing will
be carried forward into the grand prize for the next consecutive
drawing. (11) If the total prize
liability for the prize levels set forth in paragraphs (D)(1) to (D)(8) of this
rule exceeds the liability cap designated in accordance with applicable
procedures, then that liability cap may be enforced for the payment of the
prize awards set forth in paragraphs (D)(1) to (D)(8) of this rule. In the
event the prize liability is exceeded, then the prizes set forth in paragraphs
(D)(1) to (D)(8) of this rule may be paid on a pari-mutuel basis, or in another
manner as determined by the director, rather than a set prize basis, provided,
however, that in no event will the pari-mutuel prizes or other prizes awarded
be greater than the applicable set prizes. In the event that the liability cap
is exceeded and prizes are paid on a pari-mutuel basis, the amounts to be used
for allocation of such pari-mutuel prizes, or other prizes awarded, for each
prize level will be determined in accordance with applicable procedures. If the
liability cap is exceeded for a particular drawing, the director will make the
liability cap publicly available by means that the directors deems
appropriate. (12) In a single game
number nine hundred fifty-five drawing, a claimant may win in only one prize
category per wager as a result of processing winning numbers selected in either
one or both of the fields of play, and will be entitled to only the highest
prize level won. (13) Annuitized payments
of the grand prize or a share of the grand prize may be rounded to facilitate
the purchase of an appropriate funding mechanism. Breakage on an annuitized
grand prize win will be added to the first cash payment to the winner or
winners. Prizes other than the grand prize which, in accordance with applicable
procedures, become single-payment, pari-mutuel prizes, may be rounded down so
that prizes can be paid in multiples of whole dollars. Breakage resulting from
rounding these prizes will be handled in accordance with applicable
procedures. (14) Subject to the laws
and regulations governing each party lottery, the number of prize categories
and the allocation of the prize fund among the prize categories may be changed
at the discretion of the directors. (E) "Power Play." Powerball
"Power Play" is an addition to the "Powerball" game and, if
approved by the director, will be conducted in accordance with the
"Powerball" game rules and other applicable procedures. Provided that
the director approves "Power Play," as used in this rule, "Power
Play" is an available feature of game rule number nine hundred fifty-five,
and a ticket purchaser will have the option to play the "Power Play"
option as an addition to the "Powerball" ticket purchased, except
that "Power Play" will not apply to the "Powerball" grand
prize. If the "Power Play" option is chosen by the purchaser, the
cost for every two dollar wager will be increased by one dollar, and the words
"Power Play YES" will be printed on the player's ticket. If the
"Power Play" option is not chosen, the words "Power Play
NO" will be printed on a player's ticket. The director may announce
prior to a drawing that the "Power Play" number of ten will not be
available for drawings in which the advertised grand prize amount is above a
specified amount, but the "Power Play" number of ten will at a
minimum be available for all drawings in which the advertised annuitized grand
prize amount is one hundred fifty million dollars or less. If the "Power
Play" option is chosen by the purchaser and the "Power Play"
number of ten is available, a single "Power Play" number will be
randomly selected from forty-three numbers. Those numbers will consist of:
twenty-four twos; thirteen threes; three fours; two fives; and one ten. If the
"Power Play" option is chosen by the purchaser and the "Power
Play" number of ten is not available, a single "Power Play"
option will be randomly selected from forty-two numbers. Those numbers will
consist of: twenty-four twos; thirteen threes; three fours; and two fives. The
set prizes will be multiplied by the "Power Play" number drawn for
that respective drawing, except that the "Power Play" feature will
not apply to the "Powerball" grand prize. Except as otherwise
provided or authorized herein, instead of prizes set forth under paragraphs
(D)(1) to (D)(8) of this rule, prizes awarded to holders of valid winning
tickets for a given drawing bearing the numbers drawn in that drawing, in whole
or in part, and including the purchase of the "Power Play" option
will be as follows in paragraphs (E)(1) to (E)(8) of this rule and will be paid
as cash prizes. In the event that a higher promotional prize is designated by
the director in accordance with applicable procedures, prizes awarded in
connection with any such promotion will be paid in accordance with applicable
procedures for that promotion. In certain instances, the "Powerball"
set prizes may be less than the amounts set forth in paragraphs (D)(1) to
(D)(8) of this rule. In such an event, the "Power Play" prizes set
forth in paragraphs (E)(1) to (E)(7) of this rule may be adjusted by the
director in accordance with applicable procedures and the "Power
Play" prize set forth in paragraph (E)(8) of this rule may be in an amount
determined after the draw, rather than the prizes set forth in paragraphs
(E)(1) to (E)(8) of this rule. (1) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches none of the five numbers drawn for field one,
and matching the one number for field two, and in the event that the player has
purchased the "Power Play" option and the "Power Play"
number selected for that respective drawing is two, the set prize award of four
dollars will be multiplied by two and the player will be entitled to a total
prize award of eight dollars. In the event that a player has purchased the
"Power Play" option and the "Power Play" number selected
for that respective drawing is three, the set prize award of four dollars will
be multiplied by three and the player will be entitled to a total prize award
of twelve dollars. In the event that a player has purchased the "Power
Play" option and the "Power Play" number selected for that
respective drawing is four, the set prize award of four dollars will be
multiplied by four and the player will be entitled to a total prize award of
sixteen dollars. In the event that a player has purchased the "Power
Play" option and the "Power Play" number selected for that
respective drawing is five, the set prize award of four dollars will be
multiplied by five and the player will be entitled to a total prize award of
twenty dollars. In the event that a player has purchased the "Power
Play" option, the "Power Play" option of ten is available and
the "Power Play" number selected for that respective drawing is ten,
the set prize award of four dollars will be multiplied by ten and the player
will be entitled to a total prize award of forty dollars. (2) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches one of the five numbers drawn for field one,
and matching the one number for field two, and in the event that the player has
purchased the "Power Play" option and the "Power Play"
number selected for that respected drawing is two, the set prize award of four
dollars will be multiplied by two and the player will be entitled to a total
prize award of eight dollars. In the event that a player has purchased the
"Power Play" option and the "Power Play" number selected
for that respective drawing is three, the set prize award of four dollars will
be multiplied by three and the player will be entitled to a total prize award
of twelve dollars. In the event that a player has purchased the "Power
Play" option and the "Power Play" number selected for that
respective drawing is four, the set prize award of four dollars will be
multiplied by four and the player will be entitled to a total prize award of
sixteen dollars. In the event that a player has purchased the "Power
Play" option and the "Power Play" number selected for that
respective drawing is five, the set prize award of four dollars will be
multiplied by five and the player will be entitled to a total prize award of
twenty dollars. In the event that a player has purchased the "Power
Play" option, the "Power Play" option of ten is available and
the "Power Play" number selected for that respective drawing is ten,
the set prize award of four dollars will be multiplied by ten and the player
will be entitled to a total prize award of forty dollars. (3) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches two of the five numbers drawn for field one,
and matching the one number for field two, and in the event the player has
purchased the "Power Play" option and the "Power Play"
number selected for that respected drawing is two, the set prize award of seven
dollars will be multiplied by two and the player will be entitled to a total
prize award of fourteen dollars. In the event that a player has purchased the
"Power Play" option and the "Power Play" number selected
for that respective drawing is three, the set prize award of seven dollars will
be multiplied by three and the player will be entitled to a total prize award
of twenty-one dollars. In the event that a player has purchased the "Power
Play" option and the "Power Play" number selected for that
respective drawing is four, the set prize award of seven dollars will be
multiplied by four and the player will be entitled to a total prize award of
twenty-eight dollars. In the event that a player has purchased the "Power
Play" option and the "Power Play" number selected for that
respective drawing is five, the set prize award of seven dollars will be
multiplied by five and the player will be entitled to a total prize award of
thirty-five dollars. In the event that a player has purchased the "Power
Play" option, the "Power Play" option of ten is available and
the "Power Play" number selected for that respective drawing is ten,
the set prize award of seven dollars will be multiplied by ten and the player
will be entitled to a total prize award of seventy dollars. (4) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches three of the five numbers drawn for field
one, and no matching number for field two, and in the event the player has
purchased the "Power Play" option and the "Power Play"
number selected for that respected drawing is two, the set prize award of seven
dollars will be multiplied by two and the player will be entitled to a total
prize award of fourteen dollars. In the event that a player has purchased the
"Power Play" option and the "Power Play" number selected
for that respective drawing is three, the set prize award of seven dollars will
be multiplied by three and the player will be entitled to a total prize award
of twenty-one dollars. In the event that a player has purchased the "Power
Play" option and the "Power Play" number selected for that
respective drawing is four, the set prize award of seven dollars will be
multiplied by four and the player will be entitled to a total prize award of
twenty-eight dollars. In the event that a player has purchased the "Power
Play" option and the "Power Play" number selected for that
respective drawing is five, the set prize award of seven dollars will be
multiplied by five and the player will be entitled to a total prize award of
thirty-five dollars. In the event that a player has purchased the "Power
Play" option, the "Power Play" option of ten is available and
the "Power Play" number selected for that respective drawing is ten,
the set prize award of seven dollars will be multiplied by ten and the player
will be entitled to a total prize award of seventy dollars. (5) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches three of the five numbers drawn for field
one, and matching the one number for field two, and in the event the player has
purchased the "Power Play" option and the "Power Play"
number selected for that respected drawing is two, the set prize award of one
hundred dollars will be multiplied by two and the player will be entitled to a
total prize award of two hundred dollars. In the event that a player has
purchased the "Power Play" option and the "Power Play"
number selected for that respective drawing is three, the set prize award of
one hundred dollars will be multiplied by three and the player will be entitled
to a total prize award of three hundred dollars. In the event that a player has
purchased the "Power Play" option and the "Power Play"
number selected for that respective drawing is four, the set prize award of one
hundred dollars will be multiplied by four and the player will be entitled to a
total prize award of four hundred dollars. In the event that a player has
purchased the "Power Play" option and the "Power Play"
number selected for that respective drawing is five, the set prize award of one
hundred dollars will be multiplied by five and the player will be entitled to a
total prize award of five hundred dollars. In the event that a player has
purchased the "Power Play" option, the "Power Play" option
of ten is available and the "Power Play" number selected for that
respective drawing is ten, the set prize award of one hundred dollars will be
multiplied by ten and the player will be entitled to a total prize award of one
thousand dollars. (6) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches four of the five numbers drawn for field one,
and no matching number for field two, and in the event the player has purchased
the "Power Play" option and the "Power Play" number
selected for that respected drawing is two, the set prize award of one hundred
dollars will be multiplied by two and the player will be entitled to a total
prize award of two hundred dollars. In the event that a player has purchased
the "Power Play" option and the "Power Play" number
selected for that respective drawing is three, the set prize award of one
hundred dollars will be multiplied by three and the player will be entitled to
a total prize award of three hundred dollars. In the event that a player has
purchased the "Power Play" option and the "Power Play"
number selected for that respective drawing is four, the set prize award of one
hundred dollars will be multiplied by four and the player will be entitled to a
total prize award of four hundred dollars. In the event that a player has
purchased the "Power Play" option and the "Power Play"
number selected for that respective drawing is five, the set prize award of one
hundred dollars will be multiplied by five and the player will be entitled to a
total prize award of five hundred dollars. In the event that a player has
purchased the "Power Play" option, the "Power Play" option
of ten is available and the "Power Play" number selected for that
respective drawing is ten, the set prize award of one hundred dollars will be
multiplied by ten and the player will be entitled to a total prize award of one
thousand dollars. (7) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches four of the five numbers drawn for field one,
and matching the one number for field two, and in the event the player has
purchased the "Power Play" option and the "Power Play"
number selected for that respected drawing is two, the set prize award of fifty
thousand dollars will be multiplied by two and the player will be entitled to a
total prize award of one hundred thousand dollars. In the event that a player
has purchased the "Power Play" option and the "Power Play"
number selected for that respective drawing is three, the set prize award of
fifty thousand dollars will be multiplied by three and the player will be
entitled to a total prize award of one hundred fifty thousand dollars. In the
event that a player has purchased the "Power Play" option and the
"Power Play" number selected for that respective drawing is four, the
set prize award of fifty thousand dollars will be multiplied by four and the
player will be entitled to a total prize award of two hundred thousand dollars.
In the event that a player has purchased the "Power Play" option and
the "Power Play" number selected for that respective drawing is five,
the set prize award of fifty thousand dollars will be multiplied by five and
the player will be entitled to a total prize award of two hundred fifty
thousand dollars. In the event that a player has purchased the "Power
Play" option, the "Power Play" option of ten is available and
the "Power Play" number selected for that respective drawing is ten,
the set prize award of fifty thousand dollars will be multiplied by ten and the
player will be entitled to a total prize award of five hundred thousand
dollars. (8) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches five of the five numbers drawn for field one,
and no matching number for field two, and in the event that a player has
purchased the "Power Play" option, regardless of the "Power
Play" number selected, the player will be entitled to a prize award of two
million dollars. (9) If the total prize
liability for the prize levels set forth in paragraphs (E)(1) to (E)(8) of this
rule exceeds a liability cap designated in accordance with applicable
procedures, then that liability cap may be enforced for the payment of the
prize awards set forth in paragraphs (E)(1) to (E)(8) of this rule. In the
event the prize liability is exceeded, then the prizes set forth in paragraphs
(E)(1) to (E)(8) of this rule may be paid on a pari-mutuel basis, or in another
manner as determined by the director, rather than a set prize basis, provided,
however, that in no event will the pari-mutuel prizes or other prizes awarded
be greater than the applicable set prizes. In the event that the liability cap
is exceeded and prizes are paid on a pari-mutuel basis, the amounts to be used
for allocation of such pari-mutuel prizes, or other prizes awarded, for each
prize level will be determined in accordance with applicable procedures. If the
liability cap is exceeded for a particular drawing, the director will make the
liability cap publicly available by means that the directors deems
appropriate. (10) In a single game
number nine hundred fifty-five drawing, a claimant may win in only one prize
category per wager as a result of processing winning numbers selected in either
one or both of the fields of play, and will be entitled to only the highest
prize level won. (11) Prizes other than
the grand prize, which, in accordance with applicable procedures, become
single-payment, pari-mutuel prizes, may be rounded down so that prizes can be
paid in multiples of whole dollars. Breakage resulting from rounding these
prizes will be handled in accordance with applicable procedures. (12) Subject to the laws
and regulations governing each party lottery, the number of prize categories
and the allocation of the prize fund among the prize categories may be changed
at the discretion of the directors. (F) Frequency and location of prize drawings. Drawings will be
held at such times and places determined by the directors. (G) Manner of prize drawings. (1) Prize drawings will
be open to the public and may be held at such places and times in any party
lottery jurisdiction that the directors determine. The public will be informed
as to the time and place of each prize drawing. (2) Holders of valid
tickets for a given drawing are eligible to win in that drawing. (3) All drawings
conducted in association with "Powerball" will be conducted randomly
in accordance with applicable procedures and with drawing devices for the
selection of winning numbers approved in accordance with applicable
procedures. (H) Validity of tickets. (1) It will be the sole
responsibility of each purchaser of a ticket in game number nine hundred
fifty-five to verify the accuracy of the game play or plays and other data
printed on the ticket. The Ohio lottery commission will be free from any
liability in connection with this paragraph. (2) Each ticket issued in
game number nine hundred fifty-five will have imprinted thereon at the time of
purchase a control number, bar code data, or both, supplied by the Ohio lottery
commission. No prize will be paid by the Ohio lottery commission for any
tickets without such control number or bar code data. A valid winning ticket
bearing matching player number selections or gaming system generated number
selections and also containing a control number, bar code data, or both,
supplied by the Ohio lottery commission, will serve as the only valid proof of
the wager placed and the only valid receipt for claiming or redeeming any prize
in game number nine hundred fifty-five. (3) As applicable to this
rule, any and all game tickets may not be canceled. This will not prohibit the
director, at the director's discretion, from compensating a retailer for a
returned ticket, which is not eligible to win a prize at the time it is
returned to the Ohio lottery commission, except that tickets stolen by a
retailer's employee or agent cannot be accepted as a returned ticket. Any
ticket that is accepted by the director as a returned ticket is for Ohio
lottery commission auditing purposes only and will have no effect on the
outcome of the drawing for which they were issued or reduce the Ohio lottery
commission's required contribution to the grand prize pool. (4) In addition to all
other validation conditions contained in this rule, valid winning game number
nine hundred fifty-five tickets will meet the following
conditions: (a) Validation data must be present in its entirety and needs to
correspond, using the computer validation file, to the number selections
printed on the ticket for the drawing date(s) printed on the
ticket; (b) The ticket must be intact; (c) The ticket must not be mutilated, altered, reconstituted, or
tampered with in any manner; (d) The ticket must not be counterfeit or an exact duplicate of
another winning ticket; (e) The ticket must have been issued by an authorized Ohio
lottery commission sales location authorized to sell tickets for game number
nine hundred fifty-five on official paper stock of the Ohio lottery
commission; (f) The ticket must be submitted for payment in accordance with
the Ohio lottery commission's validation and claiming
procedures; (g) The ticket data must have been recorded on the gaming system
prior to the drawing and the ticket data must match this computer record in
every respect (in the event of contradiction between the information as printed
on the ticket and as accepted by the gaming system, the wager accepted by the
gaming system will be the valid wager); (h) The player selected or gaming system selected number
selections, validation data and the drawing date(s) of an apparent winning
ticket must appear on the official file of winning tickets, and a ticket with
the exact data must not have been previously paid; (i) The ticket must not be misregistered, defectively printed or
printed or produced in error to an extent that it cannot be processed by the
Ohio lottery commission; (j) The ticket must pass all other confidential security checks
of the Ohio lottery commission; (k) In submitting an official game number nine hundred fifty-five
ticket for validation, the claimant agrees to abide by all applicable laws, all
rules and regulations of the Ohio lottery commission, all applicable procedures
and any instructions, conditions and final decisions of the Ohio
director; (l) There must not be any breach of the rules or applicable
procedures established for "Powerball" which, in the opinion of the
Ohio director, justifies disqualification; (m) To be eligible for payment for a winning ticket sold in Ohio,
all winning tickets must be presented for payment to the Ohio lottery within
the claiming period established by the Ohio lottery. To be eligible for payment
of a winning ticket sold in a party lottery other than the Ohio lottery, all
winning tickets must be presented for payment to the party lottery which issued
it within the claiming period as established by that party lottery. If no such
claim period has been established, all grand prize claims will be made within
one hundred eighty days after the drawing date; and (n) All winning tickets in game number nine hundred fifty-five
are subject to validation by the gaming system under applicable procedures and
are subject to all other required validation processes and requirements before
the payment of any prize. (5) An official game
number nine hundred fifty-five ticket submitted for validation which fails any
of the validation conditions established in this rule will be considered void
subject to the following determination: (a) In all cases of doubt, the determination of the director will
be final and binding. However, the director, at the director's option, may
replace an invalid ticket with an official game number nine hundred fifty-five
ticket of equivalent sales price or a refund of the purchase
price; (b) In the event a defective ticket is purchased or in the event
that the director determines to adjust an error, the sole and exclusive remedy
will be the replacement of such defective or erroneous ticket(s) with an
official game number nine hundred fifty-five ticket of equivalent sales price
or a refund of the purchase price; and (c) In the event an official game number nine hundred fifty-five
ticket is not paid by the Ohio lottery commission, and a dispute occurs as to
whether the ticket is a valid winning ticket, the Ohio lottery commission may,
at its option, replace the ticket or provide a refund of the purchase
price. (6) The Ohio lottery
commission will not be responsible for lost or stolen game number nine hundred
fifty-five tickets. (7) The Ohio lottery
commission will not be responsible to any claimant and sales agent for game
number nine hundred fifty-five tickets redeemed in error by an Ohio lottery
commission sales agent. (8) Valid prize winners
are determined by the numbers drawn and not the numbers reported. The Ohio
lottery commission will not be responsible for game number nine hundred
fifty-five winning numbers reported in error. (9) In purchasing a
ticket in game number nine hundred fifty-five, the player agrees to comply with
and be bound by all applicable statutes, administrative rules, and procedures
of the Ohio lottery commission, and understands that unless designated or
agreed to by the director, directives and determinations of the other party
lotteries do not apply to game number nine hundred fifty-five purchases in
Ohio. The player agrees, as its sole and exclusive remedy, that claims arising
out of any "Powerball" ticket purchase can only be pursued against
the state or jurisdiction of ticket purchase. Therefore, litigation, if any,
may only be maintained against the Ohio lottery commission in the appropriate
forum for game number nine hundred fifty-five tickets purchased at an
authorized Ohio lottery commission sales location. (10) For purposes of
determining the number of winning wagers, division of the grand prize jackpot
is contingent on the gaming system's determination of winning wagers sold,
and not by the number of winning wagers presented for payment. (I) Procedures for claiming and payment of prize
awards. (1) Effective upon a
determination of prize payouts, prizes will be redeemed or claimed only in the
jurisdiction where the official winning "Powerball" ticket was
purchased. Claimants of prizes in "Powerball" must comply with the
claiming periods of deadlines of the jurisdiction where the winning
"Powerball" ticket was purchased. Claimants of game number nine
hundred fifty-five prizes for winning tickets purchased in Ohio must comply
with the following terms and conditions: (a) Prizes for game number nine hundred fifty-five purchased in
Ohio may be redeemed or claimed only through Ohio lottery sales agents
authorized to sell game number nine hundred fifty-five, or other authorized
claim centers or locations designated by the Ohio lottery
commission; (b) Claimants of winning game number nine hundred fifty-five
prizes for tickets purchased in Ohio must comply with the prize claim
requirements of the Ohio lottery commission and the applicable claiming period
of one hundred eighty days as set forth in division (A)(1) of section 3770.07
of the Revised Code; (c) In the event a single game number nine hundred fifty-five
ticket purchased in Ohio contains two or more winning wagers, the cumulative
prize amount will be claimed or redeemed in accordance with the specified prize
payment limits of the Ohio lottery commission; (d) State and federal withholding taxes for winning tickets
purchased in Ohio will be withheld from game number nine hundred fifty-five
prizes awarded by the Ohio lottery commission in such amounts as may be
required by law, along with any other deductions required by law; (e) A "Powerball" prize, including but not limited to
any promotional prizes associated with "Powerball," awarded by any
party lottery will not be paid to any persons prohibited from playing or
claiming an Ohio lottery prize by the governing law or rules of the Ohio
lottery commission. In addition, those persons designated by a party
lottery's law as being ineligible to play its games will also be
ineligible to play "Powerball," and any promotions associated
therewith, in that party lottery's jurisdiction; (f) A "Powerball" ticket or a share of
"Powerball" ticket, or any promotional tickets associated with
"Powerball," issued by any party lottery will not be purchased by,
and a prize won by any such ticket or share will not be paid to: (i) A "MUSL"
employee, officer, or director; (ii) A contractor or
consultant under agreement with "MUSL" to review the "MUSL"
audit and security procedures; (iii) An employee of an
independent accounting firm under contract with "MUSL" to observe
drawings or site operations and actually assigned to the "MUSL"
account and all partners, shareholders, or owners in the local office of the
firm; or (iv) An immediate family
member (parent, stepparent, child, stepchild, spouse or sibling) of an
individual described in paragraphs (I)(1)(f)(i) to (I)(1)(f)(iii) of this rule
and residing in the same household. (g) For winning official game number nine hundred fifty-five
tickets purchased in Ohio for which no claim or redemption is made within one
hundred eighty days after the date of the drawing as required by the procedures
set forth in Ohio lottery commission rules, following any required
reconciliation of prize liability as may be agreed to from time to time by the
directors of the party lotteries, such unclaimed prize(s) will be paid into the
state lottery fund and distributed in accordance with section 3770.06 of the
Revised Code. (J) Payment of grand prize jackpot award. (1) Payment of a grand
prize, if due, will be paid in thirty annual payments ("annuity
option"). Within sixty days after a holder of a valid winning ticket
presents for payment his or her valid claim for a grand prize, he or she may
elect to receive payment of a grand prize as a lump sum cash payment
("lump sum cash option"). Calculation of the amount of "lump sum
cash option" or the amount of the "annuity option" will be in
accordance with applicable procedures. Grand prizes will be paid, at the
election of the player made not later than sixty days after the player becomes
entitled to the prize, with either an annuity or cash payment. If the payment
election is not made by the player within sixty days after the player becomes
entitled to the prize, then the prize will be paid as an annuity prize. The
election to take the cash payment may be made at the time of the prize claim or
within sixty days after the player becomes entitled to the prize. An election
made after the winner becomes entitled to the prize is final and cannot be
revoked, withdrawn or otherwise changed. (2) Share of the grand
prize will be determined by dividing the cash available in the grand prize pool
equally among all winning grand prize wagers from all participating party
lotteries. Winner(s) who elect a cash payment will be paid their share(s) in a
single cash payment. The annuitized option prize will be determined by
multiplying a winner's share of the grand prize by the annuity factor. If
individual shares of the cash held to fund an annuity is less than two hundred
fifty thousand dollars, the Ohio lottery may elect, in its sole discretion, to
pay the winners their share of the cash held in the grand prize pool. In the
event that a claim is submitted jointly by one or more persons, all persons
submitting that claim must elect to receive his or her share either through a
cash payment or annuity payment (different options may not be
chosen). (3) The "MUSL"
annuity factor is determined through a process as approved by the
"MUSL" finance and audit committee. (4) Except in those
instances where the grand prize has been designated as a guaranteed amount in
accordance with applicable procedures, neither "MUSL" nor the party
lotteries will be responsible or liable for changes in the advertised or
estimated annuity prize amount and the actual amount purchased after the prize
payment method is actually known to "MUSL." (5) Except as otherwise provided by law,
all annuitized prizes will be paid annually in thirty payments with the initial
payment being made in cash, to be followed by twenty-nine payments funded by
the annuity, and all annuitized payments will be paid in thirty graduated
payments (increasing each year) by a rate as determined in accordance with
applicable procedures. Prize payments may be rounded down to the nearest one
thousand dollars. After the first initial payment, annual payments will
coincide with the anniversary month of the grand prize. (6) Payment of prize payments upon the
death of a prize winner. In the event of the death of a prize winner, payments
will be made in accordance with rule 3770:1-8-01 of the Administrative Code and
applicable procedures, relating to payment and calculation of the cash value of
prize payments in a statewide joint lottery game upon the death of a prize
winner. (K) Payment of prizes other than grand prize. All prizes, other
than the grand prize, will be paid in cash through the party lottery that sold
the winning ticket(s). Payment of all prizes, other than the grand prize, may
be made after a party lottery receives authorization to pay from
"MUSL." In accordance with applicable procedures, in the event that
the total amount of any prizes exceeds the percentage of the prize pool
allocated to those prizes, then in such an event, the prizes may be paid on a
pari-mutuel basis in accordance with applicable procedures. (L) Net proceeds to lottery profits education fund. The entire
net proceeds from the sale of game number nine hundred fifty-five in Ohio that
remain after associated operating expenses, prize disbursements, lottery sales
agent bonuses, commissions, and reimbursements, and any other expenses
necessary to comply with the agreements or the rules are deducted from the
gross proceeds of game number nine hundred fifty-five, will be transferred to
the lottery profits education fund as required under division (B) of section
3770.06 of the Revised Code. (M) Conduct by director(s) in game number nine hundred
fifty-five. (1) The director will
conduct game number nine hundred fifty-five and any promotions conducted in
association with game number nine hundred fifty-five in a manner consistent
with the Ohio Lottery Act and the rules of the Ohio lottery commission,
including this rule. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game number nine hundred fifty-five used in this rule are
considered generic terms used solely for the purpose of this rule. (3) The director may
discontinue drawings conducted pursuant to game number nine hundred fifty-five.
In the event that Ohio discontinues drawings conducted pursuant to game number
nine hundred fifty-five, the director will designate the applicable procedures
to be followed in discontinuing drawings conducted pursuant to game number nine
hundred fifty-five. Should the directors determine that "Powerball"
will be discontinued and replaced by a modified version of
"Powerball" or another statewide joint lottery game with a grand
prize agreed to by the party lotteries, then the directors will have the
discretion to transfer any existing funds from the "Powerball" grand
prize that was not won before such drawings were discontinued, to such new
statewide joint lottery game. (4) The directors will
have discretion to authorize any funding mechanism deemed necessary to
accomplish payment of any prize pool or any prizes. The directors may
collectively authorize sale of "Powerball" tickets at a discount for
promotional purposes. In addition, the director may authorize sale of game
number nine hundred fifty-five tickets at a discount for promotional purposes
within the state of Ohio, provided that such discounted sales are reported to
the other party lotteries at full gross sales value. (5) Nothing contained in
this rule will prohibit a party lottery from offering Powerball tickets as
prizes in any other non-"MUSL" game or promotion operated by the
party lottery after advising the party lotteries and "MUSL" of the
terms and dates of the offering. (6) In the event that a
party lottery offers "Powerball" tickets as a prize or as part of an
authorized discount, promotion or rebate, the party lottery will contribute
that party lottery's share of the prizes based on the full value of a
ticket sold at a uniform price. (7) In the event of any
conflict between paragraphs (A) to (M) of this rule and the "Group
Rules," this rule will control. (8) All decisions made by
the director with respect to the play of game number nine hundred fifty-five in
Ohio, including but not limited to the declaration of prizes and the payment
thereof and the interpretation of Ohio lottery commission rules, will be final
and binding on all purchasers and on every person making a claim in respect
thereof.
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Rule 3770:1-9-958 | Game rule number nine hundred fifty-eight.
Effective:
August 3, 2024
(A) Title and term. Game number nine
hundred fifty-eight is the Ohio-adopted modified version of the "Mega
Millions" game for "Mega Millions" draws beginning
October 28, 2017. Game number nine hundred fifty-eight will be conducted at
such times and for such periods as the director may determine. For the purpose
of this rule, "sales cycle" will mean any such period beginning on
the date when ticket sales are commenced and continuing through the date
established by the Ohio lottery commission executive director as the date on
which sales agents are to make final settlement with respect to such
period. (B) General design. (1) "Mega
Millions" is a statewide joint lottery game that exists based on an
agreement between all participating party lotteries. (2) As used in this rule,
"Mega Millions" will hereinafter be referred to as "game
number nine hundred fifty-eight" as it applies to statewide ticket sales
in Ohio conducted by the Ohio lottery commission. (3) As used in this rule,
"party lotteries" will mean the member lotteries established and
operated pursuant to the laws of the jurisdictions participating in "Mega
Millions." Game number nine hundred fifty-eight will not
be amended when one or more lottery is added or removed from participating,
unless the addition or removal of such party lottery will substantively change
the game matrix, the play style or the method of prize payments in this
game. (4) Game number nine
hundred fifty-eight will be conducted in accordance with this rule and the
"Mega Millions Official Game Rules" effective April 19, 2017
(hereinafter "Official Game Rules"). The "Official Game
Rules" are incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein.
The "Official Game Rules" will be posted on the Ohio lottery
commission website and may be accessed by going to the link:
https://www.ohiolottery.com/Claiming/RulesAndRegulations and clicking on the
"New Mega Millions" tab. (5) As used in this rule,
"directors" will mean the chief officers of the member party
lotteries or any other persons to whom the directors' authority is
lawfully delegated. (6) As used in this rule,
"cash Grand/Jackpot Prize" will mean the cash value of the
"Grand/Jackpot Prize" paid in a lump sum as determined by the
directors or their designees. The cash "Grand/Jackpot Prize" will be
an amount less than the annuity "Grand/Jackpot Prize". (7) As used in this rule,
"annuity Grand/Jackpot Prize" will mean the annuity value of a
"Grand/Jackpot Prize" based on the investment by the Ohio lottery
commission of the cash "Grand/Jackpot Prize" amount to fund an annual
installment payment stream over thirty years as determined by the directors or
their designees. (8) As used in this rule,
"Ohio lottery" will mean the Ohio lottery commission. (9) As used in this rule,
"Ohio director" will mean the executive director of the Ohio lottery
commission. (10) As used in this
rule, game number nine hundred fifty-eight "panel or play area" will
mean the area of an official "Mega Millions" ticket identified
by the following two fields of play: one field of five numbers consisting of
one or two digits that were selected by the player or the lottery gaming system
, and a second field of one number consisting of one or two digits selected by
the player or the lottery gaming system. Up to five such panels or play areas
may appear on any one ticket in game number nine hundred fifty-eight. The
director may change the number of panels or play areas appearing on any one
ticket in game number nine hundred fifty-eight. Each panel will constitute a
separate wager. (11) Each ticket in game
number nine hundred fifty-eight will be imprinted with one set of five unique
numbers from a set of numbers, one through seventy inclusively ("field
one"), and one unique number from a second set of numbers, one through
twenty-five, inclusively ("field two"), as determined by the choice
of the ticket purchaser or the auto pick feature of the on-line computer
system, and recorded on the ticket at the time of purchase. Players may use a
bet card to have the auto pick feature select their numbers in either field
one, field two or both fields. Players may also use a bet card to manually
select their numbers in either field one, field two or both fields. (Bet cards
are available at no cost to the player and will have no pecuniary or prize
value, nor will they constitute evidence of purchase or number selections).
When a player orally places a "Mega Millions" wager, the player
must either manually select numbers from both fields or request usage of the
auto pick feature to select numbers from both fields. A ticket may include one
or more panels as described in paragraph (B)(10) of this rule. (12) As used in this
rule, game number nine hundred fifty-eight winning numbers will be randomly
selected during each official "Mega Millions" drawing, and will
consist of five numbers selected from a field of numbers one through seventy,
inclusively, and one number selected from a second field of numbers one through
twenty-five, inclusively. Holders of valid winning tickets for a given drawing
bearing the numbers drawn in that drawing, in whole or in part, will be
entitled to a prize award in accordance with the applicable paragraph(s) of
this rule. The prize awarded to holders of winning tickets may be dependent
upon whether a player has purchased the "Megaplier"
feature. (13) Tickets purchased in
game number nine hundred fifty-eight are automatically deemed by the lottery
gaming system to reflect payment of the "Grand/Jackpot Prize" in
thirty annual installments. As set forth at paragraph (J)(3) of this rule, at
the time of claim, any "Grand/Jackpot Prize" winner(s) who purchased
their game number nine hundred fifty-eight ticket(s) from an authorized Ohio
lottery sales agent will have sixty calendar days from the date of the
presentation for payment of their valid claim to the Ohio lottery commission,
to opt for a cash "Grand/Jackpot Prize" known as the "cash
option." All other prizes, other than the "Grand/Jackpot Prize"
in game number nine hundred fifty-eight, will be paid out in a lump
sum. (C) Price of tickets. (1) Except as provided in
paragraph (C) (2) of this rule, the price of a wager for the game as described
in paragraphs (B) to (D) of this rule issued by the Ohio lottery commission in
game number nine hundred fifty-eight will be two dollars. The player may
purchase up to the number of wagers per ticket, or multiples thereof, as
designated by the director if a multi-draw wager is requested at the
player's discretion in accordance with the number of game panels and
inclusive drawings. The cost of every two dollar wager will be increased by one
dollar if the player purchases the "Megaplier" feature.
"Megaplier" is not applicable to the "Grand Prize
Jackpot". (2) In addition or
alternatively, there is a subset of "Mega Millions Tickets"
known as "Just The Jackpot" tickets which may be purchased
for three dollars per two plays for only the "Grand/Jackpot Prize"
(which excludes all other prizes), or multiples thereof, in accordance with the
rules of the Ohio lottery commission. The player receives two plays for each
three dollars wagered for the chance to win only the "Grand/Jackpot
Prize". If the player matches any non-"Grand/Jackpot" prize
numbers, the player who purchased a "Just The Jackpot"
ticket is not eligible to win those non-"Grand/Jackpot" prizes. The
availability and cost of any "Add-on Game," as defined in this rule,
or "Just the Jackpot" will be determined by the Ohio lottery
commission, will not be included in the cost of the official "Mega
Millions" ticket, and will be subject to the applicable statutes and
administrative regulations of the Ohio lottery commission. Megaplier is not
applicable to the "Grand/Jackpot Prize" in connection with the
"Just the Jackpot" ticket. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. Based upon the numbers drawn in each regular drawing for game number
nine hundred fifty-eight, prizes will be awarded to holders of valid tickets
for that drawing as follows: (1) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches none of the five numbers drawn for field one,
and matching the one number drawn for field two, the player will be entitled to
a regular prize award of two dollars; (2) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches one of the five numbers drawn for field one,
and matching the one number drawn for field two, the player will be entitled to
a regular prize award of four dollars; (3) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches three of the five numbers drawn for field
one, and no matching number drawn for field two, the player will be entitled to
a regular prize award of ten dollars; (4) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches two of the five numbers drawn for field one,
and matching the one number drawn for field two, the player will be entitled to
a regular prize award of ten dollars; (5) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches three of the five numbers drawn for field
one, and matching the one number drawn for field two, the player will be
entitled to a regular prize award of two hundred dollars. (6) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches four of the five numbers drawn for field one,
and no matching number drawn for field two, the player will be entitled to a
regular prize award of five hundred dollars. (7) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches four of the five numbers drawn for field one,
and matching the one number drawn for field two, the player will be entitled to
a regular prize award of ten thousand dollars. (8) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches all five of the five numbers drawn for field
one, and no matching number drawn for field two, the player will be entitled to
a regular prize award of one million dollars. (9) For each ticket
bearing a selection which matches all five numbers drawn for field one, and
matching the one number drawn for field two, the player will win the
"Grand/Jackpot Prize" award which will be divided equally among the
winning selections if there is more than one winning selection. Except as
otherwise designated by the directors or their designees, the prize pool to be
paid will be equal to the amount designated by the directors, following the
drawing, as the cash "Grand/Jackpot Prize" amount rather than an
annuity "Grand/Jackpot Prize" amount. The directors or their
designees may advertise estimated cash "Grand/Jackpot Prize" or
annuity "Grand/Jackpot Prize" amounts for each drawing. Except as
otherwise determined by the directors or their designees, advertised cash or
annuity "Grand/Jackpot Prize" amounts are not guaranteed amounts.
Except as otherwise determined by the directors or their designees, the cash
"Grand/Jackpot Prize" amount designated by the directors or their
designees following a drawing will be the basis for determining the amount to
be awarded for each valid winning ticket matching all five of the five winning
numbers drawn for field one and one winning number drawn for field two.
Advertised cash or annuity "Grand/Jackpot Prize" amounts may be
forecasted for each drawing by the directors or their designees based upon
expected sales, but, unless the directors or their designees have determined
that such advertised amounts are guaranteed amounts, any such amounts
forecasted for purposes of advertisement are not guaranteed amounts. In any
event, the directors or their designees will have discretion to change the
prizes and percentages which represent the prize pools in each of the
categories referred to in paragraphs (D)(1) to (D)(9) of this
rule. (10) The minimum total
"Grand/Jackpot Prize" amount in any "Grand/Jackpot" for
which at least one ticket bears a winning selection which matches five of the
five numbers drawn for field one, and matches one number drawn for field two,
as validated by the lottery gaming sytem, will be an amount designated by the
directors or their designees, and will be divided equally among the holders of
the winning tickets if there is more than one winning ticket. If the
"Grand/Jackpot Prize" amount that is divided by the number of prize
winners matching five winning numbers for field one and one winning number for
field two is less than one million dollars, each "Grand/Jackpot
Prize" winner will be paid in a single cash payment in an amount equal to
the cash option "Grand/Jackpot Prize" divided equally by the number
of "Grand/Jackpot Prize" winners. The directors may set the
"Grand/Jackpot Prize" at levels higher than the minimum amount in
accordance with paragraph (D)(9) of this rule. (11) Any amounts
remaining in the prize pools described in paragraphs (D)(1) to (D)(8) of this
rule after any given drawing, due to residual amounts after prize
disbursements, will be retained by the party lotteries. (12) When there are no
winning tickets issued for the prize pool described in paragraph (D)(9) of this
rule, the directors will carry the prize pool amount forward into the
"Grand/Jackpot Prize" for the next consecutive drawing. (13) When there are no
winning tickets issued for the prize pool described in paragraph (D)(9) of this
rule, the "Grand/Jackpot Prize" amount will roll pari-mutuelly based
on sales as set by the directors, however, the directors may establish a
"Grand/Jackpot Prize" amount higher than that amount. (14) If the total prize
liability for the prize levels described in paragraphs (D)(1) to (D)(8) of this
rule exceeds the liability cap agreed upon by the directors, then that
liability cap may be enforced for the payment of the prize awards set forth in
paragraphs (D)(5) to (D)(8) of this rule. In the event the liability cap is
exceeded, then the prizes set forth in paragraphs (D)(5) to (D)(8) of this rule
may be paid on a pari-mutuel basis, or in another manner as determined by the
directors, rather than fixed prize basis, provided, however, that in no event
will the pari-mutuel prizes or other prizes awarded be greater than the
applicable fixed prizes. In the event that the liability cap is exceeded and
prizes are paid on a pari-mutual basis, or in another manner as determined by
the directors, the amounts used for allocation of such pari-mutuel prizes, or
other prizes awarded, for each prize level will be determined by the directors.
If the liability cap is exceeded for a particular drawing, the Ohio director
will make the amount of the liability cap publicly available by means that the
Ohio director deems appropriate. For purposes of prize calculation with respect
to any game number nine hundred fifty-eight pari-mutuel prize, the calculation
will be rounded down so that prizes will be paid in multiples of one
dollar. (15) In a single game
number nine hundred fifty-eight drawing, a claimant may win in only one prize
category per wager as a result of possessing winning numbers selected in either
one or both fields of play, and will be entitled only to the highest prize
level won. (16) Subject to the laws
and regulations governing each party lottery, the number of prize categories
and the allocation of the prize fund among the prize categories may be changed
at the discretion of the directors for promotional purposes. Such change will
be announced by public notice. (E) In addition to the game described in
paragraphs (B) to (D) of this rule, and where applicable in accordance with
this rule, a player will have an option to play "The
"Megaplier"." If a player selects the "Megaplier"
feature, the words "Megaplier Yes" will be printed on the
player's ticket. If a player does not select the "Megaplier"
feature, the words ""Megaplier" No" will be printed on the
player's ticket. (1) The cost of every two
dollar "Mega Millions" wager will be increased by one dollar if the
player purchases "The "Megaplier"" feature. (2) In connection with
the "Megaplier" feature, if said feature is an available feature, for
purposes of the prize levels set forth in paragraphs (D)(1) to (D)(7) of this
rule, a drawing will occur prior to each "Mega Millions" drawing to
select, unless otherwise approved by the director, a multiplier number from one
of the following fifteen numbers: two, two, two, two, two, three, three, three,
three, three, three, four, four, four, and five. As determined by the director,
multiplier numbers other than two, three, four, or five including but not
limited to numbers higher than five may be used for promotions. In the event of
a winning ticket, the multiplier number selected will only apply to the prize
levels set forth in paragraphs (D)(1) to (D)(8) of this rule. The multiplier
number selected is not applied to or does not impact the prize award set forth
in paragraph (D)(9) of this rule. In the event of a winning ticket, as set
forth in paragraph (E)(2)(h) of this rule, purchase of the
"Megaplier" feature will increase the regular prize award set forth
in paragraph (D)(8) of this rule. Purchase of the "Megaplier" feature
will not multiply, increase or impact the "Grand/Jackpot Prize" award
set forth in paragraph (D)(9) of this rule. A player who chooses the
"Megaplier" feature, will win the prize awards set forth in this
paragraph which will be in lieu of the prize awards set forth in paragraphs
(D)(1) to (D)(8) of this rule, not in addition to the prize awards set forth
therein. "Megaplier" does not apply to "Just The Jackpot
tickets." (a) For each ticket bearing a selection which matches none of the
five numbers drawn for field one, and matching the one number drawn for field
two, and in the event that the player has purchased the "Megaplier"
feature and a multiplier number of two is selected, the regular prize award of
two dollars will be multiplied by two and the player will be entitled to a
prize award of four dollars. In the event that the player has purchased the
"Megaplier" feature and a multiplier number of three is selected, the
regular prize award of two dollars will be multiplied by three and the player
will be entitled to a prize award of six dollars. In the event that the player
has purchased the "Megaplier" feature and a multiplier number of four
is selected, the regular prize award of two dollars will be multiplied by four
and the player will be entitled to a prize award of eight dollars. In the event
that the player has purchased the "Megaplier" feature and a
multiplier of five is selected, the regular prize award of two dollars will be
multiplied by five and the player will be entitled to a prize award of ten
dollars; (b) For each ticket bearing a selection which matches one of the
five numbers drawn for field one, and matching the one number drawn for field
two, and in the event that the player has purchased the "Megaplier"
feature and a multiplier number of two is selected, the regular prize award of
four dollars will be multiplied by two and the player will be entitled to a
prize award of eight dollars. In the event that the player has purchased the
"Megaplier" feature and a multiplier number of three is selected, the
regular prize award of four dollars will be multiplied by three and the player
will be entitled to a prize award of twelve dollars. In the event that the
player has purchased the "Megaplier" feature and a multiplier number
of four is selected, the regular prize award of four dollars will be multiplied
by four and the player will be entitled to a prize award of sixteen dollars. In
the event that the player has purchased the "Megaplier" feature and a
multiplier of five is selected, the regular prize award of four dollars will be
multiplied by five and the player will be entitled to a prize award of twenty
dollars; (c) For each ticket bearing a selection which matches three of
the five numbers drawn for field one, and no matching number drawn for field
two, and in the event that the player has purchased the "Megaplier"
feature and a multiplier number of two is selected, the regular prize award of
ten dollars will be multiplied by two and the player will be entitled to a
prize award of twenty dollars. In the event that the player has purchased the
"Megaplier" feature and a multiplier number of three is selected, the
regular prize award of ten dollars will be multiplied by three and the player
will be entitled to a prize award of thirty dollars. In the event that the
player has purchased the "Megaplier" feature and a multiplier number
of four is selected, the regular prize award of ten dollars will be multiplied
by four and the player will be entitled to a prize award of forty dollars. In
the event that the player has purchased the "Megaplier" feature and a
multiplier of five is selected, the regular prize award of ten dollars will be
multiplied by five and the player will be entitled to a prize award of fifty
dollars; (d) For each ticket bearing a selection which matches two of the
five numbers drawn for field one, and matching the one number drawn for field
two, and in the event that the player has purchased the "Megaplier"
feature and a multiplier number of two is selected, the regular prize award of
ten dollars will be multiplied by two and the player will be entitled to a
prize award of twenty dollars. In the event that the player has purchased the
"Megaplier" feature and a multiplier number of three is selected, the
regular prize award of ten dollars will be multiplied by three and the player
will be entitled to a prize award of thirty dollars. In the event that the
player has purchased the "Megaplier" feature and a multiplier number
of four is selected, the regular prize award of ten dollars will be multiplied
by four and the player will be entitled to a prize award of forty dollars. In
the event that the player has purchased the "Megaplier" feature and a
multiplier of five is selected, the regular prize award of ten dollars will be
multiplied by five and the player will be entitled to a prize award of fifty
dollars; (e) For each ticket bearing a selection which matches three of
the five numbers drawn for field one, and matching the one number drawn for
field two, and in the event that the player has purchased the
"Megaplier" feature and a multiplier number of two is selected, the
regular prize award of two hundred dollars will be multiplied by two and the
player will be entitled to a prize award of four hundred dollars. In the event
that the player has purchased the "Megaplier" feature and a
multiplier number of three is selected, the regular prize award of two hundred
dollars will be multiplied by three and the player will be entitled to a prize
award of six hundred dollars. In the event that the player has purchased the
"Megaplier" feature and a multiplier number of four is selected, the
regular prize award of two hundred dollars will be multiplied by four and the
player will be entitled to a prize award of eight hundred dollars. In the event
that the player has purchased the "Megaplier" feature and a
multiplier of five is selected, the regular prize award of two hundred dollars
will be multiplied by five and the player will be entitled to a prize award of
one thousand dollars; (f) For each ticket bearing a selection which matches four of the
five numbers drawn for field one, and no matching number drawn for field two,
and in the event that the player has purchased the "Megaplier"
feature and a multiplier number of two is selected, the regular prize award of
five hundred dollars will be multiplied by two and the player will be entitled
to a prize award of one thousand dollars. In the event that the player has
purchased the "Megaplier" feature and a multiplier number of three is
selected, the regular prize award of five hundred dollars will be multiplied by
three and the player will be entitled to a prize award of one thousand five
hundred dollars. In the event that the player has purchased the
"Megaplier" feature and a multiplier number of four is selected, the
regular prize award of one five hundred dollars will be multiplied by four and
the player will be entitled to a prize award of two thousand dollars. In the
event that the player has purchased the "Megaplier" feature and a
multiplier of five is selected, the regular prize award of five hundred dollars
will be multiplied by five and the player will be entitled to a prize award of
two thousand five hundred dollars; (g) For each ticket bearing a selection which matches four of the
five numbers drawn for field one, and matching the one number drawn for field
two, and in the event that the player has purchased the "Megaplier"
feature and a multiplier number of two is selected, the regular prize award of
ten thousand dollars will be multiplied by two and the player will be entitled
to a prize award of twenty thousand dollars. In the event that the player has
purchased the "Megaplier" feature and a multiplier number of three is
selected, the regular prize award of ten thousand dollars will be multiplied by
three and the player will be entitled to a prize award of thirty thousand
dollars. In the event that the player has purchased the "Megaplier"
feature and a multiplier number of four is selected, the regular prize award of
ten thousand dollars will be multiplied by four and the player will be entitled
to a prize award of forty thousand dollars. In the event that the player has
purchased the "Megaplier" feature and a multiplier of five is
selected, the regular prize award of ten thousand dollars will be multiplied by
five and the player will be entitled to a prize award of fifty thousand
dollars; and (h) For each ticket bearing a selection which matches five of the
five numbers drawn for field one, and no matching number drawn for field two,
and in the event that the player has purchased the "Megaplier"
feature and a multiplier of two is selected, the regular prize award of one
million dollars will be multiplied by two and the player will be entitled to a
prize award of two million dollars. In the event that the player has purchased
the "Megaplier" feature and a multiplier of three is selected, the
regular prize award of one million dollars will be multiplied by three and the
player will be entitled to a prize award of three million dollars. In the event
that the player has purchased the "Megaplier" feature and a
multiplier of four is selected, the regular prize award of one million dollars
will be multiplied by four and the player will be entitled to a prize award of
four million dollars. In the event that the player has purchased the
"Megaplier" feature and a multiplier of five is selected, the regular
prize award of one million dollars will be multiplied by five and the player
will be entitled to a prize award of five million dollars. (3) The directors or
their designees will have discretion to change the prize amounts and number of
prizes referred to in paragraphs (E)(2)(a) to (E)(2)(h) of this rule in
accordance with paragraph (E)(5) of this rule. Changes will be publicly
announced. (4) Any amounts remaining
in the prize pools described in paragraphs (E)(2)(a) to (E)(2)(h) of this rule
after any given drawing, due to residual amounts after prize disbursements,
will be retained by the party lotteries. (5) If the total prize
liability for the prize levels described in paragraphs (E)(2)(a) to (E)(2)(h)
of this rule exceed the liability cap agreed upon by the directors, then that
liability cap may be enforced for the payment of the prize awards set forth in
paragraphs (E)(2)(a) to (E)(2)(h) of this rule. In the event the liability cap
is exceeded, then the prizes set forth in paragraphs (E)(2)(a) to (E)(2)(h) of
this rule may be paid on a pari-mutuel basis, or in another manner as
determined by the directors, rather than fixed prize basis, provided, however,
that in no event will the pari-mutuel prizes or other prizes awarded be greater
than the applicable fixed prizes. In the event that the liability cap is
exceeded and prizes are paid on a pari-mutuel basis, or in another manner as
determined by the directors, the amounts used for allocation of such
pari-mutuel prizes, or other prizes awarded, for each prize level will be
determined by the directors. If the liability cap is exceeded for a particular
drawing, the Ohio director will make the amount of the liability cap publicly
available by means that the Ohio director deems appropriate. For purposes of
prize calculation with respect to any game number nine hundred fifty-eight
pari-mutuel prize, the calculation will be rounded down so that prizes will be
paid in multiples of one dollar. (6) In a single game
number nine hundred fifty-eight drawing, a claimant may win in only one prize
category per wager as a result of possessing winning numbers selected in either
one or both fields of play, and will be entitled only to the highest prize
level won, and if the "Megaplier" feature is selected, the prizes
awarded under paragraphs (E)(2)(a) to (E)(2)(h) will be in lieu of the prize
awards set forth in paragraphs (D)(1) to (D)(8) of this rule, not in addition
to the prize awards set forth therein. (F) Frequency and location of prize
drawings. Drawings will be held at such times and places determined by the
directors. (G) Manner of prize
drawings. (1) All drawings
conducted in connection with this rule will be open to the public and may be
held at such places and times in any party lottery jurisdictions that the
directors will determine. The directors will inform the public as to the time
and place of each prize drawing. (2) All holders of valid
tickets for a given drawing are eligible to win in that drawing. (3) All drawings in
connection with the "Mega Millions" will be conducted randomly
in accordance with procedures approved by the directors. For every drawing in
connection with "Mega Millions", the directors will approve
operating procedures and drawing devices to be used in the selection of winning
numbers and the awarding of prizes. (H) Validity of tickets. (1) Each purchaser of
tickets in game number nine hundred fifty-eight will be responsible for
verifying that the numbers imprinted on such tickets are those requested, that
the purchase price paid is the price recorded on such ticket, and that such
ticket has recorded thereon the type of wager(s) and the drawing date(s)
therefor that the purchaser desired to make. The Ohio lottery commission will
be free of any liability in connection with this paragraph. (2) Each ticket issued in
game number nine hundred fifty-eight will have imprinted thereon at the time of
purchase, a control number, bar code data, or both, supplied by the Ohio
lottery commission. No prize will be paid by the Ohio lottery commission for
any tickets without such control number or bar code data. A valid winning
ticket bearing matching player or lottery gaming system number selections and
also containing a control number, bar code data, or both, supplied by the Ohio
lottery commission, will serve as the only valid proof of the wager placed and
the only valid receipt for claiming or redeeming any prize. Each party lottery
follows the same requirements set forth in this paragraph. (3) As applicable to this
rule, any and all game tickets, including the "Megaplier" feature,
may not be canceled. (4) Valid winning game
number nine hundred fifty-eight tickets must meet the following
conditions: (a) Validation data must be present in its entirety and must
correspond, using the computer validation file, to the number selections
printed on the ticket for the drawing date(s) printed on the
ticket; (b) The ticket must be intact; (c) The ticket must not be mutilated, altered, reconstituted, or
tampered with in any manner; (d) The ticket must not be counterfeit or an exact duplicate of
another winning ticket; (e) The ticket must have been issued by an authorized Ohio
lottery commission sales agent on official paper stock of the Ohio lottery
commission; (f) The ticket must not have been stolen, to the knowledge of the
Ohio lottery; (g) The ticket must be submitted for payment in accordance with
the Ohio lottery commission's validation and claiming
procedures; (h) The ticket data must have been recorded on the central
computer system prior to the drawing and the ticket data must match this
computer record in every respect (in the event of a contradiction between the
information as printed on the ticket and as accepted by the Ohio lottery
commission lottery gaming system, the wager accepted will be the valid
wager); (i) The player or computer number selections, validation data and
the drawing date(s) of an apparent winning ticket must appear on the official
file of winning tickets, and a ticket with that exact data must not have been
previously paid; (j) The ticket must not be misregistered, defectively printed or
printed or produced in error to an extent that it cannot be processed by the
Ohio lottery commission; (k) The ticket must pass all other confidential security checks
of the Ohio lottery commission; (l) In submitting an official game number nine hundred
fifty-eight ticket for validation, the claimant agrees to abide by applicable
laws, all rules and regulations of the Ohio lottery commission, and any
instructions, conditions and final decisions of the Ohio director; (m) There must not be any other breach of the rules described
herein in relation to the ticket which, in the opinion of the Ohio director,
justifies disqualification; and (n) To be eligible for payment, all winning tickets must be
presented for payment to the party lottery which issued it within the claiming
period as established by that party lottery. (5) All winning tickets
in game number nine hundred fifty-eight are subject to validation by the
on-line computer system under procedures established by the Ohio director
before the payment of any prize. (6) An official game
number nine hundred fifty-eight ticket submitted for validation which fails any
of the validation conditions as established in paragraph (H)(4) of this rule
will be considered void, subject to the following determination: (a) In all cases of doubt, the determination of the Ohio director
will be final and binding. However, the Ohio director, at his/her option, may
replace an invalid ticket with an official game number nine hundred fifty-eight
ticket of equivalent sales price or a refund of the purchase
price; (b) In the event a defective ticket is purchased or in the event
that the Ohio director determines to adjust an error, the sole and exclusive
remedy will be the replacement of such defective or erroneous ticket(s) with an
official game number nine hundred fifty-eight ticket of equivalent sales price
or a refund of the purchase price; and (c) In the event an official game number nine hundred fifty-eight
ticket is not paid by the Ohio lottery commission, and a dispute occurs as to
whether the ticket is a valid winning ticket, the Ohio lottery commission may,
at its option, replace the ticket or provide a refund of the purchase
price. (7) The Ohio lottery
commission will not be responsible for lost or stolen game number nine hundred
fifty-eight tickets. (8) The Ohio lottery
commission will not be responsible to any claimant and sales agent for game
number nine hundred fifty-eight tickets redeemed in error by an Ohio lottery
commission sales agent. (9) Valid prize winners
are determined by the numbers drawn and not the numbers reported. The Ohio
lottery commission will not be responsible for game number nine hundred
fifty-eight winning numbers reported in error. (10) In purchasing a
ticket issued for game number nine hundred fifty-eight, the player agrees to
comply with and be bound by all applicable statutes, administrative
regulations, and procedures of the Ohio lottery commission, and understands
that the directives and determinations of the other party lotteries do not
apply to game number nine hundred fifty-eight purchases in Ohio. The player
agrees, as its sole and exclusive remedy, that claims arising out of any
"Mega Millions" ticket purchase can be pursued only against the
state or jurisdiction of ticket purchase. Therefore, litigation, if any, may
only be maintained against the Ohio lottery commission in the appropriate forum
for game number nine hundred fifty-eight tickets purchased at an authorized
Ohio lottery sales agent location. (11) For the purpose of
determining the number of winning wagers, division of the "Grand/Jackpot
Prize" is contingent on the on-line computer system's determination
of winning wagers sold, and not by the number of winning tickets presented for
payment. (I) Procedures for claiming and payment
of prize awards. (1) Effective upon
determination of prize payouts, prizes will be redeemed or claimed only in the
jurisdiction where the official winning "Mega Millions" ticket
was purchased. Claimants of prizes in "Mega Millions" must
comply with the claiming periods or deadlines of the jurisdiction where the
winning "Mega Millions" ticket was purchased. Claimants of game
number nine hundred fifty-eight prizes for winning tickets purchased in Ohio
must comply with the following terms and conditions: (a) Prizes for game number nine hundred fifty-eight tickets
purchased in Ohio may be redeemed or claimed only through Ohio lottery sales
agents authorized to sell game number nine hundred fifty-eight tickets, or
other authorized claim centers designated by the Ohio lottery
commission; (b) Claimants of winning game number nine hundred fifty-eight
prizes for tickets purchased in Ohio must comply with the prize claim
requirements of the Ohio lottery commission and the applicable claiming period
of one hundred eighty days as set forth in division (A)(1) of section 3770.07
of the Revised Code; (c) In the event a single game number nine hundred fifty-eight
ticket purchased in Ohio contains two or more winning wagers, the cumulative
prize amount will be claimed or redeemed in accordance with the specified prize
payment limits of the Ohio lottery commission; (d) State and federal withholding taxes for winning tickets
purchased in Ohio will be withheld from game number nine hundred fifty-eight
prizes awarded by the Ohio lottery commission in such amounts as may be
required by law, along with any other deductions required by law;
and (e) Game number nine hundred fifty-eight prizes will not be paid
to any persons prohibited from playing by the governing law or rules of the
Ohio lottery commission. In addition, "Mega Millions" tickets
may not be purchased in any other party lottery jurisdictions by any party
lottery board or commission member; or any officer or employee of a party
lottery; or any spouse, child, brother, sister or parent residing as a member
of the same household in the principal place of residence of any such party
lottery board member or commissioner, officer or employee. (f) For winning official game number nine hundred fifty-eight
tickets purchased in Ohio for which no claim or redemption is made within one
hundred eighty days after the date of the drawing as required by the procedures
set forth in Ohio lottery commission rules, the corresponding prize monies will
be returned to the Ohio lottery in accordance with procedures for the
reconciliation of prize liability as may be agreed from time to time by the
directors of the party lotteries. Such unclaimed prizes will be paid into the
state lottery fund and distributed in accordance with section 3770.06 of the
Revised Code. (J) Payment of the "Grand/Jackpot
Prize" award. (1) In accordance with
the "Mega Millions" agreement, if the Ohio lottery commission
sells a winning "Grand/Jackpot Prize" ticket, the party lotteries
will, through the "Mega Millions" clearinghouse, transfer to the
Ohio lottery commission an amount equivalent to each party lottery's share
as determined by the directors or their designees to be the amount needed to
fund payment of the "Grand/Jackpot Prize." (2) Except as otherwise
provided by law, all annuitized prizes will be paid annually in thirty payments
with the initial payment being made in cash, to be followed by twenty-nine
payments funded by the annuity, and all annuitized payments will be paid in
thirty graduated payments (increasing each year) by five percent or as
otherwise agreed to by participating party lotteries. Prize payments may be
rounded down to the nearest one thousand dollars. (3) Upon completion of
internal validation and claiming procedures established by the Ohio lottery
commission, at the time a valid claim is presented for payment of the
"Grand/Jackpot Prize," the cash "Grand/Jackpot Prize"
option amount along with the amount of appropriately withheld state and federal
income taxes will be disclosed in writing to the prize winner. Commencing with
the date of presentment of a valid winning "Grand/Jackpot Prize"
ticket to the Ohio lottery commission, and for sixty calendar days thereafter,
claimants may choose the cash option instead of annual installments. Claimants
who choose the cash option will receive the amount of cash "Grand/Jackpot
Prize" option amount disclosed to claimant by the Ohio lottery commission
in accordance with applicable rules, less the appropriately withheld state and
federal income taxes and any other deductions required by law. Notice of the
cash option selection must be received by the Ohio lottery commission or post
office stamped by the end of the sixty calendar day deadline. Such option, once
chosen, may not be revoked. If no selection is made during the allowed time
period, the prize winner will automatically be paid the prize as an annuity
"Grand/Jackpot Prize" in thirty annual installments as provided for
herein. No payment will be issued during the period prior to
selection. (4) As set forth in
paragraphs (J)(1) to (J)(3) of this rule, a single winning game number nine
hundred fifty-eight "Grand/Jackpot Prize" ticket may be paid in
either thirty annual installments or in one lump sum, cash option payment.
However, prize winners who claim a joint prize from a single winning ticket
will all receive prize payments in either annual installments or in a lump sum
payment. Prize winners who claim a joint prize from a single winning ticket may
not opt to receive different forms of payment. (K) Net proceeds to lottery profits
education fund. The entire net proceeds from the sale of game number nine
hundred fifty-eight in Ohio that remain after associated operating expenses,
prize disbursements, lottery sales agent bonuses, commissions, and
reimbursements, and any other expenses necessary to comply with the agreements
among the party lotteries or these rules are deducted from the gross proceeds
of game number nine hundred fifty-eight, will be transferred to the lottery
profits education fund as required under division (B) of section 3770.06 of the
Revised Code. (L) Director's conduct of game
number nine hundred fifty-eight. (1) The Ohio director
will conduct game number nine hundred fifty-eight in a manner consistent with
the Ohio Lottery Act and the rules of the Ohio lottery commission, including
without limitation this rule. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game number nine hundred fifty-eight used in this rule are
considered generic terms used solely for the purpose of this rule. (3) Should the Ohio
director determine that drawings conducted pursuant to game number nine hundred
fifty-eight are to be discontinued, such discontinuation must occur at the end
of a jackpot sequence. Should the directors determine that "Mega
Millions" will be discontinued and replaced by a modified version of
"Mega Millions" or another joint lotto game with a grand prize
jackpot agreed to by the party lotteries, then the directors will have the
discretion to transfer any existing funds from the "Mega Millions
Grand/Jackpot Prize" that was not won before such drawings were
discontinued, to such new joint lotto game. (4) The directors will
have discretion to authorize any funding mechanism deemed necessary to
accomplish payment of any prize pool. The directors may collectively authorize
sale of "Mega Millions" tickets at a discount for promotional
purposes. In addition, the Ohio director may authorize sale of game number nine
hundred fifty-eight tickets at a discount for promotional purposes within the
state of Ohio, provided that such discounted sales are reported to the other
party lotteries at full gross sales value. (5) In the event of any
conflict between the "Official Game Rules" and the statutes, rules
or regulations of the Ohio lottery commission, the Ohio lottery commission
statutes, rules and regulations will control. (6) All decisions made by
the Ohio director with respect to the play of game number nine hundred
fifty-eight in Ohio, including the declaration of prizes and the payment
thereof and the interpretation of Ohio lottery commission rules, will be final
and binding on all purchasers and on every person making a claim in respect
thereof.
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Rule 3770:1-9-959 | Game rule number nine hundred fifty-nine.
Effective:
August 3, 2024
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery
commission game rule number nine hundred fifty-nine, "The Lucky One,"
will be conducted at such times and for such periods as the commission may
determine. For the purpose of this rule, "sales cycle" will mean any
such period beginning on the date when ticket sales are commenced and
continuing through the date established by the director as the final sales
date. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number nine
hundred fifty-nine is a lottery game of the type generally known as a draw
game. (2) Each ticket in game
rule number nine hundred fifty-nine will be imprinted with a "Lucky
Number" bet type, which is one number from a field of numbers between one
and thirty-six, a "High/Low" bet-type or an "Odd/Even"
bet-type, as determined by the choice of the ticket purchaser, or the auto pick
feature of the on-line gaming computer system, and recorded on the ticket at
the time of purchase. If the player chooses the "Lucky Number"
bet-type, the player must match their number to "The Lucky One"
number to win. If the player chooses "High" for the
"High/Low" bet-type, the player wins if "The Lucky One"
number drawn is a number ranging from nineteen to thirty-six. If the player
chooses "Low" for the "High/Low" bet-type, the player
wins if "The Lucky One" number drawn is a number ranging from one
to eighteen. If the player chooses "Odd" for the
"Odd/Even" bet-type, the player wins if "The Lucky One"
number drawn is an odd number. If the player chooses "Even" for the
"Odd/Even" bet-type, the player wins if "The Lucky One"
number drawn is an even number. (C) Price of tickets. The wager in game
number nine hundred fifty-nine for each bet-type on a given ticket for any
given drawing will be in only one of the following denominations per ticket:
one dollar, two dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five
dollars, thirty dollars or fifty dollars at the choice of the purchaser. The
player may only place the same wager amount on any one, two or all three
bet-types for any given drawing per ticket. If a multi-draw wager is requested,
the player must place the same wager amount on all bet-types for all draws on
that ticket. The total of all wagers with respect to each ticket sold will
constitute that ticket's purchase price; said price to be imprinted on
the ticket at the time of purchase. The player may purchase up to twenty draws
per ticket, if a multi-draw wager is requested, at the player's
discretion. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize
awards. All prizes in game rule number nine hundred fifty-nine will be paid out
in a lump sum. Based upon "The Lucky One" number drawn in each
regular drawing for game rule nine hundred fifty-nine, and based upon a one
dollar wager, regular prize awards will be awarded to holders of a valid
winning ticket for that drawing as set forth in paragraphs (D)(1) to (D)(5) of
this rule. If a valid winning ticket shows a wager of two dollars, five
dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, thirty dollars or
fifty dollars per drawing, the regular prize award shown in paragraphs (D)(1)
to (D)(5) of this rule for a one dollar wager will be multiplied according to
the wager amount shown on the valid winning ticket for that
drawing. (1) The holder of a valid
winning ticket on which the bet-type selected is the "Lucky Number"
bet-type and "Your Number" matches "The Lucky One"
number drawn, will win a regular prize award of twenty-four
dollars. (2) The holder of a valid
winning ticket on which the bet-type selected is "High/Low" and the
player selected "High," if "The Lucky One" number drawn
is a number ranging from nineteen to thirty-six, will win a regular prize award
of one dollar and fifty cents. (3) The holder of a valid
winning ticket on which the bet-type selected is "High/Low" and the
player selected "Low," if "The Lucky One" number drawn
is a number ranging from one to eighteen, will win a regular prize award of one
dollar and fifty cents. (4) The holder of a valid
winning ticket on which the bet-type selected is "Odd/Even" and the
player selected "Odd," if "The Lucky One" number drawn
is an odd number, will win a regular prize award of one dollar and fifty
cents. (5) The holder of a valid
winning ticket on which the bet-type selected is "Odd/Even" and the
player selected "Even," if "The Lucky One" number drawn
is an even number, will win a regular prize award of one dollar and fifty
cents. (6) No amounts will
remain in the prize funds described in this rule after any given drawing,
whether or not a winning ticket was issued for those prizes, and no prize
amounts will be carried forward in the same fund for the next drawing. Any
amounts remaining in the prize pools described in this rule after any given
drawing, due to residual amounts after prize disbursements, will be retained by
the commission. (E) Frequency of prize drawings. At such
times as determined by the director, drawings will be conducted approximately
every four minutes. (F) Manner of prize
drawings. (1) Prize drawings will
be open to the public and may be held at such places in the state that the
director will determine. The director will inform the public as to the time and
place of each prize drawing. (2) All holders of valid
tickets for a given drawing are eligible to win that drawing. If the holder of
a winning ticket does not have the ticket fully validated, and the prize is not
claimed and presented for payment within one hundred eighty days after the date
of the drawing, in accordance with the procedures set forth in lottery rules,
such unclaimed prize will be paid into the state lottery fund and distributed
in accordance with section 3770.06 of the Revised Code. (3) All drawings in game
rule number nine hundred fifty-nine will be conducted in accordance with
procedures approved by the director in order that random selection of
"The Lucky One" number by the lottery gaming system will be
achieved. (4) The director reserves
the right to suspend or cancel any drawings or the game itself, or change the
frequency of drawings or draw dates. (G) Validity of tickets. (1) Each purchaser of
tickets in game rule number nine hundred fifty-nine will be responsible for
verifying the bet-types imprinted on such tickets are those requested by the
purchaser of the ticket, that the purchase price paid is the price recorded on
such ticket, and that such ticket has recorded thereon the bet-type,
wager-value and the drawing(s) number and the drawing date(s) for the game
thereof that the purchaser desired to make. The Ohio lottery commission will be
free of any liability in connection with this paragraph. (2) Each ticket issued in
game rule number nine hundred fifty-nine will have imprinted thereon at the
time of purchase a control number, bar code data, or both supplied by the
commission. No prize will be paid by the commission for any tickets without
such control number or bar code data. (3) All winning tickets
in game rule number nine hundred fifty-nine are subject to validation by the
lottery gaming system under procedures established by the director before
payment of any prize. (4) To be valid, a claim
must comply with all applicable Ohio laws and commission rules. In addition to,
but not in limitation of, all other power and authority conferred on the
director by applicable Ohio laws and commission rules, the director may declare
a ticket in game rule number nine hundred fifty-nine void if it is stolen, not
sold or deemed not sold in accordance with commission rules; if it is
illegible, altered, or counterfeit; or if the tickets fails any of the
validation tests of procedures established by the director; or if the ticket is
obtained in violation of commission rules, including, but not limited to, by
way of prize discounting prohibited under rule 3770-3-01 of the Administrative
Code. The commission's liability and responsibility for a ticket declared
void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of the
ticket. (H) Director's conduct of game rule
number nine hundred fifty-nine. (1) The director will
conduct game rule number nine hundred fifty-nine in a manner consistent with
the Lottery Act, the rules of the commission, including without limitation this
rule. (2) Names and definitions
of elements of game rule number nine hundred fifty-nine used in this rule are
considered generic terms used solely for the purpose of this rule. In actual
operation, game rule number nine hundred fifty-nine and these elements may be
given names and titles chosen by the commission.
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