53ER08-21. Cash Blowout Second Chance Drawing. (Replaced by 53ER09-71)

(1) Beginning April 1, 2008 through, May 4, 2008, players can enter their non-winning Cash Blowout ticket(s) in the Cash Blowout Second Chance Drawing on the Florida Lottery website to win a Dell Vostro™ 1700 laptop computer valued at $1,034 or an MP4 audio/video I-Player valued at $47.

(2) To enter a non-winning Cash Blowout ticket into the Cash Blowout Second Chance Drawing, players must visit the Florida Lottery’s website at www.flalottery.com, click on the Cash Blowout Second Chance Drawing icon and follow the directions to input their non-winning ticket number(s). The ticket number is a 22-digit number printed across the bottom on the front of a Cash Blowout ticket. The odds of winning are dependent upon the number of entries received. Players may enter as many times as they wish during the contest period. However, each valid ticket number may only be used one time for one entry into the drawing. Winning Cash Blowout tickets cannot be used for entry into a Second Chance drawing.

(3) A computerized drawing will be held on Tuesday, May 6, 2008, from among all entries received before 12:00 midnight ET, May 4, 2008. A total of ten (10) entries will be drawn. The first five entries drawn will win the Grand Prize of a Dell Vostro™ 1700 laptop computer, and the sixth through tenth entries drawn will win a second prize of an MP4 audio/video I-Player.

All ten prizewinners will be posted on the Lottery’s website, www.flalottery.com, by 3:00 p.m. May 6, 2008. Winners will have 180 days from the draw date to claim their prize (November 2, 2008). The Florida Lottery will attempt to notify prizewinners using contact information submitted on the player registration; however, the responsibility of claiming a prize remains with the player. Unclaimed prizes, if any, will be used for future Florida Lottery promotional prizes.

(4) All entries are subject to validation by the Florida Lottery and may be disqualified if eligibility requirements are not met. To claim a Cash Blowout Second Chance Drawing prize, the player must submit to the Lottery the original valid non-winning ticket bearing the entry number selected in the drawing. Without such ticket, the player will forfeit his or her right to claim a prize. Winners must submit the valid entry ticket along with a completed Winner Claim Form and Acceptance and Release form to the Florida Lottery. Winners who cannot produce a valid entry ticket and/or do not return their Winner Claim Form as set forth above will forfeit their right to claim the prize. The Winner Claim Form DOL 173-2, revised 12/07, and the Spanish Winner Claim Form DOL 173-2S, revised 12/07, are incorporated herein by reference and may be obtained at any Lottery office or retailer, from the Florida Lottery’s website at www.flalottery.com, or by writing the Florida Lottery, Public Information, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4016. The Acceptance and Release form DOL-456, effective 3/08, is incorporated herein by reference and may be obtained at any Lottery office or retailer, or by writing the Florida Lottery, Public Information, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4016.

(5) No cash option is available in lieu of the prizes.

(6) The right to claim a prize cannot be assigned to another person or entity.

(7) All federal, state and/or local taxes or other fees will be the responsibility of the winner. A nonresident alien who is selected as a winner will be awarded the cash value of the prize in lieu of the prize. Federal income taxes will be withheld from the prize amount at the rate of thirty percent (30%) pursuant to applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. The reporting and subsequent payment of any additional federal, state and/or local taxes shall be the responsibility of the nonresident alien.

(8) All prizes are subject to the provisions of Chapter 24, F.S., and rules promulgated thereunder, including the official Cash Blowout Second Chance Drawing rule. Prizes will be paid in accordance with the rules of the Florida Lottery governing payment of prizes. Copies of the current prize payment rules and the Cash Blowout Second Chance Drawing rule can be obtained from the Florida Lottery, Office of the General Counsel, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 23299-4011.

(9) Players must be at least 18 years of age. Persons prohibited by Section 24.116, F.S., from purchasing a Florida Lottery ticket are not eligible to play.

(10) A player entering into the Cash Blowout Second Chance Drawing is deemed to have granted permission for the Florida Lottery to photograph and/or videotape and record the prizewinner with or without prior notification and to use the name, photograph, videotape, and/or recording of the prizewinner for advertising or publicity purposes without additional compensation.

(11) The Cash Blowout Second Chance Drawing shall be public, held in Tallahassee, Florida, and witnessed by an accountant employed by an independent certified public accounting firm. The results of the drawing will be available after the drawing on the Florida Lottery’s Website at flalottery.com, by phone at [phone], or at a Lottery retailer.

Specific Authority 24.105(9), 24.109(1) FS. Law Implemented 24.105(9), 24.115(1) FS. History–New 3-28-08 .