53ER19-41. Game Number 1423, $500 A WEEK FOR LIFE!  


Effective on Thursday, June 27, 2019
  • 1(1) Name of Game. Game Number 1423, $500 A WEEK FOR LIFE!.

    13(2) Game Number 1423, $500 A WEEK FOR LIFE! is a Scratch-Off lottery game (also known as an instant lottery game).

    34(3) Price. $500 A WEEK FOR LIFE! lottery tickets sell for $1.00 per ticket.

    48(4) $500 A WEEK FOR LIFE! lottery tickets shall have a series of numbers in machine readable code (or bar code) on the back of the ticket, along with a validation number under the latex area on the ticket. To be a valid winning $500 A WEEK FOR LIFE! lottery ticket, the ticket must meet the applicable requirements of 107r108ule 53ER17-54, F111.112A113.114C.

    115(5) The “YOUR NUMBERS” play symbols and play symbol captions that may appear in the play area are as follows:

    135(6) The “WINNING NUMBER” play symbols and play symbol captions that may appear in the play area are as follows:

    155(7) The prize symbols and prize symbol captions that may appear in the play area are as follows:

    173(8) The legends are as follows:

    179(9) Determination of Prizewinners.

    183A ticket having a play symbol and corresponding play symbol caption in the “YOUR NUMBERS” play area that matches the play symbol and corresponding play symbol caption in the “WINNING NUMBER” play area shall entitle the prizewinner to the corresponding prize shown for that symbol. 228A ticket having a “233” symbol in the “YOUR NUMBERS” play area shall entitle the prizewinner to double the prize shown for that symbol.

    253(10) $500 A WEEK FOR LIFE Top Prize Payment Options.

    263(a) A winner of a $500 A WEEK FOR LIFE top prize may choose one of two payment options for receiving his or her prize.  Payment options are “cash option” or “annual payment.” At the time the $500 A WEEK FOR LIFE top prize is claimed, the terminal will produce a top prize player claim instructions ticket. The winner has sixty (60) days after the date the player claim instructions ticket is produced to file a claim choosing the cash option. Once the winner files a claim and exercises the winner’s chosen option, the election of that option shall be final. 364The Annual Payment method of payment will also be final when it is applied due to a top prize winner not making his or her payment election within sixty (60) days after the player claim instructions ticket is produced.

    403(b) Cash option prizes will be paid in a single cash payment of $405,000, less applicable federal withholding taxes.

    423(c) Annual payment prizes claimed by an individual will be paid in annual installments of $26,000, less applicable tax withholding taxes, for the life of the winner, with a minimum of twenty years. If the top prize is claimed by a trust, corporation or other legal entity, the life prize shall be fixed at twenty years.

    480(d) At the end of the guaranteed twenty-year payment period, a prizewinner (or the power of attorney for a prizewinner) will be required to provide a notarized affidavit to the Lottery stating that he or she is still living in order to continue receiving annual payments. Thereafter, the prizewinner will be required to provide such affidavit on an annual basis prior to receipt of the prizewinner’s next scheduled payment.

    549(11) The estimated odds of winning, value, and number of prizes in Game Number 1423 are as follows:

    567GAME PLAY

    569WIN

    570ESTIMATED ODDS OF 1 IN

    575NUMBER OF WINNERS IN 134 POOLS OF 240,000 TICKETS PER POOL

    587$1

    588$1.00

    58910.71

    5903,001,600

    593$1 (2X)

    595$2.00

    59637.50

    597857,600

    599$1 x 2

    602$2.00

    60360.00

    604536,000

    606$2

    607$2.00

    60837.50

    609857,600

    611$1 x 4

    614$4.00

    615300.00

    616107,200

    618$1 (2X) + $2

    622$4.00

    623300.00

    624107,200

    626$2 (2X)

    628$4.00

    629300.00

    630107,200

    632$2 x 2

    635$4.00

    636300.00

    637107,200

    639$4

    640$4.00

    641300.00

    642107,200

    644$1 x 5

    647$5.00

    648500.00

    64964,320

    651$1 + $2 (2X)

    655$5.00

    656500.00

    65764,320

    659$1 + ($2 x 2)

    664$5.00

    665500.00

    66664,320

    668$1 + $4

    671$5.00

    672500.00

    67364,320

    675$5

    676$5.00

    677500.00

    67864,320

    680$2 + $4 (2X)

    684$10.00

    685750.00

    68642,880

    688$2 x 5

    691$10.00

    692750.00

    69342,880

    695$5 (2X)

    697$10.00

    698750.00

    69942,880

    701$5 x 2

    704$10.00

    705750.00

    70642,880

    708$10

    709$10.00

    710750.00

    71142,880

    713$5 (2X) + $10

    717$20.00

    7181,500.00

    72021,440

    722$4 x 5

    725$20.00

    7261,500.00

    72821,440

    730$10 (2X)

    732$20.00

    7331,500.00

    73521,440

    737($5 x 2) + $10

    742$20.00

    7431,500.00

    74521,440

    747$20

    748$20.00

    7491,500.00

    75121,440

    753$10 (2X) + $20

    757$40.00

    7584,800.00

    7606,700

    762($5 x 2) + ($10 x 3)

    769$40.00

    7705,333.33

    7726,030

    774$20 (2X)

    776$40.00

    7774,800.00

    7796,700

    781($10 x 2) + $20

    786$40.00

    7875,000.00

    7896,432

    791$40

    792$40.00

    7935,333.33

    7956,030

    797($20 x 3) + $20 (2X)

    803$100.00

    80424,000.00

    8061,340

    808($5 x 2) + $10 + ($40 x 2)

    817$100.00

    81824,000.00

    8201,340

    822$20 + ($40 x 2)

    827$100.00

    82824,000.00

    8301,340

    832$20 x 5

    835$100.00

    83624,000.00

    8381,340

    840$100

    841$100.00

    84224,000.00

    8441,340

    846$1,000

    848$1,000.00

    850240,000.00

    852134

    853$500/WK/LIFE

    854Top Prize

    8565,360,000.00

    8596

    860(12) The estimated overall odds of winning some prize in Game Number 1423 are 1 in 4.97. Prizes, including the top prizes, are subject to availability at the time of ticket purchase. Prizes may be unavailable due to prior sale or other causes occurring in the normal course of business including, but not limited to, ticket damage, defect, theft, or loss.

    921(13) For reorders of Game Number 1423, the estimated odds of winning, value, and number of prizes shall be proportionate to the number of tickets reordered.

    947(14) Payment of prizes for $500 A WEEK FOR LIFE! lottery tickets shall be made in accordance with the rule of the Florida Lottery governing payment of prizes. A copy of the current rule can be obtained from the Florida Lottery, Office of the General Counsel, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4011.

    999Rulemaking Authority 100124.105(9)(a), 1002(b), (c), 100424.109(1), 100524.115(1) FS. 1007Law Implemented 100924.105(9)(a), 1010(b), (c), 101224.115(1) FS. 1014History–New 6-27-19.