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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: July 17, 2024) |
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53. Department of the Lottery |
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D53. Departmental |
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53ER21. Emergency Rule for Year 2021 |
1(1) Name of Game. Game Number 1497 “TRIPLE CROSSWORD.”
10(2) Game Number 1497 TRIPLE CROSSWORD, is a Scratch-Off lottery game (also known as an instant lottery game).
28(3) Price. TRIPLE CROSSWORD lottery tickets sell for $3.00 per ticket.
39(4) “TRIPLE CROSSWORD” lottery tickets shall have a series of numbers in Machine Readable Code (or bar code) on the back of the ticket, along with a Void If Removed Number under the latex area on the ticket. To be a valid winning TRIPLE CROSSWORD lottery ticket, the ticket must meet the applicable requirements of 94R95ule 53ER21-34, F.A.C.
98(5) The play symbols in the “YOUR LETTERS” play area are as follows:
111(6) The play symbols in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE play area are as follows:
124(7) The 126legend is as follows:
130(8) Determination of Prizewinners.
134(a) CROSSWORD PUZZLE. The holder of a ticket whose play symbols in the YOUR LETTERS play area that match the play symbols in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE play area to form two (2) or more words in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE play area shall be entitled to the corresponding prize in the PRIZE LEGEND for the total number of words matched. A
194play symbol in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE play area is a free space and acts as a letter in a word. 214A “word” must contain at least three (3) letters. A “word” cannot be formed by linking letters diagonally or by reading the letters from the bottom to top or right to left. Letters combined to form a “word” must appear in an unbroken horizontal or vertical string of letters in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE play area that are not interrupted by a blank space and must contain every single letter square between two (2) blank spaces or an edge and a blank space. Every letter in the unbroken string must be revealed in “YOUR LETTERS” and must be included to form a “word.” The possible complete words are shown in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE play area. Each possible complete word consists of three (3) or more letters and occupies an entire word space. All of the letters in a possible complete word must be matched in order to complete the word. 363(b) 364The prizes that appear in the PRIZE LEGEND are: 373$3, $4, $10, $20, $30, $50, $100, $200, $1,000, and $150,000.
386(c) If one of the completed words contains a
395play symbol , the prizewinner shall be entitled to triple the corresponding prize in the PRIZE LEGEND for the total number of words matched. 418(d) Only the highest prize won is paid per ticket.
428(9) The estimated odds of winning, value and number of prizes in Game Number 1497 are as follows:
446CROSSWORD GAME PLAY
449WIN
450ODDS OF 1 IN
454NUMBER OF WINNERS IN 213.19 POOLS OF 180,000 TICKETS PER POOL
4662 WORDS
468$3
46910.00
4703,837,794
4733 WORDS
475$4
47621.74
4771,765,062
4802 WORDS (STAR)
483$9
48429.41
4851,304,711
4884 WORDS
490$10
49133.33
4921,151,235
4953 WORDS (STAR)
498$12
49950.00
500767,490
5025 WORDS
504$20
505100.00
506383,745
5086 WORDS
510$30
5111,797.15
51321,353
5154 WORDS (STAR)
518$30
5191,028.28
52137,319
5237 WORDS
525$50
5261,791.61
52821,419
5305 WORDS (STAR)
533$60
5341,803.48
53621,278
5386 WORDS (STAR)
541$90
5421,998.15
54419,205
5468 WORDS
548$100
5492,404.12
55115,962
5537 WORDS (STAR)
556$150
5572,772.52
55913,841
5619 WORDS
563$200
5647,565159.42
5665,360
5688 WORDS (STAR)
571$300
5727,262.40
5745,284
5769 WORDS (STAR)
579$600
5809,052.72
5824,239
58410 WORDS
586$1,000
58835,998.59
5901,066
59210 WORDS (STAR)
595$3,000
59745,359.93
599846
60011 WORDS
602$150,000
6041,918,725.00
60720
608(10) The estimated overall odds of winning some prize in Game Number 1497 are 1 in 4.09. 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.
669(11) For reorders of Game Number 1497, the estimated odds of winning, value, and number of prizes shall be proportionate to the number of tickets reordered.
695(12) Payment of prizes for TRIPLE CROSSWORD 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.
744Rulemaking Authority 74624.105(9)(a), 747(b), (c), 74924.109(1), 75024.115(1) FS. 752Law Implemented 75424.105(9)(a), 755(b), (c), 75724.115(1) FS. 759History760–761New 8-12-21.
