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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: December 2, 2024) |
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53. Department of the Lottery |
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D53. Departmental |
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53ER24. Emergency Rule for Year 2024 |
1(1) Beginning 3September 423 5and 6ending 7October 297, 10202114 12(13“Promotion Period”), 15the Florida Lottery will conduct the 21Limited22-23Time 24$500 25Raffle 26Promotion 27(September 2823 29– October 3127, 322024) 33(“Promotion”).
34(a) 35Up to, 37through, 38and including, the issuance of the 9,999,99947th 48Raffle ticket, 50or until the end of the Promotion Period, whichever occurs first, 61o62ne Raffle ticket will be issued to p70layers who purchase 73a 74single 75ticket, 76of a 78$10 or greater purchase price, 83for 84any 85CASH POP87TM, 88FLORIDA LOTTO90®, 91MEGA MILLIONS93®, 94or 95POWERBALL96® 97draw 98game99.
100(b) U102pon the issuance of the 9,999,999110th 111Raffle ticket, Raffle tickets will no longer be issued.
120(c) Powerball and Mega Millions QUICKTICKETs126TM 127are not eligible. 130Canceled, 131Continuation/Advance Play, 133and 134F135ree 136tickets are not eligible. 140Tickets that are part of a GROUPER147®148/GROUPER149® 150Super Sampler are not eligible.
155(156d157) 158Players holding Raffle tickets will have 164a chance to win 168a 169cash prize of $173500174.
175(2) How to 178Enter179.
180(a) 181A purchase that meets the requirements 187described 188in 189subsection (1), abo192ve, will trigger 195a terminal 197or vending machine, as applicable, 202to automatically print 205one 206Raffle 207ticket208. 209A 210Winning Alert 212will sound 214when a Raffle ticket is generated. A prize alert symbol 224will 225print on qualifying draw game ticket231s232. 233Upon 234the issuance of the 9,999,999241th 242Raffle ticket, no additional 246R247affle tickets will be issued. 252Should a 254problem 255arise concerning the transaction, it is 261a 262player's responsibility to seek resolution 267with the retailer and the Florida Lottery prior to leaving the retail 279or Lottery 281office location. 283Each 284Raffle 285ticket will contain a unique number 291that 292will automatically be entered into the next available 300Raffle 301drawing; 302the next available Raffle draw date will print on 311a 312Raffle ticket314. 315Players shall keep their 319original 320Raffle 321ticket322/323s 324throughout the Promotion Period, 328which will be needed for determining if a prize has been won and for redeeming a prize won, if any.
348(349b350) 351The 352odds of 354winni355ng depend on the number 360of 361Raffle tickets issued, 364which constitute entries (one entry per Raffle tic372ket issued), 374during each drawing entry period379. 380U381pon the 383occurrence of the issuance of the 9,999,999392th 393Raffle ticket, all non-winning Raffle tickets, 399irrespective of the draw date404s 405shown on Raffle tickets, 409will be entered into 413the 414upcoming drawing, if any, and subsequent Promotion drawings, if any remain. 425All entries 427are 428subject to validation by 432the Florida Lottery and 436will 437be disqualified if el441igibility 442requirements are not met.
446(4473448) 449Drawing450s 451and Number of Prizes.
455(a) 456The Florida Lottery will conduct 461five 462(4635464) 465drawing466s 467in the Promotion 470to select 472winning 473Raffle ticket 475numbers476. 477Drawings will be held on the dates listed in the table, 488below, from entries 491generated 492by 11:59:59 (ET) on the 497Drawing 498Entry Period end date502. 503D504rawing505s 506wi507ll be public, held in Tallahassee, Florida, and witnessed by an accountant employed by an independent certified public accounting firm.
527(b) 528Only Raffle tickets issued during 533a 534Drawing Entry P537eriod, listed in the table below, will be entered into the associated drawing. Except that, u553pon t555he 556occurrence of the issuance of the 9,999,999565th 566Raffle ticket, 568if such occurs prior to the end of the Promotion Period, 579all non-winning Raffle tickets 583issued throughout the Promotion Period 588(less Raffle tickets previously drawn as winner595s596), 597irrespective of the drawing date602s 603shown on Raffle tickets, 607will be entered into 611an 612upcoming drawing, if any, and subsequent Promotion drawings, 620if any remain623.
624(c) 625As players are not required to register for a drawing, the only evidence of a winning Raffle ticket is the 645original Raffle ticket. Players shall retain their 652original 653Raffle ticket655/656s through658out 659the 660entire Promotion Period, as it will be required to show proof of a win and be required to redeem a prize won, if any684.
685(d) 686D687rawing 688E689ntry 690P691eriod692s, 693W694inning 695Raffle 696N697umbers 698D699rawn 700and P702ublish 703D704ates, 705and 706W707inning 708Raffle 709T710icket 711R712edemption 713D714eadline dates716:
717DRAWING ENTRY PERIOD
720(all dates shown below are inclusive)
726WINNING 727RAFFLE 728NUMBERS 729DRAWN and 731PUBLISH DATES
733WINNING 734RAFFLE 735TICKET REDEMPTION DEADLINE
738(180 Days from the Applicable Drawing Date)
745September 74623 747– September 74929, 7502027514
752September 75330, 7542027554
756March 27589, 2025
760September 76130 762– October 7646, 7652027664
767October 7687, 7692027704
771April 5, 2025
774October 7757 776– October 77813, 7792027804
781October 78214, 7832027844
785April 78612, 2025
788October 78914 790– October 79220, 7932027944
795October 79621, 7972027984
799April 18019, 2025
803October 80421 805– October 80727, 8082028094
810October 28128, 8132028144
815April 81626, 2025
818(8194820) 821P822rize amount824s 825and number of winners:
829PRIZE AMOUNT
831NUMBER OF WINNERS PER DRAWING
836TOTAL NUMBER
838OF WINNERS
840TOTAL 841PRIZE 842AMOUNT
843$500
844184520
846684700
848$849308500,000
852(8535854) 855How to Claim a Prize860.
861(a) 862Winning 863Raffle 864numbers 865in 866p867romotional drawings 869will be posted on the 874F875lo876r877ida Lottery879’s website at 882www.floridalottery.com 883(navigate to 885the 886WINNER’s tab listed on the Limited-Time $500 Raffle Promotion landing page) 897on 898the “900WINNING 901RAFFLE 902NUMBERS DRAWN 904and PUBLISH DATES,” listed in the table in subsection (3), above, or as soon thereafter as possible. 922Aside from publication on the Lottery’s website, the Lottery 931will 932not 933attempt to 935further 936notify 937any winner939. 940A player may also check his/her 946Raffle 947ticket at any Lottery 951retailer 952or Lottery office 955or by scanning the 959Raffle 960ticket via “Check My Ticket” on the Florida Lottery’s app970.
971(b) 972A 973player with a 976winning 977Raffle 978ticket 979may redee981m it 983at any Lottery retailer, 987providing a retailer has sufficient cash on hand 995or otherwise has the ability to issue prize payment, 1004or Lottery office 1007or 1008may 1009mail 1010it 1011to the Florida Lottery, Attn: Claims Processing, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 10233231024010251. Only an original Raffle ticket shall be 1033honored 1034for prize redemption; 1037a 1038copy, photograph, and the like, 1043in any form 1046or in any 1049medium will not be accepted1054. 1055If a player mails in a winning 1062Raffle 1063tic1064ket, the player shall include, 1069in legible writing, 1072his/her name, mailing address, telephone number, and an email address, 1082along with the original ticket1087. 1088Any mailing must be post-marked on or before the 1097applicable 1098W1099INNING 1100RAFFLE 1101TICKET REDEMPTION DEADLINE 1104date, set forth in the table 1110under 1111subsection (111331114), above. 1116The risk of mailing remains with the player. The Lottery is not responsible for delays in mailing or lost1135/stolen 1136mail. 1137Raffle tickets redeemed in person must be redeemed by the applicable WINNING RA1150FFLE TICKET REDEMPTION DEADLINE date 1155by 115611:59:59 p.m. (ET), set forth in the table under subsection (3), above, subject to retailer and Lottery office operating hours.
1176(c) 1177A player can only win one prize per 1185Raffle ticket1187.
1188(1189d1190) Should any winning 1194Raffle 1195ticket not be redeemed, the prize associated with that winning 1205Raffle 1206ticket will not be awarded, 1211and the player will not otherwise 1217be 1218compensated1219. 1220In the event 1223that 12249,999,999 Raffle tickets are not issued by the end of the Promotion 1238Period, 1239any remaining tic1242kets will not otherwise 1246be 1247issued.
1248(124961250) Taxes. 1252A1253ll 1254f1255ederal, state, 1257and/or local taxes 1260and/1261or other 1263costs and 1265fees on 1267all prizes 1269will be the responsibility of winner1275s1276.
1277(127871279) Other Restrictions and Provisions1284.
1285(a) 1286P1287layer1288s 1289must be at least 18 years of age1297.
1298(1299b1300) All prizes 1303and provisions herein 1306are subject to the provisions of chapter 24, F1315la. Stat., 1317and rules promulgated thereunder. 1321Copies 1322of the Payment of Prizes 1327rule 1328(53ER213293-20, 1330F.A.C.) 1331can be obtained from the Florida Lottery, Office of the General Counsel, 250 1344Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 323134901 1350or 1351at 1352flrules.org1353.
1354(1355c1356) 1357Persons prohibited by 1360s1361ection 136224.116, 1363F1364la1365. 1366S1367tat1368., 1369from purchasing a Florida Lottery ticket are not eligible to enter th1381is 1382Promotion.
1383(1384d1385) By entering the 1389Limited-Time $500 1391Raffle 1392Promotion, a player gives his1397/1398her permission for the Florida Lottery to photograph and/or videotape and record the winner with or without prior notification and to use the name, photograph, videotape, and/or recording of the winner for advertising or publicity purpos1434es without additional compensation.
1438(e) 1439If there is a conflict 1444between a provision set forth in this Rule and any promotion 1455materials, 1456including, but not limited to, point of sale, television, radio, and print advertising, and other promotion1472al 1473media1474/materials, 1475the terms of this Rule shall 1481prevail.
1482Rulemaking Authority 148424.105(9), 148524.109(1) 1486FS. Law Implemented 148924.105(9), 149024.107, 149124.115(1) FS. 1493History–New 14949-149523-1496241497.
