Cash Mine Second Chance Promotion

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

53ER15-5Cash Mine Second Chance Promotion

SUMMARY: The Department of the Lottery will conduct the Cash Mine Second Chance Promotion between January 13, 2015, and April 5, 2015, in which four second chance drawings will be held and cash prizes awarded.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE EMERGENCY RULE IS: Diane D. Schmidt, Legal Analyst, Department of the Lottery, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4011

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE EMERGENCY RULE IS:

 

53ER15-5 Cash Mine Second Chance Promotion.

(1) Beginning January13, 2015, through April 5, 2015, the Florida Lottery will conduct the Cash Mine Second Chance Promotion in which players can enter non-winning Florida Lottery Scratch-Off tickets from the following GOLD RUSH games on the Florida Lottery website for a chance to win a cash prize:

(a) $10,000 GOLD RUSH Instant Game Number 1258;

(b) $50,000 GOLD RUSH Instant Game Number 1259;

(c) $500,000 GOLD RUSH Instant Game Number 1260;

(d) $2,000,000 GOLD RUSH Instant Game Number 1261; and

(e) $600,000,000 GOLD RUSH Instant Game Number 1249.

Winning Scratch-Off tickets from the above listed games cannot be used for entry into the Cash Mine Second Chance Promotion.

(2) Drawings. Four Cash Mine second chance drawings will be held between February 3, 2015, and April 7, 2015, from entries submitted before midnight ET on the last day of the entry period for each drawing. Entries will be good for one drawing only. The entry periods and drawing dates are set forth in the table below.

Drawing	Entry Period	Drawing Date
1	January 13, 2015 – February 1, 2015	February 3, 2015
2	February 2, 2015– February 22, 2015	February 24, 2015
3	February 23, 2015 – March 15, 2015	March 17, 2015
4	March 16, 2015 – April 5, 2015	April 7, 2015

 

(3) Prizes. In each of the four Cash Mine second chance drawings, the following prizes will be awarded in accordance with the table below.

Prize Level	Prize Amount	Number of Winners per Drawing
Grand	$25,000	1
Second	$10,000	3
Third	$1,000	20
Total Prizes Per Drawing		24

 

(4) How to Enter. To enter a non-winning $10,000 GOLD RUSH, $50,000 GOLD RUSH, $500,000 GOLD RUSH, $2,000,000 GOLD RUSH or $600,000,000 GOLD RUSH Scratch-Off ticket in one of the second chance drawings, players must enter on the Florida Lottery’s website at flalottery.com. On the home page of the Florida Lottery’s website, players can click on the Cash Mine Second Chance Promotion banner and follow the directions. Players will be prompted to log-in or register. The 24-digit ticket serial number (4-digit game number and 20-digit ticket number) is located below the play area on the front of a $10,000 GOLD RUSH, $50,000 GOLD RUSH, $500,000 GOLD RUSH, $2,000,000 GOLD RUSH and $600,000,000 GOLD RUSH Scratch-Off ticket under the latex covering. Players are to scratch off the latex covering to reveal the number and enter the entire 24-digit ticket serial number in the designated ticket entry area on the website.

(5) Entry Determination. Each non-winning $10,000 GOLD RUSH, $50,000 GOLD RUSH, $500,000 GOLD RUSH, $2,000,000 GOLD RUSH and $600,000,000 GOLD RUSH Scratch-Off ticket is assigned a predetermined number of entries that corresponds to the price of the non-winning ticket, as shown in the table below.

 

Ticket Price Point	Gold Rush Game	Number of Entries
$20	$600,000,000 GOLD RUSH	20
$10	$2,000,000 GOLD RUSH	10
$5	$500,000 GOLD RUSH	5
$2	$50,000 GOLD RUSH	2
$1	$10,000 GOLD RUSH	1

 

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 entry into one second chance drawing. Tickets should not be mailed to the Florida Lottery unless players are contacted by the Florida Lottery and requested to do so. Non-winning tickets received in the mail by the Florida Lottery will not be entered in the drawing and will not be returned. The odds of winning depend on the number of entries entered. All entries are subject to validation by the Florida Lottery and may be disqualified if eligibility requirements are not met.

(6) Winner Selection. In each of the four drawings, a total of thirty-four valid entries will be drawn by the Florida Lottery using a certified random number generation process. The first valid entry drawn will win the grand prize of $25,000. The second through fourth valid entries drawn will each win a second prize of $10,000 and will be used in the order in which they were drawn to select an alternate grand prize winner in the event the grand prize cannot be awarded. The fifth through twenty-fourth valid entries drawn will each win a third prize of $1,000 and will be used in the order in which they were drawn to select an alternate second prize winner in the event a second prize cannot be awarded. The twenty-fifth through thirty-fourth valid entries drawn will be used in the order in which they were drawn to select an alternate third prize winner in the event a third prize cannot be awarded.

(7) Notification.

(a) The prizewinners in each second chance drawing will be posted on flalottery.com after the drawing.

(b) The Florida Lottery will attempt to notify the grand prize winner and each second and third prize winner no later than twenty-four hours after the winner is posted on the Florida Lottery’s website. Notification will be made by telephone, U.S. mail or email using the contact information provided in the winner’s registration data. If the Florida Lottery is unable to have personal contact with a grand, second or third prize winner within two weeks of the date of the drawing, the winner will forfeit his or her right to claim the prize and the Florida Lottery will award the prize to the first alternate winner of the applicable prize in accordance with subsection (6) above. If the Florida Lottery is unable to have personal contact with the first alternate winner within two weeks of the date of award of the prize, the alternate winner will forfeit his or her right to claim the prize and the Florida Lottery will award the prize to a second alternate winner. This process will continue until an alternate is contacted or the Florida Lottery has exhausted the list of available alternates. If the Florida Lottery is unable to contact an alternate, the prize will not be awarded.

(8) How to Claim a Prize. To claim the grand prize or a second or third prize in a second chance drawing, the winner must submit to the Florida Lottery the original valid non-winning $10,000 GOLD RUSH, $50,000 GOLD RUSH, $500,000 GOLD RUSH, $2,000,000 GOLD RUSH or $600,000,000 GOLD RUSH Scratch-Off ticket bearing the entry number selected in the drawing. Without such ticket, the winner will forfeit his or her right to claim a prize. The winner must submit the valid entry ticket along with a completed Winner Claim Form DOL 173-2, revised 9/13, or Spanish Winner Claim Form DOL 173-2S, revised 9/13 and a copy of acceptable identification as set forth in the rule of the Florida Lottery governing payment of prizes. A copy of the current prize payment rule can be obtained from the Florida Lottery, Office of the General Counsel, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4011. Forms DOL 173-2 and DOL 173-2S are hereby incorporated by reference and may be obtained at any Florida Lottery office, from the Florida Lottery’s website at flalottery.com, or by writing to: Florida Lottery, Customer Service, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4016. The required documentation must be received by the Florida Lottery no later than two weeks after the Florida Lottery has made personal contact with the winner. If the Florida Lottery has not received the required documentation from a grand, second or third prize winner by the fourteenth day after notification, the winner will forfeit his or her right to claim the prize and the Florida Lottery will award the prize to an alternate winner as described in subsections (6) and (7) above. An alternate grand or second prize winner who has claimed a lesser prize at the time of notification that he or she is the alternate winner of a greater prize will receive the difference in cash between the greater and lesser prizes. An alternate winner of a third prize will be required to submit the original non-winning $10,000 GOLD RUSH, $50,000 GOLD RUSH, $500,000 GOLD RUSH, $2,000,000 GOLD RUSH, or $600,000,000 GOLD RUSH Scratch-Off ticket and the required documentation in order to claim the third prize. Therefore, alternate third prize winners should retain the original non-winning $10,000 GOLD RUSH, $50,000 GOLD RUSH, $500,000 GOLD RUSH, $2,000,000 GOLD RUSH or $600,000,000 GOLD RUSH Scratch-Off ticket until notified by the Florida Lottery that the third prizes have been fulfilled. 

(9) Award of Grand Prizes. Upon the Florida Lottery’s receipt of a grand prize winner’s required documentation, the Lottery will award a prize of $25,000, less applicable federal tax withholding.

(10) Award of Second Prizes. Upon the Florida Lottery’s receipt of a second prize winner’s required documentation, the Lottery will award a prize of $10,000, less applicable federal tax withholding.

(11) Award of Third Prizes. Upon the Florida Lottery’s receipt of a third prize winner’s required documentation, the Lottery will award a prize of $1,000.

(12) Taxes. All federal, state and/or local taxes or other fees on the prizes won in the Cash Mine Second Chance Promotion will be the responsibility of the winner.

(13) Other Restrictions and Provisions.

(a) All prizes are subject to the provisions of Chapter 24, Florida Statutes, and rules promulgated thereunder. Prizes shall be paid in accordance with the rule of the Florida Lottery governing payment of prizes. A copy of the current prize payment rule can be obtained from the Florida Lottery, Office of the General Counsel, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4011.

(b) All entries are subject to validation by the Florida Lottery and may be disqualified if eligibility requirements are not met.

(c) If a grand, second or third prize winner is identified as owing an outstanding debt to a state agency or child support collected through a court, the debt will be collected in accordance with Section 24.115, F.S.

(d) 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.

(e) By entering the Cash Mine Second Chance Promotion, a player gives his or her 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.

(f) Cash Mine second chance drawings shall be public, held in Tallahassee, Florida, and witnessed by an accountant employed by an independent certified public accounting firm. The results of each drawing will be available after the drawing on the Florida Lottery’s website at flalottery.com.

Rulemaking Authority 24.105(9), 24.109(1) FS. Law Implemented 24.105(9), 24.115(1) FS. History–New 1-8-15.

 

THIS RULE TAKES EFFECT UPON BEING FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE UNLESS A LATER TIME AND DATE IS SPECIFIED IN THE RULE.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 8, 2015