BLACK FRIDAY BONUS PLAY PROMOTION - 2024

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

53ER24-49BLACK FRIDAY BONUS PLAY PROMOTION - 2024

SUMMARY OF THE RULE: This emergency rule sets forth the provisions for the BLACK FRIDAY BONUS PLAY PROMOTION - 2024.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE EMERGENCY RULE IS: Minerva A. Simpson, Attorney, Department of the Lottery, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399‑4011.  

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THIS EMERGENCY RULE IS:

 

53ER24-49 BLACK FRIDAY BONUS PLAY PROMOTION - 2024.

(1) General Bonus Play/Promotion (hereafter “Promotion”) Provisions.

(a) Promotion Period. November 25 through December 1, 2024, dates inclusive, and subject to retailer and Lottery office hours.

(b) Eligible Tickets. The free ticket that is part of each of GROUPER® or GROUPER® Super Sampler package plays purchased during the Promotion Period. The free ticket in the GROUPER package is a $1 PICK 4TM Str/Box. The free ticket in the GROUPER Super Sampler package is a $2 JACKPOT TRIPLE PLAY with ComboTM. No other ticket obtained with a GROUPER or GROUPER Super Sampler package is eligible. No PICK 4, JACKPOT TRIPLE PLAY with/without Combo, or any other ticket purchased outside of a GROUPER or GROUPER Super Sampler package is eligible. Tickets meeting the criteria set forth herein are “Eligible” tickets.

(2) Coupon and Drawing Prizes.

(a) Drawing Entry Period, Drawing Date, Number of Winners, and Prizes:

DRAWING ENTRY PERIOD	DRAWING DATE	NUMBER OF WINNERS	PRIZE	TOTAL PRIZE VALUE
November 25 – December 1, 2024	December 3, 2024	10	$5,000	$50,000

(b) Coupons for Cash Prizes:

PRIZE	Number of Available Coupons	TOTAL PRIZE VALUE
$10 Cash Prize Coupon (Applies to a GROUPER Purchase)	2,500	$25,000
$20 Cash Prize Coupon (Applies to a GROUPER Super Sampler Purchase)	3,500	$70,000
Totals	6,000	$95,000

(3) How to Enter.

(a) To enter an Eligible ticket, a player may use the Florida Lottery's website at floridalottery.com or use the Florida Lottery's Mobile Convenience App ("App").

1. Website. On the home page of the Florida Lottery's website, players click on the Promotions tab and select the Black Friday Bonus Play to enter the 19-digit ticket number on Eligible PICK 4 or JACKPOT TRIPLE PLAY tickets on the ticket entry page.

2. App. On the App, players select the Black Friday Bonus Play under the Promotions section, a Promotions button is located on the main menu and on the bottom navigation bar, to enter the 19-digit ticket number on Eligible PICK 4 or JACKPOT TRIPLE PLAY tickets on the ticket entry page.

3. Deleted Accounts. If a player deletes his/her account, whether through the App or on the Florida Lottery’s website, all account data, including ticket entries, associated with the email address used to register his/her account will also be deleted. Any entries earned will not be entered into a drawing. A player’s account cannot be reactivated using the email associated with the deactivated account. Should a player establish a new account utilizing a different email address, account data, including ticket entries, cannot be transferred to the newly established account. Tickets entered under the prior account cannot be re-entered utilizing the newly created account.

4. Regardless of whether a player chooses to participate in the Promotion by using the web browser or the App, the following provisions shall apply:

a. a player will be prompted to login or register;

b. the player must use the same account login information to enter tickets;

c. the player will only be required to register one time; and

d. the player's entry history will be cumulative among the entry platforms.

(b) Any attempt by a player to use more than one account by using multiple or different email addresses, identities, registrations, logins, or any other methods will subject the player and any associated entries to disqualification. In the event a player wins a prize, the name a player uses to register must match the name shown on his/her identification used to make a claim, except for a person who has made a legal name change. A person who has made a legal name change must provide a copy of a marriage certificate/judgment/court order, as applicable, as proof of a differing name. Fictitious names and business names will not be accepted and shall subject the player and any associated entries to disqualification. 

(c) Lottery tickets should not be mailed to the Lottery for entry into the Promotion. Tickets received in the mail by the Florida Lottery for entry into the Promotion will not be entered and will not be returned.

(3) Earning Entries into the Promotion Drawing.

(a) To earn entries into the Promotion Drawing, a player may enter ticket numbers by scanning the barcode on the bottom of an Eligible ticket using his or her mobile device or by manually entering the 19-digit ticket number on Eligible tickets on the ticket entry page on the website or Mobile App. A player may earn multiple entries; however, a player can only win one Promotion Drawing prize per entry. A player may enter a maximum of 200 tickets per day. Each ticket number can only be entered one time. Players may enter Eligible ticket/s at any time during the Promotion Period, except that entry capabilities on the website and App will be unavailable from 12 a.m. through 6 a.m. ET due to routine maintenance and may be unavailable at other times if there are technical difficulties. Entries must be made by 11:59:59 p.m. (ET) on December 1, 2024 (last day of the Drawing Entry Period) to be entered into the drawing.

(b) Number of Entries Received. For Eligible tickets, a player will receive the number of entries set forth in the table below:

Ticket	Purchase Price (GROUPER or GROUPER Super Sampler Package)	Number of Entries
PICK 4 Str/Box (Free as Part of a GROUPER Package Purchase)	$5*	5*
JACKPOT TRIPLE PLAY with Combo (Free as Part of a GROUPER Super Sampler Package Purchase)	$10*	10*

*The Price shown is for the GROUPER or GROUPER Super Sampler package purchase, as applicable, and the Number of Entries equals the respective purchase price.

(c) The odds of winning depend on the number of entries received during the Promotion Period. All entries are subject to validation by the Florida Lottery and will be disqualified if eligibility requirements are not met.

(d) Drawings. The Florida Lottery will conduct one (1) drawing to select winners. Twenty (20) valid entries will be randomly selected from entries submitted and received before midnight (ET) of the Drawing Entry Period end date (December 1, 2024). A certified random number generation process will be used. The drawing shall be public, held in Tallahassee, Florida, and witnessed by an accountant employed by an independent certified public accounting firm. The first ten (10) valid entries will be the initial winners, subject to responding to notification and submittal of required documentation within the timeframes specified in subsections (4) and (5), below. The remaining entries will be alternates and used if winner/s cannot be notified, per subsection (4), below, or fail to timely provide required claim documentation as set forth in subsection (5), below, or in the event an entry is disqualified. Alternates will be used in the order in which they were drawn.

(4) Winner Notification. The Florida Lottery will attempt to notify each winner by telephone or email using the contact information provided in the winner’s registration data within one business day after the winners are posted on the Florida Lottery’s website. The Florida Lottery deems the winner’s registration data as the winner’s official contact information. Issuing an email or leaving a telephone message on voicemail, if available, shall constitute notification. The Florida Lottery will not attempt to further locate a winner if attempts to reach the winner by telephone or email are unsuccessful. If the Florida Lottery is unable to have contact by telephone or email with a winner within ten (10) calendar days of the date the winners are posted on the Lottery’s website, the winner will forfeit his or her right to claim the prize and the Florida Lottery will select an alternate winner in accordance with subsection (3), above. If the Florida Lottery is unable to have contact by email or telephone with the alternate winner within ten (10) calendar days of the date of notification, the alternate winner will forfeit his or her right to claim the prize and the Florida Lottery will select the next alternate winner. This process will continue until an alternate is contacted or the Florida Lottery has exhausted the list of alternates due to unsuccessful notification attempts or due to failure by a winner or an alternate winner to timely provide required claim documentation as set forth in subsection (5), below. The Florida Lottery is not responsible or liable for system failures of any sort or type, including, but not exclusively, computer failures, email service failures, and telephone failures. If a prize cannot be awarded for any reason, the prize will not be awarded.

(5) Submittal of Necessary Documentation to Claim a Drawing Prize.

(a) To claim a prize won in the Promotion drawing, a winner must submit to the Florida Lottery a completed Winner Claim Form DOL-173-2, Revised 2/2023, or Spanish Winner Claim Form DOL-173-2S, Revised 2/2023, and a copy of acceptable identification as set forth in the Florida Lottery’s rule governing payment of prizes. Forms DOL 173-2 and DOL 173-2S are hereby incorporated by reference and may be obtained at any Florida Lottery office or retailer, from the Florida Lottery’s website at floridalottery.com, or by writing to: Florida Lottery, Claims Processing, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4016.

(b) 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 32301.

(c) The required documents must be received by the Florida Lottery no later than ten (10) calendar days after the Florida Lottery has first notified the winner by telephone (notification by telephone is deemed complete by leaving a voicemail message, if available) or email (issuing an email constitutes notification). If the Florida Lottery does not receive the required documents from a winner by the tenth calendar 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 subsection (3), above. The same timeframe for a winner to return required documentation to the Florida Lottery shall apply to an alternate winner.

(6) Award of Drawing Prizes. Upon the Florida Lottery’s timely receipt of a winner’s required documentation, the Florida Lottery will award the prize to that winner, subject to applicable federal tax withholding and analysis for State-Owed Debt and Child Support Debt.

(7) Analysis for State-Owed Debt and Child Support Debt. Prior to the award of drawing prizes, winners will be analyzed for child support debt and Florida state-owed debt. If more than one prize is awarded to the winner, a separate analysis shall occur prior to payment of each prize. If the winner is identified as owing outstanding debt to any state agency or owes child support, the debt will be offset in accordance with Section 24.115, Fla. Stat. If the debt is less than the amount of the cash prize, the balance of the prize, less applicable income tax withholding on the full prize amount, and after the debt is offset shall be awarded. If the debt is greater than any cash prize, the entire prize amount, after applicable income tax withholding on the full prize amount, will be applied to the outstanding debt.

(8) Taxes. Except as specifically defined herein, all federal, state, and/or local taxes and/or other costs and fees on all prizes will be the responsibility of winners. For $5,000 cash prizes, and pursuant to applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Service code, federal income taxes will be withheld at a rate of thirty percent (30%) for nonresident winners. The reporting and subsequent payment of any additional federal, state, and/or local taxes shall be the responsibility of all winners.

(9) Coupons for Cash Prizes.

(a) Upon entry of any Eligible PICK 4 ticket (as part of a GROUPER purchase), a player may be randomly awarded a Coupon for a $10 cash prize. Upon entry of any Eligible JACKPOT TRIPLE PLAY ticket (as part of a GROUPER Super Sampler purchase), a player may be randomly awarded a Coupon for a $20 cash prize. A Nth generation process, across all entries in each of the GROUPER/GROUPER Super Sampler categories, as applicable, will be used to make random Coupon awards. Any Coupon/s not awarded during the Promotion will not be otherwise awarded.

(b) Coupons may be redeemed at any Lottery retailer or office. The redemption deadline for all Coupons is 11:59:59 p.m. (ET) on January 30, 2025, subject to Lottery retailer or office hours. For any Coupon not redeemed by the deadline, a prize will not be awarded, and the player will not otherwise be compensated.

(10) Other Restrictions and Provisions.

(a) A player can only win one prize per entry.

(b) If a prize cannot be awarded for any reason, the prize will not be awarded.

(c) All players and winners must be at least 18 years of age.

(d) All prizes are subject to the provisions of Chapter 24, Fla. Stat., and rules promulgated thereunder. Prizes will be paid in accordance with the Florida Lottery’s rule governing Payment of Prizes, Emergency Rule 53ER23-20.

(e) Persons prohibited by Section 24.116, Fla. Stat., from purchasing a Florida Lottery ticket are not eligible to participate in this Promotion.

(f) By participating in the BLACK FRIDAY BONUS PLAY PROMOTION - 2024, a prize winner gives his/her permission and consent, and without notification, for the Florida Lottery to photograph and/or videotape and record him/her and to use his/her name, photograph, videotape, and/or recording of him/her for current and future advertising or publicity purposes without additional compensation, notification, or consent.

(g) If there is a conflict with a provision set forth in this Rule and any promotional materials, including, but not limited to, point of sale, television, radio, and print advertising, and other promotional media/materials, the terms of this Rule shall prevail.

Rulemaking Authority 24.105(9), 24.109(1) FS. Law Implemented 24.105(9), 24.115(1) FS. History–New 11-25-24.

 

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 25, 2024