Game Number 1550, $2,000,000 100X CASHWORD

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

53ER23-61Game Number 1550, $2,000,000 100X CASHWORD

SUMMARY OF THE RULE: This emergency rule describes Game Number 1550, “$2,000,000 100X CASHWORD," for which the Department of the Lottery will start selling tickets on a date to be determined by the Secretary of the Department.  The rule sets forth the specifics of the game; determination of prizewinners; estimated odds of winning, value and number of prizes in the game. 

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:

 

53ER23-61 Game Number 1550, “$2,000,000 100X CASHWORD.”

(1) Name of Game. Game Number 1550, “$2,000,000 100X CASHWORD.”

(2) Game Number 1550, $2,000,000 100X CASHWORD, is a Scratch-Off lottery game (also known as an instant lottery game).

(3) Price. $2,000,000 100X CASHWORD lottery tickets sell for $10.00 per ticket.

(4) “$2,000,000 100X CASHWORD” 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 $2,000,000 100X CASHWORD lottery ticket, the ticket must meet the applicable requirements of rule 53ER23-20, F.A.C.

(5) Letters that may appear in the “YOUR LETTERS” play area:

(6) Letters that may appear in the “GAME 1,” “GAME 2,” OR “GAME 3” play areas:

(7) Letters that may appear in the “CASHWORD MULTIPLIER” play area:

(8) Symbols and symbol captions  that may appear in the MULTIPLIER play area:

(9) The legends are:

                      

(10) Determination of Prizewinners.

(a) There are three (3) crossword games on each ticket: GAME 1, GAME 2, and GAME 3. Each GAME is played separately. Words formed in one GAME cannot be used in either of the other GAMES. GAMES 1 and 2 use the same Prize Legend. GAME 3 has its own Prize Legend. Each Prize Legend has its own corresponding prizes for the number of words formed in a GAME.

(b) GAMES 1, 2 and 3. The holder of a ticket whose letters in the “YOUR LETTERS” play area that match the letters in a GAME to form three (3) or more words in a GAME play area shall entitle the prizewinner to the corresponding prize in the respective GAME PRIZE LEGEND for the total number of words matched.  A “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 a GAME 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 completed words are shown in each GAME. Each possible complete word consists of three (3) or more letters and occupies an entire word space. All the letters in a possible complete word must be matched in order to complete the word.

(c) The prize amounts in the GAME 1 and 2 Prize Legend are: $10, $20, $500, and $10,000.

(d) The prize amounts in the GAME 3 Prize Legend are: $10, $20, $50, $100, $200, $500, $1,000, $10,000, $100,000, and $2,000,000.

(e) CASHWORD MULTIPLIER. A player whose YOUR LETTERS completely match all letters in the CAHSWORD MULTIPLIER play area will then multiply the MULTIPLIER shown in the MULTIPLIER play area by a prize won, if any. The CASHWORD MULTIPLIER word cannot be applied/used in any of the three GAMEs. No GAME word can be used in the CASHWORD MULTIPLIER play area.

(f) Only the highest prize won in a GAME is paid. A player may win in all three GAMES.

(11) $2,000,000 Prize; Payment Options.

a) A prizewinner of a $2,000,000 prize may choose one of two payment options for receiving his/her prize. Payment options are One-Time Cash Payment or Annual Payments. At the time the $2,000,000 prize is claimed, the terminal will produce a player claim instructions ticket. The prizewinner has sixty (60) days from the date the player claim instructions ticket is produced to file a claim choosing the One-Time Cash Payment. If a prizewinner does not choose the One-Time Cash Payment within the sixty (60) day timeframe, the Annual Payment option will be applied. Once the prizewinner files a claim and exercises the winner’s chosen option, the election of that option shall be final. The Annual Payment method of payment will also be final when it is applied due to a $2,000,000 prize winner not making his/her payment election within sixty (60) days after the player claim instructions ticket is produced.

(b) A winner of a $2,000,000 prize who elects the One-Time Cash Payment shall receive a single cash payment of $1,280,000.00, less applicable federal income tax withholding.

(c) Annual Payments will be paid in twenty-five (25) equal annual installments. A prizewinner of a $2,000,000 prize who elects the Annual Payment option, or has it applied, shall receive annual installments of $80,000 per year, less applicable federal tax withholding.

(12) The estimated odds of winning, value and number of prizes in Game Number 1550 are:

GAME 1:  PUZZLE	GAME 2: MULTIPLIER	WIN	ODDS OF 1 IN	NUMBER OF WINNERS IN 252.85 POOLS OF 120,000 TICKETS PER POOL
GAME #1: 3 WORDS		$10	20.01	1,516,662
GAME #2: 3 WORDS		$10	20.00	1,516,979
GAME #3: 3 WORDS		$10	15.00	2,022,716
GAME #1: 4 WORDS		$20	60.00	505,699
GAME #1: 3 WORDS + GAME #2: 3 WORDS		$20	59.99	505,777
GAME #3: 4 WORDS		$20	60.01	505,621
GAME #1: 3 WORDS	2X	$20	59.99	505,746
GAME #2: 3 WORDS	2X	$20	60.01	505,652
GAME #1: 3 WORDS + GAME #2: 3 WORDS + GAME #3: 3 WORDS		$30	374.88	80,937
GAME #1: 3 WORDS + GAME #3: 4 WORDS		$30	375.55	80,793
GAME #2: 3 WORDS + GAME #3: 4 WORDS		$30	285.67	106,212
GAME #1: 4 WORDS + GAME #3: 3 WORDS		$30	285.69	106,206
GAME #2: 4 WORDS + GAME #3: 3 WORDS		$30	285.83	106,155
GAME #1: 4 WORDS + GAME #2: 4 WORDS		$40	801.02	37,879
GAME #1: 3 WORDS + GAME #2: 3 WORDS + GAME #3: 4 WORDS		$40	798.87	37,981
GAME #1: 3 WORDS + GAME #2: 3 WORDS	2X	$40	600.12	50,560
GAME #1: 4 WORDS	2X	$40	599.84	50,583
GAME #2: 4 WORDS	2X	$40	600.32	50,543
GAME #3: 4 WORDS	2X	$40	599.90	50,578
GAME #1: 3 WORDS + GAME #2: 4 WORDS + GAME #3: 4 WORDS		$50	1,198.20	25,323
GAME #1: 4 WORDS + GAME #2: 3 WORDS + GAME #3: 4 WORDS		$50	1,202.57	25,231
GAME #1: 4 WORDS + GAME #2: 4 WORDS + GAME #3: 3 WORDS		$50	1,200.85	25,267
GAME #1: 3 WORDS	5X	$50	1,200.95	25,265
GAME #2: 3 WORDS	5X	$50	1,201.14	25,261
GAME #3: 3 WORDS	5X	$50	1,201.90	25,245
GAME #3: 5 WORDS		$50	1,199.05	25,305
GAME #1: 3 WORDS + GAME #2: 4 WORDS + GAME #3: 4 WORDS	2X	$100	799.76	37,939
GAME #1: 4 WORDS + GAME #2: 3 WORDS + GAME #3: 4 WORDS	2X	$100	801.32	37,865
GAME #1: 4 WORDS + GAME #2: 4 WORDS + GAME #3: 3 WORDS	2X	$100	799.44	37,954
GAME #1: 4 WORDS	5X	$100	800.98	37,881
GAME #2: 4 WORDS	5X	$100	750.85	40,410
GAME #3: 4 WORDS	5X	$100	751.30	40,386
GAME #1: 3 WORDS	10X	$100	751.04	40,400
GAME #2: 3 WORDS	10X	$100	799.48	37,952
GAME #3: 3 WORDS	10X	$100	799.86	37,934
GAME #3: 5 WORDS	2X	$100	802.38	37,815
GAME #3: 6 WORDS		$100	798.66	37,991
GAME #3: 6 WORDS	2X	$200	2,402.75	12,628
GAME #3: 7 WORDS		$200	2,399.33	12,646
GAME #3: 6 WORDS	5X	$500	11,988.12	2,531
GAME #1: 3 WORDS	50X	$500	12,035.68	2,521
GAME #2: 3 WORDS	50X	$500	12,016.61	2,525
GAME #3: 3 WORDS	50X	$500	11,912.82	2,547
GAME #1: 5 WORDS		$500	11,997.60	2,529
GAME #2: 5 WORDS		$500	11,997.60	2,529
GAME #3: 8 WORDS		$500	12,127.07	2,502
GAME #1: 5 WORDS + GAME #3: 8 WORDS		$1,000	30,071.30	1,009
GAME #2: 5 WORDS + GAME #3: 8 WORDS		$1,000	29,982.15	1,012
GAME #1: 5 WORDS + GAME #2: 5 WORDS		$1,000	29,952.56	1,013
GAME #3: 5 WORDS	20X	$1,000	30,011.81	1,011
GAME #1: 4 WORDS	50X	$1,000	29,893.54	1,015
GAME #3: 9 WORDS		$1,000	29,747.00	1,020
GAME #1: 3 WORDS	100X	$1,000	15,058.03	2,015
GAME #1: 6 WORDS		$10,000	119,928.62	253
GAME #2: 6 WORDS		$10,000	121,367.76	250
GAME #3: 8 WORDS	20X	$10,000	117,604.42	258
GAME #3: 6 WORDS	100X	$10,000	59,610.88	509
GAME #3: 10 WORDS		$10,000	121,367.76	250
GAME #1: 5 WORDS + GAME #3: 8 WORDS	100X	$100,000	3,034,194.00	10
GAME #3: 11 WORDS		$100,000	3,034,194.00	10
GAME #3: 12 WORDS (80K/YR/25YRS)*		$2,000,000*	3,792,742.50	8

*Prize amount if the annual payment option is chosen or has it applied. If the single cash payment option is chosen, the amount paid is in accordance with subsection (11), above.

(13) The estimated overall odds of winning some prize in Game Number 1550 are 1 in 3.37. Prizes, including 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.

(14) For reorders of Game Number 1550, the estimated odds of winning, value, and number of prizes shall be proportionate to the number of tickets reordered.

(15) Payment of prizes for $2,000,000 100X CASHWORD 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.

Rulemaking Authority 24.105(9)(a), (b), (c), 24.109(1), 24.115(1) FS. Law Implemented 24.105(9)(a), (b), (c), 24.115(1) FS. History–New 12-4-2023.

 

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: 12/4/2023