MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES' CLUB™

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

53ER14-67MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES' CLUB™

SUMMARY: This emergency rule sets forth the provisions for the conduct of MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB™. This emergency rule replaces Emergency Rule 53ER14-56.

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:

 

53ER14-67 MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB™.

(1) Definitions.

The following words and terms, when used in this rule, have the following meanings:

(a) Lotteries – The Lotteries participating in the Product Group.

(b) Millionaires’ Club Prize – A single payment prize with a value of $1 million drawn independently from the other MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB™ prizes (second through tenth prizes).

(c) MUSL – The Multi-State Lottery Association.

(d) Play – The six (6) numbers (the first five (5) from a field of fifty-two (52) numbers and the last one (1) from a field of twenty-eight (28) numbered MONOPOLY Properties) that appear on a ticket as a single numbered selection and are to be played by a player in the game.

(e) Product Group – The group of lotteries that has joined together to offer the MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB lottery game pursuant to the terms of the Multi-State Lottery Agreement and the National Premium Game Product Group MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB Game rules.

(f) Set Prize – All prizes, except the Top Prize and Millionaires’ Club Prizes, that are advertised to be paid in a single payment and, except as set forth in paragraph (7)(f), will be equal to the prize amount established by the National Premium Game Product Group MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB Game rules for each prize level. The Set prizes in this rule are the second through tenth prize levels.

(g) Top Prize – The game prize won when the numbers played by a player match all six (6) numbers, the first five (5) from a field of fifty-two (52) numbers and the last one (1) from a field of twenty-eight (28) numbered MONOPOLY Properties.

(h) Winning Numbers/Draw Numbers – The six (6) numbers (the first five (5) from a field of fifty-two (52)  numbers and the last one (1) from a field of twenty-eight (28) numbers that also represent MONOPOLY Properties) randomly selected at each drawing, which shall be used to determine winners.

(2) How to Play MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB. MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB is a multi-state lottery online terminal game. There are three (3) sets of numbers on each MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB ticket: the Draw Numbers; the Millionaires’ Club Number; and the Webcode.

(a) Draw Numbers.

1. There are four (4) panels (A-D) on a MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB play slip. Each panel played will cost $5.00 per Play, per drawing. Each panel played will produce a separate ticket with only one Play and will be for the next available drawing date. In MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB, players select five (5) numbers from a field of one (1) through fifty-two (52) or may mark the “QP” (Quick Pick) box located at the bottom of each panel for the terminal to randomly select one or more numbers from the play area (“player-selected numbers”). The system will randomly generate one (1) additional number from a separate field of one (1) through twenty-eight (28) (“Property Number”). No player selection is possible for the Property Number. The Property Number may be the same as one (1) of the first five (5) numbers selected by the player. The MONOPOLY game board property shall also be represented on the player’s ticket as a number and associated MONOPOLY property name. The MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB Property Numbers and names are set forth in the following table.

 

MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB Property Numbers and Names
01 Mediterranean Avenue	15 Kentucky Avenue
02 Baltic Avenue	16 Indiana Avenue
03 Reading Railroad	17 Illinois Avenue
04 Oriental Avenue	18 B. & O. Railroad
05 Vermont Avenue	19 Atlantic Avenue
06 Connecticut Avenue	20 Ventnor Avenue
07 St. Charles Place	21 Water Works
08 Electric Company	22 Marvin Gardens
09 States Avenue	23 Pacific Avenue
10 Virginia Avenue	24 North Carolina Avenue
11 Pennsylvania Railroad	25 Pennsylvania Avenue
12 St. James Place	26 Short Line
13 Tennessee Avenue	27 Park Place
14 New York Avenue	28 Boardwalk

 

The five (5) player-selected numbers and the system generated Property Number comprise the “Draw Numbers.” The Draw Numbers shall appear below the “Your Draw Numbers” heading on a MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB ticket. The Property Number and name shall appear in a box below the Draw Numbers. The Draw Numbers are used to determine MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB prize winners.

2. Players may make their ticket selections by marking a play slip or by telling the retailer their desired selections for the first field of numbers. A “Void” box is also located at the bottom of each panel and should be marked by the player if an error was made in his or her selections in a panel.

3. Players must use only blue or black ink or pencil for making selections. Play slips may be processed through a Florida Lottery vending machine or by a retailer to obtain a ticket. Retailers also are authorized to manually enter numbers selected by a player (first five (5) numbers only).

4. Advance Play is not available in the MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB game.

(b) Millionaires’ Club Number.

Each Play shall also have a Millionaires’ Club Number associated with that Play used in determining Millionaires’ Club Prize winners, if a Millionaires’ Club drawing is held. The Millionaires’ Club Number is a unique 12-digit number (preceded by “FL”) generated by the system and shall appear below the “Your Millionaires’ Club Number” heading on a MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB ticket. The Millionaires’ Club Number is valid for one draw for the drawing date printed on the MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB ticket. If a Millionaires’ Club drawing is not held, the Millionaires’ Club Number becomes void.

(c) Webcode.

The Webcode is a unique 25-digit alphanumeric code randomly generated by the system. The Webcode can be used to enter into a Second Chance Drawing for a chance to be a contestant on the TV Game Show associated with the MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB game as further described in subsections (11) and (12). The Webcode shall appear below the “Your Entry Webcode” heading on a MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB ticket.

(3) Drawings.

(a) MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB drawings shall be conducted once per week, on Fridays, at approximately 11:15 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). A secondary drawing to determine Millionaires’ Club Prize winners shall occur if a Top Prize is won in a MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB drawing and shall take place following the MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB drawing. In both drawings, numbers shall be selected using a certified random number generation process.

(b) The Florida Lottery shall not be responsible for incorrect circulation, publication or broadcast of official Winning Numbers.

(4) Determination of Prize Winners.

(a) MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB Drawings. In order for a ticket to be a winning ticket, numbers appearing in a single horizontal row on the ticket must match the official Winning Numbers in any order for the drawing date for which the ticket was purchased, in one of the following combinations:

1. Top Prize: Five (5) numbers selected from the first set of numbers plus the Property Number selected from the second set of numbers.

2. Second Prize: Five (5) numbers selected from the first set of numbers and not the Property Number selected from the second set of numbers.

3. Third Prize: Four (4) numbers selected from the first set of numbers plus the Property Number selected from the second set of numbers.

4. Fourth Prize: Four (4) numbers selected from the first set of numbers and not the Property Number selected from the second set of numbers.

5. Fifth Prize: Three (3) numbers selected from the first set of numbers plus the Property Number selected from the second set of numbers.

6. Sixth Prize: Two (2) numbers selected from the first set of numbers plus the Property Number selected from the second set of numbers.

7. Seventh Prize: Three (3) numbers selected from the first set of numbers and not the Property Number selected from the second set of numbers.

8. Eighth Prize: One (1) number selected from the first set of numbers plus the Property Number selected from the second set of numbers.

9. Ninth Prize: No numbers selected from the first set of numbers and the Property Number selected from the second set of numbers.

10. Tenth Prize: Two (2) numbers selected from the first set of numbers and not the Property Number selected from the second set of numbers.

(b) Millionaires’ Club Prize Drawings. In order for a ticket to be a winning Millionaires’ Club Prize ticket, the Millionaires’ Club Number appearing on the ticket must match one of the official winning Millionaires’ Club numbers in the exact order for the drawing date for which the ticket was purchased.

(5) Limited to Highest Prize Won. Except for Millionaires’ Club Prizes, the holder of a winning ticket may win only one (1) prize per Play in connection with the Winning Numbers drawn, and shall be entitled only to the prize won by those numbers in the highest matching prize category.

(6) Odds of Winning.

(a) The odds of winning the prizes described in subsection (4) are as follows:

1. Top Prize – 1: 72,770,880.0000

2. Second Prize – 1: 2,695,217.7778

3. Third Prize – 1: 309,663.3191

4. Fourth Prize – 1: 11,469.0118

5. Fifth Prize – 1: 6,731.8113

6. Sixth Prize – 1: 448.7874

7. Seventh Prize – 1: 249.3263

8. Eighth Prize – 1: 81.5977

9. Ninth Prize – 1: 47.4405

10. Tenth Prize – 1: 16.6218

(b) The overall odds of winning a prize in a MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB drawing are 1:10.0025.

(c) The odds of winning a Millionaires’ Club Prize vary with sales.

(7) Prize Pool.

(a) Prize Pool. The prize pool for all categories shall consist of approximately fifty percent (50%) of each drawing period’s sales.

(b) Expected Prize Payout Percentages and Prize Pool Funding. The Top Prize shall be determined on a pari-mutuel basis. Except as provided in these rules, all other prizes awarded shall be paid as Set Prizes with the following expected prize payout percentages:

 

Match	Prize Category	Prize Payment	Approximate Percentage of Winnings Pool Allocated to Prize Category
Five first set numbers and the one number of the second set	Top Prize	Top Prize	64.4296%*
Five first set numbers and none of the second set	Second Prize	$100,000	1.4841%
Four first set numbers and the one number of the second set	Third Prize	$20,000	2.5835%
Four first set numbers and none of the second set	Fourth Prize	$500	1.7438%
Three first set numbers and the one number of the second set	Fifth Prize	$250	1.4855%
Two first set numbers and the one number of the second set	Sixth Prize	$25	2.2282%
Three first set numbers and none of the second set	Seventh Prize	$20	3.2087%
One first set number and the one number of the second set	Eighth Prize	$10	4.9021%
None of the first set numbers and the one number of the second set	Ninth Prize	$7	5.9021%
Two first set numbers and none of the second set	Tenth Prize	$5	12.0324%
Tickets Matching the Millionaires’ Club Number (Only applicable if Top Prize is won)	Millionaires’ Club Prize	$1,000,000	Combined with Top Prize%
*The Top Prize and Millionaires’ Club prize pool contributions are combined.

 

(c) Prize money allocated to the Top Prize category will be divided equally by the number of plays determined to be winners of the Top Prize.

(d) Prize Pool Account Rollovers and Carry Forwards. Any monies not paid for Top Prizes and Millionaires’ Club Prizes in the Top Prize and Millionaires’ Club Prize Pool following a drawing shall roll over and be added to the Top Prize and Millionaires’ Club Prize Pool for the following drawing.

(e) The number of plays determined to be winners of the Second through Tenth Prize levels will be paid as Set Prizes, except as provided in paragraph (7)(f) below.

(f) Pari-Mutuel Prize Determinations. If the total of the Set Prizes awarded in a drawing (Second through Tenth Prizes) exceeds the percentage of the prize pool allocated to the Set Prizes, and there are insufficient funds from all sources to pay the Set Prizes for a particular MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB drawing, then the highest Set Prize shall become a pari-mutuel prize. If the amount of the highest Set Prize, when paid on a pari-mutuel basis, drops to or below the next highest Set Prize and there are still not sufficient funds to pay the remaining set prizes awarded, then the next highest Set Prize shall become a pari-mutuel prize. This procedure shall continue down through all Set Prize levels, if necessary, until all Set Prize levels become pari-mutuel prize levels.

(g) Any interest or earnings accrued on a Set Prize prior to prize payment shall accrue to the State of Florida and not to the winner.

(8) Prize Payment – Top Prize.

(a) The prize money allocated to the Top Prize category will be divided equally among all Top Prize winning plays in all participating lotteries. Top Prizes won shall be funded in accordance with the criteria set by the Product Group. The Product Group is authorized to offer guaranteed minimum Top Prize amounts, guaranteed minimum numbers of Millionaires’ Club winners, minimum increase in the Top Prize amount between drawings, minimum increases in the number of Millionaires’ Club winners between drawings, or make other changes in the allocation of prize money when the Product Group finds that it would be in the best interest of the game. When the Top Prize reaches the cap set by the Product Group, all additional prize money shall fund Millionaires’ Club Prizes. The current guaranteed Top Prize amount and current number of Millionaires’ Club winners are available at flalottery.com or playmmc.com.

(b) Players can choose one of two payment options for receiving their portion of the MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB Top Prize. Payment options are “Cash Option” and “Annual Payment.”

(c) Top Prize winners have sixty (60) days after the winning draw date to choose between the two payment options. Once the Top Prize winner signs the Winner Claim Form, files a claim and exercises the winner's chosen option, the election of that option shall be final and cannot be revoked, withdrawn or otherwise changed except as provided in paragraph (8)(j) below.

(d) In order to select the Cash Option, the Top Prize winner must submit his or her ticket for payment within sixty days after the winning draw date. If the Top Prize winner does not elect the Cash Option within sixty (60) days after the winning draw date, the Annual Payment option will be applied, except as provided in paragraph (8)(g) below.

(e) A Top Prize winner who chooses the Cash Option will be paid in a single cash payment, less applicable withholding taxes. The Cash Option amount offered shall be the amount determined by multiplying the annuitized prize amount by a discount value set by the MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB Lotteries Finance Committee prior to each drawing, divided by the number of total individual winner’s shares for the MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB game.

(f) If a Top Prize winner elects the Annual Payment option, his or her share of the Top Prize will be paid in thirty graduated annual installments, each less applicable withholding taxes. The initial payment shall be paid upon completion of internal validation procedures. The subsequent twenty-nine payments shall be paid annually to coincide with the month of the Federal auction date at which the bonds were purchased to fund the annuity. Payments shall escalate by a factor of five percent annually, and annual payments shall be rounded down to the nearest even one thousand dollar increment. All such payments shall be made within seven days of the anniversary of the annual auction date. MUSL shall purchase securities through a competitive purchase with a minimum of three primary brokerage firms of its choice.

(g) If individual winners’ shares of the cash held to fund Annual Payments are less than $250,000.00, the Product Group is authorized to pay the winners their share of the cash held in the Top Prize pool.

(h) Annuitized payment of the Top Prize or a share of the Top Prize will be rounded to facilitate the purchase of an appropriate funding mechanism. Rounding differences on an annuitized Top Prize win shall be added to the first cash payment to the winner or winners. Prizes other than the Top Prize, which under this rule may become single-payment, pari-mutuel prizes, will be rounded down so that prizes can be paid in multiples of whole dollars. Rounding differences resulting from rounding these prizes shall be carried forward to the prize pool for the next drawing.

(i) The Florida Lottery will make the initial and any subsequent payments of a prize upon receipt of funds for such prize from MUSL.

(j) In the event of the death during the annuity payment period of a Top Prize winner who elected the Annual Payment option, the estate of the deceased winner (the “Estate”) may file a petition with the Florida Lottery to accelerate payment of all the remaining prize proceeds to the Estate. Such petition will be forwarded by the Florida Lottery to MUSL for processing.

(k) Federal income taxes shall be applied and withheld from the prize amount at the time payment is made, pursuant to applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and Code of Federal Regulations.

(l) Any interest or earnings accrued on a MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB Top Prize prior to prize payment shall accrue to MUSL and not to the winner.

(9) Prize Payment- Millionaires' Club Prizes and Set Prizes.

(a) Independent of a ticket’s status as a prizewinner due to a match with the Winning Numbers, each ticket in a drawing is potentially a winner of a Millionaires’ Club Prize if, on that game draw, Millionaires’ Club Prizes are awarded. If a ticket is a winner under both drawings, the prize paid shall be the sum of both the Top Prize or Second through Tenth Prize and the Millionaires’ Club Prize.

(b) Millionaires’ Club Prizes shall be awarded if the Top Prize is won in a drawing. If the Top Prize is not won in a drawing, the number of Millionaires’ Club Prizes shall increase between drawings until the Top Prize is won.  The amount of Millionaires’ Club Prize monies awarded in a Millionaires’ Club Prize drawing shall be determined by the amount of monies available in the Top Prize and Millionaires’ Club Prize Pool, less amounts needed to fund the Top Prize, rounded down to the nearest one million dollars ($1,000,000).

(c) Millionaires’ Club prizes and Set Prizes shall be paid in a single cash payment, less applicable federal withholding tax.

(10) MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB Game Rules and Prohibitions.

(a) By purchasing a MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB ticket, a player agrees to comply with and abide by all rules of the Florida Lottery.

(b) Florida MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB prizes shall be claimed only through a Florida Lottery retailer (for prizes less than $600) or Florida Lottery office beginning on the first business day following the drawing. The Florida Lottery is not authorized to accept claims or pay prizes for MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB tickets purchased in other jurisdictions. Florida Millionaires’ Club Prizes shall be claimed only through a Florida Lottery office beginning on the first business day following the drawing. MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB prize payments and Millionaires’ Club Prize payments 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.

(c) Subject to a retailer’s hours of operation and on-line system availability, MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB lottery tickets are available for purchase daily between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight, ET. Ticket sales for a specific MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB drawing will close at 10:00 p.m., ET, on the night of the drawing. Any ticket sold after the close of game will be printed with the next MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB drawing date.

(d) MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB tickets cannot be canceled.

(e) No person who is less than 18 years of age may purchase a lottery ticket or play.

(11) MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB Second Chance Drawings.

(a) Commencing with MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB ticket sales, Florida Lottery players who purchase a MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB ticket can enter the Webcode on the ticket for a chance to win a MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB TV Game Show Trip Package in a MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB Second Chance Drawing (or “Second Chance Drawing”). The Webcode on both winning and non-winning MONOPOLY MIILIONAIRES’ CLUB tickets may be entered. Players should enter the Webcode on a MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB ticket prior to redeeming any prize.

(b) How to Enter a Webcode to Register Properties. Players may enter a Webcode to register a MONOPOLY property and earn entries into a Second Chance Drawing via the Florida Lottery’s website, flalottery.com; via the MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB website, playmmc.com; directly on the Florida Lottery’s PlayMMC website, fl.playmmc.com; or using the MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’CLUB mobile app when it becomes available. Prior to entering a Webcode, players will be prompted to log in or register. Enter the Webcode assigned to the MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB ticket located below the “YOUR ENTRY WEBCODE” heading on the ticket (the entry field is entitled “Ticket Numbers” on the website). The MONOPOLY game board property on the ticket, together with a randomly generated additional bonus MONOPOLY game board property assigned when the Webcode is entered, will be registered in the player’s account. The first time a player enters a Webcode, the player will receive a Community Chest card in addition to the property printed on the MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB ticket and the bonus property awarded upon entering the Webcode. The Community Chest card will award the player a complete property set (and the drawing entries that go with it). The bonus property, the property printed on the ticket and the properties awarded by the Community Chest card will populate the player’s personal MONOPOLY board. Upon collecting all properties within a MONOPOLY property set, the player is shown the number of entries earned for the next available drawing. Entries are automatically submitted and the properties cleared off the player’s board allowing the player to collect the same property set again if the same properties are awarded. Incomplete properties will remain on the player’s board for future play. As shown in the following table, for each completed MONOPOLY property set, the player will be awarded a number of entries into a drawing from which studio audience members for the TV Game Show will be selected.

 

MONOPOLY Property Sets	Number of Entries Awarded
Mediterranean Avenue & Baltic Avenue	2
Oriental Avenue & Vermont Avenue & Connecticut Avenue	4
St. Charles Place & States Avenue & Virginia Avenue	6
St. James Place & Tennessee Avenue & New York Avenue	8
Kentucky Avenue & Indiana Avenue & Illinois Avenue	10
Atlantic Avenue & Ventnor Avenue & Marvin Gardens	12
Pacific Avenue & North Carolina Avenue & Pennsylvania Avenue	15
Park Place & Boardwalk	20
Reading RR & Pennsylvania RR & B&O RR & Short Line RR	16
Electric Company & Water Works	10

 

Players may enter different Webcodes to register properties as many times as they wish during a drawing period; however, each Webcode may only be entered one time. A Webcode entered to register a property cannot be entered after the date the ticket expires (180 days after the draw date for which the ticket was purchased). However, once a player registers a property, it will be part of the player’s account indefinitely or until the property completes a property set. The odds of winning depend on the number of entries submitted. MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB tickets should not be mailed to the Lottery unless players are contacted by the Florida Lottery and requested to do so. The Florida Lottery will not enter the Webcode on a ticket received in the mail or return a mailed ticket.

(c) MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB Second Chance Drawings. The Florida Lottery shall periodically, as specified by the Product Group, conduct a Second Chance Drawing using a certified random number generation process from among the eligible entries submitted by the entry deadline for that drawing. The dates of the drawings and deadlines shall be posted on the MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB website, playmmc.com and on the Florida Lottery’s PlayMMC website, fl.playmmc.com, prior to the drawings. In each drawing, the Florida Lottery shall randomly select a minimum of three (3) prizewinners, per studio audience, from among all the eligible entries. The exact number of prizewinners and alternates drawn will be determined by the Florida Lottery prior to the drawing based on the criteria set forth in paragraph (11)(d) below. Prizes will be awarded in the order in which the entries are drawn. Any entry other than the first entry from any person selected more than once in a drawing will be disqualified. All entries are subject to validation by the Florida Lottery and may be disqualified if eligibility requirements are not met.

(d) Determination of Number of Studio Audience Members. The Product Group shall determine the number of players and guests comprising the studio audience members for each studio audience. For each set of production dates there will be two (2) studio audiences. Each Lottery shall be permitted three (3) players to be selected as studio audience members for each MONOPOLY Millionaires’ Club audience (the Base Allotment). The remainder of the players to be selected as studio audience members shall be determined based on MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB ticket sales (the Sales Allotment). The total sales of MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB tickets by each Lottery divided by the total sales of MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB tickets by all Lotteries during the applicable period shall determine the factor to be used in calculating each Lottery’s allotment above and beyond the Base Allotment. The total number of players to be selected as studio audience members chosen for each Lottery shall be the sum of its Base Allotment and the Sales Allotment.

(e) Winner Notification. In each drawing, the prizewinners will be posted on flalottery.com and playmmc.com after the drawings. The Florida Lottery will attempt to notify prizewinners by telephone, U.S. mail or email no later than twenty-four (24) hours after the winners are posted on the websites. If the Florida Lottery is unable to have personal contact with a prizewinner within three (3) business days of the date of the drawing, the winner will forfeit his or her right to claim the prize and the prize will be awarded to the first eligible alternate winner in the order drawn. If the Florida Lottery is unable to have personal contact with the alternate winner within three (3) business days of the date of award of prize, the alternate winner will forfeit his or her right to claim the prize and the prize will be awarded to the next eligible alternate winner. This process will continue until an alternate is contacted or up until two (2) weeks after the date of the drawing. If the Lottery is unable to contact an alternate within two (2) weeks of the date of the drawing, the prize will not be awarded.

(f) How to Claim a Prize. To claim a MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB  TV Game Show Trip Package prize, a winner must submit to the Florida Lottery a completed Winner Claim Form DOL-173-2 ( revised 09/13) or DOL-173-2S (revised 09/13), a completed Release and Authorization form DOL-474 ( revised 8/13) or Spanish Release and Authorization form DOL-474S  (revised 8/13), 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, DOL-173-2S, DOL-474 and DOL-474S are hereby incorporated by reference and can be obtained from any Florida Lottery office, from the Florida Lottery’s website, flalottery.com, or by writing to: Florida Lottery, Customer Service Division, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4016. The required documents must be received by the Florida Lottery no later than five (5) business days after being notified by the Florida Lottery that he or she is a winner. If the Florida Lottery has not received the required documents by the fifth 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 in accordance with paragraphs (11)(c) and (e) above. A prizewinner is not required to submit the MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB ticket(s) with the Webcode(s) used to register properties and earn entries in order to claim a prize.

(g) Award of MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB TV Game Show Trip Package Prize. Upon the Florida Lottery’s receipt of a prizewinner’s required documentation, the Florida Lottery will award a MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB TV Game Show Trip Package prize (or “Trip Package”). The prizewinner will be provided with written documentation that describes the Trip Package along with the necessary information to make reservations to fulfill the prize. Each Trip Package includes the following: roundtrip airfare (coach) for two (2) persons on a major airline from a U.S. airport to Las Vegas, Nevada; one double occupancy room ( room and room tax only) at a deluxe accommodations hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, for four (4) nights; all ground transportation between the airport, hotel, and if applicable, to and from the sponsored events for two (2) persons; meals or meal vouchers for two (2) persons for four (4) days; $500 cash; and a chance to become a contestant on the MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB TV Game Show. The value of the prize, including the cash portion, is $4,756.00. MDI Entertainment, LLC (“MDI”) and Scientific Games International Inc. (“SGI”) (MDI and SGI collectively referred to as the “SG Parties”) will pay applicable Federal income tax withholding on value of the Trip Package prize. The reportable taxable value of the Trip Package prize includes the value of the prize plus the value of the federal income tax withholding paid by SG Parties. The reportable taxable value of the Trip Package prize for a U.S. citizen is $ 6,341.33. The $500 cash portion of the prize will be mailed to the winner approximately two weeks prior to trip departure by SG Parties.

(h) The Trip Package does not include: mileage, insurance, gratuities, meals (other than those specifically stated), parking fees, baggage fees, alcoholic beverages, personal expenses such as telephone calls, valet service, laundry, incidentals and the like, revision or cancellation fees which may be charged by the airlines, hotel or other suppliers, or any other items not expressly specified herein.

(i) The prizewinner or the prizewinner’s guest must have a valid credit card or debit card, or shall be required to post a cash deposit of $150 for incidentals in order to check into the hotel. Cash deposits will be returned upon check-out and debit card or credit card refunds will be returned within ten (10) business days.

(j) The prizewinner shall be solely responsible for the actions of his or her guest.

(k) In the event the prizewinner is under twenty-one (21) years of age, SG Parties reserves the right to place the prizewinner in a non-casino hotel or to require that the prizewinner’s guest be over twenty-one (21) years of age and present to check into the hotel with the prizewinner.

(l) The Trip Package is not transferable or assignable without the express written consent of the Florida Lottery. If the prizewinner advises the Florida Lottery in advance that he or she is unable to take the trip, the prizewinner will receive the $500 cash portion of the Trip Package and may designate a proxy to use the travel portion of the prize in his or her stead and participate as a studio audience member for the TV Game Show; in such event, the prizewinner shall receive any prize won by the proxy, less applicable taxes, and the Trip Package and all prizes awarded as a result of participation in the studio audience or in a game element on the TV Game Show shall be awarded to the prizewinner, and will be taxable to the prizewinner.

(m) Once a Trip Package is booked, MDI shall report and deposit the minimum Federal withholding taxes on behalf of the prizewinner with the Internal Revenue Service based on the total grossed up value of the Trip Package, including the $500 cash, regardless of whether any portion of the Trip Package is not used by the prizewinner or the prizewinner’s guest. This includes, but is not limited to, airfare, ground transportation, hotel accommodations and the chance to become a contestant on the TV Game Show.

(n) Unless specified otherwise by the Florida Lottery, if the prizewinner is traveling via air and fails to appear at the designated time and place of departure, the balance of the Trip Package prize shall be forfeited with the exception of the $500 cash and the chance to become a contestant on the TV Game Show. If the prizewinner makes alternative arrangements to the TV Game Show taping at his or her own expense, the prizewinner will be able to fully participate.

(o) Unless specified otherwise by the Florida Lottery or unless prior alternative arrangements have been made, if the prizewinner fails to check into the hotel when he or she arrives in Las Vegas, the balance of the Trip Package prize shall be forfeited with the exception of the $500 cash and the chance to become a contestant on the TV Game Show. If the prizewinner makes alternative arrangements to the TV Game Show taping at his or her own expense, the prizewinner will be able to fully participate.

(p) In the event that a prizewinner is unable to take the trip for any reason and the prizewinner does not notify MDI of a proxy, the balance of the prize shall be forfeited with the exception of the $500 cash.

(q) The prizewinner is responsible for taxes on the total value of the trip package regardless of whether he or she takes the trip. If the prizewinner fails to appear for any portion of the trip, that portion of the trip shall be forfeited.

(r) If a prizewinner or their designated proxy does not show up at the taping for any reason, a proxy will be selected by MDI to appear on their behalf for the taping and any prizes won by the proxy will be paid to the prizewinner.

(s) If a prizewinner is chosen to appear on stage and chooses not to participate at that time, then a proxy will be selected by MDI to appear on their behalf for the taping and any prizes won by the proxy will be paid to the prizewinner.

(t) A prizewinner may choose to appoint their guest as their proxy at any time prior to the start of the pre-show training and prep of the show.

(u) Any prizes won by a proxy on behalf of a prizewinner will be taxable to the prizewinner.

(12) MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB Television Game Show.

(a) The TV Game Show entitled “MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB” is a syndicated game show produced by Hasbro Studios. In each episode of the TV Game Show, contestants from the studio audience members who were selected through second chance drawings conducted by participating State Lotteries (“winner”) will be randomly selected for the chance to compete in a series of mini-games to win prizes consisting of non-cash prizes, cash prizes, and/or the grand prize of up to $1 million. Members of a studio audience for an episode of the TV Game Show, and who are present in the studio audience, shall be eligible to be selected from the audience to participate as an on-stage participant in a game or games to be conducted on the TV Game Show. A guest of a winner who is not designated as a proxy by the winner to appear as an on-stage participant in the place of the winner is not eligible to be selected as an on-stage game participant.

(b) The TV Game Show will be produced at times and places approved by the Product Group for broadcast at times approved by the Product Group. Games played on the TV Game Show shall be approved by the Product Group.

(c) The total amount of cash won by a contestant on the game show will be mailed to the contestant within twenty-one (21) business days after the contestant’s departure from the TV Game Show taping. MDI shall withhold from such cash prizes the minimum required Federal withholding taxes. Any state owed debt owed by the contestant shall also be collected as set forth in subsection (13) below. Each contestant shall receive an IRS Form W-2G from MDI.

(d) Play-at-Home Feature. Beginning with the airing of the MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB TV Game Show, the Play-at-Home feature will be available for players to collect MONOPOLY properties in conjunction with the MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB Second Chance Drawings described in subsection (11) above. During each episode of the TV Game Show, one (1) Play-at-Home code will be displayed during the broadcast. The Play-at-Home code displayed will be one (1) of seven (7) MONOPOLY game pieces. Players may enter the Play-at-Home code on the Florida Lottery’s PlayMMC website, fl.playmmc.com (or using the MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB mobile app when it becomes available), provided the player has entered the Webcode from a MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB ticket within the previous seven (7) days. If the Play-at-Home code is entered correctly, the player will be awarded one (1) MONOPOLY property that will be added to the player’s MONOPOLY property collection. Only one (1) correct Play-at-Home code may be entered per week.

(13) State Owed Debt. A Trip Package prizewinner will be analyzed up to two times for state owed debt. The first analysis will occur at the time the Trip Package prize is claimed. If the prizewinner 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, Florida Statutes. If the debt is an amount of less than the cash portion of the Trip Package prize ($500), the non-cash portion of the prize and the cash portion of the prize less the amount owed shall be awarded. If the prizewinner is identified as owing such a debt in an amount greater than the cash portion of the prize, the prizewinner’s entire cash portion of the prize will be applied toward the outstanding debt as provided in Section 24.115, Florida Statutes, and the winner will receive the remaining non-cash portion of the prize. If the prizewinner is selected as a contestant to participate in the MONOPOLY-themed games on the TV Game Show and if the prizewinner wins a cash prize on the TV Game Show, the prizewinner will be analyzed a second time for state owed debt. In such case, the analysis will occur after the prizewinner has participated on the TV Game Show and the total cash won has been determined. If the 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, Florida Statutes.

(14) MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB Second Chance Drawings/TV Game Show – Other Rules and Restrictions.

(a) Players must be at least 18 years of age. Persons prohibited by Section 24.116, Florida Statutes, from purchasing a Florida Lottery ticket are not eligible to play. No person (contestant or guest) under the age of 18 will be permitted to attend the TV Game Show.

(b) No cash option is available in lieu of a Trip Package prize.

(c) The right to claim a prize cannot be assigned to another person or entity.

(d) Taxes. Except as specifically mentioned herein, all federal, state and/or local taxes or other fees on the prizes will be the responsibility of the winner.

(e) By entering a MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB Second Chance Drawing, a player gives his or her permission for the Florida Lottery to provide the player’s address and telephone number to SG Parties for prize fulfillment purposes.

(f) By entering a MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB Second Chance Drawing, 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.

(g) MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB Second Chance Drawings shall be public, held in Tallahassee, Florida, and witnessed by an accountant employed by an independent certified public accounting firm.

(15) This emergency rule replaces Emergency Rule 53ER14-56, F.A.C.

Rulemaking Authority 24.105(9)(a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (h), 24.109(1), 24.115(1) FS. Law Implemented, 24.105(9)(a), (b), (c) (e), (f), (h), 24.115(1), 24.116(1) FS. History–New 12-1-14, Replaces 53ER14-56.

 

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: December 1, 2014