$50,000 Cash Second Chance Promotion

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

53ER14-10$50,000 Cash Second Chance Promotion

SUMMARY: The Department of the Lottery will conduct the $50,000 Cash Second Chance Promotion between February 4, 2014, and May 5, 2014, in which three second chance drawings will be held and a total of one hundred fifty-three cash prizes will be 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:

 

53ER14-10 $50,000 Cash Second Chance Promotion.

(1) Beginning February 4, 2014, through May 5, 2014, the Florida Lottery will conduct the $50,000 Cash Second Chance Promotion in which players can enter non-winning Florida Lottery Scratch-Off tickets from the following CASH MULTIPLIER games on the Florida Lottery website for a chance to win a cash prize of $50,000 or $500:

(a) 5X THE CASH Instant Game Number 1221;

(b) 10X THE CASH Instant Game Number 1222;

(c) 20X THE CASH Instant Game Number 1223;

(d) 50X THE CASH Instant Game Number 1224; and

(e) 100X THE CASH Instant Game Number 1208.

Winning Scratch-Off tickets from the above listed games cannot be used for entry in the $50,000 Cash Second Chance Promotion. Tickets from the following CASH MULITPLIER games cannot be used for entry in the $50,000 Cash Second Chance Promotion: 5X THE CASH, Instant Game Number 1160; 10X THE CASH, Instant Game Number 1161; 20X THE CASH, Instant Game Number 1159; and 50X THE CASH, Instant Game Number 1162.

(2) Three $50,000 Cash second chance drawings will be held between March 12, 2014, and May 7, 2014, 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 drawing schedule is:

 

Drawing	Entry Period	Drawing Date
1	February 4, 2014 – March 10, 2014	Wednesday, March 12, 2014
2	March 11, 2014 – April 7, 2014	Wednesday, April 9, 2014
3	April 8, 2014 – May 5, 2014	Wednesday, May 7, 2014

 

(3) In each of the $50,000 Cash second chance drawings, one grand prize winner will win $50,000 and fifty second prize winners will win $500. A grand total of one hundred fifty-three cash prizes will be awarded in the second chance drawings.

(4) To enter a non-winning 5X THE CASH, 10X THE CASH, 20X THE CASH, 50X THE CASH or 100X THE CASH Scratch-Off ticket in one of the second chance drawings, players must enter on the Florida Lottery’s website at www.flalottery.com. On the home page of the Lottery’s website, players can click on the $50,000 Cash 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 5X THE CASH, 10X THE CASH, 20X THE CASH, 50X THE CASH and 100X THE CASH 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) Each non-winning 5X THE CASH, 10X THE CASH, 20X THE CASH, 50X THE CASH and 100X THE CASH Scratch-Off ticket is assigned a predetermined number of entries that corresponds to the “X” value in the name of the non-winning ticket, as shown below.

 

Ticket Price Point	Cash Multiplier Game	Number of Entries
$1	5X THE CASH	5
$2	10X THE CASH	10
$5	20X THE CASH	20
$10	50X THE CASH	50
$25	100X THE CASH	100

 

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 one entry into one second chance drawing. Tickets should not be mailed to the 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 are dependent upon 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) In each of the three drawings, the first valid entry drawn will win the grand prize of $50,000. The second through fifty-first valid entries drawn will win a second prize of $500. The second through sixth valid entries drawn 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. Alternate winners will not be selected for second prizes.

(7) Notification.

(a) The prize winners 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 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 the grand prize winner within ten business days 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 as set forth in subsection (6) above. If the Florida Lottery is unable to have personal contact with the first alternate winner within ten business days of the date of award of the prize, the alternate winner will forfeit his or her right to claim the grand 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 Lottery is unable to contact an alternate, the prize will not be awarded.

(c) The Florida Lottery will attempt to notify each second prize winner by telephone, U.S. mail, or email using the contact information provided in the winner’s registration data no later than seven business days after the winners are posted on the Florida Lottery’s website in order to confirm the winner’s mailing address. If the Florida Lottery is unable to have personal contact with a second prize winner within thirty days of the date of the drawing, the winner will forfeit his or her right to claim the prize and the prize will not be awarded.

(8) How to Claim a Prize.

(a) To claim the grand prize in a second chance drawing, the winner must submit to the Florida Lottery the original valid non-winning 5X THE CASH, 10X THE CASH, 20X THE CASH, 50X THE CASH or 100X THE CASH 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 02/11, or Spanish Winner Claim Form DOL 173-2S, revised 02/11 and a copy of acceptable identification.  Forms DOL 173-2 and DOL 173-2S are hereby incorporated by reference and may be obtained at any Lottery office, from the Florida Lottery’s website at www.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 the grand 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.

(b) Second prize winners are not required to submit the original non-winning 5X THE CASH, 10X THE CASH, 20X THE CASH, 50X THE CASH or 100X THE CASH  Scratch-Off ticket or the documentation listed in paragraph (8)(a) above in order to claim the prize. However, a second prize winner who becomes an alternate winner of the grand prize will be required to submit the original non-winning 5X THE CASH, 10X THE CASH, 20X THE CASH, 50X THE CASH or 100X THE CASH Scratch-Off ticket and the required documentation in order to claim the higher prize. Therefore, grand prize alternate winners should retain the original non-winning 5X THE CASH, 10X THE CASH, 20X THE CASH, 50X THE CASH or 100X THE CASH Scratch-Off ticket until notified by the Florida Lottery that the grand prize has 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 $50,000, less applicable federal tax withholding.

(10) Award of Second Prizes. Upon confirmation of a second prize winner’s mailing address, the Florida Lottery will mail a check for $500.

(11) All federal, state and/or local taxes or other fees on the prizes won in the $50,000 Cash Second Chance Promotion will be the responsibility of the winner.

(12) All prizes are subject to the provisions of Chapter 24, F.S., 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.

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

(14) If a grand 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.

(15) 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.

(16) By entering the $50,000 Cash 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.

(17) $50,000 Cash 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 1-31-14.

 

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 31, 2014