Game Number 1417, $500,000 CROSSWORD EXTRA PLAY

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

53ER19-17Game Number 1417, $500,000 CROSSWORD EXTRA PLAY

SUMMARY: This emergency rule describes Game Number 1417, “$500,000 CROSSWORD EXTRA PLAY," 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: Diane D. Schmidt, Legal Analyst, Department of the Lottery, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4011.

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE EMERGENCY RULE IS:

 

53ER19-17 Game Number 1417, $500,000 CROSSWORD EXTRA PLAY.

(1) Name of Game. Game Number 1417 “$500,000 CROSSWORD EXTRA PLAY.”

(2) Game Number 1417 $500,000 CROSSWORD EXTRA PLAY, is a Scratch-Off lottery game (also known as an instant lottery game).

(3) Price. $500,000 CROSSWORD EXTRA PLAY lottery tickets sell for $5.00 per ticket.

(4) “$500,000 CROSSWORD EXTRA PLAY” lottery tickets shall have a series of numbers in Machine Readable Code (or bar code) on the back of the ticket, along with a Void If Removed Number under the latex area on the ticket. To be a valid winning $500,000 CROSSWORD EXTRA PLAY lottery ticket, the ticket must meet the applicable requirements of rule 53ER17-54, F.A.C.

(5) The “YOUR LETTERS” play symbols in the CROSSWORD game are as follows:

(6) The “BOARD LETTERS” play symbols in the CROSSWORD game are as follows:

(7) The legend in the CROSSWORD game is as follows:

(8) The “YOUR NUMBERS” play symbols and play symbol captions in the EXTRA PLAY game are as follows:

(9) The “WINNING NUMBERS” play symbols and play symbol captions in the EXTRA PLAY game are                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      as follows:

(10) The prize symbols and prize symbol captions in the EXTRA PLAY game are as follows:

(11) The legends in the EXTRA PLAY game are as follows:

(12) Determination of Prizewinners.

(a) There are two (2) games on each ticket: CROSSWORD PUZZLE and EXTRA PLAY. Each game is played separately.

(b) CROSSWORD PUZZLE. The holder of a ticket whose play symbols in the “YOUR LETTERS” play area match the play symbols in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE to form three (3) or more words in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE play area shall entitle the claimant to the corresponding prize in the 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 the CROSSWORD PUZZLE 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 complete words are shown in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE. Each possible complete word consists of three (3) or more letters and occupies an entire word space. All of the letters in a possible complete word must be matched in order to complete the word.

(c) The prizes in the CROSSWORD game are: $5, $10, $20, $40, $100, $500, $1,000, and $500,000.

(d) For the CROSSWORD PUZZLE game play, only the highest prize won is paid per ticket.

(e) EXTRA PLAY. A ticket having a play symbol and corresponding play symbol caption in the “YOUR NUMBERS” play area that matches a play symbol and corresponding play symbol caption in the “WINNING NUMBERS” play area shall entitle the claimant to the corresponding prize shown for that symbol. A ticket having a “ ” symbol in the “YOUR NUMBERS” play area shall entitle the claimant to the prize shown for that symbol.  A ticket having a “” symbol in the “YOUR NUMBERS” play area shall entitle the claimant to double the prize shown for that symbol. A ticket having a “” symbol in the “YOUR NUMBERS” play area shall entitle the claimant to all ten (10) prizes shown.

(f) The prizes in the EXTRA PLAY game are: $5.00, $10.00, $15.00, $20.00, $30.00, $40.00, $50.00, $60.00, $100, $150, $200, $500, $1,000, $10,000, and $500,000.             

(13) The estimated odds of winning, value and number of prizes in Game Number 1417 are as follows:

 

CROSSWORD GAME PLAY	EXTRA PLAY GAME PLAY	WIN	ESTIMATED ODDS OF 1 IN	NUMBER OF WINNERS IN 168 POOLS OF 120,000 TICKETS PER POOL
3 WORDS		$5.00	20.00	1,008,000
	$5	$5.00	20.00	1,008,000
4 WORDS		$10.00	30.00	672,000
3 WORDS	$5	$10.00	30.00	672,000
	$5 x 2	$10.00	60.00	336,000
	$10	$10.00	60.00	336,000
3 WORDS	$5 x 2	$15.00	150.00	134,400
3 WORDS	$10	$15.00	150.00	134,400
	$15	$15.00	300.00	67,200
5 WORDS		$20.00	300.00	67,200
3 WORDS	$5 + $10	$20.00	300.00	67,200
3 WORDS	$5 + $5 (2X)	$20.00	300.00	67,200
4 WORDS	$5 (2X)	$20.00	300.00	67,200
	$20	$20.00	300.00	67,200
3 WORDS	$5 x 5	$30.00	1,714.29	11,760
3 WORDS	$5 + $10 (2X)	$30.00	1,600.00	12,600
4 WORDS	$10 (2X)	$30.00	1,600.00	12,600
4 WORDS	$5 x 4	$30.00	1,666.67	12,096
5 WORDS	$5 (2X)	$30.00	1,714.29	11,760
5 WORDS	$10	$30.00	1,714.29	11,760
	$30	$30.00	1,714.29	11,760
6 WORDS		$40.00	6,000.00	3,360
3 WORDS	$5 + $30	$40.00	6,000.00	3,360
4 WORDS	($5 x 2) + $10 (2X)	$40.00	6,000.00	3,360
4 WORDS	$5 x 6	$40.00	6,000.00	3,360
5 WORDS	$10 (2X)	$40.00	6,000.00	3,360
	$40	$40.00	6,000.00	3,360
3 WORDS	$5 + $20 (2X)	$50.00	4,000.00	5,040
4 WORDS	$20 (2X)	$50.00	4,000.00	5,040
5 WORDS	$5 (2X) + $10 (2X)	$50.00	4,000.00	5,040
6 WORDS	$5 (2X)	$50.00	4,000.00	5,040
6 WORDS	$10	$50.00	4,000.00	5,040
	$5 x 10	$50.00	4,000.00	5,040
	$5 x 10 (MONEYBAG)	$50.00	4,000.00	5,040
	$50	$50.00	4,000.00	5,040
3 WORDS	$5 + $50	$60.00	6,000.00	3,360
4 WORDS	$5 (2X) + $20 (2X)	$60.00	6,000.00	3,360
4 WORDS	$50	$60.00	6,000.00	3,360
5 WORDS	$20 (2X)	$60.00	6,000.00	3,360
	($5 x 8) + ($10 x 2)	$60.00	6,000.00	3,360
	($5 x 8) + ($10 x 2) (MONEYBAG)	$60.00	6,000.00	3,360
	$60	$60.00	6,000.00	3,360
4 WORDS	($10 x 3) + $30 (2X)	$100.00	3,000.00	6,720
5 WORDS	($20 (2X) x 2)	$100.00	3,000.00	6,720
6 WORDS	$30 (2X)	$100.00	3,000.00	6,720
6 WORDS	$10 x 6	$100.00	3,000.00	6,720
7 WORDS		$100.00	3,000.00	6,720
	$10 x 10	$100.00	3,000.00	6,720
	$10 x 10 (MONEYBAG)	$100.00	3,000.00	6,720
	$100	$100.00	3,000.00	6,720
6 WORDS	$5 (2X) + ($20 x 5)	$150.00	6,000.00	3,360
6 WORDS	$10 + $50 (2X)	$150.00	6,000.00	3,360
7 WORDS	($5 x 2) + $20 (2X)	$150.00	6,000.00	3,360
7 WORDS	$50	$150.00	6,000.00	3,360
	($10 x 7) + $20 (2X) + ($20 x 2)	$150.00	6,000.00	3,360
	($10 x 5) + ($20 x 5) (MONEYBAG)	$150.00	6,000.00	3,360
	$150	$150.00	6,000.00	3,360
6 WORDS	$30 (2X) + $50 (2X)	$200.00	24,000.00	840
7 WORDS	($10 x 6) + ($20 x 2)	$200.00	20,000.00	1,008
7 WORDS	($15 (2X) x 2) + ($20 x 2)	$200.00	20,000.00	1,008
	($10 x 4) + ($20 x 4) + ($40 x 2)	$200.00	20,000.00	1,008
	($10 x 2) + ($15 x 4) + ($30 x 4) (MONEYBAG)	$200.00	20,000.00	1,008
	$200	$200.00	20,000.00	1,008
7 WORDS	$100 + $150 (2X)	$500.00	24,000.00	840
7 WORDS	$200 x 2	$500.00	24,000.00	840
8 WORDS		$500.00	24,000.00	840
	$50 x 10	$500.00	24,000.00	840
	($50 x 6) + $20 + ($60 x 3) (MONEYBAG)	$500.00	24,000.00	840
	$500	$500.00	24,000.00	840
7 WORDS	$150 (2X) + ($200 x 3)	$1,000.00	30,000.00	672
8 WORDS	$100 + $200 (2X)	$1,000.00	30,000.00	672
9 WORDS		$1,000.00	40,000.00	504
	$1,000	$1,000.00	40,000.00	504
9 WORDS	$1,000 x 9	$10,000.00	120,000.00	168
	$10,000	$10,000.00	120,000.00	168
	$500,000	$500,000.00	5,040,000.00	4
10 WORDS		$500,000.00	5,040,000.00	4

 

(14) The estimated overall odds of winning some prize in Game Number 1417 are 1 in 4.06. Prizes, including the 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.

(15) For reorders of Game Number 1417, the estimated odds of winning, value, and number of prizes shall be proportionate to the number of tickets reordered.

(16) Payment of prizes for $500,000 CROSSWORD EXTRA PLAY 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 4-4-19.

 

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: April 4, 2019.