Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

53ER16-60Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™

SUMMARY: This emergency rule describes the number-match draw lottery game “Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™, for which the Department of the Lottery will sell tickets beginning October 31, 2016.

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:

 

53ER16-60 Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™.

(1) Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™ is a number-match draw lottery game (also known as an online lottery game) with a limited number of tickets available that will be sold within a limited sales period.

(2) Each Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket sells for $20.

(3) Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets will go on sale October 31, 2016.  Sales of Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets will cease immediately after the 750,000th ticket is sold or at midnight ET on January 2, 2017, whichever occurs first. 

(4) Each Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket will contain a unique raffle ticket number that will be automatically entered into the Grand Prize drawing on January 3, 2017. Tickets purchased by December 26, 2016, will also be entered into one of five weekly drawings based upon the date of purchase. Drawings will be held from tickets sold before midnight (ET) on the last day of the raffle ticket sales period for each drawing. The drawing schedule is as follows:

Drawing	Drawing Date	From Raffle Ticket Numbers Sold
Week 1	November 29, 2016	October 31, 2016 - November 28, 2016
Week 2	December 6, 2016	November 29, 2016 - December 5, 2016
Week 3	December 13, 2016	December 6, 2016 - December 12, 2016
Week 4	December 20, 2016	December 13, 2016 - December 19, 2016
Week 5	December 27, 2016	December 20, 2016 - December 26, 2016
Grand Prize	January 3, 2017	October 31, 2016 – January 2, 2017

(5) Prize Structure.

(a) The prizes, number of winners and estimated odds in each of the five weekly drawings are as follows:

Weekly Drawing Prize Structure
	Prize	Prize Amount	Number of Winners per Weekly Drawing	Estimated Odds*
	First	$10,000	2	1:75,000
	Second	$1,000	50	1:3,000
	Third	$500	200	1:750
			Total 252	Overall 1:595

* The estimated odds are based on the presumptions that Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets are sold proportionally throughout the Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE sales period and all Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets are sold by December 26, 2016. The actual odds of winning a weekly prize depend on the number of tickets sold for each weekly drawing.

(b) The prizes, number of winners and estimated odds in the Grand Prize drawing are as follows:

 

 

Grand Prize Drawing Prize Structure
Prize	Prize Amount	Number of Winners	Estimated Odds**
Grand	$1,000,000	7	1:107,143
Second	$50,000	7	1:107,143
Third	$5,000	20	1:37,500
Fourth	$500	500	1:1,500
		Total 534	Overall 1:1,404

**The estimated odds of winning a prize in the Grand Prize drawing are based on the presumption that all Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets are sold.

(6) Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets will automatically print from the terminal with raffle ticket numbers issued in sequential order from 000001 to 750000 as they are sold throughout the state. Each Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket will contain only one raffle ticket number. Players cannot select their own raffle ticket numbers.

(7) Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets cannot be canceled.

(8) Instant $50 Cash Prize.

(a) Every 40th Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket sold statewide will be an instant winner of $50 until the first 100,000 tickets are sold.  When a Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket is produced that entitles the player to an instant prize of $50, a “winner” audio message will play on the terminal. The Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket will contain a Lottery prize alert symbol and a message that the ticket holder is an instant winner. The ticket holder’s “Cash Prize Coupon” will be produced from the terminal. Should an issue arise concerning the transaction and/or prize, it is the player’s responsibility to seek resolution of the issue with the retailer and the Florida Lottery prior to leaving the retail location.

(b) Winners can redeem a $50 Cash Prize Coupon at any Florida Lottery retailer or any Florida Lottery office, or call [phone] [TDD [phone]] for instructions on how to redeem the Cash Prize Coupon by mail.

(c) Winners must redeem Cash Prize Coupons by midnight (ET) on March 3, 2017. A player choosing to redeem a Cash Prize Coupon by mail must submit the coupon for receipt by the Florida Lottery by March 3, 2017.

(d) The number of $50 Cash Prize Coupons produced will depend on the number of raffle tickets sold. If at least 100,000 tickets are sold, a maximum of 2,500 $50 Cash Prize Coupons will be produced.

(e) The odds of winning an instant prize of $50 are 1:40.

(9) Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE Drawings. Drawings shall be conducted using a certified random number generation process.

(a) Weekly Drawings. In each weekly drawing, only raffle ticket numbers purchased during the corresponding sales period will be included in the drawing.  The first and second raffle ticket numbers drawn will each win a first prize. The third through the fifty-second raffle ticket numbers drawn will each win a second prize. The fifty-third through the two hundred and fifty-second raffle ticket numbers drawn will each win a third prize. A total of 1,260 prizes will be available in the five weekly drawings.

1. In the event that all 750,000 Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets sell out during a weekly drawing sales period in which there are fewer tickets in the weekly drawing than weekly prizes to be awarded, a two-part drawing for that weekly sales period will be held on the date scheduled. Part one of the drawing will include only those raffle ticket numbers sold during the sales period. Raffle ticket numbers will be drawn to determine the weekly winners starting with the first prize winners and continuing with the second and third prize winners for as many raffle tickets as are sold during the sales period. Part two of the drawing will include all 750,000 raffle ticket numbers, except that, raffle ticket numbers that were included in part one of the drawing and raffle ticket numbers selected in the prior weekly drawings will be excluded and ineligible for a prize. The number of eligible raffle ticket numbers drawn in part two of the drawing will be equal to the total number of first, second and third prizes remaining after part one of the drawing is conducted. Raffle ticket numbers drawn will win, in order drawn, any residual first, second or third prizes not awarded in part one of the drawing. The overall odds of winning a prize in part one of the drawing are 1:1. The overall odds of winning a prize in part two of the drawing are (252 minus the number of raffle tickets included in part one of the drawing) in (750,000 minus the number of raffle tickets included in part one of the drawing and the number of raffle tickets selected in the prior weekly drawings). 

2. In the event that all 750,000 Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets sell out and there are no ticket sales during a weekly sales period, the prizes for that sales period will be awarded in a drawing on the date scheduled. The drawing will include all 750,000 raffle ticket numbers, except that, raffle ticket numbers selected in the prior weekly drawings will be excluded and ineligible for a prize. Prizes will be awarded as set forth in paragraph (9)(a). The overall odds of winning a prize are 252 in 750,000 minus the number of raffle tickets selected in the prior weekly drawings.

(b) Grand Prize Drawing. In the Grand Prize drawing, all raffle tickets sold during the Grand Prize drawing sales period will be included in the drawing. The first through seventh raffle ticket numbers drawn will each win a grand prize. The eighth through the fourteenth raffle ticket numbers drawn will each win a second prize. The fifteenth through the thirty-fourth raffle ticket numbers drawn will each win a third prize and the thirty-fifth through the five hundred and thirty-fourth raffle ticket  numbers drawn will each win a fourth prize. A total of 534 prizes will be available in the Grand Prize drawing.

(c) Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE drawings shall be public, held in Tallahassee, Florida, and witnessed by an accountant employed by an independent certified public accounting firm. Winning raffle ticket numbers will be available after each drawing on the Florida Lottery’s website at flalottery.com. The top prize winning raffle ticket numbers will be available after each drawing at Florida Lottery retailers.

(10) Upon validation of a winning weekly drawing Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket valued at $500, the terminal will produce a “continuation ticket” for the Grand Prize drawing. Upon validation of a winning weekly drawing Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket valued at greater than $500, the terminal will produce “player claim instructions” and a “continuation ticket” for the Grand Prize drawing. The Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE continuation ticket automatically issued for the claimant shall be the instrument from which a claim on the Grand Prize drawing will be paid. Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets and Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE continuation tickets are the only valid receipts to redeem a prize. Any winning weekly drawing Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets validated after the Grand Prize drawing will not produce a “continuation ticket.”

(11) Winning Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets valued at $500 may be presented to a Florida Lottery retailer or Florida Lottery office for payment. Winning Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets valued at $1,000, $5,000, $10,000 and $50,000 must be presented to a Florida Lottery office for payment. Winning Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets valued at $1,000,000 must be presented at Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee, Florida for payment. Information about procedures for filing a claim can be obtained at flalottery.com or by calling [phone] (TDD [phone]).

(12) Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE prizes must be claimed within 180 days from the date of the drawing.

(13) From October 31, 2016, through midnight (ET) on January 2, 2017, Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets will be available for purchase daily between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and midnight, subject to a retailer’s hours of operation, on-line system availability and Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket availability.

(14) 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.

(15) All Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE prizes are subject to the provisions of Chapter 24, F.S., and rules promulgated thereunder. Prizes will 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.

(16) Payment of all federal, state and/or local taxes will be the responsibility of the winner. Applicable Federal withholding taxes will be withheld from $1,000,000, $50,000 and $10,000 cash prize payments.

Rulemaking Authority 24.105(9), 24.109(1), FS. Law Implemented 24.105(9), 24.115(1), FS. History –New 10-31-16.

 

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: 10-31-16.