LUCKY MONEY™ Game Ending

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

53ER18-65LUCKY MONEY™ Game Ending

SUMMARY: This emergency rule sets forth the date for the end of sale of LUCKY MONEY™ lottery tickets and sets forth LUCKY MONEY Jackpot prize pool provisions related to the final drawing on January 29, 2019.

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:

 

53ER18-65 LUCKY MONEY™ Game Ending.

(1) Sales for the Draw game (also known as an online terminal game) LUCKY MONEY™, including LUCKY MONEY™ with EZmatch™, will end after the draw close for the January 29, 2019, drawing. If there is not a Jackpot prize winner in the January 29, 2019, LUCKY MONEY drawing and the Jackpot prize pool is not capped at the $2 million deferred payment value threshold, any funds remaining in the LUCKY MONEY jackpot prize pool shall be carried over to the Jackpot prize pool of the first JACKPOT TRIPLE PLAY™ drawing. If there is not a Jackpot prize winner in the January 29, 2019, LUCKY MONEY drawing and the Jackpot prize pool is capped at the $2 million deferred payment value threshold, the cash equivalent of the deferred payment value of $2 million paid over twenty-five (25) years shall be carried over to the Jackpot prize pool of the first JACKPOT TRIPLE PLAY drawing and the money in excess of that amount shall roll down and be distributed among the second through the seventh LUCKY MONEY prize levels in accordance with Rule 53ER14-37, LUCKY MONEY™, F.A.C. 

(2) The last day to redeem a LUCKY MONEY prize is 180 days after the winning drawing.

(3) A player who redeems a prize of a free LUCKY MONEY quick pick ticket after January 29, 2019, will receive a prize of a free $1 JACKPOT TRIPLE PLAY Quick Pick ticket for the next available drawing.

Rulemaking Authority 24.105(9), 24.109(1), 24.115(1) FS. Law Implemented 24.105(9), 24.115(1) FS. History- New 11-9-18.

 

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: November 9, 2018.