Game Number 1582, ULTIMATE VIP CA$HWORD

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

53ER24-52Game Number 1582, ULTIMATE VIP CA$HWORD

SUMMARY OF THE RULE: This emergency rule describes Game Number 1582, ULTIMATE VIP CA$HWORD, 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: Minerva A. Simpson, Attorney, Department of the Lottery, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399‑4011.

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THIS EMERGENCY RULE IS:

 

53ER24-52 Game Number 1582, ULTIMATE VIP CA$HWORD.

(1) Name of Game. Game Number 1582, ULTIMATE VIP CA$HWORD.

(2) Game Number 1582, ULTIMATE VIP CA$HWORD, is a Scratch-Off lottery game (also known as an instant lottery game).

(3) Price. ULTIMATE VIP CA$HWORD lottery tickets sell for $10.00 per ticket.

(4) ULTIMATE VIP CA$HWORD lottery tickets have a series of numbers in machine readable code (or bar code) on the back of the ticket, along with a validation number under the latex area on the ticket. To be a valid winning ULTIMATE VIP CA$HWORD lottery ticket, the ticket must meet the applicable requirements of Emergency Rule 53ER23-20, Payment of Prizes.

(5) Letters that may appear in the “YOUR LETTERS” play area:

(6) Play symbols that may appear in “GAME 1” and/or “GAME 2 play areas:

(7) Play symbols, play symbol captions, prizes, and prize symbol captions that may appear in the “BONUS” play area:       

(8) Legends:

                         

(9) Determination of Winners.

(a) There are two (2) crossword games on each ticket: GAME 1 and GAME 2. Each GAME is played separately. Words formed in one GAME cannot be used in the other GAME. Both GAMEs use the same PRIZE LEGEND. The PRIZE LEGEND lists corresponding prizes for the number of words formed in a GAME.

(b) GAMEs 1and 2. A ticket having letters in the “YOUR LETTERS” play area that match the letters in a GAME to form three (3) or more words in that GAME shall entitle the player 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 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 a GAME 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 completed words are shown in each GAME. Each possible complete word consists of three (3) or more letters and occupies an entire word space. All the letters in a possible complete word must be matched to complete the word.

(c) If a completed word in a GAME includes a symbol, the player is entitled to five (5) times the corresponding prize shown, if any, in the PRIZE LEGEND for the total number of words completed in that GAME.

(d) Possible prizes in the PRIZE LEGEND:  $10, $20, $50, $100, $200, $500, $1,000, $10,000, $100,000, and $2,000,000.

(e) Only the highest prize won in a GAME is paid. A player may win in both GAMEs.

(f) BONUS Play Area. A ticket having a prize symbol and corresponding symbol caption showing a dollar amount in the BONUS play area shall entitle the player to the cash prize shown.

(10) $2,000,000 Prize; Payment Options.

a) A winner of a $2,000,000 prize may choose one of two payment options for receiving his/her prize. Payment options are One-Time Cash Payment or Annual Payments. At the time the $2,000,000 prize is claimed, the terminal will produce a player claim instructions ticket. The winner has sixty (60) days from the date the player claim instructions ticket is produced to file a claim choosing the One-Time Cash Payment. If a winner does not choose the One-Time Cash Payment within the sixty (60) day timeframe, the Annual Payment option will be applied. Once the winner files a claim and exercises his/her chosen option, the election of that option shall be final. The Annual Payment method of payment will also be final when it is applied due to a $2,000,000 prize winner not making his/her payment election within sixty (60) days after the player claim instructions ticket is produced.

(b) A winner of a $2,000,000 prize who elects the One-Time Cash Payment shall receive a single cash payment of $1,195,000.00, less applicable federal income tax withholding.

(c) Annual Payments will be paid in twenty-five (25) equal annual installments. A winner of a $2,000,000 prize who elects the Annual Payment option, or has it applied, shall receive annual installments of $80,000 per year, less applicable federal tax withholding.

(11) Estimated odds of winning, value and number of prizes in Game Number 1582:

GAME PLAY	WIN	ODDS OF 1 IN	NUMBER OF WINNERS IN 211.26 POOLS OF 120,000 TICKETS PER POOL
GAME #1: 3 WORDS	$10	20.00	1,267,767
GAME #2: 3 WORDS	$10	20.00	1,267,754
$10 BONUS	$10	15.00	1,690,091
GAME #1: 4 WORDS	$20	60.00	422,499
GAME #2: 4 WORDS	$20	37.50	676,015
GAME #1: 3 WORDS + GAME #2: 3 WORDS	$20	59.99	422,591
GAME #2: 3 WORDS + $10 BONUS	$20	75.02	337,915
$20 BONUS	$20	100.05	253,385
GAME #1: 3 WORDS + GAME #2: 4 WORDS	$30	374.89	67,623
GAME #1: 4 WORDS + GAME #2: 3 WORDS	$30	374.74	67,650
GAME #1: 3 WORDS + $20 BONUS	$30	285.67	88,741
GAME #2: 3 WORDS + $20 BONUS	$30	285.97	88,649
GAME #2: 4 WORDS + $10 BONUS	$30	285.81	88,698
GAME #1: 4 WORDS + GAME #2: 4 WORDS	$40	800.07	31,686
GAME #1: 3 WORDS + GAME #2: 4 WORDS  + $10 BONUS	$40	799.71	31,700
GAME #1: 4 WORDS + GAME #2: 3 WORDS  + $10 BONUS	$40	599.60	42,280
GAME #1: 4 WORDS + $20 BONUS	$40	601.19	42,168
GAME #2: 4 WORDS + $20 BONUS	$40	601.99	42,112
$40 BONUS	$40	599.51	42,286
GAME #1: 3 WORDS (MONEYBAG)	$50	1,198.68	21,149
GAME #2: 3 WORDS (MONEYBAG)	$50	1,201.35	21,102
GAME #1: 5 WORDS	$50	1,202.95	21,074
GAME #2: 5 WORDS	$50	1,198.68	21,149
GAME #1: 3 WORDS +GAME #2: 4 WORDS + $20 BONUS	$50	1,199.93	21,127
GAME #1: 4 WORDS +GAME #2: 3 WORDS + $20 BONUS	$50	1,201.35	21,102
$50 BONUS	$50	1,200.16	21,123
GAME #1: 6 WORDS	$100	800.95	31,651
GAME #2: 6 WORDS	$100	798.76	31,738
GAME #1: 4 WORDS (MONEYBAG)	$100	799.16	31,722
GAME #2: 4 WORDS (MONEYBAG)	$100	799.36	31,714
GAME #1: 5 WORDS + GAME #2: 5 WORDS	$100	799.31	31,716
GAME #1: 3 WORDS (MONEYBAG) + GAME #2: 3 WORDS (MONEYBAG)	$100	727.87	34,829
GAME #1: 3 WORDS (MONEYBAG) + GAME #2: 5 WORDS	$100	727.03	34,869
GAME #1: 5 WORDS + GAME #2: 3 WORDS (MONEYBAG)	$100	801.05	31,647
GAME #1: 5 WORDS + $50 BONUS	$100	798.93	31,731
GAME #2: 5 WORDS + $50 BONUS	$100	799.19	31,721
$100 BONUS	$100	800.70	31,661
GAME #1: 7 WORDS	$200	6,015.89	4,214
GAME #2: 7 WORDS	$200	6,008.76	4,219
GAME #1: 6 WORDS + GAME #2: 6 WORDS	$200	5,977.59	4,241
GAME #1: 4 WORDS (MONEYBAG) + GAME #2: 4 WORDS (MONEYBAG)	$200	6,000.23	4,225
$200 BONUS	$200	5,986.06	4,235
GAME #1: 8 WORDS	$500	12,037.49	2,106
GAME #2: 8 WORDS	$500	12,054.66	2,103
GAME #1: 7 WORDS + GAME #2: 7 WORDS + $100 BONUS	$500	11,991.94	2,114
GAME #1: 6 WORDS (MONEYBAG)	$500	11,958.00	2,120
GAME #2: 6 WORDS (MONEYBAG)	$500	12,003.30	2,112
GAME #1: 6 WORDS + GAME #2: 7 WORDS + $200 BONUS	$500	12,141.26	2,088
$500 BONUS	$500	5,995.97	4,228
GAME #1: 9 WORDS	$1,000	29,615.61	856
GAME #2: 9 WORDS	$1,000	29,789.61	851
GAME #1: 7 WORDS (MONEYBAG)	$1,000	29,930.30	847
GAME #2: 7 WORDS (MONEYBAG)	$1,000	30,001.14	845
GAME #1: 8 WORDS + GAME #2: 8 WORDS	$1,000	29,859.79	849
GAME #1: 6 WORDS (MONEYBAG) + GAME #2: 6 WORDS (MONEYBAG)	$1,000	30,251.74	838
$1,000 BONUS	$1,000	23,961.21	1,058
GAME #1: 10 WORDS	$10,000	59,931.35	423
GAME #2: 10 WORDS	$10,000	60,503.48	419
GAME #1: 9 WORDS (MONEYBAG) + GAME #2: 9 WORDS (MONEYBAG)	$10,000	120,718.86	210
GAME #1: 11 WORDS	$100,000	1,810,782.86	14
GAME #2: 11 WORDS	$100,000	2,535,096.00	10
GAME #1: 12 WORDS (80K/YR/25YRS)*	$2,000,000*	6,337,740.00	4
GAME #2: 12 WORDS (80K/YR/25YRS)*	$2,000,000*	6,337,740.00	4

*Prize amount if the annual payment option is chosen or has it applied. If the one-time cash payment option is chosen, the amount paid is in accordance with subsection (10), above.

(12) The estimated overall odds of winning some prize in Game Number 1582 are 1 in 3.37. All 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.

(13) For reorders of Game Number 1582, the estimated odds of winning, value, and number of prizes shall be proportionate to the number of tickets reordered.

(14) Payment of prizes for ULTIMATE VIP CA$HWORD 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 or at flrules.org.

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 12-9-2024.

 

THIS RULE TAKES EFFECT UPON BEING FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE UNLESS A LATER TIME AND DATE IS SPECIFIED IN THE RULE.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 9, 2024