Instant Game Number 730, $600 MILLION HIGH ROLLER

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
53ER08-3: Instant Game Number 730, $600 MILLION HIGH ROLLER
SUMMARY: This emergency rule describes Instant Game Number 730, “$600 MILLION HIGH ROLLER,” 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: Faith L. Schneider, Legal Analyst, Department of the Lottery, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4011

THE FULL TEXT OF THE EMERGENCY RULE IS:

53ER08-3 Instant Game Number 730, $600 MILLION HIGH ROLLER.

(1) Name of Game.  Instant Game Number 730, “$600 MILLION HIGH ROLLER.”

(2) Price.  $600 MILLION HIGH ROLLER lottery tickets sell for $30 per ticket.

(3) $600 MILLION HIGH ROLLER lottery tickets shall 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 $600 MILLION HIGH ROLLER lottery ticket, the ticket must meet the applicable requirements of Rule 53ER07‑68, F.A.C.

(4) Design of Ticket. There are four games and one FAST $100 spot on each $600 MILLION HIGH ROLLER lottery ticket. Each game and the FAST $100 spot is played separately.

(5) The play symbols and play symbol captions in FAST $100 spot are as follows:

 

(6) The symbols in Game 1, SLOTS, are:

(a) The play symbols and play symbol captions are as follows:

 

(b) The prize symbols and prize symbol captions are as follows:

 

(c) The legends are as follows:

 

(7) The symbols in Game 2, 7-11, are:

(a) The “YOUR ROLLS” play symbols and play symbol captions are as follows:

 

(b) The prize symbols and prize symbol captions are as follows:

 

(c) The legends are as follows:

 

(8) The symbols in Game 3, HIGH CARD, are:

(a) The “YOUR CARD” play symbols and play symbol captions are as follows:

 

(b) The “DEALER’S CARD” play symbols and play symbol captions are as follows:

 

(c) The prize symbols and prize symbol captions are as follows:

 

(d) The legends are as follows:

 

(9) The symbols in Game 4, ROULETTE, are:

(a) The “YOUR NUMBER” play symbols and play symbol captions are as follows:

 

(b) The “WHEEL NUMBERS” play symbols and play symbol captions are as follows:

 

(c) The prize symbols and prize symbol captions are as follows:

 

(d) The legends are as follows:

 

(10) Determination of Prizewinners. Each of the games and FAST $100 spot in Instant Game Number 730, $600 MILLION HIGH ROLLER, uses a different play methodology. Players may win in one or more games. The determination of prizewinners for each game is as follows.

(a) FAST $100 spot. A ticket having a “” symbol shall entitle the claimant to $100.

(b) GAME 1. There are four pulls in Game 1. A ticket having three like play symbols and corresponding play symbol captions in a pull shall entitle the claimant to the prize shown for that pull. The prize amounts for Game 1 are: $10.00, $20.00, $25.00, $30.00, $50.00, $100, $250, $1,000, $5,000 and $1,000,000.

(c) GAME 2. There are two rolls in Game 2. A ticket having dice in one roll that total 7 or 11 shall entitle the claimant to the prize shown for that roll. The prize amounts for Game 2 are: $10.00, $20.00, $25.00, $30.00, $50.00, $100, $200, $250, $500, $1,000 and $1,000,000.

(d) GAME 3. There are four games in Game 3. A ticket having a “YOUR CARD” in one game that beats the “DEALER’S CARD” in the same game shall entitle the claimant to the prize shown for that game. The prize amounts for Game 3 are: $10.00, $20.00, $25.00, $50.00, $100, $250, $500, $5,000 and $1,000,000.

(e) GAME 4. There are three wheels in the Game 4. A ticket having a play symbol and corresponding play symbol caption in the play area of one wheel that matches the play symbol and corresponding play symbol caption in the “YOUR #” play area of the same wheel shall entitle the claimant to the prize shown. The prize amounts for Game 4 are: $10.00, $20.00, $25.00, $30.00, $40.00, $50.00, $100, $1,000 and $1,000,000.

(11) $1,000,000 Prize Payment Options.

(a) The winner of a $1,000,000 prize may choose one of two payment options for receiving his or her prize. Payment options are “Cash Option” and “Annual Payment.” At the time the $1,000,000 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 Cash Option. If a winner does not choose the Cash Option within such time, the Annual Payment option will be applied. Once the winner files a claim and exercises the winner’s chosen option, the election of that option shall be final.

(b) Cash Option prizes will be paid in one (1) lump sum cash payment equal to the amount required at the time the ticket is claimed to purchase securities to fund $1 million paid over twenty (20) years, less applicable withholding taxes.

(c) Annual Payment prizes claimed by an individual will be paid in twenty (20) annual installments of $50,000 each, less applicable federal withholding taxes.

(12) Grand Prize.

(a) One Grand Prize of $20 million will be awarded in a computerized drawing conducted after the $600 MILLION HIGH ROLLER game has ended. All redeemed winning tickets of $1,000 and $20,000 will automatically be entered into the Grand Prize drawing.

(b) The Grand Prize Drawing shall be public, held in Tallahassee, Florida, and witnessed by an accountant employed by an independent certified public accounting firm. When determined, the date of the Grand Prize Drawing shall be posted on the Lottery’s Website at flalottery.com. The results of the drawing will be available after the drawing on the Florida Lottery’s Website, by phone at [phone], or at a Lottery retailer.

(c) A total of eleven entries will be drawn. The first ticket number drawn will win the Grand Prize of $20 million, and the second through eleventh ticket numbers drawn will be used to select an alternate grand prize winner in the event the grand prize cannot be awarded to the winner of the first ticket number drawn.

(d) In addition to posting their names on its Website, the Florida Lottery will attempt to notify the grand prize winner and the ten alternate winners by telephone, certified mail and/or other reasonable methods. The grand prize winner and the ten alternate winners must file claims in accordance with the Florida Lottery’s prize payment rule within one hundred eighty (180) days after the drawing. If the grand prize winner fails to file a claim within one hundred eighty (180) days, the winner will forfeit his or her right to claim the prize, and the Florida Lottery will award the prize to an alternate winner who has filed his or her claim in accordance with the Florida Lottery’s prize payment rule within the one hundred eighty day period. The alternate winners will be used in the order in which they were drawn to select the alternate grand prize winner. If none of the winners files a claim for the grand prize within one hundred eighty (180) days after the drawing, the grand prize will not be awarded.

(e) The Grand Prize winner may choose one of two payment options, “Cash Option” or “Annual Payment.” A Grand Prize winner who chooses the Cash Option will receive one (1) lump sum cash payment of the amount required at the time the ticket is claimed to purchase securities to fund $20 million paid over twenty (20) years, less applicable withholding taxes. If a Grand Prize winner elects the Annual Payment option, the $20 million prize will be paid in twenty (20) annual installments of $1 million each, less applicable withholding taxes.

(13) The estimated odds of winning, value, and number of prizes in Instant Game Number 730 are as follows:

 

			NUMBER OF WINNERS IN
		ESTIMATED	234 POOLS OF
		ODDS OF	120,000 TICKETS
GAME PLAY	Value	1 IN	PER POOL
G1: $10 + G2: $10 + G3: $10	$30	20.00	1,404,000
G1: $10 + G2: $10 + G4: $10	$30	20.00	1,404,000
G1: $10 + G4: $20	$30	10.00	2,808,000
G1: $10 + G2: $10 + G3: $10 + G4: $10	$40	40.00	702,000
G2: $20 + G4: $10 x 2	$40	40.00	702,000
G1: $10 x 2 + G3: $10 x 2	$40	40.00	702,000
G3: $10 + G4: $30	$40	40.00	702,000
G1: $20 + G2: $10 x 2	$40	40.00	702,000
G1: $10 + G2: $10 + G3: $10 + G4: $10 x 2	$50	120.00	234,000
G1: $30 + G3: $20	$50	120.00	234,000
G2: $10 x 2 + G4: $30	$50	120.00	234,000
G2: $30+ G4: $10 x 2	$50	120.00	234,000
G3: $10 x 3 + G4: $20	$50	120.00	234,000
G1: $30 + G2: $10 x 2 + G3: $10 x 2 + G4: $30	$100	171.43	163,800
G1: $25 + G2: $25 + G3: $25 + G4: $25	$100	171.43	163,800
G2: $20 x 2 + G3: $20 + G4: $40	$100	171.43	163,800
G1: $50 + G4: $50	$100	171.43	163,800
FAST $100 SPOT: $100 (MONEYBAG)	$100	100.00	280,800
G1: $25 x 2 + G3: $25 x 4 + G4: $25 x 2	$200	1,200.00	23,400
G1: $50 + G2: $50 + G3: $50 + G4: $50	$200	1,200.00	23,400
G2: $100 + FAST $100 SPOT $100 (MONEYBAG)	$200	240.00	117,000
G2: $100 + G3: $50 x 2	$200	1,200.00	23,400
G1: $10 x 4 + G2: $20 x 2 + G3: $20 x 4 + G4: $20 x 12 + FAST $100 SPOT (MONEYBAG)	$500	666.67	42,120
G1: $100 x 2 + G2: $100 + G4: $50 x 4	$500	1,500.00	18,720
G2: $200 x 2 + G3: $100	$500	1,500.00	18,720
G3: $100 x 3 + G4: $25 x 8	$500	1,500.00	18,720
G1: $50 x 2 + G3: $100 x 2 + G4: $50 x 4	$500	1,500.00	18,720
G1: $50 x 2 + G2: $50 x 2 + G3: ($100 x 2) + $500 + FAST $100 SPOT $100 (MONEYBAG)	$1,000	4,000.00	7,020
G1: $250 + G2: $250 + G3: $100 + G4: $100 x 4	$1,000	6,000.00	4,680
G2: $100 x 2 + G3: $50 x 4 + G4: $50 x 12	$1,000	10,000.00	2,808
G3: $250 x 2 + G4: $100 x 5	$1,000	12,000.00	2,340
G2: $500 + G4: ($25 x 4) + ($100 x 4)	$1,000	12,000.00	2,340
G1: $1,000 + G2: $1,000 x 2 + G3: $5,000 + G4: $1,000 x 12	$20,000	24,000.00	1,170
G1: $5,000 + G3: $5,000 x 3	$20,000	24,000.00	1,170
G1, G2, G3, G4: $1,000,000	TOP PRIZE	1,404,000.00	20

 

(14) The estimated overall odds of winning some prize in Instant Game Number 730 are 1 in 2.43. 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 Instant Game Number 730, the estimated odds of winning, value, and number of prizes shall be proportionate to the number of tickets reordered.

(16) By purchasing a $600 MILLION HIGH ROLLER lottery ticket the player agrees to comply with and abide by all rules and regulations of the Florida Lottery.

(17) Payment of prizes for $600 MILLION HIGH ROLLER lottery tickets shall be made in accordance with rules 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.

Specific 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 1-18-08.

 

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 18, 2008