Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: December 2, 2024) |
53. Department of the Lottery |
D53. Departmental |
53ER08. Emergency Rule For Year 2008 |
1(1) How to Play FANTASY 5®.
7(a) FANTASY 5 is a lottery on-line game in which players select five (5) numbers from a field of one (1) to thirty-six (36).
31(b) Players may make their FANTASY 5 ticket selections by marking a play slip or by telling the retailer their desired selections. There are ten (10) panels on a play slip. Each panel played will cost $1.00 per drawing. Players may mark their desired numbers on the play slip by selecting five (5) numbers from each panel played, or may mark the “Quick Pick” box located at the bottom of each panel for the terminal to randomly select one (1) or more of the five (5) numbers. 118A “Void” box is also located at the bottom of each panel and should be marked by the player if an error was made in his or her selections in a panel.
1501. Players 152may mark the “Grouper™” box to receive six (6) quick pick tickets for $5.00 consisting of one (1) ticket each of CASH 3™, PLAY 4™, FANTASY 5®, MEGA MONEY™, and FLORIDA LOTTO™ plus one (1) free ticket automatically generated by the terminal of either FANTA197SY 5, MEGA MONEY or FLORIDA LOTTO. 204Players may mark Grouper in addition to panel plays and/or Quick Picks. Tickets in Grouper play cannot be player-selected and cannot be cancelled. Grouper play may also be selected by telling the retailer.
2372. Players may mark the $5 “Quick Picks” box to receive one (1) ticket with five (5) sets of five (5) randomly selected numbers for the next FANTASY 5 drawing; or may mark the $10 “Quick Picks” box to receive one (1) ticket with ten (10) sets of five (5) randomly selected numbers for the next FANTASY 5 drawing. 296Players may mark Quick Picks in addition to panel plays and/or Grouper.
3083. 309Players may mark the appropriate EZmatch box to receive a Fantasy 5 ticket with 323EZmatch 324for a chance to instantly win cash prizes.
332Players must use only blue or black ink or pencil for making selections. Play slips must be processed by a retailer in order to obtain a ticket. Retailers also are authorized to manually enter numbers selected by a player.
371(c) Players may play up to thirty (30) consecutive FANTASY 5 drawings by using the “advance play” feature. To use the advance play feature, players may either mark the number of drawings desired in the Advance Play section of a play slip or tell the retailer their desired number of consecutive advance drawings. The number of consecutive drawings marked will include the next available drawing and will apply to each panel (A-J) played. Advance play does not apply to Grouper or Quick Picks.
454(2) FANTASY 5 Drawings.
458(a) FANTASY 5 drawings shall be conducted daily.
466(b) FANTASY 5 drawings shall be public and witnessed by an accountant employed by an independent certified public accounting firm (“Accountant”) who shall certify to the integrity, security, and fairness of each drawing.
499(c) The equipment (ball set and drawing machine) used in a FANTASY 5 drawing shall be determined by random selection and shall be inspected by an employee of the Florida Lottery530’531s Security Division (“Draw Manager”) and the Accountant before and after each drawing.
544(d) The equipment shall be configured so that five (5) balls are drawn from one (1) set of balls numbered one (1) through thirty-six (36).
569(e) Once a ball set has been selected and inspected, the selected drawing machine shall be loaded by the Draw Manager and the ball set mixed by the action of an air blower.
602(f) Five (5) balls shall be drawn by vacuum action into the display devices. The numbers shown on the five (5) balls, after certification by the Draw Manager and the Accountant, shall be the official winning numbers for the drawing.
642(g) In the event a malfunction in the drawing procedures occurs or the drawing equipment malfunctions, the Florida Lottery shall use such substitute procedures as are fair and effective to perform the drawing. Such substitute procedures shall be determined in consultation with the Accountant referred to in paragraph (2)(b). In using such substitute procedures, the Florida Lottery shall strive to maintain the highest level of public confidence, security and integrity.
712(h) The Florida Lottery shall not be responsible for incorrect circulation, publication or broadcast of the official winning numbers.
731(3) FANTASY 5 Prize Divisions.
736(a) FANTASY 5 is a pari-mutuel game. For each draw, fifty percent (50%) of the gross revenue shall be allocated as the winning pool for payment of the top prize, second prize and third prize. Free FANTASY 5 tickets issued as a fourth prize shall not be included in gross revenue calculations.
788(b) The top prize pool shall consist of sixty-two percent (62%) of the winning pool for the drawing plus any money carried forward from the previous draw. Prize money allocated to the top prize pool shall be divided equally among the players who match all five (5) official winning numbers. If there is no top prize winner in a drawing, the top prize pool shall roll down and be added to the second prize pool for that FANTASY 5 drawing.
868(c) The second prize pool shall consist of ten percent (10%) of the winning pool for the drawing plus any money rolled down from the top prize. 895The second prize pool shall be divided equally among the players matching four (4) of five (5) official winning numbers except that the maximum prize amount 921per winner 923shall be $555. 926Any funds in the second prize pool 933in excess of 936the second prize liability shall roll down and be added to the third prize pool. 951If there is no winner in the second prize category for a drawing, the second prize pool shall roll down and be added to the third prize pool.
979(d) The third prize pool shall consist of twenty-eight percent (28%) of the winning pool for the drawing plus any money rolled down from the 1004second 1005prize 1006pool1007. The third prize pool shall be divided equally among the players matching three (3) of five (5) official winning numbers. If there is no winner in the third prize category for a drawing, the third prize pool is carried over and added to the top prize pool of the next FANTASY 5 drawing.
1061(e) A fourth prize shall consist of one (1) free FANTASY 5 quick pick ticket ($1.00 value), except as follows. A player who submits by mail a FANTASY 5 lottery ticket which entitles the claimant to a free FANTASY 5 quick pick ticket and whose mailing address is outside the state of Florida will receive a check for $1.00 in lieu of an actual ticket. Fourth prizes shall not utilize any portion of the winning pool for the drawing. A free FANTASY 5 quick pick ticket shall be for the next FANTASY 5 drawing after the ticket is validated.
1160(f) Except for the top prize, which will pay the exact amount, cash prizes will be rounded down to the nearest fifty cents ($.50); provided, however, that the third prize shall not be less than $3.50. All rounding differences in the second and third prizes will be used to fund future prizes in Lottery games or for special Lottery prize promotions.
1221(4) Determination of Prize Winners. 1226In order for a ticket to be a winning ticket, numbers appearing in a single horizontal row on the ticket (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I or J) must match the official winning FANTASY 5 numbers in any order for the draw date for which the ticket was purchased. The prizes are set forth as follows:
1285(a) Top Prize: Five (5) of five (5) official winning numbers.
1296(b) Second Prize: Four (4) of five (5) official winning numbers.
1307(c) Third Prize: Three (3) of five (5) official winning numbers.
1318(d) Fourth Prize: Two (2) of five (5) official winning numbers.
1329(5) FANTASY 5 Odds of Winning1335. 1336The odds of winning the prizes described above are as follows:
1347(a) Top Prize – 1:376,992
1353(b) Second Prize – 1:2,432.21
1359(c) Third Prize – 1:81.07
1364(d) Fourth Prize – 1:8.39
1369(e) The overall odds of winning a prize in a FANTASY 5 drawing are 1:13847.58.
1385(6) FANTASY 5 Rules and Prohibitions.
1391(a) By purchasing a FANTASY 5 ticket, a player agrees to comply with and abide by all rules and regulations of the Florida Lottery.
1415(b) FANTASY 5 prize payments 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.
1459(c) Tickets shall not be purchased by or sold to persons under the age of eighteen (18).
1476(d) Subject to a retailer1481’1482s hours of operation and on-line system availability, FANTASY 5 lottery tickets are available for purchase daily between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and midnight, Eastern Time (ET).
1510(e) The scheduled time for the daily FANTASY 5 drawing is approximately 11:15 p.m., ET. Ticket sales for a specific FANTASY 5 drawing will close approximately thirty-five (35) minutes prior to that drawing. Any ticket sold after the close of game will be printed with the next FANTASY 5 draw date.
1561(f) Retailer cancellations of FANTASY 5 tickets can only be performed by the retailer who sold the ticket, using the selling terminal1583’1584s optical mark reader, and within two (2) hours after printing, except that no FANTASY 5 ticket can be cancelled after game close for the related drawing and no fourth prize (free FANTASY 5 quick pick ticket) can be cancelled at any time. Fantasy 5 tickets with EZmatch cannot be cancelled. The two (2)-hour ticket cancellation period may be reduced due to the selling retailer1649’1650s hours of business operation, the hours of on-line system availability, or the time of the related FANTASY 5 close of game.
1672(g) It is the responsibility of the player to determine the accuracy of selected panels of numbers and draw date(s) on a ticket. In the event that a ticket given to the player by the retailer contains selections that are not consistent with the player1717’1718s selections, it shall be the responsibility of the player to immediately advise the retailer of that fact. In such event and upon request of the player within the time period specified herein, the retailer shall make a good faith effort to cancel the ticket. A retailer is not required to cancel a cancelable FANTASY 5 ticket produced upon request of the player by the quick pick method of number selection.
1789(7) How to Play EZmatch17941795.
1796(a) EZmatch is an instant-win feature associated with Fantasy 5 that costs $1.00 per play in addition to the cost of the Fantasy 5 ticket. 1821A player selecting EZmatch will receive five (5) EZmatch numbers printed below the Fantasy 5 numbers on the ticket. 1840If any of the EZmatch numbers matches any of the Fantasy 5 numbers, the player shall instantly win the corresponding 1860amount shown.
1862(b) Players may play EZmatch by marking the applicable EZmatch box on the Fantasy 5 playslip or by telling the retailer. 1883Marking the EZmatch box within a panel will add EZmatch to only the panel marked. Marking the “EZmatch on all panels played” box will (1) add EZmatch to every panel containing Fantasy 5 number selections, (2) override the EZmatch box within any panel, and (3) when the “Quick Picks” box is also marked, result in each quick pick ticket having the EZmatch feature.
1946(c) Each panel played with EZmatch will be printed on a separate ticket.
1959(d) The 1961base prize structure and estimated odds 1967of winning EZmatch are as follows:
1973Prize
1974Winners in 420,000
1978(Per Pool)
1980Estimated Odds
1982$500
19832
19841:210,000.00
1986$100
198740
19881:10,500.00
1990$50
1991300
19921:1,400.00
1994$25
19951,200
19971:350.00
1998$15
19992,000
20011:210.00
2002$5
20034,200
20051:100.00
2006$3
200728,000
20091:15.00
2010$2
201150,400
20131:8.33
2014Overall
20151:4.88
2016The EZmatch prize structure will be replenished automatically when the top tier prizes are exhausted. 2031The prize structure and odds of winning are subject to change. 2042The current prize structure and odds are available at 2051www.flalottery.com, 2052Lottery district offices and retailer locations.
2058(e) EZmatch prizes can be claimed up to 180 days from the first draw date on the Fantasy 5 ticket.
2078Specific Authority 208024.105(2), 208124.105(9)(a), 2082(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), 208824.109(1), 208924.115(1) FS.2091Law Implemented 209324.105(2), 209424.105(9)(a), 2095(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), 2100(h), 210124.115(1), 210224.116(1), 210324.117(2), 210424.124(1) FS. 2106History2107–2108New 21099-1211052111-08, 2112Replaces 53ER06-17.