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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: December 2, 2024) |
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53. Department of the Lottery |
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D53. Departmental |
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53ER12. Emergency Rule For Year 2012 |
1(1) 225th 3Anniversary 4MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE6™ 7is a number10-11match game with a limited number of tickets available that will be sold within a limited sales period.
29(2) Each 3125th Anniversary 33MILLIONAIRE 34RAFFLE (36“MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE”) 38ticket 39sells for 41$2420.
43(3) 44MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 46tickets will go on sale 51Friday, November 9, 54201552. 56Sales of 58MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 60tickets will cease immediately after the 1,000,069070071th 72ticket is sold or at midnight on 79December 3810, 822012, 83whichever occurs first.
86(4) Each 88MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 90ticket will contain a unique ticket number that will be automatically entered in103to 104one 105of six 107random computerized 109weekly 110drawing111s 112based on the date it is purchased119. 120Tickets purchased by December 23, 2012, 126will 127also 128be 129entered into the grand prize 134drawing 135on December 31, 2012, 139unless previously 141selected as 143a 144$1,000,000 147winner in 149a weekly drawing. 152Tickets purchased after December 23, 2012, will only be includ162ed in the grand prize drawing. 168The drawing schedule is as follows:
174Drawing
175Drawing Date
177Raffle Ticket Sales Period
181Week 1
183November 19, 2012
186November 1879, 1882012 189– 190November 18, 2012
193Week 2
195November 26, 2012
198November 19, 2012 201– 202November 25, 2012
205Week 3
207December 3, 2012
210November 26, 2012 213– 214December 2, 2012
217Week 4
219December 10, 2012
222December 3, 2012 – 226December 9, 2012
229Week 5
231December 17, 2012
234December 10, 2012 237– 238December 16, 2012
241Week 6
243December 24, 2012
246December 17, 2012 249– 250December 23, 2012
253Grand Prize
255December 31, 2012
258November 2599, 2602012 261– 262December 30, 2012
265(5) 266The prizes, number of winners and estimated odds in 275each of 277the 278six 279weekly drawings and 282the 283grand prize drawing are as follows:
289Weekly Drawing Prize Structure
293Prize
294Prize Amount
296Number of Winners per Weekly Drawing
302Estimated Odds*
304First
305$1,000,000
3081
3091:142,857311.14
312Second
313$1,000
31550
3161:2,857318.14
319*320The estimated odds are 324if 325MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 327tickets are 329sold proportionally throughout the 33323345th 335Anniversary 336MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 338sales period 340and if all MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets are sold. 348The actual odds of winning a weekly prize depend 357upon 358the number of tickets sold for each weekly drawing.
367Grand Prize Drawing Prize Structure
372Prize
373Prize Amount
375Number of Winners
378Estimated Odds380*381*
382First
383$2,000,000
3861
3871:388999,994
390Second
391$100,000
39310
3941:39599,993979398.43990
400Third
401$10,000
40350
4041:40519,999.88
407Fourth
408$1,000
410500
4111:4121,413999.99
414*415*416The estimated odds of winning a prize in the grand prize drawing are if all 431MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 433tickets are sold.
436(4376438) 439MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 441tickets will automatically print from the terminal with ticket numbers issued in sequential order from 0000001 to 1000000 as they are sold 463throughout 464the state. Each 467MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 469ticket will contain only one ticket number. Players cannot select their own ticket numbers.
483(4847485) 486MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 488tickets cannot be cancelled.
492(4938494) 49524965th 497Anniversary MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 500Drawings.
501(a) 502Weekly Drawings. 504In each weekly drawing, 508only tickets purchased during the corresponding sales period will be included in the drawing. T523he 5241st 525number 526drawn will win 529the 530first prize532. 533The 5342nd 535through 536the 53755381st 539numbers drawn will win 543a second prize 546and will serve a550s alternates, 552in the order 555drawn, 556for a 558first 559prize in the event the $1,000,000 prize is not claimed within the 180-day 574claim 575period. 576A total of 306 weekly drawing prizes will be awarded.
5861. 587In the event that all 1,000,000 MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets 598sell 599out 600during a 602weekly d604rawing sales period in which there are fewer 612tickets 613in the 615w616eekly 617d618rawing than 620w621eekly prizes to be awarded, 626a 627two628-part 629drawing for that 632weekly 633sales period will be held 638on the date scheduled642. 643Part one 645of the 647drawing will 649include 650only those 652ticket653s 654sold during th657e 658sales period 660and 661prizes 662will be awarded 665in the order 668ticket669s 670are 671drawn. 672Any 673remaining 674prize675s 676will be awar679ded in 681part two 683of the 685drawing which will include all 6901,000,000 ticket694s, 695excluding ticket697s 698selected 699for 700prizes in 702part one 704of the drawing and 708ticket709s 710selected as 712$1,000,000 715prize 716winners 717in previous weekly drawings. 721The 722remaining 723prizes in part two of the drawing will be awarded in the order 736tickets are 738drawn. 739The overall odd742s 743of winning a prize in pa749rt one of the drawing are 1:1. 756The overall odds of winning a prize in part two of the drawing are 770(77151 772minus the number of prizes awarded in part one of the drawing784) 785in (7871,000,000 minus the number of winners in part one of the drawing and minus the number of $1,000,000 prizes in the previous weekly drawings815)816.
8172. 818In the event that all 1,000,000 MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets sell out and there are no 835ticket 836sales 837during a weekly 840sales period, 842the prizes 844for that sales period 848will be awarded in a drawing 854on the date scheduled. The drawing 860will include all 1,000,000 866MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 868tick869et870s, 871excluding ticket873s 874selected 875as $1,000,000 prize winners in previous weekly drawings, 885and the prizes will be awarded in the order 894tickets are 896drawn897. 898The overall odds of winning a prize are 51 907in (1,000,000 911minus the number of $1,000,000 prizes in the previous weekly drawings924)925.
926(b) Grand Prize Drawing. In the grand prize drawing, all 1,000,000 ticket940s, 941excluding the $1,000,000 weekly prize winners, wi950ll be included in the drawing. 956The 9571st 958number drawn will win the first prize. The 9662nd 967through the 19701th 971numbers drawn will win a second prize and will serve as alternates, in the order drawn, for the first prize in the event the first prize is not claimed within the 180-day claim period. The 110072th 1008through the 610111st 1012numbers drawn will win a third prize and the 610222nd 1023through 5610251st 1026numbers 1027drawn will win a fourth prize. 1033No alternates will be drawn for the second, third or fourth prizes. 1045A total of 561 prizes will be awarded in the grand prize drawing.
1058(105991060) 1061210625th 1063Anniversary 1064MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 1066drawings 1067shall be public, 1070held in Tallahassee, Florida, 1074and witnessed by an accountant employed by an independent certified public accounting firm. Winning numbers will be available after 1093each 1094drawi1095ng on the Florida Lottery’s web1101site at flalottery.com1104. 1105The t1107op prize winning number will be available 1114after each drawing 1117at Florida Lottery retailers.
1121(1122101123) 1124Upon 1125validation of a winning MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket in a weekly drawing, the terminal will produce “player claim instructions” and a “continuation ticket1147” for the grand prize drawing. 1153T1154he MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE continuation ticket automatically issued for the claimant shall be the instrument from which 1170a 1171claim 1172on the grand prize drawing 1177or any subsequent weekly drawing occurring after a sellout 1186will be 1188paid1189. 1190MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets and MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE continuation tickets are the only valid receipts to redeem a prize1207.
1208(1209111210) 1211Winning 1212MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 1214tickets 1215valued at 1217$1,12180012190, $10,000 and 1223$12241012250,000 must be presented to a Florida Lottery office 1235for payment. 1237Winning 1238MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 1240tickets 1241valued at 1243$1,0124500,000 1247and $2,000,000 1251must be 1253presented 1254at Lottery 1256h1257eadquarters 1258for payment1260. 1261Information about procedures for filing a claim can be obtained at flalottery.com or by calling 1276(12778501278) 1279487-771280812817 (TDD 1283(12848501285) 1286487-7784).
1287(1288121289) 1290251291th 1292Anniversary 1293MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 1295prizes must be claimed within 180 days from the date of the drawing1308.
1309(1310131311) If a winning 1315MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 1317t1318icket for a prize of $2,000,000 1326or 1327$1,000,000 1330is 1331not presented to a Florida Lottery office for paymen1340t within 180 days from the date 1347it was drawn, 1350an 1351alternate 1352prizewinner who ha1355s 1356claimed 1357his or her 1360prize within the 1813640-day claim period will be used 1370as set forth in 1374paragraph 1375(8)1376(a1377) or 1379(b1380), 1381as applicable, 1383to 1384award th1386e unclaimed prize. 1389T1390he Florida Lottery will attempt to notify 1397the 1398first alternate for 1401a period of two 1405weeks1406. 1407If the Florida Lottery is unable to contact t1416he first alternate within the two week period, 1424the Florida Lottery will attempt to notify 1431the second alternate. 1434This process will continue until an alternate is contacted or the Florida Lottery has exhausted the list of available alternates, in which case the unclaimed prize will not be awarded. An alternate winner will be awarded the difference between the 1474greater 1475prize and the 1478lesser 1479prize.
1480(14) 1481From 1482Friday, November 9, 2012, through 1487midnight on December 30, 2012, 1492MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets 1495will be 1497available for purchase daily between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and midnight, subject to a retail1513er’s hours of operation, 1517on-line system availability and MILLIONAI1522RE RAFFLE ticket availability.
1526(1527151528) Players must be at least 18 years of age. Persons prohibited by Section 154224.116, 1543F.S., 1544from purchasing a Florida Lottery ticket are not eligible to play.
1555(1556161557) All 1559251560th 1561A1562nniversary 1563MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 1565prizes are subject to the provisions of Chapter 24, 1574F.S., 1575and rules promulgated thereunder1579. 1580Prizes will be paid in accordance with 1587the 1588rule of the Florida Lottery governing payment of prizes. 1597A copy 1599of the current prize payment rule can be obtained from the Florida Lottery, Office of the General Counsel, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4011.
1623(1624171625) Payment of all federal, state and/or local taxes will be the responsibility of the winner. Federal withholding taxes will be deducted from $16492,000,000, $1,000,000, $100,000 1657and $1659116600,000 cash 1663prize 1664payments.
1665Rulemaking 1666Authority 166724.105(9), 166824.109(1) 1669FS. Law Implemented 167224.105(9), 167324.115(1) 1674FS. History–1676New 167711-7-12, 1678Replaced by 53ER14-41.
