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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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53ER15. Emergency Rule For Year 2015 |
1(1) 2The 3Florida Lottery 5will conduct 7the 8MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB11™ 12Bonu13s Drawing 15(“Bonus Drawing”) 17on January 13, 2015, 21to distribute the Florida Lottery’s portion of the funds remaining in the MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB Top Prize pool after the December 26, 2014, final 45MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB drawing. 49All Florida players 52who 53enter (or who have already 58entered59) 60the Webcode on a 64Florida Lottery 66MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB ticket 70at 71playmmc.com or fl.playmmc.com74., 75during the period of 79October 1819, 822014 83thr84ough 851861:5987:59 88p.m. 89(90ET91) 92on 93January 6, 2015, 96to earn entries into 100a 101MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB 104(105TV Game Show108) 109Second Chance Drawing 112(“Second Chance Drawing”) 115as further described in Rule 53ER14-67, F.A.C., 122will 123automatically 124be 125entered 126i127nto 128the 129Bonus Drawing 131for a chance to 135win cash prizes. 138For purposes of this rule, 143the 144period of October 19, 2014 through 15011:59:59 151p.m. 152(153ET154) 155on 156January 6, 2015, is hereinafter referred to as the “bonus drawing qualifying period.”
169(2) 170Players will receive one entry into the Bonus Drawing 179for each 181Webcode 182entered 183during the bonus 186drawing 187qualifying 188period189.
190(1913192) 193The prize structure for the 198Bonus 199D200rawing is 202set forth in the table below.
208Prize 209Level
210Prize
211Number of Winners
214First Prize
216$100,000
2181
219Second Prize
221$50,000
2235
224Third Prize
226$25,000
22810
229Fourth Prize
231$10,000
23320
234Fifth Prize
236$5,000
23840
239Sixth Prize
241$1,000
24375
244Seventh Prize
246$500
247101
248Total
249252
250(2514252) 253The Bonus Draw256ing will be conducted after the 262Sec263ond Chance Drawing on January 13, 2692015270. 271Webcodes 272associated with the winning entries in the 279first two Second Chance Drawings will 285also 286be included in the Bonus Drawing. 292In the Bonus Drawing, 296a total of 299three hundred 301fifty-302two 303valid entries will be drawn 308using a certified random number generation process. 315The first valid 318entry drawn will win the first prize of $100,000. The second through sixth valid entries drawn will eac337h win a second prize of $50,000345. The seventh through sixteenth valid entries drawn will ea355ch win a third prize of $25,000363. The seventeenth through thirty-sixth valid entries drawn will eac373h win a fourth prize of $10,000381. 382The thirty-seventh through 385seventy-sixth valid entries drawn will each win a fifth prize of $5,000398. 399T400he seventy-s402eventh 403through one hundred and fifty-first 408valid entries drawn will e413ach win a sixth prize of $1,000421. The one hundred fifty-426second through two hundred and fifty-second 432valid entries drawn will each win a seventh prize of $443500444. 445The two hundred and fifty-third through three hundred 453fifty-454second valid entries drawn will 459serve as alternates and 463be used in the order in which they were drawn 473and in the order of need 479to select an alternate 483first, second, third, fourth, fifth, six or seventh 491prize winner in the event a prize cannot be awarded. 501Players may win more than one prize in the Bonus Drawing. The odds of winning depend on the number of qualifying entries in the Bonus Drawing.
527(5) Winner 529Notification. 530The F532lo533r534ida Lottery will attempt to notify 540the 541first 542prize winner and each 546second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh prize winner 555no later than twenty-four hours after the winner563s 564are 565posted on the Florida Lottery’s website. Notification will be made by telephone, U.S. mail or email using the contact information provided in the winner’s registration data. If the Florida Lottery is unable to hav599e personal contact with a prize605winner within two weeks of the date of the drawing, the winner will forfeit his or her right to claim the prize and the Florida Lottery will award the prize to the first alternate winner in accordance with subsection (6454646) above. 648If the Florida Lottery is unable to have personal contact with the first alternate winner within two weeks of the date of award of the prize, the alternate winner will forfeit his or her right to claim the prize and the Florida Lottery will award the prize to a second alternate winner. This process will continue until an alternate is contacted or the Florida Lottery has exhausted the list of available alternates. If the Florida Lottery is unable to contact an alternate, t731he prize will not be awarded.
737(7386739) How to Claim a Prize. To claim the first prize or a second, third, fourth, fifth, 756sixth 757or seventh 759prize in the Bonus 763D764rawing, the winner must submit to the Florida Lottery a completed Winner Claim Form DOL 173-2, revised 9/13, or Spanish Winner Claim Form DOL 173-2S, revised 9/13 and a copy of acceptable identification as set forth in the rule of the Florida Lottery governing payment of prizes. A copy of the current prize payment rule can be obtained from the Florida Lottery, Office of the General Counsel, 250 Marriott Drive, Ta835llahassee, Florida 32399-4011. 838Forms DOL 173-2 and DOL 173-2S are hereby incorporated by reference 849and may be obtained at any Florida Lottery office, from the Florida Lottery’s website at 864flalottery.com, 865or by writing to: Florida Lottery, Customer Service, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4016. The required documentation must be received by the Florida Lottery no later than two weeks after the Florida Lottery has made personal contact with the winner. If the Florida Lottery has not received the required documentation from 916the 917first 918or a 920second, third, fourth, fifth, 924sixth 925or seventh 927prize winner by the fourteenth day after notification, the winner will forfeit his or her right to claim the prize and the Florida Lottery will award the prize to an alternate winner as des961cribed in subsection (4) above.
966(9677968) Award of 971First 972Prize. Upon 974the Flor976ida Lottery’s receipt of the first 982prize winner’s required documentation, the 987Florida 988Lottery will award a prize of $995100,996000, less applicable federal tax withholding.
1002(100381004) Award of Second Prizes. Upon 1010the Florida Lottery’s receipt of a second prize winner’s required documentation, the 1022Florida 1023Lottery will award a prize of $1030510310,000, less applicable federal tax withholding.
1038(103991040) Award of Third Prizes. Upon 1046the Florida Lottery’s receipt of a third prize winner’s required documentation, the 1058Florida 1059Lottery will award a prize of $106625,1067000, 1068less applicable federal tax withholding.
1073(1074101075) Award of Fourth Prizes. Upon 1081the Florida Lottery’s receipt of a fourth prize winner’s required documentation, the 1093Florida 1094Lottery will award a prize of $10,000, less appl1104icable federal tax withholding.
1108(11091111011111) Award of Fifth Prizes. Upon 1117the Florida Lottery’s receipt of a fifth prize winner’s required documentation, the 1129Florida 1130Lottery will award a prize of $5,000, 1138less applicable federal tax withholding.
1143(1114421145) Award of Sixth Prizes. Upon 1151the Florida Lottery’s receipt of a 1157sixth 1158prize winner’s required documentation, the 1163Florida 1164Lottery will award a prize of $11711,1172000.
1173(1117431175) Award of 1178Seventh 1179Prizes. 1180Upon 1181the Florida Lottery’s receipt of a seventh prize winner’s required documentation, the 1193Florida 1194Lottery will award a prize of $500.
1201(12021120341204) Taxes. All federal, state and/or local taxes or other fees on the prizes won in the 1221MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB Bonus Drawing 1226will be the 1229responsibility of the winner.
1233(1123451235) Oth1237er Restrictions and Provisions.
1241(a) All prizes are subject to the provisions of Chapter 24, F1253.1254S1255., 1256and rules promulgated thereunder. Prizes shall be paid in accordance with the rule of the Florida Lottery governing payment of prizes. A copy of the current prize payment rule can be obtained from the Florida Lottery, Office of the General Counsel, 250 Marriott Drive, Tal1301lahassee, Florida 32399-4011.
1304(b) All entries are subject to validation by the Florida Lottery and may be disqualified if eligibility requirements are not met. 1325The Florida Lottery will not enter the Webcode on a ticket received in the mai1340l or return a mailed ticket. MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB tickets should not be mailed to the 1356Florida 1357Lottery unless players are contacted by the Florida Lottery and requested to do so.
1371(c) If 1373a 1374first, 1375second, 1376third, 1377fourth, fifth or sixth 1381prize winner is identified as owing an outstanding debt to a state agency or child support collected through a court, the debt will be collected in accordance with 1409S1410ection 141124.115, 1412F1413.1414S1415.
1416(d) Players must be at least 18 years of age. Persons prohibited by 1429S1430ection 143124.116, 1432F1433.1434S1435., 1436from purchasing a Florida Lottery ticket are not eligible to play.
1447(e) By 1449entering a Webcode 1452to earn entries 1455into a Second Chance Drawing and 1461automatically 1462qualifying for entry into the 1467MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB Bonus Drawing, 1472a player gives his or her permission for the Florida Lottery to photograph and/or videotape and record the prizewinner with or without prior notification and to use the name, photograph, videotape, and/or recording of the prizewinner for advertising or publicity purposes without additional compensation.
1516(f) 1517The MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES’ CLUB Bonus Drawing shall 1524be public, held in Tallahassee, Florida, and witnessed by an accountant employed by an independent certified public accounting firm. The results of 1546the 1547drawing will be available after the drawing on the Florida Lottery’s website at flalottery.com.
1561Rulemaking Authority 156324.105(9), 156424.109(1) FS. 1566Law Implemented 156824.105(9), 156924.115(1) FS. 1571History–New 15721-2-151573.
