Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 11, 2024) |
53. Department of the Lottery |
D53. Departmental |
53ER16. Emergency Rule For Year 2016 |
1(1) Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE5™ 6is a number-match draw lottery game (also known as an online lottery game) with a limited number of tickets available that will be sold within a limited sales period.
35(2) Each 37Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 40ticket sells for $2440.
45(3) Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 49tickets will go on sale October 31, 201657. 58Sales of Holiday 61MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 63tickets will cease immediately after the 750,00071th 72ticket is sold or at midnight 78(79ET80) 81on January 2, 2017, whichever occurs first.
88(4) Each Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket will contain a unique raffle ticket number that will be automatically entered into the Grand Prize drawing on January 3, 2017. Tickets purchased by December 26, 2016, will also be entered into one of five weekly drawings based upon the date of purchase. Drawings will be held from tickets sold before midnight 146(147ET148) 149on the last day of the raffle ticket sales period for each drawing. The drawing schedule is as follows:
168Drawing
169Drawing Date
171From Raffle Ticket Numbers Sold
176Week 1771
178November 29, 1802016
181October 31, 1832016 184– 185November 28, 1872016
188Week 2
190December 6, 2016
193November 29, 2016 196– 197December 5, 2016
200Week 3
202December 13, 2016
205December 6, 2016 208– 209December 12, 2016
212Week 4
214December 20, 2016
217December 13, 2016 220– 221December 19, 2016
224Week 5
226December 27, 2016
229December 20, 2016 232– 233December 26, 2016
236Grand Prize
238January 3, 2017
241October 31, 2016 – January 2, 2017
248(5) Prize Structure.
251(a) The prizes, number of winners and estimated odds in each of the five weekly drawings are as follows:
270Weekly Drawing Prize Structure
274Prize
275Prize Amount
277Number of Winners per Weekly Drawing
283Estimated Odds*
285First
286$10,000
2882
2891:75,000
291Second
292$1,000
29450
2951:3,000
297Third
298$500
299200
3001:750
301Total 252
303Overall 1:595
305*The estimated odds are based on the presumptions that Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets are sold proportionally throughout the Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE sales period and all Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets are sold by December 26, 2016. The actual odds of winning a weekly prize depend on the number of tickets sold for each weekly drawing.
359(b) The prizes, number of winners and estimated odds in the Grand Prize drawing are as follows:
376Grand Prize Drawing Prize Struc381ture
382Prize
383Prize Amount
385Number of Winners
388Estimated Odds**
390Grand
391$1,000,000
3947
3951:107,143
397Second
398$50,000
4007
4011:107,143
403Third
404$5,000
40620
4071:37,500
409Fourth
410$500
411500
4121:1,500
414Total 534
416Overall 1:1,404
419**The estimated odds of winning a prize in the Grand Prize drawing are based on the presumption that all Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets are sold.
444(6) Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 448tickets will automatically print from the terminal with raffle ticket numbers issued in sequential order from 000001 to 750000 as they are sold throughout the state. Each Holiday 476MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 478ticket will contain only one raffle ticket number. Players cannot select their own raffle ticket numbers.
494(7) Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 498tickets cannot be canceled.
502(8) Instant $50 Cash Prize.
507(a) Every 40510th 511Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket sold statewide will be an instant winner of $50 until the 526first 100,000 tickets are sold. 532When a Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket is produced that entitles the player to an instant prize of $50, a “winner” audio message will play on the terminal. The Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket will contain a Lottery prize alert symbol and a message that the ticket holder is an instant winner. The ticket holder’s “Cash Prize Coupon” will be produced from the terminal. Should an issue arise concerning the transaction and/or prize, it is the player’s responsibility to seek resolution of the issue with the retailer and the Florida Lottery prior to leaving the retail location.
627(b) Winners can redeem a $50 Cash Prize Coupon at any Florida Lottery retailer or any Florid644a Lottery office, or call (850)487-7777 [TDD (850)652487-7784] for instructions on how to redeem the Cash Prize Coupon 663by mail.
665(c) Winners must redeem Cash Prize Coupons by midnight 674(675ET676) 677on March 3, 2017. A player choosing to redeem a Cash Prize Coupon by mail must submit the coupon for receipt by the Florida Lottery by March 3, 2017.
706(d) The number of $50 Cash Prize Coupons produced will depend on the number of raffle tickets sold. If at least 100,000 tickets are sold, a maximum of 2,500 $50 Cash Prize Coupons will be produced.
744(e) The odds of winning an instant prize of $50 are 1:40.
756(9) Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE Drawings. Drawings shall be conducted using a certified random number 770generation process.
772(a) Weekly Drawings. In each weekly drawing, only raffle ticket numbers purchased during the corresponding sales period will be included in the drawing. The first and second raffle ticket numbers drawn will each win a first prize. The third through the fifty-second raffle ticket numbers drawn will each win a second prize. The fifty-third through the two hundred and fifty-second raffle ticket numbers drawn will each win a third prize. A total of 1,260 prizes will be available in the five weekly drawings.
8561. In the event that all 750,000 Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets sell out during a weekly drawing sales period in which there are fewer tickets in the weekly drawing than weekly prizes to be awarded, a two-part drawing for that weekly sales period will be held on the date scheduled. Part one of the drawing will include only those raffle ticket numbers sold during the sales period. Raffle ticket numbers will be drawn to determine the weekly winners starting with the first prize winners and continuing with the second and third prize winners for as many raffle tickets as are sold during the sales period. Part two of the drawing will include all 750,000 raffle ticket numbers, except that, raffle ticket numbers that were included in part one of the drawing and raffle ticket numbers selected in the prior weekly drawings will be excluded and ineligible for a prize. The number of eligible raffle ticket numbers drawn in part two of the drawing will be equal to the total number of first, second and third prizes remaining after part one of the drawing is conducted. Raffle ticket numbers drawn will win, in order drawn, any residual first, second or third prizes not awarded in part one of the drawing. The overall odds of winning a prize in part one of the drawing are 1:1. The overall odds of winning a prize in part two of the drawing are (252 minus the number of raffle tickets included in part one of the drawing) in (750,000 minus the number of raffle tickets included in part one of the drawing and the number of raffle tickets selected in the prior weekly drawings1138).
11392. In the event that all 750,000 Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets sell out and there are no ticket sales during a weekly sales period, the prizes for that sales period will be awarded in a drawing on the date scheduled. The drawing will include all 750,000 raffle ticket numbers, except that, raffle ticket numbers selected in the prior weekly drawings will be excluded and ineligible for a prize. Prizes will be awarded as set forth in paragraph (9)(a). The overall odds of winning a prize are 252 in 750,000 minus the number of raffle tickets selected in the prior weekly drawings.
1243(b) Grand Prize Drawing. In the Grand Prize drawing, all raffle tickets sold during the Grand Prize drawing sales period will be included in the drawing. The first through seventh raffle ticket numbers drawn will each win a grand prize. The eighth through the fourteenth raffle ticket numbers drawn will each win a second prize. The fifteenth through the thirty-fourth raffle ticket numbers drawn will each win a third prize and the thirty-fifth through the five hundred and thirty-fourth raffle ticket numbers drawn will each win a fourth prize. A total of 534 prizes will be available in the Grand Prize drawing.
1345(c) Holiday 1347MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE drawings 1350shall be public, held in Tallahassee, Florida, and witnessed by an accountant employed by an independent certified public accounting firm. Winning raffle ticket numbers will be available after each drawing on the Florida Lottery’s website at flalottery.com. The top prize winning raffle ticket numbers will be available after each drawing at Florida Lottery retailers.
1404(10) Upon validation of a winning weekly drawing Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket valued at $500, the terminal will produce a “continuation ticket” for the Grand Prize drawing. Upon validation of a winning weekly drawing Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket valued at greater than $500, the terminal will produce “player claim instructions” and a “continuation ticket” for the Grand Prize drawing. The Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE continuation ticket automatically issued for the claimant shall be the instrument from which a claim on the Grand Prize drawing will be paid. Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets and Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE continuation tickets are the only valid receipts to redeem a prize. Any winning weekly drawing Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets validated after the Grand Prize drawing will not produce a “continuation ticket.”
1529(11) Winning Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets valued at $500 may be presented to a Florida Lottery retailer or Florida Lottery office for payment. Winning Holiday 1554MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 1556tickets valued at $1,000, $5,000, $10,000 and $50,000 must be presented to a Florida Lottery office for payment. Winning Holiday 1580MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 1582tickets valued at $1,000,000 must be presented at Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee, Florida for payment. Information about procedures for filing a claim can be obtained at flalottery.com or by calling (8501616)1617487-7787 (TDD (8501620)487-7784).
1621(12) Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 1625prizes must be claimed within 180 days from the date of the drawing.
1638(13) From October 31, 2016, through midnight 1645(1646ET1647) 1648on January 2, 2017, Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets will be available for purchase daily between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and midnight, subject to a retailer’s hours of operation, on-line system availability and Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket availability.
1686(14) Players must be at least 18 years of age. Persons prohibited by Section 170024.116, 1701F1702.1703S1704., 1705from purchasing a Florida Lottery ticket are not eligible to play.
1716(15) All Holiday 1719MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE 1721prizes are subject to the provisions of Chapter 24, F1731.1732S1733., 1734and rules promulgated thereunder. Prizes will 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, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4011.
1781(16) Payment of all federal, state and/or local taxes will be the responsibility of the winner. Applicable Federal withholding taxes will be withheld from $1,000,000, $50,000 and $10,000 cash prize payments.
1816Rulemaking Authority 181824.105(9), 181924.109(1) FS. 1821Law Implemented 182324.105(9), 182424.115(1) FS. 1826History1827–1828New 1829101830-3183111832-161833.