53ER20-48. FANTASY 5®

(1) How to Play FANTASY 5®.

(a) FANTASY 5 is a Draw lottery game (also known as an online terminal game in which players select five numbers from a field of one (1) to thirty-six (36).

(b) For purposes of this rule, a “play slip” is defined as an original paper play slip issued and approved by the Florida Lottery for the FANTASY 5 game, or a digital play slip for the FANTASY 5 game generated using the Florida Lottery Mobile Convenience App (“App”). Except where necessary herein to differentiate between a paper play slip and a digital play slip, the term “play slip” shall be inclusive of both types of play slips.

(c) Players may make their FANTASY 5 ticket selections by: using a play slip; using a Florida Lottery vending machine (“vending machine”), if a vending machine for Draw game ticket purchases is available at the retailer location; by telling the retailer their desired selections; or by requesting to use the Play it Again feature.

(d) Play Slip.

1. Paper Play Slip. There are ten panels on a paper FANTASY 5 play slip. Each panel played will cost $1.00 per drawing. Players may mark their desired numbers on the paper play slip by selecting five 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 or more of the five numbers. A “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. Players may mark the $5 “Quick Picks” box to receive one ticket with five sets of five randomly selected numbers for the next available FANTASY 5 drawing; or may mark the $10 “Quick Picks” box to receive one ticket with ten sets of five randomly selected numbers for the next available FANTASY 5 drawing. Players may mark the $5 Quick Picks box or $10 Quick Picks box in addition to panel plays. Players may also add EZmatch™ by marking the applicable EZmatch box on the FANTASY 5 play slip. Ezmatch costs an additional $1.00 per play. Marking 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. Each panel played with EZmatch will be printed on a separate ticket. Paper play slips must be Florida Lottery approved and players must use only blue or black ink or pencil for making selections. Paper play slips may be processed through a vending machine or processed by a Florida Lottery retailer to obtain a ticket.

2. Digital Play Slip. How to Create a Digital Play Slip. From the Landing Page on the App, a player should select the FANTASY 5 game icon and then click on “Pick Numbers.” For each panel played, the player should either select his or her numbers from a field of numbers described in paragraph (1)(a), or use the “Random Numbers” or “Shake to Play” feature for the App to provide the player random numbers. Up to ten panels may be created on one digital play slip. A player must also select the number of drawings, if more than the default of one drawing is desired. The parameters for advance play are set forth in paragraph (1)(e), below. If a player desires to add EZmatch to all panels played, he or she should click the EZmatch button so that “yes” is selected. Each panel played will include EZmatch and will print on a separate ticket. Players may also use the “My Favorites” feature to save the digital play slip for later use. Once a digital play slip is created and the player clicks “Create Playslip,” a barcode will be displayed. The player may present the barcode appearing on his or her mobile device to purchase a ticket through the retailer terminal or may use the barcode to purchase a ticket through a vending machine that provides for Draw game purchases. Illustrative instructions for creating a FANTASY 5 digital play slip are available by clicking on the “How to Play” button on main FANTASY 5 page.

(e) Advance Play. Players may play up to thirty consecutive FANTASY 5 drawings by using the “advance play” feature. To use the advance play feature, players may either select the number of drawings on the 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 played. For paper play slips, advance play will not apply to selections when the $5 or $10 Quick Picks box is marked. In the event that a planned change in the FANTASY 5 game requires that the number of advance plays available for purchase be reduced to zero before implementation of the change, an advance play countdown schedule will be posted on the Florida Lottery’s website at flalottery.com.

(f) Vending Machine. If a vending machine is available at a retailer location and the vending machine provides for Draw game purchases, the vending machine may be used by a player to process both paper and digital FANTASY 5 play slips. Neither a retailer nor a player can process the cancellation of a FANTASY 5 ticket through a vending machine. At the request of a player, the retailer shall make a good faith effort to cancel cancelable FANTASY 5 tickets that are purchased through a vending machine by using the retailer’s lottery terminal in accordance with the cancellation provisions in paragraph (7)(e).

(g) Telling the Retailer. Retailers also are authorized to manually enter numbers selected by a player. Players electing to make their FANTASY 5 ticket selections by telling the retailer must specify their desired number selections (or tell the retailer they desire to use the Quick Pick feature for the terminal to randomly select one or more of the numbers) and the number of drawings. Players may also tell the retailer if they would like to add EZmatch to their ticket.

(h) Play it Again.

1. A player may request to “Play it Again” to replay a previously purchased FANTASY 5 ticket. If requested, a retailer shall process the original ticket provided by the player and print a new ticket which will have the same selected numbers, number of panels, and number of drawings as the original ticket, except as provided in subparagraph (1)(h)2., below. Additionally, if the original ticket contains EZmatch, the new ticket will also contain EZmatch.

2. An original ticket with advance play will be rejected and cannot be replayed if the number of drawings on the ticket exceeds the number of advance play drawings that are available at the time of requested ticket replay due to implementation of an advance play countdown for the FANTASY 5 game. Tickets older than sixty days cannot be replayed. Tickets purchased using the Play it Again feature have the same cancellation provisions as the original ticket.

(2) FANTASY 5 Drawings.

(a) FANTASY 5 drawings shall be conducted daily by the Florida Lottery.

(b) The equipment shall be configured so that five balls are drawn from one set of balls numbered one (1) through thirty-six (36).

(c) Five balls will be selected in the drawing. The numbers shown on the five balls, after certification by the Draw Manager and the Accountant, shall be the official winning numbers for the drawing.

(d) The Florida Lottery shall not be responsible for incorrect circulation, publication or broadcast of the official winning numbers.

(3) FANTASY 5 Prize Divisions.

(a) FANTASY 5 is a pari-mutuel game. For each draw, 50 percent of net sales (gross sales less cancels and free tickets) from the sale of FANTASY 5 tickets in the corresponding FANTASY 5 sales period shall be allocated as the winning pool for payment of the top prize, second prize and third prize.

(b) The top prize pool shall consist of 62 percent 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 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.

(c) The second prize pool shall consist of 10 percent of the winning pool for the drawing plus any money rolled down from the top prize. The second prize pool shall be divided equally among the players matching four of five official winning numbers except that the maximum prize amount per winner shall be $555. Any funds in the second prize pool in excess of the second prize liability shall roll down and be added to the third prize pool. If 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.

(d) The third prize pool shall consist of 28 percent of the winning pool for the drawing plus any money rolled down from the second prize pool. The third prize pool shall be divided equally among the players matching three of five 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.

(e) A fourth prize shall consist of one 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.

(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. If the funds available for the payment of third prizes are insufficient to pay the minimum amount, the percentage described in paragraph (3)(a) above, will be adjusted or funds available from any other funding source approved by the Legislature will be used to cover the prize liability.

(4) Determination of Prize Winners.

In 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:

(a) Top Prize: Five (5) of five (5) official winning numbers.

(b) Second Prize: Four (4) of five (5) official winning numbers.

(c) Third Prize: Three (3) of five (5) official winning numbers.

(d) Fourth Prize: Two (2) of five (5) official winning numbers.

(5) FANTASY 5 Odds of Winning.

The odds of winning the prizes described above are as follows:

(a) Top Prize – 1:376,992

(b) Second Prize – 1:2,432.21

(c) Third Prize – 1:81.07

(d) Fourth Prize – 1:8.39

(e) The overall odds of winning a prize in a FANTASY 5 drawing are 1:7.58.

(6) How to Play EZmatch.

(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. A player selecting EZmatch will receive five EZmatch numbers from a field of 1 to 36 printed below the FANTASY 5 numbers on the ticket. If any of the EZmatch numbers matches any of the FANTASY 5 numbers, the player shall instantly win the corresponding amount shown.

(b) The EZmatch option is available with an advance play FANTASY 5 ticket purchase for one play only and is not a part of FANTASY 5 plays for future drawings.

(c) If an EZmatch prize is redeemed before one or more FANTASY 5 drawing(s) have occurred, the player will be provided a continuation ticket that will have the same drawing or drawings and the same FANTASY 5 numbers that were printed on the original ticket.

(d) The base prize structure and estimated odds of winning EZmatch are as follows:

Prize	Winners in 420,000 (Per Pool)	Estimated Odds
$500	5	1:84,000.00
$250	5	1:84,000.00
$100	38	1:11,052.63
$50	124	1:3,387.10
$20	300	1:1,400.00
$15	470	1:893.62
$10	4,200	1:100.00
$5	1,400	1:300.00
$4	7,000	1:60.00
$3	30,800	1:13.64
$2	44,800	1:9.38
Overall		1:4.71

The EZmatch prize structure will be replenished automatically when the top tier prizes are exhausted. The prize structure and odds of winning are subject to change with promotional offerings. In such an event, the promotional prize structure and odds will be available at flalottery.com, Lottery district offices and retailer locations. 

(e) EZmatch prizes can be claimed up to one hundred eighty (180) days from the first draw date on the FANTASY 5 ticket.

(f) If an EZmatch prize is claimed after the FANTASY 5 drawing has occurred and prior to the 180-day expiration described in paragraph (6)(e), above, the EZmatch prize or prizes and any FANTASY 5 prize or prizes won will be combined and paid as one prize amount.

(7) FANTASY 5 Rules and Prohibitions.

(a) By purchasing a FANTASY 5 ticket, a player agrees to comply with and abide by all rules and regulations of the Florida Lottery.

(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.

(c) Subject to a retailer’s hours of operation and gaming system availability, FANTASY 5 lottery tickets are available for purchase daily between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and midnight, Eastern Time (ET).

(d) 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 at approximately 10:40 p.m., (ET). Any ticket sold after the close of game will be printed with the next FANTASY 5 draw date.

(e) Retailer cancellations of FANTASY 5 tickets can only be performed by the retailer who sold the ticket, using the selling terminal’s optical mark reader, and within two hours after printing, except that no FANTASY 5 ticket can be canceled after game close for the related drawing and no fourth prize (free FANTASY 5 quick pick ticket) can be canceled at any time. FANTASY 5 tickets with EZmatch cannot be canceled. The two-hour ticket cancellation period may be reduced due to the selling retailer’s hours of business operation; the cut off time for daily sales (12:00 midnight (ET)); gaming system availability; or the time of the related FANTASY 5 close of game for the related drawing. Ticket cancellations cannot be processed through a vending machine. If a player desires to cancel a ticket purchased through a vending machine, the player must present the ticket to the retailer location where the ticket was purchased for processing within the timeframe described above.

(f) It is the player’s responsibility to make sure his or her ticket(s) are printed exactly as requested before leaving the retailer, including verifying the number of ticket(s) printed, and to determine the accuracy of selected panels of numbers, play amounts, play features 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 player's 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 a cancelable ticket.

(8) This emergency rule replaces Emergency Rule 53ER14-20, F.A.C.

(9) The effective date of this emergency rule is June 26, 2020.

Rulemaking Authority 24.105(2), 24.105(9)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), 24.109(1), 24.115(1) FS. Law Implemented 24.105(2), 24.105(9)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), 24.115(1), 24.124(1) FS. History–New 6-26-20, Replaces 53ER14-20.
See also Rule 53ER20-70 Bonus Cash Fridays Promotion for the promotional FANTASY 5® prize set forth for each Friday in September 2020.