Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: December 2, 2024) |
53. Department of the Lottery |
D53. Departmental |
53ER20. Emergency Rule For Year 2020 |
1(1) Name of Game. Game Number 1458, 20X CROSSWORD.
10(2) Game Number 1458, 20X CROSSWORD, is a Scratch-Off lottery game (also known as an instant lottery game).
28(3) Price. 20X CROSSWORD lottery tickets sell for $5.00 per ticket.
39(4) 20X CROSSWORD lottery tickets shall have a series of numbers in Machine Readable Code (or bar code) on the back of the ticket, along with a Void If Removed Number under the latex area on the ticket. To be a valid winning 20X CROSSWORD lottery ticket, the ticket must meet the applicable requirements of Rule 53ER20-54, Payment of Prizes, F.A.C.
100(5) The play symbols that may appear in the YOUR LETTERS play area are as follows:
116(6) The play symbols that may appear in the GAME 1 or GAME 2 crossword board play area are as follows:
137(7) The play symbols and play symbols captions that may appear in the MULTIPLIER BONUS play area are as follows:
157(8) The 159legend in the YOUR LETTERS play area is as follows:
169(9) The legend in the MULTIPLIER BONUS box is as follows:
180(10) Determination of Prizewinners.
184(a) GAME 1 and GAME 2 Crossword Puzzles. There are two crossword puzzle GAMES on each 20X CROSSWORD ticket. Each GAME is played separately. The holder of a ticket whose play symbols in the YOUR LETTERS play area match the play symbols in the puzzle board play area of a GAME to form three (3) or more words in that GAME shall entitle the prizewinner to the corresponding prize in the corresponding PRIZE LEGEND for the total number of words matched. Only the highest prize won in a GAME is paid. A player may win in one or both GAMES. Words in one GAME cannot be used in the other GAME. A “word” must contain at least three (3) letters. A “word” cannot be formed by linking letters diagonally or by reading the letters from the bottom to top or right to left. Letters combined to form a “word” must appear in an unbroken horizontal or vertical string of letters in the crossword puzzle that are not interrupted by a blank space and must contain every single letter square between two (2) blank spaces or an edge and a blank space. Every letter in the unbroken string must be revealed in YOUR LETTERS and must be included to form a “word.” The possible complete words are shown in each crossword puzzle. Each possible complete word consists of three (3) or more letters and occupies an entire word space. All of the letters in a possible complete word must be matched in order to complete the word.
440(b) The GAME 1 444prizes are: 446$5, $10, $20, $40, $100, $500, $1,000, and $500,000.
457(c) The GAME 2 prizes are: $5, $10, $500, and $10,000.
469(d) MULTIPLIER BONUS. If a ticket is a winning ticket, the prizewinner shall be entitled to a total prize of the amount won in GAME 1 and/or GAME 2 multiplied by the MULTIPLIER shown in the MULTIPLIER BONUS box.
508(11) The odds of winning, value and number of prizes in Game Number 1458 are as follows:
525GAME PLAY
527WIN
528ODDS OF 1 IN
532NUMBER OF WINNERS IN 268.31 POOLS OF 120,000 TICKETS PER POOL
544GAME #1: 3 WORDS
548$5
54920.00
5501,609,672
553GAME #2: 3 WORDS
557$5
55820.00
5591,610,090
562GAME #1: 3 WORDS + GAME #2: 3 WORDS
571$10
57260.00
573536,627
575GAME #1: 3 WORDS (2X)
580$10
58129.99
5821,073,463
585GAME #2: 3 WORDS (2X)
590$10
59160.00
592536,627
594GAME #1: 4 WORDS
598$10
600536,509
602GAME #2: 4 WORDS
606$10
60759.99
608536,745
610GAME #1: 3 WORDS + GAME #2: 4 WORDS
619$15
620100.00
621321,968
623GAME #1: 4 WORDS + GAME #2: 3 WORDS
632$15
633149.99
634214,659
636GAME #1: 4 WORDS + GAME #2: 4 WORDS
645$20
646300.19
647107,257
649GAME #1: 4 WORDS (2X)
654$20
655300.12
656107,284
658(GAME #1: 3 WORDS + GAME #2: 3 WORDS) (2X)
668$20
669299.72
670107,427
672GAME #2: 4 WORDS (2X)
677$20
678300.04
679107,311
681GAME #1: 5 WORDS
685$20
686299.94
687107,348
689GAME #1: 5 WORDS + GAME #2: 4 WORDS
698$30
699343.14
70093,832
702(GAME #1: 3 WORDS + GAME #2: 4 WORDS) (2X)
712$30
713342.62
71493,976
716(GAME #1: 4 WORDS + GAME #2: 3 WORDS) (2X)
726$30
727328.53
72898,006
730GAME #1: 6 WORDS
734$40
7352,396.01
73713,438
739GAME #1: 5 WORDS (2X)
744$40
7452,405.32
74713,386
749(GAME #1: 4 WORDS + GAME #2: 4 WORDS) (2X)
759$40
7602,409.64
76213,362
764GAME #1: 6 WORDS + GAME #2: 4 WORDS
773$50
7742,391.21
77613,465
778(GAME #1: 5 WORDS + GAME #2: 3 WORDS) (2X)
788$50
7892,406.40
79113,380
793(GAME #1: 3 WORDS + GAME #2: 3 WORDS) (5X)
803$50
8042,397.80
80613,428
808GAME #1: 4 WORDS (5X)
813$50
8143,004.07
81610,718
818(GAME #1: 5 WORDS + GAME #2: 4 WORDS) (2X)
828$60
8291,198.85
83126,857
833GAME #1: 7 WORDS
837$100
8382,399.05
84013,421
842(GAME #1: 4 WORDS + GAME #2: 4 WORDS) (5X)
852$100
8532,001.10
85516,090
857GAME #1: 5 WORDS (5X)
862$100
8631,710.46
86518,824
867(GAME #1: 6 WORDS + GAME #2: 4 WORDS) (2X)
877$100
8781,994.53
88016,143
882GAME #1: 3 WORDS (20X)
887$100
8881,500.08
89021,464
892GAME #2: 3 WORDS (20X)
897$100
8981,899500.70
90021,455
902GAME #1: 7 WORDS (2X)
907$200
9084,808.49
9106,696
912GAME #1: 6 WORDS (5X)
917$200
9184,807.05
9206,698
922GAME #1: 4 WORDS (20X)
927$200
9284,784.90
9306,729
932GAME #2: 4 WORDS (20X)
937$200
9384,808.49
9406,696
942GAME #1: 8 WORDS
946$500
94714,892.52
9492,162
951GAME #1: 7 WORDS (5X)
956$500
95714,968.68
9592,151
961GAME #2: 5 WORDS
965$500
96615,052.65
9682,139
970GAME #1: 9 WORDS
974$1,000
97630,232.51
9781,065
980GAME #1: 8 WORDS (2X)
985$1,000
98729,979.16
9891,074
991GAME #2: 5 WORDS (2X)
996$1,000
99830,035.09
10001,072
1002GAME #1: 8 WORDS + GAME #2: 5 WORDS
1011$1,000
101330,432.53
10151,058
1017GAME #2: 6 WORDS
1021$10,000
1023643,952.40
102550
1026GAME #1: 8 WORDS (20X)
1031$10,000
1033643,952.40
103550
1036GAME #2: 5 WORDS (20X)
1041$10,000
1043643,952.40
104550
1046GAME #1: 10 WORDS
1050$500,000
10522,299,830.00
105514
1056(12) The overall odds of winning some prize in Game Number 1458 are 1 in 3.99. Prizes, including the top prizes, are subject to availability at the time of ticket purchase. Prizes may be unavailable due to prior sales or other causes occurring in the normal course of business including, but not limited to, ticket damage, defect, theft, or loss.
1116(13) For reorders of Game Number 1458, the odds of winning, value, and number of prizes shall be proportionate to the number of tickets reordered.
1141(14) Payment of prizes for 20X CROSSWORD lottery tickets shall be made in accordance with the rule 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.
1190Rulemaking Authority 119224.105(9)(a), 1193(b), (c), 119524.109(1), 119624.115(1) FS. 1198Law Implemented 120024.105(9)(a), 1201(b), (c), 120324.115(1) FS. 1205History1206–1207New 7-23-20.