53ER26-35, F.A.C.
53ER26-35. Game Number 1640, MEGA BUCKS
Cite as Fla. Admin. Code r. 53ER26-35
(1) Name of Game. Game Number 1640, MEGA BUCKS.
(2) Game Number 1640, MEGA BUCKS is a Scratch-Off lottery game (also known as an instant lottery game).
(3) Price. MEGA BUCKS lottery tickets sell for $20.00 per ticket.
(4) MEGA BUCKS lottery tickets shall have a series of numbers in machine readable code (or bar code) on the back of the ticket, along with a validation number under the latex area on the ticket. To be a valid winning MEGA BUCKS lottery ticket, the ticket must meet the applicable requirements of Emergency Rule 53ER26-30, F.A.C., Payment of Prizes.
(5) Play symbols and play symbol captions that may appear in the YOUR NUMBERS play area:
(6) Play symbols and play symbol captions that may appear in the WINNING NUMBERS play area:
(7) Prize symbols and prize symbol captions that may appear in the YOUR NUMBERS play area:
(8) Play symbol and play symbol captions that may appear in the $50, $100, $200, $300, $500, or MEGA $1,000 BONUS Spot play areas:
(9) Legends:
(10) Determination of Winners.
(a) Primary play area. A ticket having a play symbol and corresponding play symbol caption in the YOUR NUMBERS play area that matches a play symbol and corresponding play symbol caption in the WINNING NUMBERS play area shall entitle the player to the prize shown for that symbol. A ticket having a symbol and symbol caption shall entitle the player to all twenty (20) prizes shown.
(b) $50, $100, $200, $300, $500, and MEGA $1,000 BONUS Spot play areas. A ticket having a symbol and symbol caption in any BONUS Spot shall entitle the player to a $50, $100, $200, $300, $500, or $1,000 cash prize, respective to the Spot in which the symbol and symbol caption appear. A player may win in each Spot; each Spot is played separately.
(11) $5,000,000 Prize; Payment Options.
(a) A winner of a $5,000,000 prize may choose one of two payment options for receiving his/her prize: One-Time Cash Payment or Annual Payments. The winner has sixty (60) days from the date of ticket validation to file a claim choosing the One-Time Cash Payment. If a winner does not choose the One-Time Cash Payment within the sixty (60) day timeframe, the Annual Payments method will be applied. Once the winner files a claim and exercises his/her chosen option, the election of that option shall be final. The Annual Payments method will also be final when it is applied due to a winner not making his/her payment election within sixty (60) days after ticket validation.
(b) A winner of a $5,000,000 prize who elects the One-Time Cash Payment shall receive a single cash payment of $3,033,000.00, less applicable federal income tax withholding.
(c) A winner of a $5,000,000 prize who elects the Annual Payments option, or has it applied, shall receive $200,000.00 per year for twenty-five (25) years, less applicable federal tax withholding.
(12) Odds of winning, value, and number of prizes:
GAME PLAY WIN ODDS OF 1 IN NUMBER OF WINNERS IN 126.95 POOLS OF 120,000 TICKETS PER POOL $10 x 2 $20 30.01 507,652 $5 x 4 $20 29.99 508,038 ($5 x 2) + $10 $20 15.00 1,015,534 $20 $20 30.00 507,812 $10 + $20 $30 50.03 304,514 $10 x 3 $30 49.97 304,858 $5 x 6 $30 50.00 304,698 $30 $30 150.14 101,468 $10 x 4 $40 149.94 101,602 ($5 x 2) + ($10 x 3) $40 149.90 101,628 ($10 x 2) + ($5 x 4) $40 150.18 101,444 $20 x 2 $40 149.84 101,670 $40 $40 149.94 101,602 $5 x 10 $50 150.18 101,444 ($20 x 2) + $10 $50 149.94 101,602 ($10 x 2) + ($5 x 2) + $20 $50 149.90 101,628 $50 BONUS $50 50.02 304,582 $50 $50 149.84 101,670 $5 x 20 (MONEYBAG) $100 1,001.14 15,217 $20 x 5 $100 1,002.59 15,195 $10 x 10 $100 997.01 15,280 ($30 x 2) + $40 $100 1,000.61 15,225 ($10 x 3) + $20 + $50 BONUS $100 800.08 19,041 $50 + $50 BONUS $100 797.99 19,091 $100 BONUS $100 704.97 21,610 $100 $100 2,396.85 6,356 $10 x 20 (MONEYBAG) $200 1,202.21 12,672 $20 x 10 $200 1,197.76 12,719 ($20 x 5) + ($10 x 10) $200 1,202.11 12,673 ($10 x 5) + $50 BONUS + $100 BONUS $200 1,202.40 12,670 $100 + $100 BONUS $200 1,197.39 12,723 ($20 x 5) + $100 BONUS $200 1,200.41 12,691 $200 BONUS $200 665.58 22,889 $200 $200 6,033.41 2,525 ($10 x 20) (MONEYBAG) + $100 BONUS $300 1,090.35 13,972 ($30 x 5) + $50 BONUS + $100 BONUS $300 1,201.16 12,683 ($20 x 10) + $100 BONUS $300 1,200.50 12,690 $100 BONUS + $200 BONUS $300 1,002.19 15,201 $300 BONUS $300 2,001.10 7,613 $300 $300 11,986.12 1,271 ($10 x 20) (MONEYBAG) + $300 BONUS $500 2,391.20 6,371 ($20 x 20) (MONEYBAG) + $100 BONUS $500 2,391.58 6,370 ($20 x 5) + ($10 x 5) + $50 BONUS + $100 BONUS + $200 BONUS $500 2,993.59 5,089 ($50 x 2) + $100 BONUS + $300 BONUS $500 2,999.48 5,079 ($50 x 3) + $50 BONUS + $100 BONUS + $200 BONUS $500 3,007.77 5,065 $200 BONUS + $300 BONUS $500 3,016.70 5,050 $500 BONUS $500 2,406.69 6,330 $500 $500 12,081.17 1,261 $50 x 20 (MONEYBAG) $1,000 59,277.67 257 ($40 x 20) (MONEYBAG) + $200 BONUS $1,000 39,672.81 384 $100 x 10 $1,000 59,977.80 254 ($200 x 4) + $50 + $50 BONUS + $100 BONUS $1,000 39,672.81 384 ($100 x 5) + $500 BONUS $1,000 40,302.54 378 ($100 x 2) + ($50 x 4) + $100 BONUS + $200 BONUS + $300 BONUS $1,000 40,733.58 374 $1,000 BONUS $1,000 40,733.58 374 $1,000 $1,000 119,018.44 128 ($200 x 20) (MONEYBAG) + $1,000 BONUS $5,000 60,453.81 252 ($50 x 17) + ($500 x 2) + $1,000 + $50 BONUS + $100 BONUS + $200 BONUS + $300 BONUS + $500 BONUS + $1,000 BONUS $5,000 60,214.86 253 $5,000 $5,000 119,018.44 128 $500 x 20 (MONEYBAG) $10,000 118,095.81 129 $10,000 $10,000 116,292.82 131 $1,000 x 20 (MONEYBAG) $20,000 544,084.29 28 $20,000 $20,000 1,269,530.00 12 $100,000 $100,000 1,904,295.00 8 $5,000,000 ($200K/YR/25YRS)* $5,000,000* 3,808,590.00 4 *Prize amount if the Annual Payments method is chosen or has it applied. If the One-Time Cash Payment is chosen, the amount paid is in accordance with subsection (11), above.
(13) The overall odds of winning some prize in Game Number 1640 are 1 in 2.98. All 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.
(14) For reorders of Game Number 1640, the odds of winning, value, and number of prizes shall be proportionate to the number of tickets reordered.
(15) Payment of prizes for MEGA BUCKS 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 or flrules.org.