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Ohio Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2021) |
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3770:1 Lottery Commission |
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Chapter3770:1-9. Additional Lottery Games |
3770:1-9-161. Game rule number one hundred sixty-one
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(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery commission game rule number one hundred sixty-one, "Triple Black Cherry," shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as the commission may determine. For the purpose of this rule, "sales cycle" shall mean any such period, including reprints, beginning on the date when ticket sales are commenced and continuing through the date established by the director as the date on which sales agents are to make their final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number one hundred sixty-one.
(B) General design.
(1) Game rule number one hundred sixty-one is a reveal symbol style game and is generally known as an "instant lottery."
(2) Holder a valid winning ticket will match three identical symbols in any one of ten "Games" to win the corresponding prize value shown in the "Prize" area for that "Game." If the player reveals a "Cherry" symbol in any one "Game," the player wins the prize for that "Game" automatically. If the player reveals a "3X" symbol for that "Game," the player wins three times the prize for that "Game" automatically. There are ten chances to win on each ticket, and a player may win up to ten times on one ticket.
(3) The only "prize values" which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number one hundred sixty-one are: one dollar, two dollars, three dollars, four dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, one thousand five hundred dollars and fifteen thousand dollars. Numbers, prize values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule number one hundred sixty-one shall be concealed by an opaque covering which may be scratched off by the holder of the ticket to reveal the underlying numbers, prize values and play symbols.
(C) Price of tickets. The price of a ticket issued by the commission in game rule number one hundred sixty-one shall be two dollars.
(D) Structure, nature and value of prize awards.
(1) There shall be one type of prize in game rule number one hundred sixty-one called a "regular prize award."
(2) As used in this rule, "prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary figures which is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: two dollars, three dollars, four dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, one thousand five hundred dollars and fifteen thousand dollars. Each ticket in game rule number one hundred sixty-one shall be imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the set listed above may be won.
(a) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in two of the same "Games" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in two "Games," or any combination thereof, for one dollar two times shall win a regular prize award of two dollars;
(b) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in the same "Game" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in one "Game" for two dollars once shall win a regular prize award of two dollars;
(c) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in three of the same "Games" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in three "Games," or any combination thereof, for one dollar three times shall win a regular prize award of three dollars;
(d) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "3X" symbol is revealed one "Game" for one dollar tripled shall win a regular prize award of three dollars;
(e) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in two of the same "Games" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in two "Games," or any combination thereof, for one dollar once and two dollars once shall win a regular prize award of three dollars;
(f) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in the same "Game" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in one "Game" for three dollars once shall win a regular prize award of three dollars;
(g) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in four of the same "Games" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in four "Games," or any combination thereof, for one dollar four times shall win a regular prize award of four dollars;
(h) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in the same "Game" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in one "Game" for four dollars once shall win a regular prize award of four dollars;
(i) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in two of the same "Games" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in two "Games," or any combination thereof, for two dollars two times shall win a regular prize of four dollars;
(j) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "3X" symbol is revealed in the same "Game" for one dollar tripled and on which three identical symbols are revealed in the same "Game" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in one "Game" for one dollar once shall win a regular prize award of four dollars;
(k) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in two of the same "Games" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in two "Games," or any combination thereof, for one dollar once and three dollars once shall win a regular prize award of four dollars;
(l) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "3X" symbol is revealed in the same "Game" for one dollar tripled and on which three identical symbols are revealed in one "Game" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in one "Game" for two dollars once shall win a regular prize award of five dollars;
(m) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in five of the same "Games" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in five "Games," or any combination thereof, for one dollar five times shall win a regular prize award of five dollars;
(n) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in two of the same "Games" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in two "Games," or any combination thereof, for two dollars once and three dollars once shall win a regular prize award of five dollars;
(o) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in the same "Game" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in one "Game" for five dollars once shall win a regular prize award of five dollars;
(p) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in three of the same "Games" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in three "Games," or any combination thereof, for two dollars once and for four dollars two times shall win a regular prize award of ten dollars;
(q) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in all ten of the same "Games" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in all ten "Games," or any combination thereof, for one dollar ten times shall win a regular prize award of ten dollars;
(r) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "3X" symbol is revealed in the same "Game" for two dollars tripled, on which a "3X" symbol is revealed in the same "Game" for one dollar tripled, and on which three identical symbols are revealed in the same "Game" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in one "Game" for one dollar once shall win a regular prize award of ten dollars;
(s) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "3X" symbol is revealed in the same "Game" for two dollars tripled and on which three identical symbols are revealed in the same "Game" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in one game for four dollars once shall win a regular prize award of ten dollars;
(t) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in two of the same "Games" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in two "Games" or any combination thereof, for two dollars five times shall win a regular prize award of ten dollars;
(u) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in the same "Game" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in one "Game" for ten dollars once shall win a regular prize award of ten dollars;
(v) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in six of the same "Games" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in six "Games," or any combination thereof, for two dollars five times and ten dollars once shall win a regular prize award of twenty dollars;
(w) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in all ten of the same "Games" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in all ten "Games," or any combination thereof, for two dollars ten times shall win a regular prize award of twenty dollars;
(x) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "3X" symbol is revealed in the same "Game" for two dollars tripled and on which three identical symbols are revealed in two of the same "Games" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in two "Games" for four dollars once and ten dollars once shall win a regular prize award of twenty dollars;
(y) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in the same "Game" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in one "Game" for twenty dollars once shall win a regular prize award of twenty dollars;
(z) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in all ten of the same "Games" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in all ten "Games," or any combination thereof, for five dollars ten times shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars;
(aa) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in eight of the same "Games" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in eight "Games," or any combination thereof, for four dollars five times and ten dollars three times shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars;
(bb) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in five of the same "Games" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in five "Games," or any combination thereof, for four dollars five times and on which a "3X" symbol is revealed in the same "Game" for ten dollars tripled shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars;
(cc) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "3X" symbol is revealed in two of the same "Games" for five dollars tripled two times and on which three identical symbols are revealed in two of the same "Games" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in two "Games," or any combination thereof, for ten dollars two times shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars;
(dd) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in all ten of the same "Games" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in all ten "Games," or any combination thereof, for two dollars five times, five dollars four times and twenty dollars once shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars;
(ee) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in the same "Game" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in one "Game" for fifty dollars once shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars;
(ff) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in all ten of the same "Games" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in all ten "Games," or any combination thereof, for ten dollars ten times shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars;
(gg) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in the four of the same "Games" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in four of the "Games," or any combination thereof, for ten dollars four times and on which a "3X" symbol is revealed in the same "Game" for twenty dollars tripled shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars;
(hh) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in two of the same "Games" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in two "Games," or any combination thereof, for fifty dollars two times shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars;
(ii) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in seven of the same "Games" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in seven "Games," or any combination thereof, for one dollar once, four dollars once, five dollars once, ten dollars two times, twenty dollars once and fifty dollars once shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars;
(jj) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in the same "Game" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in one "Game" for one hundred dollars once shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars;
(kk) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in the same "Game" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in one "Game" for one thousand five hundred dollars once shall win a regular prize award of one thousand five hundred dollars;
(ll) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in all ten of the same "Games" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in all ten "Games," or any combination thereof, for one thousand five hundred dollars ten times shall win a regular prize award of fifteen thousand dollars; and
(mm) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which three identical symbols are revealed in the same "Game" or a "Cherry" symbol is revealed in one "Game" for fifteen thousand dollars once shall win a regular prize award of fifteen thousand dollars.
(E) Number of prize awards. The number of prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number one hundred sixty-one will depend upon the number of tickets sold during that cycle. However, distribution and availability for public purchase may be affected by, but not limited to, circumstances such as stolen, defective, missing, damaged, promotional, returned or reordered tickets. Tickets shall be printed in accordance with this rule using random techniques in order that the following occur:
(1) Combinations winning each prize award are randomly distributed throughout all tickets printed in any given ticket issuance; and
(2) Mathematical reasoning indicates that over a sufficiently large number of tickets sold, the average number of winning tickets per six million tickets sold should be as follows:
(a) Fifteen tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(mm) of this rule to win fifteen thousand dollars;
(b) Fifteen tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(ll) of this rule to win fifteen thousand dollars;
(c) Sixty tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(kk) of this rule to win one thousand five hundred dollars;
(d) One thousand two hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(jj) of this rule to win one hundred dollars;
(e) One thousand five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(ii) of this rule to win one hundred dollars;
(f) One thousand two hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(hh) of this rule to win one hundred dollars;
(g) Three thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(gg) of this rule to win one hundred dollars;
(h) One thousand five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(ff) of this rule to win one hundred dollars;
(i) One thousand two hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(ee) of this rule to win fifty dollars;
(j) One thousand five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(dd) of this rule to win fifty dollars;
(k) Three thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(cc) of this rule to win fifty dollars;
(l) Three thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(bb) of this rule to win fifty dollars;
(m) One thousand five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(aa) of this rule to win fifty dollars;
(n) One thousand eight hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(z) of this rule to win fifty dollars;
(o) Fifteen thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(y) of this rule to win twenty dollars;
(p) Fifteen thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(x) of this rule to win twenty dollars;
(q) Fifteen thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(w) of this rule to win twenty dollars;
(r) Fifteen thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(v) of this rule to win twenty dollars;
(s) Fifteen thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(u) of this rule to win ten dollars;
(t) Fifteen thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(t) of this rule to win ten dollars;
(u) Thirty thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(s) of this rule to win ten dollars;
(v) Thirty thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(r) of this rule to win ten dollars;
(w) Fifteen thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(q) of this rule to win ten dollars;
(x) Fifteen thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(p) of this rule to win ten dollars;
(y) Forty-five thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(o) of this rule to win five dollars;
(z) Thirty thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(n) of this rule to win five dollars;
(aa) Forty-five thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(m) of this rule to win five dollars;
(bb) Sixty thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(l) of this rule to win five dollars;
(cc) Thirty thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(k) of this rule to win four dollars;
(dd) Sixty thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(j) of this rule to win four dollars;
(ee) Sixty thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(i) of this rule to win four dollars;
(ff) Thirty thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(h) of this rule to win four dollars;
(gg) Sixty thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(g) of this rule to win four dollars;
(hh) Thirty thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(f) of this rule to win three dollars;
(ii) Sixty thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(e) of this rule to win three dollars;
(jj) Ninety thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(d) of this rule to win three dollars;
(kk) Sixty thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(c) of this rule to win three dollars;
(ll) One hundred eighty thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(b) of this rule to win two dollars; and
(mm) Three hundred thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(a) of this rule to win two dollars.
(F) Tickets sold. Chances of winning and the number of winning tickets are established at the time of printing and will change as prizes are won.
(G) Frequency of prize drawings.
(1) Random imprinting of prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number one hundred sixty-one shall be accomplished in a manner which complies with the commission's rules and procedures.
(2) When a ticket issued in game rule number one hundred sixty-one is sold or deemed sold in accordance with this rule and the covering material over any of the numbers, prize values and play symbols has been removed, the holder shall be deemed to have drawn the numbers, prize values and play symbols on that ticket which determine whether the holder is entitled to a regular prize award. All regular prize awards shall be deemed announced no later than the last day of the sales cycle of game rule number one hundred sixty-one in which the ticket was sold.
(H) Special claim, entry, receipt and validation procedures. The director shall establish special claim, entry, receipt and validation procedures, including procedures for validation by sales agents of tickets winning prize awards which are to be paid by sales agents in accordance with commission rules. Prize awards shall be claimed within the time limits set forth by commission rules.
(I) Validity of tickets.
(1) A mechanical error in printing prize awards, symbols, words or other numbers on a ticket shall not automatically invalidate that ticket. To the extent feasible, the director shall establish procedures by which the holder of any ticket on which information is incorrectly printed due to mechanical malfunction may be advised of correct information for the ticket. If it is not technically feasible to recover the information from a mechanically misprinted ticket, the director may declare the ticket void and the holder shall be entitled to a return of the ticket price or a replacement ticket of comparable price.
(2) In addition to, but not in limitation of, all other power and authority conferred on the director by the commission's rules, the director may declare a ticket in game rule number one hundred sixty-one void if it is stolen, unissued, deactivated, not sold or deemed not sold in accordance with commission rules; if it is illegible, mutilated, altered, counterfeit, misregistered, reconstituted, miscut, defective, printed or produced in error or incomplete; or if the ticket fails any of the validation tests or procedures established by the director. The commission's liability and responsibility for a ticket declared void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of the ticket or issuance of a replacement ticket of comparable price.
(J) Director's conduct of game rule number one hundred sixty-one.
(1) The director shall conduct game rule number one hundred sixty-one and any promotions or drawings associated therewith in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules of the commission including, without limitation, this rule and the regulations of the director. As deemed necessary or advisable, the director shall adopt management regulations, orders or directives to implement and operate this lottery game. The director shall inform the public of the provisions of this rule and the procedures established pursuant hereto which affect the play of game rule number one hundred sixty-one. The director reserves the right to declare any instant game as unavailable for sale at any time to maintain game integrity and accountability.
(2) Names and definitions of elements of game rule number one hundred sixty-one used in this rule are to be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number one hundred sixty-one and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by the commission.