3770:1-9-294 Game number two hundred ninety-four.

 

 

 

3770:1-9-294               Game rule number two hundred ninety-four.

 

 

 

(A)Title and term. Ohio lottery commission game rule number two hundred ninety-four, "Sapphire Blue 7s," 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 two hundred ninety-four.

 

(B)General design.

 

(1)Game rule number two hundred ninety-four is a key number match game and is generally known as an "instant lottery."

 

(2)The player will remove the covering over the entire play area to reveal two "Winning Numbers," ten "Your Numbers" and ten corresponding prize values. If any one or more of "Your Numbers" matches one or both of the "Winning Numbers," the player wins the corresponding prize value shown below the matching "Your Number." If the player reveals a black "7" symbol in any of the "Your Numbers" play spots, the player wins the prize shown automatically. If the player reveals a blue "7" symbol in any of the "Your Numbers" play spots, the player wins double the prize shown 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 two hundred ninety-four are: one dollar, two dollars, three dollars, four dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, one thousand dollars and twenty thousand dollars. Numbers, prize values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule number two hundred ninety-four 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 two hundred ninety-four shall be two dollars.

 

(D)Structure, nature and value of prize awards.

 

(1)There shall be one type of prize in game rule number two hundred ninety-four 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 dollars and twenty thousand dollars. Each ticket in game rule number two hundred ninety-four 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 one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by two of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in two of the "Your Numbers" play spots, 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 a blue "7" symbol is revealed for one dollar doubled shall win a regular prize award of two dollars;

(c) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of the "Winning Numbers" is matched by one of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for two dollars once shall win a regular prize award of two dollars;

(d)Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by three of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in three of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for one dollar three times shall win a regular prize award of three dollars;

(e) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a blue "7" symbol is revealed for one dollar doubled and on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by one of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for one dollar once shall win a regular prize award of three dollars;

(f)Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by two of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in two of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for two dollars once and one dollar once shall win a regular prize award of three dollars;

(g) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of the "Winning Numbers" is matched by one of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for three dollars once shall win a regular prize award of three dollars;

(h) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by four of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in four of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for one dollar four times shall win a regular prize award of four dollars;

(i) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of the "Winning Numbers"

is matched by one of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for four dollars once shall win a regular prize award of four dollars;

(j) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a blue "7" symbol is revealed for two dollars doubled shall win a regular prize award of four dollars;

(k) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by two of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in two of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for two dollars two times shall win a regular prize award of four dollars;

(l) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by two of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in two of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for one dollar once and three dollars once shall win a regular prize award of four dollars;

(m) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by two of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in two of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for one dollar once and four dollars once shall win a regular prize award of five dollars;

(n) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by five of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in five of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for one dollar five times shall win a regular prize award of five dollars;

(o) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by two of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in two of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for three dollars once and two dollars once shall win a regular prize award of five dollars;

(p) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a blue "7" symbol is revealed for one dollar doubled and on which one of the "Winning Numbers" is matched by one of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for three dollars once shall win a regular prize award of five dollars;

(q) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of the "Winning Numbers" is matched by one of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for five dollars once shall win a regular prize award of five dollars;

(r) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a blue "7" symbol is revealed for one dollar doubled and on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by two of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in two of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for four dollars two times shall win a regular prize award of ten dollars;

(s) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by ten of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in ten of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for one dollar ten times shall win a regular prize award of ten dollars;

(t)Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by two of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in two of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for five dollars two times shall win a regular prize award of ten dollars;

(u) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by five of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in five of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for two dollars five times shall win a regular prize award of ten dollars;

(v) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of the "Winning Numbers" is matched by one of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for ten dollars shall win a regular prize award of ten dollars;

(w)Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by six of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in six of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for two dollars five times and ten dollars once shall win a regular prize award of twenty dollars;

(x) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by ten of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in ten of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for four dollars once, two dollars seven times and one dollar two times shall win a regular prize award of twenty dollars;

(y) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by ten of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in ten of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for two dollars ten times shall win a regular prize

award of twenty dollars;

(z) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a blue "7" symbol is revealed for five dollars doubled and on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by four of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in four of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for four dollars once, two dollars once, three dollars once and one dollar once shall win a regular prize award of twenty dollars;

(aa) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of the "Winning Numbers" is matched by one of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for twenty dollars once shall win a regular prize award of twenty dollars;

(bb) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by ten of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in ten of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for five dollars ten times shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars;

(cc) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by ten of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in ten of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for twenty dollars two times, two dollars  two times and one dollar six times shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars;

(dd) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by five of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in five of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for ten dollars five times shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars;

(ee) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by eight of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in eight of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for two dollars five times, ten dollars two times and twenty dollars once shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars;

(ff) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which the blue "7" symbol is revealed for twenty dollars doubled and on which one of the "Winning Numbers" is matched by one of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for ten dollars once shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars;

(gg) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning

Numbers" are matched by ten of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in ten of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for two dollars five times, twenty dollars once and five dollars four times shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars;

(hh) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of the "Winning Numbers" is matched by one of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for fifty dollars once shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars;

(ii) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by ten of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in ten of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for twenty dollars two times, ten dollars four times and five dollars four times shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars;

(jj) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by ten of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in ten of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for ten dollars ten times shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars;

(kk) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a blue "7" symbol is revealed for twenty dollars doubled and on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by six of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in six of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for ten dollars six times shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars;

(ll) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a blue "7" symbol is revealed for fifty dollars doubled shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars;

(mm) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of the "Winning Numbers" is matched by one of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for one hundred dollars shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars;

(nn) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by ten of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in ten of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination thereof, for one hundred dollars ten times shall win a regular prize award of one thousand dollars;

(oo)  Holder  of  a  valid  winning  ticket  on  which  one  of  the  "Winning Numbers" is matched by one of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol

is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for one thousand dollars shall win a regular prize award of one thousand dollars; and

(pp) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of the "Winning Numbers" is matched by one of "Your Numbers" or a black "7" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for twenty thousand dollars shall win a regular prize award of twenty thousand dollars.

(E) Number of prize awards. The number of prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number two hundred ninety-four 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 techniques in order that the following occur:

(1) Combinations winning each prize award are distributed throughout all tickets printed in any given ticket issuance;

(2) Mathematical reasoning indicates that the number of winning tickets per five million tickets sold in the following prize categories should be as follows:

(a) Ten tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(pp) of this rule to win twenty thousand dollars;

(b) Twenty  tickets  with  the  winning  prize  combination  as  set  forth  in paragraph (D)(2)(oo) of this rule to win one thousand dollars;

(c) Twenty  tickets  with  the  winning  prize  combination  as  set  forth  in paragraph (D)(2)(nn) of this rule to win one thousand dollars;

(d)Five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(mm) 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)(ll) of this rule to win one hundred dollars;

(f)One thousand five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(kk) of this rule to win one hundred dollars;

(g) Five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(jj) 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)(ii) of this rule to win one hundred dollars;

(i) One thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in

paragraph (D)(2)(hh) of this rule to win fifty dollars;

(j) One thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(gg) of this rule to win fifty dollars;

(k) Two thousand five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(ff) of this rule to win fifty dollars;

(l) Two thousand five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(ee) of this rule to win fifty dollars;

(m) Seven hundred fifty tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(dd) of this rule to win fifty dollars;

(n) Two thousand five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(cc) of this rule to win fifty dollars;

(o) One thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(bb) of this rule to win fifty dollars;

(p) Twelve thousand five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(aa) of this rule to win twenty dollars;

(q) Twelve thousand five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(z) of this rule to win twenty dollars;

(r) Twelve thousand five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(y) of this rule to win twenty dollars;

(s) Twenty-five thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(x) of this rule to win twenty dollars;

(t)Twelve thousand five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(w) of this rule to win twenty dollars;

(u) Twelve thousand five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(v) of this rule to win ten dollars;

(v) Twelve thousand five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(u) of this rule to win ten dollars;

(w)Twenty-five thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(t) of this rule to win ten dollars;

(x) Twenty-five thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(s) of this rule to win ten dollars;

(y) Twenty-five thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(r) of this rule to win ten dollars;

(z) Twelve thousand five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(q) of this rule to win five dollars;

(aa) Thirty-seven thousand five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(p) of this rule to win five dollars;

(bb) Twelve thousand five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(o) of this rule to win five dollars;

(cc) Twenty-five thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(n) of this rule to win five dollars;

(dd) Twelve thousand five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(m) of this rule to win five dollars;

(ee) Twelve thousand five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(l) of this rule to win four dollars;

(ff) Twelve thousand five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(k) of this rule to win four dollars;

(gg) Thirty-seven thousand five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(j) of this rule to win four dollars;

(hh) Twelve thousand five hundred tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(i) of this rule to win four dollars;

(ii) Twenty-five thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(h) of this rule to win four dollars;

(jj) Twenty-five thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(g) of this rule to win three dollars;

(kk) Twenty-five thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(f) of this rule to win three dollars;

(ll) Fifty thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in

paragraph (D)(2)(e) of this rule to win three dollars;

(mm) Fifty thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(d) of this rule to win three dollars;

(nn) Fifty thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(c) of this rule to win two dollars;

(oo) Three hundred fifty thousand tickets with the winning prize combination as set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(b) of this rule to win two dollars; and

(pp) Two hundred fifty 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) Imprinting of prize awards on all tickets issued in game rule number two hundred ninety-four shall be accomplished in a manner which complies with the commission's rules and procedures.

(2) When a ticket issued in game rule number two hundred ninety-four 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 two hundred ninety-four 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 two hundred ninety-four 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 two hundred ninety-four.

(1) The director shall conduct game rule number two hundred ninety-four in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act and the rules of the commission including, without limitation, this rule. 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 two hundred ninety-four. 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 two hundred ninety-four used in this rule are to be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number two hundred ninety-four and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by the commission.

Effective:     CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY	11/01/2015
Certification
10/22/2015
Date
Promulgated Under:	111.15
Statutory Authority:	3770.03
Rule Amplifies:	3770.01, 3770.02, 3770.03, 3770.04, 3770.05,
	3770.06, 3770.07, 3770.08