3770:1-9-353 Game rule number three hundred fifty-three.

 

 

 

3770:1-9-353               Game rule number three hundred fifty-three.

 

 

 

(A)Title and term. Ohio lottery commission game rule number three hundred fifty-three, "Sapphire 7's," 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 agents are to make their final settlement with respect to tickets allocated to them during the period in game rule number three hundred fifty-three.

 

(B)General design.

 

(1)Game rule number three hundred fifty-three is a key number match game with two additional instant win features, and is generally known as an "instant lottery."

 

(2)Holders of valid tickets will remove the covering off the entire play area to reveal two "Winning Numbers," ten "Your Numbers" and ten corresponding prize values. If the player matches any one or more of "Your Number(s)" to one or both of the "Winning Number(s)," the player wins the prize value shown below the matching "Your Number(s)." If the player reveals a "Star" symbol in any of the "Your Numbers" play spots, the player wins its corresponding prize value automatically. If the player reveals a "Seven" symbol in any of the "Your Numbers" play spots, the player wins seven times the corresponding prize value automatically. There are ten chances to win on each ticket, and a player may win up to ten times on one ticket.

 

(3)As used in this rule, "prize award" shall mean one of the following monetary amounts which is the total of all winning prize values appearing on the ticket: two dollars, five dollars, seven dollars, ten dollars, fourteen dollars, thirty-five dollars, fifty dollars, seventy-seven dollars, one hundred dollars, seven hundred dollars, two thousand dollars and twenty-five thousand dollars. Each ticket in game rule number three hundred fifty-three shall be imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the set listed above may be won.

 

(C)Price of tickets. The price of a ticket issued by the commission in game rule number three hundred fifty-three shall be two dollars.

 

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

 

(1)There shall be one type of prize in game rule number three hundred fifty-three called a "regular prize award."

 

(2)The only "prize values" which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number three hundred fifty-three are: one dollar, two dollars, five dollars, seven dollars, ten dollars, fourteen dollars, twenty dollars, thirty-five dollars, fifty dollars, seventy dollars, seventy-seven dollars, one hundred dollars, two hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, seven hundred dollars, two thousand

 

 

dollars and twenty-five thousand dollars. Numbers, prize values and play symbols 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.

(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 "Star" symbol is revealed in two of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of two matched numbers or "Star" symbols are revealed for one dollar two times shall win a regular prize award of two dollars;

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

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

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

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

(f)Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "Seven" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for one dollar seven times shall win a regular prize award of seven dollars;

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

(h) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by five of "Your Numbers," or a "Star" symbol is  revealed  in  five  of  the  "Your  Numbers"  play  spots,  or  any

combination of five matched numbers or "Star" symbols are revealed for two dollars five times shall win a regular prize award of ten dollars;

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

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

(k) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "Seven" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for two dollars seven times shall win a regular prize award of fourteen dollars;

(l) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by all ten of "Your Numbers," or a "Star" symbol is revealed in all ten of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of ten matched numbers or "Star" symbols are revealed for one dollar six times and two dollars four times shall win a regular prize award of fourteen dollars;

(m) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of the "Winning Numbers" is matched by one of "Your Numbers" or a "Star" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for fourteen dollars once shall win a regular prize award of fourteen 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 "Star" symbol is revealed in five of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of five matched numbers or "Star" symbols are revealed for seven dollars five times shall win a regular prize award of thirty-five dollars;

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

(p) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "Seven" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for five dollars seven times shall win a regular prize award of thirty-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 "Star" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for one dollar once, and on which a "Seven" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for seven dollars seven times shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars;

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

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

(t)Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of the "Winning Numbers" is matched by one of "Your Numbers" or a "Star" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for seven dollars once, and on which a "Seven" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for ten dollars seven times shall win a regular prize award of seventy-seven dollars;

(u) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of the "Winning Numbers" is matched by one of "Your Numbers" or a "Star" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for seventy-seven dollars once shall win a regular prize award of seventy-seven dollars;

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

(w)Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by five of "Your Numbers," or a "Star" symbol is revealed in five of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of five matched numbers or "Star" symbols are revealed for twenty dollars five times shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars;

(x) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by three of "Your Numbers," or a "Star" symbol is  revealed  in  three  of  the  "Your  Numbers"  play  spots,  or  any

combination of three matched numbers or "Star" symbols are revealed for ten dollars three times, and on which a "Seven" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for ten dollars seven times shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars;

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

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

(aa) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by all ten of "Your Numbers," or a "Star" symbol is revealed in all ten of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of ten matched numbers or "Star" symbols are revealed for seventy dollars ten times shall win a regular prize award of seven hundred dollars;

(bb) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "Seven" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for one hundred dollars seven times shall win a regular prize award of seven hundred dollars;

(cc) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by two of "Your Numbers," or a "Star" symbol is revealed in two of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of two matched numbers or "Star" symbols are revealed for two hundred dollars once and five hundred dollars once shall win a regular prize award of seven hundred dollars;

(dd) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by eight of "Your Numbers," or a "Star" symbol is revealed in eight of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of eight matched numbers or "Star" symbols are revealed for fifty dollars two times and one hundred dollars six times shall win a regular prize award of seven hundred dollars;

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

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

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

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

(E) Number of prize awards. The number of prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number three hundred fifty-three 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:

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

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

(a) Twenty tickets matching numbers for twenty-five thousand dollars once to win twenty-five thousand dollars;

(b) Ten tickets matching numbers for two thousand dollars once to win two thousand dollars;

(c) Ten tickets matching numbers for two hundred dollars ten times to win two thousand dollars;

(d)Ten tickets matching numbers for seven hundred dollars once to win seven hundred dollars;

(e) Ten tickets matching numbers for fifty dollars two times and one hundred dollars six times to win seven hundred dollars;

(f)Ten tickets matching numbers for two hundred dollars once and five hundred dollars once to win seven hundred dollars;

(g) Sixteen tickets revealing the "Seven" symbol for one hundred dollars seven times to win seven hundred dollars; and

(h) Sixteen tickets matching numbers for seventy dollars ten times to win seven hundred dollars.

(3) Mathematical reasoning indicates that over a sufficiently large number of tickets sold, the average number of winning tickets per two hundred thousand tickets sold should be as follows:

(a) One ticket matching numbers for one hundred dollars once to win one hundred dollars;

(b) One ticket matching numbers for ten dollars ten times to win one hundred dollars;

(c) One ticket matching numbers for ten dollars three times, and revealing the "Seven" symbol for ten dollars seven times to win one hundred dollars;

(d)One ticket matching numbers for twenty dollars five times to win one hundred dollars;

(e) One ticket matching numbers for ten dollars once, twenty dollars two times and fifty dollars once to win one hundred dollars;

(f)Twenty tickets matching numbers for seventy-seven dollars once to win seventy-seven dollars;

(g) Twenty tickets matching numbers for seven dollars once, and revealing the "Seven" symbol for ten dollars seven times to win seventy-seven dollars;

(h) Fifty tickets matching numbers for fifty dollars once to win fifty dollars;

(i) Fifty tickets matching numbers for five dollars ten times to win fifty dollars;

(j) Two hundred tickets matching numbers for one dollar once, and revealing the "Seven" symbol for seven dollars seven times to win fifty dollars;

(k) Seven hundred tickets revealing the "Seven" symbol for five dollars seven times to win thirty-five dollars;

(l) Three hundred fifty tickets matching numbers for thirty-five dollars once to win thirty-five dollars;

(m) Three hundred fifty tickets matching numbers for seven dollars five times to win thirty-five dollars;

(n) Five hundred tickets matching numbers for fourteen dollars once to win fourteen dollars;

(o) Five hundred tickets matching numbers for one dollar six times and two dollars four times to win fourteen dollars;

(p) One thousand tickets revealing the "Seven" symbol for two dollars seven times to win fourteen dollars;

(q) One thousand tickets matching numbers for ten dollars once to win ten dollars;

(r) Five hundred tickets matching numbers for one dollar ten times to win ten dollars;

(s) Five hundred tickets matching numbers for two dollars five times to win ten dollars;

(t)One thousand tickets matching numbers for seven dollars once to win seven dollars;

(u) Two thousand tickets revealing the "Seven" symbol for one dollar seven times to win seven dollars;

(v) One thousand tickets matching numbers for one dollar seven times to win seven dollars;

(w)Four thousand tickets matching numbers for five dollars once to win five dollars;

(x) Six  thousand  tickets  matching  numbers  for  one  dollar  once  and  two dollars two times to win five dollars;

(y) Ten thousand tickets matching numbers for two dollars once to win two dollars; and

(z) Twelve thousand tickets matching numbers for one dollar two times 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 three hundred fifty-three shall be accomplished in a manner which complies with the commission's rules.

(2) When a ticket issued in game rule number three hundred fifty-three 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 on the sales cycle of game rule number three hundred fifty-three 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 agents of tickets winning prizes which are to be paid by 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 three hundred fifty-three 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 three hundred fifty-three.

(1) The director shall conduct game rule number three hundred fifty-three in a manner consistent with the Lottery Act, 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 three hundred fifty-three. 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 three hundred fifty-three used in this rule are to be considered generic terms used solely for purposes of this rule. In actual operation, game rule number three hundred fifty-three and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by the commission.

Effective:                                11/23/2003

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

11/13/2003

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