3770:1-9-348 Game rule number three hundred forty-eight.

 

 

 

3770:1-9-348               Game rule number three hundred forty-eight.

 

 

 

(A)Title and term. Ohio lottery commission game rule number three hundred forty-eight, "Beginner's Luck," 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 forty-eight.

 

(B)General design.

 

(1)Game rule number three hundred forty-eight is a key number match game with an additional instant win feature, 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," six "Your Lucky Numbers" and six corresponding prize values. If the player matches any one or more of "Your Lucky Number(s)" to either of the "Winning Number(s)," the player wins the corresponding prize value shown below the matching "Your Lucky Number(s)." If the player reveals a "Horseshoe" symbol in any of the "Your Lucky Numbers" play spots, the player wins all six prize values automatically. There are six chances to win on each ticket, and a player may win up to six 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: one dollar, two dollars, six dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars and one thousand two hundred dollars. Each ticket in game rule number three hundred forty-eight 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 forty-eight shall be one dollar.

 

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

 

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

 

(2)The only "prize values" which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number three hundred forty-eight are: one dollar, two dollars, four dollars, six dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred dollars and one thousand two hundred 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 of the "Winning Numbers" is matched by one of "Your Lucky Numbers" for one dollar once shall win a regular prize award of one dollar;

(b) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of the "Winning Numbers" is matched by one of "Your Lucky Numbers" 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 two of "Your Lucky Numbers" for one dollar two times 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 five of "Your Lucky Numbers" for one dollar four times and two dollars once shall win a regular prize award of six dollars;

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

(f)Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by three of "Your Lucky Numbers" for two dollars three times shall win a regular prize award of six dollars;

(g) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of the "Winning Numbers" is matched by one of "Your Lucky Numbers" for six dollars once shall win a regular prize award of six dollars;

(h) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "Horseshoe" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Lucky Numbers" play spots for one dollar two times and two dollars four 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 four of "Your Lucky Numbers" for two dollars three times and four dollars once shall win a regular prize award of ten dollars;

(j) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by five of "Your Lucky Numbers" for two dollars five times shall win a regular prize award of ten dollars;

(k) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of the "Winning Numbers" is matched by one of "Your Lucky Numbers" for ten dollars once shall win a regular prize award of ten dollars;

(l) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by all six of "Your Lucky Numbers" for two dollars two times and four dollars four times shall win a regular prize award of twenty dollars;

(m) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "Horseshoe" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Lucky Numbers" play spots for  two dollars four times and six dollars two times shall win a regular prize award of twenty dollars;

(n) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by two of "Your Lucky Numbers" for ten dollars two times shall win a regular prize award of twenty dollars;

(o) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of the "Winning Numbers" is matched by one of "Your Lucky Numbers" for twenty dollars once shall win a regular prize award of twenty dollars;

(p) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "Horseshoe" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Lucky Numbers" play spots for  five dollars two times and ten dollars four times shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars;

(q) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by five of "Your Lucky Numbers" for ten dollars five times shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars;

(r) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of the "Winning Numbers" is matched by one of "Your Lucky Numbers" for fifty dollars once shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars;

(s) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by all six of "Your Lucky Numbers" for ten dollars two times and twenty dollars four times shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars;

(t)Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of the "Winning Numbers" is matched by one of "Your Lucky Numbers" for one hundred dollars once shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars;

(u) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "Horseshoe" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Lucky Numbers" play spots for fifty dollars four times and five hundred dollars two times shall win a regular prize award of one thousand two hundred dollars; and

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

is matched by one of "Your Lucky Numbers" for one thousand two hundred dollars once shall win a regular prize award of one thousand two hundred dollars.

(E) Number of prize awards. The number of prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number three hundred forty-eight 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 ten million tickets sold in the following categories should be as follows:

(a) Twenty tickets matching numbers for one thousand two hundred dollars once to win one thousand two hundred dollars; and

(b) Twenty tickets revealing the "Horseshoe" symbol for fifty dollars four times and five hundred dollars two times to win one thousand two 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) Two tickets matching numbers for one hundred dollars once to win one hundred dollars;

(b) Two  tickets  matching  numbers  for  ten  dollars  two  times  and  twenty dollars four times to win one hundred dollars;

(c) Twenty  tickets  matching  numbers  for  fifty  dollars  once  to  win  fifty dollars;

(d)Twenty tickets matching numbers for ten dollars five times to win fifty dollars;

(e) Seventy-four tickets revealing the "Horseshoe" symbol for five dollars two times and ten dollars four times to win fifty dollars;

(f)Two hundred fifty tickets matching numbers for twenty dollars once to win twenty dollars;

(g) Two hundred fifty tickets matching numbers for ten dollars two times to

win twenty dollars;

(h) Two  hundred  fifty  tickets  revealing  the  "Horseshoe"  symbol  for  two dollars four times and six dollars two times to win twenty dollars;

(i) Two hundred fifty tickets matching numbers for two dollars two times and four dollars four times to win twenty dollars;

(j) Five hundred tickets matching numbers for ten dollars once to win ten dollars;

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

(l) One thousand tickets matching numbers for two dollars three times and four dollars once to win ten dollars;

(m) One thousand tickets revealing the "Horseshoe" symbol for one dollar two times and two dollars four times to win ten dollars;

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

(o) Five hundred tickets matching numbers for two dollars three times to win six dollars;

(p) One thousand tickets revealing the "Horseshoe" symbol for one dollar six times to win six dollars;

(q) One thousand tickets matching numbers for one dollar four times and two dollars once to win six dollars;

(r) Six thousand tickets matching numbers for one dollar two times to win two dollars;

(s) Eight thousand tickets matching numbers for two dollars once to win two dollars; and

(t)Nineteen thousand tickets matching numbers for one dollar once to win one dollar.

(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 forty-eight shall be accomplished in a manner which complies with the commission's rules.

(2) When a ticket issued in game rule number three hundred forty-eight 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 forty-eight 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 forty-eight 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 forty-eight.

(1) The director shall conduct game rule number three hundred forty-eight 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 forty-eight. 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 forty-eight 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 forty-eight and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by the commission.

Effective:                                09/21/2003

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

09/11/2003

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