(1) Name of Game. Game Number 1497 "TRIPLE
CROSSWORD."
(2) Game Number 1497
TRIPLE CROSSWORD, is a Scratch-Off lottery game (also known as an instant
lottery game).
(3) Price. TRIPLE
CROSSWORD lottery tickets sell for $3.00 per ticket.
(4) "TRIPLE CROSSWORD" lottery tickets shall
have a series of numbers in Machine Readable Code (or bar code) on the back of
the ticket, along with a Void If Removed Number under the latex area on the
ticket. To be a valid winning TRIPLE CROSSWORD lottery ticket, the ticket must
meet the applicable requirements of Rule
53ER21-34, F.A.C.
(5) The play symbols in the "YOUR LETTERS"
play area are as follows:
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(6) The
play symbols in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE play area are as follows:
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(7) The
legend is as follows:
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(8)
Determination of Prizewinners.
(a) CROSSWORD
PUZZLE. The holder of a ticket whose play symbols in the YOUR LETTERS play area
that match the play symbols in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE play area to form two (2)
or more words in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE play area shall be entitled to the
corresponding prize in the PRIZE LEGEND for the total number of words matched.
A Click here to view
image play symbol in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE play area is a free space
and acts as a letter in a word. A "word" must contain at least three (3)
letters. A "word" cannot be formed by linking letters diagonally or by reading
the letters from the bottom to top or right to left. Letters combined to form a
"word" must appear in an unbroken horizontal or vertical string of letters in
the CROSSWORD PUZZLE play area that are not interrupted by a blank space and
must contain every single letter square between two (2) blank spaces or an edge
and a blank space. Every letter in the unbroken string must be revealed in
"YOUR LETTERS" and must be included to form a "word." The possible complete
words are shown in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE play area. Each possible complete word
consists of three (3) or more letters and occupies an entire word space. All of
the letters in a possible complete word must be matched in order to complete
the word.
(b) The prizes that
appear in the PRIZE LEGEND are: $3, $4, $10, $20, $30, $50, $100, $200, $1,
000, and $150, 000.
(c) If one of
the completed words contains a
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imageplay symbol, the prizewinner shall be entitled to triple the
corresponding prize in the PRIZE LEGEND for the total number of words
matched.
(d) Only the highest prize
won is paid per ticket.
(9) The estimated odds of winning, value and
number of prizes in Game Number 1497 are as follows:
|
CROSSWORD GAME PLAY
|
WIN
|
ODDS OF 1 IN
|
NUMBER OF WINNERS IN 213.19 POOLS OF 180,000 TICKETS
PER POOL
|
|
2 WORDS
|
$3
|
10.00
|
3,837,794
|
|
3 WORDS
|
$4
|
21.74
|
1,765,062
|
|
2 WORDS (STAR)
|
$9
|
29.41
|
1,304,711
|
|
4 WORDS
|
$10
|
33.33
|
1,151,235
|
|
3 WORDS (STAR)
|
$12
|
50.00
|
767,490
|
|
5 WORDS
|
$20
|
100.00
|
383,745
|
|
6 WORDS
|
$30
|
1,797.15
|
21,353
|
|
4 WORDS (STAR)
|
$30
|
1,028.28
|
37,319
|
|
7 WORDS
|
$50
|
1,791.61
|
21,419
|
|
5 WORDS (STAR)
|
$60
|
1,803.48
|
21,278
|
|
6 WORDS (STAR)
|
$90
|
1,998.15
|
19,205
|
|
8 WORDS
|
$100
|
2,404.12
|
15,962
|
|
7 WORDS (STAR)
|
$150
|
2,772.52
|
13,841
|
|
9 WORDS
|
$200
|
7,159.42
|
5,360
|
|
8 WORDS (STAR)
|
$300
|
7,262.40
|
5,284
|
|
9 WORDS (STAR)
|
$600
|
9,052.72
|
4,239
|
|
10 WORDS
|
$1,000
|
35,998.59
|
1,066
|
|
10 WORDS (STAR)
|
$3,000
|
45,359.93
|
846
|
|
11 WORDS
|
$150,000
|
1,918,725.00
|
20
|
(10)
The estimated overall odds of winning some prize in Game Number 1497 are 1 in
4.09. Prizes, including the top prizes, are subject to availability at the time
of ticket purchase. Prizes may be unavailable due to prior sale or other causes
occurring in the normal course of business including, but not limited to,
ticket damage, defect, theft, or loss.
(11) For reorders of Game Number 1497, the
estimated odds of winning, value, and number of prizes shall be proportionate
to the number of tickets reordered.
(12) Payment of prizes for TRIPLE CROSSWORD
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.
