(1) Name of Game. Game Number 1557, "BONUS
LETTER CROSSWORD."
(2) Game Number
1557, BONUS LETTER CROSSWORD, is a Scratch-Off lottery game (also known as an
instant lottery game).
(3) Price.
BONUS LETTER CROSSWORD lottery tickets sell for $5.00 per ticket.
(4) "BONUS LETTER 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 validation number under the latex area on the
ticket. To be a valid winning BONUS LETTER CROSSWORD lottery ticket, the ticket
must meet the applicable requirements of the Florida Lottery's Payment of
Prizes rule, 53ER23-20, F.A.C.
(5)
Letters that may appear in the YOUR LETTERS and BONUS play areas:
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(6) Letters that may appear in PUZZLE 1 and
PUZZLE 2 play areas:
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(7) BONUS prize symbols and prize symbol
captions:
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(8) Legends:
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(9) Determination of Prizewinners.
(a) There are two (2) crossword games: PUZZLE
1 and PUZZLE 2. Each PUZZLE is played separately. Words formed in one PUZZLE
cannot be used in the other PUZZLE. Each PUZZLE has its own corresponding
prizes for the number of words formed in a PUZZLE.
(b) PUZZLE 1 and 2. A player whose letters in
the YOUR LETTERS play area and/or the BONUS play area matching the letters in a
PUZZLE to form three (3) or more words in a PUZZLE play area shall entitle the
player to the corresponding prize in the respective PUZZLE PRIZE KEY for the
total number of words matched. 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 a
PUZZLE 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 the YOUR LETTERS or BONUS
play areas and must be included to form a "word." The possible completed words
are shown in each PUZZLE. Each possible complete word consists of three (3) or
more letters and occupies an entire word space. All the letters in a possible
complete word must be matched to complete the word.
(c) The prize amounts in the PUZZLE 1 PRIZE
KEY are: $5, $10, $20, $40, $100, $500, $1, 000, and $1, 000, 000.
(d) The prize amounts in the PUZZLE 2 PRIZE
KEY are: $5, $10, $500, and $10, 000.
(e) BONUS Play Area. Either prize symbols and
corresponding prize symbol captions or letters may appear in the BONUS play
area.
1. If there are two (2) like prize
symbols and corresponding symbol captions in the BONUS play area, the player is
entitled to the prize shown.
2. If
letters appear in the BONUS play area, those letters may be used in conjuction
with the letters that appear in the YOUR LETTERS play area to form words in
PUZZLE 1 and PUZZLE 2 play areas.
(f) For PUZZLE 1 and PUZZLE 2 game play, only
the highest prize won is paid in each PUZZLE. A player may win in both PUZZLE 1
and PUZZLE 2.
(10)
Payment Options.
(a) A winner of a $1, 000,
000 prize may choose one of two payment options for receiving his/her prize.
Payment options are One-Time Cash Payment or Annual Payments. At the time the
$1, 000, 000 prize is claimed, the terminal will produce a player claim
instructions ticket. The winner has sixty (60) days from the date the player
claim instructions ticket is produced to file a claim choosing the One-Time
Cash Payment. If a winner does not choose the One-Time Cash Payment within the
sixty (60) day timeframe, the Annual Payment option will be applied. Once the
winner files a claim and exercises the winner's chosen option, the election of
that option shall be final. The Annual Payment method of payment will also be
final when it is applied due to a $1, 000, 000 prize winner not making his/her
payment election within sixty (60) days after the player claim instructions
ticket is produced.
(b) A winner of
a $1, 000, 000 prize who elects the One-Time Cash Payment shall receive a
single cash payment of $640, 000.00, less applicable federal income tax
withholding.
(c) Annual Payments
will be paid in twenty-five (25) equal annual installments. A winner of a $1,
000, 000 prize who elects the Annual Payment option, or has it applied, shall
receive annual installments of $40, 000 per year, less applicable federal tax
withholding.
(11) The
estimated odds of winning, value, and number of prizes in Game Number 1557:
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CROSSWORD GAME PLAY (PUZZLES 1 and 2)
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BONUS
|
WIN
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ODDS OF 1 IN
|
NUMBER OF WINNERS IN 186.81 POOLS OF 120,000 TICKETS
PER POOL
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PUZZLE #1: 3 WORDS
|
|
$5
|
20.00
|
1,120,893
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PUZZLE #2: 3 WORDS
|
|
$5
|
20.00
|
1,120,935
|
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PUZZLE #1: 3 WORDS + PUZZLE #2: 3 WORDS
|
|
$10
|
60.03
|
373,442
|
|
PUZZLE #1: 3 WORDS
|
$5
|
$10
|
42.85
|
523,159
|
|
PUZZLE #1: 4 WORDS
|
|
$10
|
59.98
|
373,755
|
|
PUZZLE #2: 4 WORDS
|
|
$10
|
60.01
|
373,567
|
|
|
$10
|
$10
|
37.50
|
597,756
|
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PUZZLE #1: 3 WORDS + PUZZLE #2: 4 WORDS
|
|
$15
|
299.75
|
74,784
|
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PUZZLE #1: 4 WORDS + PUZZLE #2: 3 WORDS
|
|
$15
|
300.33
|
74,640
|
|
PUZZLE #2: 3 WORDS
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$10
|
$15
|
99.97
|
224,229
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PUZZLE #1: 4 WORDS + PUZZLE #2: 4 WORDS
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|
$20
|
299.92
|
74,741
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PUZZLE #1: 4 WORDS
|
$10
|
$20
|
149.92
|
149,526
|
|
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$20
|
$20
|
300.25
|
74,660
|
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PUZZLE #1: 5 WORDS
|
|
$20
|
300.33
|
74,640
|
|
PUZZLE #1: 5 WORDS + PUZZLE #2: 4 WORDS
|
|
$30
|
400.07
|
56,032
|
|
PUZZLE #1: 5 WORDS
|
$10
|
$30
|
400.16
|
56,019
|
|
PUZZLE #2: 4 WORDS
|
$20
|
$30
|
400.99
|
55,903
|
|
|
$30
|
$30
|
399.73
|
56,080
|
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PUZZLE #1: 6 WORDS
|
|
$40
|
1,850.47
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12,114
|
|
PUZZLE #1: 5 WORDS
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$20
|
$40
|
2,002.91
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11,192
|
|
PUZZLE #1: 4 WORDS + PUZZLE #2: 4 WORDS
|
$20
|
$40
|
2,001.84
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11,198
|
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PUZZLE #1: 5 WORDS + PUZZLE #2: 4 WORDS
|
$20
|
$50
|
4,000.82
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5,603
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PUZZLE #1: 6 WORDS + PUZZLE #2: 4 WORDS
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|
$50
|
3,995.12
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5,611
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PUZZLE #1: 4 WORDS + PUZZLE #2: 4 WORDS
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$30
|
$50
|
4,023.08
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5,572
|
|
|
$50
|
$50
|
4,004.39
|
5,598
|
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PUZZLE #1: 7 WORDS
|
|
$100
|
631.74
|
35,484
|
|
|
$100
|
$100
|
632.79
|
35,425
|
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PUZZLE #1: 7 WORDS
|
$100
|
$200
|
2,396.22
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9,355
|
|
|
$200
|
$200
|
2,393.15
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9,367
|
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PUZZLE #1: 8 WORDS
|
|
$500
|
14,845.43
|
1,510
|
|
PUZZLE #2: 5 WORDS
|
|
$500
|
14,954.37
|
1,499
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|
|
$500
|
$500
|
15,115.71
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1,483
|
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PUZZLE #1: 9 WORDS
|
|
$1,000
|
40,317.63
|
556
|
|
PUZZLE #1: 8 WORDS
|
$500
|
$1,000
|
40,101.25
|
559
|
|
PUZZLE #2: 5 WORDS
|
$500
|
$1,000
|
40,029.64
|
560
|
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PUZZLE #1: 8 WORDS + PUZZLE #2: 5 WORDS
|
|
$1,000
|
39,816.34
|
563
|
|
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$1,000
|
$1,000
|
30,251.82
|
741
|
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PUZZLE #2: 6 WORDS
|
|
$10,000
|
400,296.43
|
56
|
|
PUZZLE #1: 10 WORDS
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|
$1,000,000*
|
2,241,660.00
|
10
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* Prize amount if the Annual Payment method is chosen or has
it applied. If the One-Time Cash Payment is chosen, the amount paid is in
accordance with subsection (10), above.
(12) The estimated overall odds of winning
some prize in Game Number 1557 are 1 in 4.00. Prizes are subject to
availability at the time of ticket purchase. Prizes may be unavailable due to
prior sales or other causes occurring in the normal course of business
including, but not limited to, ticket damage, defect, theft, or loss.
(13) For reorders of Game Number 1557, the
estimated odds of winning, value, and number of prizes shall be proportionate
to the number of tickets reordered.
(14) Payment of prizes for BONUS LETTER
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 or at flrules.org.
