Ohio Admin. Code 3770:1-9-730 - Game rule number seven hundred thirty

(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery commission game rule number seven hundred thirty, "Big Money," 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 seven hundred thirty.

(B) General design.

(1) Game rule number seven hundred thirty is a key number match game with "multiplier" 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 seven "Winning Numbers," fifteen "Your Numbers" and fifteen corresponding prize values. If any one or more of "Your Number(s)" matches one or all of the "Winning Number(s)," the player wins the corresponding prize values shown below the matching "Your Number(s)." If the player reveals a "5X" symbol in any of the "Your Numbers" play spots, the player wins five times the corresponding prize value shown automatically. If the player reveals a "10X" symbol in any of the "Your Numbers" play spots, the player wins ten times the corresponding prize value shown automatically. For (D) and (E) herein, revealing a "Star" symbol in the "Your Numbers" play spots shall be equivalent to matching one of the "Winning Numbers" with one of "Your Numbers. There are fifteen chances to win on each ticket, and a player may win up to fifteen times on one ticket. If the player matches any of "Your Numbers" to one of the "Winning Numbers" and the corresponding prize value revealed is a "TPD" symbol, the player wins five thousand five hundred dollars automatically, and upon the filing of a valid claim at an Ohio lottery commission office, shall automatically be entered into the Top Prize Drawing ("TPD") for a chance to win an "Annuity Prize Award" of fifty thousand dollars per year for twenty years before taxes or the "Elected Cash-Option Prize Award" of approximately five hundred thousand dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award. The Top Prize Drawing shall be conducted in accordance with Ohio lottery rules and procedures established and approved by the director.

(3) 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: ten dollars, fifteen dollars, twenty dollars, thirty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, five thousand five hundred dollars, ten thousand dollars, twenty thousand dollars, and an "Annuity Prize Award" of fifty thousand dollars per year for twenty years before taxes or the "Elected Cash-Option Prize Award" of approximately five hundred thousand dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award. Each ticket in game rule number seven hundred thirty 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 seven hundred thirty shall be ten dollars.

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

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

(2) The only "prize values" which shall appear on a ticket in game rule number seven hundred thirty are: five dollars, ten dollars, fifteen dollars, twenty dollars, thirty dollars, fifty dollars, one hundred dollars, five hundred dollars, one thousand dollars, the "TPD" symbol corresponding to a prize value of five thousand five hundred dollars, ten thousand dollars, twenty thousand dollars, and an "Annuity Prize Award" of fifty thousand dollars per year for twenty years before taxes or the "Elected Cash-Option Prize Award" of approximately five hundred thousand dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award. Numbers, prize values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule number seven hundred thirty 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 Numbers" for ten dollars once shall win a regular prize award of ten dollars;

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

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

(d) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by two of "Your Numbers" for five dollars once and ten dollars once shall win a regular prize award of fifteen dollars;

(e) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by three of "Your Numbers" for five dollars three times shall win a regular prize award of fifteen dollars;

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

(g) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by two of "Your Numbers" for five dollars once and fifteen dollars once shall win a regular prize award of twenty dollars;

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

(i) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by three of "Your Numbers" for five dollars two times and ten dollars once shall win a regular prize award of twenty dollars;

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

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

(l) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by two of "Your Numbers" for fifteen dollars two times shall win a regular prize award of thirty dollars;

(m) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by three of "Your Numbers" for ten dollars three times shall win a regular prize award of thirty dollars;

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

(o) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by six of "Your Numbers" for five dollars six times shall win a regular prize award of thirty dollars;

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

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

(r) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "5X" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for ten dollars times five shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars;

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

(t) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by eight of "Your Numbers" for five dollars six times and ten dollars two times shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars;

(u) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "10X" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for five dollars times ten shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars;

(v) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of the "Winning Numbers" is matched by one of "Your Numbers" for one hundred 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 two of "Your Numbers" for fifty dollars two 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 five of "Your Numbers" for twenty dollars five times shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars;

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

(z) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by ten of "Your Numbers" for ten dollars ten times shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars;

(aa) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by five of "Your Numbers" for five dollars ten times and on which a "5X" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for ten dollars times five shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars;

(bb) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by five of "Your Numbers" for ten dollars five times and on which a "10X" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for five dollars times ten shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars

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

(dd) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "5X" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for one hundred dollars times five shall win a regular prize award of five hundred dollars;

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

(ff) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by thirteen of "Your Numbers" for thirty dollars ten times, fifty dollars two times, and one hundred dollars once shall win a regular prize award of five hundred dollars;

(gg) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or both of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by fifteen of "Your Numbers" for twenty dollars ten times, fifty dollars four times and one hundred dollars once shall win a regular prize award of five hundred dollars;

(hh) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by fifteen of "Your Numbers" for fifty dollars four times, one hundred dollars once, and on which a "10X" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for twenty dollars times ten shall win a regular prize award of five hundred dollars;

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

(jj) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by two of "Your Numbers" for five hundred dollars two times shall win a regular prize award of one thousand dollars;

(kk) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "10X" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for one hundred dollars times ten shall win a regular prize award of one thousand dollars;

(ll) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by twelve of "Your Numbers" for fifty dollars four times and one hundred dollars eight times shall win a regular prize award of one thousand dollars;

(mm) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by fifteen of "Your Numbers" for fifty dollars ten times and one hundred dollars five times shall win a regular prize award of one thousand dollars;

(nn) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "5X" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for one hundred dollars times five and on which a "10X" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for fifty dollars times ten 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" and a "TPD" prize symbol is revealed for five thousand five hundred dollars shall win a regular prize of five thousand five hundred dollars, and upon the filing of a valid claim at an Ohio lottery commission office, shall automatically be entered into the Top Prize Drawing for a chance to win an "Annuity Prize Award" of fifty thousand dollars per year for twenty years before taxes or the "Elected Cash-Option Prize Award" of approximately five hundred thousand dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award;

(pp) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "10X" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for one thousand dollars times ten shall win a regular prize award of ten thousand dollars;

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

(rr) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "10X" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for one thousand dollars times ten shall win a regular prize award of ten thousand dollars;

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

(tt) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one of the "Winning Numbers" is matched by one of "Your Numbers" for an "Annuity Prize Award" of fifty thousand dollars per year for twenty years before taxes or the "Elected Cash-Option Prize Award" of approximately five hundred thousand dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award.

(E) Number of prize awards. The number of prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred thirty 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 the following occur:

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

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

(a) Thirteen tickets matching numbers to win a an "Annuity Prize Award" of fifty thousand dollars per year for twenty years before taxes or the "Elected Cash-Option Prize Award" of approximately five hundred thousand dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award; and

(b) One hundred twenty-five tickets matching numbers for twenty thousand dollars once to win twenty thousand 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 thousand dollars ten times to win ten thousand dollars;

(b) One ticket revealing a "10X" symbol for one thousand dollars times ten to win ten thousand dollars;

(c) One ticket matching numbers for ten thousand dollars once to win ten thousand dollars;

(d) One ticket matching numbers for a "TPD" prize symbol to win five thousand five hundred dollars, and upon the filing of a valid claim at an Ohio lottery commission office, shall automatically be entered into the Top Prize Drawing for a chance to win an "Annuity Prize Award" of fifty thousand dollars per year for twenty years before taxes or the "Elected Cash-Option Prize Award" of approximately five hundred thousand dollars before taxes in lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award;

(e) Twenty-five tickets revealing a "5X" symbol for one hundred dollars times five and revealing a "10X" symbol for fifty dollars times ten to win one thousand dollars;

(f) Twenty tickets matching numbers for fifty dollars ten times and one hundred dollars five times to win one thousand dollars;

(g) Twenty tickets matching numbers for fifty dollars four times and one hundred dollars eight times to win one thousand dollars;

(h) Twenty tickets revealing a "10X" symbol for one hundred dollars times ten to win one thousand dollars;

(i) Fifteen tickets matching numbers for five hundred dollars two times to win one thousand dollars;

(j) Twenty tickets matching numbers for one thousand dollars once to win one thousand dollars;

(k) Fifty tickets matching numbers for fifty dollars four times and one hundred dollars once, and revealing a "10X" symbol for twenty dollars times ten to win five hundred dollars;

(l) Twenty-five tickets matching numbers for fifty dollars four times, twenty dollars ten times and one hundred dollars once to win five hundred dollars;

(m) Twenty-five tickets matching numbers for thirty dollars ten times, fifty dollar two times and one hundred dollars once to win five hundred dollars;

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

(o) Twenty tickets revealing a "5X" symbol for one hundred dollars times five to win five hundred dollars;

(p) Twenty tickets matching numbers for five hundred dollars once to win five hundred dollars;

(q) Four hundred twenty-five tickets matching numbers for ten dollars five times and revealing a "10X" symbol for five dollars times ten to win one hundred dollars;

(r) Four hundred twenty-five tickets matching numbers for five dollars ten times and revealing a "5X" symbol for ten dollars times five to win one hundred dollars;

(s) Three hundred tickets matching numbers for one hundred dollars ten times to win one hundred dollars;

(t) Two hundred eighty tickets matching numbers for ten dollar four times and thirty dollars two times to win one hundred dollars;

(u) Two hundred tickets matching numbers for twenty dollars five times to win one hundred dollars;

(v) Two hundred tickets matching numbers for fifty dollars two times to win one hundred dollars;

(w) Two hundred tickets matching numbers for one hundred dollars once to win one hundred dollars;

(x) Seven hundred tickets revealing a "10X" symbol for five dollars times ten to win fifty dollars;

(y) Seven hundred tickets matching numbers for five dollars six times and ten dollars two times to win fifty dollars;

(z) Seven hundred tickets matching numbers for five dollars two times and ten dollars four times to win fifty dollars;

(aa) Seven hundred tickets revealing a "5X" symbol for ten dollars times five to win fifty dollars;

(bb) Six hundred tickets matching numbers for five dollars ten times to win fifty dollars;

(cc) Six hundred tickets matching numbers for fifty dollars once to win fifty dollars;

(dd) Four hundred tickets matching numbers for five dollars six times to win thirty dollars;

(ee) Four hundred tickets matching numbers for five dollars two times and ten dollars two times to win thirty dollars;

(ff) Four hundred tickets matching numbers for ten dollars three times to win thirty dollars;

(gg) Four hundred tickets matching numbers for fifteen dollars two times to win thirty dollars;

(hh) Four hundred tickets matching numbers for thirty dollars once to win thirty dollars;

(ii) Two thousand tickets matching numbers for five dollars four times to win twenty dollars;

(jj) Four thousand tickets matching numbers for five dollars two times and ten dollars once to win twenty dollars;

(kk) Four thousand tickets matching numbers for ten dollars two times to win twenty dollars;

(ll) Four thousand tickets matching numbers for five dollars once and fifteen dollars once to win twenty dollars;

(mm) Four thousand tickets matching numbers for twenty dollars once to win twenty dollars;

(nn) Two thousand tickets matching numbers for five dollars three times to win fifteen dollars;

(oo) Two thousand tickets matching numbers for five dollars once and fifteen dollars once to win fifteen dollars;

(pp) Four thousand tickets matching numbers for fifteen dollars once to win fifteen dollars;

(qq) Eight thousand tickets matching numbers for five dollars two times to win ten dollars; and

(rr) Eight thousand tickets matching numbers for ten dollars once to win ten 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 seven hundred thirty shall be accomplished in a manner, which complies with the commission's rules and procedures.

(2) When a ticket issued in game rule number seven hundred thirty 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 seven hundred thirty in which the ticket was sold.

(3) The Top Prize Drawing to award one grand prize of one hundred thousand dollars shall take place in accordance with rules and procedures established and approved by the director, and specifically, rule 3770:1-6-05 of the Administrative Code governing"Prize Drawings" and rule 3770:1-6-06 of the Administrative Code governing"Special lottery drawings." Such drawings shall be held on dates determined and announced by the director, however, the earliest Top Prize Drawing shall be one hundred eighty days from the game close date or when all tickets winning a prize value corresponding with a "TPD" symbol have been claimed, whichever is earlier.

(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 seven hundred thirty 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 seven hundred thirty.

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

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Ohio Admin. Code 3770:1-9-730

Effective: 11/27/2009
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