Section 53ER21-44 - Game Number 1497, TRIPLE CROSSWORD(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.(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 Click here to view image
play 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.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 53ER21-44
Rulemaking Authority 24.105(9)(a), (b), (c), 24.109(1), 24.115(1) FS. Law Implemented 24.105(9)(a), (b), (c), 24.115(1) FS.
Adopted by Florida Register Volume 47, Number 159, August 17, 2021 effective 8/12/2021.