Section 3770:1-9-784 - Game rule number seven hundred eighty-four(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery commission game rule number seven hundred eighty-four, "Money Maker" shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as the commission may determine. For the purposes 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 eighty-four. (B) General design. (1) Game rule number seven hundred eighty-four is a key number match game with an 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 six "Winning Numbers," fifteen "Your Numbers," and fifteen corresponding prize values. The player must match any one or more of "Your Numbers" to one or more of the "Winning Numbers" to win the corresponding prize value revealed beneath the matched "Your Numbers." If the player reveals a "Dollar Sign" symbol in any of the "Your Numbers" play spots, the player wins the corresponding prize value revealed automatically. If the player reveals a "Stack of Cash" symbol in any of the "Your Numbers" play spots, the player wins $100 automatically. If the player reveals a "Money" symbol in any of the "Your Numbers" play spots, the player wins all fifteen prizes automatically. If the player matches any one of "Your Numbers" to one of the "Winning Numbers" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots 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. There are fifteen chances to win on each ticket, and a player may win up to fifteen times on one ticket. (3) The only "prize values" which shall appear on a ticket in game rule seven hundred eighty-four 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 tax in lieu of the "Annuity Prize Award." (C) Price of tickets. The price of a ticket issued by the commission in game rule number seven hundred eighty-four shall be ten dollars. (D) Structure, nature and value of prize awards. (1) There shall be two types of prizes in game rule seven hundred eighty-four, a "regular prize award" and a "TPD" prize award. (2) 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 eighty-four shall be imprinted in such a way that prize awards from the set listed above may be won. (3) Numbers, prize values and play symbols appearing on any ticket in game rule number seven hundred eighty-four 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in two of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of two matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in two of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of two matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed for five dollars once and ten dollar 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in three of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of three matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in two of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of two matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in two of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of two matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in three of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of three matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in four of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of four matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in two of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of two matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in three of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of three matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in four of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of four matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in six of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of six matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in ten of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of ten matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed for five dollars ten times shall win a regular prize award of fifty dollars; (r) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by five of "Your Numbers" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in five of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of five matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed, for ten dollars five times 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in six of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of six matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in eight of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of eight matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed 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 one or more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by two of "Your Numbers" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in two of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of two matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed for twenty dollars once and thirty dollars once 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots 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 more of "Winning Numbers" are matched by two of "Your Numbers" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in two of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of two matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed 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 more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by five of "Your Numbers" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in five of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of five matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in six of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of six matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in ten of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of ten matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed for ten dollars ten times shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars; (aa) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "Stack of Cash" symbol is revealed for one hundred dollars once shall win one hundred dollars; (bb) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "Money" symbol is revealed in one of the "Winning Numbers" play spots for five dollars ten times and ten dollars five times 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for five hundred dollars once shall win a regular prize award of five hundred dollars; (dd) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by five of "Your Numbers" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in five of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of five matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed for one hundred dollars five times 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in ten of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of ten matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in thirteen of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of thirteen matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed 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 more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by fourteen of "Your Numbers" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in fourteen of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of fourteen matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed for twenty dollars ten times and fifty dollars four times, and on which a "Stack of Cash" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for one hundred dollars once shall win a regular prize award of five hundred dollars; (hh) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "Money" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for twenty dollars ten times, fifty dollars four times and one hundred dollars once 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for one thousand dollars once shall win a regular prize award of one hundred dollars; (jj) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by two of "Your Numbers" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in two of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of two matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed 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 one or more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by ten of "Your Numbers" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in ten of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of ten matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed for one hundred dollars ten times 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in twelve of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of twelve matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed 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 a "Money" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots 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 one or more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by six of "Your Numbers" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in six of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of six matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed for one hundred dollars five times and five hundred dollars once 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots and a "TPD" prize symbol is revealed to win five thousand five hundred dollars and upon the filing of a valid claim at an Ohio lottery commission office, automatic entry 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 one of the "Winning Numbers" is matched by one of "Your Numbers" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for ten thousand dollars once shall win a regular prize award of ten thousand dollars; (qq) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which a "Money" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots for one thousand dollars five times and five hundred dollars ten times shall win a regular prize award of ten thousand dollars; (rr) Holder of a valid winning ticket on which one or more of the "Winning Numbers" are matched by ten of "Your Numbers" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in ten of the "Your Numbers" play spots, or any combination of ten matched numbers or "Dollar Sign" symbols are revealed for one thousand dollars ten times 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots 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" or a "Dollar Sign" symbol is revealed in one of the "Your Numbers" play spots 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) Number of prize awards. The number of prize awards in any sales cycle of game rule number seven hundred eighty-four 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 ten million tickets sold in the following prize categories should be as follows: (a) Six tickets matching numbers or revealing a "Dollar Sign" symbol for the "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) Ninety tickets matching numbers or revealing a "Dollar Sign" symbol 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 or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for one thousand dollars ten times to win ten thousand dollars; (b) One ticket matching numbers and revealing a "Money" symbol for one thousand dollars five times and five hundred dollars ten times to win ten thousand dollars; (c) One ticket matching numbers or revealing a "Dollar Sign" symbol for ten thousand dollars once to win ten thousand dollars; (d) One ticket matching numbers or revealing a "Dollar Sign" symbol to reveal a "TPD" symbol to win five thousand five hundred dollars, and upon the filing of a valid claim at an Ohio lottery commission office, automatic entry 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 Awards. (e) Twenty-five tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for one hundred dollars five times and five hundred dollars once to win one thousand dollars; (f) Twenty tickets matching numbers and revealing a "Money" symbol for fifty dollars ten times and one hundred dollars five times to win one thousand dollars; (g) Twenty tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for fifty dollars four times and one hundred dollars eight times to win one thousand dollars; (h) Twenty tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for one hundred dollars ten times to win one thousand dollars; (i) Fifteen tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for five hundred dollars two times to win one thousand dollars; (j) Twenty tickets matching numbers or revealing a "Dollar Sign" symbol for one thousand dollars once to win one thousand dollars; (k) Fifty tickets matching numbers and revealing a "Money" symbol for twenty dollars ten times, fifty dollars four times and one hundred dollars once to win five hundred dollars; (l) Twenty-five tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for twenty dollars ten times and fifty dollars four times, and on which a "Stack of Cash" symbol is revealed for one hundred dollars once to win five hundred dollars; (m) Twenty-five tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for thirty dollars ten times, fifty dollars two times and one hundred dollars once to win five hundred dollars; (n) Twenty tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for fifty dollars ten times to win five hundred dollars; (o) Twenty tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for one hundred dollars five times to win five hundred dollars; (p) Twenty tickets matching numbers or revealing a "Dollar Sign" symbol for five hundred dollars once to win five hundred dollars; (q) Four hundred twenty-five tickets revealing a "Money" symbol for five dollars ten times and ten dollars five times to win one hundred dollars; (r) Four hundred twenty-five tickets revealing a "Stack of Cash" symbol to win one hundred dollars; (s) Three hundred tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for ten dollars ten times to win one hundred dollars; (t) Two hundred eighty tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for ten dollars four times and thirty dollars two times to win one hundred dollars; (u) Two hundred tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for twenty dollars five times to win one hundred dollars; (v) Two hundred tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for fifty dollars two times to win one hundred dollars; (w) Two hundred tickets matching numbers or revealing a "Dollar Sign" symbol for one hundred dollars once to win one hundred dollars; (x) Six hundred tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for twenty dollars once and thirty dollars once to win fifty dollars; (y) Six hundred tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for five dollars six times and ten dollars two times to win fifty dollars; (z) Six hundred tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for five dollars two times and ten dollars four times to win fifty dollars; (aa) Six hundred tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for ten dollars five times to win fifty dollars; (bb) Six hundred tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for five dollars ten times to win fifty dollars; (cc) Six hundred tickets matching numbers or revealing a "Dollar Sign" symbol for fifty dollars once to win fifty dollars. (dd) Four hundred eighty tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for five dollars six times to win thirty dollars; (ee) Four hundred eighty tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for five dollars two times and ten dollars two times to win thirty dollars; (ff) Four hundred eighty tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for ten dollars three times to win thirty dollars; (gg) Four hundred eighty tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for fifteen dollars two times to win thirty dollars; (hh) Four hundred eighty tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for thirty dollars once to win thirty dollars; (ii) Two thousand tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for five dollars four times to win twenty dollars; (jj) Four thousand tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for five dollars two times and ten dollars once to win twenty dollars; (kk) Four thousand tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for ten dollars two times to win twenty dollars; (ll) Four thousand tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for five dollars once and fifteen dollars once to win twenty dollars; (mm) Four thousand tickets matching numbers or revealing a "Dollar Sign" symbol for twenty dollars once to win twenty dollars; (nn) Two thousand tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for five dollars three times to win fifteen dollars; (oo) Two thousand tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for five dollars once and ten dollars once to win fifteen dollars; (pp) Four thousand tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for fifteen dollars once to win fifteen dollars; (qq) Eight thousand tickets matching numbers or revealing "Dollar Sign" symbols, or any combination thereof, for five dollars two times to win ten dollars; and (rr) Eight thousand tickets matching numbers or revealing a "Dollar Sign" symbol 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 eighty-four 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 eighty-four 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 eighty-four in which the ticket was sold. (3) The Top Prize Drawing to award one prize of 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" 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 date 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, as well as procedures for entry into the Top Prize Drawings described in Section (G)(3) of this Rule. 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 eighty-four 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 eighty-four. (1) The director shall conduct game rule number seven hundred eighty-four and any drawings or promotions 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 drawings or promotions 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 eighty-four. 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 seven hundred eighty-four 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 eighty-four and these elements may be given names or titles chosen by the commission. Ohio Admin. Code 3770:1-9-784
Effective: 11/26/2010
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