Current through Reg. 51, No. 058, March 25, 2025
(1) Promotion Period. July 1 through July 31,
2024 (hereafter "Bonus Play Period" or "Promotion Period")
(a) The Multi-State Lottery Association, on
its own behalf and through third-party contractual partners (hereafter
collectively or separately referred to as "MUSL" or "Prize Provider"), in
conjunction with participating Lotteries, including the Florida Lottery, will
conduct the 2024 NASCAR POWERBALL PlayoffTM Bonus
Play ("Bonus Play" or "Promotion"). Players can enter any Florida-issued
POWERBALL® ticket purchased during the Promotion
Period into a drawing for a chance to become one of fifty (50) Florida
Semi-Finalists. The fifty Florida Semi-Finalists will be forwarded to MUSL for
a chance to become one of sixteen (16) players, who will then be eliminated
through subsequent MUSL-administered drawings to win prizes set forth in
subsection (6), below.
(b)
POWERBALL tickets purchased, including those in a Jackpot Combo play, as part
of GROUPER Super Sampler, with Power Play®
and/or Double Play®, and both winning and
non-winning (collectively "POWERBALL ticket/s"), may be used to enter the Bonus
Play. POWERBALL QuickTicketsTM and continuation
tickets are not eligible.
(2) How to Enter.
(a) To enter a POWERBALL ticket, a player may
use the Florida Lottery's website at floridalottery.com or use the Florida
Lottery's Mobile Convenience App ("App").
1.
Website. On the home page of the Florida Lottery's website, players go to the
Promotions tab and select the NASCAR POWERBALL Playoff. Players will click on
Register or Login and follow the prompts. Players will manually enter the
19-digit ticket number shown on POWERBALL tickets.
2. App. On the App, players go to the
Promotions button, located on either the main menu or on the bottom navigation
bar, and select the NASCAR POWERBALL Playoff. Players will be prompted to
Register or Login. Players may scan the barcode on the bottom of a ticket or
may manually enter the 19-digit number shown on POWERBALL tickets.
3. Deleted Accounts. If a player deletes
his/her account, whether through the App or on the Florida Lottery's website,
all account data, including ticket entries, associated with the email address
used to register his/her account will also be deleted. A player's account
cannot be reactivated using the email associated with the deactivated account.
Should a player establish a new account using a different email address,
account data, including ticket entries, cannot be transferred to the newly
established account. Tickets entered under the prior account cannot be
re-entered using the newly created account.
4. Regardless of whether a player chooses to
participate in the Bonus Play by using the website or the App, the following
provisions shall apply:
a. the player must use
the same account login information to enter tickets;
b. the player will only be required to
register once; and
c. the player's
entry history will be cumulative among the entry platforms.
(b) Any attempt by a
player to use more than one account by using multiple or different email
addresses, identities, registrations, logins, or any other methods will subject
the player and any associated entries to disqualification. In the event a
player wins a prize, the name a player uses to register must match the name
shown on his/her identification used to make a claim, except for a person who
has made a legal name change. A person who has made a legal name change must
provide a copy of a marriage certificate/judgment/court order, as applicable,
as proof of a differing name. Fictitious names and business names will not be
accepted and shall subject the player and any associated entries to
disqualification.
(c) Tickets
should not be mailed to the Florida Lottery for entry into the drawing. Tickets
received in the mail will not be entered and will not be returned.
(d) Players may enter POWERBALL tickets at
any time of day during the Promotion Period, except that entry capabilities on
the website and App will be unavailable from 12 a.m. through 6 a.m., ET due to
routine maintenance and may be unavailable at other times if there are
technical difficulties. Entries must be made, and received by the Lottery, by
11:59:59 p.m. (ET) on July 31, 2024 to be entered into the drawing.
(e) Only POWERBALL tickets purchased in
Florida and entered during the Promotion Period are eligible.
(f) A player may enter multiple tickets, up
to a maximum of 200 tickets per day. A ticket number may only be entered
once.
(g) A player can only be
named a Semi-Finalist one time. Fifty separate Semi-Finalists will be
chosen.
(h) The odds of becoming a
Semi-Finalist depend on the number of valid entries received. All entries are
subject to validation by the Florida Lottery and will be disqualified if
eligibility requirements are not met.
(3) Number of Entries Earned. When a player
manually enters a POWERBALL ticket on the website or App or scans the barcode
on the App, the player will receive one (1) entry for each $1 value of the
ticket. For example, a player would receive ten (10) entries for a ticket
price/value of $10.
(4) August 1,
2024 Florida Lottery Semi-Finalist Drawing. One Semi-Finalist drawing will be
held by the Lottery on August 1, 2024. Players will be randomly selected from
valid entries submitted and received by 11:59:59 p.m. (ET) on July 31, 2024. A
total of seventy-five (75) valid entries will be drawn by the Lottery using a
certified random number generation process. The first fifty (50) valid entries
drawn will be Semi-Finalists and their names submitted to the Multi-State
Lottery Association (MUSL). Once a player is drawn as a winner, any remaining
entries for that player will be voided. Should two or more entries be drawn
that are associated with the same player, the remaining 25 valid entries will
be used in the order drawn to take the place of any duplicate player so that
fifty (50) different and unique players can be submitted to MUSL. The fifty
Semi-Finalists will be posted on floridalottery.com and the Lottery's App on
August 5, 2024, or as soon thereafter as practical. The drawing will be public,
held in Tallahassee, Florida, and witnessed by an accountant employed by an
independent certified public accounting firm.
(5) MUSL Drawings.
(a) On August 13, 2024, MUSL will conduct a
drawing to select sixteen (16) players from among all Semi-Finalists submitted
by all participating Lotteries, including the names submitted by the Florida
Lottery. No more than one (1) Semi-Finalist from any lottery, including the
Florida Lottery, will be chosen to advance to subsequent round/s. No Lottery,
including the Florida Lottery, is guaranteed to have a player that is among the
sixteen (16) players drawn.
(b) The
August 13, September 12, October 3, and October 17, 2024 drawings will be
conducted using the MUSL Digital Draw System. The initial sixteen (16) players
will subsequently be eliminated through a series of drawing rounds, as set
forth in the table in subsection (6), below. The November 10, 2024 drawing will
be conducted using a Mechanical Ball Machine.
(6) Drawings, Draw Dates, Dates Draw Results
Posted/Announced, Number of Winners, and Prizes:
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Drawing
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Draw Date
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Date Draw Results
Posted/Announced
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Number of Winners
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Prize
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1
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August 1, 2024
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August 5, 2024
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50
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Named as a Florida Semi-Finalist; Names Forwarded to
MUSL
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2
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August 13, 2024
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September 1, 2024
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16
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Named as a Nationwide Semi-Finalist, Selected by
MUSL
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3
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September 12, 2024
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September 21, 2024
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12*
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$2,500
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4
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October 3, 2024
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October 13, 2024
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8*
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$5,000
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5
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October 17, 2024
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November 3, 2024
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4*
(Finalists)
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$7,500
(the 4 Finalists Win VIP Trip)
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6
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November 10, 2024
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November 10, 2024
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3
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$10,000
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1
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$1,000,000
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* The number of players entered into the associated drawing.
Eliminated players from the prior drawing are awarded the cash prize
shown.
(7) Notification.
(a) Florida Lottery Semi-Finalist Among the
Sixteen (16) MUSL-Drawn Players.
1. Should a
Florida Lottery Semi-Finalist be among the sixteen (16) players drawn by MUSL,
the Florida Lottery will attempt to notify that player by telephone or email
using the contact information provided in the player's registration data as
soon as practical after MUSL has notified the Florida Lottery. The Florida
Lottery deems the player's registration data as his/her official contact
information. The Florida Lottery will not attempt to further notify a player if
the attempt to notify him/her by telephone or email is unsuccessful. If the
Florida Lottery is unable to have contact with the player within five (5)
calendar days of the date the MUSL-drawn Florida player's name was provided to
the Florida Lottery, the player will forfeit his/her right to be further
entered into subsequent MUSL drawings.
2. If the Florida Lottery is unable to have
contact with the player, the Lottery will promptly notify MUSL. Time
permitting, and in accordance with MUSL scheduling, MUSL may name an alternate,
which is not guaranteed to be a Florida Lottery player. Should a Florida
Lottery player be named an alternate, the alternate will have the same time
frame as the first player to have contact with the Florida Lottery.
3. Leaving a voicemail message, if available,
and/or issuing an email constitutes notification. The Florida Lottery is not
responsible or liable for email failures or faults; telephone failures or
faults; voicemail failures, faults, or unavailability; system, network, or
software failures or faults; or the like.
(b) Within ten (10) calendar days of contact
with the Florida Lottery, the player/alternate must submit, and the Lottery
must receive, a completed Winner Claim Form DOL 173-2, revised 2/2023, or a
Spanish Winner Claim Form DOL 173-2S, revised 2/2023; a copy of acceptable
identification as set forth in the rule of the Florida Lottery governing
payment of prizes; and a completed Winner Release, Acknowledgement, and
Authorization form, DOL 474 NASCAR - Winner, effective 7/1/2024. The Lottery's
requirement to submit documentation, as set forth herein, is not an indication
or guarantee that the player will become a winner of a NASCAR Championship
WeekendTM VIP Trip Prize ("Trip" or "Trip Prize" or
"Prize Package"). If a player has not provided the required documentation
within the timeframe set forth above, the player will forfeit his/her right to
claim a Trip Prize, should the player be selected, and the Trip Prize will be
forfeited. The player will remain eligible to be entered into subsequent MUSL
drawings, including the final drawing, held on November 10, 2024. A copy of the
current prize payment rule can be obtained from the Florida Lottery, Office of
the General Counsel, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4011 or at
flrules.org. Forms DOL 173-2, DOL 173-2S, and DOL 474 NASCAR - Winner are
hereby incorporated by reference and may be obtained at any Florida Lottery
office or by contacting the Florida Lottery, Claims Processing, 250 Marriott
Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4016. Forms DOL 173-2 and DOL 173-2S may also
be obtained at retail locations and at floridalottery.com.
(8) How to Claim a NASCAR Championship
WeekendTM VIP Trip Prize to Phoenix, Arizona.
Should a Florida Semi-Finalist be one of the four (4)
players, drawn on October 17, 2024, chosen to receive a Trip Prize, the Florida
Lottery will attempt to notify that player by telephone or email as soon as
practical after MUSL has notified the Florida Lottery. The Lottery will not
attempt to further notify a player if attempts to reach him/her by telephone or
email are unsuccessful. Leaving a voicemail message, if available, and/or
issuing an email constitutes "notification" of a winner. If the Lottery is
unable to have contact with the player by October 24, 2024, the player will
forfeit his/her right to claim the Trip Prize, and the Trip Prize will be
forfeited. The player will remain eligible to be entered into the final MUSL
drawing, held on November 10, 2024.
(9) NASCAR Championship Weekend VIP Trip
Prize.
(a) Trip Prize elements are:
1. Roundtrip coach airfare to Phoenix,
Arizona for two (2). If a Trip winner resides less than 250 miles from Phoenix,
Arizona, the Prize Provider, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to
provide ground transportation in lieu of airline transportation. The Trip
winner and the winner's guest must travel on the same itinerary. If a Trip
winner is under the age of 21 years, his/her guest must be at least the age of
majority in his/her state of residence (Florida's age of majority is 18
years.). If the winner is 21 years of age or older, his/her guest must be at
least 13 years of age. If a guest is considered a minor in his/her state of
residence, the winner must be a parent or legal guardian. MUSL/Florida Lottery
reserves the right to require proof of parentage or legal guardianship of a
minor. Any submitted court order must be an original, certified copy. The
Lottery reserves the right to reject any submitted proof if it is deemed
unsatisfactory, and the minor will not be permitted to travel. All referenced
ages shall be as of date of first travel (November 8, 2024).
2. Hotel accommodation for three (3) nights
for two (2) people, double occupancy (one room), at a hotel in Phoenix,
Arizona.
3. Two (2) Ally Curve
Hospitality Club passes (includes food, beverages, and FanShield Infield
Experience access) at the Phoenix Raceway for admission to the NASCAR Xfinity
Series ChampionshipTM Race (Saturday, November 9,
2024 at 4:00 p.m. (MT - Mountain Time)) and the NASCAR Cup Series
ChampionshipTM Race (Sunday, November 10, 2024 at
1:00 p.m. (MT)).
4. Two (2) passes
for VIP Experiences at the Phoenix Raceway during the NASCAR Championship
Weekend (November 9-10, 2024). The passes include a NASCAR Cup
SeriesTM VIP access, a NASCAR team hauler tour, a
MRN (Motor Racing Network) Radio booth tour, a Pace car ride, Pre-Race
attendance, and Victory Lane access.
5. Two (2) official NASCAR Championship
Weekend Event Programs.
6. Two (2)
souvenir gift bags, each with a retail value of at least $250.00.
7. Two (2) Racing Electronics Scanner Rentals
for use while at the Phoenix Raceway.
8. Meals at the hotel and Prize Provider
event/s, including a November 8, 2024 Welcome Dinner. Any meals not
specifically provided by/through the Prize Provider and/or at locations other
than the hotel or event/s are the sole responsibility of the
winner/guest/proxy.
9. Ground
transportation to and from the airport in Phoenix to the hotel and any Trip
Prize events while in Phoenix.
10.
Payment of federal income tax withholding on the total retail value of the Trip
Prize elements described in subparagraphs 1. through 9., above. Federal taxes
will not be paid on cash prizes. Federal taxes on cash prizes will be withheld
as described in subsection (12), below, and are the sole responsibility of the
winner. Exclusive of any cash prize, the reportable taxable value of the Trip
Prize includes the value of the Trip Prize plus the value of the federal income
tax withholding paid by the Florida Lottery. The estimated retail value of the
Trip Prize and the estimated reportable taxable value of the Trip Prize:
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Estimated Retail Value of Trip Prize (exclusive of
any cash prize)
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Estimated Reportable Taxable Value of Trip Prize
(exclusive of any cash prize)
(U.S. Citizen or Legal Resident - 24%)
|
Estimated Reported Taxable Value of Trip Prize
(exclusive of any cash prize)
(Nonresident - 30%)
|
|
$10,000.00
|
$13,157.89
|
$14,285.71
|
(b) Phoenix Trip dates are November 8 through
November 11, 2024. MUSL/Florida Lottery reserves the right to change Trip dates
and the location of events/activities as circumstances require.
(c) Except as specified above, a Trip Prize
does not include travel to and from a Trip winner's residence and an airport,
other travel, meals, parking fees, baggage fees, travel insurance, alcoholic
beverages (other than those served without charge at any Prize Provider event),
incidentals, tips, telephone calls, valet service, internet, laundry, etc., as
well as rebooking or cancellation fees that may be charged by the hotel,
airline, or other suppliers/vendors. The Trip winner shall be required to
submit a valid major credit card to the hotel to cover all expenses not
specifically awarded as part of the Trip Prize.
(d) MUSL/Prize Provider shall determine, in
its sole discretion, the specific merchandise models, items, vendors, and/or
retailers for all elements of the Trip Prize and reserves the right to
substitute any portion or elements of the Trip Prize for items of comparable or
greater value. Elements of the Trip Prize are subject to availability and may
be fulfilled by third-party companies and/or vendors. In the circumstance that
certain tours, events, and/or races become unavailable due to scheduling
conflicts, delays, acts of nature, or other causes beyond the control of the
Prize Provider, the event/tour/race will not be rescheduled or otherwise
compensated. Should any tour/event/race be rescheduled outside the Trip dates,
the rescheduled tour/event/race is not part of the Trip Prize, and arrangements
will not be made for winners to attend.
(e) Participation/appearance in the broadcast
of any program is not an element of the Trip Prize. In order for a Trip Prize
winner/proxy to appear in a program broadcast, he/she shall be required to
satisfy the Prize Provider's Production Requirements prior to such appearance,
including execution of all necessary releases and consents and passing
background investigation checks. Should a winner/proxy not satisfy the
Production Requirements, the Prize Provider, in its sole discretion, may
appoint a person of its choice, or, time permitting, allow a winner to appoint
another proxy, to appear/participate in any program broadcast in place of a
winner/proxy. The winner will remain eligible for entry into the final drawing,
held November 10, 2024, should he/she not meet program broadcast requirements,
not complete all Prize Provider release forms, or not consent to a background
check. Nothing herein shall be read to mean that both a Trip winner and a proxy
may travel or that a winner may have more than one (1) proxy.
(f) On or before October 24, 2024, and if
selected by MUSL in the October 17, 2024 drawing, the Florida Lottery
player/proxy must select a guest, if desired, and must submit, and the Florida
Lottery must receive, a completed Guest Release, Acknowledgement, and
Authorization form, DOL 474 NASCAR - Guest, effective 7/1/2024. If a guest is
under the age of majority in his/her state of residence, as of the date of
first travel (November 8, 2024), a parent or legal guardian shall execute form
DOL 474 NASCAR - Guest on behalf of the Guest. No guest changes are permitted
past October 24, 2024. Regardless of the date submitted, once names are
submitted, any changes made may incur fee/s. DOL 474 NASCAR - Guest is hereby
incorporated by reference and may be obtained at any Florida Lottery office or
by contacting the Florida Lottery, Claims Processing, 250 Marriott Drive,
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4016.
(g) Time permitting, if a Trip winner is a
Florida Lottery player and chooses not to use the Trip Prize or becomes
unavailable for any reason, the winner may appoint a Proxy by completing a
Proxy Appointment and Acknowledgement form DOL 491-B, revised 2/2023. The Proxy
must execute a Proxy Release, Acknowledgement, and Authorization form DOL 474
NASCAR - Proxy, effective 7/1/2024. Forms DOL 491-B and DOL 474 NASCAR - Proxy
are hereby incorporated by reference and can be obtained from any Florida
Lottery office or by contacting the Florida Lottery, Claims Processing
Division, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4016. A proxy's guest
(or his/her parent or legal guardian) must execute a Guest Release,
Acknowledgement, and Authorization form, DOL 474 NASCAR - Guest. Any
requirements/restrictions applicable to a winner also apply to a proxy.
Completed Forms DOL 474 NASCAR - Proxy, DOL 491-B, and DOL 474 NASCAR - Guest
must be received by the Lottery on or before October 24, 2024. Should all
required Proxy and Guest forms not be received by October 24, 2024, the
Proxy/Guest will not be permitted to travel.
(h) In the event a Proxy is appointed, the
original Trip Prize winner will remain eligible, and may win, a cash prize in
the final drawing, as set forth in subsection (6), above. Should a Proxy, for
any reason, be unable to travel, a Proxy may not appoint another proxy; and the
Trip Prize shall be forfeited. In such case, the Trip Prize winner will remain
eligible, and may win, a cash prize in the final drawing. The entire value of
the Trip Prize shall remain taxable to the original Trip Prize winner. Neither
the Proxy nor Guest is eligible to win a cash prize. If the Winner/Proxy does
not travel, the Guest may not travel alone.
(i) Prior to finalization of an award of a
cash prize, a player must submit a second completed Winner Claim Form DOL
173-2, revised 2/2023, or a Spanish Winner Claim Form DOL 173-2S, revised
2/2023, and a copy of acceptable identification as set forth in the rule of the
Florida Lottery governing payment of prizes. Players are also subject to
stated-owed debt and child support debt analysis and the withholding of
applicable federal taxes prior to the issuance of cash
prizes.
(10) No
substitution of any kind, a cash redemption/substitution/compensation,
assignment, or transfer of the Trip Prize, or element thereof, is permitted,
except as provided herein. Any canceled/delayed/postponed event and any unused
Trip Prize or Trip Prize element/s will be forfeited, will not be redeemable
for cash, and will not reduce the Trip Prize value awarded for tax purposes. A
substitution initiated by the Prize Provider is at the sole discretion of the
Prize Provider. Should there be prize substitutions, such will be of comparable
or greater value.
(11) Should a
Trip Prize be forfeited or not awarded for any reason, it will not otherwise be
awarded nor shall any cash or other compensation be awarded to any
player.
(12) Taxes.
(a) Except as specifically described herein,
all/additional federal, state and/or local taxes, or other fees on an awarded
Trip Prize, Trip Prize element/s, and a cash prize, shall be the sole
responsibility of the winner.
(b)
As to cash prizes, and subject to analysis for state-owed debt and child
support owed, and as applicable, federal income tax withholding will be applied
prior to issuance of payment to the winner. For cash prizes over $5,000.00,
federal income taxes will be withheld at a rate of twenty-four percent (24%)
for U. S. citizens or legal permanent residents. Regardless of prize amount,
federal income taxes will be withheld at a rate of thirty percent (30%) as to a
nonresident alien.
(c) If the
winner claims a Trip Prize but does not take the Trip, the Trip Prize shall be
forfeited, except for the Souvenir Gift Bags and entry into the final MUSL
drawing. The entire value of a Trip Prize will remain taxable to the Trip
Winner.
(13) State-Owed
Debt and Child Support Owed Analysis. With respect to any $600 or greater cash
prize, and after the withholding of applicable federal tax, a Florida Lottery
player will be analyzed for state-owed debt and child support. If a player is
identified as owing an outstanding debt to any state agency or owes child
support collected through a court, the debt will be offset in accordance with
section 24.115(4), Florida Statutes. If the debt is an amount less than the
amount of a cash prize, the balance of the cash portion after deduction of the
debt shall be awarded. If the debt is an amount greater than the amount of the
cash prize, the entire prize amount will be applied to the outstanding
debt.
(14) Other Restrictions and
Provisions.
(a) Players must be at least 18
years of age to enter the Promotion
(b) All identified documentation, set forth
in this rule, required to be submitted by a winner, proxy, or guest must be
submitted within the timeframes set forth herein; and if no timeframe is
specifically identified, then no later than October 24, 2024.
(c) Persons prohibited by section
24.116, Florida Statutes, from
purchasing a Florida Lottery or POWERBALL ticket are not eligible to enter the
NASCAR POWERBALL Playoff Bonus Play.
(d) All prizes and Trip winners are subject
to the provisions of Chapter 24, Florida Statutes, and rules promulgated
thereunder, and MUSL terms and conditions. Prizes shall be awarded and paid in
accordance with the rule of the Florida Lottery governing payment of prizes. A
copy of the current prize payment rule can be obtained from the Florida
Lottery, Office of the General Counsel, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee,
Florida 32399-4011 or at flrules.org.
(e) By entering the 2024 NASCAR POWERBALL
PlayoffTM Bonus Play, a player gives his/her
permission for the Florida Lottery and/or MUSL to photograph and/or videotape
and record him/her with or without prior notification and to use the name,
photograph, videotape, and/or recording of the player for advertising or
publicity purposes without compensation.
(f) The NASCAR POWERBALL Playoff Bonus Play
is void where prohibited by law. NASCAR, LLC is not a sponsor of this
Promotion. NASCAR® is a registered trademark of
the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC.
(g) If there is any conflict with any
provision set forth in this Rule and any other NASCAR POWERBALL Playoff Bonus
Play materials, including, but not limited to, point of sale, television,
radio, print advertising, and other promotional media/materials, the terms of
this Rule shall prevail.
Rulemaking Authority
24.105(9),
24.109(1) FS.
Law Implemented 24.105(9),
24.115
FS.
