3.1
Game
description
3.1.1 Mega Millions is a
five (5) out of seventy (70) plus one (1) out of twenty-five (25) lottery game,
drawn on the "day(s), time(s) and location(s) as determined by the Mega
Millions Lotteries, which pays the Grand Prize, at the election of the player
made in accordance with these rules or by a default election made in accordance
with these rules, either on a graduated annuitized annual pari-mutuel basis or
as a cash value option using a rate determined by the Mega Millions Finance
Committee on a pari-mutuel basis. Except as provided in these rules, all other
prizes are paid on a single payment basis.
3.1.2 Mega Millions winning numbers
applicable to determine Mega Millions prizes will be determined on the day(s),
time(s), and location(s) as determined by the Mega Millions Lotteries. During
the drawing event, five (5) numbers shall be drawn from the first set of
seventy (70) numbers, and one (1) number shall be drawn from the second set of
twenty-five (25) numbers, which shall constitute the Winning Numbers.
3.1.3 To play Mega Millions, a player shall
select (or computer pick) five (5) different numbers, from one (1) through
seventy (70) and one (1) additional number from one (1) through twenty-five
(25). The additional number may be the same as one of the first five numbers
selected by the player.
3.1.4 MM
Plays can be purchased for two dollars (U.S. $2.00), including any specific
statutorily-mandated tax of a Party Lottery to be included in the price of a
lottery Play.
3.1.5 Plays may be
purchased from a Party Lottery approved sales outlet in a manner approved by
the Party Lottery and in accordance with MUSL Rules.
3.2
Claims. Unless otherwise
permitted by the Selling Lottery, a ticket (subject to the validation
requirements set forth in Section
7.0 (Play Validation)) or properly
registered ticketless transaction shall be the only proof of a game Play or
Plays and the submission of a winning ticket to the issuing Party Lottery or
its authorized agent shall be the sole method of claiming a prize or prizes. A
Play Slip has no pecuniary or prize value and shall not constitute evidence of
play purchase or of numbers selected. A terminal produced paper receipt has no
pecuniary or prize value and shall not constitute evidence of Play purchase or
of numbers selected.
3.3
Cancellations Prohibited; Request for Plays, Returned Plays, Incomplete
Transaction Plays, Stolen Plays and Refunds for Game Cancellation
3.3.1
Plays Non-Cancellable. In
all instances, a Play recorded on the CGS ("Computer Gaming System") may not be
voided or cancelled by returning the ticket or ticketless transaction to the
Retailer or to the Selling Lottery, including tickets that are misprinted,
illegible, printed in error, or for any reason not successfully transferred to
an authorized selling entity or Player.
3.3.2
Request for Plays. A
lottery may conduct future sales through a subscription or other system that
does not immediately record such sales on the CGS. A "Request for Play" is a
sale that is not immediately recorded on the CGS, but is instead recorded onto
the CGS at some future time prior to a draw event. At the sole discretion of
the Lottery, authorized sales through a subscription or other system which have
not been recorded on the CGS (instead recorded as "Request for Plays"), may be
cancelled at any time prior to the time the Request for Play is recorded as a
Play on the CGS. If a Request for Play is cancelled, it shall not be recorded
on the CGS. Per 3.3.1, once a Play is recorded on the CGS, it may not be
cancelled at any time. Any cancelled "Request for Play" shall not be included
in sales data reported to MUSL.
3.3.3
Returned Plays. To promote
good Player or Retailer relations, a Selling Lottery, at its sole discretion,
may develop a method of compensating Players or Retailers for Plays accepted by
the Selling Lottery as returned to the Selling Lottery ("Returned Plays") that
are misprinted, illegible, printed in error, future Plays affected by changes
in game features by the Selling Lottery or due to game cancellations.
3.3.3.1 Returned Plays may not be cancelled
or voided. Returned Plays are not reported to MUSL.
3.3.3.2 The Selling Lottery must remit its
required prize pool contributions on all Plays accepted as returned Plays by
the Selling Lottery.
3.3.3.3
Returned Plays may not be claimed for a prize by any person or entity,
including the Selling Lottery. Any prizes which would have been won on a
Returned Play shall become an unclaimed prize at the end of the prize claim
period.
3.3.4
Incomplete Transaction Plays. Incomplete Transaction Plays occur
when a Retailer begins a Play transaction as requested by a Player, and the
Play is registered on the CGS but the transaction is terminated prior to
transferring Play confirmation to the Player, there is no attempt to print the
Play on a ticket, and the Player has not paid for the Play. Transaction
terminations may be due to time sensitivities, communications loss or other
issues as accepted by the Selling Lottery.
3.3.4.1 A Selling Lottery, at its sole
discretion, may develop an approved of managing Incomplete Transaction plays,
subject to these provisions.
3.3.4.2 Incomplete Transaction Plays may not
be cancelled or voided.
3.3.4.3 The
Selling Lottery must remit its required prize pool contributions on any
Incomplete Transaction Plays. At its sole discretion, the Selling Lottery may
develop a method of compensation Retailers for Incomplete Transaction plays if
Retailers are required to reimburse Selling Lotteries for prize pool
contributions.
3.3.4.4 Incomplete
Transaction Plays may not be claimed for a prize by any person or entity
including the Retailer. Any prize which cannot be claimed as a prize under this
Rule but would otherwise have been won on an Incomplete Transaction Play shall
become an unclaimed prize at the end of the prize claim period of the drawing
for which the Incomplete Transaction Play was recorded. Incomplete Transaction
Plays are not reported to MUSL.
3.3.5
Stolen Plays. Plays
recorded as stolen from a Retailer that have been recovered cannot be accepted
by the Selling Lottery as Returned Plays.
3.3.5.1 Selling Lotteries may compensate a
Retailer for the loss from theft if a Selling Lottery, solely at its
discretion, determines to assume such a loss, but Stolen Plays cannot be
cancelled or voided.
3.3.5.2
Ownership of Stolen Plays, and whether any party has a right to claim prizes on
Stolen Plays, shall be determined by the rules of the Selling
Lottery.
3.3.6
Game Cancellation. In the event of cancellation of the Game by the
Product Group prior to the occurrence of all drawings for which Plays have been
sold and recorded on the CGS, the Selling Lottery may provide a refund
mechanism for such Plays to the Players, and the Selling Lottery shall not be
required to remit its prize pool contributions for any such refunded
Plays.
3.3.7
Selling
Lotteries Prohibited from Claiming Prizes. Selling Lotteries and lottery
officials are prohibited from claiming any prizes on Plays that are owned by
the Selling Lottery through "Returned Plays'" or otherwise acquired and held by
the Selling Lottery. Any prizes that would otherwise be won on Plays owned or
acquired by Selling Lotteries shall become unclaimed prizes at the end of the
prize claim period.
3.4
Player Responsibility.It shall be the sole responsibility of the
player to verify the accuracy of the game Play or Plays and other data printed
on the ticket or contained in a ticketless transaction. The placing of Plays is
done at the player's own risk through the agent that is acting on behalf of the
player in entering the Play or Plays. The purchaser of a Play or Plays through
a ticketless transaction has the sole responsibility for verifying the accuracy
and condition of the data at the time of purchase.
3.5
Entry of Plays. Plays may
only be entered manually using the lottery terminal keypad or touch screen or
by means of a Play Slip as approved by the Party Lottery or by such other means
as approved by the Party Lottery. Retailers shall not permit the use of Play
Slips that are not approved by the Party Lottery. Retailers shall not permit
any device to be physically or wirelessly connected to a lottery terminal to
enter Plays, except as approved by the Party Lottery.
3.6
Registration of Plays.
Ticketless transaction Plays may be registered by the Lottery at a lottery
processing site that meets the requirements established by the Product Group
and the MUSL Board.
3.7
Maximum Purchase. Except for a ticketless transaction Play purchase when
the Party Lottery has a process in place to allow players to make changes to
their Play purchases in the event of a game change, the maximum number of
consecutive drawings on a single Play purchase is twenty (20). The maximum
number of consecutive drawings encompassed by a ticketless transaction Play
purchase when the Party Lottery has a process in place to allow players to make
changes to their Play purchases in the event of a game change is one hundred
four (104).
3.8 In the event of a
matrix change, the Party Lottery that issued the ticketless transaction will
determine the option(s) available to ticketless transaction purchasers from
that Party Lottery for the balance of Plays remaining on their ticketless
transaction effective as of the date of the matrix change.
