Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1)
Effective Date. Beginning January 27, 2015, the
following shall be in effect.
(2)
Definitions. The following definitions apply unless
the context requires a different meaning or is otherwise inconsistent with the
intention of the rules adopted by the Lucky for Life Regional Agreement.
Advance Action or Multi
Draw shall mean the type of betting in which wagers may be placed
for future Lucky for Life drawings as available in each Party Lottery.
Annuitized Payment Option shall mean a
manner in which the Lucky for Life Top Prize or second prize (also referred to
as Prize Level #2) may be paid in equal payments or installments. The
Annuitized Payment Option shall be calculated on an annual basis. The schedule
of payments shall be at the discretion of each Party Lottery.
Cash Option shall mean the manner in
which the Lucky for Life Top Prize or second prize may be paid upon the
Winner's request in one single cash payment as an alternative to the Annuitized
Payment Option.
Claimant or
Winner shall mean any natural person or legal entity
submitting a winning Lucky for Life Ticket within the required prize claim
period. A Claimant may be the Purchaser, the natural person or legal entity
named on the back of a signed Lucky for Life Ticket, the bearer of an unsigned
Lucky for Life Ticket, or any other natural person or legal entity who may seek
entitlement to a Lucky for Life prize payment in accordance with each Party
Lottery's jurisdictional laws. No Claimant may assert rights different from the
rights acquired by the original Purchaser at the time of purchase.
Clearinghouse Lottery shall refer to
the Party Lottery or other duly authorized entity who is responsible for
collecting and transferring prize payouts on behalf of all Party
Lotteries.
Drawing shall mean the formal process
of selecting Winning Numbers that conclusively determines the number of Winners
for each prize level of the game.
Game Play(s) shall mean that area of
the Play Slip, also known as a "board" or "panel", which contains two sets of
numbered squares to be marked by the Player: the first set (Matrix 1) contains
48 squares, numbered one through 48; the second set (Matrix 2) contains 18
squares, numbered one through 18.
Game Ticket or
Ticket shall mean acceptable evidence of Game Play
which represents a Wager accepted by a Party Lottery's On-line Gaming System,
meeting the specifications defined in 961 CMR 2.64.
Liability Limit shall mean a
pre-established threshold, as determined in advance by the New England Lottery
Directors, for paying Top Prize, second prize and third prize claims, as
defined in 961 CMR 2.64(5)(a).
Lucky Ball shall mean the number
selected from the second set of numbers (Matrix 2) in each Lucky for Life
Drawing.
Lump Sum Cash Payment shall mean the
manner in which the Lucky For Life Top Prize or second prize is required to be
paid in one single cash payment when the liability limit is exceeded and no
Annuitized Payment Option is available, as detailed in 961 CMR 2.64(5).
On-line Gaming System shall mean a
computer wagering system or internet-based sales system used by a Party Lottery
to issue and validate Lucky for Life Tickets.
Party Lottery shall mean a state
lottery which is authorized to sell the Lucky for Life game.
Play, Bet or
Wager shall mean the six numbers (the first five from
a field of 48 numbers and one Lucky Ball number from a field of 18 numbers)
that appear on a Lucky For Life Ticket as a single-lettered Play, board or
panel, and are played by a Player in the game.
Play Slip, Selection
Slip or Bet Slip or any other such term
utilized by a Party Lottery shall mean a card used in marking a Player's Game
Plays or Wagers.
Player or
Purchaser shall mean a natural person(s) or legal
entity who buys Lucky for Life Tickets in accordance with 961 CMR 2.64 and
jurisdictional laws.
Quick Pick, or any other such term
used by a Party Lottery shall mean the random selection of six numbers
resulting in a Wager accepted by a Party Lottery's On-line Gaming
System.
Sales Retailer or Sales
Agent shall mean a natural person or legal entity licensed and/or
authorized by a Party Lottery to sell and redeem Lucky for Life Tickets.
Selling Lottery shall mean the Party
Lottery that sold a winning Lucky for Life Ticket.
Set Prize shall mean a pre-determined
prize payout that is paid in a single cash payment. Set Prizes shall apply to
the lowest eight prize levels. They may also apply, however, to the Top Prize
and second prize under certain conditions as outlined in 961 CMR
2.64(5)(a).
Split Prize shall mean a
pre-determined Set Prize payout that is divided equally among the number of
winning Tickets of a prize level. Split prizes shall only apply to the Top
Prize, the Prize Level #2 and Prize Level #3 Winners under certain conditions,
as outlined in 961 CMR 2.64(5)(a).
Subscription Ticket,
Season Ticket or any other such term utilized by a
Party Lottery shall have the meanings given them in each Party Lottery
jurisdiction. Massachusetts Season Tickets are defined in 961 CMR
2.64(8).
Terminal shall mean a device
including, but not limited to, Player Activated Terminals (PATs), Self-service
Terminals (SSTs) and Ticket Vending Machines, authorized to function in an
on-line, interactive mode with the On-line Gaming System for the purpose of
issuing and validating lottery transactions.
Top Prize shall mean the Lucky for
Life first prize.
Winning Numbers shall mean the six
numbers (the first five numbers from Matrix 1 and the one Lucky Ball number
from Matrix 2) that are randomly selected in each Drawing and used to determine
the winning Plays contained on a Lucky for Life Ticket.
(3)
Drawing
Procedures. The New England Lottery Directors shall establish the
Drawing procedures for the Lucky for Life Drawings, including a drawing problem
resolution mechanism. All Drawings shall be open to the public and shall be
witnessed by an Independent Certified Public Accounting Firm. Any equipment
used in a Drawing shall be inspected at least annually. All Drawings, including
pre and post test drawings, shall be recorded.
(4)
Game Description and
Characteristics.
(a)
Game Designation. For purposes of identification, the
Lucky for Life game shall have a designated game number in the On-line Gaming
System.
(b)
Game
Design. The Lucky for Life game is a double matrix-style game,
drawn each Monday and Thursday and to be drawn daily commencing on July 19,
2021 or such other date set by the New England Lottery Directors, in which
Players select five unique numbers in the Matrix 1 from one to 48 PLUS one
Lucky Ball number in the Matrix 2 from one to 18. The additional number may be
the same as one of the first five numbers selected by the Player.
(c)
Game Purchases.
Lucky for Life Tickets must be purchased from a Terminal operated by a Sales
Retailer, a PAT (if available) by using a touch screen or by inserting a
Selection Slip, a lottery subscription system (if available) or such other
means as approved by a Party Lottery.
(d)
Ticket Format.
Lucky for Life Tickets shall include, but not be limited to, the Player's
number selections, Lucky for Life logo or Lucky for Life name, Ticket cost,
Terminal number, barcode, Quick Pick (if selected), replay (if selected),
serial number and Drawing date. Advance Action Tickets shall visibly show the
beginning and ending Drawing dates. Lucky for Life Tickets may also include the
selling date, time stamp and any information required by a Party Lottery's
jurisdictional laws pertaining to the validation of Tickets.
(e)
Ticket Price.
1.
Uniform Price.
Each Lucky for Life Game Ticket shall be sold at retail for the price set in
961 CMR 2.64.
2.
Taxes. The Ticket price shall include all the
applicable taxes that a Party Lottery may be required to collect.
3.
Cost Per Play.
Lucky for Life Tickets may be purchased for $2.00 per Play, or multiples
thereof, in accordance with 961 CMR 2.64. The player receives one Play for each
$2.00 Wager.
4.
Promotions. A promotion shall mean marketing or
advertising intended to increase sales of Lucky for Life Tickets (excluding
Subscription Tickets or Advance Action) through a discount or rebate. A Party
Lottery may offer Lucky for Life Tickets through promotions without approval of
the other Party Lotteries for a period not to exceed 90 days in any six month
period, as long as advance notification of five days is provided to all Party
Lotteries of the terms and dates of the promotional offering.
5.
Tickets as
Prizes. A Party Lottery may offer Lucky for Life Tickets as a
prize in any other lottery game after advising all other Party Lotteries of the
terms and dates of such action.
6.
Contribution to Prize Pool. A Party Lottery may offer
Lucky for Life Tickets as a prize or as part of an authorized promotion
provided that all such Ticket sales are assessed and reported to the prize pool
at the full gross sales amount.
(f)
Play Restrictions and Play
Styles.
1.
Ticket
Sales to Minors Prohibited. Lucky for Life Tickets may not be sold
to or purchased by minors as defined by each Party Lottery's jurisdictional
law. In Massachusetts, no Tickets may be sold to or purchased by a person
younger than 18 years old.
2.
Ticket Cashing by Minors. Subject to each Party
Lottery's jurisdictional laws, Lucky for Life Tickets may not be cashed or
redeemed by minors younger than 18 years old.
3.
Ineligible
Players. Lucky for Life Tickets shall not be purchased, and a
prize won by any such Ticket or share, either in whole or in part, shall not be
paid to:
a. A Party Lottery employee, officer,
director, board member or commissioner.
b. A contractor or consultant under agreement
with any Party Lottery to perform audit and security procedures.
c. An employee of the independent certified
public accounting firm under contract with any New England Lottery to oversee
Lucky for Life Drawings.
d. An
employee of a Party Lottery's on-line vendor.
e. An employee of a Party Lottery's
advertising or public relations provider.
f. An immediate family member (parent,
stepparent, child, stepchild, spouse, sibling or person engaged in a domestic
partnership or civil union) of an individual described in 961 CMR
2.64(4)(f)3.a., b., c., d. or e. residing as a member of the same household in
the principle place of residence of any such person.
g. Those persons designated in 961 CMR
2.64(4)(f)3. as ineligible to play Lucky for Life in one Party Lottery
jurisdiction shall also be ineligible to play Lucky for Life in all other Party
Lottery jurisdictions selling the game.
A Party Lottery may expand this list of ineligible
players.
4.
Ticket Cancellations Prohibited. A Lucky for Life
Ticket may not be cancelled or voided by returning the Ticket to the Sales
Retailer or to a Party Lottery. A Lucky for Life Ticket accepted by the Sales
Retailer as a returned ticket and that cannot be resold shall be deemed as
owned by the bearer thereof. This prohibition also applies to a Lucky for Life
Ticket that may be printed in error by the Sales Retailer. Subject to each
Party Lottery's jurisdictional laws, no Lucky for Life Ticket, or physical
portion thereof, that may be used to claim a prize, shall be returned to any
Party Lottery for credit.
5.
Game Sell-out Prohibited. A Party Lottery shall not
directly and knowingly sell a Lucky for Life Ticket or combination of Tickets
to any natural person or legal entity that would guarantee such Purchaser a Top
Prize or second prize win.
6.
Claims. A Lucky for Life Ticket, subject to the
validation requirements as detailed in 961 CMR 2.64(5)(c), shall be the only
proof of a Game Play (or Plays) and the submission of a winning Ticket to a
Party Lottery or its Sales Retailer 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 a Lucky for Life Ticket purchase or of numbers selected.
Under no circumstances will a claim be paid for a Top Prize or second prize
without a winning Lucky for Life Ticket. Subject to each Party Lottery's
jurisdictional laws, lost or missing Lucky for Life Tickets may not be honored
or processed for payment or replacement.
7.
Disclosure of Game
Winners. Subject to each Party Lottery's jurisdictional laws
relating to the disclosure of lottery winners and in each Party Lottery's
discretion where such disclosure is lawful, the name and town/city of a winner
of a Top Prize or second prize (Prize Level #2) will be disclosed in a press
conference and/or in a press release. Such winner may be required to
participate in a press conference.
8.
Use of Play Slips
. Players may submit a completed Lucky for Life Play Slip to any Sales Retailer
to have issued a Lucky for Life Ticket. Play Slips shall be available at no
cost to the Purchaser and shall have no pecuniary or prize value, or constitute
evidence of purchase or number selections. The use of facsimiles of Play Slips,
copies of Play Slips, or other materials that are inserted into the Terminal's
Play Slip reader that are not printed or approved by the Party Lottery, are not
permitted. Sales Retailers shall not permit any device to be connected to a
Terminal to enter Plays, except as approved by its Party Lottery.
9.
Manual Entry.
Players may convey their number selections to any Sales Retailer for a Lucky
for Life Ticket. Such number selections shall be manually entered into the
Terminal by the Sales Retailer.
10.
Quick Pick. Players may either request a Quick Pick
Lucky for Life Ticket from a Sales Retailer or may select the Quick Pick option
on the Play Slip and submit the completed Play Slip to any Sales Retailer.
Quick Pick shall be differentiated from Customer Select in that Quick Pick
shall refer to the random selection of numbers made by the On-line Gaming
System rather than by the Player.
11.
Customer Select
. Players may select their own numbers by completing a Play Slip or by
conveying their number selections directly to any Sales Retailer. Customer
Select shall be differentiated from Quick Pick in that Customer Select shall
refer to number selections made by the Player rather than the On-line Gaming
System.
12.
Replay
Feature. If available in a Party Lottery jurisdiction, Players may
utilize the barcodes of already-purchased Lucky for Life Tickets to duplicate
another Ticket of the same price and with the same number selections and
options. To replay, Players may either make the request of a Sales Retailer or
may scan the barcode directly into a PAT or SST, if authorized.
13.
Advance Action or
Multi-draw. Lucky for Life Tickets may be purchased for future
Drawings, if available in a Party Lottery jurisdiction.
14.
Subscriptions or Season
Tickets. Lucky for Life Tickets may be purchased by subscription,
if available in a Party Lottery jurisdiction.
15.
Limited to Highest Prize
Won. In connection with the Winning Numbers drawn, the holder of a
winning Lucky for Life Ticket may win only one prize per Play, board or panel,
and shall be entitled only to the prize won by those numbers in the highest
matching prize category.
16.
Prize Claim Period. The prize claim period shall be
determined by each Party Lottery. In Massachusetts, all prizes must be claimed
within one year of the Drawing date.
17.
Player
Responsibility. It shall be the Player's sole responsibility to
verify the accuracy of the Game Play (or Plays) and the other data printed on
the Ticket. The placing of Wagers is done at the Player's own risk through the
Sales Retailer.
18.
Prize Payments. A Party Lottery may not pay prizes
that are less than or more than the prize amounts established in accordance
with 961 CMR 2.64. The prize won cannot be indirectly increased by promotions
or Retailer activity.
(5)
Prize Liability Limits, Prize
Payouts and Prize Levels. The following paragraphs and chart
define the Lucky for Life prize liability limits, prize payouts, prize levels
and pool percentages and chances of winning per prize level.
(a)
Prize Liability
Limits. There are ten prize levels in the Lucky for Life game.
1. Except as provided in 961 CMR 2.64, the
Top Prize (Prize Level #1) shall be annuitized and based on a Top Prize
liability that will be split equally among the number of winning Lucky for Life
Tickets. Top Prize winners have 60 days beginning the day after the winning
numbers were drawn to select the Cash Option. If no selection is made within
that time period, the Top Prize will be paid as an annuity. A Top Prize winner
may request the Cash Option, the amount of which is to be established by the
New England Lotteries for a defined period of Drawings. Notice of the amount of
and changes to the Cash Option shall be posted on the Lucky for Life website
and/or published in each Party Lottery jurisdiction in a manner determined by
that Party Lottery at least 30 days prior to the first Drawing to which it is
applicable (the "Published Notice"). Under certain circumstances, as detailed
in 261 CMR 2.64(5)(a)1.a. through f., the Top Prize is required to be paid in a
single Lump Sum Cash Payment and no Annuitized Payment Option is available.
a.
One Top Prize
Winner. If there is one Top Prize Winner, the annuitized prize
value will be $7,000 per week for life. As an alternative to the Annuitized
Payment Option, the Top Prize Winner may request the Top Prize Cash Option in
the amount set forth in the Published Notice.
b.
Two through 14 Top Prize
Winners. If there are between two and 14 Top Prize winners, the
Annuitized Payment Option, based on an annuitized prize value of $7,000 per
week, will be divided by the total number of Top Prize Winners. The minimum
annuitized prize value for this category will be $500 a week for life. Any of
these two through 14 Top Prize winners may choose the Cash Option as an
alternative to the Annuitized Payment Option. The amount of the Cash Option for
this category will be the amount of the Top Prize Cash Option set forth in the
Published Notice divided by the number of Top Prize Winners. The minimum Cash
Option for this category will be the amount set forth in the Published
Notice.
c.
15 or more
Top Prize Winners. If there are 15 or more Top Prize Winners, the
Top Prize liability shall be capped at $7,125,000 and shall be split equally
among all Top Prize Winners, and shall be paid in one Lump Sum Cash Payment,
without an Annuitized Payment Option. The minimum prize value for this category
shall not be less than any lower tier prize paid in that respective
Drawing.
d. The Winner(s) of the
Top Prize who do not request the Cash Option shall be paid their appropriate
Top Prize share on a weekly basis, or according to such other schedule of
payments set at the discretion of each Party Lottery, as permitted in 961 CMR
2.64(5)(c), for a minimum period of 20 years. The first Top Prize payment will
be made when the prize is claimed at the Selling Lottery's
Headquarters.
e.
Measuring Life. For a single Wager, the measuring life
of a Top Prize Winner used to determine the duration over which the Top Prize
is paid, shall be the natural life of the individual determined by the Selling
Lottery to be the Top Prize winner. If the Top Prize under a single Wager is
being claimed by more than one natural person or by a legal entity, the
measuring life for that Top Prize Winner shall be 20 years.
f. If paid in a Lump Sum Cash Payment, Top
Prize amounts will be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
2. Except as provided in 961 CMR 2.64, the
second prize (Prize Level #2) Winner will be paid $25,000 a year for life.
Second prize winners have 60 days beginning the day after the winning numbers
were drawn to select a Cash Option. If no selection is made within that timet
period, the second prize will be paid as an annuity. A second prize Winner may
request the Cash Option, the amount of which is to be established by the New
England Lotteries for a defined period of Drawings. Notice of the amount of and
changes to the Cash Option shall be posted on the Lucky For Life website and/or
by each Party Lottery's Published Notice. Under certain circumstances, as
detailed below, the second prize is required to be paid in a single Lump Sum
Cash Payment and no Annuitized Payment Option is available.
a.
One through 20 Second Prize
Winners. If there are between one and 20 second prize Winner(s),
the annuitized prize value will be $25,000 per year for life. Any of these one
through 20 second prize Winner(s) may choose the second prize Cash Option as an
alternative to the Annuitized Payment Option. The amount of the Cash Option for
this category will be will be set forth in the Published Notice.
b.
21 or more Second Prize
Winners. If there are 21 or more second prize Winners, the second
prize liability shall be capped at $9,400,000, shall be split equally among all
second prize Winners, and shall be paid in a single Lump Sum Cash Payment,
without an Annuitized Payment Option. The minimum prize value for this category
shall not be less than any lower tier prize paid in that respective
Drawing.
c. The Winner(s) of the
second prize who do not request the Cash Option shall be paid their appropriate
second prize share on an annual basis for a minimum period of 20 years. The
initial second prize payment will be made when the prize is claimed at the
Selling Lottery's Headquarters; subsequent second prize payments will be made
annually thereafter.
d.
Measuring Life. For a single Wager, the measuring life
of a second prize Winner used to determine the duration over which the second
prize is paid, shall be the natural life of the individual determined by the
Selling Lottery to be the second prize Winner. If the second prize under a
single Wager is being claimed by more than one natural person or by a legal
entity, the measuring life for that second prize Winner shall be 20
years.
e. If paid in a Lump Sum
Cash Payment, second prize amounts will be rounded to the nearest whole
dollar
3. Except as
provided in 961 CMR 2.64, the third prize (Prize Level #3) will be paid as a
$5,000 set prize. If there are more than 1,000 Winners of this prize level in a
single Drawing, the total prize liability of $5,000,000 ($5,000 x 1,000) will
be split equally among the Winners. Under no circumstances, however, will the
value of the third prize fall below a minimum prize value of $200 per Winner,
regardless of the number of Winners. Third prizes will be rounded to the
nearest whole dollar and paid in one lump sum payment.
(b)
Entitlement to Prizes by
Winners. The holder of a winning Lucky for Life Ticket shall be
entitled only to the prize won by matching the Winning Numbers in the highest
matching prize category.
(c)
Payment of Prizes. All winning Lucky for Life Tickets,
including the Top Prize and second prize winning Tickets, shall be paid in
accordance with 961 CMR 2.64 and jurisdictional laws. Each Party Lottery shall
withhold taxes and other required withholdings in accordance with applicable
federal and jurisdictional laws. To be a valid Lucky for Life Ticket and
eligible to receive a prize, a winning Ticket shall satisfy all the
requirements established for the validation of winning Tickets sold through
each Party Lottery's On-line Gaming System, and any other requirements adopted
by the New England Lottery Directors. Party Lotteries shall not be responsible
for Tickets which are altered in any manner.
1.
Top Prize and Second Prize
Payments. Except in the case of a Cash Option payment or a Lump
Sum Cash Payment paid in accordance with 961 CMR 2.64, annuitized prize
payments shall be made for the measuring life of the Top Prize or second prize
Winner. All annuitized payments shall be made for a minimum of 20 years. The
measuring life as defined in 961 CMR 2.64(5)(a)1.e. and 2.d. shall be
determined at the time the Top Prize or second prize is claimed. In the event
annuitized prize payments are assigned, if allowable under jurisdictional law,
or assigned by a court order, the measuring life at the time the Top Prize or
second prize was claimed shall not change and limit or extend the number of
annuitized payments due any assignee, court-ordered or otherwise. In the event
of the death of a Top Prize or second prize Winner during the annuity payment
period, the Selling Lottery, with the approval of the New England Lotteries,
upon petition of the estate of that Winner (the "Estate") to the Selling
Lottery, and subject to the Selling Lottery's jurisdictional laws, may
accelerate the payment of all the remaining lottery proceeds to the Estate.
a. If the annuitant dies during the annuity
payment period but before the guaranteed prize amount has been paid, the Estate
shall receive the remaining payments equal to the minimum guaranteed prize
amount.
b. If the annuitant dies
during the annuity payment period but after the minimum guaranteed prize amount
has been paid, all payments shall stop.
2.
Low-tier Set Prize
Payments. All low-tier Set Prizes (all prizes except the Top Prize
and second prize) shall be paid in one single cash payment through the Selling
Lottery that sold the winning Ticket(s). Prizes shall be rounded to the nearest
whole dollar. A Selling Lottery may begin paying low-tier cash prizes after
receiving authorization to pay from the Clearinghouse Lottery.
(d)
Statistical
Information. The following table details Lucky for Life's
statistical information.
Odds of Winning, Prize Payouts and Prize Funding as a
Percentage of Sales.
|
Prize Level |
Matches
Matrix #1 (5 of 48) |
Matches
Matrix #2 (1 of 18) |
Odds of Winning: 1/ |
Prize |
% Sales |
|
1 |
5 |
1 |
30,821,472.000 |
$7,000/Week for Life* |
10.2201% |
|
2 |
5 |
0 |
1,813,027.765 |
$25,000/Year for Life* |
11.6380% |
|
3 |
4 |
1 |
143,355.684 |
$5,000* |
1.7439% |
|
4 |
4 |
0 |
8,432.687 |
$200 |
1.1859% |
|
5 |
3 |
1 |
3,413.231 |
$150 |
2.1973% |
|
6 |
3 |
0 |
200.788 |
$20 |
4.9806% |
|
7 |
2 |
1 |
249.749 |
$25 |
5.0050% |
|
8 |
2 |
0 |
14.691 |
$3 |
10.2103% |
|
9 |
1 |
1 |
49.950 |
$6 |
6.0060% |
|
10 |
0 |
1 |
32.019 |
$4 |
6.2463% |
|
Total Payout |
59.4335% |
Average Chance of Winning: 1 in 7.769
* Prize amounts may be split if there are multiple Winners, in
accordance with the provisions established in 961 CMR 2.64(5)(a). Split prizes
may be lower than the published prize amounts.
(6)
Disputes. In the
event a dispute between a Selling Lottery and a Lucky for Life Ticket bearer
occurs as to whether the Ticket is a winning Ticket, and if the Ticket prize is
not paid, the Selling Lottery may, solely at its option and in its discretion,
reimburse the Ticket bearer the purchase price of the Ticket. This shall be the
Ticket bearer's sole and exclusive remedy.
(7)
Applicable Law.
In purchasing a Lucky for Life Ticket, the following provisions apply:
(a) The Purchaser agrees to comply with and
abide by the Selling Lottery's jurisdictional laws and final decisions, as well
as all rules established for the conduct of the Lucky for Life game.
(b) Decisions made by the Selling Lottery
Director/Commissioner, including the declaration of prizes, the payment
thereof, and the interpretation of 961 CMR 2.64, shall be final and binding on
all Purchasers and on every person making a claim in respect thereof. In the
event of conflict, however, between 961 CMR 2.64 and the applicable Selling
Lottery's jurisdictional laws, the applicable Selling Lottery's jurisdictional
laws shall control.
(c) Any claims
or litigation relating to Lucky for Life Tickets and/or prizes:
1. shall be subject to and resolved in
accordance with the laws, rules and regulations of the Selling Lottery
jurisdiction in which the Lucky for Life Ticket was purchased;
2. must be brought in and strictly limited to
the courts located within the jurisdiction of the Selling Lottery in which the
Lucky for Life Ticket was purchased; and
3. can only be brought against the Selling
Lottery in the jurisdiction where such Ticket was purchased.
(8)
Season
Tickets.
(a) Lucky for Life
Season Tickets may be sold by the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission and by
licensed Sales Agents operating terminals or by Season Ticket
application.
(b) Season Tickets
will be sold in the following manner:
1. Plan
"A" - 52 consecutive drawings sold for the price of $100.00.
2. Plan "B" - 104 consecutive drawings sold
for the price of $200.00.
3. Plan
"C" - 26 consecutive drawings sold for the price of $50.00.
(c) Effective on July 19, 2021, or
such other commencement date the New England Lottery Directors set Lucky for
Life to be drawn daily, the above section (8)(b) shall no longer be applicable
and Season Tickets will be sold in the following manner:
1. Plan "A" - 182 consecutive drawings sold
for the price of $350.00.
2. Plan
"B" - 364 consecutive drawings sold for the price of $700.00.
3. Plan "C" - 91 consecutive drawings sold
for the price of $176.00.
(d) The Director reserves the right to adjust
both price and number of drawings as defined in 961 CMR 2.64(8)(b) and/or
(c).
(e) Season Tickets become
effective and eligible to win a prize starting with the effective date printed
on the ticket. Season Tickets are not effective on the date of purchase. Lucky
for Life Season Tickets may be canceled only if the original Season Ticket and
registration form is received in the office of the Season Ticket Department
prior to the effective date of the Season Ticket.
(f) Based upon the Plan selected as defined
in 961 CMR 2.64(8)(b) and/or (c), Season Tickets, unless renewed, automatically
expire at the end of the consecutive drawings of the applicable plan. Prior to
expiration, renewal applications will be sent to registered Season Ticket
holders with a Massachusetts address. Renewal applications received after the
time period specified upon the renewal form may be assigned a new effective
date. If, upon renewal, the customer requests a change in any or all of the
five numbers in Matrix 1 or the one number in Matrix 2, his or her renewal
application shall be treated as a new ticket rather than a renewal. Said new
ticket will be effective upon completion of processing by the Season Ticket
Department.
(g) Purchasers of
Season Tickets shall select the five numbers in Matrix 1 and one number in
Matrix 2 that he or she wishes to appear on the Season Ticket. Said Purchasers
are cautioned to examine his or her ticket upon purchase and prior to its
effective date to assure the numbers printed represent the numbers desired. The
Lottery will only be liable for the payment of a prize based upon the numbers
as they appear on the Season Ticket and registered on the Lottery's Computer.
In the event of a conflict, the numbers as registered on the Lottery Computer
shall control.
(h) Purchasers of
Season Tickets may elect to use the "Quic Pic" feature for the selection of his
or her numbers. The five numbers in Matrix 1 and one number in Matrix 2 will be
randomly selected by the Lottery Computer and printed on the Season Ticket. The
Lottery will only be liable for the payment of a prize based upon the numbers
as they appear on the Season Ticket and registered on the Lottery's Computer.
In the event of a conflict, the numbers as registered on the Lottery Computer
shall control.
(i) In the event the
Lottery receives a Season Ticket application or renewal application with less
than five numbers in Matrix 1 and/or one number in Matrix 2 as selected by the
applicant, the Lottery may randomly select all or any of those omitted numbers
to assure each application contains five numbers in Matrix 1 and one number in
Matrix 2.
(j) In the event the
Lottery receives a Season Ticket application or renewal application with more
than five numbers in Matrix 1 and/or one number in Matrix 2 as selected by the
applicant, the Lottery may randomly delete one or more of the numbers selected
in order to obtain a valid ticket with five numbers in Matrix 1 and one number
in Matrix 2.
(k) The owner of a
Season Ticket purchased through a Sales Agent must register his or her name
with the Lottery on a form provided with the purchase of the ticket or on-line
through the Lottery's website if prizes are to be paid automatically and
renewal information to be sent.
(l)
When more than one name appears on the application or registration form, the
Lottery may select the first name listed and designate him or her as agent for
collection. In the event the ticket wins a prize, it will be the responsibility
of the recorded agent to make known to the Lottery, Internal Revenue Service,
and the Department of Revenue, the name, social security number and
proportionate share of each of the winners.
(m) A Lucky for Life Season Ticket purchased
through an application is not effective until it is registered on the Lottery's
Computer and a Season Ticket issued to the applicant regardless of whether or
not payment for such ticket has been accepted by the Commission prior to such
registration or otherwise.
(n) The
Director may change the Matrix of numbers from which winning numbers will be
selected to a number greater or less than the Matrix available at the time the
Season Ticket is purchased. In the event a Matrix is enlarged, a Season Ticket
holder may request in writing at least four weeks before the effective date of
such change that his/her number selection be changed; provided, however, this
option shall be limited to changing one or more numbers from a Matrix of
numbers in existence at the time the ticket was purchased to one or more of the
numbers added to that Matrix. In the event a Matrix is decreased and one or
more of the numbers selected at the time the tickets was purchased is
eliminated from the Matrix of available numbers, the holder may request, in
writing, that the numbers so eliminated be replaced by one or more numbers from
the Matrix of numbers remaining after said decrease. In the event the holder
fails to exercise this option at least four weeks prior to the effective date
of such change, the Lottery may randomly select new numbers on the holders
behalf in accordance with the limitations contained herein.
(o) In the event the Commission cancels the
operation of Lucky for Life, the amount paid for drawings so canceled shall be
refunded to the registered holder and said refund shall constitute the
Commission's sole obligation to the holders of Lucky for Life Season Tickets in
the event of said cancellation.
All other provisions of
961 CMR
2.00 shall, if applicable, apply to the Multi-state
Game -LUCKY FOR LIFE.
