Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a)
Cash Five®. A Texas Lottery draw game to be
known as "Cash Five" is authorized to be conducted by the executive director
under the following rules and under such further instructions and directives as
the executive director may issue in furtherance thereof. If a conflict arises
between this rule and §
401.304 of this title (relating to
Draw Game Rules (General)), this section shall have precedence.
(b) Definitions. In addition to the
definitions provided in §
401.301 of this title (relating to
General Definitions), and unless the context in this rule otherwise requires,
the following definitions apply.
(1)
Multi-draw--A player may purchase a Cash Five play for up to 12 consecutive
drawings beginning with the current draw.
(2) Play--The five numbers selected and
printed on the ticket.
(3)
Playboard --A field of 35 numbers from 1 to 35 found on the playslip.
(c) Play for Cash Five.
(1) Type of play. A Cash Five player must
select five numbers out of a field of 35 numbers in each play or allow number
selection by a random number generator approved by the commission, referred to
as Quick Pick. A winning play is achieved only when two, three, four, or five
of the numbers selected by the player match, in any order, two, three, four or
five, respectively, of the five winning numbers drawn by the lottery.
(2) The price of a single Cash Five play for
the Cash Five game is $1.00.
(3)
Cash Five plays may be purchased only at a licensed location from a lottery
retailer authorized to sell draw game tickets.
(4) A retailer shall issue a ticket as
evidence of one or more plays. A ticket must show the numbers selected for each
play, the number of plays, the draw date(s) for which the plays were purchased,
the cost of the ticket, and the security and transaction serial numbers.
Tickets must be printed on official Texas Lottery paper stock, or, for
third-party point-of-sale systems approved by the commission, printed on paper
stock or otherwise issued in a manner approved by the commission to provide
tangible evidence of participation in a lottery game.
(5) One prize per play. The holder of a
winning play may win only one prize per play in connection with the winning
numbers drawn and shall be entitled only to the highest prize category won by
those numbers.
(d)
Prizes for Cash Five. The first, second, and third prize amounts, for each
drawing, paid to each Cash Five player who selects a matching combination of
numbers is a fixed amount shown in the chart below, Figure: 16 TAC §
401.308(d). The
Match 5 top prize is a guaranteed (fixed) amount of $25,000; provided that, in
any drawing where the number of top prize winning plays is greater than three
(3), the top prize shall be paid on a pari-mutuel rather than fixed prize basis
and a liability cap of $75,000 (Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars) will be divided
equally by the number of top prize winning plays. In this case, the calculation
of the Match 5 top prize shall be rounded down so that prizes can be paid in
multiples of whole dollars. Any part of the top pari-mutuel prize for a drawing
that is not paid in prizes (breakage) shall be applied to offset prize expense.
The Match 2 (fourth prize) is a guaranteed free Cash Five Quick Pick ticket.
All other prizes are paid in cash.
(e) Drawings.
(1) The Cash Five drawings shall be held each
week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings at
10:12 p.m. Central Time except that the drawing schedule may be changed by the
executive director, if necessary.
(2) The drawings will be conducted by lottery
officials.
(3) Each drawing shall
determine, at random, five winning numbers in accordance with Cash Five draw
procedures. Any numbers drawn are not declared winning numbers until the
drawing is certified by the lottery in accordance with the draw procedures. The
winning numbers shall be used in determining all Cash Five winners for that
drawing.
(4) Each drawing shall be
witnessed by an independent certified public accountant. All drawing equipment
used shall be examined by a lottery drawing representative and the independent
certified public accountant immediately prior to a drawing and immediately
after the drawing.
(5) A drawing
will not be invalidated based on the financial liability of the
lottery.
