Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 9 - TEXAS LOTTERY COMMISSION
Chapter 401 - ADMINISTRATION OF STATE LOTTERY ACT
Subchapter D - LOTTERY GAME RULES
Section 401.312 - "Texas Two Step" Draw Game Rule
Universal Citation: 16 TX Admin Code § 401.312
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Texas Two Step®. The executive director is authorized to conduct a game known as "Texas Two Step." The executive director may issue further directives for the conduct of Texas Two Step that are consistent with this rule. In the case of conflict, this rule takes precedence over § 401.304 of this title (relating to Draw Game Rules (General)).
(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)
Play--The selection of four different numbers from 1 to 35 and the selection of
an additional number from 1 to 35 for one opportunity to win in Texas Two Step,
and the purchase of a ticket evidencing that selection.
(2) Playboard--Two fields found on the
playslip, with each field containing 35 numbers from 1 to 35.
(3) Roll cycle--A series of one or more
drawings that ends when there is a drawing for which one or more tickets are
sold that match, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (e)(1)(A) of
this section, the numbers drawn in the drawing. A new roll cycle begins with
the next drawing after a drawing for which one or more jackpot tickets are sold
that match, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (e)(1)(A) of this
section, the numbers drawn in the drawing.
(c) Plays and tickets.
(1) A ticket may be sold only by a retailer
and only at the location listed on the retailer's license. A ticket sold by a
person other than a retailer is not valid.
(2) The price of a play is $1.
(3) A player may use a single playslip, or
other commission-approved method of play, to purchase the same play(s) for up
to 10 consecutive drawings, to begin with the next drawing after the
purchase.
(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) An unsigned winning ticket is payable to
the holder or bearer of the ticket if the ticket meets all applicable
validation requirements.
(d) Drawings.
(1) Texas Two Step drawings shall be held
each week on the days and at times specified by the executive director.
(2) At each Texas Two Step
drawing, the commission shall draw four different numbers from a set of numbers
from 1 to 35, and the commission shall draw a single number from a separate set
of numbers from 1 to 35.
(3)
Numbers drawn must be certified by the commission in accordance with the
commission's draw procedures.
(4)
The numbers selected in a drawing shall be used to determine all winners for
that drawing.
(5) 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 before each drawing and
immediately after each drawing.
(e) Prizes.
(1) Jackpot prize (first prize).
(A) A person who holds a valid ticket for a
Texas Two Step play is entitled to a share of the jackpot prize (first prize)
for a drawing if:
(i) the four numbers the
player selected from a field of 35 numbers match (in any order) the four
numbers selected from a set of 35 numbers at the drawing; and
(ii) the single number the player selected
from a field of 35 numbers matches the single number selected from a set of 35
numbers at the drawing.
(B) The jackpot prize for a Texas Two Step
drawing is the amount the commission establishes and authorizes vendors to
publicize for the drawing.
(C) If
23.78 percent of Texas Two Step sales proceeds for a roll cycle are not
sufficient to pay a jackpot prize, the commission shall use funds from other
authorized sources, including the State Lottery Account established by
Government Code §
466.355, to pay the
prize.
(2) Second prize.
(A) A person who holds a valid ticket for a
Texas Two Step play is entitled to a share of the second prize for a drawing
if:
(i) the four numbers the player selected
from a field of 35 numbers match (in any order) the four numbers selected from
a set of 35 numbers at the drawing; and
(ii) the single number the player selected
from a field of 35 numbers does not match the single number selected from a set
of 35 numbers at the drawing.
(B) The second prize consists of 2.79 percent
of the proceeds from Texas Two Step ticket sales for the drawing and any
amounts carried forward under subparagraph (D) of this paragraph.
(C) A payment made to a person for a share of
the second prize for a drawing shall be rounded to the closest whole dollar
amount. An amount of exactly fifty cents shall be rounded up to the nearest
whole dollar amount.
(D) Any part
of the second prize for a drawing that is not paid in prizes shall be carried
forward and shall become part of the second prize for the next
drawing.
(3) Third prize.
(A) A person who holds a valid ticket for a
Texas Two Step play is entitled to a share of the third prize for a drawing if:
(i) three of the four numbers the player
selected from a field of 35 numbers match (in any order) three of the four
numbers selected from a set of 35 numbers at the drawing; and
(ii) the single number the player selected
from a field of 35 numbers matches the single number selected from a set of 35
numbers at the drawing.
(B) The third prize consists of 0.34 percent
of the proceeds from Texas Two Step ticket sales for the drawing and any
amounts carried forward under subparagraph (D) of this paragraph.
(C) A payment made to a person for a share of
the third prize for a drawing shall be rounded to the closest whole dollar
amount. An amount of exactly fifty cents shall be rounded up to the nearest
whole dollar amount.
(D) Any part
of the third prize for a drawing that is not paid in prizes shall be carried
forward and shall become part of the third prize for the next
drawing.
(4) Fourth
prize.
(A) A person who holds a valid ticket
for a Texas Two Step play is entitled to a share of the fourth prize for a
drawing if:
(i) three of the four numbers the
player selected from a field of 35 numbers match (in any order) three of the
four numbers selected at the drawing from a set of 35 numbers; and
(ii) the single number the player selected
from a field of 35 numbers does not match the single number selected from a set
of 35 numbers at the drawing.
(B) The fourth prize consists of 4.60 percent
of the proceeds from Texas Two Step ticket sales for the drawing and any
amounts carried forward under subparagraph (D) of this paragraph.
(C) A payment made to a person for a share of
the fourth prize for a drawing shall be rounded to the closest whole dollar
amount. An amount of exactly fifty cents shall be rounded up to the nearest
whole dollar amount.
(D) Any part
of the fourth prize for a drawing that is not paid in prizes shall be carried
forward and shall become part of the fourth prize for the next
drawing.
(5) Fifth prize.
(A) A person who holds a valid ticket for a
Texas Two Step play is entitled to a share of the fifth prize for a drawing if:
(i) two of the four numbers the player
selected from a field of 35 numbers match (in any order) two of the four
numbers selected from a set of 35 numbers at the drawing; and
(ii) the single number the player selected
from a field of 35 numbers matches the single number selected from a set of 35
numbers at the drawing.
(B) The fifth prize consists of 3.04 percent
of the proceeds from Texas Two Step ticket sales for the drawing and any
amounts carried forward under subparagraph (D) of this paragraph.
(C) A payment made to a person for a share of
the fifth prize for a drawing shall be rounded to the closest whole dollar
amount. An amount of exactly fifty cents shall be rounded up to the nearest
whole dollar amount.
(D) Any part
of the fifth prize for a drawing that is not paid in prizes shall be carried
forward and shall become part of the fifth prize for the next
drawing.
(6) Sixth prize.
(A) A person who holds a valid ticket for a
Texas Two Step play is entitled to a $7 prize for a drawing if:
(i) one of the four numbers the player
selected from a field of 35 numbers matches one of the four numbers selected
from a set of 35 numbers at the drawing; and
(ii) the single number the player selected
from a field of 35 numbers matches the single number selected from a set of 35
numbers at the drawing.
(B) If 6.87 percent of sales proceeds for the
drawing are not sufficient to pay all of the sixth prizes for that drawing, the
commission shall use funds from other authorized sources, including the State
Lottery Account established by Government Code §
466.355, to pay the
prize.
(C) To the extent that the
total amount of sixth prizes for a Texas Two Step drawing is less than 6.87
percent of the proceeds from ticket sales for the drawing, the difference shall
be carried forward to fund future sixth prize payments.
(7) Seventh prize.
(A) A person who holds a valid ticket for a
Texas Two Step play is entitled to a $5 prize for a drawing if:
(i) none of the four numbers the player
selected from a field of 35 numbers match any of the four numbers selected from
a set of 35 numbers at the drawing; and
(ii) the single number the player selected
from a field of 35 numbers matches the single number selected from a set of 35
numbers at the drawing.
(B) If 8.58 percent of sales proceeds for the
drawing are not sufficient to pay all of the seventh prizes for that drawing,
the commission shall use funds from other authorized sources, including the
State Lottery Account established by Government Code §
466.355, to pay the
prize.
(C) To the extent that the
total amount of seventh prizes for a Texas Two Step drawing is less than 8.58
percent of the proceeds from ticket sales for the drawing, the difference shall
be carried forward to fund future seventh prize payments.
(8) A person may win only one prize per play
per drawing. A player who holds a valid ticket for a winning play is entitled
to the highest prize for that play.
(9) A share of a prize is determined by
dividing the prize by the number of winning plays for that prize.
(10) A Texas Two Step prize payment shall be
made upon completion of commission validation procedures.
(11) A claimant is not entitled to interest
or other earnings on a prize, regardless of when a claim is actually presented
and regardless of when payment is made.
(f) Jackpot information on commission website. After the commission has approved an advertised estimated jackpot under subsection (e) of this section, the commission shall post the following information on the agency website:
(1) the
amount of ticket sales, if any, for previous drawings in the roll cycle;
and
(2) the amount of projected
ticket sales for the upcoming drawing.
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