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3770:1-9-54 Game rule number fifty-four.
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery commission game rule number fifty-four, "Pick 10," shall
be conducted at such times and for such periods as the commission may determine.
For the purpose of this rule, "sales cycle" shall mean any such period beginning on
the date when ticket sales are commenced and continuing through the date
established by the director as the final sales date.
(B) General design.
(1) Game rule number fifty-four is a lottery game of the type generally known as a
number match game.
(2) Each ticket in game rule number fifty-four shall be imprinted with one set of ten
unique numbers from the set of integers one through eighty inclusive, as
determined by the choice of the ticket purchaser or the auto pick feature of
the on-line gaming computer system, and recorded on the ticket at the time of
purchase. All prizes in game rule number fifty-four shall be paid out in a
lump sum.
(3) At such times as determined by the director, drawings will be conducted during
which twenty unique numbers shall be selected at random from the set of
integers one through eighty inclusive.
Holders of valid winning tickets for a given drawing bearing no numbers or
five to ten numbers drawn in that drawing, shall be entitled to a prize award
in accordance with this rule.
(C) Price of tickets. The price of a ticket issued by the commission in game rule number
fifty-four shall be one dollar per wager. The player may purchase up to the number
of wagers per ticket, or multiples thereof, as designated by the director if a
multi-draw wager is requested at the player's discretion in accordance with the
number of game panels and inclusive drawings.
(D) Structure, nature and value of prize awards. Based upon the numbers drawn in each
regular drawing for game rule number fifty-four, prizes shall be awarded to holders
of valid tickets for that drawing as follows:
(1) For each ticket bearing a selection which matches zero integers, of the twenty
integers drawn, the player wins a regular prize award of three dollars.
(2) For each ticket bearing a selection which matches five, and only five, of the
twenty integers drawn, the player wins a regular prize award of two dollars.
(3) For each ticket bearing a selection which matches six, and only six, of the
twenty integers drawn, the player wins a regular prize award of five dollars.
(4) For each ticket bearing a selection which matches seven, and only seven, of the
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twenty integers drawn, the player wins a regular prize award of forty dollars.
(5) For each ticket bearing a selection which matches eight, and only eight, of the
twenty integers drawn, the player wins a regular prize award of four hundred
dollars.
(6) For each ticket bearing a selection which matches nine, and only nine, of the
twenty integers drawn, the player wins a regular prize award of six thousand
dollars.
(7) For each ticket bearing a selection which matches ten, and only ten, of the
twenty integers drawn, the player wins the jackpot prize award of five
hundred thousand dollars. The director shall have the discretion to change the
prizes and percentages which represent the prize pools in each of the
categories referred to in paragraphs (D)(1) through (D)(7) of this rule.
(8) No amounts shall remain in the prize funds described in paragraphs (D)(1) to
(D)(7) of this rule after any given drawing, whether or not a winning ticket
was issued for those prizes, and no prize amounts shall be carried forward in
the same fund for the next drawing. Any amounts remaining in the prize
pools described in paragraphs (D)(1) to (D)(7) of this rule after any given
drawing, due to residual amounts after prize disbursements, shall be retained
by the commission.
(9) In a single game rule number fifty-four drawing, a claimant may win in only
one prize category per wager as a result of possessing winning numbers, and
shall be entitled only to the highest prize level won.
(E) Limitations of prize liability. For each individual drawing, there shall be a jackpot payout cap of two million five
hundred thousand dollars for tickets bearing selections which match all ten integers
drawn. If there are more than five winners matching all ten integers drawn, the total
jackpot of two million five hundred thousand dollars shall be divided by the
number of winning tickets to determine the amount of the prize award for each
winning ticket for that drawing.
(F) Frequency of prize drawings. Drawings shall be held at times determined by the
director.
(G) Manner of prize drawings.
(1) Prize drawings shall be open to the public and may be held at such places in the
state that the director shall determine. The director shall inform the public as
to the time and place of each prize drawing.
(2) All holders of valid tickets for a given drawing are eligible to win in that
drawing. If the holder of a winning ticket does not have the ticket fully
validated and the prize is not claimed and presented for payment within one
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hundred eighty days after the date of the drawing, in accordance with the
procedures set forth in lottery rules, such unclaimed prize shall be paid into
the state lottery fund and distributed in accordance with section 3770.06 of
the Revised Code.
(3) All drawings in game rule number fifty-four will be conducted in accordance
with random procedures approved by the director. For every drawing in game
rule number fifty-four, the director will approve procedures and mechanisms
for the selection of winners and the awarding of prizes in order that random
selection by the on-line computer system will be achieved.
(4) The director reserves the right to suspend or cancel any drawings or the game
itself, change the prize structure, frequency of drawings or draw dates.
(H) Validity of tickets.
(1) Each purchaser of tickets in game rule number fifty-four shall be responsible for
verifying that the number imprinted on such tickets are those requested by the
purchaser, that the purchase price paid is the price recorded on such ticket,
and that such ticket has recorded thereon the type of bet(s), the manner of
payment of the prize award, and the drawing date(s) therefor that the
purchaser desired to make. The Ohio lottery commission shall be free of any
liability in connection with this paragraph.
(2) Each ticket issued in game rule number fifty-four shall have imprinted thereon
at the time of purchase a control number, bar code data, or both, supplied by
the commission. No prize shall be paid by the commission for any tickets
without such control number or bar code data.
(3) All winning tickets in game rule number fifty-four are subject to validation by
the on-line gaming computer system under procedures established by the
director before the payment of any prize.
(4) The only basis for a valid claim is compliance with the Ohio laws and
commission rules and regulations. No valid claim may be premised on
human, electronic, or other error in the communication, display or
transmission of data, however recorded, display, or transmitted. No valid
claim can be premised upon any intentional human, electronic or other form
of communication or transmission of data, which has not been authorized by
the lottery commission.
(5) In addition to, but not in limitation of, all other power and authority conferred
on the director by the commission's rules, the director may declare a ticket in
game rule number fifty-four void if it is stolen, not sold or deemed not sold in
accordance with commission rules; if it is illegible, altered, or counterfeit; or
if the ticket fails any of the validation tests or procedures established by the
director. The commission's liability and responsibility for a ticket declared
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void, if any, is limited to refund of the retail sales price of the ticket.
(I) Director's conduct of game rule number fifty-four.
(1) The director shall conduct game rule number fifty-four in a manner consistent
with the Lottery Act, the rules of the commission, including without
limitation this rule, and the regulations of the director. As deemed necessary
or advisable, the director shall adopt management regulations, orders or
directives to implement and operate this lottery game.
(2) Names and definitions of elements of game rule number fifty-four used in this
rule are considered generic terms used solely for the purpose of this rule. In
actual operation, game rule number fifty-four and these elements may be
given names or titles chosen by the commission.
(3) The director shall have discretion to combine existing or future games for
promotional purposes in order to increase revenues and to create a different
payment structure for prizes to be paid if games are combined, and to
authorize any funding mechanism the director deemed necessary to
accomplish payment of any prize pool.
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Effective: 08/04/2007
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 08/04/2012
Certification
Date
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3770.03
Rule Amplifies: 3770.01, 3770.02, 3770.03, 3770.04, 3770.05,
3770.06, 3770.07, 3770.08
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