Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 16	ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 9	TEXAS LOTTERY COMMISSION
CHAPTER 401	ADMINISTRATION OF STATE LOTTERY ACT
SUBCHAPTER D	LOTTERY GAME RULES
RULE §401.315	"Mega Millions" Draw Game Rule

(i) The contribution rate for JJ Plays to the GPP shall be 50.2012% of sales. An amount up to five percent (5%) of a Party Lottery's JJ Play sales, including any specific statutorily mandated tax of a Party Lottery to be included in the price of a lottery's JJ Play, shall be added to a Party Lottery's Just the Jackpot Prize Pool contribution and placed in trust in one or more prize pool and prize reserve accounts held by the Product Group at any time that the Party Lottery's share of the PRA is below the amounts designated by the Product Group. Details shall be noted in the Comments to the MUSL MM Rule JJ5.2.

(ii) All provisions regarding the Grand Prize Pool and Prize Reserve Account as described herein are applicable to JJ Play contributions to the Grand Prize Pool and Prize Reserve Account.

(7) Expected Prize Payout Percentage. The Mega Millions Grand Prize payout shall be determined on a pari-mutuel basis. The Grand Prize amount shall be divided equally by the number of MM Plays and JJ Plays winning the Mega Millions Grand Prize. All prize payouts are made with the following expected prize payout percentages, which does not include any additional amount held in prize reserves:

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Source Note: The provisions of this §401.315 adopted to be effective August 28, 2017, 42 TexReg 4288; amended to be effective February 28, 2019, 44 TexReg 818; amended to be effective August 30, 2020, 45 TexReg 5908; amended to be effective April 28, 2022, 47 TexReg 2131