| (a) Mega Millions® .
The Multi-State Lottery Association ("MUSL") has entered into an Agreement
("Cross-Sell Agreement") with those U.S. lotteries operating under
an agreement to sell a draw game known as Mega Millions ("Mega Millions
Lotteries") to permit the MUSL Party Lotteries who are members of
the MUSL Mega Millions Product Group ("Product Group"), including
the Texas Lottery Commission (commission), to sell the Mega Millions
lottery game. The purpose of the Mega Millions game is the generation
of revenue for Mega Millions Lotteries and Product Group members participating
under the Cross-Sell Agreement, through the operation of a specially
designed multi-jurisdiction lottery game that will award prizes to
ticket holders matching specified combinations of numbers randomly
selected in regularly scheduled drawings. The Mega Millions game is
authorized to be conducted by the commission executive director (executive
director) under the conditions of the Cross-Sell Agreement, MUSL rules,
the laws of the State of Texas, this section, and under such further
instructions, directives, and procedures as the executive director
may issue in furtherance thereof. In this regard, the executive director
is authorized to issue such further instructions and directives as
may be necessary to conform the conduct and play of the Mega Millions
game to the requirements of the MUSL rules and the Cross-Sell Agreement,
if, in the opinion of the executive director, such instructions, directives,
and procedures are in conformance with state law. To be clear, the
authority to participate in the Mega Millions game is provided to
the commission by MUSL through the Cross-Sell Agreement. The conduct
and play of the Mega Millions game must conform to the Product Group's
Mega Millions game rules ("MUSL MM Rules"). Further, if a conflict
arises between this section and §401.304 of this chapter (relating
to Draw Game Rules (General)) , this section shall have precedence.
In addition to other applicable rules contained in Chapter 401, this
section and definitions herein apply unless the context requires a
different meaning or is otherwise inconsistent with the intent of
the MUSL MM Rules adopted by the Product Group.
(b) Definitions. In addition to the definitions provided
in §401.301 of this subchapter (relating to General Definitions),
and unless the context in this section otherwise requires, the following
definitions apply.
(1) "Agent" or "retailer" means a person or entity
authorized by the commission to sell lottery Plays.
(2) "Drawing" refers collectively to the formal draw
event for randomly selecting the winning numbers that determine the
number of winning Plays for each prize level of the Mega Millions
game and Megaplier® Promotion.
(3) "Game ticket" or "ticket" means an acceptable evidence
of Play, which is a ticket produced in a manner that meets the specifications
defined in the MUSL rules or the rules of each Selling Lottery, and
is a physical representation of the Play or Plays sold to the player
as described in subsection (g) of this section (Ticket Validation).
(4) "Just the Jackpot® Play"
("JJ Play") shall refer to a wager purchased which includes two (2)
Plays as part of the Just the Jackpot Promotion as described in subsection
(l) of this section.
(5) "Megaplier Plays" shall refer to Plays purchased
as part of the Megaplier Promotion described in subsection (k) of
this section.
(6) "Mega Millions Lotteries" refers to those lotteries
that have joined under the Mega Millions Lottery Agreement and that
have entered into the Cross-Sell Agreement with MUSL for the selling
of the Mega Millions game by the Product Group. "Mega Millions Finance
Committee" refers to a Committee of the Mega Millions Lotteries that
determines the Grand Prize amount (cash value option and annuity).
(7) "Mega Millions Plays" ("MM Plays") shall refer
to Plays purchased as part of the Mega Millions game, but shall not
include JJ Plays or Megaplier Plays.
(8) "MUSL" means the Multi-State Lottery Association,
a government-benefit association wholly owned and operated by the
MUSL Party Lotteries.
(9) "MUSL Board" means the governing body of the MUSL,
which is comprised of the chief executive officer of each Party Lottery.
(10) "Party Lottery" means a state lottery or lottery
of a political subdivision or entity that has joined MUSL and, in
the context of the Product Group rules, has joined in selling the
games offered by the Product Group. "Selling Lottery" or "Participating
Lottery" shall mean a state lottery or lottery of a political subdivision
or entity that is participating in selling the Mega Millions game
and that may be a member of either the Product Group or the Mega Million
Lotteries.
(11) "Play" means a set of six (6) numbers, the first
five (5) from a field of seventy (70) numbers and the last one (1)
from a field of twenty-five (25) numbers, that appear on a ticket
and are to be played by a player in the game. As used in this section,
unless otherwise indicated, "Play" includes both Mega Millions Plays
("MM Plays") and Just the Jackpot Plays ("JJ Play"). "Megaplier Plays"
are separately described in subsection (k) of this section.
(12) "Prize" means an amount paid to a person or entity
holding a winning ticket. The terms "Grand Prize" or "Jackpot" may
be used interchangeably and shall refer to the top prize in the Mega
Millions game. "Advertised Grand Prize" or "Advertised Jackpot" shall
mean the estimated annuitized Grand Prize amount as determined by
the Mega Millions Finance Committee and communicated through the Selling
Lotteries prior to the next Mega Millions Drawing. The Advertised
Grand Prize is not a guaranteed prize amount and the actual Grand
Prize amount may vary from the advertised amount, except in circumstances
where there is a guaranteed Grand Prize amount as described in subsection
(f)(1) of this section.
(13) "Product Group" means the MUSL Party Lotteries
who are members of the MUSL Mega Millions Product Group and who offer
the Mega Millions game product pursuant to the terms of the Cross-Sell
Agreement between MUSL and the Mega Millions Lotteries, and in accordance
with the Multi-State Lottery Agreement and the MUSL MM Rules.
(14) "Set Prize" or "low-tier prize" means all other
prizes, except the Grand Prize and, except in instances outlined in
this section, or the MUSL MM Rules, will be equal to the prize amount
established by the MUSL Board for the prize level.
(15) "Terminal" means a device authorized by the commission
for the purpose of issuing Mega Millions game tickets and as defined
in §401.301 (General Definitions) of this chapter.
(16) "Winning Numbers" means the indicia or numbers
randomly selected during a Drawing event which shall be used to determine
the winning Plays for the Mega Millions game contained on a game ticket.
(c) Game Description. Mega Millions is a five (5) out
of seventy (70) plus one (1) out of twenty-five (25) lottery game
drawn on the day(s), time(s) and location(s) as determined by the
Mega Millions Lotteries, and which pays the Grand Prize, at the election
of the player made in accordance with this section, or by a default
election made in accordance with this section, either on a graduated
annuitized annual pari-mutuel basis or as a cash value option using
a rate determined by the Mega Millions Finance Committee on a pari-mutuel
basis. Except as provided in this section, all other prizes are paid
on a single payment basis. During the Drawing event, five (5) numbers
shall be drawn from the first set of seventy (70) numbers, and one
(1) number shall be drawn from the second set of twenty-five (25)
numbers, which shall constitute the Winning Numbers.
(1) Mega Millions Play. To play Mega Millions, a player
shall select (or request a Quick Pick) five (5) different numbers,
from one (1) through seventy (70) and one (1) additional number from
one (1) through twenty-five (25). The additional number may be the
same as one of the first five numbers selected by the player. MM Plays
can be purchased for two dollars (U.S. $2.00), including any specific
statutorily-mandated tax of a Party Lottery to be included in the
price of a lottery Play. Plays may be purchased from a Party Lottery
approved sales outlet in a manner as approved by the Party Lottery
and in accordance MUSL rules.
(2) Claims. A ticket shall be the only proof of a game
Play or Plays and is subject to the validation requirements set forth
in subsection (g) of this section. The submission of a winning ticket
to the commission or its authorized agent shall be the sole method
of claiming a prize or prizes. A playslip has no pecuniary or prize
value and shall not constitute evidence of Play purchase or of numbers
selected. A terminal-produced paper receipt has no pecuniary or prize
value and shall not constitute evidence of Play purchase or of numbers
selected.
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