| (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 play matching
(in any order) three of the six numbers drawn in a drawing is entitled
to a guaranteed prize of $3.
(B) If 4.02 percent of the proceeds from Lotto Texas
ticket sales is not sufficient to pay all fourth prizes for a draw,
the commission shall use funds from other authorized sources, including
the State Lottery Account as identified in Government Code, §466.355.
(C) To the extent that the total amount of fourth prizes
for a drawing is less than 4.02 percent of the proceeds from ticket
sales for the drawing, the difference shall be carried forward to
fund future fourth prize payments.
(5) 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.
(6) A share of a prize is determined by dividing the
prize by the number of winning plays for that prize.
(7) Jackpot payment amounts are calculated on the first
business day after the applicable drawing. A claimant is not entitled
to interest or other earnings on those amounts, regardless of when
the claim is actually presented and regardless of the dates on which
payments are made.
(g) Lotto Texas With Extra!.
(1) A Lotto Texas player may purchase the Extra! feature
by paying an additional $1 per play at the time of his/her Lotto Texas
base game ticket purchase.
(2) Extra! offers players a chance to increase the
amount of any of the non-jackpot prizes won in a Lotto Texas base
game drawing, and to win a prize for matching two of the six numbers
drawn. The Extra! feature does not apply to a Lotto Texas base game
jackpot prize (match six-of-six).
(3) A Lotto Texas Play that wins one of the non-jackpot
prizes or matches two of the six numbers drawn, and for which the
player paid an additional $1 for Extra!, shall be paid as follows:
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(h) Lotto Texas Jackpot information on commission website.
(1) After the commission has approved an advertised
estimated annuitized jackpot under subsection (e) of this section,
the commission shall post the following information on the agency
website:
(A) the amount of ticket sales, if any, for previous
drawings in the roll cycle;
(B) the amount of projected ticket sales for the upcoming
drawing;
(C) investment information used to determine the advertised
estimated jackpot; and
(D) other information used to determine the advertised
estimated jackpot.
(2) After the commission determines that one or more
tickets have been sold that match the six numbers drawn in a drawing,
the commission shall post on the agency website information used to
calculate the Lotto Texas base game jackpot prize.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §401.305 adopted to be effective April 23, 2006, 31 TexReg 2851; amended to be effective December 26, 2007, 32 TexReg 9609; amended to be effective April 24, 2011, 36 TexReg 2382; amended to be effective April 14, 2013, 38 TexReg 371; amended to be effective September 17, 2015, 40 TexReg 6101; amended to be effective March 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 1045; amended to be effective August 30, 2020, 45 TexReg 5908; amended to be effective March 4, 2021, 46 TexReg 1378; amended to be effective April 28, 2022, 47 TexReg 2131 |
