Code of Maine Rules › 18 - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES › 553 - BUREAU OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LOTTERY OPERATIONS (BABLO) › Chapter 40 - MEGA MILLIONS RULES › Part II - Mega Millions Game Rules › Section 553-40-II-2.0 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The following definitions apply unless the context requires
					 a different meaning or is otherwise inconsistent with the intention of the
					 rules adopted by the Product Group.
2.1 "Advertised Grand Prize" means the
				  estimated annuitized Grand Prize amount as determined by the Mega Millions
				  Finance Committee and communicated through the Selling Lotteries prior to the
				  Grand Prize 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 Section 6.1.1 of these rules.
2.2 "Agent" or "Retailer" means a person or
				  entity licensed by the Lottery to sell lottery Plays.
2.3 "BABLO" means Bureau of Alcoholic
				  Beverages and Lottery Operations within the Department of Administrative and
				  Financial Services.
2.4
				  "Commission" means the State Liquor and Lottery Commission as establish in
				  5 MRSA
				  section283-A.
2.5 "Computer Pick" or "Easy Pick" means the
				  random selection of indicia by the computer that appear on a ticket or a
				  ticketless transaction, and are played by a player in the game.
2.6 "Drawing" means collectively the formal
				  draw event for randomly selecting winning indicia that determine the number of
				  winners for each prize level of the Mega Millions game. Winning indicia include
				  the Winning Numbers for the Mega Millions game.
2.7 "Executive Director" means the Director
				  of BABLO appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Administrative and
				  Financial Services.
2.8 "Finance
				  & Audit Committee" means the committee established by MUSL Agreement.
2.9 "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 rules of each Party Lottery and
				  Section
				  7.0 (Play Validation) and is a
				  physical representation of the Play or Plays sold to the player or is a
				  properly and validly registered ticketless transaction Play.
2.10 "Jackpot" or "Grand Prize" means the top
				  prize in the Mega Millions game.
2.11 "Just the Jackpot[TM] Plays" ("JJ
				  Plays") means a purchased wager which includes two (2) JJ Plays as part of the
				  Just the Jackpot promotion as described in Part IV of these Rules.
2.12 "Lottery" or "the Lottery" means
				  BABLO.
2.13 "Mega Millions Finance
				  Committee" means a committee of Mega Millions Lotteries that determines the
				  Grand Prize amount (cash value option and annuity).
2.14 "Mega Millions Lottery or Lotteries"
				  means those lotteries that have joined under the Mega Millions Lottery
				  Agreement; the group of lotteries that has reached a Cross-Selling Agreement
				  with this MUSL Product Group for the selling of the Mega Millions
				  game.
2.15. "Mega Millions Plays"
				  (MM Plays) means Plays purchased as part of the Mega Millions game, but shall
				  not include JJ Plays or Megaplier Plays.
2.16 "Megaplier" means the Megaplier
				  Promotion described in Part III of these Rules.
2.17 "Megaplier Plays" means Plays purchased
				  as part of the Megaplier Promotion described in Part III of these
				  Rules.
2.18 "MUSL" means the
				  Multi-State Lottery Association, a government-benefit association wholly owned
				  and operated by the Party Lotteries.
2.19 "MUSL Board" means the governing body of
				  MUSL that is comprised of the chief executive officer of each Party
				  Lottery.
2.20 "On-Line Lottery
				  Game", "Draw Lottery Game" or "Draw Game" means a lottery game wherein a player
				  selects numbers out of a larger predetermined set or sets of numbers.
2.21 "Participating Lottery" or "Selling
				  Lottery" means 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 MUSL or the Mega Millions Lotteries.
2.22 "Party Lottery" means a state lottery or
				  lottery of a political subdivision or entity which has joined MUSL and, in the
				  context of these Product Group Rules that has joined in selling the games
				  offered by the MUSL Mega Millions Product Group.
2.23 "Play" or "Bet" 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 or
				  ticketless transaction as a single lettered selection and are to be played by a
				  player in the game. Each Play is played separately in determining matches to
				  winning numbers and prize amounts.
As used in these Rules, unless otherwise specifically
					 indicated, "Play" or "Bet" includes both "MM Plays" and "JJ Plays". "Megaplier
					 Plays" are separately described in Part III of these Rules.
2.24 "Play Slip" or "Bet Slip" means a
				  physical or electronic means by which a player communicates their intended play
				  selection to the retailer as defined and approved by the Selling
				  Lottery.
2.25 "Product Group" or
				  "the Group" means a group of lotteries that has joined together to offer the
				  Mega Millions Lottery game product pursuant to the terms of its Cross-Selling
				  Agreement with the Mega Millions Lotteries, the MUSL Agreement and the Product
				  Group's own rules.
2.26 "Set Prize"
				  also referred to as "low-tier prize" means all other prizes except the Grand
				  Prize and, except in instances outlined in these rules, will be equal to the
				  prize amount established by the MUSL Board for the prize level.
2.27 "Terminal" means a device authorized by
				  the Maine State Lottery to function in a draw game, interactive mode with the
				  Maine State Lottery's computer gaming system for the purpose of issuing lottery
				  tickets and entering, receiving, and processing lottery transactions, including
				  purchases, validating tickets, and transmitting reports.
2.28 "Ticketless Transaction" shall include
				  Plays sold through subscription, internet or non-standard terminals.
2.29 "Winning numbers" means the indicia
				  randomly selected during a Drawing event which shall be used to determine
				  winning Plays for the Mega Millions game contained on a game ticket or
				  ticketless transaction.