Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - REVENUE, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 370 - Nebraska Lottery Regulations › Chapter 1600 - MEGA MILLIONS › Section 370-1600-1610 - MEGA MILLIONS MEGAPLIER PROMOTION

Current through June 17, 2024
1610.01 Description
The Mega Millions Megaplier promotion is a limited extension
				  of the Mega Millions game and is conducted in accordance with the Game Rules,
				  the Amended and Restated Mega Millions Official Game Rules revised effective
				  March 1, 2005, as they may be amended from time to time, and other lottery
				  rules applicable to the Mega Millions game, except as may be amended in these
				  regulations. The promotion will end at a time and date announced by the
				  Nebraska Lottery. The promotion will offer to the owners of a qualifying play a
				  chance to multiply or increase the amount of any of the eight lump sum Set
				  Prizes (the lump sum prizes normally, as of the effective date of these
				  regulations and subject to change, paying $2 to $250,000) won in a drawing held
				  during the promotion. The Grand Prize is not a Set Prize and will not be
				  multiplied or increased by means of the Megaplier promotion.
1610.02 Qualifying Play
A qualifying play is any single Mega Millions play for which
				  the player pays an extra dollar for the Megaplier option play and which is
				  recorded at a Party Lottery's central computer as a qualifying
				  play.
1610.03 Prizes to be
				Multiplied
A qualifying play which wins one of seven lowest lump sum Set
				  Prizes will be multiplied by the number selected, either two, three, or four
				  (2, 3, or 4), in a separate random Megaplier drawing announced in a manner
				  approved by the Product Group. The Match 5+0 prize, for players selecting the
				  Megaplier option, shall be $1,000,000 (one million dollars) unless a higher
				  limited promotional dollar amount is announced by the Group or unless a lower
				  dollar amount is announced by the Group under it limitation of liability
				  rules.
1610.04 Megaplier
				Draws
MUSL will either itself conduct, or authorize a U.S. Lottery
				  to conduct on its behalf, a separate random "Megaplier" drawing. Before each
				  Mega Millions drawing a single number (2, 3 or 4) shall be drawn. The Mega
				  Millions Group may change one or more of these multiplier numbers and/or the
				  Match 5+0 Megaplier prize amount for special promotions from time to
				  time.
1610.05 Prize Pool
The prize pool for all prize categories offered by the Party
				  Lotteries shall consist of up to fifty-five percent (55%) of each drawing
				  period's sales, as determined by the Game Group, or a different percentage when
				  set by the Game Rules, of each drawing period's sales, including any specific
				  statutorily-mandated tax of a Party Lottery to be included in the price of a
				  lottery ticket, after the Mega Millions prize reserve accounts are funded to
				  the amounts set by the Product Group. Any amount remaining in the prize pool at
				  the end of this game shall be carried forward to a replacement game or expended
				  in a manner as directed by the Product Group in accordance with jurisdiction
				  law.
1610.06 Prize Reserve
				Accounts
Any amount not used to pay for multiplied prizes may be
				  collected and placed in the rollover account or in trust in one or more prize
				  reserve accounts until the prize reserve accounts reach the amounts designated
				  by the Product Group.
1610.07 Expected Prize Payout
Except as provided in the Game Rules, all prizes awarded
				  shall be paid as lump sum set prizes. Instead of the Mega Millions Set Prize
				  amounts, qualifying Megaplier plays will pay the Set Prize amount multiplied by
				  the number selected in the Megaplier drawing. In certain rare instances,
				  however, a qualifying Megaplier play may pay less than the Set Prize multiplied
				  by the number drawn in the Megaplier drawing. In such a case, the Megaplier
				  prizes will be a multiple of the changed Mega Millions prize amount announced
				  after the draw. For example, if a Set Prize amount that is normally $250,000
				  becomes $150,000 under the rules of the Mega Millions game, then a Megaplier
				  player winning that prize amount with a 4X multiplier would win only $600,000
				  ($150,000 x 4).
1610.08
				Probability of Winning
The probability of the various Megaplier numbers being drawn
				  during a single Mega Millions drawing will be as set in the Game Rules. The
				  Product Group may elect to run limited promotions that may increase the
				  multiplier numbers.
1610.09
				Prize Pool Carried Forward
The prize pool percentage allocated to the Megaplier set
				  prizes shall be carried forward to subsequent draws if all or a portion of it
				  is not needed to pay the set prizes awarded in the current draw or may be held
				  in a prize reserve account.
1610.10 Pari-Mutuel Prizes-All Prize Amounts
If the total of the original Mega Millions set prizes and the
				  multiplied Megaplier set prizes awarded in a drawing exceeds the percentage of
				  the prize pools allocated to the set prizes, then the amount needed to fund the
				  set prizes (including the Megaplier prize amounts) awarded shall be drawn in
				  the manner set by the Game Rules.
1610.11 Prize Payments
All Megaplier prizes shall be paid in one lump sum through
				  the Party Lottery that sold the winning ticket(s). A Party Lottery may begin
				  paying Megaplier prizes after receiving authorization to pay from the MUSL
				  central office.
1610.12
				Prizes Rounded
Prizes, which, under the Game Rules, may become pari-mutuel
				  prizes, may be rounded down so that prizes can be paid in whole dollars.
				  Breakage resulting from rounding these prizes shall be carried forward to the
				  prize pool for the next drawing.