New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter III - Division of Lottery › Subchapter A - State Lottery › Part 5007 - Multi-Jurisdictional Lottery Games › Section 5007.2 - Mega Millions definitions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) The
					 following definitions shall apply to Mega Millions.
(1)
Annuity option
is the
					 manner in which the Mega Millions jackpot prize may be paid in 30 annual
					 installments.
(2)
Authorized claim center
means any place designated by the
					 commission where a ticket holder or such ticket holder's representative may
					 file a claim for a prize in accordance with instructions of the
					 commission.
(3)
Jackpot
					 prize
means, for the Mega Millions game, the prize awarded for
					 selecting all the numbers drawn from both fields. If more than one player from
					 all participating lottery states has selected all the numbers drawn, the
					 jackpot prize shall be divided among those players. Jackpot prize may also be
					 referred to from time to time as grand prize. For any other game, the jackpot
					 prize will be identified in game rules issued for such game.
(4)
Lump sum option
means
					 the manner in which the Mega Millions jackpot prize may be paid in a single
					 payment.
(5)
Mega Millions
					 play area
is, for the on-line Mega Millions game, the areas on a Mega
					 Millions play slip identified by an alpha character, A through E, containing
					 two separate fields-one field of 70 and a second field of 25-both containing
					 one- or twodigit numbers each. This is the area where the player, or computer
					 if the player is using the quick pick option, will select five one- or
					 two-digit numbers from the first field and will select one one- or two-digit
					 number from the second field.
(6)
Mega Millions play slip
means, for the Mega Millions game, a
					 computer-readable form, printed and issued by the New York Lottery, used in
					 purchasing a Mega Millions ticket, having up to five separate play areas. The
					 play slip also provides for multiple drawing wagering up to 26 draws.
(7)
Mega Millions ticket
means a game ticket, produced on official paper stock, by a lottery sales agent
					 in an authorized manner, bearing player- or computer-selected numbers, game
					 name, drawing dates, amount of wager, jackpot prize payment option and
					 validation data.
(8)
Mega
					 Millions winning numbers
are, for the on-line Mega Millions game, five
					 one-or two-digit numbers, from 1 through 70 and one one- or two-digit number
					 from 1 through 25, randomly selected at each Mega Millions drawing, which shall
					 be used to determine winning Mega Millions plays contained on Mega Millions
					 tickets.
(9)
Pari-mutuel
means, for the Mega Millions game total amount of
					 prize money allocated to pay prize claimants, at the designated prize level,
					 divided among the number of winning Mega Millions tickets.
(10)
Party lottery or party
					 lotteries
means one or more of the State lotteries established and
					 operated pursuant to the laws of any State lottery that becomes a signatory to
					 the Mega Millions game agreement.
(11)
Prize fund
means that
					 portion of Mega Millions gross sales set aside for the payment of
					 prizes.
(12)
Purchaser(s)
means player(s) of Mega Millions who purchase
					 tickets within New York State in accordance with Mega Millions rules and New
					 York State governing laws and regulations.
(13)
Quick pick
has the
					 meaning set forth in section
					 5004.9(a)(11) of
					 this Title.