961 CMR, § 2.64

Current through Register 1536, December 6, 2024

Section 2.64 - Multi-state Game - LUCKY FOR LIFE

(1)Effective Date. Beginning January 27, 2015, the following shall be in effect.

(2)Definitions. The following definitions apply unless the context requires a different meaning or is otherwise inconsistent with the intention of the rules adopted by the Lucky for Life Regional Agreement.

Advance Action or Multi Draw shall mean the type of betting in which wagers may be placed for future Lucky for Life drawings as available in each Party Lottery.

Annuitized Payment Option shall mean a manner in which the Lucky for Life Top Prize or second prize (also referred to as Prize Level #2) may be paid in equal payments or installments. The Annuitized Payment Option shall be calculated on an annual basis. The schedule of payments shall be at the discretion of each Party Lottery.

Cash Option shall mean the manner in which the Lucky for Life Top Prize or second prize may be paid upon the Winner's request in one single cash payment as an alternative to the Annuitized Payment Option.

Claimant or Winner shall mean any natural person or legal entity submitting a winning Lucky for Life Ticket within the required prize claim period. A Claimant may be the Purchaser, the natural person or legal entity named on the back of a signed Lucky for Life Ticket, the bearer of an unsigned Lucky for Life Ticket, or any other natural person or legal entity who may seek entitlement to a Lucky for Life prize payment in accordance with each Party Lottery's jurisdictional laws. No Claimant may assert rights different from the rights acquired by the original Purchaser at the time of purchase.

Clearinghouse Lottery shall refer to the Party Lottery or other duly authorized entity who is responsible for collecting and transferring prize payouts on behalf of all Party Lotteries.

Drawing shall mean the formal process of selecting Winning Numbers that conclusively determines the number of Winners for each prize level of the game.

Game Play(s) shall mean that area of the Play Slip, also known as a "board" or "panel", which contains two sets of numbered squares to be marked by the Player: the first set (Matrix 1) contains 48 squares, numbered one through 48; the second set (Matrix 2) contains 18 squares, numbered one through 18.

Game Ticket or Ticket shall mean acceptable evidence of Game Play which represents a Wager accepted by a Party Lottery's On-line Gaming System, meeting the specifications defined in 961 CMR 2.64.

Liability Limit shall mean a pre-established threshold, as determined in advance by the New England Lottery Directors, for paying Top Prize, second prize and third prize claims, as defined in 961 CMR 2.64(5)(a).

Lucky Ball shall mean the number selected from the second set of numbers (Matrix 2) in each Lucky for Life Drawing.

Lump Sum Cash Payment shall mean the manner in which the Lucky For Life Top Prize or second prize is required to be paid in one single cash payment when the liability limit is exceeded and no Annuitized Payment Option is available, as detailed in 961 CMR 2.64(5).

On-line Gaming System shall mean a computer wagering system or internet-based sales system used by a Party Lottery to issue and validate Lucky for Life Tickets.

Party Lottery shall mean a state lottery which is authorized to sell the Lucky for Life game.

Play, Bet or Wager shall mean the six numbers (the first five from a field of 48 numbers and one Lucky Ball number from a field of 18 numbers) that appear on a Lucky For Life Ticket as a single-lettered Play, board or panel, and are played by a Player in the game.

Play Slip, Selection Slip or Bet Slip or any other such term utilized by a Party Lottery shall mean a card used in marking a Player's Game Plays or Wagers.

Player or Purchaser shall mean a natural person(s) or legal entity who buys Lucky for Life Tickets in accordance with 961 CMR 2.64 and jurisdictional laws.

Quick Pick, or any other such term used by a Party Lottery shall mean the random selection of six numbers resulting in a Wager accepted by a Party Lottery's On-line Gaming System.

Sales Retailer or Sales Agent shall mean a natural person or legal entity licensed and/or authorized by a Party Lottery to sell and redeem Lucky for Life Tickets.

Selling Lottery shall mean the Party Lottery that sold a winning Lucky for Life Ticket.

Set Prize shall mean a pre-determined prize payout that is paid in a single cash payment. Set Prizes shall apply to the lowest eight prize levels. They may also apply, however, to the Top Prize and second prize under certain conditions as outlined in 961 CMR 2.64(5)(a).

Split Prize shall mean a pre-determined Set Prize payout that is divided equally among the number of winning Tickets of a prize level. Split prizes shall only apply to the Top Prize, the Prize Level #2 and Prize Level #3 Winners under certain conditions, as outlined in 961 CMR 2.64(5)(a).

Subscription Ticket, Season Ticket or any other such term utilized by a Party Lottery shall have the meanings given them in each Party Lottery jurisdiction. Massachusetts Season Tickets are defined in 961 CMR 2.64(8).

Terminal shall mean a device including, but not limited to, Player Activated Terminals (PATs), Self-service Terminals (SSTs) and Ticket Vending Machines, authorized to function in an on-line, interactive mode with the On-line Gaming System for the purpose of issuing and validating lottery transactions.

Top Prize shall mean the Lucky for Life first prize.

Winning Numbers shall mean the six numbers (the first five numbers from Matrix 1 and the one Lucky Ball number from Matrix 2) that are randomly selected in each Drawing and used to determine the winning Plays contained on a Lucky for Life Ticket.

(3)Drawing Procedures. The New England Lottery Directors shall establish the Drawing procedures for the Lucky for Life Drawings, including a drawing problem resolution mechanism. All Drawings shall be open to the public and shall be witnessed by an Independent Certified Public Accounting Firm. Any equipment used in a Drawing shall be inspected at least annually. All Drawings, including pre and post test drawings, shall be recorded.

(4)Game Description and Characteristics.

(a)Game Designation. For purposes of identification, the Lucky for Life game shall have a designated game number in the On-line Gaming System.

(b)Game Design. The Lucky for Life game is a double matrix-style game, drawn each Monday and Thursday and to be drawn daily commencing on July 19, 2021 or such other date set by the New England Lottery Directors, in which Players select five unique numbers in the Matrix 1 from one to 48 PLUS one Lucky Ball number in the Matrix 2 from one to 18. The additional number may be the same as one of the first five numbers selected by the Player.

(c)Game Purchases. Lucky for Life Tickets must be purchased from a Terminal operated by a Sales Retailer, a PAT (if available) by using a touch screen or by inserting a Selection Slip, a lottery subscription system (if available) or such other means as approved by a Party Lottery.

(d)Ticket Format. Lucky for Life Tickets shall include, but not be limited to, the Player's number selections, Lucky for Life logo or Lucky for Life name, Ticket cost, Terminal number, barcode, Quick Pick (if selected), replay (if selected), serial number and Drawing date. Advance Action Tickets shall visibly show the beginning and ending Drawing dates. Lucky for Life Tickets may also include the selling date, time stamp and any information required by a Party Lottery's jurisdictional laws pertaining to the validation of Tickets.

(e)Ticket Price.

1.Uniform Price. Each Lucky for Life Game Ticket shall be sold at retail for the price set in 961 CMR 2.64.

2.Taxes. The Ticket price shall include all the applicable taxes that a Party Lottery may be required to collect.

3.Cost Per Play. Lucky for Life Tickets may be purchased for $2.00 per Play, or multiples thereof, in accordance with 961 CMR 2.64. The player receives one Play for each $2.00 Wager.

4.Promotions. A promotion shall mean marketing or advertising intended to increase sales of Lucky for Life Tickets (excluding Subscription Tickets or Advance Action) through a discount or rebate. A Party Lottery may offer Lucky for Life Tickets through promotions without approval of the other Party Lotteries for a period not to exceed 90 days in any six month period, as long as advance notification of five days is provided to all Party Lotteries of the terms and dates of the promotional offering.

5.Tickets as Prizes. A Party Lottery may offer Lucky for Life Tickets as a prize in any other lottery game after advising all other Party Lotteries of the terms and dates of such action.

6.Contribution to Prize Pool. A Party Lottery may offer Lucky for Life Tickets as a prize or as part of an authorized promotion provided that all such Ticket sales are assessed and reported to the prize pool at the full gross sales amount.

(f)Play Restrictions and Play Styles.

1.Ticket Sales to Minors Prohibited. Lucky for Life Tickets may not be sold to or purchased by minors as defined by each Party Lottery's jurisdictional law. In Massachusetts, no Tickets may be sold to or purchased by a person younger than 18 years old.

2.Ticket Cashing by Minors. Subject to each Party Lottery's jurisdictional laws, Lucky for Life Tickets may not be cashed or redeemed by minors younger than 18 years old.

3.Ineligible Players. Lucky for Life Tickets shall not be purchased, and a prize won by any such Ticket or share, either in whole or in part, shall not be paid to:

a. A Party Lottery employee, officer, director, board member or commissioner.

b. A contractor or consultant under agreement with any Party Lottery to perform audit and security procedures.

c. An employee of the independent certified public accounting firm under contract with any New England Lottery to oversee Lucky for Life Drawings.

d. An employee of a Party Lottery's on-line vendor.

e. An employee of a Party Lottery's advertising or public relations provider.

f. An immediate family member (parent, stepparent, child, stepchild, spouse, sibling or person engaged in a domestic partnership or civil union) of an individual described in 961 CMR 2.64(4)(f)3.a., b., c., d. or e. residing as a member of the same household in the principle place of residence of any such person.

g. Those persons designated in 961 CMR 2.64(4)(f)3. as ineligible to play Lucky for Life in one Party Lottery jurisdiction shall also be ineligible to play Lucky for Life in all other Party Lottery jurisdictions selling the game.

A Party Lottery may expand this list of ineligible players.

4.Ticket Cancellations Prohibited. A Lucky for Life Ticket may not be cancelled or voided by returning the Ticket to the Sales Retailer or to a Party Lottery. A Lucky for Life Ticket accepted by the Sales Retailer as a returned ticket and that cannot be resold shall be deemed as owned by the bearer thereof. This prohibition also applies to a Lucky for Life Ticket that may be printed in error by the Sales Retailer. Subject to each Party Lottery's jurisdictional laws, no Lucky for Life Ticket, or physical portion thereof, that may be used to claim a prize, shall be returned to any Party Lottery for credit.

5.Game Sell-out Prohibited. A Party Lottery shall not directly and knowingly sell a Lucky for Life Ticket or combination of Tickets to any natural person or legal entity that would guarantee such Purchaser a Top Prize or second prize win.

6.Claims. A Lucky for Life Ticket, subject to the validation requirements as detailed in 961 CMR 2.64(5)(c), shall be the only proof of a Game Play (or Plays) and the submission of a winning Ticket to a Party Lottery or its Sales Retailer shall be the sole method of claiming a prize or prizes. A Play Slip has no pecuniary or prize value and shall not constitute evidence of a Lucky for Life Ticket purchase or of numbers selected. Under no circumstances will a claim be paid for a Top Prize or second prize without a winning Lucky for Life Ticket. Subject to each Party Lottery's jurisdictional laws, lost or missing Lucky for Life Tickets may not be honored or processed for payment or replacement.

7.Disclosure of Game Winners. Subject to each Party Lottery's jurisdictional laws relating to the disclosure of lottery winners and in each Party Lottery's discretion where such disclosure is lawful, the name and town/city of a winner of a Top Prize or second prize (Prize Level #2) will be disclosed in a press conference and/or in a press release. Such winner may be required to participate in a press conference.

8.Use of Play Slips . Players may submit a completed Lucky for Life Play Slip to any Sales Retailer to have issued a Lucky for Life Ticket. Play Slips shall be available at no cost to the Purchaser and shall have no pecuniary or prize value, or constitute evidence of purchase or number selections. The use of facsimiles of Play Slips, copies of Play Slips, or other materials that are inserted into the Terminal's Play Slip reader that are not printed or approved by the Party Lottery, are not permitted. Sales Retailers shall not permit any device to be connected to a Terminal to enter Plays, except as approved by its Party Lottery.

9.Manual Entry. Players may convey their number selections to any Sales Retailer for a Lucky for Life Ticket. Such number selections shall be manually entered into the Terminal by the Sales Retailer.

10.Quick Pick. Players may either request a Quick Pick Lucky for Life Ticket from a Sales Retailer or may select the Quick Pick option on the Play Slip and submit the completed Play Slip to any Sales Retailer. Quick Pick shall be differentiated from Customer Select in that Quick Pick shall refer to the random selection of numbers made by the On-line Gaming System rather than by the Player.

11.Customer Select . Players may select their own numbers by completing a Play Slip or by conveying their number selections directly to any Sales Retailer. Customer Select shall be differentiated from Quick Pick in that Customer Select shall refer to number selections made by the Player rather than the On-line Gaming System.

12.Replay Feature. If available in a Party Lottery jurisdiction, Players may utilize the barcodes of already-purchased Lucky for Life Tickets to duplicate another Ticket of the same price and with the same number selections and options. To replay, Players may either make the request of a Sales Retailer or may scan the barcode directly into a PAT or SST, if authorized.

13.Advance Action or Multi-draw. Lucky for Life Tickets may be purchased for future Drawings, if available in a Party Lottery jurisdiction.

14.Subscriptions or Season Tickets. Lucky for Life Tickets may be purchased by subscription, if available in a Party Lottery jurisdiction.

15.Limited to Highest Prize Won. In connection with the Winning Numbers drawn, the holder of a winning Lucky for Life Ticket may win only one prize per Play, board or panel, and shall be entitled only to the prize won by those numbers in the highest matching prize category.

16.Prize Claim Period. The prize claim period shall be determined by each Party Lottery. In Massachusetts, all prizes must be claimed within one year of the Drawing date.

17.Player Responsibility. It shall be the Player's sole responsibility to verify the accuracy of the Game Play (or Plays) and the other data printed on the Ticket. The placing of Wagers is done at the Player's own risk through the Sales Retailer.

18.Prize Payments. A Party Lottery may not pay prizes that are less than or more than the prize amounts established in accordance with 961 CMR 2.64. The prize won cannot be indirectly increased by promotions or Retailer activity.

(5)Prize Liability Limits, Prize Payouts and Prize Levels. The following paragraphs and chart define the Lucky for Life prize liability limits, prize payouts, prize levels and pool percentages and chances of winning per prize level.

(a)Prize Liability Limits. There are ten prize levels in the Lucky for Life game.

1. Except as provided in 961 CMR 2.64, the Top Prize (Prize Level #1) shall be annuitized and based on a Top Prize liability that will be split equally among the number of winning Lucky for Life Tickets. Top Prize winners have 60 days beginning the day after the winning numbers were drawn to select the Cash Option. If no selection is made within that time period, the Top Prize will be paid as an annuity. A Top Prize winner may request the Cash Option, the amount of which is to be established by the New England Lotteries for a defined period of Drawings. Notice of the amount of and changes to the Cash Option shall be posted on the Lucky for Life website and/or published in each Party Lottery jurisdiction in a manner determined by that Party Lottery at least 30 days prior to the first Drawing to which it is applicable (the "Published Notice"). Under certain circumstances, as detailed in 261 CMR 2.64(5)(a)1.a. through f., the Top Prize is required to be paid in a single Lump Sum Cash Payment and no Annuitized Payment Option is available.

a.One Top Prize Winner. If there is one Top Prize Winner, the annuitized prize value will be $7,000 per week for life. As an alternative to the Annuitized Payment Option, the Top Prize Winner may request the Top Prize Cash Option in the amount set forth in the Published Notice.

b.Two through 14 Top Prize Winners. If there are between two and 14 Top Prize winners, the Annuitized Payment Option, based on an annuitized prize value of $7,000 per week, will be divided by the total number of Top Prize Winners. The minimum annuitized prize value for this category will be $500 a week for life. Any of these two through 14 Top Prize winners may choose the Cash Option as an alternative to the Annuitized Payment Option. The amount of the Cash Option for this category will be the amount of the Top Prize Cash Option set forth in the Published Notice divided by the number of Top Prize Winners. The minimum Cash Option for this category will be the amount set forth in the Published Notice.

c.15 or more Top Prize Winners. If there are 15 or more Top Prize Winners, the Top Prize liability shall be capped at $7,125,000 and shall be split equally among all Top Prize Winners, and shall be paid in one Lump Sum Cash Payment, without an Annuitized Payment Option. The minimum prize value for this category shall not be less than any lower tier prize paid in that respective Drawing.

d. The Winner(s) of the Top Prize who do not request the Cash Option shall be paid their appropriate Top Prize share on a weekly basis, or according to such other schedule of payments set at the discretion of each Party Lottery, as permitted in 961 CMR 2.64(5)(c), for a minimum period of 20 years. The first Top Prize payment will be made when the prize is claimed at the Selling Lottery's Headquarters.

e.Measuring Life. For a single Wager, the measuring life of a Top Prize Winner used to determine the duration over which the Top Prize is paid, shall be the natural life of the individual determined by the Selling Lottery to be the Top Prize winner. If the Top Prize under a single Wager is being claimed by more than one natural person or by a legal entity, the measuring life for that Top Prize Winner shall be 20 years.

f. If paid in a Lump Sum Cash Payment, Top Prize amounts will be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.

2. Except as provided in 961 CMR 2.64, the second prize (Prize Level #2) Winner will be paid $25,000 a year for life. Second prize winners have 60 days beginning the day after the winning numbers were drawn to select a Cash Option. If no selection is made within that timet period, the second prize will be paid as an annuity. A second prize Winner may request the Cash Option, the amount of which is to be established by the New England Lotteries for a defined period of Drawings. Notice of the amount of and changes to the Cash Option shall be posted on the Lucky For Life website and/or by each Party Lottery's Published Notice. Under certain circumstances, as detailed below, the second prize is required to be paid in a single Lump Sum Cash Payment and no Annuitized Payment Option is available.

a.One through 20 Second Prize Winners. If there are between one and 20 second prize Winner(s), the annuitized prize value will be $25,000 per year for life. Any of these one through 20 second prize Winner(s) may choose the second prize Cash Option as an alternative to the Annuitized Payment Option. The amount of the Cash Option for this category will be will be set forth in the Published Notice.

b.21 or more Second Prize Winners. If there are 21 or more second prize Winners, the second prize liability shall be capped at $9,400,000, shall be split equally among all second prize Winners, and shall be paid in a single Lump Sum Cash Payment, without an Annuitized Payment Option. The minimum prize value for this category shall not be less than any lower tier prize paid in that respective Drawing.

c. The Winner(s) of the second prize who do not request the Cash Option shall be paid their appropriate second prize share on an annual basis for a minimum period of 20 years. The initial second prize payment will be made when the prize is claimed at the Selling Lottery's Headquarters; subsequent second prize payments will be made annually thereafter.

d.Measuring Life. For a single Wager, the measuring life of a second prize Winner used to determine the duration over which the second prize is paid, shall be the natural life of the individual determined by the Selling Lottery to be the second prize Winner. If the second prize under a single Wager is being claimed by more than one natural person or by a legal entity, the measuring life for that second prize Winner shall be 20 years.

e. If paid in a Lump Sum Cash Payment, second prize amounts will be rounded to the nearest whole dollar

3. Except as provided in 961 CMR 2.64, the third prize (Prize Level #3) will be paid as a $5,000 set prize. If there are more than 1,000 Winners of this prize level in a single Drawing, the total prize liability of $5,000,000 ($5,000 x 1,000) will be split equally among the Winners. Under no circumstances, however, will the value of the third prize fall below a minimum prize value of $200 per Winner, regardless of the number of Winners. Third prizes will be rounded to the nearest whole dollar and paid in one lump sum payment.

(b)Entitlement to Prizes by Winners. The holder of a winning Lucky for Life Ticket shall be entitled only to the prize won by matching the Winning Numbers in the highest matching prize category.

(c)Payment of Prizes. All winning Lucky for Life Tickets, including the Top Prize and second prize winning Tickets, shall be paid in accordance with 961 CMR 2.64 and jurisdictional laws. Each Party Lottery shall withhold taxes and other required withholdings in accordance with applicable federal and jurisdictional laws. To be a valid Lucky for Life Ticket and eligible to receive a prize, a winning Ticket shall satisfy all the requirements established for the validation of winning Tickets sold through each Party Lottery's On-line Gaming System, and any other requirements adopted by the New England Lottery Directors. Party Lotteries shall not be responsible for Tickets which are altered in any manner.

1.Top Prize and Second Prize Payments. Except in the case of a Cash Option payment or a Lump Sum Cash Payment paid in accordance with 961 CMR 2.64, annuitized prize payments shall be made for the measuring life of the Top Prize or second prize Winner. All annuitized payments shall be made for a minimum of 20 years. The measuring life as defined in 961 CMR 2.64(5)(a)1.e. and 2.d. shall be determined at the time the Top Prize or second prize is claimed. In the event annuitized prize payments are assigned, if allowable under jurisdictional law, or assigned by a court order, the measuring life at the time the Top Prize or second prize was claimed shall not change and limit or extend the number of annuitized payments due any assignee, court-ordered or otherwise. In the event of the death of a Top Prize or second prize Winner during the annuity payment period, the Selling Lottery, with the approval of the New England Lotteries, upon petition of the estate of that Winner (the "Estate") to the Selling Lottery, and subject to the Selling Lottery's jurisdictional laws, may accelerate the payment of all the remaining lottery proceeds to the Estate.

a. If the annuitant dies during the annuity payment period but before the guaranteed prize amount has been paid, the Estate shall receive the remaining payments equal to the minimum guaranteed prize amount.

b. If the annuitant dies during the annuity payment period but after the minimum guaranteed prize amount has been paid, all payments shall stop.

2.Low-tier Set Prize Payments. All low-tier Set Prizes (all prizes except the Top Prize and second prize) shall be paid in one single cash payment through the Selling Lottery that sold the winning Ticket(s). Prizes shall be rounded to the nearest whole dollar. A Selling Lottery may begin paying low-tier cash prizes after receiving authorization to pay from the Clearinghouse Lottery.

(d)Statistical Information. The following table details Lucky for Life's statistical information.

Odds of Winning, Prize Payouts and Prize Funding as a Percentage of Sales.

Prize Level	Matches Matrix #1 (5 of 48)	Matches Matrix #2 (1 of 18)	Odds of Winning: 1/	Prize	% Sales
1	5	1	30,821,472.000	$7,000/Week for Life*	10.2201%
2	5	0	1,813,027.765	$25,000/Year for Life*	11.6380%
3	4	1	143,355.684	$5,000*	1.7439%
4	4	0	8,432.687	$200	1.1859%
5	3	1	3,413.231	$150	2.1973%
6	3	0	200.788	$20	4.9806%
7	2	1	249.749	$25	5.0050%
8	2	0	14.691	$3	10.2103%
9	1	1	49.950	$6	6.0060%
10	0	1	32.019	$4	6.2463%
Total Payout	59.4335%

Average Chance of Winning: 1 in 7.769

* Prize amounts may be split if there are multiple Winners, in accordance with the provisions established in 961 CMR 2.64(5)(a). Split prizes may be lower than the published prize amounts.

(6)Disputes. In the event a dispute between a Selling Lottery and a Lucky for Life Ticket bearer occurs as to whether the Ticket is a winning Ticket, and if the Ticket prize is not paid, the Selling Lottery may, solely at its option and in its discretion, reimburse the Ticket bearer the purchase price of the Ticket. This shall be the Ticket bearer's sole and exclusive remedy.

(7)Applicable Law. In purchasing a Lucky for Life Ticket, the following provisions apply:

(a) The Purchaser agrees to comply with and abide by the Selling Lottery's jurisdictional laws and final decisions, as well as all rules established for the conduct of the Lucky for Life game.

(b) Decisions made by the Selling Lottery Director/Commissioner, including the declaration of prizes, the payment thereof, and the interpretation of 961 CMR 2.64, shall be final and binding on all Purchasers and on every person making a claim in respect thereof. In the event of conflict, however, between 961 CMR 2.64 and the applicable Selling Lottery's jurisdictional laws, the applicable Selling Lottery's jurisdictional laws shall control.

(c) Any claims or litigation relating to Lucky for Life Tickets and/or prizes:

1. shall be subject to and resolved in accordance with the laws, rules and regulations of the Selling Lottery jurisdiction in which the Lucky for Life Ticket was purchased;

2. must be brought in and strictly limited to the courts located within the jurisdiction of the Selling Lottery in which the Lucky for Life Ticket was purchased; and

3. can only be brought against the Selling Lottery in the jurisdiction where such Ticket was purchased.

(8)Season Tickets.

(a) Lucky for Life Season Tickets may be sold by the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission and by licensed Sales Agents operating terminals or by Season Ticket application.

(b) Season Tickets will be sold in the following manner:

1. Plan "A" - 52 consecutive drawings sold for the price of $100.00.

2. Plan "B" - 104 consecutive drawings sold for the price of $200.00.

3. Plan "C" - 26 consecutive drawings sold for the price of $50.00.

(c) Effective on July 19, 2021, or such other commencement date the New England Lottery Directors set Lucky for Life to be drawn daily, the above section (8)(b) shall no longer be applicable and Season Tickets will be sold in the following manner:

1. Plan "A" - 182 consecutive drawings sold for the price of $350.00.

2. Plan "B" - 364 consecutive drawings sold for the price of $700.00.

3. Plan "C" - 91 consecutive drawings sold for the price of $176.00.

(d) The Director reserves the right to adjust both price and number of drawings as defined in 961 CMR 2.64(8)(b) and/or (c).

(e) Season Tickets become effective and eligible to win a prize starting with the effective date printed on the ticket. Season Tickets are not effective on the date of purchase. Lucky for Life Season Tickets may be canceled only if the original Season Ticket and registration form is received in the office of the Season Ticket Department prior to the effective date of the Season Ticket.

(f) Based upon the Plan selected as defined in 961 CMR 2.64(8)(b) and/or (c), Season Tickets, unless renewed, automatically expire at the end of the consecutive drawings of the applicable plan. Prior to expiration, renewal applications will be sent to registered Season Ticket holders with a Massachusetts address. Renewal applications received after the time period specified upon the renewal form may be assigned a new effective date. If, upon renewal, the customer requests a change in any or all of the five numbers in Matrix 1 or the one number in Matrix 2, his or her renewal application shall be treated as a new ticket rather than a renewal. Said new ticket will be effective upon completion of processing by the Season Ticket Department.

(g) Purchasers of Season Tickets shall select the five numbers in Matrix 1 and one number in Matrix 2 that he or she wishes to appear on the Season Ticket. Said Purchasers are cautioned to examine his or her ticket upon purchase and prior to its effective date to assure the numbers printed represent the numbers desired. The Lottery will only be liable for the payment of a prize based upon the numbers as they appear on the Season Ticket and registered on the Lottery's Computer. In the event of a conflict, the numbers as registered on the Lottery Computer shall control.

(h) Purchasers of Season Tickets may elect to use the "Quic Pic" feature for the selection of his or her numbers. The five numbers in Matrix 1 and one number in Matrix 2 will be randomly selected by the Lottery Computer and printed on the Season Ticket. The Lottery will only be liable for the payment of a prize based upon the numbers as they appear on the Season Ticket and registered on the Lottery's Computer. In the event of a conflict, the numbers as registered on the Lottery Computer shall control.

(i) In the event the Lottery receives a Season Ticket application or renewal application with less than five numbers in Matrix 1 and/or one number in Matrix 2 as selected by the applicant, the Lottery may randomly select all or any of those omitted numbers to assure each application contains five numbers in Matrix 1 and one number in Matrix 2.

(j) In the event the Lottery receives a Season Ticket application or renewal application with more than five numbers in Matrix 1 and/or one number in Matrix 2 as selected by the applicant, the Lottery may randomly delete one or more of the numbers selected in order to obtain a valid ticket with five numbers in Matrix 1 and one number in Matrix 2.

(k) The owner of a Season Ticket purchased through a Sales Agent must register his or her name with the Lottery on a form provided with the purchase of the ticket or on-line through the Lottery's website if prizes are to be paid automatically and renewal information to be sent.

(l) When more than one name appears on the application or registration form, the Lottery may select the first name listed and designate him or her as agent for collection. In the event the ticket wins a prize, it will be the responsibility of the recorded agent to make known to the Lottery, Internal Revenue Service, and the Department of Revenue, the name, social security number and proportionate share of each of the winners.

(m) A Lucky for Life Season Ticket purchased through an application is not effective until it is registered on the Lottery's Computer and a Season Ticket issued to the applicant regardless of whether or not payment for such ticket has been accepted by the Commission prior to such registration or otherwise.

(n) The Director may change the Matrix of numbers from which winning numbers will be selected to a number greater or less than the Matrix available at the time the Season Ticket is purchased. In the event a Matrix is enlarged, a Season Ticket holder may request in writing at least four weeks before the effective date of such change that his/her number selection be changed; provided, however, this option shall be limited to changing one or more numbers from a Matrix of numbers in existence at the time the ticket was purchased to one or more of the numbers added to that Matrix. In the event a Matrix is decreased and one or more of the numbers selected at the time the tickets was purchased is eliminated from the Matrix of available numbers, the holder may request, in writing, that the numbers so eliminated be replaced by one or more numbers from the Matrix of numbers remaining after said decrease. In the event the holder fails to exercise this option at least four weeks prior to the effective date of such change, the Lottery may randomly select new numbers on the holders behalf in accordance with the limitations contained herein.

(o) In the event the Commission cancels the operation of Lucky for Life, the amount paid for drawings so canceled shall be refunded to the registered holder and said refund shall constitute the Commission's sole obligation to the holders of Lucky for Life Season Tickets in the event of said cancellation.

All other provisions of 961 CMR 2.00 shall, if applicable, apply to the Multi-state Game -LUCKY FOR LIFE.

961 CMR, § 2.64

Amended by Mass Register Issue 1292, eff. 7/31/2015.

Amended by Mass Register Issue 1446, eff. 6/11/2021.

Amended by Mass Register Issue 1451, eff. 9/3/2021.