Section 872.3. Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

Apparent winning ticket—A game ticket bearing winning numbers which has not been validated by the Lottery.

Base play—Each of the three sets of six numbers resulting from a $2 purchase.

Combined game—The combination of the 18 numbers (three plays) on a player’s ticket.

Drawing—The process of selecting winning numbers that determine the number of winners for each prize category of the game.

First place (jackpot) prize pool—The amount allocated from Match 6 Lotto gross sales for a particular Match 6 Lotto Game drawing for the purpose of paying first place (jackpot) prizes, which may include first place (jackpot) prize moneys from previous drawings when a first place prize (jackpot) was not won as provided in § 872.8(a)(2) (relating to determination of prize winners).

Game section—One of 5 areas of the Match 6 Lotto bet slip that contains 49 squares each numbered 1 through 49. Each area is lettered Game A, B, C, D or E, and when used to purchase a ticket, corresponds to the numbers selected and the numbers that are quick picked and printed on the ticket.

Match 6 Lotto bet slip—A card having a game section used by a player to play the game.

On-line retailer or retailer—A person who is properly authorized by the Lottery to sell tickets.

Quick pick—The random selection through a Lottery terminal of six different numbers from 1 through 49 that appear as a play in the Match 6 Lotto Game.

Ticket—A Match 6 Lotto ticket is a Lottery ticket produced by a licensed retailer in an authorized manner, and contains, at the discretion of the player 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 games, designated respectively as Game A, B, C, D and E. Each game designation is followed by its three plays. The ticket also contains at a minimum, the drawing date, the amount bet and validation data. Each game consists of three plays. A play consists of six numbers, either player or quick pick selected, from 1 through 49. The player may select or designate as quick pick selection one play per game, the remaining two plays of the game are quick pick selections.

Winning numbers—Six numbers, from 1 through 49, selected in a Match 6 Lotto drawing and which have been subsequently validated by the Lottery, which shall be used to determine the winning plays and the combined game winners on Match 6 Lotto Game tickets.