601514 Finalizing changes to the Mega Millions Prize Structure  

  • THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

     

    LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES CONTROL BOARD

     

    NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING

     

    The Executive Director of the District of Columbia Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, pursuant to the authority set forth in D.C. Official Code § 3-1306, District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority Order issued September 21, 1996, and Office of the Chief Financial Officer Financial Management Control Order No. 96-22 issued November 18, 1996, hereby gives notice of the adoption of amendments to Chapter 9 of Title 30 DCMR, “Lottery and Charitable Games.” These amendments are changes to the MEGA MILLIONS® game pursuant to the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) MEGA MILLIONS Game Group Agreement.

     

    The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published in the D.C. Register on October 15, 2010, at57 DCR 9746.  No comments were received and no changes were made to the rulemaking.  These final rules will be effective upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

     

    Chapter 9, “Description of On-line Games,” of Title 30 of the DCMR is amended as follows:

     

    Section 917, “Description of the Mega Millions® Game,” is amended by amending subsection 917.22 to read as follows:

     

    917                  DESCRTIPTION OF MEGA MILLIONS® GAME

     

    917.22             The Prize Pool shall consist of at least fifty-five percent (55%) of each drawing period’s sales.

     

    Section 918, “Mega Millions® Fixed Prize Structure and Probability,” is amended by amending subsection 918.4 and 918.5 to read as follows:

     

    918                  MEGA MILLIONS® FIXED PRIZE STRUCTURE AND PROBABILITY

     

    918.4               Qualifying MEGAPLIER® plays will pay the amounts shown below when matched with the MEGAPLIER® number drawn, instead of the MEGA MILLIONS® set prize amount.

     

                      Prize Amount                  4X                   3X                   2X      

    Match 5+0       $250,000                     $1,000,000*    $1,000,000*    $1,000,000*

    Match 4+1         $10,000                          $40,000           $30,000           $20,000     

    Match 4+0               $150                              $600                $450                $300      

    Match 3+1               $150                              $600                $450                $300            

    Match 2+1                 $10                                $40                  $30                  $20              

    Match 3+0                  $7                                 $28                  $21                  $14                

    Match 1+1                  $3                                 $12                    $9                    $6       

    Match 0+1                  $2                                   $8                    $6                    $4  

     

     

    * Match 5+0 prize, for MEGAPLIER® shall be one million dollars ($1,000,000) unless a higher limited promotional amount is announced by the MUSL / Mega Millions (“Group”) or unless a lower dollar amount is announced by the Group under its limitation of liability rules.  

     

    918.5               In certain rare instances, the MEGA MILLIONS® set prize amount may be less than the amount shown.  In such case, the MEGAPLIER® prizes will be a multiple of the changed MEGA MILLIONS® prize amount announced at the draw.  For example, if the Match 4+1 MEGA MILLIONS® set prize amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) becomes five thousand dollars ($5,000) under the rules of the MEGA MILLIONS® game, then a MEGAPLIER® player winning that prize amount with a 4X multiplier would win twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) ($5,000 x 4). The game Group may determine the amount of the Match 5+0 prize to match the funds available to fund the prize payments.