(1) Name of Game. Game Number 1499 “”CROSSWORD CASH.””
    (2) Game Number 1499 CROSSWORD CASH, is a Scratch-Off lottery game (also known as an instant lottery game).
    (3) Price. CROSSWORD CASH lottery tickets sell for $5.00 per ticket.
    (4) “”CROSSWORD CASH”” lottery tickets shall have a series of numbers in Machine Readable Code (or bar code) on the back of the ticket, along with a Void If Removed Number under the latex area on the ticket. To be a valid winning CROSSWORD CASH lottery ticket, the ticket must meet the applicable requirements of Fl. Admin. Code R. 53ER21-34
    (5) The letters that may appear in the “”YOUR LETTERS”” play area are as follows:

    (6) The letters that may appear in the “”PUZZLE 1″” and PUZZLE 2″” play areas are as follows:

    (7) The letters that may appear in the “”CASHWORD”” play area are as follows:

    (8) The play symbols and play symbol captions that may appear in the “”CASHWORD MULTIPLIER”” play area are as follows:

    (9) The legends are as follows:

    (10) Determination of Prizewinners.
    (a) There are two (2) crossword games on each ticket: PUZZLE 1 and PUZZLE 2. Each PUZZLE is played separately. Words formed in one PUZZLE cannot be used in the other PUZZLE. Each PUZLE has its own corresponding prizes for the number of words formed in a PUZZLE.
    (b) PUZZLE 1 and 2. The holder of a ticket whose letters in the “”YOUR LETTERS”” play area that match the letters in a PUZZLE to form three (3) or more words in a PUZZLE play area shall entitle the prizewinner to the corresponding prize in the respective PUZZLE PRIZE LEGEND for the total number of words matched. A “”word”” must contain at least three (3) letters. A “”word”” cannot be formed by linking letters diagonally or by reading the letters from the bottom to top or right to left. Letters combined to form a “”word”” must appear in an unbroken horizontal or vertical string of letters in PUZZLE that are not interrupted by a blank space and must contain every single letter square between two (2) blank spaces or an edge and a blank space. Every letter in the unbroken string must be revealed in “”YOUR LETTERS”” and must be included to form a “”word.”” The possible completed words are shown in each PUZZLE. Each possible complete word consists of three (3) or more letters and occupies an entire word space. All the letters in a possible complete word must be matched in order to complete the word.
    (c) The prize amounts in the PUZZLE 1 PRIZE LEGEND are: $5, $10, $500, and $10,000.
    (d) The prize amounts in PUZZLE 2 PRIZE LEGEND are: $5, $10, $20, $40, $100, $500, $1,000, and $500,000.
    (e) For PUZZLE 1 and PUZZLE 2 game play, only the highest prize won is paid in each crossword puzzle. A player may win in both PUZZLE 1 and PUZZLE 2.
    (f) CASHWORD and CASHWORD MULTIPLIER. A ticket having letters in the “”YOUR LETTERS”” play area that completely match all letters in the “”CASHWORD”” play area shall entitle the prizewinner to the total ticket winnings multiplied by the CASHWORD MULTIPLIER. The possible multipliers are: . The CASHWORD cannot be used as a word in either PUZZLE 1 or PUZZLE 2.
    (11) The estimated odds of winning, value and number of prizes in Game Number 1499 are as follows:
CROSSWORD GAME PLAY
WIN
ODDS OF 1 IN
NUMBER OF WINNERS IN 286.89 POOLS OF 120,000 TICKETS PER POOL
PUZZLE #1: 3 WORDS
$5
20.00
1,721,193
PUZZLE #2: 3 WORDS
$5
20.00
1,721,460
PUZZLE #1: 3 WORDS + PUZZLE #2: 3 WORDS
$10
60.00
573,789
PUZZLE #1: 3 WORDS (2X)
$10
30.00
1,147,645
PUZZLE #2: 3 WORDS (2X)
$10
60.00
573,789
PUZZLE #1: 4 WORDS
$10
60.01
573,722
PUZZLE #2: 4 WORDS
$10
59.99
573,856
PUZZLE #1: 3 WORDS + PUZZLE #2: 4 WORDS
$15
100.01
344,234
PUZZLE #1: 4 WORDS + PUZZLE #2: 3 WORDS
$15
149.97
229,555
PUZZLE #1: 4 WORDS + PUZZLE #2: 4 WORDS
$20
300.09
114,724
PUZZLE #1: 4 WORDS (2X)
$20
299.98
114,764
(PUZZLE #1: 3 WORDS + PUZZLE #2: 3 WORDS) (2X)
$20
300.03
114,746
PUZZLE #2: 4 WORDS (2X)
$20
299.88
114,805
PUZZLE #2: 5 WORDS
$20
300.02
114,750
PUZZLE #2: 5 WORDS + PUZZLE #1: 4 WORDS
$30
342.50
100,517
(PUZZLE #2: 3 WORDS + PUZZLE #1: 4 WORDS) (2X)
$30
342.85
100,414
(PUZZLE #2: 4 WORDS + PUZZLE #1: 3 WORDS) (2X)
$30
328.49
104,804
PUZZLE #2: 6 WORDS
$40
2,395.11
14,374
PUZZLE #2: 5 WORDS (2X)
$40
2,395.11
14,374
(PUZZLE #2: 4 WORDS + PUZZLE #1: 4 WORDS) (2X)
$40
2,399.45
14,348
PUZZLE #2: 6 WORDS + PUZZLE #1: 4 WORDS
$50
2,999.94
11,476
(PUZZLE #2: 5 WORDS + PUZZLE #1: 3 WORDS) (2X)
$50
3,000.47
11,474
(PUZZLE #2: 3 WORDS + PUZZLE #1: 3 WORDS) (5X)
$50
2,998.11
11,483
PUZZLE #2: 3 WORDS (10X)
$50
3,010.44
11,436
PUZZLE #2: 4 WORDS (5X)
$50
3,414.39
10,083
(PUZZLE #2: 5 WORDS + PUZZLE #1: 4 WORDS) (2X)
$60
1,714.25
20,083
PUZZLE #2: 7 WORDS
$100
2,398.12
14,356
(PUZZLE #2: 4 WORDS + PUZZLE #1: 4 WORDS) (5X)
$100
1,851.13
18,598
PUZZLE #2: 5 WORDS (5X)
$100
1,848.25
18,627
(PUZZLE #2: 6 WORDS + PUZZLE #1: 4 WORDS) (2X)
$100
2,002.75
17,190
PUZZLE #2: 3 WORDS (20X)
$100
2,004.50
17,175
PUZZLE #1: 3 WORDS (20X)
$100
1,999.61
17,217
PUZZLE #2: 7 WORDS (2X)
$200
6,009.31
5,729
PUZZLE #2: 6 WORDS (5X)
$200
5,979.04
5,758
(PUZZLE #2: 4 WORDS + PUZZLE #1: 4 WORDS) (10X)
$200
6,015.61
5,723
PUZZLE #2: 4 WORDS (20X)
$200
6,019.82
5,719
PUZZLE #1: 4 WORDS (20X)
$200
5,998.84
5,739
PUZZLE #2: 8 WORDS
$500
23,941.13
1,438
PUZZLE #2: 7 WORDS (5X)
$500
23,792.22
1,447
(PUZZLE #2: 6 WORDS + PUZZLE #1: 4 WORDS) (10X)
$500
24,075.06
1,430
PUZZLE #1: 5 WORDS
$500
23,974.47
1,436
PUZZLE #2: 9 WORDS
$1,000
39,708.58
867
PUZZLE #2: 8 WORDS (2X)
$1,000
39,800.39
865
PUZZLE #1: 5 WORDS (2X)
$1,000
40,171.93
857
PUZZLE #2: 7 WORDS (10X)
$1,000
39,754.43
866
PUZZLE #2: 8 WORDS + PUZZLE #1: 5 WORDS
$1,000
40,125.10
858
PUZZLE #1: 6 WORDS
$10,000
956,315.00
36
PUZZLE #2: 9 WORDS (10X)
$10,000
956,315.00
36
PUZZLE #2: 8 WORDS (20X)
$10,000
956,315.00
36
PUZZLE #1: 5 WORDS (20X)
$10,000
956,315.00
36
PUZZLE #2: 10 WORDS
$500,000
1,721,367.00
20
    (12) The estimated overall odds of winning some prize in Game Number 1499 are 1 in 4.00. Prizes, including the top prizes, are subject to availability at the time of ticket purchase. Prizes may be unavailable due to prior sale or other causes occurring in the normal course of business including, but not limited to, ticket damage, defect, theft, or loss.
    (13) For reorders of Game Number 1499, the estimated odds of winning, value, and number of prizes shall be proportionate to the number of tickets reordered.
    (14) Payment of prizes for CROSSWORD CASH lottery tickets shall be made in accordance with the rule of the Florida Lottery governing payment of prizes. A copy of the current rule can be obtained from the Florida Lottery, Office of the General Counsel, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4011.
Rulemaking Authority 24.105(9)(a), (b), (c), 24.109(1), 24.115(1) FS. Law Implemented 24.105(9)(a), (b), (c), 24.115(1) FS. History-New 8-12-21.