LUCKY LETTER CROSSWORD (2026) - Features and Procedures

April 13, 2017

FEATURES AND PROCEDURES
LUCKY LETTER CROSSWORD
(Instant Scratch Game # 2026)

The theme and name of the game: LUCKY LETTER CROSSWORD. Scratch YOUR 18 LETTERS box and the LUCKY LETTER box to reveal your 19 letters. In each PUZZLE, scratch only the letters that match those in the YOUR 18 LETTERS box and the LUCKY LETTER box. In each PUZZLE, if you uncover 3 or more complete WORDS, win the prize indicated in the corresponding PUZZLE KEY for that same PUZZLE. If you win in a PUZZLE and one or more of the completely uncovered WORDS in that winning PUZZLE includes the LUCKY LETTER in the word, win DOUBLE the prize shown in the corresponding PUZZLE KEY for that same winning play. Each PUZZLE is played separately. Only the highest prize won paid per PUZZLE.
The price of tickets: Five dollars ($5.00), or as otherwise set by the Administrator.
The prize structure including the number and value of prizes and the odds on each prize are as follows:
PRIZE AMOUNT APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF PRIZES ODDS OF WINNING
$5 216,000 1:7
$10 91,200 1:16
$15 28,800 1:50
$20 28,800 1:51
$25 24,000 1:61
$50 16,200 1:89
$100 1,023 1:1,404
$500 34 1:42,353
$5,000 3 1:480,000
$50,000 2 1:720,000
Odds and prize statements are based on initial game prize structure and may vary over the life of the game. Entry or non-entry of LUCKY LETTER CROSSWORD tickets to the Lottery Super 2nd Chance drawings does not affect the prize structure of the LUCKY LETTER CROSSWORD game.
The frequency of drawings: There are no drawings in the LUCKY LETTER CROSSWORD game, however, for a period of time, at the discretion of the Lottery Division Administrator LUCKY LETTER CROSSWORD tickets may count towards entry in Lottery Super 2nd Chance drawings. The Wisconsin Lottery will not be responsible for any neglect, failure or omission on the part of the U.S. Postal Service or any other delivery/courier service used to deliver a player's Super 2nd Chance Drawing mailing to the Wisconsin Lottery. The Lottery assumes no responsibility or liability for Super 2nd Chance tickets that are lost, or destroyed or otherwise disqualified from participation in a drawing when such tickets are in the control of the Lottery. All tickets sent to the Wisconsin Lottery to enter the Super 2nd Chance drawings become property of the Wisconsin Lottery and will not be returned. Only tickets sent to and received at the correct address for entry into the Super 2nd Chance drawing will be eligible for the Super 2nd Chance drawing.
The method of selecting winners: There are two (2) crossword PUZZLES and a LUCKY LETTER play area on each LUCKY LETTER CROSSWORD ticket. The uncovered LUCKY LETTER play area will show an imaged box containing a LUCKY LETTER.

The holder of a ticket where the letters in the uncovered YOUR 18 LETTERS box (but not the letter in the uncovered LUCKY LETTER box) match the letters in PUZZLE 1 to complete three (3) or more complete WORDS shall win the prize shown in the PUZZLE 1 KEY for that same number of complete WORDS.

The holder of a ticket where the letters in the uncovered YOUR 18 LETTERS box (but not the letter in the uncovered LUCKY LETTER box) match the letters in PUZZLE 2 to complete three (3) or more complete WORDS shall win the prize shown in the PUZZLE 2 KEY for that same number of complete WORDS.

The holder of a ticket where the letters in the uncovered YOUR 18 LETTERS box and in the uncovered LUCKY LETTER box match the letters in PUZZLE 1 to complete three (3) or more complete WORDS, and where one (1) or more of those completed WORDS includes the letter in the LUCKY LETTER box, shall win two (2) times the prize amount shown in the PUZZLE 1 KEY for that same number of complete WORDS.

The holder of a ticket where the letters in the uncovered YOUR 18 LETTERS box and in the uncovered LUCKY LETTER box match the letters in PUZZLE 2 to complete three (3) or more complete WORDS, and where one (1) or more of those completed WORDS includes the letter in the LUCKY LETTER box, shall win two (2) times the prize amount shown in the PUZZLE 2 KEY for that same number of complete WORDS.

In order to count as a completed WORD including the letter in the LUCKY LETTER box, one (1) or more letters in the WORD must exactly match the letter in the LUCKY LETTER box, and the remaining letters in the WORD must match letters in the YOUR 18 LETTERS box. For example, if the letters "D" and "I" are in the uncovered YOUR 18 LETTERS box, and the letter "M" is in the uncovered LUCKY LETTER box, the word "DIM" would count as a completed word including the letter in the LUCKY LETTER box.

Each PUZZLE is played separately. The possible complete WORDS on the ticket will be shown on each PUZZLE. Each possible complete WORD consists of three (3) or more letters and fills a complete word space. Letters in each PUZZLE combined to form a complete WORD must appear in a continuous horizontal (from left to right) or vertical (from top to bottom) sequence in a word space on that same PUZZLE, and must completely fill that word space. A word within a complete WORD such as “cab” within “cabin” is not a complete WORD, since it does not completely fill the word space. Letters forming a word filling a complete word space can only be used to form one (1) complete WORD. Complete WORDS cannot be formed on either PUZZLE by linking letters diagonally, or by reading the letters from right to left or bottom to top. The YOUR 18 LETTERS play area and LUCKY LETTER box must contain all of the letters in a possible complete WORD in order to form that WORD.

A winning PUZZLE can win only the highest prize or (if a completed word includes the letter in the LUCKY LETTER box as previously described in these features and procedures) two (2) times the highest prize shown in the corresponding PUZZLE KEY for that same winning pattern in that same PUZZLE, as previously described in these features and procedures. A winning PUZZLE can only win, at most, two (2) times the prize in the corresponding PUZZLE KEY for that same winning pattern in that same PUZZLE, regardless of how many times the LUCKY LETTER appears in a completed WORD(S).
The method of making payments to winners:
1. Submission of the original ticket (not a copy), as provided below, shall be the sole method of claiming a prize.
2. Payment of prizes under six hundred dollars ($600) may be made by presenting the ticket for validation and payment to any Wisconsin Lottery retailer.
3. The original winning ticket must be signed by a single human being. For-profit and non-profit entities, trusts, and other non-human beings are not eligible to play or claim a prize in this game. Payment of any prize totaling $500,999 or less may be made by either 1) signing the back of the original winning ticket, completing a Lottery claim form and presenting it in person to any Lottery office for validation and payment by the claim deadline under section 6(G), or 2) by signing the back of the original winning ticket, completing a Lottery claim form and mailing it for validation and payment to Lottery Headquarters in Madison. If claiming a prize by mail, the original winning ticket and Lottery claim form must be mailed to Lottery Headquarters in Madison in a properly addressed envelope with the postage duly prepaid by the claim deadline under section 6(G). Payment of any prize totaling $501,000 or more must be made by signing the back of the original winning ticket, completing a Lottery claim form and presenting it in person to the Lottery Headquarters in Madison for validation and payment by the claim deadline under section 6(G). Personal appearance may be waived at the Lottery administrator's sole discretion.
4. Tickets are void if stolen, unissued, mutilated, altered, counterfeit, or otherwise fail validation tests. The Lottery at its sole discretion reserves the right to pay any mutilated ticket based upon the facts and circumstances of the particular claim. Such action by the Lottery is final and non-reviewable.
5. Tickets are void if misprinted. "Misprinted" means any mistake or difference from the original ticket or game specifications of any kind in the printing, manufacturing, packaging or other processing related to the production or distribution of the ticket caused by the raw materials, processes or handling of the ticket until its ultimate sale to the consumer/player. "Misprinted" includes but is not limited to the tickets being unreadable, misregistered, defective, or multiply printed. Also, "misprinted" includes errors in the computer software, computer hardware, code or programming of the game regardless of whether the errors were imbedded or caused by human action relating to any of the matters mentioned in this paragraph. The Lottery at its sole discretion reserves the right
  to pay any such "misprinted" ticket based upon the facts and circumstances of the particular claim. Such action by the Lottery is final and non-reviewable.
6. All tickets sent to the Wisconsin Lottery for the purpose of redemption become property of the Lottery and will not be returned.
7. The holder of a winning LUCKY LETTER CROSSWORD ticket must claim the prize, in accordance with section 6(C), within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days after game's end date or the prize shall be forfeited. If claiming a prize by mail, the prepaid postage envelope containing the original winning ticket and Lottery claim form must be postmarked on or before the one hundred eighty (180) day deadline. The envelope containing the original winning ticket and Lottery claim form must be received by the Wisconsin Lottery Headquarters within fourteen (14) calendar days of the one hundred eighty (180) day deadline or the prize shall be forfeited.
8. Pursuant to Wisconsin's Open Records law (sec. 19.31-19.39 Wis. Stats.), the Lottery is required to disclose a winner's name, place of residence and, if acquired, likeness. If a player wins and claims a prize, the Lottery may use his or her name, likeness and place of residence without compensation for any purpose. Upon claiming a prize, a winner waives any claims against the Lottery and its representatives for any and all liability which may result from the disclosure or use of such information.
9. Prize payments are subject to the provisions of sec. 565.30 Wis. Stats.

PRIZE AMOUNT	APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF PRIZES	ODDS OF WINNING
$5	216,000	1:7
$10	91,200	1:16
$15	28,800	1:50
$20	28,800	1:51
$25	24,000	1:61
$50	16,200	1:89
$100	1,023	1:1,404
$500	34	1:42,353
$5,000	3	1:480,000
$50,000	2	1:720,000

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