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Games > NAUGHTY OR NICE CROSSWORD (2393) - Features and Procedures
May 6, 2021
FEATURES AND PROCEDURES
NAUGHTY OR NICE CROSSWORD
(Instant Scratch Game # 2393)
  1. The theme and name of the game: NAUGHTY OR NICE CROSSWORD. Scratch YOUR 18 LETTERS box to reveal your 18 letters. Scratch only the letters in the crossword PUZZLE and in the BONUS NAME that match those in the YOUR 18 LETTERS box. Reveal 3 or more complete NAMES in the PUZZLE, win corresponding prize shown in the PRIZE KEY. If you win in the PUZZLE and any one of the completely uncovered NAMES is spelled out entirely in RED letters, win DOUBLE the prize shown in the PRIZE KEY for that same winning play. If you completely uncover the BONUS NAME using YOUR 18 LETTERS, win the BONUS PRIZE. The PUZZLE and the BONUS NAME are played separately.
  2. The price of tickets: Three dollars ($3.00), or as otherwise set by the Administrator.
  3. 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
    $3 150,400 1:7
    $5 60,800 1:16
    $6 35,200 1:28
    $10 12,800 1:76
    $20 9,600 1:100
    $40 9,600 1:100
    $50 1,444 1:665
    $100 100 1:9,600
    $1,000 2 1:480,000
    $30,000 2 1:480,000

    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 NAUGHTY OR NICE CROSSWORD tickets to the Lottery Super 2nd Chance drawings does not affect the prize structure of the NAUGHTY OR NICE CROSSWORD game.

  4. The frequency of drawings: There are no drawings in the NAUGHTY OR NICE CROSSWORD game, however, for a period of time, at the discretion of the Lottery Division Administrator NAUGHTY OR NICE 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 2 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.
  5. The method of selecting winners: There is one (1) crossword PUZZLE and one (1) BONUS NAME play area on each NAUGHTY OR NICE CROSSWORD ticket. The PUZZLE and the BONUS NAME are played separately.

    The holder of a ticket where the letters in the uncovered YOUR 18 LETTERS box match the letters in the crossword PUZZLE play area to complete three (3) or more complete NAMES, none of which are imaged completely in the color red, shall win the prize shown in the PRIZE KEY for that same number of complete NAMES.

    The holder of a ticket where the letters in the uncovered YOUR 18 LETTERS box match the letters in the crossword PUZZLE play area to complete three (3) or more complete NAMES, and where one (1) of those completed NAMES is spelled out entirely with letters imaged in the color red, shall win two (2) times the prize shown in the PRIZE KEY for that same number of complete NAMES.

    The holder of a ticket where the letters in the uncovered YOUR 18 LETTERS box match the letters in the BONUS NAME play area to complete the entire BONUS NAME shall win the prize shown in the uncovered BONUS PRIZE play spot.

    The PUZZLE and the BONUS NAME are played separately. A completed name that is completely imaged in the color red in the PUZZLE play area does not affect any prize won in the BONUS NAME.

    The possible complete NAMES on the ticket will be shown in the PUZZLE. The possible complete BONUS NAME will be shown in the BONUS NAME play area. Each possible complete NAME consists of three (3) or more letters and fills a complete name space. Each possible complete BONUS NAME consists of five (5) letters and fills a complete BONUS NAME space. Letters in the PUZZLE combined to form a complete NAME must appear in a continuous horizontal (from left to right) or vertical (from top to bottom) sequence in a NAME space in the PUZZLE, and must completely fill that NAME space. Letters in the BONUS NAME combined to form a complete BONUS NAME must appear in a continuous horizontal (from left to right) sequence, and must completely fill the BONUS NAME space. A NAME within a complete NAME or BONUS NAME such as “JANE” within “JANETTE” is not a complete NAME or BONUS NAME, since it does not completely fill the NAME space. Letters forming a NAME filling a complete NAME space can only be used to form one (1) complete NAME or BONUS NAME (e.g. – "ANNA" and "MARIE" within "ANNAMARIE" are considered only one complete NAME). Complete NAMES cannot be formed in the PUZZLE by linking letters diagonally, or by reading the letters from right to left or bottom to top. A complete BONUS NAME cannot be formed by reading from right to left. The YOUR 18 LETTERS play area must contain all of the letters in a possible complete NAME in order to form that NAME. The YOUR 18 LETTERS play area must contain all of the letters in a possible complete BONUS NAME in order to form that BONUS NAME. A winning ticket can win only the highest prize or, if one (1) of the completed NAMES in the crossword puzzle is completely imaged in the color red as previously described in these features and procedures, two 3 (2) times the highest prize shown in the PRIZE KEY for that same winning pattern as previously described in these features and procedures, plus any prize won by completely matching all of the letters in the BONUS NAME, as previously described in these features and procedures.
  6. 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 by the claim deadline under 6(G).
    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 six hundred dollars ($600) or more requires the claimant to provide his or her Social Security number, his or her Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, or a properly completed IRS Form W-8BEN (i.e. a Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting) by the claim deadline under section 6(G). Payment of any prize totaling one hundred ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred ninety-nine dollars ($199,999) 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 two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) 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 at the Lottery headquarters in Madison may be waived at the Lottery Division 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 4 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. All tickets winning $600 or more that are submitted in person to a Lottery office for the purpose of redemption will not be returned after the signed ticket is received by the Lottery. Signed, unpaid tickets winning $599 or less that are submitted in person to a Lottery office may be returned at the sole discretion of the Lottery. No winning ticket will be returned once the prize for that ticket has been paid by a Lottery office, regardless of the winning amount. Non-winning tickets that are submitted in person to a Lottery office may be returned at the sole discretion of the Lottery.
    7. The holder of a winning NAUGHTY OR NICE CROSSWORD ticket must claim the prize, in accordance with sections 6(B) or 6(C), within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days after game's end date or the prize shall be forfeited. If claiming a prize in person at a Lottery Validations Office, the original winning ticket and Lottery claim form must be received by the Lottery within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days after game's end date. If claiming a prize by mail, the postage prepaid 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 Validations Office in Madison within fourteen (14) calendar days after the one hundred eighty (180) day deadline or the prize shall be forfeited. All required claimant information must be received by the Wisconsin Lottery Validations Office in Madison within fourteen (14) calendar days after the one hundred eighty (180) day deadline or the prize shall be forfeited. In the event that the Governor declares a state-wide emergency or similar unforeseen circumstance occurs, the one hundred eighty (180) day deadline may be extended at the sole discretion of the Wisconsin Lottery Division Administrator.
    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.

 

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