FEATURES AND PROCEDURES
MEGABUCKS WITH EZ MATCH LIGHTNING BALL LIMITED TIME OFFER
A. The theme and name of the game:
The MEGABUCKS WITH EZ MATCH LIGHTNING BALL LIMITED TIME OFFER is an addition to the Wisconsin Lottery’s WISCONSIN'S MEGABUCKS WITH EZ MATCH game. Only those sections of the WISCONSIN'S MEGABUCKS WITH EZ MATCH Features and Procedures that are changed for the WISCONSIN'S MEGABUCKS WITH EZ MATCH LIGHTNING BALL LIMITED TIME OFFER are represented in this document. Unless amended by this document, all provisions of the WISCONSIN'S MEGABUCKS WITH EZ MATCH Features and Procedures remain in effect for the MEGABUCKS WITH EZ MATCH LIGHTNING BALL LIMITED TIME OFFER. This limited time offer will be available only from September 1, 2023, to September 30, 2023, inclusive.
Section A of WISCONSIN'S MEGABUCKS WITH EZ MATCH features and procedures shall be changed as follows:
The name of this game is WISCONSIN'S MEGABUCKS WITH EZ MATCH. It comprises two separate games. Game One, called WISCONSIN’S MEGABUCKS, is a game in which the player selects a set of six different numbers from one (1) to forty-nine (49). Additionally, one more number (called the "Lightning Ball" and printed after the letters "LB" on each eligible play) will appear on every third (3rd) set of two (2) plays of Wisconsin's Megabucks purchased statewide. The Lightning Ball will also be a number from one (1) to forty-nine (49) and will be different from the other six numbers in that same play. At the player’s option, the two (2) sets of six (6) numbers may be player-selected or randomly selected by computer. All Lightning Ball numbers will be randomly selected by the computer at the time of purchase for each eligible play.
The six (6) winning numbers are randomly selected by a drawing. Numbers within a single play, including the Lightning Ball (if it appears), are matched against the six (6) numbers drawn. There is no separate Lightning Ball drawing.
A pari-mutuel prize is awarded for correctly matching, in any order, six (6) of the six (6) numbers drawn; the Lightning Ball cannot be used to match a number drawn and win the jackpot prize. Set prizes are awarded for matching, in any order, five (5), four (4), or three (3) of the six (6) numbers drawn where the Lightning Ball (if it appears) does not match any number drawn.
For plays with a Lightning Ball where the Lightning Ball matches one (1) of the numbers drawn, set prizes are awarded for matching, in any order, five (5), four (4), three (3), or two (2) of the six (6) numbers drawn in addition to the Lightning Ball.
Game Two, called EZ MATCH, is a game in which players match any of the five (5) EZ NUMBERS (randomly printed by the terminal on the ticket) to one (1) of the Wisconsin's Megabucks numbers they played in Game One to win the corresponding prize shown for that same matching EZ NUMBER. Each prize associated with a specific EZ NUMBER can only be won once. The WISCONSIN’S MEGABUCKS and EZ MATCH games are played separately. EZ NUMBERS will never match the Lightning Ball.
For the purposes of the Lottery’s Retailer Performance Program, this game is considered a jackpot game.
B. The price of tickets:
Section 1 shall be changed as follows:
- The price of a ticket is two dollars ($2.00), or such other price as set by the Lottery Division Administrator, which entitles the player to enter two (2) plays (two (2) sets of six (6) different numbers from a field of one (1) to forty-nine (49) with or without Lightning Balls) in each drawing for which the ticket is purchased. In addition, the player will receive one set of five (5) EZ NUMBERS also from one (1) to forty-nine (49) and a corresponding prize amount for each EZ NUMBER.
Section 2 shall be changed as follows: - Tickets purchased for the current drawing may also be purchased for the next seven (7) drawings for Game One only. In its sole discretion, the Lottery may designate that fewer than eight (8) drawings are available for purchase. Tickets may only be purchased for consecutive drawings starting with the next drawing available for purchase. EZ MATCH numbers apply only to the numbers selected for Game One on the ticket and are not matched to winning numbers in any drawing, current or subsequent. Consequently, tickets purchased for subsequent draws will cost only one dollar ($1.00) per draw for each WISCONSIN’S MEGABUCKS game play only. Tickets containing a play with a Lightning Ball are eligible for prizes under section C1 as amended below for all drawings (i.e., drawing dates) that ticket is eligible for, including drawings after September 30, 2023.
C. The prize structure, including the number and value of prizes:
Section 1 shall be changed as follows:
- All prizes are funded solely out of the tickets purchased. Approximately sixty-one and one tenths percent (61.1%) of each dollar played is allocated to prizes. Game One has a prize payout of approximately fifty-nine and one tenths percent (59.1%) and Game Two has a prize payout of approximately sixty-three and one tenths percent (63.1%).The EZ MATCH prize structure including the number and value of prizes and the odds on each prize are set forth in the attached schedule. Prizes are awarded as follows for plays without a Lightning Ball:
| MATCH | ODDS | PRIZE |
|---|---|---|
| 6 of 6 | 1:6,991,908 | Guaranteed minimum annuitized jackpot of $1 million, which is divided equally among all valid game plays which match, in any order, six of the six numbers drawn. |
| 5 of 6 | 1:27,101 | Set prize of $500 for each valid game play which correctly matches, in any order, five of the six numbers drawn. |
| 4 of 6 | 1:517 | Set prize of $30 for each valid game play which correctly matches, in any order, four of the six numbers drawn. |
| 3 of 6 | 1:29 | Set prize of $2 for each valid game play which correctly matches, in any order, three of the six numbers drawn. |
Prizes are awarded as follows for plays with a Lightning Ball:
| MATCH | ODDS | PRIZE |
|---|---|---|
| 6 of 6 | 1:6,991,908 | Guaranteed minimum annuitized jackpot of $1 million, which is divided equally among all valid game plays which match, in any order, six of the six numbers drawn. The Lightning Ball cannot be used to match a number drawn and win the jackpot prize. |
| 5 of 6 + LB | 1:1,165,318 | Set prize of $10,000 for each valid game play which correctly matches, in any order, five of the six numbers drawn and the Lightning Ball matches one of the six numbers drawn. |
| 5 of 6 or 4 of 6 + LB | 1:7,928 | Set prize of $500 for each valid game play which correctly matches, in any order:
|
| 4 of 6 or 3 of 6 + LB |
1:233 | Set prize of $30 for each valid game play which correctly matches, in any order:
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| 3 of 6 or 2 of 6 + LB |
1:18 | Set prize of $2 for each valid game play which correctly matches, in any order:
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Section 5 shall be changed as follows:
- The holder of a winning ticket may win only one (1) prize per Game One play (set of six (6) numbers with or without a Lightning Ball) in connection with the numbers drawn, and shall be entitled only to the highest prize won by matching those numbers. In addition, no EZ NUMBER can win its corresponding prize more than once regardless of how many times that EZ NUMBER appears in the sets of six (6) numbers for Game One. However, the player may win on both the EZ MATCH portion and each Game One set of six (6) numbers.
D. The frequency of drawings:
There are no changes to this section.
E. The method of selecting winners:
There are no changes to this section.
F. The method of making payments to the winners:
There are no changes to this section.
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