- Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets will go on sale on Friday, November 14, 2008. Sales of Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets will cease immediately after the 1,000,000th ticket is sold or at midnight on Tuesday, December 30, whichever occurs first.
- Each Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket costs $20. Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets cannot be cancelled.
- Each Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket will contain a unique ticket number that will be automatically entered into the Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE drawing on Wednesday, December 31, 2008. The overall odds of winning a prize in the Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE drawing are 1 in 970 if all 1 million tickets are sold.
- Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets will automatically print from the terminal with ticket numbers issued in sequential order from 0000001 to 1000000 as they are sold around the state. Each Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket will contain only one ticket number. Players cannot select their own ticket numbers.
- A random computerized drawing from among all Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket numbers issued during the sales period will be held on December 31, 2008. A total of 1,031 prizes will be awarded. Prizes will be awarded in the order drawn. The first through 9th numbers drawn will win $1 million cash. The 10th through 19th numbers drawn will win $50,000 and will be alternates, in the order drawn, for a $1 million prize in the event a top prize is not claimed within the 180-day claim period. The 20th through 31st numbers drawn will win $5,000 and the 32nd through 1,031st numbers drawn will each win $500.
Draw Order |
Prize |
1-9 |
$1,000,000 |
10-19 |
$50,000 |
20-31 |
$5,000 |
32-1,031 |
$500 |
- The Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE drawing will be held on December 31, 2008, and shall be public and witnessed by an accountant employed by an independent certified public accounting firm. Winning numbers will be available after the drawing on the Florida Lottery’s Web site at flalottery.com. The winning numbers in the top prize category will also be available by phone at (850) 487-7777 (TDD (850) 487-7784), and the winning numbers in the top three prize categories will be available at Lottery retailers.
- Winning Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets must be presented to a Florida Lottery office for payment. Tickets winning $1 million must be claimed at Lottery Headquarters. Information about procedures for filing a claim may be obtained at flalottery.com or by calling (850) 487-7777 (TDD (850) 487-7784). Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets are the only valid receipts to redeem a prize.
- Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE prizes must be claimed within 180 days from the date of the drawing, June 29, 2009.
- If a winning Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket bearing any of the first nine winning numbers is not submitted for validation and payment in accordance with the Lottery’s rule governing payment of prizes, the 10th through 31st prizewinners who have submitted their tickets for validation and payment in accordance with the Lottery’s rule governing payment of prizes constitute contingent winners for the $1 million prize and will be used in the order in which they were drawn to select a winner for the $1 million top prize. The contingent winner will be awarded the difference between the $50,000 prize and the $1 million prize. If applicable, the Florida Lottery will attempt to notify, for a period of two weeks, the first contingent winner drawn in the $50,000 prize category. If the Florida Lottery is unable to contact the first contingent winner, the Florida Lottery will attempt to notify, for a period of two weeks, the second contingent winner drawn. This process will continue until a contingent winner is contacted or the Florida Lottery has exhausted the list of available contingent winners, in which case the $1 million prize will not be awarded.
- Players must be at least 18 years of age. Persons prohibited by Section 24.116, Florida Statutes, from purchasing a Florida Lottery ticket are not eligible to play.
- All Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE prizes are subject to the provisions of Chapter 24, Florida Statutes, and rules promulgated thereunder, including the official Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE rule. Prizes will be paid in accordance with the rules of the Florida Lottery governing payment of prizes. Copies of the current prize payment rule and the Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE rule may be obtained from the Florida Lottery, Office of the General Counsel, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4011.
- Payment of federal, state and/or local taxes will be the responsibility of the winner. Federal withholding taxes will be deducted from the $1 million and $50,000 prizes.
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