D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 30, § 919
919.1 The Executive Director may offer the MEGA MILLIONS® MEGAPLIER® Promotion. The MEGAPLIER® is a limited extension of the MEGA MILLIONS® game and is conducted in accordance with the MEGA MILLIONS® game rules and other lottery rules applicable to the MEGA MILLIONS® game except as may be amended herein. The promotion will begin at a time announced by the lottery and will continue until discontinued by the lottery. The Promotion will offer to the owners of a qualifying MEGAPLIER® play a chance to multiply or increase the amount of any of the set prizes (the prizes normally paying two dollars ($2.00) to one million dollars ($1,000,000.00)) won in a drawing held during the Promotion. The Grand Prize is not a set prize and will not be multiplied or increased by means of the MEGAPLIER® Promotion or the Just the Jackpot promotion.
919.2 A qualifying MEGAPLIER® play is any single MEGA MILLIONS® play for which the player pays an extra one dollar ($1.00) for the MEGAPLIER® option and that is recorded on the Party Lottery’s computer gaming system as a qualifying MEGAPLIER® play. The purchase of Just the Jackpot™ plays do not qualify to purchase a MEGAPLIER® play.
919.3 Except as provided in these rules, a qualifying MEGAPLIER® play that wins one of the set prizes will be multiplied by the number drawn, either two, three, four, or five (2, 3, 4, or 5), in a separate random MEGAPLIER® drawing announced in a manner approved by the Product Group.
919.4 Except as provided in these rules, all prizes awarded shall be paid as lump sum set prizes. Instead of the MEGA MILLIONS® set prize amounts, qualifying MEGAPLIER® plays will pay the amounts shown below when matched with the MEGAPLIER® number drawn:
| Prize Levels | Standard | With MEGAPLIER® Purchase | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prize Levels with MEGAPLIER® Purchase & Multiplier. | |||||
| Standard | 2x | 3X | 4X | 5X | |
| Match 5+0 | $1,000,000.00 | $2,000,000.00 | $3,000,000.00 | $4,000,000.00 | $5,000,000.00 |
| Match 4+1 | $10,000.00 | $20,000.00 | $30,000.00 | $40,000.00 | $50,000.00 |
| Match 4+0 | $500.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,500.00 | $2,000.00 | $2,500.00 |
| Match 3+1 | $200.00 | $400.00 | $600.00 | $800.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Match 3+0 | $10.00 | $20.00 | $30.00 | $40.00 | $50.00 |
| Match 2+1 | $10.00 | $20.00 | $30.00 | $40.00 | $50.00 |
| Match 1+1 | $4.00 | $8.00 | $12.00 | $16.00 | $20.00 |
| Match 0+1 | $2.00 | $4.00 | $6.00 | $8.00 | $10.00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The MEGAPLIER® Promotion and multiplier numbers do not apply to the Mega Millions Grand Prize.
919.5 In certain rare instances, the MEGA MILLIONS® set prize amount may be less than the amount shown. In such case, the MEGAPLIER® prizes will be a multiple of the changed MEGA MILLIONS® prize amount announced after the draw. For example, if the Match 4+1 Mega Millions set prize amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) becomes two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) under the rules of the MEGA MILLIONS® game, then a MEGAPLIER® player winning that prize amount with a 4X multiplier would win eight thousand dollars ($8,000): two thousand dollars multiplied by four ($2,000.00 x 4).
919.6 The following table sets forth the probability of the various MEGAPLIER® numbers being drawn during a single MEGA MILLIONS® drawing. The MEGA MILLIONS® Products Group may elect to run limited promotions that may increase the multiplier numbers features.
| MEGAPLIER® | Probability of Prize Increase | |
|---|---|---|
| 5X | - Prize Won Times 5 | 1 in 15 |
| 4X | - Prize Won Times 4 | 3 in 15 |
| 3X | - Prize Won Times 3 | 6 in 15 |
| 2X | - Prize Won Times 2 | 5 in 15 |
MEGAPLIER® Promotion and Multiplier numbers do not apply to the MEGA MILLIONS® Grand Prize.
919.7 The Executive Director may offer the MEGA MILLIONS® Just the Jackpot™ Promotion which is a limited extension of the MEGA MILLIONS® game and is conducted in accordance with the MEGA MILLIONS® game rules and other lottery rules applicable to the MEGA MILLIONS® game except as may be amended herein, and any other lottery rules applicable to this Promotion. All rules applicable to the MEGA MILLIONS® Game are applicable to the Just the Jackpot™ Promotion (“JJ”) unless otherwise indicated.
919.8 The Promotion will begin at a time announced by the party lottery and will continue until discontinued by the lottery.
(a) The Promotion will offer to players a chance to purchase two (2) Just the Jackpot™ plays (“JJ play(s)”) for three dollars ($3.00); Each JJ play purchased will qualify the player for a chance to win the Grand Prize, and no other prize levels.
(b) A JJ play must match exactly all of the MEGA MILLIONS® Grand Prize winning numbers in order to win the MEGA MILLIONS® Grand Prize. A JJ Play is not eligible to win non-Grand Prizes / non-Jackpot prizes in the Just the Jackpot™
Promotion.
919.9 Just the Jackpot™ winning tickets will be paid the MEGA MILLIONS® Grand Prize, at the election of the player made in accordance with these rules or by a default election made in accordance with these rules, either on a graduated annuitized annual pari-mutuel basis or as a cash value option using a rate determined by the Mega Millions Finance Committee on a pari-mutuel basis. All provisions of these rules regarding payment of the MEGA MILLIONS® Grand Prize are applicable to Just the Jackpot™ winning ticket(s). The Grand Prize amount shall be divided equally by the number of MM tickets / plays and JJ tickets / plays winning the Grand Prize.
919.10 The winning numbers for Just the Jackpot™ Promotion shall be the winning numbers for the Grand Prize drawn in the MEGA MILLIONS® drawing.
919.11 To play Just the Jackpot™, a player shall select (or Quick Pick) two (2) sets of five (5) different numbers, from one (1) through seventy (70) and one (1) additional number from one (1) through twenty-five (25). The additional number may be the same as one of the first five numbers selected by the player. Each set of numbers shall constitute a single lettered selection, or single “Play” as that term is defined by the MUSL Board. The two (2) sets of numbers selected or Plays cost three dollar ($3.00) JJ Plays purchase may be the same between the Plays. The two (2) Plays for each three dollar ($3.00) JJ Plays purchase shall be for the same drawing, although a lottery may sell multi-draw JJ Plays as well.
919.12 The purchase price of JJ Plays shall be three dollars ($3.00) for two (2) single lettered selection of JJ Plays, including any specific statutorily-mandated tax of a party lottery to be included in the price of lottery JJ Plays. JJ Plays must be printed on separate tickets from MEGA MILLIONS® plays and must clearly indicate the plays are for the Just the Jackpot™ Promotion. Each JJ Play is played separately in determining matches to winning numbers and prize amounts.
919.13 The Grand Prize will not be multiplied or increased by means of the MEGAPLIER® Promotion.
919.14 The prize pool for JJ Plays shall consist of up to fifty-five percent (55%) of each drawing period’s sales, inclusive of any specific statutorily-mandated tax of a Party Lottery to be included in the price of a lottery’s JJ Play, and inclusive of contributions to the prize pool accounts and prize reserve accounts, but may be higher or lower based on the funding required to meet a guaranteed annuity Grand Prize as may be required by the subsection 917.20 of this chapter.
919.15 The Mega Millions Grand Prize payout shall be determined on a pari-mutuel basis. All prize payouts are made with the following expected prize payout
percentages, which does not include any additional amount contributed to or held in prize reserves:
| Number of Matches Per JJ Play | Prize Payment | JJ Prize Pool Percentage Allocated to Prize | JJ Sales Percentage Allocated to Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| All five (5) of first set plus one (1) of second set. | Grand Prize | 100%* | 50.2012% |
| All other matching combinations | No Prize | 0% | 0% |
| * JJ Prize Pool percentage allocated to the Grand Prize shall be combined with MEGA MILLIONS® Prize Pool percentage allocated to the Grand Prize. |
(a) The Grand Prize amount shall be divided equally by the number of MEGA MILLIONS® tickets / plays and JJ tickets /plays winning MEGA MILLIONS® Grand Prize.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 10543 (October 20, 2017).