PURPOSE: This rule sets forth the validation requirements for validating draw games winning tickets.

1. (1) All of the following requirements must be met for a draw games ticket to be a valid draw games winning ticket:

   1. (A) The ticket validation number shall be presented in its entirety and shall correspond using the computer validation file to the selected numbers printed on the ticket for the data printed on the ticket;
   2. (B) The ticket shall not be altered, reconstituted, or tampered with in any manner;
   3. (C) The ticket shall not be counterfeit or a duplicate of another winning ticket;
   4. (D) The ticket shall have been issued by the lottery through a draw games retailer in an authorized manner;
   5. (E) The ticket shall not have been canceled;
   6. (F) The ticket shall be validated in accordance with procedures for claiming and payment of prizes;
   7. (G) The ticket data shall have been recorded in the computer gaming system before the drawing and the ticket data shall match this computer record in every respect;
   8. (H) The player-selected numbers/wagers, the validation number data, and the drawing date of an apparent winning ticket shall appear on the official file of winning tickets and a single-lettered game grid with the exact data may have not been previously paid;
   9. (I) The ticket may not be misregistered or defectively printed to an extent that it cannot be processed by the lottery;
   10. (J) The ticket shall pass all other confidential security checks of the lottery; and
   11. (K) Executive director may allow exceptions to the criteria in this rule.

AUTHORITY: section 313.220, RSMo Supp. 2014.* Original rule filed July 15, 1986, effective July 25, 1986. Amended: Filed May 25, 2000, effective Nov. 30, 2000. Amended: Filed July 15, 2014, effective Feb. 28, 2015.

*Original authority: 313.220, RSMo 1985, amended 1988, 1993, 1995, 2003.