EMERGENCY RULES
Date of Adoption: July 17, 2003.
Purpose: On November 13, 2003, the Lottery Commission amended WAC 315-34-040, on an emergency basis, to correctly reflect the prize and odds structure of the Lotto game that will be relaunched on October 5, 2003. The commission adopted the rule amendment effective October 5, 2003 (the date of the Lotto relaunch). At the commission's November 13, 2003, meeting the Washington Lottery intends to recommend permanent amendment of this rule, in the same form as the emergency rule.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 315-34-040 Prizes for Lotto.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 67.70.040(1).
Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.
Reasons for this Finding: Effective October 5, 2003, the Washington Lottery will relaunch the Lotto game. That game is governed by chapter 315-34 WAC, the rules governing the previous Lotto game. As of October 5, 2003, those rules will continue to be correct, with the exception of WAC 315-34-040 (the rule governing Lotto prizes and odds). Without this rule amendment the Lotto rules will not correctly reflect the odds and prizes associated with the relaunched Lotto game. Washington Lottery staff will propose permanent adoption of this amendment at the Lottery Commission's November 13, 2003, meeting.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
Pilot Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
or Other Alternative Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 1,
Repealed 1.
Effective Date of Rule:
October 5, 2003.
July 21, 2003
Ceil Buddeke
Legal Counsel
[AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 01-17-022, filed 8/6/01, effective 9/6/01)]WAC 315-34-040 Prizes for Lotto. (1) The prize amounts to be paid to each Lotto player who selects a winning combination of numbers in the first, second, and third prize categories are as follows:
| WINNING COMBINATIONS |
PRIZE CATEGORIES |
PRIZE AMOUNTS | ODDS OF WINNING (ONE PLAY) |
| All six winning numbers in one play | First Prize | Jackpot | 1:6,991,908 |
| Any five but not six winning numbers in one play | Second Prize | $1,000 | 1:27,100 |
| Any four but not five or six winning numbers in one play | Third Prize | $30 |
1:516 |
| Any three but not four, five or six winning numbers in one play | Fourth Prize | $3 | 1:28 |
(a) First prize (jackpot). The first prize will be the amount announced by the director as the Lotto jackpot. The jackpot will be divided equally among all players who selected all six winning numbers in one play (in any sequence).
(b) Second prize. The second prize will be $1,000, which will be paid to each player who selected five of the six winning numbers in one play (in any sequence).
(c) Third prize. The third prize will be $35 $30, which
will be paid to each player who selected four of the six
winning numbers in one play (in any sequence).
(d) Fourth prize. A $3.00 prize is to be paid to each player who selected three of the six winning numbers in one play (in any sequence).
(e) The holder of a winning ticket may win only one prize per play in connection with the winning numbers drawn and shall be entitled only to the highest prize category won by those numbers.
(f) In the event any player who has selected three, four, five, or six of the six winning numbers does not claim the prize won within one hundred eighty days after the drawing in which the prize was won, that player's prize shall be retained in the state lottery account for further use as prizes, pursuant to RCW 67.70.190.
(3) The amendments to chapter 315-34 WAC, as adopted at
the July 2001 lottery commission meeting, shall take effect on
September 30, 2001, or on a date to be designated by the
director and advertised to the public. The provisions of the
existing chapter 315-36 WAC shall remain in effect until
September 30, 2001, or until the date designated by the
director for the commencement of this amended rule.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.70.040. 01-17-022, § 315-34-040, filed 8/6/01, effective 9/6/01; 97-24-076, § 315-34-040, filed 12/2/97, effective 1/2/98; 96-15-054, § 315-34-040, filed 7/15/96, effective 8/15/96; 94-07-029, § 315-34-040, filed 3/8/94, effective 4/8/94; 93-03-008, § 315-34-040, filed 1/8/93, effective 2/8/93; 92-11-033, § 315-34-040, filed 5/15/92, effective 6/15/92; 92-07-014, § 315-34-040, filed 3/6/92, effective 4/6/92; 90-19-048, § 315-34-040, filed 9/14/90, effective 10/15/90.]
Reviser's note: The bracketed material preceding the section above was supplied by the code reviser's office.
Reviser's note: The typographical errors in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.