Cars & Cash™ Game Rules

1. Cars & Cash™ is a limited time lottery game that will be sold through Florida Lottery terminals from Monday, March 5, 2007 through Sunday, April 15, 2007.
2. Each Cars & Cash ticket costs $5. Cars & Cash tickets cannot be cancelled.

Instant Win Prizes

3. Players who purchase a Cars & Cash ticket can instantly win prizes of $50 cash. More than 30,000 winners will receive Cash Prize Coupons in the Cars & Cash game.  If a Cars & Cash ticket is an instant cash winner, the terminal will play a car horn tune followed by “You’re a Winner”  and a Cash Prize Coupon for $50 will automatically print after issuance of the Cars & Cash ticket.  Cars & Cash tickets winning a Cash Prize Coupon will contain a Lottery Prize Alert symbol and a message that the ticket holder is an instant winner.  Should any issues arise concerning the transaction and/or prize, it is the player’s responsibility to seek resolution of these issues with the retailer and the Lottery prior to leaving the retail location.
4. Winners can redeem $50 Cash Prize Coupons instantly at a Florida Lottery retailer. Cash Prize Coupons must be claimed by June 14, 2007. The actual number of prizes awarded and the odds of winning an instant prize will depend upon the number of Cars & Cash tickets sold.

Weekly Draw Prizes

5. Each Cars & Cash ticket will contain a unique ticket number that will be automatically entered into a Cars & Cash weekly drawing.  A random computerized drawing from among all Cars & Cash ticket numbers issued during the weekly sales period will be held each Sunday, for a total of six drawings. Each Cars & Cash ticket will be good for only one weekly drawing. The draw date will be displayed on the Cars & Cash ticket. The overall odds of winning a prize in a Cars & Cash drawing will depend on the number of tickets sold during the weekly sales period.
6. Cars & Cash tickets will automatically print from the terminal with ticket numbers issued in sequential order as they are sold around the state. Each Cars & Cash ticket will contain only one ticket number. Players cannot select their own ticket numbers.

Cars & Cash™ Weekly Draw Schedule

7. A total of 48 prizes will be awarded in the Cars & Cash drawings.  In each of the six Cars & Cash weekly drawings, eight numbers will be drawn to award a total of eight prizes.  The first number drawn will win $250,000.  The 2nd through 8th numbers drawn will win a vehicle of the winner’s choice – a Ford Mustang V6 Convertible, Ford F150 4X2 SS S/C truck, or Ford Escape Hybrid SUV. One vehicle will be awarded to each of the seven weekly winners.  The 2007 model year will be awarded if it is still in production at the time the prize is claimed; otherwise the 2008 model year will be awarded. The right to claim a prize cannot be assigned to another person or entity.

Cars & Cash™ Weekly Prizes

8. Any warranties and guarantees on the vehicles are those of the manufacturer only.
9. Federal income tax withholding will be deducted from the $250,000 prize. Florida sales tax and transfer fees on the vehicles will be paid by the Florida Lottery, as well as federal income tax withholding for the value of the prize vehicles.  Any additional federal, state and/or local taxes or other fees are the responsibility of the winner.
10. A cash option of $30,500 is available to winners in lieu of a vehicle. Federal income tax withholding will be deducted from the cash prize. Any additional federal, state and/or local taxes or other fees are the responsibility of the winner.
11. The Florida Lottery reserves the right to award a cash prize of $30,500 in lieu of a vehicle if, for reasons beyond the control of the Lottery, a vehicle is not available for award to a player electing to receive such prize. Federal income tax withholding will be deducted from a cash prize awarded under this provision. Any additional federal, state and/or local taxes or other fees are also the responsibility of the winner.
12. Winning Cars & Cash tickets must be presented to a Florida Lottery office for payment. Information about procedures for filing a claim can be obtained on the flalottery.com Web site or by calling (850) 487-7777 (TDD (850) 487-7784). Cars & Cash tickets are the only valid receipts to redeem a prize.
13. Cars & Cash tickets must be validated within 180 days from the date of the drawing. The player must submit the winning ticket for payment at the appropriate Florida Lottery office, as required by the Lottery’s rule governing payment of prizes.
14. Vehicle winners will be required to execute a Florida Lottery Release Form prior to the receipt of the prize vehicle. Upon the Lottery’s receipt of the winner’s executed Release Form, the Florida Lottery will notify the fulfillment company, which will arrange for delivery of the vehicle to the designated authorized Ford dealership from which the winner will take possession of his or her vehicle prize.  The designated dealership will be as near to the winner’s place of residence as is practicable. The winner must present a valid driver’s license and proof of vehicle insurance as required by the laws of the state in which the vehicle is delivered, which in Florida are Chapters 322 and 320, Fla. Stat., respectively. If the winner is unable to provide proof of a valid driver’s license, the vehicle must be removed by trailer or similar transport equipment provided by the winner or driven by a person who is able to provide proof of a valid driver’s license.  The winner must take possession of the vehicle within thirty (30) days of receipt of notification that it is ready for pickup at the designated dealership.  If the winner fails to take possession of the vehicle within thirty (30) days of pickup notification, unless prior alternate arrangements have been made, the vehicle prize will be forfeited and no cash prize will be substituted. The winner must also execute and have notarized a Florida Lottery Acceptance Form at the dealership prior to the receipt of the vehicle. The cost of travel to take possession of a vehicle prize shall be the responsibility of the prize winner.

General Information

15. 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.
16. By purchasing a Cars & Cash ticket, a prizewinner is deemed to have granted permission for the Florida Lottery to photograph and/or videotape and record the prizewinner with or without prior notification and to use the name, photograph, videotape, and/or recording of the prizewinner for advertising or publicity purposes without additional compensation.
17. All Cars & Cash drawings shall be public, held in Tallahassee, Florida, and witnessed by an accountant employed by an independent certified public accounting firm. The results of a drawing will be available after the drawing on the Florida Lottery’s Web site at flalottery.com, by phone at (850) 487-7777, or at a Lottery retailer.
    
18. All Cars & Cash prizes are subject to the provisions of Chapter 24, Florida Statutes, and rules promulgated thereunder, including the official Cars & Cash 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 Cars & Cash rule can be obtained from the Florida Lottery, Office of the General Counsel, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32301-4011.
19. If the winner of a Ford vehicle is identified as owing an outstanding debt to a state agency or child support collected through a court, the debt will be collected in lieu of award of the prize.  If the debt of a Ford vehicle winner is an amount less than the cash option value of $30,500, the winner shall receive the excess cash value once applicable Federal Withholding Tax has been deducted and the debt has been satisfied.  If the debt is an amount greater than $30,500, the entire cash value of the prize remaining after deduction of applicable Federal Withholding Tax will be applied toward the outstanding debt as provided in Section 24.115, Florida Statutes.