Official Promotional Rules for the Nebraska Lottery Summer Jackpot Second-Chance Promotion
1. Overview:
1.1 Promotional Times and Dates: This promotion runs from 5:00 a.m. CT on Monday, May 1, 2017, through 11:59 p.m. CT on Tuesday, August 8, 2017.
1.2 Two (2) semifinalist drawings will be held:
- June 20, 2017, to select three (3) semifinalists; and
- August 9, 2017, to select three (3) semifinalists.
2. Prizes: There are six (6) prizes for this promotion for the six (6) randomly selected semifinalists as described below.
2.1 The six (6) semifinalists for the Summer Jackpot Second-Chance Giveaway Promotion will be entered into a Grand Prize contest to be held on August 26, 2017, at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island, Nebraska. The prize each semifinalist receives will be determined in accordance with the grand prize contest rules, which will be made available to each semifinalist prior to the contest. At this drawing, the Nebraska Lottery will select:
(a) One (1) grand prize winner, who will receive $50,000 in cash.
(b) Five (5) winners of runner-up prizes, consisting of each semifinalist who did not win the grand prize (non-grand prize winning semifinalist). The non-grand prize winning semifinalists will be selected as second place to sixth place winners. Each non-grand prize winning semifinalist will receive a cash prize, as detailed below.
Runner-up—Prizes:
2nd place $20,000 cash;
3rd place $10,000 cash;
4th place $8,000 cash;
5th place $7,000 cash; and
6th place $5,000 cash.
Eligibility and Entry:
3.1 The Nebraska Lottery’s Summer Jackpot Second-Chance Giveaway Promotion is only open to individuals 19 years of age or older.
3.2 To participate, an individual must enter through the MVP Club at nelottery.com. Participants may only enter online. Entry steps are as follows:
(a) A participant may submit an eligible, non-winning $1 - $10,000 Jackpot, $2 - $20,000 Jackpot, $5 - $50,000 Jackpot, or $10 - $100,000 Jackpot Nebraska Lottery Scratch ticket.
(b) To enter, a participant must go to nelottery.com to submit the ticket number and the four-digit box code from any eligible Scratch ticket. Players may only enter online. Each ticket can only be entered once. The actual tickets from which numbers are submitted must be retained for prize verification.
3.3 The Nebraska Lottery must be able to contact the semifinalists by, at the option of the Nebraska Lottery, the phone number, address, or email address provided at the time of entry. After semifinalist selection, the Nebraska Lottery will contact the semifinalist and mail the semifinalist a claim form. The name and other information provided on the claim form must match information provided at the time of entry except that, pursuant to Lottery Regulation 502.03, the person who signs or who places his or her name in the designated area of the ticket shall be considered the owner of the ticket, notwithstanding any of the above. Proof of identification will be required at the discretion of the Nebraska Lottery to include, but is not limited to, a photocopy of a valid driver’s license or other state-issued identification, valid military identification, or valid passport. If any of these criteria are not met, the prize cannot be claimed and another semifinalist will be chosen.
Entry Rules and Regulations:
4.1 During the promotion, any eligible, non-winning $1 - $10,000 Jackpot, $2 - $20,000 Jackpot, $5 - $50,000 Jackpot, or $10 - $100,000 Jackpot Nebraska Lottery Scratch ticket, as defined above, can be entered through a player’s MVP Club membership. The participant must enter the Scratch ticket number and the four-digit box code. The participant must keep the entered Scratch ticket for verification. See nelottery.com for more details.
(a) Participants may enter any of the following non-winning Scratch tickets to gain an entry for the semifinalist drawing. The number of entries received will be based on which Jackpot game was entered as follows:
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- $1 - $10,000 Jackpot (game number 945) = 1 Entry;
- $2 - $20,000 Jackpot (game number 946) = 2 Entries;
- $5 - $50,000 Jackpot (game number 947) = 5 Entries; and
- $10 - $100,000 Jackpot (game number 948) = 10 Entries.
4.2 The Nebraska Lottery will not accept entries at any of its claim centers or retail locations.
4.3 A player may enter multiple times, but an individual Scratch ticket number may only be entered once.
4.4 An individual may only be selected once as a semifinalist.
4.5 Entries for the first drawing will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. CT on June 19, 2017. Entries for the second drawing will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. CT on August 8, 2017. Entries received after this time will not be eligible for the final drawing.
4.6 Attempts will be made by the Nebraska Lottery for one week after the drawing to contact each of the semifinalists by telephone and/or email. The Nebraska Lottery may utilize alternative methods to contact the semifinalists at the Nebraska Lottery’s discretion. If a semifinalist fails to respond to contact attempts made by the Nebraska Lottery during the one-week timeframe, the semifinalist forfeits the position and the Nebraska Lottery reserves the right to draw a new semifinalist.
5. Prize Selection:
5.1 Two (2) separate entry periods and two (2) separate drawings will be held. Tickets entered into drawing 1 are not eligible for drawing 2. The entry periods and drawing dates are as follows:
| Semifinalist Selection | Entry Period | Drawing Date |
| Semifinalist Drawing 1 | May 1 – June 19, 2017 | June 20, 2017 |
| Semifinalist Drawing 2 | June 20 – August 8, 2017 | August 9, 2017 |
5.2 The prizes are not exchangeable or otherwise transferable. Cash will NOT be awarded in lieu of a merchandise prize. Federal, state, or local taxes on any prize are the sole responsibility of the winner unless otherwise indicated in the prize section of the rules.
5.3 All applicable federal, state, or local laws apply.
5.4 When applicable, prizes will be mailed to the winners at the addresses provided when contacted by the Nebraska Lottery by email or phone. With prior approval from the Nebraska Lottery, the contest winners may pick up the prizes at the Nebraska Lottery office prior to July 1, 2017, located at 1800 ”O” Street, Suite 101, Lincoln, Nebraska, and, beginning on July 1, 2017, at 137 NW 17th St, Lincoln, Nebraska.
5.5 If a prize is returned to the Nebraska Lottery, the Lottery may declare the prize forfeited by the winner and the winner will have no further right to the prize.
5.6 A winner’s entry and acceptance of a prize constitutes permission to use the winner’s name, photograph, or likeness for purposes of advertising, publicity, or promotion on behalf of the Nebraska Lottery. The name of the winner and town/city/state will be posted on the Nebraska Lottery Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook page following winner notification.
5.7.1 Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-810(5), prior to the payment of any lottery prize in excess of $500 for a winning lottery ticket presented for redemption to the Nebraska Lottery, including the applicable prizes provided in this promotion, the Nebraska Lottery shall check the name and Social Security number of the winner with a list provided by the Nebraska Department of Revenue of people identified as having an outstanding state tax liability, and a list of people certified by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services as owing a debt as defined in section 77 27,161. The Nebraska Lottery shall credit any such lottery prize against any outstanding state tax liability or certified debt owed by such winner and the balance of such prize amount, if any, shall be paid to the winner by the Nebraska Lottery. Any such credit of a lottery prize against a state tax liability or certified debt is collectively referred to as an “offset.” With regard to non-cash prizes, offsets shall be applied in the manner prescribed by Lottery Regulation 604.14 through 604.14C.
5.7.2 In regard to merchandise prize winners, if the state tax liability or certified debt is greater than the cash prize amount, the Nebraska Lottery will provide a substitute prize for the merchandise prize. The substitute prize will be a cash amount determined by the Nebraska Lottery in its sole discretion, which amount will not be subject to appeal by the prizewinner and will not include the value of any state or federal tax (collectively referred to as the “cash equivalent”). The cash prize amount and the cash equivalent will be credited against the state tax liability or certified debt and, if applicable, the remaining amount paid to the winner. As an alternative, the prizewinner may elect to pay the full amount of the state tax liability or certified debt in the amount and in the manner as determined by the Nebraska Lottery in its sole discretion. If the Nebraska Lottery determines the full amount of the state tax liability or certified debt has been paid in the manner as prescribed by the Nebraska Lottery, the prizewinner will receive the prize as detailed in the promotion.
5.8 Odds: Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received.
6. General Contest Terms:
6.1 Only entries submitted by legally eligible participants through the MVP Club at nelottery.com and containing complete and valid information are eligible for this promotion contest, except as provided above.
6.2 Entries which are lost, late, incomplete, misdirected, or incompletely received, including by reason of technical malfunction, network congestion, or system incompatibility, are ineligible.
6.3 Information provided to the Nebraska Lottery will be kept confidential, except as provided in 6.4, below, will be used solely by or on behalf of the Nebraska Lottery, and will not be shared with or sold to outside parties without prior approval.
6.4 The drawings will be conducted by a computer random number generator program at Nebraska Lottery headquarters in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Nebraska Lottery will notify contest winners. The identity of contest winners is public information pursuant to Lottery regulations and may be posted on the Lottery website and publicized by other means including, but not limited to, news releases and articles in the Lottery Times and retailer newsletter.
6.5 Prizes awarded in this and any other promotional contest conducted by the Nebraska Lottery are taxable income and may be reported for tax purposes. Winners of prizes over $500 in value will be checked for outstanding tax and child support liabilities to credit prize awards in accordance with state law. Prizes over $5,000 in value will automatically have state and federal income tax of 5 percent and 25 percent, respectively, withheld in accordance with state and federal law.
6.6 Prizes won in this contest are not transferable and, unless otherwise stated in the contest rules, may not be assigned except by judicial order. The Nebraska Lottery will substitute a prize of equal or greater value if the advertised prize cannot be awarded due to unavailability for any reason. In such event, certain conditions and restrictions may apply.
6.7 The Nebraska Lottery is not responsible for any travel, lodging, meals, or other expense related to claiming any prize. Non-cash prizes may not be exchanged or redeemed for cash value. Prizes consisting of lottery tickets will be mailed to Nebraska addresses only. Out-of-state winners may pick up lottery ticket prizes at a Nebraska Lottery claim center location by arrangement.
6.8 Participants must be 19 years of age or older to enter this contest. Employees of the Nebraska Lottery and its contractors, subcontractors, and their immediate family members residing in their same households are ineligible.
6.9 Nebraska Lottery MVP Club membership entitles one to receive information concerning Nebraska Lottery products and promotions according to the member’s stated preferences. MVP Club members may modify their member profiles at any time by following the directions on the MVP Club member login page on the Nebraska Lottery website at nelottery.com.
6.10 The actual vouchers or tickets from which numbers are submitted must be retained for prize verification and received by the Lottery, along with a valid claim form. The Lottery is not responsible for lost, stolen, mis-delivered, damaged, illegible, or incompletely received vouchers, tickets, or claim forms.
6.11 Contest rules, drawing dates, deadlines, and procedures are subject to change without notice as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by the Nebraska Lottery in its sole discretion. By entering this contest, all participants agree to be bound by Nebraska state law and the rules and regulations of the Nebraska Lottery.
Published on 04/25/2017