The awarding of prizes must be based upon the completion of a predetermined pattern with the letters and numbers called and by no other method.
All persons who complete the specified pattern or game requirements are winners.
| Drawings not allowed | If there are multiple winners, an organization may not conduct a drawing to decide wwhich player is awarded the prize. |
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| Divide amount |
If a cash prize is awarded for a bingo game with multiple winners, divide the cash amount equally and award the divided amount for each verified winning bingo face. The prize may be rounded to the nearest higher dollar, provided the total amount of prizes awarded does not exceed the prize limits. EXAMPLE: Three winners splitting a $50 prize could each be awarded either $16.66 or $17. Include the requirements for splitting prizes in your bingo program or house rules. Q. If one bingo winner completes two patterns on the same face at the same time and another winner completes one pattern, how is the prize divided? A. Each player receives half the prize as a player may only win once on a face in a regular bingo game. Q. If one bingo winner completes the pattern on two different faces and another winner completes the pattern on one face, how is the prize divided? A. The player who completed the pattern on two different faces receives 2/3 of the prize, and the other player receives 1/3. |
| Merchandise prizes |
If the prize is a merchandise prize that cannot be divided, substitute prizes of equal value may be awarded. Cash may be awarded as a substitute prize. |
Complete a prize receipt form:
NOTE: If the prize amount is announced at the beginning of the game, before the first ball is drawn, and the prize is less than $100, a prize receipt form is not required.
Printable prize receipts (Form LG801) are available by clicking here.
The prize receipt information must be completed in ink or scanned on the prize receipt form. The winner’s signature and the signature of the organization employee or volunteer making the payment must be in ink.
A valid driver’s license, a U.S. military ID card, or another form of government-issued picture identification is required to complete the prize receipt. The form of picture ID must be recorded, including the driver’s license number and state of registration or the type of government-issued picture ID and ID number. A social security card does not meet this requirement.
If a winner does not have a government-issued photo ID, another player’s ID may be used. That player’s information, signature, and the winner’s signature, must be included on the prize receipt form.
Until a player provides the necessary information to complete a prize receipt, the organization has no obligation to award the prize.