HOW TO PLAY

This game is an entertaining way to discover if you are holding a winning ticket for the E‐PLAY GAME Play Area. Your chances of winning are not affected by how well you play the game.

Scratch the E‐PLAY GAME Play Area of your CROSSWORD MAGIC WORD 26316 lottery ticket to reveal an Access Code and corresponding square QR code. The QR code has the CROSSWORD MAGIC WORD electronic game web URL and Access Code embedded.

Using your electronic device (computer, tablet or mobile phone), you may navigate to the CROSSWORD MAGIC WORD electronic game by visiting magicword.wclc.com or scanning the QR code. The Access Code from your CROSSWORD MAGIC WORD 26316 ticket must be entered into the CROSSWORD MAGIC WORD electronic game to commence play. Please note: scanning the QR code will automatically navigate and prepopulate the Access Code to start game play.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

  1. Click any of the CALL LETTERS to reveal a letter.
  2. Click all of the letters found in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE which exactly match the revealed CALL LETTER.
  3. Continue clicking each of the CALL LETTERS and all of the exact matching letters in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE until all the CALL LETTERS are revealed.
  4. If you need help, click the HINT button to highlight your next possible move.
  5. If you do not wish to manually play the game, just click the (?) button and select AUTOPLAY to automatically match the letters in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE with the CALL LETTERS.
  6. If you match three (3) or more complete "WORDS" in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE, other than PURPLE MAGIC "WORDS", with the CALL LETTERS, you win the corresponding prize in the PRIZE LEGEND.
  7. If you match any one complete PURPLE MAGIC "WORD" in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE with the CALL LETTERS, you win the prize in the corresponding prize legend arrow pointing to that PURPLE MAGIC "WORD". A PURPLE MAGIC "WORD" has each and every letter of the "WORD" highlighted in purple. "WORDS" that only share purple highlighted letters are not considered PURPLE MAGIC "WORDS".
  8. Click on the MULTIPLIER. If you reveal a DOUBLER SYMBOL ( DOUBLE ), any prize won in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE is doubled. If you reveal a TRIPLER SYMBOL ( TRIPLE ), any prize won in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE is tripled. If you reveal a BONUS ROUND SYMBOL ( BONUS ), the BONUS ROUND is unlocked and you will be able to play the BONUS ROUND after the main CROSSWORD PUZZLE game is completed.

BONUS ROUND

  1. Click any of the BONUS ROUND CALL LETTERS to reveal a letter.
  2. Click all of the letters found in GAMES 1 through 5 WORDS which exactly match the revealed BONUS ROUND CALL LETTER.
  3. Continue clicking each of the BONUS ROUND CALL LETTERS and all of the exact matching letters in GAMES 1 through 5 WORDS until all the BONUS ROUND CALL LETTERS are revealed.
  4. If you do not wish to manually play the game, just click the (?) button and select AUTOPLAY to automatically match the letters in the GAMES 1 through 5 WORDS with the BONUS ROUND CALL LETTERS.
  5. If you match the complete WORD in any one of GAMES 1 through 5 with the BONUS ROUND CALL LETTERS, you win the corresponding PRIZE for that GAME.

ADDITIONAL CROSSWORD PLAY INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Letters combined to form a complete “WORD” must appear in an unbroken horizontal or vertical sequence of letters within the CROSSWORD PUZZLE from top to bottom or left to right.
  2. Only letters within the CROSSWORD PUZZLE that are matched to the CALL LETTERS, can be used to form a complete “WORD”.
  3. In the CROSSWORD PUZZLE, every lettered square within an unbroken horizontal or vertical sequence must be matched with a CALL LETTER to be considered a “WORD”. Words within words are not eligible for a prize.
    (For example, if in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE there is the following sequence:

  1. all of the CALL LETTERS S, T, O, N, E must be revealed in order for this to count as one “WORD”. TON, ONE or any other portion of the sequence  would not count as a “WORD”.)
  2. A “WORD” must contain at least three letters.
  3. Only one prize can be claimed for the CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
  4. WORDS from the BONUS ROUND cannot be used with "WORDS" from the CROSSWORD PUZZLE to win a prize.

IMPORTANT: Keep your ticket. You MUST present your ticket to and have it validated by an authorized lottery retailer, or WCLC, to claim your prize. Validation is based upon the control number of the ticket and is not based upon how well you play. No prize will be paid if the ticket is not confirmed as a winner through its control number.

Refer to the “PRIZE CLAIMS” heading on the PRIZE CLAIMS information page (or refer to the back of your ticket) for further information regarding prize claims.