Instant Win Games
Cash Showdown


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Prize: Win up to €100,000
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Odds of Winning: 1 in 2.7
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Game Price: âŹ5.00 per play
How to Play
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Remember all instant win games are games of chance. Whether you win or lose is set the moment you buy the game.
At the start of play, choose five from six question mark symbols to reveal YOUR NUMBERS
GAME 1
- There are eighteen wad of cash symbols, each with an associated prize, to click and reveal.
- Under each wad of cash symbol is a number. If any of the revealed numbers match any of âYOUR NUMBERSâ, you win the Prize amount revealed for that number.
- The TOTAL WIN counter will be updated to include any Prize(s) won.
GAME 2
- There are six play panels, each with two shield symbols and an associatied prize to click and reveal.
- Under each shield is a number. If the two revealed numbers in a play panel match with any of âYOUR NUMBERSâ, you win the corresponding prize amount for that panel.
- The TOTAL WIN counter will be updated to include any additional Prize(s) won.
GAME 3
- There are four columns, each with three gold bar symbols and an associatied prize to click and reveal.
- Under each gold bar is a number. If the three revealed numbers in a column match with any of âYOUR NUMBERSâ, you win the corresponding prize amount for that column.
- The TOTAL WIN counter will be updated to include any additional Prize(s) won.
BONUS GAME
- Pick one of the three question mark symbols to reveal âYOUR BONUS NUMBERâ. The revealed number will be added to âYOUR NUMBERSâ.
- Selecting âCHECK GAMESâ will then animate through GAMES 1, 2 and 3 checking and highlighing any revleaded numbers in each Game that match with the new number.
- The TOTAL WIN counter will be updated to include any additional Prize(s) won.
Once the Game has been played, a FINISH button will appear; the Game is not completed until it has been pressed. If after a period of time no areas have been clicked, visual prompts will appear to encourage the player to click and interact with the Game.
The odds of winning the top prize from a play of Cash Showdown is 1 in 2,000,000.
Game Rules
GAME PLAY MECHANISM
- The Interactive System must be available for play.
- A registered Player may play a âTry for Freeâ game for notional prizes by selecting the âTryâ link in the Game Play Window.
- In order to play a National Lottery interactive Game, a Player must first register on-line from a link on www.lottery.ie in accordance with the PLI Terms and Conditions.
- The Player must have a valid Player Account.
- Players must be 18 years of age or older to Play the Game and Prizes will not be paid to persons under 18 years.
- The Player is required to log in to the Interactive System by entering a User ID and Password (created during the Playerâs original on-line registration process) to gain access to this Game.
- When the Player has logged in to the Interactive System a choice of Games will appear on the instant win game lobby. The Player chooses the âCash Showdownâ Game by clicking on the âPlayâ link on the Game Play Window.
- The Player is then shown a brief âHow to Playâ synopsis of the Game and is invited to âPlay Nowâ or âTryâ.
- When the Player chooses âPlay Nowâ he is then shown the price of playing that Game and current Wallet balance, at which point the Player is invited to âPlay Nowâ.
- When the Player opens the Game the Interactive System checks to ensure that the Player has sufficient Unutilised Funds to complete the transaction. The cost of the Play is deducted from the Wallet balance and the amended Wallet balance is displayed.
- The Game then connects to the Interactive System which randomly selects a Play which may yield a Prize from one of the Prize Tiers for this Game. The result for a Play is randomly determined by the Interactive System. The Playerâs interaction with the Game does not impact on the result.
- The opening screen is displayed along with a âSettingsâ button (cog symbol â bottom left hand side) which will open to display two further buttons: the Sound button and the âiâ button which contains the synopsis of how to play the Game.
- The Player chooses âPlayâ to continue. The Player is then presented with a Game Play Window which displays a Number Selection screen. The Player must pick five from six âQuestion Markâ icons to reveal âYOUR NUMBERSâ. These numbers range from 1 to 49 inclusive (excluding numbers 5, 10, 15 and 20).
- Once the Player has selected his fifth number the âPLAYâ button will appear. This button must be clicked to move onto âGame 1â.
- The Player is required to play three individual Games and then the Bonus Game. The Games must be played in the order in which they are presented to the Player.
- The five revealed âYOUR NUMBERSâ and the âTOTAL WINâ meter will be displayed on screen for all three games and the Bonus Game.
- In âGAME 1â the Player is presented with fifteen âWad of Cashâ play icons, each with an associated âPRIZEâ. The Player must click each of the fifteen âWad of Cashâ play icons to reveal a number between 1 and 49 inclusive (excluding 5, 10, 15 & 20) and the associated âPRIZEâ amount.
- The aim of âGAME 1â is to match any of the revealed numbers to any of âYOUR NUMBERSâ to win the Prize amount revealed for that number.
- If the Player wins a Prize the revealed number and associated Prize will highlight to indicate the Prize has been won. The matching number in the âYOUR NUMBERSâ panel will highlight temporarily to show the match. If a Prize(s) is revealed then the âTOTAL WINâ meter will animate to reveal the sum of any Prize(s) won in âGAME 1â.
- Once all play icons in âGAME 1â have been revealed, a âSWITCH TO GAME 2â button will appear. This button will animate prompting the Player to click it and transition to the âGAME 2â screen.
- In âGAME 2â the Player is presented with six play panels each containing two âGold Shieldâ play icons and an associated âPRIZEâ amount.
- The Player must click on each of the âGold Shieldâ play icons or the associated âPRIZEâ icon to reveal two numbers between 1 and 49 inclusive (excluding 5, 10, 15 & 20) and a Prize amount.
- The aim of âGAME 2â is to match two numbers in a play panel with any of the âYOUR NUMBERSâ to win the Prize amount revealed for that play panel.
- If the Player wins a Prize the revealed numbers and associated Prize will highlight to indicate that the Prize has been won. The matching number in the âYOUR NUMBERSâ panel will highlight temporarily to show the match. If a Prize(s) is revealed IN âGAME 2â then the âTOTAL WINâ meter will animate to reveal the sum of any Prize(s) won in âGAME 2â including any Prize(s) won in âGAME 1â.
- Once all play icons in âGAME 2â have been revealed, a âSWITCH TO GAME 3â button will appear. This button will animate prompting the Player to click it and transition to the âGAME 3â screen.
- In âGAME 3â the Player is presented with four columns each containing three âGold Barâ play icons and an associated âPRIZEâ amount.
- The Player must click on each of the âGold Barâ play icons or the associated âPRIZEâ icon to reveal three number between 1 and 49 inclusive (excluding 5,10,15 & 20) and a Prize amount.
- The aim of âGAME 3â is to match three numbers in any column with any of âYOUR NUMBERSâ to win the Prize amount revealed for that column.
- If the Player wins a Prize the revealed numbers and associated Prize highlight to indicate the Prize has been won. The matching number in the âYOUR NUMBERSâ panel will highlight temporarily to show the match. If a Prize(s) is won in âGAME 3â then the âTOTAL WINâ meter will animate to reveal the sum of any Prize(s) won in âGAME 3â including any Prize(s) won in âGAME 1â and âGAME 2â
- Once all the play icons in âGAME 3â have been revealed, a âBONUS SHOWDOWNâ button will appear. This button will animate prompting the Player to click it and transition to the âBonus Gameâ.
- In the âBonus Gameâ the Player is presented with an instruction panel overlaid across the play icons containing text as follows:
âANOTHER CHANCE TO WINâ
âChoose one coin to reveal your bonus number for a chance of a bonus win!â
and a âLETS GOâ button. - The Player clicks the âLETS GOâ button which will animate and present three âCoinâ play icons.
- The Player must click one of the three âCoinâ play icons to reveal a number between 1 and 49 inclusive (excluding 5, 10, 15 and 20). The revealed number will then animate to appear in the âYOUR NUMBERSâ panel as an additional number and will remain highlighted.
- The Player must then click the âCHECK GAMESâ button. The Game will then animate through each of Games 1, 2 and 3 checking and highlighting any revealed numbers in each Game that match with the new number now highlighted in âYOUR NUMBERSâ. During each of the game checks, the header will display âCHECKING MATCHESâ. Once the check is complete the âTOTAL WINâ counter will update to include any additional Prize(s) won.
- Once all three Games have been checked, the game ends a message indicating the result will appear:
BETTER LUCK
NEXT TIME
or
CONGRATULATIONS!
YOU HAVE WON
<AMOUNT> - The Player is required to acknowledge this message by clicking the FINISH button. The Game then ends and the Player is shown the game confirmation screen.
If You purchase a Play and do not complete the Play, the system will automatically play out the Play within 24 hours. If a Low Tier Prize is won then that Prize will be paid directly into the Players Wallet. If a Mid-Tier (Level 1) Prize is won then that Prize will be paid by cheque and posted to the address specified in Your Player Account. If a Mid-Tier (Level 2) Prize is won then that Prize will be paid by cheque and posted to the address specified in Your Player Account, upon receipt of a completed Claim Form and proof of identity and age. If a High-Tier Prize is won then the Player will be notified and the Prize will be paid by cheque, stamped âAccount Payee Onlyâ, and which must be redeemed at National Lottery HQ upon receipt of a completed Prize Claim Form and proof of identity and age.
Download a copy of the National Lottery Cash Showdown rules (PDF)
Remember all instant win games are games of chance.
Whether you win or lose is set the moment you buy the game.
Play for fun and know your limits!
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