(1) Definitions.
The following words and terms, when used in this rule, have
the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a)
Annuity prize - A
Jackpot Prize paid in annual installments.
(b)
MUSL- The Multi-State
Lottery Association.
(c)
MUSL Powerball Product Group ("Product Group")- The group of
lotteries that have joined together to offer the POWERBALL lottery game under
the terms of the MUSL agreement and MUSL Powerball Product Group
rules.
(d)
Selling Lottery
- A lottery authorized by the Product Group to sell POWERBALL
tickets.
(e)
Set
prize- All prizes except the Jackpot Prize that are advertised to be
paid by a single lump-sum payment and, except as set forth in paragraph (6)(e),
will be equal to the prize amount established by MUSL for the prize
level.
(2) How to Play
POWERBALL.
(a) POWERBALL is a multi-state
lottery online terminal game. In POWERBALL, players select five (5) numbers
from a field of one (1) through fifty-nine (59) and one (1) Powerball number
from a separate field of one (1) through thirty-five (35).
(b) Players may make their POWERBALL ticket
selections by marking a play slip or by telling the retailer their desired
selections. There are five (5) panels on a play slip, each containing an upper
play area and a lower play area. Each panel played will cost $2.00 per drawing.
Players may mark their desired numbers on the play slip by selecting six (6)
numbers (five (5) in the upper play area and one (1) in the lower play area)
from each panel played. Players may also mark the "QP" (Quick Pick) box located
at the bottom of each play area for the terminal to randomly select any or all
of the six numbers from either or both play areas.A "Void" box is also located
at the bottom of each panel and should be marked by the player if an error was
made in his or her selections in a panel. For each panel played, the first five
of the six numbers appearing in a single horizontal row on a POWERBALL ticket
shall be the numbers selected from the upper play area of the play slip, and
the last number shall be the Powerball number selected from the lower play area
of the play slip.
(c) Players may
mark the 5, 10 or 20 "Quick Picks" box to receive a ticket(s) with the selected
number of sets of six (6) randomly selected numbers for the next POWERBALL
drawing.
(d) Players must use only
blue or black ink or pencil for making selections. Play slips must be processed
by a retailer in order to obtain a ticket. Retailers also are authorized to
manually enter numbers selected by a player.
(e) Players may play up to fifty-two (52)
consecutive POWERBALL drawings by using the "advance play" feature. To use the
advance play feature, players may either mark the number of drawings desired in
the "Advance Play" section of a play slip or tell the retailer their desired
number of consecutive advance drawings. The number of consecutive drawings
marked will include the next available drawing and will apply to each panel
(A-E) played.
(3)
POWERBALL Drawings.
(a) POWERBALL drawings
shall be conducted by MUSL two (2) times per week, on Wednesday and Saturday,
at approximately 10:59 p.m., ET.
(b) The Florida Lottery shall not be
responsible for incorrect circulation, publication or broadcast of official
winning numbers.
(4)
Determination of Prize Winners.
In order for a ticket to be a winning ticket, numbers
appearing in a single horizontal row on the ticket must match the official
winning POWERBALL numbers in any order for the draw date for which the ticket
was purchased, in one of the following combinations:
(a) Jackpot Prize: Five (5) numbers selected
from the first set of balls plus the Powerball number selected from the second
set of balls.
(b) Second Prize:
Five (5) numbers selected from the first set of balls and not the Powerball
number from the second set of balls.
(c) Third Prize: Four (4) numbers selected
from the first set of balls plus the Powerball number selected from the second
set of balls.
(d) Fourth Prize:
Four (4) numbers selected from the first set of balls and not the Powerball
number from the second set of balls.
(e) Fifth Prize: Three (3) numbers selected
from the first set of balls plus the Powerball number selected from the second
set of balls.
(f) Sixth Prize:
Three (3) numbers selected from the first set of balls and not the Powerball
number from the second set of balls.
(g) Seventh Prize: Two (2) numbers selected
from the first set of balls plus the Powerball number selected from the second
set of balls.
(h) Eighth Prize: One
(1) number selected from the first set of balls plus the Powerball number
selected from the second set of balls.
(i) Ninth Prize: No numbers selected from the
first set of balls and the Powerball number selected from the second set of
balls.
(5) POWERBALL Odds
of Winning.
(a) The odds of winning the prizes
described in subsection (4) are as follows:
1. Jackpot Prize - 1:175,
223, 510.0000
2. Second Prize
- 1:5, 153, 632.6471
3. Third Prize - 1:648,
975.9630
4. Fourth Prize
- 1:19, 087.5283
5. Fifth Prize - 1:12,
244.8295
6. Sixth Prize
- 1:360.1420
7.
Seventh Prize - 1:706.4325
8. Eighth Prize -
1:110.8129
9. Ninth Prize
- 1:55.4065
(b) The overall odds of winning a prize in a
POWERBALL drawing are 1:31.8464.
(6) POWERBALL Prize Pool.
(a) Prize Pool. The prize pool for all prize
categories shall consist of approximately 50% of each drawing period's
sales.
(b) Expected Prize Payout
Percentages. The Jackpot Prize shall be determined on a pari-mutuel basis.
Except as provided in these rules, all other prizes awarded shall be paid as
set cash prizes with the following expected prize payout percentages:
Tickets Containing the Following
|
|
|
Approximate Percentage of
|
in a Single
|
Prize
|
Prize
|
Winnings Pool Allocated
|
Horizontal Row
|
Category
|
Payment
|
to Prize Category
|
Five first set numbers and the Powerball
number
|
Jackpot Prize
|
Jackpot Prize
|
63.9511 %
|
Five first set numbers
|
Second Prize
|
$1,000,000
|
19.4038%
|
Four first set numbers and the Powerball
number
|
Third Prize
|
$10,000
|
1.5409%
|
Four first set numbers
|
Fourth Prize
|
$100
|
0.5239%
|
Three first set numbers and the Powerball
number
|
Fifth Prize
|
$100
|
0.8167%
|
Three first set numbers
|
Sixth Prize
|
$7
|
1.9437%
|
Two first set numbers and the Powerball number
|
Seventh Prize
|
$7
|
0.9909%
|
One first set number and the Powerball number
|
Eighth Prize
|
$4
|
3.6097%
|
The Powerball number
|
Ninth Prize
|
$4
|
7.2194%
|
(c)
Prize money allocated to the Jackpot Prize category will be paid on a
pari-mutuel basis, divided equally by the number of plays determined to be
winners of the Jackpot Prize.
(d)
The number of plays determined to be winners of the second through ninth prize
categories will be paid as set cash prizes, except as provided in paragraph
(6)(e) below. If all or any portion of the set prize pool is not awarded in the
current POWERBALL drawing, that portion of the set prize pool shall be carried
forward to subsequent POWERBALL drawings.
(e) If the total of the set prizes awarded in
a POWERBALL drawing exceeds the percentage of the prize pool allocated to the
set prizes, including Power Play prizes, and there are insufficient funds from
all sources to pay the set prizes, then the highest set prize shall become a
pari-mutuel prize. If the amount of the highest set prize, when paid as a
pari-mutuel prize, is less than or equal to the next highest set prize and
there are still not sufficient funds to pay the remaining set prizes, the next
highest set prize shall become a pari-mutuel prize. If necessary, and under the
same test conditions set forth in the preceding sentence, each succeeding set
prize level shall be converted to a pari-mutuel prize, in order, until all set
prizes become pari-mutuel.
(f) Any
interest or earnings accrued on a POWERBALL set prize prior to prize payment
shall accrue to the State of Florida and not to the winner.
(7) POWERBALL Jackpot Prize.
(a) Players can choose one of two payment
options for receiving their portion of the POWERBALL Jackpot Prize. Payment
options are "Cash Option" and "Annual Payment."
(b) Jackpot Prize winners have sixty (60)
days after the winning draw date to choose between the two (2) payment options.
Once the Jackpot Prize winner signs the Winner Claim Form, files a claim and
exercises the winner's chosen option, the election of that option shall be
final and cannot be revoked, withdrawn or otherwise changed except as provided
in paragraph (7)(i) below.
(c) In
order to select the Cash Option, the Jackpot Prize winner must submit his or
her ticket for payment within sixty (60) days after the winning draw date. If
the Jackpot Prize winner does not elect the Cash Option within sixty (60) days
after the winning draw date, the Annual Payment option will be applied, except
as provided in paragraph (7)(f) below.
(d) Shares of the Jackpot Prize shall be
determined by dividing the cash available in the Jackpot Prize pool equally
among all winning plays of the Jackpot Prize in all participating lotteries. A
Jackpot Prize winner who chooses the Cash Option will receive his or her share
of the cash available in the Jackpot Prize pool in a single cash payment, less
applicable withholding taxes.
(e)
If a Jackpot Prize winner elects the Annual Payment option, his or her share of
the Jackpot Prize will be paid in thirty (30) graduated annual installments
that will increase by 4 percent each year, less applicable withholding taxes.
The first installment will be paid at the time the prize is claimed. The amount
of the prize shall be determined by multiplying the winner's share of the
Jackpot Prize pool by the MUSL annuity factor. The MUSL annuity factor is
determined by the best total securities price obtained through a competitive
bid of qualified, pre-approved brokers made after the prize is claimed. MUSL
shall purchase and hold the investments that shall fund the Jackpot Prize
winner's prize payments. Neither MUSL nor the Selling Lotteries shall be
responsible or liable for the difference between the advertised or estimated
annuity prize amount and the actual amount that is purchased after the prize
payment method is known to MUSL.
(f) If individual shares of the cash held to
fund Annual Payments are less than $250, 000, the Product Group, is authorized
to pay the winners their share of the cash held in the Jackpot Prize
pool.
(g) Annuitized payment of the
Jackpot prize or a share of the Jackpot prize will be rounded down to the
nearest one thousand dollars ($1, 000) to facilitate the purchase of an
appropriate funding mechanism. Rounding differences on an annuitized Jackpot
prize win shall be added to the first cash payment to the winner or winners.
Prizes other than the Jackpot prize, which become single-payment, pari-mutuel
prizes, will be rounded down so that prizes can be paid in multiples of whole
dollars. Rounding differences resulting from rounding these prizes shall be
carried forward to the prize pool for the next drawing.
(h) The Florida Lottery will make the initial
and any subsequent payments of a prize upon receipt of funds for such prize
from MUSL.
(i) In the event of the
death during the annuity payment period of a POWERBALL winner who elected the
Annual Payment option, the estate of the deceased winner (the "Estate") may
file a petition with the Florida Lottery to accelerate payment of all the
remaining prize proceeds to the Estate. Such petition will be forwarded by the
Florida Lottery to MUSL for processing.
(j) If the Jackpot Prize is not won in a
drawing, the prize money allocated for the Jackpot Prize shall roll over and be
added to the Jackpot Prize pool for the following drawing.
(k) Guaranteed Jackpot Prize. The Product
Group is authorized to offer guaranteed minimum Jackpot Prize amounts or
minimum increases in the Jackpot Prize amount between drawings for sales
promotional purposes. If a minimum Jackpot Prize amount or a minimum increase
in the Jackpot Prize amount between drawings is offered, the Jackpot Prize
shares shall be determined as follows:
1. If
there are multiple Jackpot Prize winners during a single drawing, each
selecting the Annual Payment option, then a winner's share of the guaranteed
Jackpot Prize shall be determined by dividing the guaranteed Jackpot Prize by
the number of winning plays.
2. If
there are multiple Jackpot Prize winners during a single drawing and at least
one of the Jackpot Prize winners has elected the Annual Payment option, then
the best bid submitted by MUSL's pre-approved qualified brokers shall determine
the cash pool needed to fund the guaranteed Jackpot Prize.
3. If no winner of the Jackpot Prize during a
single drawing has elected the Annual Payment option, then the amount of cash
in the Jackpot Prize pool shall be an amount equal to the guaranteed amount
divided by the average annuity factor of the most recent three best quotes
provided by MUSL's pre-approved qualified brokers submitting quotes.
4. In no case shall quotes be used which are
more than two weeks old and if fewer than three quotes are submitted, then MUSL
shall use the average of all quotes submitted.
(l) Federal income taxes shall be applied and
withheld from the prize amount at the time payment is made, pursuant to
applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and Code of Federal
Regulations.
(m) Any interest or
earnings accrued on a POWERBALL Jackpot Prize prior to prize payment shall
accrue to MUSL and not to the winner.
(8) Power Play® Option.
(a) The Power Play option shall be available
in association with the POWERBALL game. The Power Play option will be conducted
in accordance with the POWERBALL rules. The POWERBALL Jackpot Prize will not be
eligible for increase under the Power Play option.
(b) At the time of purchasing a POWERBALL
ticket, a player may choose the Power Play option for an additional $1.00 per
play for each play on the POWERBALL ticket.
(c) POWERBALL tickets that contain the Power
Play option and one or more plays eligible for POWERBALL set prizes shall be
entitled to a prize as follows:
Match
|
Prize Amount
|
Match 5+0
|
$2,000,000
|
Match 4+1
|
$40,000
|
Match 4+0
|
$200
|
Match 3+1
|
$200
|
Match 3+0
|
$14
|
Match 2+1
|
$14
|
Match 1+1
|
$12
|
Match 0+1
|
$12
|
(d)
The prize pool for Power Play set prizes shall consist of up to 49. 96% of each
drawing period's sales. The Power Play prize pool shall be carried forward to
subsequent drawings if all or a portion of it is not needed to pay the Power
Play prizes awarded in the current drawing.
(e) If, with respect to a single POWERBALL
drawing, the total of the POWERBALL set prizes and the Power Play prizes
awarded in a drawing exceeds the percentage in the prize pools allocated to the
set prizes and there are insufficient funds from all sources to pay the set
prizes for a particular POWERBALL drawing and the associated Power Play prizes,
the highest set prize, including the Power Play prize amounts, shall become a
pari-mutuel prize. If the amount of the highest set prize, when paid as a
pari-mutuel prize, is less than or equal to the next highest set prize and
there are still not sufficient funds to pay the remaining prizes, the next
highest set prize, including the Power Play prize amounts, shall become a
pari-mutuel prize. If necessary under the same test set forth in the preceding
sentence, each succeeding set prize level shall be converted to a pari-mutuel
prize, in order, until all set prizes become pari-mutuel. POWERBALL and Power
Play prizes will be reduced by the same percentage.
(f) Power Play set prizes which become
pari-mutuel will be rounded down so that they can be paid in multiples of whole
dollars. Funds remaining after rounding shall be carried forward to the prize
pool for the next drawing.
(g)
Except as otherwise provided, all Power Play prizes shall be paid in a single,
lump-sum payment.
(h) When the
POWERBALL set prizes become pari-mutuel, the POWERBALL set prize amounts will
be less than the amount shown in paragraph (6)(c) above and the Power Play
prizes shall be changed to an amount announced after the
drawing.
(9) POWERBALL
Rules and Prohibitions.
(a) By purchasing a
POWERBALL ticket, a player agrees to comply with and abide by all rules of the
Florida Lottery.
(b) Florida
POWERBALL prizes shall be claimed only through a Florida Lottery retailer or
Lottery office beginning on the day following the drawing. The Lottery is not
authorized to accept claims or pay prizes for POWERBALL tickets purchased in
other jurisdictions. POWERBALL prize payments shall be made in accordance with
the rule of the Florida Lottery governing payment of prizes. A copy of the
current rule can be obtained from the Florida Lottery, Office of the General
Counsel, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4011.
(c) Subject to a retailer's hours of
operation and on-line system availability, POWERBALL lottery tickets are
available for purchase daily between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight,
Eastern Time (ET). Ticket sales for a specific POWERBALL drawing will close at
10:00 p.m., ET, on the night of the drawing. Any ticket sold after the close of
game will be printed with the next POWERBALL draw date.
(d) POWERBALL tickets cannot be
cancelled.