Florida Administrative Code › 53 - DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY › 53 - Departmental › Chapter 53ER22 - EMERGENCY RULE FOR YEAR 2022 › Section 53ER22-52 - POWERBALL®

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Introduction.
				The Florida Lottery entered into an Agreement with other Party and Member
				Lotteries and has joined the Multi-State Lottery Association ("MUSL") to sell a
				lottery Draw game known as POWERBALL®. The
				POWERBALL game is conducted by the Florida Lottery under the conditions of the
				MUSL Agreement, MUSL Rules, the Multi-State Lottery Association
				Powerball® Group Rules ("MUSL PB Rules"),
				effective 6/16/22, the laws of the State of Florida and this Emergency Rule.
				The conduct and play of the POWERBALL game in Florida must conform to MUSL PB
				Rules. Unless otherwise provided by law, if any part of this rule, or any other
				rule in Chapter 53 of the Florida Administrative Code, is inconsistent with the
				MUSL PB Rules, the rules of the Florida Lottery shall control. If a conflict
				arises between this rule and any other rule in Chapter 53 of the Florida
				Administrative Code, this rule shall take precedence. The Multi-State Lottery
				Association Powerball® Group Rules are hereby incorporated by reference and
				may be obtained from the Florida Lottery, Office of the General Counsel, 250
				Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32301 or from the Florida Lottery's
				website at flalottery.com.
(2)
				Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this rule, have the
				following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) Advertised Jackpot Prize - The estimated
				annuitized Jackpot Prize amount as determined by MUSL prior to the Jackpot
				Prize drawing. The "Advertised Jackpot Prize" is not a guaranteed prize amount,
				and the actual Jackpot Prize amount may vary from the advertised amount, except
				in circumstances where there is a guaranteed Jackpot Prize amount.
(b) Double Play® - Double Play is an
				add-on play feature in which players use the same five numbers and the one
				Powerball number played in the POWERBALL Base Game Drawing to play in a
				separate Double Play Drawing for a chance to win separate Double Play
				prizes.
(c) Double Play Drawing -
				Refers to the formal draw event, separate from the POWERBALL Drawing event,
				that determines the number of winners for each prize level of Double
				Play.
(d) Double Play Play - Means
				the extra $1.00 purchase by a player that is added to POWERBALL Base Game Play
				and appears on a ticket under a POWERBALL Base Game Play as DOUBLE PLAY
				"YES."
(e) Double Play Winning
				Numbers - The game results selected during a drawing which shall be used to
				determine winning Plays for Double Play contained on a game ticket.
(f) Jackpot Prize - The Top Prize in the
				POWERBALL Base Game.
(g) Licensee
				Lottery - A state lottery or lottery of a governmental unit, political
				subdivision, or entity thereof that is not a Party Lottery but has agreed to
				comply with all applicable MUSL and Product Group requirements and has been
				authorized by the MUSL and by the Powerball Product Group to sell the POWERBALL
				game.
(h) MUSL - The Multi-State
				Lottery Association.
(i) MUSL Board
				- The governing body of the MUSL.
(j) Party Lottery or Member Lottery - A state
				lottery or lottery of a political subdivision or entity that has joined the
				MUSL and, in the context of these Product Group Rules, that is authorized to
				sell the POWERBALL game. Unless otherwise indicated, Party Lottery or Member
				Lottery does not include Licensee Lotteries.
(k) Play Slip - An original paper play slip
				issued and approved by the Florida Lottery for the POWERBALL game, or a digital
				play slip for the POWERBALL game generated using the Florida Lottery Mobile
				Convenience App ("App"). Except where necessary herein to differentiate between
				a paper play slip and a digital play slip, the term "play slip" shall be
				inclusive of both types of play slips.
(l) POWERBALL Base Game Drawing - Refers
				collectively to the formal draw event for randomly selecting the winning
				indicia that determine the number of winners for each prize level of the
				POWERBALL Base Game and the Power Play®
				multiplier. Winning indicia include the Winning Numbers for the POWERBALL game,
				and the Power Play multiplier.
(m)
				POWERBALL Base Game Play - Six numbers, the first five chosen from a field of
				sixty-nine numbers and the last one chosen (Powerball number) from a field of
				twenty-six numbers, that appear on a ticket as a single lettered selection
				played.
(n) POWERBALL Winning
				Numbers - The game results selected during a drawing which shall be used to
				determine winning Plays for the POWERBALL Base Game contained on a game
				ticket.
(o) Power Play - Power Play
				refers to the add-on play feature to the POWERBALL base game that allows
				players to multiply their non-jackpot prizes.
(p) Power Play Play - Means the extra $1.00
				purchase by a player that is added to POWERBALL Base Game Play and appears on a
				ticket under a POWERBALL Base Game Play as POWER PLAY "YES."
(q) 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.
(r)
QuickTicketTM
- A ticket
				pre-printed with Quick Pick numbers under latex scratch surfaces. QuickTickets
				are available in two price points: $4 (two plays) and $10 (five
				plays).
(s) Selling Lottery or
				Participating Lottery - A lottery authorized by the Product Group to sell
				Plays, including Party Lotteries and Licensee Lotteries.
(t) Set Prize - All prizes except the Jackpot
				Prize, except as set forth in paragraphs (11)(g) and (h), will be equal to the
				prize amount established by the Product Group for the prize level. All prizes
				in Double Play, other than the Top Prize and except as set forth in paragraph
				(12)(e), are set payouts and will be equal to the prize amount established by
				the Product Group for the prize level.