Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:1 - Lottery Commission › Chapter 3770:1-9 - Additional Lottery Games › Section 3770:1-9-955 - Game rule nine hundred fifty-five

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Title and term. Game number nine hundred
			 fifty-five is the Ohio-adopted modified version of the "Powerball" game for
			 "Powerball" draws beginning August 23, 2021. Game number nine
			 hundred nine hundred fifty-five shall be conducted at such times and for such
			 periods as the director may determine. For the purpose of this rule, "sales
			 cycle" shall mean any such period beginning on the date when ticket sales are
			 commenced and continuing through the date established by the Ohio lottery
			 commission executive director as the date on which sales agents are to make
			 final settlement with respect to such period.
(B) General design.
(1) "Powerball" is a statewide joint lottery
			 game that is based on an agreement for the sale of "Powerball" by participating
			 party lotteries.
(2) As used in
			 this rule, "Powerball" shall hereinafter be referred to as "game number nine
			 hundred fifty-five" as it applies to statewide ticket sales in Ohio conducted
			 by the Ohio lottery commission for draws beginning August 23,
			 2021.
(3) As used in this
			 rule, "MUSL" shall mean the multi-state lottery association.
(4) Game number nine hundred fifty-five shall
			 be conducted in accordance with this rule and the "Powerball" group rules as
			 last amended by MUSL on 
									January 7, 2021 (hereinafter "Group Rules"). The
			 "Group Rules" are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein and
			 shall be posted on the Ohio lottery commission website. The "Group Rules" as
			 last amended 
									January 7, 2021 may be accessed by going to the
			 link
https://www.ohiolottery.com/Claiming/RulesAndRegulations
and clicking on the "Powerball" tab.
(5) As used in this rule, "panel or play
			 area" shall mean the area of an official "Powerball" ticket which sets forth a
			 player's selection and is identified by the following two fields of play: one
			 field of five numbers consisting of one or two digits that were selected by the
			 player or through the gaming system through the auto pick feature, and second
			 field of one number consisting of one or two digits selected by the player or
			 through the gaming system through the auto pick feature. Up to ten such panels
			 or play areas may appear on any one ticket in game number nine hundred
			 fifty-five. The director may change the number of panels or play areas
			 appearing on any one ticket in game number nine hundred fifty-five. Each panel
			 shall constitute a separate wager.
(6) As used in this rule, "party lottery" or
			 "party lotteries" shall mean the lottery or lotteries established and operated
			 pursuant to the laws of the jurisdictions participating in "Powerball"
			 including but not limited to members and licensees of "MUSL" who are
			 participating in "Powerball."
(7)
			 As used in this rule, "Ohio lottery" shall mean the state lottery
			 commission.
(8) As used in this
			 rule, "directors" shall mean the chief officers of the party lotteries or any
			 other persons to whom a chief officer's or a group of chief officers' authority
			 is lawfully delegated.
(9) As used
			 in this rule, "director" shall mean the executive director of the Ohio lottery
			 commission.
(10) As used in this
			 rule, "set prize" means all other prizes except the grand prize that are
			 advertised to be paid by a single cash payment and, except as otherwise
			 provided or authorized herein, will be equal to the prize amount established by
			 applicable procedures.
(11) As used
			 in this rule "grand prize" shall mean the top prize in game number nine hundred
			 fifty-five.
(12) As used in this
			 rule, "subscription play" is only valid when registered with a party lottery in
			 accordance with the rules and procedures of a party lottery who has authorized
			 sales through subscription and the person or, if permitted by the party
			 lottery's rules, the persons registering the play shall be the owner of the
			 subscription play. A receipt for a subscription play has no value and is not
			 evidence of a play.
(13) As used in
			 this rule, "applicable procedures" shall mean procedures, "Group Rules" and/or
			 agreements relating to or associated with "Powerball," as designated or agreed
			 to by the director for the operation of game number nine hundred
			 fifty-five.
(14) Game number nine
			 hundred fifty-five is not required to be amended when a party lottery is added
			 or removed from participating, unless the addition or removal of a party
			 lottery shall substantively change the game matrix, play style or the method of
			 prize payments in game nine hundred fifty-five. Nothing contained herein shall
			 be deemed to be a prohibition against amendments to game number nine hundred
			 fifty-five, as determined by the director to be appropriate or
			 necessary.
(15) Each ticket in game
			 number nine hundred fifty-five shall be imprinted with one set of five unique
			 numbers from a set of numbers, one through sixty-nine inclusively ("field
			 one"), and one unique number from a second set of numbers, one through
			 twenty-six, inclusively ("field two"), as determined by choice of the ticket
			 purchaser or the auto pick feature on the gaming system, and recorded on the
			 ticket at the time of the purchase. Players may use a bet card to have the auto
			 pick feature select their numbers in either field one, field two or both
			 fields. Bet cards are available at no cost to the player and shall have no
			 pecuniary or prize value, nor shall a bet card constitute evidence of purchase
			 or number selection. When a player verbally places a "Powerball" wager, the
			 player must either manually select the numbers from both fields or request
			 usage of the auto pick feature to select numbers from both fields. A player may
			 also place a wager through other means that are approved by the director. A
			 ticket may contain one or more panels as described in paragraph (B)(5) of this
			 rule.
(16) As used in this rule,
			 game number nine hundred fifty-five winning numbers shall be randomly selected
			 during each official "Powerball" drawing, and shall consist of five numbers
			 selected from a field of numbers one through sixty-nine inclusively, and one
			 number selected from a second field of numbers one through twenty-six
			 inclusively. Holders of valid winning tickets for a given drawing bearing the
			 numbers drawn in that drawing, in whole or in part, and excluding the "Power
			 Play" option shall be entitled to the set prize award in accordance with the
			 applicable section(s) of this rule. In addition, as set forth in this rule or
			 as approved by the director, with each official "Powerball" drawing, a single
			 "Power Play" number shall be randomly selected.