Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:1 - Lottery Commission › Chapter 3770:1-9 - Additional Lottery Games › Section 3770:1-9-942 - Game rule nine hundred forty-two

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 Title and term.
			 Game number nine hundred forty-two is the Ohio-adopted modified version of the
			 "Powerball" game for "Powerball" draws beginning January 22, 2014. Game number
			 nine hundred forty-two 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
			 forty-two" as it applies to statewide ticket sales in Ohio conducted by the
			 Ohio lottery commission for draws beginning January 22, 2014.
(3)
									 As used in this
			 rule, "MUSL" shall mean the multi-state lottery association.
(4)
									 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 forty-two. The director may change the number of
			 panels or play areas appearing on any one ticket in game number nine hundred
			 forty-two. Each panel shall constitute a separate wager.
(5)
									 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."
(6)
									 As used in this
			 rule, "Ohio lottery" shall mean the Ohio lottery commission.
(7)
									 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.
(8)
									 As used in this rule, "director" shall mean the
			 executive director of the Ohio lottery commission.
(9)
									 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.
(10)
									 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.
(11)
									 As used in this
			 rule, "applicable procedures" shall mean procedures, 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
			 forty-two.
(12)
									 Game number nine hundred forty-two 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
			 forty-two. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to be a prohibition against
			 amendments to game number nine hundred forty-two, as determined by the director
			 to be appropriate or necessary.
(13)
									 Each ticket in
			 game number nine hundred forty-two shall be imprinted with one set of five
			 unique numbers from a set of numbers, one through fifty-nine inclusively
			 ("field one"), and one unique number from a second set of numbers, one through
			 thirty-five, 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)(4) of this
			 rule.
(14)
									 As used in this rule, game number nine hundred
			 forty-two 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 fifty-nine inclusively, and one number selected from a
			 second field of numbers one through thirty-five 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 regular 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.