Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part V - State Lotteries › Chapter 871 - POWERBALL › Appendix D - Chapter 871. PowerBall-Version in effect on May 28, 2011, incorporating changes from January 4, 2009; August 28, 2005; and October 6, 2002 › Section 871.3 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
Apparent winning ticket
-A ticket which has
					 not been validated by the Lottery.
Basic play
-Each set of six numbers
					 consisting of five numbers from 1 through 59 and the Powerball number on a
					 ticket purchased without the selection of any promotion, representing a single
					 entry for a Powerball drawing and designated by a letter from A to E on a
					 Powerball ticket.
Cash election
-A method of payment that the
					 player selects, within 60 days of the date the Lottery determines the player is
					 entitled to the Powerball grand prize, to receive a parimutuel share of the
					 prize money allocated to the grand prize category as a one-time, lump-sum cash
					 payment rather than as an annuity.
Drawing
-The process of selecting winning
					 numbers that determines the winners for each prize category of the game.
First set numbers
-The first group of
					 numbers, from 1 through 59, appearing in the top grid of a Powerball game
					 panel.
Grand prize winnings pool
-An amount
					 constituting 32.5288% of gross sales from all participating states for a
					 particular Powerball game drawing for the purpose of paying winning grand
					 prizes in that drawing. The grand prize winnings pool includes prize money
					 allocated to the grand prize category from prior Powerball game drawings in
					 which there were no winning grand prize tickets. A portion of this pool is used
					 to fund prize reserve accounts until those accounts achieve maximum
					 balances.
Gross sales
-The total amount of sales from
					 all participating states for a particular Powerball game drawing for the
					 purpose of determining the grand prize winnings pool and the set prize winnings
					 pool in that drawing.
MUSL
-The Multi-State Lottery
					 Association.
MUSL Board
-The governing body of the MUSL
					 which is comprised of the chief executive officer of each party lottery.
MUSL Powerball 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.
On-line retailer
-A person who is properly
					 licensed and authorized by the Lottery to sell Powerball tickets.
Panel
or
game panel
-One
					 of five areas of the Powerball bet slip that contains two number grids. The
					 upper grids (first set numbers) contain 59 squares, each numbered 1 through 59
					 and the lower grids (second set numbers) contain 39 squares, each numbered 1
					 through 39. Each panel is lettered either A, B, C, D or E, and when used to
					 purchase a ticket, corresponds to the numbers selected and printed on the
					 ticket adjacent to that letter.
Party lottery
-A State lottery or lottery
					 of a political subdivision or entity which has joined the MUSL and, in the
					 context of the Powerball Group Rules, which has joined in selling the Powerball
					 game.
Powerball bet slip
-A card having five game
					 panels labeled A through E, used by a player to select numbers to play the
					 game.
Powerball number
or
second set
					 number
-The number selected from the second group of numbers, from 1
					 through 39, appearing in the lower grid of a Powerball game panel.
Promotion
-A method used by the Lottery to
					 aid in the sale of its products; for example, an option a player may exercise
					 by purchase to increase the prize paid on a winning ticket or to increase the
					 chance of winning a prize.
Quick pick
-The random selection by the
					 Lottery's computer system of five numbers from 1 through 59 and a Powerball
					 number from 1 through 39 that appear on a ticket in the Powerball game.
Second set numbers
-The second group of
					 numbers, from 1 through 39, appearing in the lower grid of a Powerball game
					 panel.
Set prize tiers
-All prizes except the
					 grand prize that are advertised to be paid by a single lump-sum payment and,
					 except in instances outlined in this chapter, will be equal to the prize amount
					 established by the MUSL Board for the prize level.
Set prize winnings pool
-An amount
					 constituting 17.4712% of gross sales for the current drawing and any moneys
					 carried forward from previous draws.
Terminal
-A device which is authorized by
					 the Lottery to function in an on-line, interactive mode with the Lottery's
					 computer system, for the purpose of issuing lottery tickets and entering,
					 receiving and processing lottery transactions, including making purchases,
					 validating tickets and transmitting reports.
Ticket
-A Powerball ticket, produced by an
					 on-line terminal from a licensed on-line retailer in an authorized manner,
					 containing a letter prefix followed by five selected numbers from 1 through 59
					 and a single selected Powerball number from 1 through 39 for each basic play,
					 ticket validation number data, drawing date, amount bet and any applicable
					 promotion exercised by the player. Each set of five numbers and the Powerball
					 number constitutes a basic play of which there may be one or more, up to five
					 on a ticket.
Winning numbers
-Six numbers, the first
					 five numbers from 1 through 59, and the Powerball number from 1 through 39,
					 selected at a Powerball drawing and subsequently validated by the MUSL, which
					 shall be used to determine the winning Powerball plays.
Winnings pool
-Constitutes 50% of each
					 prize drawing period gross sales. A portion of the pool is contributed to the
					 grand prize winnings pool. The remainder constitutes the set prize winnings
					 pool. Moneys carried forward from previous draws are combined with the pool as
					 directed in the MUSL rules.
This section cited in 61 Pa. Code §
												871.22 (relating to changes to
						Powerball).