Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part V - State Lotteries › Chapter 871 - POWERBALL › Section 871.13 - Procedures for claiming and payment of Powerball prizes

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Pennsylvania Powerball prizes shall be
				claimed only through a licensed on-line Pennsylvania Lottery retailer 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.
(b) An on-line
				retailer is authorized and required to make payment of a prize of $2,500 or
				less on an individual Powerball winning ticket, if the ticket is presented
				within a designated time period as announced by the Secretary and if the
				retailer has sufficient funds available for payment.
(c) The holder of an apparent winning
				Powerball ticket containing one or more winning lettered play selections
				representing combined prizes of $2,500 or less will be paid by participating
				on-line retailers as provided in subsection (b), if the ticket validation
				requirements in §
									871.12 (relating to ticket
				validation requirements) have been met, a proper validation pay ticket has been
				issued by the retailer's computer terminal and other retailer procedures have
				been met.
(d) The holder of an
				apparent winning Powerball ticket containing one or more winning lettered play
				selections representing combined prizes in excess of $2,500, with the exception
				of the grand prize category, shall first validate the apparent winning ticket
				at the participating Pennsylvania Lottery on-line retailer to receive a
				validation receipt, complete a claim form and display appropriate
				identification and then surrender the winning ticket and the original claim
				form to the retailer for transmittal to Lottery Headquarters for payment under
				Chapter 811 (relating to prizes).
(e) The holder of an apparent winning
				Powerball ticket containing one or more winning lettered play selections
				representing a grand prize category prize shall present, in person, the
				apparent winning ticket to the Pennsylvania Lottery Headquarters for validation
				under Chapter 811.
(f) In the event
				of the death of a Powerball grand prize winner and upon petition of the estate
				of the prize winner, the MUSL Powerball Product Group may accelerate payment of
				all remaining proceeds from the winning ticket to the estate of the winner by
				transferring to the estate the securities or cash, or both, being held to
				satisfy the prize requirements, or paying the estate the present value of the
				remaining payments of the winner's prize. The valuation of the securities and
				determination of the present value of the accelerated lottery payments shall be
				at the sole discretion of the MUSL Powerball Group. The payment of a set prize
				to a person who dies before receiving any or all of a particular prize and to a
				person under 18 years of age will be paid under §§
									811.16 and
				811.27 (relating to prizes payable
				after death of prize winner; and payment of prizes to persons under 18 years of
				age).
(g) The Commonwealth will be
				discharged of liability after payment of prizes as provided in §
									811.26 (relating to discharge of
				State liability upon payment).
(h)
				The Lottery may delay payment of the prize pending a final determination by the
				Secretary if a dispute occurs, or it appears likely that a dispute may occur,
				regarding the prize; if there is any question regarding the identity of the
				claimant; if there is any question regarding the validity of the ticket
				presented for payment; or if the claim is subject to any setoff for delinquent
				debts owed by the claimant under Pennsylvania statute. The Lottery may delay
				payment of a grand prize pending a claimant election of payment method as
				provided under §
									871.9(b)
				(relating to Powerball prize payments). The Lottery may delay payment of a
				grand prize for up to 15 days as permitted by the MUSL rules.
This section cited in 61 Pa. Code §
											871.9 (relating to Powerball prize
					 payments); 61 Pa. Code §
											871.12 (relating to ticket
					 validation requirements); and 61 Pa. Code §
											871.22 (relating to changes to
					 Powerball).