Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part V - State Lotteries › Chapter 871 - POWERBALL › Appendix C - Chapter 871. PowerBall-Version in effect on January 4, 2009, incorporating changes from August 28, 2005; and October 6, 2002 › Section 871.22 - Changes to Powerball

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Any change to the Powerball regulations, announced by the
					 Secretary by way of a notice published in the
Pennsylvania
					 Bulletin
, will be codified as a new paragraph in this section.
(1) Changes effective for Powerball tickets
				  sold on or after October 6, 2002:
(i) Section
				  871.2(a) and (b)
				  (relating to game description and purpose); §
											871.3 (relating to definitions)
				  definition of "basic play," "first set numbers," "panel or game panel," "quick
				  pick," "ticket" and "winning numbers;" §
											871.7(c)
				  (relating to time, place and manner of conducting drawing). Powerball is a five
				  out of 53 plus one out of 42 on-line game. The first set of numbers are
				  selected from 1 through 53.
(ii)
				  Section 871.9(e)
				  (relating to Powerball prize payments). All annuitized prizes shall be paid in
				  30 annual payments with the initial payment being made in cash, to be followed
				  by 29 equal annual payments funded by the annuity. The initial payment of an
				  annuitized prize may be made by the Lottery upon validation of the winning
				  ticket.
(iii) Section
				  871.15 (relating to unclaimed
				  prize money). Unclaimed grand prize and new bonus prize funds will be
				  distributed among all MUSL Lotteries in proportion to each lottery's sales for
				  the grand prize drawing.
(iv)
				  Section 871.19 (relating to probability of
				  winning). The probability of winning is a follows:
Tickets Containing The Following, in One
								  Single Lettered Game Section
Prize Category
Probability of Winning per
								  Play
Five first set numbers and the Powerball
								  number
Grand Prize
1:120,526,770
Five first set numbers
Second Prize
1:2,939,677.317073
Four first set numbers and the Powerball
								  number
Third Prize
1:502,194.875000
Four first set numbers
Fourth Prize
1:12,248.655488
Three first set numbers and the Powerball
								  number
Fifth Prize
1:10,684.997340
Three first set numbers
Sixth Prize
1:260.609691
Two first set numbers and the Powerball
								  number
Seventh Prize
1:696.847653
One first set number and the Powerball
								  number
Eighth Prize
1:123.884027
The Powerball number
Ninth Prize
1:70.388652
(v)
				  Section 871.20(a), (c), (j) and
				  (l) (relating to power play promotion). A
				  player may purchase the power play option for the chance to multiply set prizes
				  won as a result of the Powerball drawing by a number ranging from 2 to 5. The
				  power play number will be selected from among the following series of numbers:
				  2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 and 5. Except as otherwise provided,
				  all power play set prizes shall be paid in single, lump-sum payments determined
				  by multiplying the Powerball set prize by the number selected in the power play
				  drawing as follows:
Prize Level
Powerball Set Prize
								  Amount
Power Play Multiplier and Set Prize
								  Amount
5
4
3
2
Second Prize
$100,000
$500,000
$400,000
$300,000
$200,000
Third Prize
$5,000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
Fourth Prize
$100
$500
$400
$300
$200
Fifth Prize
$100
$500
$400
$300
$200
Sixth Prize
$7
$35
$28
$21
$14
Seventh Prize
$7
$35
$28
$21
$14
Eighth Prize
$4
$20
$16
$12
$8
Ninth Prize
$3
$15
$12
$9
$6
The odds of various power play numbers being selected in a
					 power play drawing are:
Power Play
Multiplier Odds
2
1:5
3
1:5
4
1:5
5
1:2.5
(vi) New bonus prize.
(a) When the Powerball jackpot is projected
				  to reach a new high annuitized level, the amount of the jackpot prize will be
				  limited, by rule, to increases for each draw of no more than $25 million
				  (annuitized). The prize money collected in excess of the advertised jackpot
				  amount, if any, will be placed into a bonus prize pool and will accumulate
				  until there is a grand prize winner. When there is a grand prize winner, the
				  bonus prize pool will be divided equally among all winners of the second prize.
				  This bonus prize will be paid in one cash lump sum. If there are no second
				  prize winners, the prize pool shall be divided equally among the winners in the
				  next lower prize tier with winners.
(b) There may be times when the second prize
				  will be increased from its current set amount of $100,000 to a higher amount.
				  In those cases, the second prize may be increased to $1 million or more. The
				  actual amount of the prize will depend upon the cash available in the new bonus
				  prize pool and the number of prize winners as set forth in clause (A). The
				  trigger jackpot level will naturally increase over time as the new high
				  annuitized jackpot amount continues to climb.
(c) The new bonus prize is in addition to any
				  power play prizes that may be won. The new bonus prize is awarded independent
				  of the power play option, and is not multiplied by the power play multiplier. A
				  bonus prize winner who also played the power play option will win the original
				  set prize amounts; the amount paid under the power play multiplier option; and
				  the new bonus prize (if effective).