Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part V - State Lotteries › Chapter 871 - POWERBALL › 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).