Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part V - State Lotteries › Chapter 871 - POWERBALL › 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 49 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 49, appearing in the top grid of a Powerball game
				  panel.
Grand prize winnings pool
-An amount
				  constituting 29.1942% 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 49 squares, each numbered 1 through 49 and
				  the lower grids (second set numbers) contain 42 squares, each numbered 1
				  through 42. 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 42, 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 49 and a Powerball
				  number from 1 through 42 that appear on a ticket in the Powerball game.
Second set numbers
-The second group of
				  numbers, from 1 through 42, 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 20.8058% of gross sales for the current drawing and any monies
				  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 49
				  and a single selected Powerball number from 1 through 42 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 49, and the Powerball number from 1 through 42, 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).