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 871.13 - 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).