Powerball [41 Pa.B. 2787]
[Saturday, May 28, 2011]In accordance with 61 Pa. Code § 871.21 (relating to future changes to Powerball), the Secretary of Revenue (Secretary) announces the following changes to the Powerball regulations. This amendment further provides for the power play promotion by clarifying that the second category prize shall be $1,000,000 with a power play wager.
These changes will affect ticket sales beginning on the publication date of this Notice. The changes to the regulation will be codified as paragraph (4) in 61 Pa. Code § 871.22 (relating to changes to Powerball):
* * * * * (4) Changes effective for Powerball tickets sold on or after the publication date of this Notice:
(i) Section 871.20(a) (relating to power play promotion). The power play promotion shall be available in association with the Powerball game and will continue until the Secretary publicly announces a suspension or termination thereof. The power play promotion will be conducted in accordance with the Powerball rules except that players may purchase the power play option for the chance to multiply or increase the third through the ninth category set prizes won as a result of a Powerball drawing by a number ranging from 2 to 5. The Powerball grand prize, the second category prize and the Match 5 Bonus prizes will not be eligible for multiplication under the power play promotion. The Secretary will on occasion announce, as a special promotion, multipliers greater than 5 or a greater second category prize amount. The second category prize shall be $1,000,000 unless a higher promotional dollar amount is announced by the Secretary.
(ii) Section 871.20(d). Powerball tickets that contain the power play option and one or more plays eligible for Powerball third through ninth category prizes identified in § 871.8(a) (relating to expected prize payout percentages) shall be entitled to a total set prize calculated by multiplying each Powerball third through ninth category prize by the power play number. Powerball tickets that contain the power play option and one or more plays eligible for a Powerball second category prize shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000,000 unless a higher limited promotional dollar amount is announced by the Secretary.
(iii) Section 871.20(g). If, with respect to a single Powerball drawing and associated power play drawing, the total of the Powerball set prizes without the power play option and the Powerball set prizes increased by the power play option exceeds the percentage of the prize pools allocated to the set prizes, the amount needed to fund those combined set prizes shall be drawn from the following sources in the following order:
(1) The amount allocated to the set prizes and carried forward from previous Powerball drawings and power play drawings, if any.
(2) An amount from the Powerball set prize reserve account, if available, not to exceed $25,000,000 per drawing.
(iv) Section 871.20(h). If the sources set forth in subsection (g) are depleted and there still are not sufficient funds to pay the set prizes for a particular Powerball drawing and associated power play drawing, the highest set prize, including the prize increased by the power play option, shall become a parimutuel prize. If the amount of the highest set prize, when paid as a parimutuel prize, is less than or equal to the next highest set prize and there are still not sufficient funds to pay the remaining prizes, the next highest set prize, including the prize increased by the power play option, shall become a parimutuel prize. If necessary under the same test set forth in the preceding sentence, each succeeding set prize level shall be converted to a parimutuel prize, in order, until all set prizes become parimutuel. If all set prizes are converted to parimutuel prizes, the money available from the funding sources listed in subsection (g) shall be divided among the winning plays in proportion to their respective prize percentages.
(v) Section 871.20(j). Except as otherwise provided, all power play set prizes shall be paid in single, lump-sum payments. Power play prizes for the third through the ninth category prizes shall be determined by multiplying the Powerball set prize by the number selected in the power play drawing. The power play prize for the second category prize level shall be paid $1,000,000. Power play prize levels shall be paid as follows:
Prize Level Powerball Set Prize Amount Regardless of Power Play
Number Selected:Second Prize $200,000 $1,000,000 5X 4X 3X 2X Third Prize $10,000 $50,000 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 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
(vi) Section 871.20(k). When the Powerball set prizes become parimutuel, the Powerball set prize amounts will be less than the amount shown and the power play prizes for the third through the ninth category prizes shall be a multiple of the new Powerball set prize amount and the power play prize for the second category prize shall be reduced as announced by the MUSL Powerball Product Group.
DANIEL MEUSER,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 11-916. Filed for public inspection May 27, 2011, 9:00 a.m.]
