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DIVISION 85
POWERBALL®

177-085-0000
Purpose
These rules, OAR 177-085-0005 to 177-085-0065,
establish the procedures and requirements for playing Powerball®,
a lotto game operated by the Multi-State Lottery (hereinafter referred to as “MUSL”),
of which the Oregon State Lottery is a member.
®
Stat. Auth.: OR Const. Art. XV, Sec.
4(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 461.210
Hist.: LC 6-1988(Temp), f.
& cert. ef. 1-26-88; LC 9-1988, f. & cert. ef. 2-23-88; LC 3-1989(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 1-23-89; LC 6-1989, f. 2-28-89, cert. ef. 3-2-89; LC 2-1992(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 4-17-92; LC 6-1992, f. & cert. ef. 6-23-92; LOTT 11-2008,
f. 11-21-08, cert. ef. 1-4-09; LOTT 9-2011, f. 12-20-11, cert. ef. 1-15-12
177-085-0005
Definitions
The following definitions apply unless
the context requires a different meaning.
(1) “Advertised Grand
Prize” means the estimated, annuitized Grand Prize amount as determined by
the MUSL Central Office by use of the MUSL Annuity Factor and communicated through
the selling lotteries prior to the Grand Prize drawing. The Advertised Grand Prize
is not a guaranteed prize amount and the actual Grand Prize amount may vary from
the advertised amount, except in circumstance where there is a guaranteed Grand
Prize amount as described in OAR 177-085-0035(11).
(2) “Drawing”
refers collectively to the formal draw event for randomly selecting the winning
indicia that determine the number of winners for each prize level of the Powerball® game and the Power Play® multiplier. Winning indicia include the
winning numbers for the Powerball® game and the Power Play® multiplier.
(3) “Game Board”
or “Boards” means that area of the game slip, also known as a panel,
that contains sets of numbered squares to be marked by the player.
(4) “Game Ticket”
or “Ticket” means an acceptable evidence of play, which is a ticket
produced in a manner which contains the caption Powerball®, one
or more lettered game plays followed by the drawing date, the price of the ticket,
a six digit retailer number and a serial number that is compatible with the Lottery’s
central computer system, and is a physical representation of the play or plays sold
to a player.
(5) “Licensee Lottery”
means a state lottery or lottery of a governmental unit, political subdivision,
or entity thereof that is not a Party Lottery but has agreed to comply with all
applicable MUSL and Product Group requirements and has been authorized by the MUSL
and by the Powerball® Product Group to sell the Powerball® game.
(6) “Lottery”
means the Oregon State Lottery.
(7) “MUSL” means
the Multi-State Lottery Association.
(8) “MUSL Annuity Factor”
means the annuity factor as determined by the MUSL central office through a method
approved by the MUSL Finance and Audit Committee and which is used as described
in these rules.
(9) “MUSL Board”
means the governing body of the MUSL which is comprised of the chief executive officer
of each Party Lottery.
(10) “Party Lottery”
means a state lottery or lottery of a political subdivision or entity that participates
in MUSL and is authorized to sell the Powerball® game.
(11) “Game Play”
means the six numbers, the first five from a field of sixty-nine numbers and the
last one from a field of twenty-six numbers that appear on a ticket as a single
lettered selection and are to be played by a player in the Powerball® game.
(12) “Game Slip”
means the paper used in marking a player’s game plays and containing one or
more boards.
(13) “Grand Prize”
refers to the top prize in the Powerball® game.
(14) “Product Group”
means a group of lotteries which has joined together to offer a product pursuant
to the terms of the Multi-State Lottery Agreement and the Product Group’s
own rules.
(15) “Quick Pick”
means the random selection by the computer of indicia that appear on a ticket and
are played by a player in the game.
(16) “Retailer”
means a person or entity authorized by the Lottery to sell lottery tickets.
(17) “Set Prize”,
also referred to as “low-tier prize”, means all prizes except the Grand
Prizes, and, except in instances outlined in these Division 85 rules, will be equal
to the prize amount established by the MUSL Board for the prize level.
(18) “Draw game terminal”
or “Terminal” has the meaning set forth in OAR 177-070-0005(5).
(19) “Winning Numbers”
means the indicia randomly selected during a drawing event which are used to determine
winning plays for the Powerball® game contained on a game ticket.
Stat. Auth.: OR Const. Art. XV, Sec.
4(4) & ORS 461
Stats. Implemented: ORS 461.200
Hist.: LC 6-1988(Temp), f.
& cert. ef. 1-26-88; LC 9-1988, f. & cert. ef. 2-23-88; LC 3-1989(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 1-23-89; LC 6-1989, f. 2-28-89, cert. ef. 3-2-89; LC 1-1992,
f. 2-25-92, cert. ef. 4-19-92; LC 10-1996, f. & cert. ef. 9-4-96; LC 7-1997,
f. 10-30-97, cert. ef. 11-2-97; LC 9-1997(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 11-7-97; LOTT
2-1998, f. & cert. ef. 5-28-98; LOTT 9-2002(Temp), f. 9-4-02, cert. ef. 10-6-02
thru 3-31-03; LOTT 1-2003, f. & cert. ef. 2-3-03; LOTT 4-2003(Temp), f. &
cert. ef. 4-15-03 thru 10-10-03; LOTT 10-2003, f. & cert. ef. 6-30-03; LOTT
7-2005(Temp), f. 8-8-05, cert. ef. 8-28-05 thru 2-23-06; LOTT 23-2005, f. 12-21-05,
cert. ef. 12-31-05; LOTT 11-2008, f. 11-21-08, cert. ef. 1-4-09; LOTT 6-2009, f.
9-28-09, cert. ef. 10-1-09; LOTT 9-2011, f. 12-20-11, cert. ef. 1-15-12; LOTT 4-2013,
f. 9-27-13, cert. ef. 10-1-13; LOTT 2-2015, f. 9-25-15, cert. ef. 10-7-15
177-085-0010
Ticket Price
(1) A Powerball® ticket
shall cost two dollars (USA $2) per play.
(2) A Powerball® ticket may only be sold by and purchased from a Lottery retailer authorized to sell
Powerball® tickets, or a Lottery sales location, and only by a method
which is approved by the Lottery.
(3) The Lottery shall not
directly and knowingly sell a Powerball® ticket or combination of
tickets to any person or entity which would guarantee said purchaser a Grand Prize
win.
Stat. Auth.: OR Const. Art. XV, Sec.
4(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 461.240
Hist.: LC 6-1988(Temp), f.
& cert. ef. 1-26-88; LC 9-1988, f. & cert. ef. 2-23-88; LC 3-1989(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 1-23-89; LC 6-1989, f. 2-28-89, cert. ef. 3-2-89; LC 2-1992(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 4-17-92; LC 6-1992, f. & cert. ef. 6-23-92; LOTT 9-2002(Temp),
f. 9-4-02, cert. ef. 10-6-02 thru 3-31-03; LOTT 1-2003, f. & cert. ef. 2-3-03;
LOTT 11-2008, f. 11-21-08, cert. ef. 1-4-09; LOTT 7-2009, f. 9-28-09, cert. ef.
10-1-09; LOTT 9-2011, f. 12-20-11, cert. ef. 1-15-12
177-085-0015
Game Description
(1) General Information: Effective for
drawings held on or after October 7, 2015 and for tickets purchased for such drawings,
Powerball® is a five out of sixty-nine numbers plus one out of twenty-six
numbers lottery game, drawn every Wednesday and Saturday as part of the Powerball® drawing event, which pays the Grand Prize, at the election of the player made in
accordance with these rules or by a default election made in accordance with these
rules, either on an annuitized pari-mutuel basis or as a single lump sum payment
of the total funding held in the Grand Prize Pool for the winning drawing on a pari-mutuel
basis. Except as provided in the rules, all other prizes are paid as a single lump
sum payment. Powerball® winning numbers applicable to determine
Powerball® prizes are determined in the Powerball® drawing event.
(2) Selection of Numbers:
To play Powerball®, a player shall select (or computer pick) five
different numbers, from one through sixty-nine and one additional number from one
through twenty-six. The additional number may be the same as one of the first five
numbers selected by the player, as long as it is from one through twenty-six.
(3) Purchase of Tickets:
Tickets can be purchased for two dollars, including any specific statutorily-mandated
tax of a selling lottery to be included in the price of a ticket, from an Oregon
Lottery® approved retailer in a manner approved by the Oregon Lottery® and in accordance with these rules. A player may purchase tickets for future consecutive
drawings up to the maximum permitted by the Lottery.
(4) Player’s Responsibility:
It is the sole responsibility of the player to verify the accuracy of the game play
or plays and other data printed on the ticket. A ticket may not be voided or canceled
by returning the ticket to the retailer or to the Lottery, including tickets that
are printed in error. No ticket shall be returned to the Lottery for credit. The
placing of plays is done at the player’s own risk through the Lottery retailer,
who when entering the play or plays is acting on behalf of the player.
(5) Entry of Plays: Plays
may only be entered manually using a Lottery terminal keypad or touch screen or
by means of a play slip provided by the Lottery and hand-marked by the player or
by such other means approved by the Lottery. Retailers cannot permit the use of
facsimiles of play slips, copies of play slips, or other materials that are inserted
into a terminal’s play slip reader that are not printed or approved by the
Lottery. Retailers must not permit any device to be connected to a Lottery terminal
to enter plays, except as approved by the Lottery.
(6) Determination of Winning
Numbers: The winning numbers for the Powerball® game shall be determined
at a drawing conducted under the supervision of the MUSL Board. The MUSL Board shall
determine the frequency of Powerball® game drawings. Winning numbers
shall be selected at random with the aid of mechanical drawing equipment or a random
number generator. The Lottery Director shall designate a Drawing Manager who shall
review and randomly observe the drawings conducted by the MUSL Board. The drawing
procedures shall include procedures for randomly selecting the Powerball® game winning numbers and the Power Play® multiplier.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 461.250 & OR Const.
Art. XV, Sec. 4(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 461.220
Hist.: LC 6-1988(Temp), f.
& cert. ef. 1-26-88; LC 9-1988, f. & cert. ef. 2-23-88; LC 3-1989(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 1-23-89; LC 6-1989, f. 2-28-89, cert. ef. 3-2-89; LC 1-1992,
f. 2-25-92, cert. ef. 4-19-92; LC 6-1993, f. & cert. ef. 7-2-93; LC 1-1994,
f. 1-27-94, cert. ef. 2-1-94; LC 7-1997, f. 10-30-97, cert. ef. 11-2-97; LOTT 9-2002(Temp),
f. 9-4-02, cert. ef. 10-6-02 thru 3-31-03; LOTT 1-2003, f. & cert. ef. 2-3-03;
LOTT 7-2005(Temp), f. 8-8-05, cert. ef. 8-28-05 thru 2-23-06; LOTT 23-2005, f. 12-21-05,
cert. ef. 12-31-05; LOTT 8-2008(Temp), f. 11-21-08, cert. ef. 11-23-08 thru 5-16-09;
LOTT 11-2008, f. 11-21-08, cert. ef. 1-4-09; LOTT 2-2009, f. 2-27-09, cert. ef.
3-1-09; LOTT 6-2009, f. 9-28-09, cert. ef. 10-1-09; LOTT 9-2011, f. 12-20-11, cert.
ef. 1-15-12; LOTT 2-2015, f. 9-25-15, cert. ef. 10-7-15
177-085-0020
Prize Claims
(1) General: A ticket, subject to the
validation requirements set forth in OAR 177-085-0040, is the only proof of a game
play or plays. The submission of a winning ticket to the Lottery or an authorized
retailer as required by OAR 177-046-0110 is the sole method of claiming a prize
or prizes, except that a Grand Prize (and a Match 5+0 prize) must be claimed in
person at Lottery Headquarters. Tickets may also be presented at other locations
and for such prize amounts as designated by the Director, unless the ticket specifies
that it must be claimed at Lottery Headquarters in Salem, Oregon. A game slip or
a copy of a ticket has no pecuniary or prize value and does not constitute evidence
of ticket purchase or of numbers selected. A terminal produced paper receipt has
no pecuniary or prize value and does not constitute evidence of ticket purchase
or of numbers selected.
(2) Prize Claims: Powerball®
prize claim procedures are governed by the administrative rules of the Oregon State
Lottery. MUSL and the Party Lotteries are not responsible for Powerball® prizes that are not claimed following the proper procedures as determined by the
Oregon State Lottery.
Stat. Auth.: OR Const. Art. XV, Sec.
4(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 461.250
Hist.: LC 6-1988(Temp), f.
& cert. ef. 1-26-88; LC 9-1988, f. & cert. ef. 2-23-88; LC 1-1992, f. 2-25-92,
cert. ef. 4-19-92; LOTT 9-2002(Temp), f. 9-4-02, cert. ef. 10-6-02 thru 3-31-03;
LOTT 1-2003, f. & cert. ef. 2-3-03; LOTT 7-2005(Temp), f. 8-8-05, cert. ef.
8-28-05 thru 2-23-06; LOTT 23-2005, f. 12-21-05, cert. ef. 12-31-05; LOTT 11-2008,
f. 11-21-08, cert. ef. 1-4-09; LOTT 9-2011, f. 12-20-11, cert. ef. 1-15-12; LOTT
4-2013, f. 9-27-13, cert. ef. 10-1-13; LOTT 3-2015, f. 9-25-15, cert. ef. 10-1-15
177-085-0025
Powerball® Prize Pool
(1) Powerball® Prize
Pool: The prize pool for all prize categories shall consist of 50 percent of each
drawing period’s sales, inclusive of any specific statutorily-mandated tax
of a Party Lottery or a Licensee Lottery to be included in the price of a lottery
ticket, after the prize pool accounts and prize reserve accounts are funded to the
amounts established by the Product Group. Any amount remaining in the prize pool
at the end of the Powerball® game shall be returned to all lotteries
participating in the prize pool after the end of all claims periods of all Party
Lotteries and Licensee Lotteries, carried forward to a replacement game or expended
in a manner as directed by the members of the Product Group in accordance with state
law.
(2) Powerball® Prize Pool Accounts and Prize Reserve Accounts: An amount up to five percent of
a Party Lottery’s sales, inclusive of any specific statutorily-mandated tax
of a Party Lottery to be included in the price of a lottery ticket, shall be deducted
from a Party Lottery’s Grand Prize Pool and placed in trust in one or more
Powerball® prize pool accounts and prize reserve accounts until
the prize pool accounts and a Party Lottery’s share of the prize reserve accounts
reaches the amounts designated by the Product Group. The Product Group has established
the following prize reserve accounts and prize pool accounts for the Powerball® game:
(a) Powerball® Prize Reserve Accounts: The Product Group has established the following prize reserve
accounts for the Powerball® game:
(A) The Powerball® Prize Reserve Account, which is used to guarantee the payment of valid, but unanticipated,
Grand Prize claims that may result from a system error or other reason (subject
to the limitations of these rules); and
(B) The Powerball® Set Prize Reserve Account, which is used to fund deficiencies in low-tier Powerball® prize payments (subject to the limitations of these rules).
(b) Powerball® Prize Pool Accounts: The Product Group has established the following prize pool
accounts for the Powerball® game:
(A) The Grand Prize Pool
Account, which is used to fund the immediate Grand Prize;
(B) The Powerball® Set Prize Pool, which is used to fund the Powerball® set prize payments;
(C) The Powerball® Set-Aside Account, which is used to guarantee payment of the minimum or starting
Grand Prize;
(D) The Power Play® Prize Pool and the Power Play Pool Account, which are described in OAR 177-085-0065;
and
(E) The Set Prize Pool which
holds the temporary balances that may result from having fewer than expected winners
in the Powerball® set prize (low-tier prize) categories and the
source of the Set Prize Pool is the Party Lottery’s weekly prize contributions
less actual Powerball® set prize liability. The source of the Set-Aside
Account funding shall be the prize reserve deduction until such time as the Set-Aside
Account is fully funded. Once the Powerball® prize pool accounts
and a Party Lottery’s share of the Powerball® prize reserve
accounts exceed the designated amounts, the excess shall become part of the Grand
Prize Pool Account.
(3) Balances: The Product
Group, with approval of the Finance & Audit Committee, may establish a maximum
balance for the Powerball® prize pool accounts and prize reserve
accounts. The Product Group may determine to expend all or a portion of the funds
in the Powerball® prize pool accounts (except the Grand Prize Pool
Account) and the prize reserve accounts as follows:
(a) For the purpose of indemnifying
the Party Lotteries and Licensee Lotteries in the payment of prizes to be made by
the selling lotteries, subject to the approval of the MUSL Board; and
(b) For the payment of prizes
or special prizes in the game, subject to the approval of the MUSL Finance and Audit
Committee. The prize reserve shares of a Party Lottery may be adjusted with refunds
to the Party Lottery from the prize reserve accounts as may be needed to maintain
the approved maximum balance and shares of the Party Lotteries. A Party Lottery
may contribute to its share of prize reserve accounts over time, but in the event
of a draw down from the reserve account, a Party Lottery is responsible for its
full percentage share of the account, whether or not it has been paid in full. Any
amount remaining in the Powerball® prize pool accounts or prize
reserve accounts at the end of the Powerball® game shall be returned
to all lotteries participating in the accounts after the end of all claims periods
of all Party Lotteries and Licensee Lotteries, carried forward to a replacement
game or a replacement prize reserve account or expended in a manner as directed
by the members of the Product Group in accordance with state law.
(4) Expected Powerball® Prize Payout Percentages: The Grand Prize payout shall be determined on a pari-mutuel
basis. Except as otherwise provided in these rules, all other prizes awarded shall
be paid as set lump sum prizes with the following expected prize payout percentages
effective for drawings held on or after October 7, 2015: [Table not included. See
ED. NOTE.]
(a) Division of Grand Prize
Among Winners: The prize money allocated to the Grand Prize category shall be divided
equally by the number of game plays winning the Grand Prize.
(b) Powerball® Set Prize Pool Carried Forward: The Powerball® Set Prize Pool (for
the single lump sum prizes of $1,000,000 or less) shall be carried forward to subsequent
draws if all or a portion of it is not needed to pay the Powerball® set prizes awarded in the current draw.
(c) Pari-Mutuel Powerball® Prize Determination: Except as provided in OAR 177-085-0025(4)(c)(C), for Party
Lotteries:
(A) If the total of the Powerball® set prizes (as multiplied by the respective Power Play® multiplier
if applicable) awarded in a drawing exceeds the percentage of the prize pool allocated
to the Powerball® set prizes, then the amount needed to fund the
Powerball® set prizes, including Power Play® prizes,
awarded shall be drawn from the following sources, in the following order:
(i) The amount allocated
to the Powerball® set prizes and carried forward from previous draws,
if any;
(ii) An amount from the Set
Prize Reserve Account, if available, not to exceed $40,000,000 per drawing; and
(iii) Other amounts as agreed
to by the Product Group in its sole discretion.
(B) Lack of Sufficient Prize
Funds: If, after these sources are depleted, there are not sufficient funds to pay
the set prizes awarded, including Power Play® prizes, then the highest
set prize shall become a pari-mutuel prize. If the amount of the highest set prize,
when paid on a pari-mutuel basis, drops to or below the next highest set prize and
there are still not sufficient funds to pay the remaining set prizes awarded, then
the next highest set prize, including Power Play® prizes, shall
become a pari-mutuel prize. This procedure shall continue down through all set prize
levels, if necessary, until all set prize levels become pari-mutuel prize levels.
In that instance, the money available from the funding sources listed in this rule
shall be divided among the winning plays in proportion to their respective prize
percentages. Powerball® set prizes and Power Play® prizes will be reduced by the same percentage.
(C) By agreement with the
Licensee Lotteries, the Licensee Lotteries shall independently calculate their set
prize pari-mutuel prize amounts. The Party Lotteries and the Licensee Lotteries
shall then agree to set the pari-mutuel prize amounts for all lotteries selling
the game at the lesser of the independently-calculated prize amounts.
[ED. NOTE:
Tables referenced are not included in rule text. Click here for PDF copy of table(s).]
Stat. Auth.: OR Const. Art. XV, Sec.
4(4)
Stat. Implemented: ORS 461.220
Hist.: LC 6-1988(Temp), f.
& cert. ef. 1-26-88; LC 9-1988, f. & cert. ef. 2-23-88; LC 17-1988(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 6-2-88; LC 18-1988, f. & cert. ef. 6-28-88; LC 3-1989(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 1-23-89; LC 6-1989, f. 2-28-89, cert. ef. 3-2-89; LC 1-1992,
f. 2-25-92, cert. ef. 4-19-92; LC 4-1993, f. & cert ef. 4-2-93; LC 11-1995,
f. 10-30-95, cert. ef. 11-1-95; LC 10-1996, f. & cert. ef. 9-4-96; LC 7-1997,
f. 10-30-97, cert. ef. 11-2-97; LOTT 9-2002(Temp), f. 9-4-02, cert. ef. 10-6-02
thru 3-31-03; LOTT 1-2003, f. & cert. ef. 2-3-03; LOTT 7-2005(Temp), f. 8-8-05,
cert. ef. 8-28-05 thru 2-23-06; LOTT 23-2005, f. 12-21-05, cert. ef. 12-31-05; LOTT
11-2008, f. 11-21-08, cert. ef. 1-4-09; LOTT 9-2011, f. 12-20-11, cert. ef. 1-15-12;
LOTT 10-2011(Temp), f. 12-22-11, cert. ef. 1-15-12 thru 7-7-12; LOTT 2-2012, f.
4-30-12, cert. ef. 5-1-12; LOTT 4-2013, f. 9-27-13, cert. ef. 10-1-13; LOTT 2-2015,
f. 9-25-15, cert. ef. 10-7-15
177-085-0030
Probability of Winning Powerball® Prizes
Effective for drawings held on or after
October 7, 2015, the following table sets forth the probability of winning and the
probable distribution of winners in and among each prize category, based upon the
total number of possible combinations in Powerball®: [Table not
included. See ED. NOTE.]
[ED. NOTE:
Tables referenced are not included in rule text. Click here for PDF copy of table(s).]
Stat. Auth.: OR Const. Art.
XV, Sec. 4(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 461.220
Hist.: LC 6-1988(Temp), f.
& cert. ef. 1-26-88; LC 9-1988, f. & cert. ef. 2-23-88; LC 3-1989(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 1-23-89; LC 6-1989, f. 2-28-89, cert. ef. 3-2-89; LC 1-1992,
f. 2-25-92, cert. ef. 4-19-92; LC 7-1997, f. 10-30-97, cert. ef. 11-2-97; LOTT 9-2002(Temp),
f. 9-4-02, cert. ef. 10-6-02 thru 3-31-03; LOTT 1-2003, f. & cert. ef. 2-3-03;
LOTT 7-2005(Temp), f. 8-8-05, cert. ef. 8-28-05 thru 2-23-06; LOTT 23-2005, f. 12-21-05,
cert. ef. 12-31-05; LOTT 11-2008, f. 11-21-08, cert. ef. 1-4-09; LOTT 9-2011, f.
12-20-11, cert. ef. 1-15-12; LOTT 2-2015, f. 9-25-15, cert. ef. 10-7-15
177-085-0035
Powerball Prize Payment
(1) Selection of Payment Type: Grand
Prizes shall be paid, at the election of the player made no later than 60 days after
validation of the prize, with either a per-winner annuity or single lump sum payment.
If the payment election is not made by the player within 60 days after validation,
then the prize shall be paid as an annuity prize. The election to take the single
lump sum payment may be made at the time of validation of the prize claim or within
60 days thereafter. An election made after validation is final and cannot be revoked,
withdrawn, or otherwise changed.
(2) Share of the Grand Prize:
Shares of the Grand Prize shall be determined by dividing the amount available in
the Grand Prize pool equally among all winning game plays of the Grand Prize.
(3) Lump Sum Payment: Winner(s)
who elect a lump sum payment shall be paid their share(s) in a single lump sum payment.
(Application of the MUSL annuity factor generally is anticipated to result in the
Grand Prize winner who elects a single lump sum payment receiving an amount that
roughly approximates one-half of the advertised Grand Prize amount. The actual single
lump sum payment amount will vary as a function of the MUSL annuity factor determined
as described in subsection (4)(a) of this rule.)
(4) Annuity Payment: The
annuitized option prize shall be determined by multiplying a winner’s share
of the Grand Prize pool by the MUSL annuity factor.
(a) The MUSL annuity factor
is determined through a process as approved by the MUSL Finance and Audit Committee.
(b) Neither MUSL nor the
Party Lotteries or the Licensee Lotteries shall be responsible or liable for changes
in the advertised or estimated annuity prize amount and the actual amount purchased
after the prize payment method is actually known to MUSL. In certain instances announced
by the Product Group, the Grand Prize shall be a guaranteed amount and shall be
determined pursuant to subsection (11) of this rule. If individual shares of the
Grand Prize Pool funds held to fund an annuity are less than $250,000.00, the Product
Group, in its sole discretion, may elect to pay the winners their share of the amount
held in the Grand Prize pool.
(5) Initial and Annual Payments:
Except as may be controlled by statute, all annuitized prizes shall be paid annually
in thirty payments with the initial payment being made directly with available funds,
to be followed by twenty-nine payments funded by the annuity. All annuitized prizes
shall be paid annually in thirty graduated payments (increasing each year) by a
rate as determined by the Product Group. Prize payments may be rounded down to the
nearest $1,000. Annual payments after the initial payment shall be made by the lottery
on the anniversary date of the first payment or if such date falls on a non-business
day, then the first business day following the anniversary date of the first payment.
Funds for the initial payment of an annuitized prize or the lump sum payment prize
shall be made available by MUSL for payment by the Party Lottery or the Licensee
Lottery which sold the winning ticket no earlier than the 15th calendar day (or
the next banking day if the fifteenth day is a holiday) following the drawing.
(6) Lack of Available Funds:
If necessary, when the due date for the payment of a prize occurs before the receipt
of sufficient funds in the prize pool trust to pay the prize, then the transfer
of funds for the payment of the full lump sum payment amount may be delayed pending
receipt of funds from the Party Lotteries and Licensee Lotteries. The Lottery may
elect to make the initial payment from its own funds after validation, with notice
to MUSL.
(7) Death of Winner: In the
event of the death of a lottery winner during the annuity payment period, the MUSL
Finance and Audit Committee, in its sole discretion excepting a discretionary review
by the Product Group, upon the petition of the estate of the lottery winner (the
“Estate”) or the persons identified on the winner’s Beneficiary
Designation form (BDF), whichever is applicable, to the state lottery of the state
in which the deceased lottery winner purchased the winning ticket, and subject to
applicable federal, state, or district laws, may make payment to the Estate or the
designated beneficiary of the discounted present value of the annuitized prize payments.
If a determination is made, then securities and/or amounts held to fund the deceased
lottery winner’s annuitized prize may be distributed to the Estate or the
persons on the BDF. The identification of the securities, if any, to fund the annuitized
prize shall be at the sole discretion of the MUSL Finance and Audit Committee or
the Product Group.
(8) Low-Tier Prizes: All
low-tier prizes (all prizes except the Grand Prize) shall be paid directly through
the Lottery that sold the winning ticket. The Lottery may begin paying low-tier
prizes after receiving authorization to pay from the MUSL central office.
(9) Rounding of Powerball® Grand Prize Payments: Annuitized payments of the Grand Prize or a share of the Grand
Prize may be rounded to facilitate the purchase of an appropriate funding mechanism.
Breakage on an annuitized Grand Prize win shall be added to the first payment to
the winner or winners. Prizes other than the Grand Prize which, under OAR 177-085-0025(4)(c)
and 177-085-0065(11), may become single-payment, pari-mutuel prizes, may be rounded
down so that prizes can be paid in multiples of whole dollars. Breakage resulting
from rounding these prizes shall be carried forward to the prize pool for the next
drawing.
(10) Roll Over of Powerball® Grand Prize: If the Grand Prize is not won in a drawing, the prize money allocated
for the Grand Prize shall roll over and be added to the Grand Prize pool for the
following drawing.
(11) Minimum Powerball® Grand Prizes and Increases: The Product Group may offer guaranteed minimum Grand
Prize amounts or minimum increases in the Grand Prize amount between drawings or
make other changes in the allocation of prize money where the Product Group finds
that it would be in the best interest of the game. If a minimum Grand Prize amount
or a minimum increase in the Grand prize amount between drawings is offered by the
Product Group, then the Grand Prize amount shall be determined as follows.
(a) All Winners Select Annuity:
If there are multiple Grand Prize winners during a single drawing, each selecting
the annuitized option prize, then a winner’s share of the guaranteed annuitized
Grand Prize shall be determined by dividing the guaranteed annuitized Grand Prize
by the number of winning game plays.
(b) Mix of Lump Sum and Annuity:
If there are multiple Grand Prize winners during a single drawing and at least one
of the Grand Prize winners has elected the annuitized option prize, then the best
bid submitted by MUSL’s pre-approved qualified brokers shall determine the
cash pool needed to fund the guaranteed annuitized Grand Prize.
(c) No Winners Select Annuity:
If no winner of the Grand Prize during a single drawing has elected the annuitized
option prize, then the amount of the cash in the Grand Prize pool shall be an amount
equal to the guaranteed annuitized amount divided by the MUSL annuity factor.
(d) Changes in Allocation
of Prizes: Changes in the allocation of prize money shall be designed to retain
approximately the same prize allocation percentages, over a year’s time, set
out in OAR 177-085-0025(4). Minimum guaranteed prizes or increases may be waived
if the alternate funding mechanism set out in OAR 177-085-0025(4)(c) becomes necessary.
Approval of the Group is required to change the guaranteed minimum Grand Prize amounts
or minimum increases in the Grand Prize amount. Any reduction in the guaranteed
minimum Grand Prize amount or reduction in the minimum increases to the Grand Prize
amount shall not become effective until after a Grand Prize win following the action
taken by the Group.
(12) One Prize per Board:
The holder of a winning ticket may win only one prize per board in connection with
the winning numbers drawn, and shall be entitled only to the prize won by those
numbers in the highest matching prize category.
(13) Claim Expires in One
Year: Claims for all prize categories, including the Grand Prize, must be submitted
within one year after the date of the drawing.
Stat. Auth.: OR Const. Art. XV, Sec.
4(4) & ORS 461
Stats. Implemented: ORS 461.20
Hist.: LC 6-1988(Temp), f.
& cert. ef. 1-26-88; LC 9-1988, f. & cert. ef. 2-23-88; LC 3-1989(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 1-23-89; LC 6-1989, f. 2-28-89, cert. ef. 3-2-89; LC 1-1992,
f. 2-25-92, cert. ef. 4-19-92; LC 8-1992, f. & cert. ef. 7-23-92; LC 4-1993,
f. & cert. ef. 4-2-93; LC 10-1996, f. & cert. ef. 9-4-96; LC 7-1997, f.
10-30-97, cert. ef. 11-2-97; LOTT 9-2002(Temp), f. 9-4-02, cert. ef. 10-6-02 thru
3-31-03; LOTT 1-2003, f. & cert. ef. 2-3-03; LOTT 4-2003(Temp), f. & cert.
ef. 4-15-03 thru 10-10-03; LOTT 10-2003, f. & cert. ef. 6-30-03; LOTT 7-2005(Temp),
f. 8-8-05, cert. ef. 8-28-05 thru 2-23-06; LOTT 23-2005, f. 12-21-05, cert. ef.
12-31-05; LOTT 11-2008, f. 11-21-08, cert. ef. 1-4-09; LOTT 9-2011, f. 12-20-11,
cert. ef. 1-15-12; LOTT 4-2013, f. 9-27-13, cert. ef. 10-1-13; LOTT 2-2015, f. 9-25-15,
cert. ef. 10-7-15
177-085-0040
Ticket Validation
To be a valid ticket and eligible to receive a prize, a Powerball® ticket shall satisfy all the requirements established by the Lottery for validation of winning tickets sold through its central computer system and any other validation requirements adopted by the MUSL Board, the Product Group, and published as the Confidential MUSL Minimum Game Security Standards. The Lottery and MUSL shall not be responsible for tickets which are altered in any manner. When a winning ticket is submitted to the Lottery for validation along with the Lottery’s completed claim form, and the Lottery has initiated the validation procedures, the Lottery retains possession of the winning ticket and claim form.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 461.250 & OR Const. Art. XV, Sec. 4(4)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 461.250

Hist.: LC 6-1988 (Temp), f. & cert. ef. 1-26-88; LC 9-1988, f. & cert. ef. 2-23-88; LC 1-1992, f. 2-25-92, cert. ef. 4-19-92; LC 1-1994, f. 1-27-94, cert. ef. 2-1-94; LC 10-1996, f. & cert. ef. 9-4-96; LOTT 9-2002(Temp), f. 9-4-02, cert. ef. 10-6-02 thru 3-31-03; LOTT 1-2003, f. & cert. ef. 2-3-03; LOTT 11-2008, f. 11-21-08, cert. ef. 1-4-09; LOTT 6-2009, f. 9-28-09, cert. ef. 10-1-09
177-085-0045
Ticket Responsibility
Until such time as a signature is placed in the area designated for signature, a ticket is owned by the bearer of the ticket. MUSL, the Product Group, and the Lottery are not responsible for lost or stolen tickets.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 461.250 & OR Const. Art. XV, Sec. 4(4)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 461.250

Hist.: LC 6-1988(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 1-26-88; LC 9-1988, f. & cert. ef. 2-23-88; LC 16-1988, f. & cert. ef. 6-2-88; LC 10-1996, f. & cert. ef. 9-4-96; LOTT 9-2002(Temp), f. 9-4-02, cert. ef. 10-6-02 thru 3-31-03; LOTT 1-2003, f. & cert. ef. 2-3-03; LOTT 11-2008, f. 11-21-08, cert. ef. 1-4-09
177-085-0050
Ineligible Players
(1) MUSL Restrictions: A ticket or share
issued by the MUSL or any of its Party Lotteries or Licensee Lotteries shall not
be purchased by, and a prize won by any such ticket or share shall not be paid to:
(a) A MUSL employee, officer,
or director;
(b) A contractor or consultant
under agreement with the MUSL to review the MUSL audit and security procedures;
(c) An employee of an independent
accounting firm under contract with MUSL to observe drawings or site operations
and actually assigned to the MUSL account and all partners, share-holders, or owners
in the local office of the firm; or
(d) An immediate family member
(parent, stepparent, child, stepchild, spouse, or sibling) of an individual described
in subsections (a) through (c) of this section and residing in the same household.
(2) Local Lottery Restrictions:
Those persons designated by a Party Lottery’s or Licensee Lottery’s
law as ineligible to play its games shall also be ineligible to play Powerball® in that Party Lottery’s or Licensee Lottery’s jurisdiction.
Stat. Auth.: OR Const. Art. XV, Sec.
4(4)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 461.250
Hist.: LC 6-1988(Temp), f.
& cert. ef. 1-26-88; LC 9-1988, f. & cert. ef. 2-23-88; LC 12-1990, f. &
cert. ef. 10-2-90; LC 1-1992, f. 2-25-92, cert. ef. 4-19-92; LOTT 9-2002(Temp),
f. 9-4-02, cert. ef. 10-6-02 thru 3-31-03; LOTT 1-2003, f. & cert. ef. 2-3-03;
LOTT 11-2008, f. 11-21-08, cert. ef. 1-4-09; LOTT 4-2013, f. 9-27-13, cert. ef.
10-1-13
177-085-0065
Power Play®
(1) General: Power Play® is an optional, limited extension of the Powerball® Game described
in OAR division 85. The Lottery Director, in the Lottery Director’s sole discretion
and based on agreements with MUSL, is authorized to initiate and terminate the Power
Play® option.
(2) Set Prizes Only: Power
Play® increases the amount of any of the cash Set Prizes (the cash
prizes normally paying $4 to $1,000,000) won in a drawing. The Grand Prize is not
a Set Prize and will not be increased.
(3) Power Play® Purchase: A qualifying Power Play® option play is any single Powerball® Play for which the player selects the Power Play® option on either
the game slip or by selecting the Power Play® option through a clerk-activated
or player-activated terminal, pays one extra dollar for the Power Play® option play, and which is recorded at the Lottery’s central computer as a
qualifying play.
(4) Qualifying Play: Except
as provided in these rules, for drawings held on or after October 7, 2015, a qualifying
play which wins one of the seven lowest lump sum Set Prizes (excluding the Grand
Prize and the Match 5+0 prize) will be multiplied by the number selected, either
2, 3, 4, 5, or sometimes 10 in a separate random Power Play® drawing
announced during the official Powerball® drawing show. The “10X”
multiplier will be available for drawings in which the initially advertised annuitized
Grand Prize amount is $150,000,000 or less. The announced Match 5+0 prize, for players
selecting the Power Play® option, shall be $2,000,000 unless a higher
limited promotional dollar amount is announced by the Group.
(5) Power Play® Drawings: Effective for drawings held on or after October 7, 2015, MUSL will conduct
a separate random Power Play® drawing and announce results during
each of the regular Powerball® drawings held during the promotion.
During each Power Play® drawing a single number, 2, 3, 4, 5, or
sometimes 10, shall be drawn. The “10X” multiplier shall be available
for all drawings in which the initially advertised annuitized Grand Prize amount
in $150,000,000 or less. The Powerball® Product Group may modify
the multiplier features for special promotions from time to time.
(6) Power Play® Prize Pool for Drawings held on or after October 7, 2015: In accordance with OAR
177-085-0065(7), 50 percent of each draw’s sales shall be collected for the
payment of prizes.
(a) “10X” Multiplier
Available: In drawings where the “10X” multiplier is available, the
expected payout for all prize categories shall consist of up to 49.969 percent of
each drawing period’s sales, including any specific statutorily-mandated tax
of a Party Lottery or Licensee Lottery to be included in the price of a lottery
ticket.
(b) “10X” Multiplier
Not Available: In drawings where the “10X” multiplier is not available,
the expected payout for all prize categories shall consist of up to 45.934 percent
of each drawing period’s sales, including any specific statutorily-mandated
tax of a Party Lottery or Licensee Lottery to be included in the price of a lottery
ticket.
(c) Carry Forward: The prize
payout percentage per draw may vary. The Power Play® Prize Pool
shall be carried forward to subsequent draws if all or a portion of it is not need
to pay the Power Play® prizes awarded in the current draw and held
in the Power Play® Pool Account.
(7) Power Play® Pool Account for Drawings held on or after October 7, 2015:
(a) “10X” Multiplier
Available: In drawings where the “10X” multiplier is available, an additional
0.031 percent of sales, including any specific statutorily-mandated tax of a Party
Lottery or Licensee Lottery to be included in the price of a lottery ticket, may
be collected and placed in trust in the Power Play® Pool Account,
for the purpose of paying Power Play® prizes.
(b) “10X” Multiplier
Not Available: In drawings where the “10X” multiplier is not available,
4.066 percent of sales, including any specific statutorily-mandated tax of a Party
Lottery or Licensee Lottery to be included in the price of a lottery ticket, may
be collected and placed in trust in the Power Play® pool account,
for the purpose of paying Power Play® prizes.
(c) Remaining Amounts: Any
amount remaining in the Power Play® Pool Account when the Product
group declares the end of this game shall be returned to all lotteries participating
in the account after the end of all claim periods of all Party Lotteries and Licensee
Lotteries, carried forward to a replacement game, or expended in a manner as directed
by the members of the Product Group in accordance with jurisdiction statute.
(8) Power Play® Payout: Except as otherwise provided in these rules, all prizes awarded shall be
paid as lump sum set prizes. Instead of the Powerball® set prize
amounts, qualifying Power Play® option plays will pay the Power
Play® prize amounts shown in section (9) of this rule. In certain
rare instances, and as determined under OAR 177-085-0025(4)(c)(B) and section (11)
of this rule, the Powerball® set prize amount may be less than the
amounts shown in section (9) of this rule. In such case, the eight Power Play® prize amounts will be changed to an amount announced after the draw.
(9) Expected Power Play® Prize Payout — Effective for Drawings held on or after October 7, 2015: [Table
not included. See ED. NOTE.] In certain rare instances, the Powerball® set prize amount may be less than the amount shown. In such case, the eight lowest
Power Play® prizes will be changed to an amount announced after
the draw. For example, if the Match 4+1 Powerball® set prize amount
of $50,000.00 becomes $25,000.00 under the rules of the Powerball® game and a 5x Power Play® multiplier is selected, then a Power Play® player winning that prize amount would win $125,000.00.
(10) Probability of Winning:
Effective for drawings held on or after October 7, 2015, The following tables set
forth the probability of the various Power Play® numbers being drawn
during a single Powerball® drawing, except that the Power Play® amount for the Match 5+0 prize will be $2,000,000. The Group may elect to run limited
promotions that may modify the multiplier features.
(a) When the “10X”
Multiplier is Available: [Table not included. See ED. NOTE.]
(b) When the “10X”
Multiplier is not Available: [Table not included. See ED. NOTE.]
(11) Pari-Mutuel Prizes —
All Prize Amounts: Except as provided in subsection (d) of this rule, for Party
Lotteries, if the total of the original Powerball® set prizes and
the Power Play® prizes awarded in a drawing exceeds the percentage
of the prize pools allocated to the set prizes, then the amount needed to fund the
set prizes (including the Power Play® prize amounts) awarded shall
be drawn from the following sources, in the following order:
(a) The amount allocated
to the set prizes and carried forward from previous draws, if any;
(b) An amount from the Powerball® Set-Prize Reserve Account, if available in the account, not to exceed $40,000,000
per drawing;
(c) Other amounts as agreed
to by the Product Group in their sole discretion; and
(d) If, after these sources
are depleted, there are not sufficient funds to pay the set prizes awarded (including
Power Play® prize amounts), then the highest set prize (including
the Power Play® prize amounts) shall become a pari-mutuel prize.
If the amount of the highest set prize, when paid on a pari-mutuel basis, drops
to or below the next highest set prize and there are still not sufficient funds
to pay the remaining set prizes awarded, then the next highest set prize, including
the Power Play® prize amount, shall become a pari-mutuel prize.
This procedure shall continue down through all set prizes levels, if necessary,
until all set prize levels become pari-mutuel prize levels. In that instance, the
money available from the funding sources listed in this rule shall be divided among
the winning plays in proportion to their respective prize percentages. Powerball® and Power Play® prizes will be reduced by the same percentage.
(e) By agreement with the
Licensee Lotteries, the Licensee Lotteries shall independently calculate their set
pari-mutuel prize amounts, including the Power Play® prize amounts.
The Party Lotteries and the Licensee Lotteries shall then agree to set the pari-mutuel
prize amounts for all lotteries selling the game at the lesser of the independently
calculated prize amounts.
(12) Prize Payment: All Power
Play® prizes shall be paid in one lump sum. The Lottery may begin
paying Power Play® prizes after receiving authorization to pay from
the MUSL central office.
(13) Prizes Rounded: Prizes,
which under these rules may become pari-mutuel prizes, may be rounded down so that
prizes can be paid in whole dollars. Breakage resulting from rounding these prizes
shall be carried forward to the prize pool for the next drawing.
[ED. NOTE: Tables referenced are not included in rule text. Click here for PDF copy of table(s).]
Stat. Auth.: OR Const. Art.
XV, Sec. 4(4) & ORS 461
Stats. Implemented: ORS 461
Hist.: LOTT 3-2001(Temp),
f. 3-1-01, cert. ef 3-2-01 thru 8-29-01; LOTT 10-2001, f. 5-25-01, cert. ef. 5-29-01;
LOTT 9-2002(Temp), f. 9-4-02, cert. ef. 10-6-02 thru 3-31-03; LOTT 1-2003, f. &
cert. ef. 2-3-03; LOTT 7-2005(Temp), f. 8-8-05, cert. ef. 8-28-05 thru 2-23-06;
LOTT 23-2005, f. 12-21-05, cert. ef. 12-31-05; LOTT 11-2008, f. 11-21-08, cert.
ef. 1-4-09; LOTT 10-2010, f. 11-19-10, cert. ef. 12-12-10; LOTT 9-2011, f. 12-20-11,
cert. ef. 1-15-12; LOTT 10-2011(Temp), f. 12-22-11, cert. ef. 1-15-12 thru 7-7-12;
LOTT 2-2012, f. 4-30-12, cert. ef. 5-1-12; LOTT 5-2012(Temp), f. & cert. ef.
8-16-12 thru 1-31-13; LOTT 7-2012, f. 10-26-12, cert. ef. 11-1-12; LOTT 4-2013,
f. 9-27-13, cert. ef. 10-1-13; LOTT 2-2015, f. 9-25-15, cert. ef. 10-7-15

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