NOTICES
Powerball
[35 Pa.B. 4151] 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.
The Secretary, having determined that it is impractical and contrary to the public interest to defer notice to the public of changes to the Powerball Game, has given actual knowledge of the document to the persons whom the document is primarily directed in accordance with 1 Pa. Code § 13.74 (relating to effectiveness prior to publication) by press release dated June 1, 2005, of the following changes to the Powerball regulations.
These changes will affect ticket sales beginning on Sunday, August 28, 2005, for the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, August 31, 2005. The changes to the regulation will be codified in 61 Pa. Code § 871.22(2) (relating to changes to Powerball):
(2) Changes effective for Powerball tickets sold on or after August 28, 2005:
(i) Section 871.2(a) and (b); § 871.3 definition of ''basic play,'' ''first set numbers,'' ''panel or game,'' ''quick pick,'' ''ticket'' and ''winning number''; § 871.7(c). Powerball is a five out of 55 plus one out of 42 on-line game. The first set of numbers are selected from 1 through 55.
(ii) Section 871.9(e). Annuitized prizes shall be paid in 30 graduated payments, an initial followed by 29 annual graduated payments increasing each year at a rate determined by the MUSL Powerball Product Group. This rate, once determined, will not change over the life of the payments. The 30 payments will equal 100% of the annuitized prize. Prize payments may be rounded down to the nearest $1,000.
For example:
If the MUSL Powerball Product Group arrived at a 4% rate of increase for a $30 million annuitized jackpot the payment schedule would be as follows:
Payment No. Graduated Payments (Rounded) % of Total Annuity Prize 1 $535,000 1.78300991336613% 2 $556,000 1.85433030990078% 3 $578,000 1.92850352229681% 4 $601,000 2.00564366318868% 5 $626,000 2.08586940971623% 6 $651,000 2.16930418610488% 7 $677,000 2.25607635354907% 8 $704,000 2.34631940769104% 9 $732,000 2.44017218399868% 10 $761,000 2.53777907135862% 11 $792,000 2.63929023421297% 12 $823,000 2.74486184358149% 13 $856,000 2.85465631732475% 14 $891,000 2.96884257001774% 15 $926,000 3.08759627281845% 16 $963,000 3.21110012373119% 17 $1,002,000 3.33954412868043% 18 $1,042,000 3.47312589382765% 19 $1,084,000 3.61205092958076% 20 $1,127,000 3.75653296676399% 21 $1,172,000 3.90679428543455% 22 $1,219,000 4.06306605685193% 23 $1,268,000 4.22558869912601% 24 $1,319,000 4.39461224709105% 25 $1,371,000 4.57039673697469% 26 $1,426,000 4.75321260645368% 27 $1,483,000 4.94334111071182% 28 $1,543,000 5.14107475514030% 29 $1,604,000 5.34671774534591% 30 $1,668,000 5.56058645515974% Payment Total $30,000,000 (iii) Section 871.8(a) (relating to expected prize payout percentages). Determination of expected prize payout percentages is as follows:
Tickets Containing The Following, In
One Single Lettered Game SectionPrize Category Prize Payment Approximate Percentage
of Winnings Pool Allocated
to Prize Category**Five first set numbers and the Powerball number Grand Prize Grand Prize 60.5770% Five first set numbers Second Prize* $200,000 11.2246% Four first set numbers and the Powerball number Third Prize* $10,000 3.4222% Four first set numbers Fourth Prize* $100 1.4030% Three first set numbers and the Powerball number Fifth Prize* $100 1.6768% Three first set numbers Sixth Prize* $7 4.8126% Two first set numbers and the Powerball number Seventh Prize* $7 1.8780% One first set number and the Powerball number Eighth Prize* $4 6.3050% The Powerball number Ninth Prize* $3 8.7008% * Indicates a set prize.
** Fifty percent of Powerball gross sales are allocated to the winnings pool for the payment of prizes. (iv) Section 871.19. The probability of winning is as follows:
Tickets Containing The Following In
One Single Lettered Game SectionPrize Category Probability of
Winnings per PlayFive first set numbers and the
Powerball numberGrand Prize 1:146,107,962 Five first set numbers Second Prize 1:3,563,608.8293 Four first set numbers and the
Powerball numberThird Prize 1:584,431.8480 Four first set numbers Fourth Prize 1:14,254.4353 Three first set numbers and the
Powerball numberFifth Prize 1:11,927.1806 Three first set numbers Sixth Prize 1:290.9068 Two first set numbers and the
Powerball numberSeventh Prize 1:745.4488 One first set number and the
Powerball numberEighth Prize 1:126.8849 The Powerball number Ninth Prize 1:68.9592 (v) Section 871.20(a), (c), (j) and (l). 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, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5 and 5. Except as otherwise provided, 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 $200,000 $1,000,000 $800,000 $600,000 $400,000 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 The odds of various power play numbers being selected in a power play drawing are:
Power Play Multiplier Odds 2 1:4 3 1:4 4 1:4 5 1:4 GREGORY C. FAJT,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-1401. Filed for public inspection July 22, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]
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