53ER18-50. POWERBALL®  


Effective on Thursday, September 13, 2018
  • 1(1) Introduction. The Florida Lottery entered into an Agreement with other Party and Member Lotteries and has joined 19the Multi-State Lottery Association (“MUSL”) to sell a lottery Draw game known as POWERBALL33®34. The POWERBALL game is conducted by the Florida Lottery under the conditions of the MUSL Agreement, MUSL Rules, the Multi-State Lottery Association Powerball58® 59Group Rules (“MUSL PB Rules”), 64effective 9/15/18, 66the laws of the State of Florida and this Emergency Rule. The conduct and play of the POWERBALL game in Florida must conform to MUSL PB Rules. Unless otherwise provided by law, if any part of this rule, or any other rule in 109c110hapter 53 of the Florida Administrative Code, is inconsistent with the MUSL PB Rules, the MUSL PB Rules shall control, except where the MUSL PB Rules defer to the laws, policies or rules of the Florida Lottery. If a conflict arises between this rule and any other rule in 159c160hapter 53 of the Florida Administrative Code, this rule shall take precedence. The Multi-State Lottery Association Powerball177® 178Group Rules are hereby incorporated by reference and may be obtained from the 191Florida Lottery, Office of the General Counsel, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32301 or from the Florida Lottery’s website at flalottery.com.

    212(2) 213Definitions.

    214The following words and terms, when used in this rule, have the following meanings, unless the context cl232early indicates otherwise:

    235(a) 236Advertised Jackpot Prize 239 240The estimated annuitized Jackpot Prize amount as determined by MUSL prior to the Jackpot Prize drawing. The “Advertised Jackpot Prize” is not a guaranteed prize amount and the actual Jackpot Prize amount may vary from the advertised amount, except in circumstances where there is a guaranteed Jackpot Prize amount as described in paragraph (9)(e).

    294(b) 295Drawing 296 297Refers collectively to the formal draw event for randomly selecting the winning indicia that determine the number of winners for each prize level of the POWERBALL323® 324game and the Power Play329® 330multiplier. Winning indicia include the Winning Numbers for the POWERBALL game, and the Power Play multiplier.

    346(c) 347Jackpot Prize 349 350The top prize in the POWERBALL game.

    357(d) 358Licensee Lottery 360 361A 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.

    412(e) 413MUSL 414 415The M417ulti-State Lottery Association.

    420(f) 421MUSL Board 423 424The governing body of the MUSL430.

    431(g) 432Party Lottery or Member Lottery 437 438A state lottery or lottery of a political subdivision or entity that has joined the MUSL and, in the context of these Product Group Rules, that is authorized to sell the POWERBALL game. Unless otherwise indicated, Party Lottery or Member Lottery does n481ot include Licensee Lotteries.

    485(h) 486Play 487 488The six numbers, the first five chosen from a field of sixty-nine numbers and the last one chosen from a field of twenty-six numbers, that appear on a ticket as a single lettered selection to be played by a player in the POWERBALL game.

    532(i) 533Product Group (“Product Group”) 537 538The 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 rules565.

    566(j) 567Selling Lottery or Participating Lottery 572 573A lottery authorized by the Product Group to sell Plays, including Party Lotteries and Licensee Lotteries.

    589(k) 590Set Prize 592 593All prizes except the Jackpot Prize and, except as set forth in paragraph606s 607(11)(g) and (h), will be equal to the prize amount established by the Product Group for the prize level.

    626(l) 627Winning Numbers 629 630The indicia randomly selected during a drawing which shall be used to determine winning Plays for the POWERBALL game contained on a ticket.

    653(3) How to Play POWERBALL.

    658(a) POWERBALL is a multi-state lottery Draw game (also known as an online lottery game) which is offered to players in Florida by the Florida Lottery via authorized Florida Lottery retailers. In POWERBALL, players select five numbers from a field of one through sixty-nine and one Powerball number from a separate field of one through twenty-six for each Play.

    717(b) Players may make their POWERBALL ticket selections by marking a play slip or by telling the retailer their desired selections. There are five panels on a play slip, each containing an upper play area and a lower play area. Each panel played will cost $2.00 per Play, per drawing. Players may mark their desired numbers on the play slip by selecting six numbers (five in the upper play area and one in the lower play area) from each panel played. Players may also mark the “QP” (Quick Pick) box located at the bottom of each play area for the terminal to randomly select any or all of the six numbers from either or both play areas. 834A “Void” box is also located at the bottom of each panel and should be marked by the player if an error was made in hi860s or her selections in a panel. 867For each panel played, the first five of the six numbers appearing in a single horizontal row on a POWERBALL ticket shall be the numbers selected from the upper play area of the play slip, and the last number shall be the Powerball number selected from the lower play area of the play slip.

    921(c) Play slips must be Florida Lottery approved and players must use only blue or black ink or pencil for making selections. The use of mechanical, electronic, computer generated, or any other non-manual method of marking play slips is prohibited. Play slips may be processed through a Florida Lottery full service vending machine or processed by a retailer to obtain a ticket. Retailers also are authorized to manually enter numbers selected by a player.

    995(d) Advance Play. Players may play up to fifty-two consecutive POWERBALL drawings by using the “advance play” feature. To use the advance play feature, players may either mark the number of drawings desired in the “Advance Play” section of a play slip or tell the retailer their desired number of consecutive advance drawings. The number of consecutive drawings marked will include the next available drawing and will apply to each panel (A-E) played. In the event that a planned change in the POWERBALL game requires that the number of advance plays available for purchase be reduced to zero before implementation of the change, an advance play countdown schedule will be posted on the Lottery’s website. Advance play is not available with Jackpot Combo.

    1118(e) 1119Jackpot Combo. Players may elect to play “Jackpot Combo” by 1129marking the “Jackpot Combo $6” box on the play slip or by 1141telling the retailer. 1144Players will receive three Quick Pick tickets for the next available drawing consisting of one $2.00 FLORIDA LOTTO1162® 1163with XTRA ticket, one $2.00 POWERBALL1169® 1170ticket and one $2.00 MEGA MILLIONS1176® 1177ticket. Tickets in Jackpot Combo play cannot be player selected and cannot be canceled.

    1191(f) For an additional $1.00 per Play, players may mark the Power Play box to increase the second through ninth prizes. Power Play will apply to all panels 1219and advance play marked.

    1223(4) POWERBALL Drawings.

    1226(a) POWERBALL drawings to determine the Winning Numbers shall be conducted by MUSL two times per week, on Wednesday and Saturday, at 1248approximately 10:59 p.m. 1251(1252ET1253)1254.

    1255(b) The Florida Lottery shall not be responsible for incorrect circulation, publication or broadcast of official Winning Numbers.

    1273(5) Determination of Prize Winners.

    1278In order for a ticket to be a winning ticket, numbers appearing in a single horizontal row on the ticket must match the official 1302POWERBALL 1303Winning Numbers in any order for the drawing date for which the ticket was purchased, in one 1320of the following combinations:

    1324(a) Jackpot Prize: Five numbers selected from the first set of balls plus the Powerball number selected from the second set of balls.

    1347(b) Second Prize: Five numbers selected from the first set of balls and not the Powerball numbe1364r from the second set of balls.

    1371(c) Third Prize: Four numbers selected from the first set of balls plus the 1385Powerball 1386number selected from the second set of balls.

    1394(d) Fourth Prize: Four numbers selected from the first set of balls and not the 1409Powerball 1410number from the second set of ball1417s.

    1418(e) Fifth Prize: Three numbers selected from the first set of balls plus the Powerball number selected from the second set of balls.

    1441(f) Sixth Prize: Three numbers selected from the first set of balls and not the Powerball number from the second set of 1463balls.

    1464(g) Seventh Prize: Two numbers selected from the first set of balls plus the Powerball number selecte1481d from the second set of balls.

    1488(h) Eighth Prize: One number selected from the first set of balls plus the Powerball number selected from the second set of balls.

    1511(i) Ninth Prize: No numbers selected from the first set of balls and the Powerball number selected 1528from the second set of balls.

    1534(6) Limited to Highest Prize Won. The holder of a winning ticket may win only one prize per Play 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. All liabilities for a POWERBALL prize are discharged upon payment of a prize claim.

    1592(7) POWERBALL Odds of Winning.

    1597(a) The odds of winning the prizes described in subsection (5) are as follows:

    16111. Jackpot Prize 1614 16151:1616292,201,338.0000

    16192. Second Prize 1622 16231:162411,688,053.5200

    16273. Third Prize 1630 16311:1632913,129.1813

    16344. Fourth Prize 1637 16381:163936,525.1673

    16415. Fifth Prize 1644 16451:164614,494.1140

    16486. Sixth Prize 1651 16521:1653579.7646

    16547. Seventh Prize 1657 16581:1659701.3281

    16608. Eighth Prize 1663 16641:166591.9775

    16669. Ninth Prize 1669 16701:167138.3239

    1672(b) The overall odds of winning a prize in a POWERBALL drawing are 1:168624.86711687.

    1688(8) POWERBALL Prize Pool.

    1692(a) 1693The POWERBALL Prize Pool for all prize categories shall consist of fifty percent of each drawing period’s sales. The POWERBALL Prize Pool shall be funded in accordance with criteria set by the Product Group.

    1727(b) 1728Expected Prize Payout Percentages. The Jackpot Prize payout shall be determined on a pari-mutuel basis. Except as provided in these rules, all other prizes awarded shall be paid as Set Prizes with the following expected prize payout percentages, although the actual prize payout percentage per drawing will vary by drawing.

    1778Match

    1779Prize 1780Category

    1781Prize 1782Payment

    1783Estimated Percentage of

    1786Prize Pool Allocated

    1789to Prize Category

    1792Five first set numbers and the Powerball number

    1800Jackpot Prize

    1802Jackpot Prize

    180468.0131% 

    1805Five first set numbers

    1809Second Prize

    1811$1,000,000

    18148.5558%

    1815Four first set numbers and the Powerball number

    1823Third Prize

    1825$50,000

    18275.4757%

    1828Four first set numbers

    1832Fourth Prize

    1834$100

    18350.2738%

    1836Three first set numbers and the Powerball number

    1844Fifth Prize

    1846$100

    18470.6899%

    1848Three first set numbers

    1852Sixth Prize

    1854$7

    18551.2074%

    1856Two first set numbers and the Powerball number

    1864Seventh Prize

    1866$7

    18670.9981%

    1868One first set number and the Powerball number

    1876Eighth Prize

    1878$4

    18794.3489%

    1880The Powerball number

    1883Ninth Prize

    1885$4

    188610.4373%

    1887(c) 1888Prize money allocated to the Jackpot Prize category will be divided equally by the number of Plays determined to be winners of the Jackpot 1912Prize.

    1913(d) 1914The number of Plays determined to be winners of the second through ninth prize categories will be paid as Set Prizes, except as provided in paragraphs (11)(g) and (h), 1943below. If all or any portion of the Set Prize pool is not awarded in the current POWERBALL drawing, that portion of the Set Prize pool shall be carried forward to subsequent POWERBALL drawings.

    1977(e) 1978Any interest or earnings accrued on a POWERBALL Set Prize prior to prize payment shall accrue to MUSL and not to the winner.

    2001(9) POWERBALL Jackpot Prize Payment.

    2006(a) 2007Shares of the Jackpot Prize shall be determined by dividing the funds available in the Jackpot Prize pool equally among all winning plays of the Jackpot Prize. Neither MUSL nor the Florida Lottery shall be responsible or liable for the difference between the Advertised or estimated Jackpot Prize amount and the actual Jackpot Prize amount after the prize payment method is known to MUSL.

    2071(b) Players can cho2075ose one of two payment options for receiving their portion of the 2087POWERBALL Jackpot Prize2090. Payment options are “Cash Option” (which may be referred to as a “single lump sum payment”) and “Annual Payment.” Jackpot Prize winners have sixty days after the winning draw date to choose between the two payment options. Once the Jackpot Prize winner signs the Winner Claim Form, files a claim and exercises the winner's chosen option, the election of that option shall be final and cannot be revoked, withdrawn or otherwise changed except as provided in subparagraph (9)(d)6., 2169below.

    2170(c) Cash Option Payment.

    2174If the Jackpot Prize is not a guaranteed amount, the Cash Option amount offered shall be the cash amount available in the Jackpot Prize pool divided by the number of winners. If the Jackpot Prize is a guaranteed amount, the Cash Option amount offered shall be determined as set forth in subparagraphs (9)(e)2. and 3., as applicable. In order to select the Cash Option, the Jackpot Prize winner must submit his or her ticket for payment within sixty days after the winning draw date. If the Jackpot Prize winner does not elect the Cash Option within sixty days after the winning draw date, the Annual Payment option will be applied, except as provided in subparagraph (9)(d)4., below. A Jackpot Prize winner who chooses the Cash Option payment will receive 2303his or her share in a single lump sum payment, 2313less applicable federal income tax 2318withholding.

    2319(d) 2320Annual Payment Option.

    23231. If a Jackpot Prize winner elects the Annual Payment option, his or her share of the Jackpot Prize will be paid in thirty graduated annual installments that will increase by a rate determined by the Product Group, less applicable federal income tax withholding.

    23672. The Florida Lottery will make the initial annual payment of a prize and all further annual payments u2386pon receipt of funds from MUSL.

    23923. 2393The 2394amount of the annual prize payment shall be determined by multiplying the winner’s share of the Jackpot Prize pool by a process as approved by the MUSL Board. MUSL shall purchase and hold the investments to fund the Jackpot Prize winner’s annual prize payments.

    24384. If the winner’s share of the Jackpot Prize is less than $250,000, the Product Group is authorized to pay such winner their Grand Prize share in one lump sum payment, without regard either to the winner’s choice of prize payment method or to whether the winner claimed the Grand Prize share more than sixty days after the drawing2498.

    24995. Annuitized payment of the Jackpot prize or a share of the Jackpot prize will be rounded down to the nearest one thousand dollars ($1,000) to facilitate the purchase of an appropriate funding mechanism. Rounding differences on an annuitized Jackpot prize win shall be added to the first payment to the winner or winners. Prizes other than the Jackpot prize, which become single-payment, pari-mutuel prizes, will be rounded down so that prizes can be paid in multiples of whole dollars. Rounding differences resulting from rounding these prizes shall be carried forward to the prize pool for the next drawing.

    25996. In the event of the death during the annuity payment period of a POWERBALL winner who elected the Annual Payment option, the estate of the deceased winner (the “Estate”) may make a written request to the Florida Lottery to accelerate payment of all the remaining prize proceeds to the Estate. Such request will be forwarded by the Florida Lottery to MUSL for processing. MUSL will decide, in its sole discretion, whether or not to grant the payment, and if so, the form of such payment, whether in securities or cash.

    2690(e) Guaranteed Minimum Jackpot Prize. 2695The minimum guaranteed annuity Jackpot Prize amount is $40 million 2705and each successive Jackpot Prize in the same roll cycle will be at least $10 million more than the previously established jackpot. When the Jackpot Prize is won at the guaranteed minimum, the Jackpot Prize shares shall be determined as follows:

    27461. If there are multiple Jackpot Prize winners during a single drawing, each selecting the Annual Payment option, then a winner27672768s share of the guaranteed Jackpot Prize shall be determined by dividing the guaranteed minimum Jackpot Prize by the number of winning plays2791.

    27922. If there are multiple Jackpot Prize winners during a single drawing and at least one of the Jackpot Prize winners has elected the Annual Payment option, then the MUSL Annuity Factor shall be utilized to determine the cash pool. The cost of the annuitized prize(s) will be determined at the time the annuity is purchased through a process as approved by the MUSL Board.

    28573. If no winner of the Jackpot Prize during a single drawing has elected the Annual Payment option, then the amount of cash in the Jackpot Prize pool shall be an amount equal to the guaranteed minimum amount divided by the MUSL Annuity Factor.

    2901(f) Federal income taxes shall be applied and withheld from the prize amount at the time payment is made, pursuant to applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and Code of Federal Regulations.

    2934(g) Any interest or earnings accrued on a POWERBALL Jackpot Prize prior to prize payment shall accrue to MUSL and not to the winner.

    2958(h) If the Jackpot Prize is not won in a drawing, the prize money allocated for the Jackpot Prize shall roll over and be added to the Jackpot Prize pool for the following drawing.

    2992(10) Set Prize Payment. Set Prizes shall be paid in a single cash payment, less any applicable federal income tax withholding.

    3013(11) Power Play3016®3017.

    3018(a) Power Play Prize Pool. The Power Play Prize Pool for all Power Play prize categories shall consist of fifty percent of each drawing period’s sales. The Power Play Prize Pool shall be funded in accordance with criteria set by the Product Group. The actual prize payout percentage per drawing will vary by drawing. The Power Play Prize Pool shall be carried forward to subsequent drawings if all or a portion of it is not needed to pay the Power Play prizes awarded in the current drawing.

    3105(b) The Power Play option shall be available in association with the POWERBALL game. At the time of purchasing a POWERBALL ticket, a player may choose the Power Play option for an additional $1.00 per play for each play on the POWERBALL ticket to increase the guaranteed prize amount for the second through ninth tier prizes. The POWERBALL Jackpot Prize will not be eligible for increase under the Power Play option.

    3176(c) 3177Power Play Drawing. A separate, random Power Play drawing will be conducted and the results announced during each of the regular POWERBALL drawings. 3200In each Power Play drawing, the number 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 shall be drawn (the Power Play number, sometimes called the multiplier number). 3225When the initially Advertised Jackpot Prize for a drawing is $150 million or less, the possible Power Play numbers included in the Power Play drawing will be 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10. When the initially Advertised Jackpot Prize for a drawing is greater than $150 million, the possible Power Play numbers included in the Power Play drawing will be 2, 3, 4 and 5. The Power Play number drawn will increase the value of the prizes for the second tier as provided below. The Power Play number will be used to multiply the value of the prizes for the third through ninth tiers.

    3329(d) 3330The following table sets forth the probability of the various Power Play numbers being drawn during a single Power Play drawing.

    3351When the 10X Power Play is available:

     

    3358Multiplier

    3359Probability of Prize Increase

    3363Chance of Occurrence

    336610X

    33671 in 43

    33702.3255%

    33715X

    33722 in 43

    33754.6512%

    33764X

    33773 in 43

    33806.9767%

    33813X

    338213 in 43

    338530.2326%

    33862X

    338724 in 43

    339055.8140%

     

    3391When the 10X Power Play is not available:

     

    3399Multiplier

    3400Probability of Prize Increase

    3404Chance of Occurrence

    340710X

    34080 in 42

    34110.00%

    34125X

    34132 in 42

    34164.7619%

    34174X

    34183 in 42

    34217.1429%

    34223X

    342313 in 42

    342630.9523%

    34272X

    342824 in 42

    343157.1429%

    3432(e) Application of Power Play Number.

    34381. 3439Second Prize. The Power Play number selected increases the Second Prize for a winning POWERBALL with Power Play ticket to $2,000,000.00, except as provided in 3466paragraphs 3467(11)(g) and (h).

    34702. 3471Third through Ninth Prizes. The Power Play number selected increases the prize amount for the Third through Ninth Prizes. A Third through Ninth Prize winner who purchased the Power Play feature with his or her POWERBALL ticket shall be paid a prize in the amount of the Set Prize amount multiplied by the Power Play number for that drawing3530.

    35313. 3532Jackpot Prize. The Power Play feature does not apply to the Jackpot Prize.

    3545(f) POWERBALL tickets that win the Second through Ninth Prizes with the Power Play option will pay the amounts shown below:

    3566Match

    3567Prize

    3568Without Power

    3570Play

    3571With Power

    3573Play 2X

    3575With Power

    3577Play 3X

    3579With Power

    3581Play 4X

    3583With Power

    3585Play 5X

    3587With Power

    3589Play 10X

    3591Match 5+0

    3593Second

    3594$1,000,000

    3597$2,000,000

    3600$2,000,000

    3603$2,000,000

    3606$2,000,000

    3609$2,000,000

    3612Match 4+1

    3614Third

    3615$50,000

    3617$100,000

    3619$150,000

    3621$200,000

    3623$250,000

    3625$500,000

    3627Match 4+0

    3629Fourth

    3630$100

    3631$200

    3632$300

    3633$400

    3634$500

    3635$1,000

    3637Match 3+1

    3639Fifth

    3640$100

    3641$200

    3642$300

    3643$400

    3644$500

    3645$1,000

    3647Match 3+0

    3649Sixth

    3650$7

    3651$14

    3652$21

    3653$28

    3654$35

    3655$70

    3656Match 2+1

    3658Seventh

    3659$7

    3660$14

    3661$21

    3662$28

    3663$35

    3664$70

    3665Match 1+1

    3667Eighth

    3668$4

    3669$8

    3670$12

    3671$16

    3672$20

    3673$40

    3674Match 0+1

    3676Ninth

    3677$4

    3678$8

    3679$12

    3680$16

    3681$20

    3682$40

    3683(g) 3684If, with respect to a single POWERBALL drawing, the total of the POWERBALL Set Prizes and the Power Play prizes awarded in a drawing exceeds the percentage in the prize pools allocated to the Set Prizes and the Power Play prizes and there are insufficient funds from all sources to pay the Set Prizes for a particular POWERBALL drawing and the associated Power Play prizes, 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 as a pari-mutuel 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 Power Play prize amounts, shall become a pari-mutuel prize. If necessary under the same test set forth in the preceding sentence, each succeeding Set Prize level shall be converted to a pari-mutuel prize, in order, until all Set Prizes become pari-mutuel. 3849In that instance, the money available from the funding sources shall be divided among the winning Plays in proportion to their respective prize percentages. 3873POWERBALL and Power Play prizes will be reduced by the same percentage.

    3885(h) When the POWERBALL Set Prizes become pari-mutuel, the POWERBALL Set Prize amounts will be less than the amount shown in paragraph (8)(b), 3908above, and the Power Play prizes shall be changed to an amount announced after the drawing.

    3924(i) Power Play Set Prizes which become pari-mutuel will be rounded down so that they can be paid in multiples of whole dollars. Funds remaining after rounding shall be carried forward to the p3958rize pool for the next drawing.

    3964(j) All Power Play prizes shall be paid in a single lump-sum payment, less any applicable federal income tax withholding.

    3984(12) 3985Play Validation Requirements.

    3988(a) This subsection (12) describes the validation requirements applicable to Plays made on tickets sold in Florida. Plays sold in other jurisdictions may be subject to different requirements.

    4016(b) To be a valid Play and eligible to receive a prize, a Play’s ticket shall satisfy all the requirements established by the Florida Lottery for validation of winning Plays sold through its computer gaming system and any other validation requirements adopted by the Product Group and the MUSL Board. The MUSL and the Selling Lotteries, including the Florida Lottery, shall not be responsible for tickets that are altered in any manner.

    4088(c) 4089Under no circumstances will a claim be paid for any prize without an official ticket matching all game Play, serial number and other validation data residing in the Florida Lottery’s computer gaming system and such ticket shall be the only valid proof of purchase and the only valid receipt for claiming or redeeming such prize.

    4144(d) 4145In addition to the above, in order to be deemed a valid, winning Play, all of the following conditions must be met:

    41671. The validation data must be present in its entirety and must correspond, using the computer validation file, to the number selections printed on the ticket for the Drawing date(s) printed on the ticket;

    42012. The ticket must be intact;

    42073. The ticket must not be mutilated, altered, reconstituted, or tampered with in any manner;

    42224. The ticket must not be counterfeit or an exact duplicate of another winning ticket;

    42375. The ticket must have been issued by the Florida Lottery or authorized retailer on official paper stock of the Florida Lottery;

    42596. The ticket must not have been stolen, to the knowledge of the Florida Lottery;

    42747. The Play data must have been recorded on the Florida Lottery’s computer gaming system prior to the Drawing and the Play data must match this computer record in every respect. In the event of a conflict between information as printed on the ticket and as accepted by the Florida Lottery’s computer gaming system, the information as accepted by the Florida Lottery’s computer gaming system shall prevail;

    43418. The player or computer pick number selections, validation data and the Drawing date(s) of an apparent winning Play must appear on the official file of winning Plays, and a Play with that exact data must not have been previously paid;

    43829. The Play must not be misregistered, and the Play’s ticket must not be defectively printed or printed or produced in error to an extent that it cannot be processed by the Florida Lottery;

    441610. In submitting a Play for validation, the claimant agrees to abide by applicable laws, all rules and regulations, instructions, conditions and final decisions of the Florida Lottery;

    444411. There must not be any other breach of the MUSL PB Rules in relation to the Play that the Florida Lottery determines justifies invalidation;

    446912. The Play must be submitted to the Florida Lottery.

    4479(e) 4480A Play submitted for validation that fails any of the validation conditions shall be considered void, subject to the following determinations:

    45011. In all cases of doubt, the determination of the Florida Lottery shall be final and binding; however, the Florida Lottery is authorized to replace an invalid Play with a Play of equivalent sales price;

    45362. In the event a defective ticket is purchased or in the event the Florida Lottery determines to adjust an error, the claimant’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the replacement of such defective or erroneous ticket(s) with a Play of equivalent sales price;

    45803. In the event a Play is not paid by the Florida Lottery and a dispute occurs as to whether the Play is a winning Play, the Florida Lottery is authorized to replace the Play as provided in subparagraph (12)(e)1., 4620above. This shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the claimant unless the laws or regulations governing the Florida Lottery provide for further review.

    4645(13) POWERBALL Rules and Prohibitions.

    4650(a) By purchasing a POWERBALL ticket, a player agrees to comply with and abide by all rules of the Florida Lottery.

    4671(b) 4672Florida POWERBALL prizes shall be claimed only through a Florida Lottery retailer (for prizes less than $600) or Lottery office beginning on the first business day following the drawing. The Lottery is not authorized to accept claims or pay prizes for POWERBALL tickets purchased in other jurisdictions. 4719POWERBALL prize payments shall be made in accordance with this POWERBALL rule and the rule of the Florida Lottery governing payment of prizes. A copy of the current payment of prizes rule can be obtained from the Florida Lottery, Office of the General Counsel, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4011.

    4769(c) Subject to a retailer’s hours of operation and on-line system availability, POWERBALL lottery tickets are available for purchase daily between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight 4798(4799ET4800)4801. Ticket sales for a specific POWERBALL drawing will close at 10:00 p.m. 4814(4815ET4816), 4817on the night of the drawing. Any ticket sold after the close of game will 4832be printed with the next POWERBALL drawing date.

    4840(d) POWERBA4842LL tickets cannot be canceled.

    4847(14) The effective date of this rule is September 13, 2018.

    4858Rulemaking Authority 486024.105(9)(a), 4861(b), (c), (e), (f), (h), 486624.109(1), 486724.115(1) FS. 4869Law Implemented, 487124.105(9)(a), 4872(b), (c) (e), (f), (h), 487724.115(1), 487824.124(1) FS. 4880History48814882New 9-13-18, Replaces 53ER17-72.