POWERBALL® Advance Play.

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

53ER13-76POWERBALL® Advance Play

SUMMARY: This emergency rule sets forth the provisions for the reduction in the number of POWERBALL® drawings available for purchase starting November 13, 2013, and continuing through January 18, 2014.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE EMERGENCY RULE IS: Diane D. Schmidt, Legal Analyst, Department of the Lottery, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4011

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE EMERGENCY RULE IS:

 

53ER13-76 POWERBALL® Advance Play.

(1) Commencing after the POWERBALL® drawing break for the Wednesday, November 13, 2013, drawing and continuing through close of game on January 18, 2014, the number of consecutive POWERBALL drawings available for purchase will be reduced. The number of available drawings will be reduced from fifty-two (52) to one (1) in accordance with the table set forth below (“Countdown”). Each advance play reduction will be effective on the Lottery’s gaming system after the game close for each POWERBALL drawing occurring during the Countdown period, except that on January 18, 2014, there will be no POWERBALL drawings available for purchase after close of game through 12:00 midnight. The POWERBALL advance play Countdown is in preparation for the anticipated January 19, 2014, launch of the online terminal lottery game POWERBALL with new Power Play®.

 

POWERBALL ADVANCE PLAY COUNTDOWN

POWERBALL	Maximum Number of
Drawing Date	Drawings Available for Purchase
Wednesday, November 13, 2013	52
Saturday, November 16, 2013	19
Wednesday, November 20, 2013	18
Saturday, November 23, 2013	17
Wednesday, November 27, 2013	16
Saturday, November 30, 2013	15
Wednesday, December 4, 2013	14
Saturday, December 7, 2013	13
Wednesday, December 11, 2013	12
Saturday, December 14, 2013	11
Wednesday, December 18, 2013	10
Saturday, December 21, 2013	9
Wednesday, December 25, 2013	8
Saturday, December 28, 2013	7
Wednesday, January 1, 2014	6
Saturday, January 4, 2014	5
Wednesday, January 8, 2014	4
Saturday, January 11, 2014	3
Wednesday, January 15, 2014	2
Saturday, January 18, 2014	1 (through close of game)

 

(2) In the event the POWERBALL game with new Power Play launches after January 19, 2014, the above advance play Countdown schedule will apply, except that the number of drawings available for purchase for each Wednesday and Saturday POWERBALL drawing occurring after January 19, 2014, will remain at one (1) through close of game on the date of the last POWERBALL drawing prior to the launch of the POWERBALL game with new Power Play. There will be no POWERBALL drawings available after close of game through 12:00 midnight on the date of the last POWERBALL drawing prior to the launch of the POWERBALL game with new Power Play.

(3) To use the advance play feature, players may either mark the number of available 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.

(4) This emergency rule shall supersede paragraph 53ER13-48(2)(e), Florida Administrative Code.

Rulemaking Authority 24.105(9)(a), (h), 24.109(1) FS. Law Implemented 24.105(9)(a), (h) FS. History–New 11-12-13.

 

THIS RULE TAKES EFFECT UPON BEING FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE UNLESS A LATER TIME AND DATE IS SPECIFIED IN THE RULE.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 12, 2013