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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 30. LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES |
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Chapter 30-9. DESCRIPTION OF ON-LINE GAMES |
Section 30-914. POWERBALL(R) POWER PLAY EXPECTED PRIZE PAYOUT AND PROBABILITY OF WINNING
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914.1POWERBALL® POWER PLAY EXPECTED PRIZE PAYOUT
Prize Amount Regardless of Power Play number selected:
Match 5+0
$1,000,000.00
$2,000,000.00
$2,000,000.00
$2,000,000.00
$2,000,000.00
$2,000,000.00
Set Prize Amount
10X
5X
4X
3X
2X
Match 4+1
$50,000.00
$500,000.00
$250,000.00
$200,000.00
$150,000.00
$100,000.00
Match 4+0
$100.00
$1,000.00
$500.00
$400.00
$300.00
$200.00
Match 3+1
$100.00
$1,000.00
$500.00
$400.00
$300.00
$200.00
Match 3+0
$7.00
$70.00
$35.00
$28.00
$21.00
$14.00
Match 2+1
$7.00
$70.00
$35.00
$28.00
$21.00
$14.00
Match 1+1
$4.00
$40.00
$20.00
$16.00
$12.00
$8.00
Match 0+1
$4.00
$40.00
$20.00
$16.00
$12.00
$8.00
914.2In certain rare instances, the Powerball set prize amount may be less than the amount shown. In such a case, the eight (8) 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.
914.3The following table sets 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 two million dollars ($2,000,000). The Group may elect to run limited promotions that may modify the multiplier features.
POWER PLAY PROBABILITY OF WINNING
When the 10x multiplier is available:
Power PlayProbability of Prize Increase Chance of
Occurrence
10X -Prize Won Times 101 in 43 2.3255%
5X -Prize Won Times 5 2 in 43 4.6512%
4X -Prize Won Times 4 3 in 43 6.9767%
3X -Prize Won Times 3 13 in 43 30.2326%
2X -Prize Won Times 2 24 in 43 55.8140%
When the 10x multiplier is not available:
Power PlayProbability of Prize Increase Chance of
Occurrence
10X -Prize Won Times 100 in 42 0.00%
5X -Prize Won Times 5 2 in 42 4.7619%
4X -Prize Won Times 4 3 in 42 7.1429%
3X -Prize Won Times 3 13 in 42 30.9523%
2X -Prize Won Times 2 24 in 42 57.1429%
Power Play does not apply to the Grand Prize. Except as provided in § 914.1, a Power Play Match 5 prize is set at two million dollars ($2 million), regardless of the multiplier selected.
914.4For Party Lotteries, the prize pool percentage allocated to the Power Play set prizes shall be carried forward to subsequent draws if all or a portion of it is not needed to pay the set prizes awarded in the current draw.
914.5In drawings where the ten (10X) multiplier is available, the expected payout for all prize categories shall consist of up to forty-nine and nine hundred sixty-nine thousandths percent (49.969%) of each drawing period's sales, including any specific statutorily mandated tax of a Selling Lottery to be included in the price of a lottery ticket. In drawings where the “ten (10)” multiplier is not available, the expected payout for all prize categories shall consist of up to forty-five and nine hundred thirty-four thousandths percent (45.934%) of each drawing period's sales, including any specific statutorily mandated tax of a Selling Lottery to be included in the price of a lottery ticket.
914.6The 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 needed to pay the Power Play prizes awarded in the current draw and held in the Power Play Pool Account.
914.7In drawings where the “ten (10)” multiplier is available, an additional thirty-one thousandths percent (0.031%) of sales, including any specific statutorily mandated tax of a Selling 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. In drawings where the “ten (10)” multiplier is not available, four and sixty-six thousandths percent (4.066%) of sales, including any specific statutorily mandated tax of a Selling 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.
914.8Any amount remaining in the Power Play pool account when the Product Group declares the end of this game shall be returned to the lotteries participating in the account after the end of all claim periods of all Selling Lotteries, carried forward to a replacement game, or otherwise expended in a manner at the election of the individual Members of the Product Group in accordance with jurisdiction statute.
914.9Power Play does not apply to the POWERBALL® Grand Prize or to any Bonus Prize.