(K) There must not be any other breach of the Powerball
Game Rules in relation to the Play that, in the opinion of the executive
director, justifies invalidation.
(L) The Play must be submitted to the Selling Lottery
that issued it.
(3) A Play submitted for validation that fails any
of the validation conditions shall be considered void, subject to
the following determinations:
(A) In all cases of doubt, the determination of the
commission shall be final and binding; however, the commission may,
at its option, replace an invalid Play with a Play of equivalent sales
price;
(B) In the event a defective ticket is purchased or
in the event the commission 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;
(C) In the event a Play is not paid by the commission
and a dispute occurs as to whether the Play is a winning Play, the
commission may, at its option, replace the Play as provided in subparagraph
(A) of this paragraph. This shall be the sole and exclusive remedy
of the claimant.
(h) Ticket Responsibility.
(1) Signature. Until such time as a signature is placed
upon a ticket in the area designated for signature, a ticket shall
be owned by the bearer of the ticket. When a signature is placed on
the ticket in the place designated, the person whose signature appears
in such area shall be the owner of the ticket and shall be entitled
(subject to the validation requirements in subsection (g) of this
section (Ticket Validation) and state or district law) to any prize
attributable thereto.
(2) Multiple Claimants. The issue of multiple claimants
shall be handled in accordance with Texas Government Code Chapter
466 and §401.304 of this chapter.
(3) Stolen Tickets. The Powerball Group, the MUSL and
the Party Lotteries shall not be responsible for lost or stolen tickets.
(4) Prize Claims. Prize claim procedures shall be governed
by the rules of the commission as set out in §401.304 of this
subchapter and any internal procedures used by the commission. The
MUSL and the Party Lotteries shall not be responsible for prizes that
are not claimed following the proper procedures as determined by the
Selling Lottery.
(5) The MUSL and the Participating Lotteries shall
not be responsible to a prize claimant for Plays redeemed in error
by a selling agent, sales agent or retailer.
(6) Winning Plays are determined by the numbers drawn
and certified by the independent auditor responsible for auditing
the Drawing. MUSL and the Participating Lotteries are not responsible
for Winning Numbers reported in error.
(i) Ineligible Players.
(1) A Play or share for a MUSL game issued by the MUSL
or any of its Selling Lotteries shall not be purchased by, and a prize
won by any such Play 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, shareholders, 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
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of this paragraph and residing in
the same household.
(2) Those persons designated by a Selling Lottery's
law as ineligible to play its games shall also be ineligible to Play
the Powerball game in that Selling Lottery's jurisdiction.
(j) Applicable Law.
(1) In purchasing a Play, as evidenced by a ticket,
or attempting to claim a prize, the purchasers and prize claimants
agree to comply with and abide by all applicable laws, rules, regulations,
procedures, and decisions of the Selling Lottery where the ticket
was purchased, and by directives and determinations of the director
of that Party Lottery.
(2) A prize claimant agrees, as its sole and exclusive
remedy, that claims arising out of a Powerball game or a Powerball
game promotion (as described in this section) can only be pursued
against the Selling Lottery which issued the Play. Litigation, if
any, shall only be maintained within the jurisdiction in which the
Play was purchased and only against the Selling Lottery that issued
the Play. No claim shall be made against any other Participating Lottery
or against the MUSL.
(3) Nothing in these Rules shall be construed as a
waiver of any defense or claim the Selling Lottery which issued the
Play, any other Participating Lottery or MUSL may have in any litigation,
including in the event a player or prize claimant pursues litigation
against the Selling Lottery, any other Participating Lottery or MUSL,
or their respective officers, directors or employees.
(4) All decisions made by a Selling Lottery, including
the declaration of prizes and the payment thereof and the interpretation
of Powerball Rules, shall be final and binding on all Play purchasers
and on every person making a prize claim in respect thereof, but only
in the jurisdiction where the Play was issued.
(5) Unless the laws, rules, regulations, procedures,
and decisions of the Lottery which issued the Play provide otherwise,
no prize shall be paid upon a Play purchased, claimed or sold in violation
of the MUSL Powerball Rules or the laws, rules, regulations, procedures,
and decisions of that Selling Lottery; any such prize claimed but
unpaid shall constitute an unclaimed prize under these Rules and the
laws, rules, regulations, procedures, and decisions of that Selling
Lottery.
(k) Powerball Special Game Rules: Powerball Power Play®.
(1) Power Play® Description. The Powerball Power
Play® is a promotional limited extension of the Powerball game
and is conducted in accordance with the Powerball game rules and other
lottery rules applicable to the Powerball game except as may be amended
herein. Power Play will begin at a time announced by the commission
and will continue until discontinued by the commission. Power Play
will offer to the owners of a qualifying Play a chance to increase
the amount of any of the eight Low-Tier Set Prizes (the Low-Tier prizes
normally paying $4 to $1,000,000) won in a Power Play Drawing. The
Grand Prize is not a Set Prize and will not be increased. 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 and sometimes
10) shall be drawn. The ten (10X) multiplier shall be available for
all Drawings in which the initially Advertised Grand Prize amount
is one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000.00) or less. The
probability of the possible Power Play numbers being drawn is indicated
in Figure 16 TAC §401.317(k)(4)(D). The Powerball Group may modify
the multiplier features for special promotions from time to time.
(2) Qualifying Play. A qualifying Play is any single
PB Play for which the player pays an extra dollar ($1.00) for the
Power Play option and which is recorded at the commission's lottery
gaming system as a qualifying Power Play Play. A Power Play Play purchase
will not multiply a WTA Play.
(3) Prizes to be Increased. Except as provided in the
MUSL Powerball game rules and this section, a qualifying Play which
wins one of the seven lowest Set Prizes (excluding the Match 5 + 0)
will be multiplied by the number drawn, either two (2), three (3),
four (4), five (5), or sometimes ten (10), in a separate random Power
Play Drawing announced during the official Powerball Drawing show.
The ten (10X) multiplier will be available for Drawings in which the
initially advertised annuitized Grand Prize amount is one hundred
fifty million dollars ($150,000,000.00) or less. The announced Match
5+0 prize, for players selecting the Power Play option, shall be paid
two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) unless a higher limited promotional
dollar amount is announced by the Powerball Group.
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(4) Prize Pool.
(A) Power Play Prize Pool. The Power Play Prize Pool
is created to be used to fund Power Play Prizes and shall hold the
temporary balances that may result from having fewer than expected
winners in the Power Play. The source of the Power Play Prize Pool
is the Party Lottery's weekly prize contributions less actual Power
Play Prize liability. In total, fifty percent (50%) of each draw's
sales shall be collected for the payment of prizes.
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