Code of Maine Rules
18 - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
553 - BUREAU OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LOTTERY OPERATIONS (BABLO)
Chapter 20 - POWERBALL RULES
Part II - Powerball Game Rules
Section 553-20-II-2.0 - Definitions

2.1 "Advertised Grand Prize" shall mean the estimated annuitized Powerball Grand Prize amount as determined by the MUSL Central Office by use of the MUSL Annuity Factor and communicated through the Selling Lotteries prior to the Powerball Grand Prize drawing. The "Advertised Grand Prize" is not a guaranteed prize amount and the actual Powerball Grand Prize amount may vary from the advertised amount, except in circumstances where there is a guaranteed Powerball Grand Prize amount as described in Section 6.1 of these Rules.

2.2 "Agent", "retailer" or "lottery retail agent" means a person or entity authorized by a Selling Lottery to sell and redeem lottery Plays.

2.3 "Computer Pick" means the random selection of game play indicia by the authorized retailer computer that appears on a ticket or ticketless transaction and are played by a player in the game.

2.4 "Draw Lottery Game', or "Draw Game" means a lottery game wherein a player selects numbers out of a larger predetermined set or sets of numbers.

2.5 "Drawing" refers collectively to the formal draw event for randomly selecting the winning indicia that determine the number of winners for each prize level of the Powerball game or Powerball Promotion as describer in these Rules. A Powerball drawing shall determine the winning indicia for the Powerball game and the Power Play multiplier.

2.6 "Executive Director" means the Director of BABLO appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.

2.7 "Game ticket" or "ticket" means an acceptable evidence of Play, which is a ticket produced in a manner that meets the specifications defined in the rules of each Selling Lottery and Section 7.0 of these rules (Ticket Validation) and is a physical representation of the Play or Plays sold to the player or is a properly and validly registered ticketless transaction Play.

2.8 "Grand Prize" shall refer to the top prize in the Powerball game.

2.9 "Licensee Lottery" shall mean a 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.

2.10 "Maine Lottery" or "the Lottery" means the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations.

2.11 "MUSL" means the Multi-State Lottery Association, a government-benefit association wholly owned and operated by the Party Lotteries.

2.12 "MUSL Annuity Factor" shall mean the annuity factor as determined by the MUSL central office through a method approved by the MUSL Finance and Audit Committee and which is used as described in these rules.

2.13 "MUSL Board" means the governing body of the MUSL, which is comprised of the chief executive officer of each Party Lottery.

2.14 "MUSL Finance and Audit Committee" shall mean the committee of that name established by the MUSL Board.

2.15 "Pari-Mutuel" or "pari-mutuel" shall mean wagered funds that are pooled and then paid in equal shares to the winners of a prize as described in these Rules.

2.16 "Party Lottery" or "Member Lottery" means a 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 not include "Licensee Lotteries".

2.17 "Play" or "Bet" means the six (6) numbers, the first five (5) from a field of sixty-nine (69) numbers and the last one (1) from a field of twenty-six (26) numbers, that appear on a ticket or communicated in a ticketless transaction as a single lettered selection either manually or by a Computer Pick and are to be played by a player in the Powerball game.

2.18 "Play Slip" or "Bet Slip" means a physical or electronic means by which a player communicates their intended Play selection to the retailer as defined and approved by the Selling Lottery.

2.19 "Power Play" shall refer to Power Play promotion as described in Part III of these Rules.

2.20 "Power Play Plays" shall refer to Plays purchased as part of the Power Play Promotion described in Part III of these Rules.

2.21 "Powerball Plays" (aka PB Plays) shall refer to Plays purchased as a wager as part of the Powerball game, as defined in Part III of these rules, but shall not include Power Play plays.

2.22 "Product Group" or "the Group" means a group of lotteries that has joined together to offer a product pursuant to the terms of the Multi-State Lottery Agreement and the Product Group's own rules.

2.23 "Selling Lottery" or "Participating Lottery" means a lottery authorized by the Product Group to sell Powerball Plays, including Party Lotteries and Licensee Lotteries.

2.24 "Set Prize", also referred to as "low-tier prize", means all other prizes, except the Powerball Grand Prize, and, except in instances outlined in these rules, will be equal to the prize amount established by the Product Group for the prize level.

2.25 "Terminal" means a device authorized by a Selling Lottery to function in an interactive mode with the lottery's computer gaming system for the purpose of issuing lottery tickets and entering, receiving, and processing lottery transactions, including making purchases, validating tickets, and transmitting reports.

2.26 "Ticketless Transaction" shall include Plays sold through subscription, internet, or non-standard terminals.

2.27 "Winning Numbers" means the game results selected during a Drawing which shall be used to determine winning Plays contained on a game ticket or ticketless transaction.