New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Sw - Lottery Commission
Chapter Sw 3000 - RULES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE POWERBALL
Part Sw 3001 - NEW HAMPSHIRE POWERBALL GAME
Section Sw 3001.10 - Power Play Promotion
Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
(a) The power play promotion shall be a limited extension of the powerball game and shall beconducted during a period of time designated by the commission in a public announcement.
(b) A qualifying play shall be any single powerball play for which the player shall pay an extra dollar for the power play option and which shall be recorded in the central computer system.
(c) A powerball power play ticket shall have the caption "Power Play" on the ticket.
(d) A powerball power play that wins one of seven lowest regular set prizes excluding the match 5 + 0prize, as set forth in Table 3.1.2 shall be multiplied by the number selected, 2 through a designated number, in a separate power play drawing announced during the official powerball drawing. The jackpot shall not be a set prize and shall not be multiplied.
(e) The announced match 5 + 0 prize, for players selecting the power play option, shall be multiplied by five (5) unless a higher limited promotional multiplier is announced by MUSL.
(f) During each powerball drawing, a separate single power play number (2, 3, 4 or 5) shall be selected. MUSL may change one or more of these multiplier numbers, up to a maximum multiplier of 10, for special promotions, for a specified period of time, to be announced by the commission in a public announcement;
(g)Except as provided in these rules, all power play prizes awarded shall be paid as lump sum set prizes as set forth in Table 3.1.2, Expected Power Play Prize Payout, below:
TABLE 3.1.2 Expected Power Play Prize Payout
| Match | Regular Prize Amount | Power Play 5X | Power Play 5X | Power Play 5X | Power Play 5X |
| 5 of 59 | $200,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Match | Regular Prize Amount | Power Play 5X | Power Play 4X | Power Play 3X | Power Play 2X |
| 4 of 59 plus 1 powerball | $10,000 | $50,000 | $40,000 | $30,000 | $20,000 |
| 4 of 59 | $100 | $500 | $400 | $300 | $200 |
| 3 of 59plus 1 powerball | $100 | $500 | $400 | $300 | $200 |
| 3 of 59 | $7 | $35 | $28 | $21 | $14 |
| 2 of 59 plus 1 powerball | $7 | $35 | $28 | $21 | $14 |
| 1 of 59plus 1 powerball | $4 | $20 | $16 | $12 | $8 |
| 0 of 59 plus 1 powerball | $3 | $15 | $12 | $9 | $6 |
(h) Pursuant to Sw 3001.03(c), if the set prize amounts are paid pari-mutuel the power play prizes shall be a multiple of the new powerball prize amount.
(i) Power play prizes valued at $100,000 or more shall be paid within 5 business days of the date of claim with the commission.
(j) Only the lower seven set prize values as indicated in table 3.1.2 shall be multiplied by the selected power play. The power play shall not be applied to the bonus prize amount indicated in Sw 3001.03(f).
(k) In rare instances, where the Powerball set prize amount is funded but the money available to pay the full multiplier may not be sufficient due to an unanticipated number of winners, MUSL shall announce pari-mutuel shares of the available pool for the power play payment only.
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