Pennsylvania Code
Title 61 - REVENUE
Part V - State Lotteries
Chapter 871 - POWERBALL
Appendix B - Chapter 871. PowerBall-Version in effect on August 28, 2005, incorporating changes from October 6, 2002
Section 871.12 - Ticket validation requirements
Universal Citation: 61 PA Code ยง 871.12
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Valid tickets. To be a valid ticket, the following conditions shall be met:
(1) The ticket validation number shall be
present in its entirety and shall correspond, using the computer validation
file, to the selected numbers printed on the ticket for the date printed on the
ticket.
(2) The ticket shall be
intact.
(3) The ticket may not be
mutilated, altered, reconstituted or tampered with.
(4) The ticket may not be counterfeit or an
exact duplicate of a winning ticket.
(5) The ticket shall have been issued by the
Lottery through a licensed on-line retailer.
(6) The ticket may not have been
stolen.
(7) The ticket shall be
validated in accordance with §
871.13 (relating to procedures for
claiming and payment of Powerball prizes).
(8) The player-selected or computer-selected
numbers on the ticket shall be in individual groups of five first set numbers
and one second set number each associated with a single letter, A, B, C, D or
E. The numbers and the associated letter shall constitute a single
play.
(9) The ticket data shall
have been recorded on the Lottery's central computer system prior to the
drawing and the ticket data shall match this computer record in every
respect.
(10) The player-selected
or computer-selected numbers, promotion selection, if applicable, the
validation number data and the drawing date of an apparent winning ticket shall
appear on the official file of the winning tickets; and a ticket with that
exact data may not have been previously paid.
(11) The ticket may not be misregistered,
defectively printed or printed or produced in error.
(12) The ticket shall pass other confidential
security checks of the Lottery.
(13) By submitting a ticket for validation,
the player agrees to abide by this chapter.
(14) There may not be another violation of
this part in relation to the ticket.
(b) Invalid or defective tickets-disputes. A ticket not passing the validation checks in subsection (a) will be considered invalid and will not be paid.
(1) In cases of doubt, the determination of
the Secretary is final and binding. The Secretary may replace an invalid ticket
with a ticket of equivalent sale price from a current Lottery game.
(2) If a defective ticket is purchased or if
the Secretary determines to adjust an error, the sole and exclusive remedy will
be the replacement of the defective or erroneous ticket with a ticket of
equivalent sale price from a current Lottery game.
(3) If a ticket is not paid by the Lottery
and a dispute occurs as to whether the ticket is a winning ticket, the Lottery
may replace the ticket as provided in paragraph (2). This is the sole and
exclusive remedy of the holder of the ticket.
This section cited in 61 Pa. Code § 871.9 (relating to Powerball prize payments); 61 Pa. Code § 871.13 (relating to procedures for claiming and payment of Powerball prizes); and 61 Pa. Code § 871.22 (relating to changes to Powerball).
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