Lotteries Commission Act 1990

Lotteries Commission (Powerball) Rules 1996

These rules were repealed by the Lotteries Commission (Authorised Lotteries) Rules 2016 r. 146(e) as at 8 Oct 2016 (see r. 2(b))

 

 

Lotteries Commission (Powerball) Rules 1996

Contents

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Citation1

2.Commencement1

3.Terms used1

Part 2 — Requirements for entry

4.Playslips, information on5

5.Methods of entry5

6.No limit to number of entries6

7.Super 66 entry may be made with powerball entry6

8.Playslips, how to be filled out6

8A.Ticket repeat method of entry9

8B.Favourite numbers, use of9

9.Oral request for entry10

10.Postal entry11

11.Receipted tickets, issue of by agents etc.12

12.Receipted tickets, surrender of13

13.Receipted tickets, agents not required to check accuracy of14

14.Receipted tickets, effect of14

Part 2A  Syndicate entries

14A.Informal syndicate entries; application of this Part16

14B.Establishing a syndicate16

14C.Syndicate share numbers and cost parameters17

14D.Agent’s component of syndicate share17

14E.Syndicate participation parameters18

14F.Types of syndicate entries18

14G.Syndicate share receipted ticket18

14H.Unsold shares in some syndicates; syndicate master tickets19

Part 3 — General duties of Commission

15.Powerball draws to be numbered20

16.Powerball to be supervised20

17.Publication of results20

18.Powerball Bloc prize pool and prize reserve fund21

Part 4 — Powerball draw

19.Powerball draw, manner of making22

20.Criteria for winning22

21.Only systems entry or Powerpik systems entry can win in more than one division23

22.Distribution of prize pool24

23.Division 1 prize not won, application of prize pool in case of24

24.Divisions 2 to 7 prize not won, application of prize pool25

25.Bonus draws and guaranteed prize pools for division 125

26.Division 1 prizes, claims for and payment of26

27.Division 2 prizes, claims for and payment of27

28.Divisions 3 to 8 prizes, claims for and payment of28

28A.Syndicate share prizes, claims for and payment of29

29.Commission may require statutory declaration30

30.Names and addresses of prize winners, publishing30

31.Player Registration Service30

31A.Player’s card holders may request direct credit of prizes31

31B.Favourite numbers, registering by subscribers32

Part 5 — Miscellaneous

32.Instructions on payslip’s etc., status of33

33.These rules to be made available etc.33

34.Commission’s decisions are final33

Schedule 1 — Calculating the total cost of entry — Powerball draw

Schedule 2 — System entries, Powerpik selections and game equivalents

Schedule 3 — Prize Structure ‑ Standard Powerball

Schedule 4 — Summary of parameters within which powerball is conducted

Notes

Compilation table45

Defined terms

 

Lotteries Commission Act 1990

Lotteries Commission (Powerball) Rules 1996

Part 1  Preliminary

1.Citation

These rules may be cited as the Lotteries Commission (Powerball) Rules 1996 1.

[Rule 1 amended in Gazette 16 Nov 2004 p. 5055.]

2.Commencement

These rules come into operation on 17 May 1996.

3.Terms used

In these rules —

agent means a person appointed by the Commission as its agent for purposes associated with games of powerball, and includes any branch or section of the Commission;

agent’s component means that part of the entry cost (added to the subscription) calculated in accordance with the formula set out in Schedule 1 or 2A that is payable to the agent;

authorised payout centre means an agent who has been authorised by the Commission to pay up to division 2 prizes;

barrel A means the barrel referred to in rule 19(a);

barrel A selection means one of the numbers —

(a)selected in the left group of numbers of a game board (labelled “PICK 6”); or

(b)shown on the receipted ticket as a barrel A selection;

entry means an entry as described in rule 8(6) or (7), or 9(2) or (3) or an entry as a result of redemption of a promotional coupon;

game means —

(a)that part of an entry consisting of 6 barrel A selections and a powerball selection; and

(b)in relation to a simple Powerpik entry, that part of an entry consisting of 6 barrel A selections; and

(c)in relation to a Powerpik or other systems entry, one of the notional multiple games making up that systems entry;

game board means a group of 2 sets of numbers from 1 to 40 set out on a playslip, each group of which is marked from 1 to 12;

payout period means the period from the Friday after a powerball draw to the close of business on the day one year after that draw;

player’s card means a card issued following a request under rule 31;

player’s card number includes a PRS number issued under these rules prior to 9 June 2008, if the PRS number is still valid under rule 31;

playslip means an entry form, whether for a single game or multiple games and for all types of play;

powerball means a game of lotto conducted in accordance with these rules;

powerball barrel means the barrel referred to in rule 19(b);

Powerball Bloc means a group made up of the Commission and the designated authorities for the States of Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales ;

powerball draw means a lotto draw conducted in accordance with rule 19 and supervised in accordance with rule 16;

powerball number means the number on the numbered ball drawn from the powerball barrel as part of a powerball draw;

powerball section means the section at the bottom of a playslip for a game of powerball, containing the numbers 1 to 20;

powerball selection means the number —

(a)selected in the powerball section; or

(b)shown on the receipted ticket as the powerball selection;

Powerpik means —

(a)a method of entry where 6 barrel A selections are made per entry, and the entry is assessed as if the correct powerball number were also selected for each entry; or

(b)a method of systems entry where all selections made are barrel A selections, and the entry is assessed as if the correct powerball number were also selected for the systems entry;

prize fund means the fund maintained by the Powerball Bloc in accordance with the agreement referred to in rule 18 and consisting of the powerball prize pool and the prize reserve fund;

prize pool means the prize pool referred to in rule 18(2)(a);

prize reserve fund means the fund referred to in rule 18(2)(b);

promotional coupon means a coupon or an offer initiated by the Commission that allows a receipted ticket to be produced for a subscriber without full payment being required;

receipted ticket means a ticket that is produced and issued by an agent as a result of processing a playslip, accepting a promotional coupon or as a response to an oral request for entry;

selling period means the period terminating at 6.00 p.m. on the day on which a powerball draw takes place, or 5.00 p.m. on that day, if so determined by the Commission from time to time;

total prize pool means the prize pool for a powerball draw, plus any jackpot from a previous draw and any amount that has been taken from the prize reserve fund under rule 25 to ensure that a guaranteed minimum division 1 prize pool can be met (if it is won);

validation period means the period of time from a powerball draw to the close of business —

(a)on the second Thursday after that draw; or

(b)if that Thursday is a public holiday, on the preceding business day before that Thursday;

winning number means, in relation to a powerball draw, any one of the 6 numbers drawn from barrel A in that draw.

[Rule 3 amended in Gazette 15 Nov 1996 p. 6524; 9 Mar 2001 p. 1332; 28 Mar 2002 p. 1764; 16 Nov 2004 p. 5055‑6 and 5065; 6 Jun 2008 p. 2227‑9; 19 Feb 2010 p. 664; 15 Feb 2013 p. 945-6.]

[3A.Deleted in Gazette 13 Oct 2006 p. 4412.]

Part 2  Requirements for entry

4.Playslips, information on

The Commission must ensure that a playslip for powerball displays —

(a)such details to facilitate entry; and

(b)such instructions to subscribers,

as the Commission considers necessary.

[Rule 4 amended in Gazette 16 Nov 2004 p. 5065; 6 Jun 2008 p. 2229.]

5.Methods of entry

(1)A person may enter powerball —

(a)by filling out a playslip in accordance with rule 8 and —

(i)giving it to an agent; or

(ii)posting it to the Commission;

or

(b)by making an oral request for entry in accordance with rule 9; or

(c)by using the “ticket repeat” method set out in rule 8A; or

(d)online in accordance with the Lotteries Commission (Internet Entries) Rules 2010,

and paying the appropriate amount as set out in Schedule 1 or 2A.

(1A)A person may enter powerball by redeeming a promotional coupon and, in that case, may be required to pay less than the amount payable under subrule (1).

(1B)A person may enter powerball as a part of a syndicate in accordance with Part 2A.

(2)A playslip or oral request for entry is invalid, and is to be rejected by an agent, if it has not been completed or made in accordance with these rules.

(3)Any money tendered with a playslip or oral request that is rejected is to be refunded to the subscriber.

[Rule 5 amended in Gazette 16 Nov 2004 p. 5065; 6 Jun 2008 p. 2229‑30; 19 Feb 2010 p. 664; 19 Nov 2010 p. 5727.]

6.No limit to number of entries

There is no limit on the number of entries a subscriber may make in a powerball draw.

[Rule 6 amended in Gazette 16 Nov 2004 p. 5065.]

7.Super 66 entry may be made with powerball entry

A subscriber entering powerball in a particular week may, in conjunction with that entry, enter the super 66 draw for that week in accordance with the Lotteries Commission (Super 66) Rules 1996.

[Rule 7 inserted in Gazette 15 Nov 1996 p. 6524; amended in Gazette 16 Nov 2004 p. 5065.]

8.Playslips, how to be filled out

[(1a)Omitted under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(4)(g).]

(1)To enter powerball using a playslip, a subscriber must —

(a)select —

(i)6 numbers out of the numbers 1 to 40 in the left group of numbers of a game board; and

(ii)one number out of the numbers 1 to 20 in the powerball section of a game board,

in each of at least 2 game boards on the playslip; or

(b)select —

(i)between 3 and 20 numbers (other than 6 numbers) out of the numbers 1 to 40 in the left group of numbers of a game board; and

(ii)one number out of the numbers 1 to 20 in the powerball section of a game board,

in one or more game boards on the playslip; or

(c)indicate that one or more entries is to be a simple Powerpik entry and, for the indicated entry or entries, select 6 numbers out of the numbers 1 to 40 in the left group of numbers of a game board, in one or more game boards on the playslip; or

(d)indicate that one or more entries is to be a Powerpik systems entry and, for the indicated entry or entries, select between 3 and 5, or 7 to 14 numbers, out of the numbers 1 to 40 in the left group of numbers of a game board, in one or more game boards on the playslip.

(2)The number selected in the powerball section of a game board (for an entry that is not a Powerpik entry) may be the same as one of the numbers selected in the left group of numbers of that game board.

(3)A subscriber who has filled out a game board on a playslip in accordance with rule 8(1)(b) may enter up to 11 further systems entries using the same playslip by selecting, in each further game board, the same number of barrel A selections as were selected in the first game board and one powerball selection.

(3a)A subscriber who has filled out a game board on a playslip on an entry coupon in accordance with rule 8(1)(d) may fill out up to 11 further Powerpik entries using the same playslip by selecting, in each further game board, the same number of barrel A selections as were selected in the first game board.

(4)The subscriber must also mark in the appropriate boxes on the playslip —

(a)whether the method of entry is a Powerpik entry; and

(b)whether the playslip is to be entered in powerball for one week or for 2, 5 or 10 consecutive weeks; and

(c)whether the method of entry is a “systems” entry, being either a systems 3‑5 or a systems 7‑20, depending on the number of barrel A selections in each completed game board.

(5)A playslip  —

(a)must be marked by hand in black or blue ball point pen or pencil in accordance with the instructions on that entry playslip; and

(b)must not be generated or marked by mechanical or electronic means.

(6)If a subscriber selects, in each completed game board on the playslip —

(a)a selection from the powerball barrel and 6 barrel A selections, the resulting receipted ticket constitutes one entry (made up of up to 12 games) in powerball; or

(b)a selection from the powerball barrel and between 3 and 20 barrel A selections (but not 6 numbers), the resulting receipted ticket constitutes one entry in powerball for each completed game board on the playslip.

(7)If a subscriber selects, in each completed game board on a playslip marked as a Powerpik entry between 4 and 15 barrel A selections, the resulting receipted ticket constitutes one Powerpik entry in powerball for each completed game board on the playslip.

[Rule 8 amended in Gazette 15 Nov 1996 p. 6524; 9 Mar 2001 p. 1332; 16 Nov 2004 p. 5056‑7 and 5065‑6; 26 Jun 2007 p. 3049; 6 Jun 2008 p. 2230‑3; 3 Jun 2011 p. 1986; 15 Feb 2013 p. 946.]

8A.Ticket repeat method of entry

(1)A person may select the numbers and game type required to enter powerball by presenting an existing receipted ticket and requesting the same type of game entry and combination of numbers.

(2)If a receipted ticket linked to a player’s card number is used to generate a repeat selection under subrule (1), that ticket does not continue to be linked to the number unless the subscriber’s player’s card is presented as well.

(3)This rule does not apply to a syndicate share receipted ticket or a syndicate master ticket.

[Rule 8A inserted in Gazette 6 Jun 2008 p. 2233; amended in Gazette 15 May 2009 p. 1635.]

8B.Favourite numbers, use of

(1)A person who has a player’s card may —

(a)select the numbers and game type required to enter powerball by presenting his or her player’s card and a playslip filled out with a selection of the “favourite numbers” (and game types) for powerball lotto that relate to the card; or

(b)select the numbers and game type required to enter powerball by presenting his or her player’s card and orally requesting the selection of the “favourite numbers” (and game types) for powerball that relate to the card.

(2)Favourite numbers can be selected for one week, or for 2, 5 or 10 consecutive weeks.

[Rule 8B inserted in Gazette 6 Jun 2008 p. 2234.]

9.Oral request for entry

(1)To enter powerball without a playslip or a promotional coupon, and without requesting a ticket repeat or favourite numbers option, a subscriber must make an oral request to an agent stating —

(a)that the entry is for powerball;

(b)whether the subscriber wishes to select —

(i)6 barrel A selections and a powerball selection; or

(ii)between 3 and 20 barrel A selections (other than 6 numbers) and a powerball selection (ie. a systems entry);

(c)if the subscriber selects 6 barrel A selections and a powerball selection —

(i)whether the subscriber wishes the entry to be entered in 12, 18, 25, 30 or 50 games; or

(ii)where available, exactly how many games the subscriber wants to be entered, with a maximum of 50;

(d)whether the entry is to be entered in powerball for one week, or for 2, 5 or 10 consecutive weeks.

(2)If a subscriber requests —

(a)6 barrel A selections and a powerball selection, the entry will be entered in the number of games selected under subrule (1)(c); or

(b)between 3 and 20 barrel A selections (other than 6 numbers) and a powerball selection, the entry will be entered as one systems entry,

and the resulting receipted ticket constitutes one entry in powerball.

(3)If a subscriber requests between 4 and 15 barrel A selections and no powerball selection, the entry will be entered as one Powerpik entry and the resulting receipted ticket constitutes one Powerpik entry in powerball.

[Rule 9 amended in Gazette 15 Nov 1996 p. 6524; 29 Apr 1997 p. 2149; 9 Mar 2001 p. 1332‑3; 16 Nov 2004 p. 5058 and 5065‑6; 26 Jun 2007 p. 3049; 6 Jun 2008 p. 2234‑5; 3 Jun 2011 p. 1986; 15 Feb 2013 p. 947.]

[9A.Deleted in Gazette 13 Oct 2006 p. 4412.]

10.Postal entry

(1)In this rule —

postal entry means a playslip or a promotional coupon posted by a subscriber in accordance with rule 5(1)(a)(ii) and received by the Commission.

(2)If payment with a postal entry is tendered by cheque, the Commission is under no duty to issue a receipted ticket until that cheque has been cleared.

(3)Where the amount tendered with a postal entry is insufficient to enable the requested number of games or systems entries, or Powerpik entries or Powerpik systems entries, to be entered (but is sufficient to enter the minimum number of games), the Commission must enter the entry in the maximum number of games or systems entries, or Powerpik entries or Powerpik systems entries, that can be entered using the amount tendered, and refund any balance to the subscriber.

(4)If one or more of the game boards on a postal entry contains too many selected numbers in the left group of numbers or the powerball section the Commission may ignore the highest selected number or numbers in that panel when producing a receipted ticket from that playslip.

(5)If one or more of the game boards on a postal entry contains too few selected numbers, the Commission may —

(a)ignore the game boards with too few numbers and produce a receipted ticket from the remaining game boards; or

(b)reject the entry,

and refund the balance to the subscriber.

(6)If a postal entry is bent or creased to the extent that a computer terminal will not accept or correctly read the playslip, the Commission may produce a receipted ticket that reflects the Commission’s determination of the subscriber’s intentions as shown by the entry.

(7)If a request for entry is received by the Commission by mail, together with the correct payment, but a playslip is not enclosed, the Commission may produce a receipted ticket that reflects the request as if it were an oral request.

(8)If a postal entry is specified as being an entry in one or more specified powerball draws the Commission must —

(a)enter the entry in draw or draws requested; or

(b)if the selling period for one or more of the specified draws has passed, enter the entry in the requested number of powerball draws commencing with the next powerball draw for which the selling period has not finished.

(9)The Commission is not responsible for the security or loss of a receipted ticket after it has been posted.

[Rule 10 amended in Gazette 16 Nov 2004 p. 5059 and 5065‑6; 26 Jun 2007 p. 3049; 6 Jun 2008 p. 2235.]

11.Receipted tickets, issue of by agents etc.

(1)Where a person gives to an agent a playslip completed in accordance with these rules and makes the appropriate payment, the agent must use that playslip to generate a receipted ticket or tickets and give it or them to the subscriber.

(1A)Where a person redeems a promotional coupon in accordance with these rules and the terms on which the promotional coupon is issued, the agent must generate a receipted ticket or tickets accordingly and give it or them to the subscriber.

(2)Where a person makes an oral request for entry in accordance with these rules and makes the appropriate payment, the agent must generate a receipted ticket or tickets (with randomly selected numbers generated by computer) in accordance with the subscriber’s instructions and give it or them to the subscriber.

[(3)deleted]

(4)Subject to rule 10, where a person posts a playslip, completed in accordance with these rules, to the Commission with the appropriate payment, the Commission must, when it receives that playslip, use that playslip to generate a receipted ticket or tickets and post it or them by ordinary mail to the subscriber at the return address accompanying the entry.

[Rule 11 amended in Gazette 15 Nov 1996 p. 6524; 6 Jun 2008 p. 2236.]

12.Receipted tickets, surrender of

(1)Subject to subrule (1A), a subscriber may surrender a receipted ticket for any reason —

(a)to the selling point at which it was purchased; and

(b)on the day on which it was purchased; and

(c)prior to the close of the day’s powerball business for that selling point; and

(d)within the selling period for that ticket.

(1A)The Commission may allow a subscriber to surrender a receipted ticket (other than a shared syndicate receipted ticket) in circumstances outside those set out in subrule (1), but is under no obligation to do so.

(2)If a subscriber surrenders a receipted ticket, the subscriber is entitled to a full refund from the agent or a further receipted ticket in exchange for the surrendered ticket.

[Rule 12 amended in Gazette 15 Nov 1996 p. 6524; 9 Mar 2001 p. 1333; 16 Nov 2004 p. 5065‑6; 6 Jun 2008 p. 2236.]

13.Receipted tickets, agents not required to check accuracy of

An agent who generates a receipted ticket by processing a playslip, a promotional coupon or a ticket repeat or as a result of an oral request for entry is under no duty to ensure that receipted ticket accurately reflects the playslip, coupon, ticket or request.

[Rule 13 amended in Gazette 6 Jun 2008 p. 2237.]

14.Receipted tickets, effect of

(1)Subject to subrules (2) and (3), a receipted ticket is generated by the Commission to indicate that the details of a valid entry, or of a number of systems entries or Powerpik entries or Powerpik systems entries, as appearing on the ticket, have been recorded in the central gaming system records in relation to the numbered powerball draw or draws shown on the ticket.

(2)Subrule (1) does not apply to a receipted ticket that —

(a)has been surrendered in accordance with rule 12; or

(ab)is partially invalid because a “consecutive weeks” option is not allowed for some of the draws on the receipted ticket; or

(b)has, during the selling period prior to the relevant powerball draw, been found to be invalid as a result of non‑compliance with rule 8(5)(b); or

(c)is forged or altered, or obtained as a direct result of fraud, by the subscriber or person claiming a prize.

(3)If the details appearing on the receipted ticket are ambiguous, illegible or appear to be at odds with the information in the central gaming system records, the central gaming system records are taken to be the correct details in relation to that receipted ticket.

[Rule 14 amended in Gazette 15 Nov 1996 p. 6524; 16 Nov 2004 p. 5059 and 5065‑6; 13 Oct 2006 p. 4413; 6 Jun 2008 p. 2237‑8.]

Part 2A  Syndicate entries

[Heading inserted in Gazette 6 Jun 2008 p. 2238.]

14A.Informal syndicate entries; application of this Part

(1)An “informal syndicate entry” in a powerball draw may be organised by a person (whether or not that person is an agent) by means of a collective contribution to the payment for an entry, but the receipted ticket will not acknowledge that more than one person has contributed to the payment.

(2)This Part does not apply to an informal syndicate entry in a powerball draw.

(3)This Part only applies to syndicate entries if the syndicate entries are offered in accordance with rules 14B to 14H by the Commission or an agent, as the case may be.

[Rule 14A inserted in Gazette 6 Jun 2008 p. 2238.]

14B.Establishing a syndicate

(1)To create a syndicate, the Commission or an agent must produce a syndicate master ticket, which confirms that the particular syndicate with the parameters printed on that master ticket has been established in the central lotteries computer system.

(2)A playslip may be used to set up a syndicate under this Part, but cannot be used to purchase a syndicate share.

(3)The Commission or the agent that produces the master ticket is the holder of the master ticket.

(4)The master ticket may be registered against a player’s card number.

(5)A syndicate sales (subscription) adjustment may be required from time to time, and the adjustment will be made against the master ticket held by the Commission or the agent.

(6)In this rule —

syndicate sales (subscription) adjustment means an adjustment of the difference in value between the master ticket subscription value and the sum of the actual subscription values of the syndicate shares.

[Rule 14B inserted in Gazette 6 Jun 2008 p. 2238‑9; amended in Gazette 12 Mar 2010 p. 946‑7.]

14C.Syndicate share numbers and cost parameters

(1)The minimum number of shares that may be made available in a syndicate is 5.

(2)The maximum number of shares that may be made available in a syndicate is 500.

(3)The minimum cost of entry for a syndicate is $25.

(4)The maximum cost of entry for a syndicate master ticket is $100 000.

(5)The minimum share cost for a syndicate is $5.00.

(6)The maximum share cost for a syndicate is $20 000.

(7)The cost of a share in a particular syndicate is calculated by a method determined by the Commission that includes truncation to the nearest cent for the subscription component and agent commission component, followed by rounding down, where necessary, to the nearest sum containing a 5 cent multiple.

[Rule 14C inserted in Gazette 6 Jun 2008 p. 2239; amended in Gazette 12 Mar 2010 p. 947.]

14D.Agent’s component of syndicate share

The agent’s component per share is the difference between the final price per share and the subscription per share.

[Rule 14D inserted in Gazette 12 Mar 2010 p. 947.]

14E.Syndicate participation parameters

(1)A syndicate cannot be created for more than one draw.

(2)A syndicate can be for more than one system entry of the same system type on the one playslip, but the aggregate cost of the playslip cannot exceed $100 000.

(3)A syndicate under these rules cannot be for a combination of powerball and another type of lotto under the Act.

[Rule 14E inserted in Gazette 6 Jun 2008 p. 2240.]

14F.Types of syndicate entries

(1)A syndicate entry in a powerball draw may be created using one of the following types of entries —

(a)a Network syndicate;

(b)a Retailer Group syndicate;

(c)a Retailer syndicate.

(2)A Network syndicate is a syndicate created by the Commission, shares in which may be purchased from any agent.

(3)A Retailer Group syndicate is a syndicate created by a particular agent, shares in which may be purchased from up to 20 nominated agents, including the agent that created it.

(4)A Retailer syndicate is a syndicate created by a particular agent, shares in which may be purchased from the agent that created it.

[Rule 14F inserted in Gazette 6 Jun 2008 p. 2240.]

14G.Syndicate share receipted ticket

(1)A syndicate share receipted ticket in a powerball draw may be registered by the subscriber so that a player’s card membership number is allocated to that receipted ticket.

(2)A syndicate share receipted ticket in a powerball draw cannot be cancelled but, where the Commission agrees, the entry fee may be refunded and the ticket may be returned for resale.

[Rule 14G inserted in Gazette 6 Jun 2008 p. 2240‑1.]

14H.Unsold shares in some syndicates; syndicate master tickets

(1)All unsold shares in a Retailer Group syndicate or a Retailer syndicate following the close of the selling period for that syndicate are assigned to and shall be paid for by the agent who produced the master ticket.

(2)A master ticket may be cancelled if, at the time of the request for cancellation, no shares have been sold in that syndicate.

(3)Any truncation adjustments that are required under rules 14C(7), 14D and 22(5) are to be made against the master ticket for each syndicate.

(4)Subject to subrule (4A), any prize amount allocated to a prize winning Retailer Group syndicate or a Retailer syndicate that remains after rounding adjustment due to truncation may be claimed by the holder of the master ticket by presenting it for validation within the prize payout period.

(4A)In the case of a master ticket that is registered so that a player’s card membership number is allocated to that ticket, any prize entitlement may be paid out via the Player Registration Service payment process.

(5)Any prize amount allocated to a prize winning Network syndicate that remains after rounding adjustment due to truncation is to be treated as unclaimed winnings by the Commission.

[Rule 14H inserted in Gazette 6 Jun 2008 p. 2241; amended in Gazette 12 Mar 2010 p. 948.]

Part 3  General duties of Commission

15.Powerball draws to be numbered

(1)Each powerball draw conducted by the Commission is to be identified with a “draw number”.

[(2)deleted]

[Rule 15 amended in Gazette 15 Nov 1996 p. 6524; 16 Nov 2004 p. 5065.]

16.Powerball to be supervised

Powerball is to be supervised in accordance with the relevant regulations of the State or Territory in which the draw takes place.

[Rule 16 inserted in Gazette 9 Mar 2001 p. 1333; amended in Gazette 16 Nov 2004 p. 5065.]

17.Publication of results

After each powerball draw the Commission must publish, in a daily newspaper in this State —

(a)the “draw number” for that powerball draw; and

(b)the 6 winning numbers drawn from barrel A and the powerball number; and

(c)the prize pool for each division; and

(d)the amount allocated to a winning game in each division; and

(e)the validation period and the date after which division 1 prizes will be paid; and

(f)the amount, if any, to carry over as a jackpot to the division 1 prize pool for the next powerball draw; and

(g)the total prize pool for that powerball draw.

[Rule 17 amended in Gazette 16 Nov 2004 p. 5065; 15 Feb 2013 p. 947.]

18.Powerball Bloc prize pool and prize reserve fund

(1)The Commission must contribute 60% of all subscriptions received for each powerball draw to a combined Powerball Bloc prize fund in accordance with the appropriate agreement.

(2)The total contribution under subrule (1) is to be divided so that —

(a)not less than 55% of the Commission’s subscriptions go to the Powerball Bloc prize pool; and

(b)the balance of the contribution goes to the Powerball Bloc prize reserve fund.

(3)The prize reserve fund may only be distributed as additional prize money, in such amounts and in such powerball draws, as are agreed by the members of the Powerball Bloc.

[Rule 18 amended in Gazette 16 Nov 2004 p. 5065; 29 Sep 2006 p. 4272; 26 Jun 2007 p. 3049.]

Part 4  Powerball draw

[Heading amended in Gazette 16 Nov 2004 p. 5060.]

19.Powerball draw, manner of making

A powerball draw consists of the mechanical, equally random selection of —

(a)6 numbered balls from balls individually numbered from 1 to 40 inclusive from a barrel called “Barrel A”; and

(b)one numbered ball from balls individually numbered from 1 to 20 inclusive from a barrel called “the Powerball Barrel”,

in a manner and using such equipment as the Commission or the designated authority determines.

[Rule 19 amended in Gazette 9 Mar 2001 p. 1333; 16 Nov 2004 p. 5065; 15 Feb 2013 p. 947.]

20.Criteria for winning

(1)In a powerball draw the holder of a receipted ticket or the purchaser of an entry under the Lotteries Commission (Internet Entries) Rules 2010 wins —

(a)division 1, if 6 winning numbers from barrel A and the powerball number;

(b)division 2, if 6 winning numbers from barrel A;

(c)division 3, if any 5 of the 6 winning numbers from barrel A and the powerball number;

(d)division 4, if any 5 of the 6 winning numbers from barrel A;

(e)division 5, if any 4 of the 6 winning numbers from barrel A and the powerball number;

(f)division 6, if any 3 of the 6 winning numbers from barrel A and the powerball number;

(g)division 7, if any 4 of the 6 winning numbers from barrel A;

(h)division 8, if any 2 of the 6 winning numbers from barrel A and the powerball number,

are selected in the one game.

(2)For the purposes of this rule, a Powerpik entry is taken to have selected the powerball number in a game.

[Rule 20 amended in Gazette 16 Nov 2004 p. 5060 and 5065; 19 Nov 2010 p. 5727; 15 Feb 2013 p. 945 and 947.]

21.Only systems entry or Powerpik systems entry can win in more than one division

(1)The holder of a receipted ticket or the purchaser of an entry under the Lotteries Commission (Internet Entries) Rules 2010 may claim a prize in only one division for each powerball game entered with that ticket or entry.

(2)The holder of a receipted ticket which contains, or the purchaser of an entry under the Lotteries Commission (Internet Entries) Rules 2010 which comprises, a systems entry or Powerpik systems entry may claim a prize in one division for each notional game making up that systems entry or Powerpik systems entry, which can result in prizes in more than one division for that entry as set out in Schedule 3.

(3)The holders of a syndicate share receipted ticket which contains a systems entry may claim a share in a prize in one division for each notional game making up that systems entry, resulting in shares in prizes in more than one division for that entry as set out in Schedule 3.

[Rule 21 amended in Gazette 16 Nov 2004 p. 5060 and 5065; 6 Jun 2008 p. 2241‑2; 19 Nov 2010 p. 5727‑8.]

22.Distribution of prize pool

(1)For the purposes of prize distribution, the holders of a syndicate share ticket that has a winning game are to be treated as collectively making up one individual winning game.

(2)The prize pool for a division is to be divided equally between the winning games in that division.

(3)The Commission may round off the individual entitlement for a prize in a division (other than division 1) to the nearest sum containing a 5 cent multiple.

(4)Where a rounding off takes place under subrule (3), the Commission may adjust the prize pool for division 1 to ensure that the whole of the prize pool for that draw is distributed.

(5)The holders of a syndicate share ticket that has a winning game are entitled to a prize calculated by dividing the total prize or prizes won by that syndicate by the number of shares in the syndicate (truncated to the nearest cent).

[Rule 22 amended in Gazette 16 Nov 2004 p. 5065; 13 Oct 2006 p. 4413; 26 Jun 2007 p. 3049; 6 Jun 2008 p. 2242.]

23.Division 1 prize not won, application of prize pool in case of

(1)If no one wins a division 1 prize in a particular powerball draw, then the division 1 prize pool for that draw (calculated without any prize reserve fund augmentation) is to be added to, and then forms part of, the division 1 prize pool for the next powerball draw.

(2)If no one wins a division 1 prize for 25 consecutive powerball jackpot draws (ie. a total of 26 consecutive draws), the accumulated division 1 prize pool in that 25th jackpot draw is to be added to the division 2 prize pool in that draw.

(3)If a division 1 prize pool is to be distributed to division 2 winners, the prize money is still treated as a division 1 prize for the purposes of claiming and payment of prizes.

[Rule 23 amended in Gazette 16 Nov 2004 p. 5065; 6 Jun 2008 p. 2242.]

24.Divisions 2 to 7 prize not won, application of prize pool

If no one wins a prize in division 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 in a particular powerball draw, then the prize pool for that division is to be added to the prize pool for the next lower division in which there is at least one winner in that powerball draw.

[Rule 24 amended in Gazette 16 Nov 2004 p. 5065; 15 Feb 2013 p. 947.]

25.Bonus draws and guaranteed prize pools for division 1

(1)The Commission may from time to time declare a powerball draw to be a “Bonus” draw and fix a minimum guaranteed prize pool for division 1 in that draw.

(2)The Commission may add all or part of the prize reserve fund to the division 1 prize pool in a “Bonus” draw to increase the division 1 prize pool to the guaranteed amount and any amount so added forms part of that prize pool.

(3)Where a “Bonus” draw is declared under this rule, and a jackpot division 1 prize coincides with that draw, the Commission may elect to reduce the augmentation under subrule (2) by the amount of the jackpot.

(4)If —

(a)no one wins a division 1 prize in a Bonus draw; and

(b)all or part of the prize reserve fund would have to have been used to increase the division 1 prize pool to a guaranteed amount had there been a division 1 winner,

the amount of the reserve that would have been so used is to be returned to the prize reserve fund and is not to be counted when calculating the jackpot prize pool for the next powerball draw.

[Rule 25 amended in Gazette 16 Nov 2004 p. 5065; 6 Jun 2008 p. 2243.]

26.Division 1 prizes, claims for and payment of

(1A)A division 1 prize in a powerball draw is to be paid in accordance with these rules and the Lotteries Commission (Internet Entries) Rules 2010.

(1)To claim a division 1 prize in a powerball draw the holder of a winning receipted ticket must present it at the Commission’s head office within the payout period for that draw.

(2)Subject to subrule (3), a division 1 prize in a powerball draw is to be paid to the holder of a winning receipted ticket —

(a)by the Commission; and

(b)subject to rule 31A, by cheque or in any other manner determined by the Commission; and

(c)after the validation period for that draw.

(3)Where a division 1 winning receipted ticket is presented to the Commission and details set out in the space provided on the receipted ticket for the prize winners details are not sufficient to establish —

(a)the identity of the prize winner; and

(b)the name and address of the person to be paid; and

(c)if multiple names and addresses appear on the ticket, which of the named people is to be paid,

the Commission may —

(d)accept the claim but refuse to pay the prize until it is satisfied of the details referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c); or

(e)where multiple names and addresses appear on the ticket, accept the claim and pay the prize to the person whose name appears first; or

(f)reject the claim.

(4)In order to satisfy itself of the details referred to in subrule (3)(a), (b) and (c), the Commission may request a statutory declaration containing such information as it may require as to the identity of the prize winner and person to be paid.

(5)Where the holder of a receipted ticket wins a division 1 prize in a powerball draw and one or more other prizes on the same ticket, none of those prizes are to be paid until after the validation period for that draw.

[Rule 26 amended in Gazette 16 Nov 2004 p. 5065‑6; 6 Jun 2008 p. 2243; 19 Nov 2010 p. 5728.]

27.Division 2 prizes, claims for and payment of

(1A)A division 2 prize in a powerball draw is to be paid in accordance with these rules and the Lotteries Commission (Internet Entries) Rules 2010.

(1)To claim a division 2 prize in a powerball draw the holder of a winning receipted ticket must present it to the Commission or an authorised payout centre within the payout period for that draw.

(2)A division 2 prize is to be paid to the holder of a winning receipted ticket —

(a)by the Commission or an authorised payout centre; and

(b)subject to rule 31A, by cheque or in any other manner determined by the Commission; and

[(c)deleted]

(d)after the receipted ticket is presented to the Commission or authorised payout centre.

[Rule 27 amended in Gazette 16 Nov 2004 p. 5065‑6; 6 Jun 2008 p. 2243; 19 Nov 2010 p. 5728.]

28.Divisions 3 to 8 prizes, claims for and payment of

(1A)A division 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 prize in a powerball draw is to be paid in accordance with these rules and the Lotteries Commission (Internet Entries) Rules 2010.

(1)To claim a division 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 prize in a powerball draw the holder of a winning receipted ticket must present it to an agent within the payout period for that draw.

(2)A division 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 prize is to be paid to the holder of the winning receipted ticket —

(a)if it is $500 or less —

(i)by the Commission, an authorised payout centre or any other agent; and

(ii)subject to rule 31A, in cash or in any other manner determined by the Commission; and

(iii)after the receipted ticket is presented to the Commission, authorised payout centre or agent;

or

(b)if it is more than $500 —

(i)by the Commission, an authorised payout centre or an agent who has been authorised by the Commission to pay prizes over $500; and

(ii)subject to rule 31A, by cheque or in any other manner determined by the Commission; and

(iii)after the receipted ticket is presented to the Commission, authorised payout centre or authorised agent.

[Rule 28 amended in Gazette 16 Nov 2004 p. 5065‑6; 6 Jun 2008 p. 2243; 19 Nov 2010 p. 5729; 15 Feb 2013 p. 947.]

28A.Syndicate share prizes, claims for and payment of

(1)To claim a share of a prize in a powerball draw, the holder of a winning syndicate share receipted ticket must present it to an agent within the payout period for that draw.

(2)A share of a division 1 prize in a powerball draw cannot be paid until after the validation period for that draw.

(3)A share of a prize is to be paid to a holder of a winning syndicate share receipted ticket —

(a)if it is $500 or less —

(i)by the Commission, an authorised payout centre or any other agent; and

(ii)subject to rule 31A, in cash or in any other manner determined by the Commission; and

(iii)after the receipted ticket is presented to the Commission, authorised payout centre or agent;

or

(b)if it is more than $500 —

(i)by the Commission, an authorised payout centre or by any agent to which the ticket may be presented under subrule (1) who has been authorised by the Commission to pay prizes over $500; and

(ii)subject to rule 31A, by cheque or in any other manner determined by the Commission; and

(iii)after the receipted ticket is presented to the Commission, authorised payout centre or agent.

[Rule 28A inserted in Gazette 6 Jun 2008 p. 2243‑4.]

29.Commission may require statutory declaration

(1)Before paying any prize or share of a prize the Commission may require the holder of a receipted ticket to complete a statutory declaration stating that the person has not, or is not to that person’s knowledge part of a group which has, acted in a manner contrary to the Act or these rules in relation to a receipted ticket.

(2)If the holder of a receipted ticket refuses or fails to provide a statutory declaration when required to do so, the Commission may refuse to pay a prize or share of a prize to that person.

[Rule 29 amended in Gazette 6 Jun 2008 p. 2245.]

30.Names and addresses of prize winners, publishing

The Commission may publish the name and address of any prize recipient unless the back of the winning receipted ticket is marked to indicate that the person’s name and address is not for publication.

31.Player Registration Service

(1)A “Player Registration Service” (PRS) number —

(a)is a number which may be printed on a receipted ticket, corresponding to a name and address to which an unclaimed prize won by that ticket can be sent; and

(b)is valid for 5 years from the date of issue.

(2)On and from 9 June 2008, a player’s card will be issued to a subscriber who requests a number from an agent under this rule, pays the amount of $10.00 and provides what the Commission accepts as appropriate confirmation of identification.

(3)A person who presents a winning receipted ticket that is endorsed with a player’s card number, within 5 weeks of the relevant draw, will be paid in accordance with these rules, unless —

(a)the Commission has been notified that the particular ticket has been lost or stolen, in time to set up appropriate monitoring or cancellation processes; or

(b)the Commission requests verification of ownership or identity at the time of presentation, by means of a statutory declaration, and that verification is not provided.

(4)The prize entitlement of a winning receipted ticket that —

(a)is endorsed with a player’s card number; and

(b)is not claimed, or paid, within 5 weeks of the relevant draw,

will, subject to rule 31A, be paid in a manner determined by the Commission to the person named, and at the address recorded, against that player’s card number.

(5)Payment of a prize entitlement under subrule (3) or (4) discharges the liability of the Commission in relation to any particular winning receipted ticket that is endorsed with a player’s card number, and possession by a subscriber of a player’s card does not entitle the subscriber to claim a prize from the Commission that has already been paid.

[Rule 31 amended in Gazette 31 Oct 1997 p. 6017; 9 Mar 2001 p. 1333‑4; 8 Aug 2003 p. 3580; 13 Oct 2006 p. 4413; 6 Jun 2008 p. 2245‑6.]

31A.Player’s card holders may request direct credit of prizes

The holder of a player’s card may request that payment of a prize be in the manner of a direct credit to a subscriber’s nominated account at a particular financial institution.

[Rule 31A inserted in Gazette 6 Jun 2008 p. 2246.]

31B.Favourite numbers, registering by subscribers

(1)A subscriber may register one or more sets of numbers against his or her player’s card number to be the “favourite numbers” for powerball.

(2)A subscriber may specify particular types of game entry and register sets of numbers for those types of game entry against his or her player’s card number to be the “favourite numbers” for powerball.

(3)The number of sets of numbers and types of game entry that may be registered under these rules may be fixed or varied by the Commission from time to time.

[Rule 31B inserted in Gazette 6 Jun 2008 p. 2246.]

Part 5  Miscellaneous

32.Instructions on payslip’s etc., status of

(1)The subscriber, the holder of a receipted ticket and any other person claiming a prize should follow the instructions on any playslip or promotional coupon used, and on the back of the receipted ticket.

(2)If there is an inconsistency between the instructions on a playslip or promotional coupon or receipted ticket and these rules, these rules prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.

[Rule 32 amended in Gazette 6 Jun 2008 p. 2247.]

33.These rules to be made available etc.

(1)A copy of these rules must be kept at every selling point and must be made available for public inspection on request.

(2)The Commission may also publicize these rules, and any amendment to them, in any other manner it thinks fit.

34.Commission’s decisions are final

A decision or determination of the Commission in relation to a powerball draw or an entry in powerball and the declaration and payment of prizes under these rules is final and binding on subscribers, the holders of receipted tickets and any other person claiming a prize in a powerball draw.

[Rule 34 amended in Gazette 16 Nov 2004 p. 5065‑6.]

[Part 6 omitted under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(4)(f) and (g).]

 

Schedule 1  Calculating the total cost of entry — Powerball draw

[r. 3 and 5]

[Heading inserted in Gazette 15 Feb 2013 p. 947.]

The unit cost of entering the powerball draw numbered 877 and all subsequent powerball draws is made up of a subscription of 85 cents per game and an agent’s component.

The agent’s component is calculated as 9% of the total subscription amount for a particular week’s entry, rounded* (where necessary) to the nearest 5 cent multiple.

((G x $0.85) x .09 ® rounded) x W = T

where —

G=No. of games entered in a draw

W=No. of weeks the entry spans

T=Total agent’s component cost payable by the subscriber

Examples:

The total cost of entry for a Slikpik 25 entry for a single powerball draw is calculated as follows —

Subscription [25 games @ $0.85 each]=$21.25

9% of subscription [.09 x $21.25]=$1.9125

Rounded using “bankers rounding”=$1.90

Total cost of entry=$23.15

The total cost of entry for a System 8 entry for a single powerball draw is calculated as follows —

Subscription [28 games @ $0.85 each]=$23.80

9% of subscription [.09 x $23.80]=$2.142

Rounded using “bankers rounding”=$2.15

Total cost of entry=$25.95

The total cost of entry for a 6 game board System 9 entry for a single powerball draw is calculated as follows —

Subscription [6 x 84 games @ $0.85 each]=$428.40

9% of subscription [.09 x $428.40]=$38.556

Rounded using “bankers rounding”=$38.55

Total cost of entry=$466.95

The total cost of entry for a Powerpik 7 entry for a single powerball entry is calculated as follows —

Subscription [140 games @ $0.85 each]=$119.00

9% of subscription [.09 x $119.00]=$10.710

Rounded using “bankers rounding”=$10.70

Total cost of entry=$129.70

The total cost of entry for a Slikpik 25 entry spanning 10 weeks of powerball is calculated as follows —

Subscription [25 games @ $0.85 each]=$21.25

9% of subscription [.09 x $21.25]=$1.9125

Rounded using “bankers rounding”=$1.90

Total cost of entry for one week=$23.15

Total cost of entry for 10 weeks=$231.50

* Rounding is calculated using the method known as “bankers rounding” or “round‑to‑even” rounding.

[Schedule 1 inserted in Gazette 15 Feb 2013 p. 947-9.]

Schedule 2  System entries, Powerpik selections and game equivalents

[Heading inserted in Gazette 15 Feb 2013 p. 949.]

 

Powerball

System

No. of games per game board

3

7,770

4

630

5

35

7

7

8

28

9

84

10

210

11

462

12

924

13

1,716

14

3,003

15

5,005

16

8,008

17

12,376

18

18,564

19

27,132

20

38,760

 

Powerball

Powerpik

No. of games per game board

4

12,600

5

700

6

20

7

140

8

560

9

1,680

10

4,200

11

9,240

12

18,480

13

34,320

14

60,060

15

100,100

[Schedule 2 inserted in Gazette 15 Feb 2013 p. 949-50.]


Schedule 3 Prize Structure ‑ Standard Powerball

[r. 21(2)]

[Heading inserted in Gazette 15 Feb 2013 p. 951.]

Number of Prizes for System Played

20

1
84

1,365

7,280

15,015

1
84

1,365


15

525

4,550

13,650


15

525

19

1
78

1,170

5,720

10,725

1
78

1,170


14

455

3,640

10,010


14

455

18

1
72

990

4,400

7,425

1
72

990


13

390

2,860

7,150


13

390

17

1
66

825

3,300

4,950

1
66

825


12

330

2,200

4,950


12

330

16

1
60

675

2,400

3,150

1
60

675


11

275

1,650

3,300


11

275

15

1
54

540

1,680

1,890

1
54

540


10

225

1,200

2,100


10

225

14

1
48

420

1,120

1,050

1
48

420


9

180

840

1,260


9

180

13

1
42

315

700

525

1
42

315


8

140

560

700


8

140

12

1
36

225

400

225

1
36

225


7

105

350

350


7

105

11

1
30

150

200

75

1
30

150


6

75

200

150


6

75

10

1
24

90

80

15

1
24

90


5

50

100

50


5

50

9

1
18

45

20

1
18

45


4

30

40

10


4

30

8

1
12

15


1
12

15


3

15

10


3

15

7

1
6



1
6


2

5



2

5

5







1
34



1
34

4













3













Prize Division

 

1
3

5

6

8

2
4

7

1
3

5

6

8

2
4

7

Numbers Matched

 

6 + pbl
6 + pbl

6 + pbl

6 + pbl

6 + pbl

6
6

6

5 + pbl
5 + pbl

5 + pbl

5 + pbl

5 + pbl

5
5

5

 

Number of Prizes for System Played

20



120

2,240

10,920



120




680

7,140



19



105

1,820

8,190



105




560

5,460



18



91

1,456

6,006



91




455

4,095



17



78

1,144

4,290



78




364

3,003



16



66

880

2,970



66




286

2,145



15



55

660

1,980



55




220

1,485



14



45

480

1,260



45




165

990



13



36

336

756



36




120

630



12



28

224

420



28




84

378



11



21

140

210



21




56

210



10



15

80

90



15




35

105



9



10

40

30



10




20

45



8



6

16

6



6




10

15



7



3

4



3




4

3



5


2

33



2

33



3

32



3

4

1
68

561


1
68

561


3

99

528


3

99

3







1
102

1,683

5,984

1
102

1,683

Prize Division

 

1
3

5

6

8

2
4

7

1
3

5

6

8

2
4

7

Numbers Matched

 

4 + pbl
4 + pbl

4 + pbl

4 + pbl

4 + pbl

4
4

4

3 + pbl
3 + pbl

3 + pbl

3 + pbl

3 + pbl

3
3

3

 


Number of Prizes for System Played

20




3,060


-



19




2,380


-



18




1,820


-



17




1,365


-



16




1,001


-



15




715


-



14




495


-



13




330


-



12




210


-



11




126


-



10




70


-



9




35


-



8




15


-



7




5


-



5



4

31




5



4


6

128

496


6


10

155



15

3

4
198

2,112

5,456

4
198

10
320

2,480

10

20
465

Prize Division

 

3
5

6

8

4
7

5
6

8

7
8

6
8

Numbers Matched

 

2 + pbl
2 + pbl

2 + pbl

2 + pbl

2
2

1 + pbl
1 + pbl

1 + pbl

1
1

0 + pbl
0 + pbl

 

 

[r. 21(2)]

Prize Structure ‑ Powerpik

Powerpik Systems Type

System 15

Number of Prizes

1
19

54

1,026

540

1,680

10,260

1,890



10

190

225

1,200

4,275

2,100





55

660

1,045

1,980

System 14

1
19

48

912

420

1,120

7,980

1,050



9

171

180

840

3,420

1,260





45

480

855

1,260

System 13

1
19

42

798

315

700

5,985

525



8

152

140

560

2,660

700





36

336

684

756

System 12

1
19

36

684

225

400

4,275

225



7

133

105

350

1,995

350





28

224

532

420

System 11

1
19

30

570

150

200

2,850

75



6

114

75

200

1,425

150





21

140

399

210

System 10

1
19

24

456

90

80

1,710

15



5

95

50

100

950

50





15

80

285

90

System 9

1
19

18

342

45

20

855



4

76

30

40

570

10





10

40

190

30

System 8

1
19

12

228

15


285



3

57

15

10

285





6

16

114

6

System 7

1
19

6

114






2

38

5


95





3

4

57

System 6

1
19








1

19








1


19

System 5








1
19

34

646






2

38

33


627

System 4















1
19

68

1,292

561


10,659

 

Prize

Div

1
2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1
2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1
2

3

4

5

6

7

8

 

Winning

Numbers

6 + pbl
6 + pbl

6 + pbl

6 + pbl

6 + pbl

6 + pbl

6 + pbl

6 + pbl

5 + pbl
5 + pbl

5 + pbl

5 + pbl

5 + pbl

5 + pbl

5 + pbl

5 + pbl

4 + pbl
4 + pbl

4 + pbl

4 + pbl

4 + pbl

4 + pbl

4 + pbl

4 + pbl

 


Powerpik Systems Type

System 15

Number of Prizes






220


1,485








715















System 14






165


990








495















System 13






120


630








330















System 12






84


378








210















System 11






56


210








126















System 10






35


105








70















System 9






20


45








35















System 8






10


15








15















System 7






4


3








5















System 6






1









1















System 5





3

32

57






4


31








5








System 4



3

57

99

528

1,881





6

128

114

496






10


155








15

 

Prize

Div

1
2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1
2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1
2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1
2

3

4

5

6

7

8

 

Winning

Numbers

3 + pbl
3 + pbl

3 + pbl

3 + pbl

3 + pbl

3 + pbl

3 + pbl

3 + pbl

2 + pbl
2 + pbl

2 + pbl

2 + pbl

2 + pbl

2 + pbl

2 + pbl

2 + pbl

1 + pbl
1 + pbl

1 + pbl

1 + pbl

1 + pbl

1 + pbl

1 + pbl

1 + pbl

0 + pbl
0 + pbl

0 + pbl

0 + pbl

0 + pbl

0 + pbl

0 + pbl

0 + pbl

[Schedule 3 inserted in Gazette 15 Feb 2013 p. 951-5.]

Schedule 4 — Summary of parameters within which powerball is conducted

[Heading inserted in Gazette 15 Feb 2013 p. 955.]

Unit cost for the powerball draw numbered 788 and all subsequent powerball draws up to and including draw number 876

$0.75 (+ 9% agent’s component)

Unit cost for the powerball draw numbered 877 and subsequent powerball draws

$0.85 (+ 9% agent’s component)

Prize fund — % of subscriptions

60.0%

Prize pool — % of subscriptions

no less than 55.0%

Prize reserve fund — % of subscriptions

balance of prize fund after prize pool (up to 5.0%)

Number of divisions

8

Winning numbers drawn — barrel A

6

Powerball numbers drawn 

1

Forecast range — barrel A

1 to 40 inclusive

Forecast range — powerball barrel

1 to 20 inclusive

Odds of winning —

division 1

division 2

division 3

division 4

division 5

division 6

division 7

division 8

 

1 in 76,767,600

1 in 4,040,400

1 in 376,311

1 in 19,805

1 in 9,122

1 in 641

1 in 480

1 in 110

Systems range

3‑5/7‑20 inclusive

Powerpik (simple)

6

Powerpik systems range

4‑5/7‑15 inclusive

Multiweek options

2, 5 or 10 weeks

Advance sales (maximum)

10 weeks

Games per playslip (minimum)

2

Systems entries per playslip (minimum)

1

Games per playslip (maximum)

12

Systems entries per playslip (maximum)

12 (subject to maximum aggregate entry cost)

Games per oral request (default)

12, 18, 25, 30 or 50

Games per oral request (if available)

2 to 50

Syndicate entries may be purchased
(if available)

(see Part 2A)

Systems entries per oral request

1

Powerpik entries per oral request

1

Prize payout period

12 months

Maximum aggregate entry cost

$100,000

[Schedule 4 inserted in Gazette 15 Feb 2013 p. 955-6.]

 

Notes

1This is a compilation of the Lotteries Commission (Powerball) Rules 1996 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Citation

Gazettal

Commencement

Lotteries Commission (Powerball Lotto) Rules 1996 2

29 Apr 1996 p. 1821‑48

17 May 1996 (see r. 2)

Lotteries Commission (Super 66) Rules 1996 r. 28

15 Nov 1996 p. 6509‑28

18 Nov 1996 (see r. 2)

Lotteries Commission (Powerball Lotto) Amendment Rules 1997

29 Apr 1997 p. 2149‑50

5 May 1997 (see r. 2)

Lotteries Commission (Lotto and Soccer Pools) Amendment Rules 1997

31 Oct 1997 p. 6017

3 Nov 1997 (see r. 2)

Lotteries Commission (Powerball Lotto) Amendment Rules 2001

9 Mar 2001 p. 1332‑6

11 Mar 2001 (see r. 2)

Lotteries Commission (Powerball Lotto) Amendment Rules 2002

28 Mar 2002 p. 1764

2 Apr 2002 (see r. 2)

Reprint of the Lotteries Commission (Powerball Lotto) Rules 1996 as at 17 May 2002
(includes amendments listed above)

Lotteries Commission (Powerball Lotto) Amendment Rules 2003

8 Aug 2003 p. 3579‑80

10 Aug 2003 (see r. 2)

Lotteries Commission (Powerball Lotto) Amendment Rules 2004

16 Nov 2004 p. 5054‑66

16 Nov 2004

Lotteries Commission (Powerball) Amendment Rules 2006

29 Sep 2006 p. 4272‑3

29 Sep 2006

Lotteries Commission (Powerball) Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2006

13 Oct 2006 p. 4412‑14

10 Nov 2006 (see r. 2)

Reprint 2: The Lotteries Commission (Powerball) Rules 1996 as at 18 May 2007
(includes amendments listed above)

Lotteries Commission (Powerball) Amendment Rules 2007

26 Jun 2007 p. 3049‑53

r. 1 and 2: 26 Jun 2007 (see r. 2(a));
Rules other than r. 1 and 2: 27 Jun 2007 (see r. 2(b))

Lotteries Commission (Powerball) Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2007

3 Aug 2007 p. 4007

r. 1 and 2: 3 Aug 2007 (see r. 2(a));
Rules other than r. 1 and 2: 9 Aug 2007 (see r. 2(b))

Lotteries Commission (Powerball) Amendment Rules 2008

6 Jun 2008 p. 2227‑52

r. 1 and 2: 6 Jun 2008 (see r. 2(a));
Rules other than r. 1 and 2: 8 Jun 2008 (see r. 2(b))

Reprint 3: The Lotteries Commission (Powerball) Rules 1996 as at 5 Sep 2008
(includes amendments listed above)

Lotteries Commission Amendment Rules 2009 Pt. 3

15 May 2009 p. 1632-5

17 May 2009 (see r. 2(b))

Lotteries Commission (Powerball) Amendment Rules 2010

19 Feb 2010 p. 663-6

r. 1 and 2: 19 Feb 2010 (see r. 2(a));
Rules other than r. 1 and 2: 20 Feb 2010 (see r. 2(b))

Lotteries Commission (Powerball) Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2010

12 Mar 2010 p. 946‑8

r. 1 and 2: 12 Mar 2010 (see r. 2(a));
Rules other than r. 1 and 2: 14 Mar 2010 (see r. 2(b))

Lotteries Commission (Powerball) Amendment Rules 2010

19 Nov 2010 p. 5726‑9

r. 1 and 2: 19 Nov 2010 (see r. 2(a));
Rules other than r. 1 and 2: 20 Nov 2010 (see r. 2(b))

Lotteries Commission (Powerball) Amendment Rules 2011

3 Jun 2011 p. 1985-9

r. 1 and 2: 3 Jun 2011 (see r. 2(a));
Rules other than r. 1 and 2: 16 Jun 2011 (see r. 2(b))

Reprint 4: The Lotteries Commission (Powerball) Rules 1996 as at 3 Feb 2012
(includes amendments listed above)

Lotteries Commission (Powerball) Amendment Rules 2013

15 Feb 2013 p. 944-57

r. 1 and 2: 15 Feb 2013 (see r. 2(1)(a));
Rules other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Mar 2013 (see r. 2(1)(b) and (2) 3)

These rules were repealed by the Lotteries Commission (Authorised Lotteries) Rules 2016 r. 146(e) as at 8 Oct 2016 (see r. 2(b))

2Now known as the Lotteries Commission (Powerball) Rules 1996; citation changed (see note under r. 1).

3The Lotteries Commission (Powerball) Amendment Rules 2013 r. 2(2) reads as follows:

 

(2)These rules apply to powerball draw numbered 877 and all subsequent powerball draws.

 

 

 

Defined terms

 

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined termProvision(s)

agent3

agent’s component3

authorised payout centre3

barrel A3

barrel A selection3

entry3

game3

game board3

payout period3

player’s card3

player’s card number3

playslip3

postal entry10(1)

powerball3

powerball barrel3

Powerball Bloc3

powerball draw3

powerball number3

powerball section3

powerball selection3

Powerpik3

prize fund3

prize pool3

prize reserve fund3

promotional coupon3

receipted ticket3

selling period3

syndicate sales (subscription) adjustment14B(6)

total prize pool3

validation period3

winning number3