N.H. Admin. Code § Sw 3001.03

Current through Register No. 45, November 7, 2024
Section Sw 3001.03 - Prize Pool
(a) The prize pool for all prize categories shall consist of up to 50 percent of each drawing period's sales.
(b) Tickets containing the following number of matches in a single lettered game play, irrespective of drawing order, shall have the prize amount awarded as indicated for a one dollar bet as shown in Table 3.1.1 below:

TABLE 3.1.1 Expected Prize Payout Percentage

MatchPrizePercent of Prize Pool
5 of 59 plus 1 powerball Jackpot 65.0577 %
5 of 59 $200,000.00 7.7849 %
4 of 59 plus 1 powerball 10,000.00 2.7657 %
4 of 59 100.00 1.0510 %
3 of 59 plus 1 powerball 100.00 1.4658 %
3 of 59 7.00 3.8991 %
2 of 59 plus 1 powerball 7.00 1.7785 %
1 of 59 plus 1 powerball 4.00 6.4789 %
0 of 59 plus 1 powerball 3.00 9.7184 %

(c) In circumstances where the prize payout exceeds available dollars in the prize pool, the set prize shall be paid on a pari-mutuel basis.
(d) When the jackpot is estimated to be higher than a previous record jackpot and reaches more than $25 million over the last record jackpot, it shall continue to increase in $25 million increments for each drawing until it is won.
(e) The jackpot prize money in excess of the amount needed to fund the new record estimated annuitized jackpot increment shall accumulate in a match 5 bonus prize pool until there is a jackpot winner.
(f) When there is a jackpot winner of a record annuitized jackpot, all money accumulated in the match 5 bonus prize pool shall be shared pari-mutuel among the total number of match 5 winners for that draw, in addition to the set prize amount of $200,000.
(g) In circumstance where the bonus prize pool is in effect, the percent of the prize pool for the jackpot shall change in relation to the amount contributed to the bonus prize pool.

N.H. Admin. Code § Sw 3001.03

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