GAME DESCRIPTION
PowerBall is an on-line lottery
game conducted by the
Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) based
in Des Moines Iowa and, is a combined large
annuititzed jackpot lotto game and a cash game.
Every Wednesday and Saturday night at 10:59 p
.m. Eastern Time (USA), MUSL draw five white
balls out of a drum with 49 balls and one red
ball out of a drum with 42 red balls.
Players win by matching one of the 9 Ways to
Win.
The jackpot (won by matching all five white
balls in any order and the red PowerBall) is
either an annuitized prize paid out over 25
years or a lump sum payment.
You must select the cash option at the time of
purchase if you want to receive the jackput as a
lump sum payment.
The second prize (won by matching five white
balls in any order) is $100,000 paid in cash.
Any time you match the red PowerBall, you win.
The overall odds of winning a prize in the game
is better than 1 in 35.
In Powerball, half the proceeds go into the pot:
30% to Powerball grand prize winners, 20% to
lesser winners. The agents keep about 5% and the
states get 45%. With record total sales of $1.2
billion in the fiscal year ended June 30, mostly
for the Powerball, MUSL poured $360 million into
state treasuries.
It has also created an investment fund totaling
$1.6 billion. Reason: Winners can choose between
a discounted lump-sum payout, or the full amount
over 25 years (jackpots are usually
quoted--misleadingly-- as the gross sum of
future payments).
MUSL has invested the pool of winnings mostly in
federal government- backed debt securities
rather than in the insurance annuities most
state lotteries buy.
MUSL's budget is currently $3 million, or 0.3%
of sales.
Participating
Powerball States
Powerball is a multi-state lottery that includes
the following states: Arizona, Connecticut,
Delaware, District of Columbia, Idaho, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota,
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New
Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota,
Wisconsin, and West Virginia |
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POWERBALL STATS (source:
NASPL
)
Participating
Powerball
Jurisdictions |
Population
in
Millions |
FY2003
Game Sales
(in millions) |
FY2004
Game Sales
(in millions) |
%
Change
Year on Year |
%
of
P/Ball
sales |
| Arizona |
5.47 |
$112.33 |
$132.78 |
18.21% |
5.66% |
| Colorado |
4.7 |
75.71 |
85.03 |
12.31% |
3.63% |
| Connecticut |
3.48 |
$74.96 |
$95.86 |
27.88% |
4.09% |
| D.C. Lottery |
0.57 |
$38.10 |
$45.78 |
20.16% |
1.95% |
| Delaware |
0.78 |
$25.16 |
$30.03 |
19.36% |
1.28% |
| Hoosier |
6.08 |
$127.62 |
$154.14 |
20.78% |
6.57% |
| Idaho |
1.29 |
$31.45 |
$35.59 |
13.16% |
1.52% |
| Iowa |
2.93 |
$63.56 |
$73.67 |
15.91% |
3.14% |
| Kansas |
2.69 |
$52.77 |
$56.81 |
7.66% |
2.42% |
| Kentucky |
4.04 |
$139.13 |
$157.79 |
13.41% |
6.73% |
| Louisiana |
4.47 |
$105.26 |
$118.27 |
12.36% |
5.04% |
| Maine |
1.27 |
$25.29 |
$20.92 |
-17.28% |
0.89% |
| Minnesota |
4.92 |
$110.95 |
$127.90 |
15.28% |
5.45% |
| Missouri |
5.6 |
$125.32 |
$147.38 |
17.60% |
6.29% |
| Montana |
0.9 |
$20.59 |
$21.74 |
5.59% |
0.93% |
| Nebraska |
1.74 |
$29.47 |
$34.67 |
17.65% |
1.48% |
| New Hampshire |
1.24 |
$56.39 |
$67.63 |
19.93% |
2.88% |
| New Mexico |
1.82 |
$47.79 |
$51.47 |
7.70% |
2.20% |
| North Dakota |
0.63 |
|
$5.84 |
|
0.25% |
| Oregon |
3.5 |
$45.10 |
$45.97 |
1.93% |
1.96% |
| Pennsylvania |
12.28 |
292.28 |
307.91 |
5.35% |
13.13% |
| Rhode Island |
1.05 |
$44.30 |
$50.80 |
14.67% |
2.17% |
| South Carolina |
4.0 |
153.85 |
232.2 |
50.93% |
9.90% |
| South Dakota |
0.76 |
$13.64 |
$17.35 |
27.20% |
0.74% |
| Tennessee |
5.8 |
|
39.8 |
|
1.70% |
| Vermont |
0.62 |
|
13.55 |
|
0.58% |
| U.S. Virgin Islands |
0.1 |
|
|
|
0.00% |
| Wisconsin |
5.36 |
$89.05 |
$107.96 |
21.24% |
4.60% |
| West Virginia |
1.81 |
$53.87 |
$65.95 |
22.42% |
2.81% |
| TOTALS |
85.90 |
$1,953.94 |
$2,344.79 |
20.00% |
100.00% |
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Participating
Powerball
Jurisdictions |
Population
in
Millions |
FY2004
Total Sales
($m) |
FY2004
P/Ball
Sales ($m) |
P/Ball
% of
Sales ($m) |
Annual
Per Capita
P/Ball Spend |
| Arizona |
5.47 |
$366.58 |
$132.78 |
36.22% |
$24.27 |
| Colorado |
4.7 |
$401.25 |
85.03 |
21.19% |
$18.09 |
| Connecticut |
3.48 |
$907.66 |
$95.86 |
10.56% |
$27.55 |
| D.C. Lottery |
0.57 |
$245.04 |
$45.78 |
18.68% |
$80.32 |
| Delaware |
0.78 |
$640.92 |
$30.03 |
4.69% |
$38.50 |
| Hoosier |
6.08 |
$734.84 |
$154.14 |
20.98% |
$25.35 |
| Idaho |
1.29 |
$109.32 |
$35.59 |
32.56% |
$27.59 |
| Iowa |
2.93 |
$209.78 |
$73.67 |
35.12% |
$25.14 |
| Kansas |
2.69 |
$224.20 |
$56.81 |
25.34% |
$21.12 |
| Kentucky |
4.04 |
$725.26 |
$157.79 |
21.76% |
$39.06 |
| Louisiana |
4.47 |
$340.09 |
$118.27 |
34.78% |
$26.46 |
| Maine |
1.27 |
$187.35 |
$20.92 |
11.17% |
$16.47 |
| Minnesota |
4.92 |
$386.90 |
$127.90 |
33.06% |
$26.00 |
| Missouri |
5.6 |
$791.53 |
$147.38 |
18.62% |
$26.32 |
| Montana |
0.9 |
$36.74 |
$21.74 |
59.17% |
$24.16 |
| Nebraska |
1.74 |
92.65 |
$34.67 |
37.42% |
$19.93 |
| New Hampshire |
1.24 |
$237.12 |
$67.63 |
28.52% |
$54.54 |
| New Mexico |
1.82 |
148.65 |
$51.47 |
34.62% |
$28.28 |
| North Dakota |
0.63 |
$5.84 |
$5.84 |
100.00% |
$9.27 |
| Oregon |
3.5 |
894.16 |
$45.97 |
5.14% |
$13.13 |
| Pennsylvania |
12.28 |
2352.07 |
307.91 |
13.09% |
$25.07 |
| Rhode Island |
1.05 |
1480.63 |
$50.80 |
3.43% |
$48.38 |
| South Carolina |
4.0 |
$950.00 |
232.2 |
24.44% |
$58.05 |
| South Dakota |
0.76 |
$664.42 |
$17.35 |
2.61% |
$22.83 |
| Tennessee |
5.8 |
$427.60 |
39.8 |
9.31% |
$6.86 |
| Vermont |
0.62 |
92.33 |
13.55 |
14.68% |
$21.85 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands |
0.1 |
|
|
|
$0.00 |
| Wisconsin |
5.36 |
482.96 |
$107.96 |
22.35% |
$20.14 |
| West Virginia |
1.81 |
1303.39 |
$65.95 |
5.06% |
$36.44 |
| TOTALS |
85.90 |
$15,439.28 |
$2,344.79 |
15.19% |
$27.30 |
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