53ER11-38 POWERBALL® Advance Play.

1. (1) Commencing after the POWERBALL draw break for the Wednesday, July 20, 2011, drawing and continuing through close of game on January 14, 2012, the number of consecutive POWERBALL drawings available for purchase will be reduced. The number of available drawings will be reduced from fifty two (52) to one (1) in accordance with the table set forth below (“Countdown”). Each advance play reduction will be effective on the Lottery’s gaming system after the game close for each POWERBALL drawing occurring during the Countdown period, except that on January 14, 2012, there will be no POWERBALL drawings available for purchase after close of game through 12:00 midnight. The POWERBALL advance play Countdown is in preparation for the anticipated January 15, 2012, launch of the new POWERBALL On-line lottery game.

   POWERBALL ADVANCE PLAY COUNTDOWN

   POWERBALL Maximum Number of

   Drawing Date Drawings Available for Purchase

1. (2) In the event the new POWERBALL game launches after January 15, 2012, the above advance play Countdown schedule will apply, except that the number of drawings available for purchase for each Wednesday and Saturday POWERBALL drawing occurring after January 15, 2012, will remain at one (1) through close of game on the date of the last POWERBALL drawing prior to the launch of the new POWERBALL game. There will be no POWERBALL drawings available after close of game through 12:00 midnight on the date of the last POWERBALL drawing prior to the launch of the new POWERBALL game.
2. (3) To use the advance play feature, players may either mark an available number of drawings desired in the Advance Play section of a play slip or tell the retailer their desired number of consecutive advance drawings. The number of consecutive advance drawings selected shall apply to each panel played.

3. (4) This emergency rule shall supersede paragraph 53ER09-52(2)(e), F.A.C.

   

   

   

   

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Rulemaking Authority 24.105(9)(a), (h), 24.109(1) FS. Law Implemented 24.105(9)(a), (h) FS. History–New 7-19-11.