PowerPlay 10X(R) Will Pay $2 Million for Second-Tier Powerball-With-PowerPlay Win

PowerPlay 10X(R) Will Pay $2 Million for Second-Tier Powerball-With-PowerPlay
Win

All PowerPlay Matches Can Multiply 10 Times During April Promotion

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Powerball's second-tier
prize will be worth up to $2 million cash under a special
Powerball-with-PowerPlay promotion that begins Wednesday, April 2.

PowerPlay 10X(R) will pay up to $2 million cash, less 25 percent federal
withholding, to players who purchase the PowerPlay option and match all five
white ball numbers without matching the red Powerball number. The $2 million
prize will be awarded when a "10" is selected on the PowerPlay wheel,
multiplying the $200,000 second-tier prize by 10.

Beginning with the Wednesday, April 2, drawing, one of the number "5" spots on
the PowerPlay wheel will be replaced with a number "10." If the 10 is
selected on the PowerPlay wheel during any of the Powerball drawings in April,
all Powerball prizes -- except for the jackpot prize -- will increase 10
times. There still will be 16 total spaces on the PowerPlay wheel during April
-- one number 10; three number 5s; four number 4s; four 3s; and four 2s.

As always, the PowerPlay option can be purchased for an extra $1 per Powerball
play. Advance-purchase plays that include drawing dates in April are eligible
for the 10X promotion.

The promotion will run for at least nine draws. However, if the PowerPlay
number 10 is not selected during the nine draws in April, the promotion will
continue until 10 is selected. If a 10 is selected during any of the nine
April draws, the promotion will continue throughout the month and will end
with the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, April 30. At the end of the
promotion, the 10 will be removed from the PowerPlay wheel and the original 5
will return to that spot.

Powerball drawings are conducted from West Des Moines, Iowa, every Wednesday
and Saturday at 11 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. Powerball tickets are sold in
31 participating jurisdictions -- 29 states, the District of Columbia and the
Virgin Islands.

How to play Powerball: To play Powerball, players pay $1 and select five
white balls from the first set of 55 numbers plus a single red ball, the
Powerball, from a second set of 42 numbers. Players may select their own
numbers using a Powerball play slip, or they may opt for computer-selected
quick picks. Players must match all five numbers drawn plus the Powerball
number to win the jackpot. There also are eight additional ways for players
to win a cash prize.

About the Pennsylvania Lottery: The Pennsylvania Lottery remains the only
state lottery that designates all its proceeds to programs that benefit older
residents. Since its inception 36 years ago, the Pennsylvania Lottery has
contributed more than $17.4 billion to programs that include property tax and
rent rebates; free and reduced-fare transit; the low-cost prescription drug
programs PACE and PACENET; long-term care services; and the 52 Area Agencies
on Aging, including more than 600 full- and part-time senior centers
throughout the state. The Pennsylvania Lottery reminds its players to play
responsibly. Players must be 18 or older.

For more information on the Pennsylvania Lottery, visit www.palottery.com.

CONTACT:
Cris Stambaugh
(717) 702-8008

SOURCE Pennsylvania Lottery

Cris Stambaugh of the Pennsylvania Lottery, +1-717-702-8008