Prize pool and payment.

10-16-07-03. Prize pool and payment. 1. The prize pool for all prize categories must consist of fifty-one percent of each draw period's sales after the prize reserve account is funded. 2. The prize pool percentage allocated to prizes must be carried forward to a subsequent draw if all or a portion of it is not needed to pay the prizes awarded in the current draw. 3. If there are more than ten grand prize winning plays in a draw, the following applies: a. For a draw on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the maximum grand prize liability is two hundred twenty thousand dollars which is paid on a pari-mutuel basis among all grand prize winning plays. b. For a draw on Tuesday, the maximum grand prize liability is four hundred forty thousand dollars which is paid on a pari-mutuel basis among the grand prize winning plays based on each type of prize. For example, if there are seven standard grand prize winning plays ($22,000) and four Tuesday double grand prize winning plays ($44,000), each standard winning play would be allocated $20,000 and each Tuesday double grand prize winning play would be allocated $40,000, computed as follows: Standard Prize Tuesday Double Prize Value of each grand prize $22,000 $44,000 winning play Number of grand prize winning x7 x4 plays Total value of grand prize $154,000 $176,000 winning plays Maximum number of grand 10 prize winning plays Actual number of grand prize 11 winning plays Ratio of maximum number to .909090 .909090 actual number Total pari-mutuel amount $140,000 $160,000 available for prizes Number of grand prize winning ÷7 ÷4 plays Pari-mutuel amount of each $20,000 $40,000 winning play 4. A "free ticket" prize must be a free quick pick 2BY2 ticket for the next upcoming draw. 5. The lottery may not pay a grand or set cash prize until after it receives authorization from the MUSL. The lottery may pay the prize before it receives the funds from the MUSL. History: Effective November 8, 2005; amended effective February 22, 2008; January 1, 2026. General Authority: NDCC 53-12.1-13 2 Law Implemented: NDCC 53-12.1-13