Section 10-16-07-03 - Prize pool and payment1. 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 winning play | $22,000 | | $44,000 |
| Number of grand prize winning plays | x7 | | x4 |
| Total value of grand prize winning plays | $154,000 | | $176,000 |
| Maximum number of grand prize winning plays | | 10 | |
| Actual number of grand prize winning plays | | 11 | |
| Ratio of maximum number to actual number | .909090 | | .909090 |
| Total pari-mutuel amount available for prizes | $140,000 | | $160,000 |
| Number of grand prize winning plays | ÷7 | | ÷4 |
| Pari-mutuel amount of each winning play | $20,000 | | $40,000 |
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. N.D. Admin Code 10-16-07-03
Effective Novembers, 2005; amended effective February 22, 2008.General Authority: NDCC 53-12.1-13
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-12.1-13