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Tri-State Draw RFP for Auditing Services
Tri-State Draw Audit Questions/Answers
The following question was received by the deadline of 4 PM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 regarding the Tri-State Draw Audit RFP issued in January 2010. The answer to all questions was to be completed and provided to all parties by end of day on February 17, 2010. Due to the fact that only one question was received, the answer is being provided earlier.
Question: What is the rate that is now in effect for the current lottery drawings?
Answer: $80 per hour with $20 per 15 minute increment for the Weekday Drawings Monday through Friday. $85 per hour with $21.25 per 15 minute increment for the Weekend (Saturday and Sunday) Drawings.
NH Mega Millions!
Look for some Out of this World excitement on Sunday, January 31st! Mega Millions has arrived. Mega Millions tickets cost $1.00 per play. Players choose 5 numbers from a field of 1 through 56 and one Number from a field of 1 through 46 or ask for an Easy Pick and the lottery terminal will randomly select numbers for you. You can also Megaply your numbers for additional $1 and increase your non-jackpot prizes by 2X, 3X even 4 times more!
- Mega Millions jackpots start at $12 million!
- Second-tier prize amount is $250,000! If you play Megaplier® and a 4 is drawn, you could win $1,000,000!
- There are 9 ways to win!
- You can always ask your Lottery retailer for a Easy Pick and the terminal will randomly pick all your numbers for you!
- Drawings are each Tuesday and Friday at 11 PM.
Nine Ways to Win!
| Match | You Win* | Approx. Odds |
| 5 White Balls + Mega Ball | JACKPOT* | 1:175,711,536 |
| 5 White Balls | $250,000 | 1:3,904,701 |
| 4 White Balls + Mega Ball | $10,000 | 1:689,065 |
| 4 White Balls | $150 | 1:15,313 |
| 3 White Balls + Mega Ball | $150 | 1:13,781 |
| 3 White Balls | $7 | 1:306 |
| 2 White Balls + Mega Ball | $10 | 1:844 |
| 1 White Ball + Mega Ball | $3 | 1:141 |
| 0 White Balls + Mega Ball | $2 | 1:75 |
Overall odds of winning are 1:40
New Hampshire Mega Millions® Megaplier®!
Multiply your lower-tier Mega Millions® winnings up to 4 times! To play, just choose the Megaplier® feature on your Mega Millions® play slip, or ask the clerk to "Megaply" your numbers. For each set of numbers played, it costs an additional $1 to Megaply those numbers.
Then, during each Mega Millions® drawing, a Megaply number between 2 to 4 is chosen. If you Megaply your numbers and win the $2 prize level up to the $250,000 prize level, your prize is then multiplied by the Megaply number selected - 2x, 3x, up to 4 times! For example, if you win $250,000 on Mega Millions® and the Megaplier® number drawn is 4, you would win $1,000,000 ($250,000 x 4) if you purchased the Megaplier® feature. Megaplier® numbers are 2, 3 and 4. The odds of a 2 being selected are 1:10.5, the odds of a 3 being selected are 1:3, and the odds of a 4 being selected are 1:1.75.
For an extra $1: Mega Millions® with Megaplier®
| Prize | 4X | 3X | 2X |
| $250,000 | $1,000,000 | $750,000 | $500,000 |
| $10,000 | $40,000 | $30,000 | $20,000 |
| $150 | $600 | $450 | $300 |
| $150 | $600 | $450 | $300 |
$7
$10 | $28
$40 | $21
$30 | $14
$20 |
| $3 | $12 | $9 | $6 |
| $2 | $8 | $6 | $4 |
| *Megaplier® does not apply to Jackpot. | |
On Sale Now at all Lottery Retailers!
Purchase your Powerball® and Megabucks Plus Subscriptions!
Players can purchase Tri-State Megabucks Plus and Powerball/Powerball with Power Play subscriptions from any of our 1,200 lottery retailers statewide! Tri-State Megabucks Plus subscriptions may be purchased for 26 drawings ($50), 52 drawings ($100) and 104 drawings ($200). Powerball subscriptions will be available for 26 drawings ($25), 52 drawings ($50) and 104 drawings ($100). As of November 29, players will also be able to Power Play* their Powerball Subscription. When you Power Play your lucky numbers, it doubles the cost of your subscription. So a 26 draw subscription will cost $50, a 52 draw subscription will cost $100 and a year long subscription will cost $200. When purchasing a subscription from a NH Lottery Retailer, you will no longer need a NH mailing address.
When you make a subscription purchase from a retailer, you will receive two tickets. You will need to complete the first ticket with your name and address and mail it into the lottery. Once the lottery receives that, your subscription information will be entered into the lottery system and a confirmation card will be mailed out to you. Any prizes won, once your subscription is entered into our system will extend your subscription or you will receive a prize check. The 2nd ticket is a receipt for your purchase.
Please be aware that a Tri-State Megabucks Plus subscription begins automatically 4 weeks from the purchase date while Powerball subscriptions begin automatically 6 weeks from the purchase date.
*Power Play® is a special feature that allows a winner to multiply the original prize amount. Powerball players can multiply their Powerball prizes by 2, 3, 4 or 5 times (does not include the jackpot). The Match 5 prize with Power Play option will always be multiplied 5X’s for $1 million cash. The Power Play multiplier number at random before each draw. A player chooses to Power Play their numbers when they buy their Powerball subscription.
Powerball and Tri-State Megabucks Plus Subscriptions!
Purchase your own Powerball or Tri-State Megabucks Plus subscription and keep in mind, subscriptions make great gifts.
Only Subscriptions for Powerball and Tri-State Megabucks Plus are available at this time. However, for your convenience, multi-draw tickets may be purchased from any New Hampshire Lottery® Online Retailer.
Learn more about Powerball and Tri-State Megabucks Plus subscriptions and multi-draw tickets.
NH Powerball®
Now, more Powerful than ever!
We’ve packed New Hampshire’s favorite game with more fun, more excitement and a whole lot more money! We’ve raised Powerball’s® starting jackpot from $15 million to $20 million. Next, we raised the $200,000 prize to $1 million for players who Match 5 and have Power Played their winning ticket. We also lowered the overall odds of winning -- that means bigger jackpots, more often and more prizes won than ever before!
Players choose 5 numbers from a field of 1 through 59 and one Powerball® Number from a field of 1 through 39. With the change of the numbers to choose from, the overall odds of winning the jackpot prize will lengthen but the overall odds of winning will drop to 1 in 35!
Play the all new Powerball® today!
In very rare instances, the lottery may not be able to pay the stated set prize levels. In that case, the prize pools will go pari-mutuel (like the jackpot) and we will divide the prize pool among all of the winners.
NH Lottery Replay®
NH Lottery Replay® gives players the chance to enter your non-winning New Hampshire lottery tickets on the Web… free. This program allows players to enter "Replay® Codes" from their non-winning tickets (instant tickets, Powerball, Megabucks and more) at www.nhlotteryReplay®.com. Learn more about NH Lottery Replay!
NH Lottery Replay Gives You a Second Chance! A second chance to win BIG! more…
New from the lottery!
$3 Billboard® instant scratch game!
Winning has never sounded so good……with the new $3 Billboard instant scratch game from the lottery you can get two of your favorites on one ticket – win cash and free music! More than 23.000 music down loads to be won! Win up to $30,000!
How to Play: If THIS WEEK’S Billboard Chart song position is higher than LAST WEEK’S chart position, win the prize for that song (this week’s number must be lower than last week’s number in order to win the prize shown). If THIS WEEK’S Billboard Chart position is a “STAR”, win DOUBLE the prize for that song.
How to win FREE MUSIC: Scratch the BONUS BOX. Reveal a code and win FREE music downloads (see back of ticket for redemption instructions). Music Winners will be able to choose from over 3 million tracks of today’s chart topping hits available from The Billboard® Music Store (Billboard-Puretracks) in one of the following formats:
• WMA tracks – compatible with PC’s and portable music players
• MP3 tracks – compatible with PC’s, MAC’s, iPods and MPS players and MP3 enabled mobile devices.
The $3 Billboard instant scratch game is available statewide at more than 1,200 locations. Play and Win Today!
SIGN IT! IT’S YOURS! Player Protection Tips
Following the purchase of your lottery tickets, please sign the back of your tickets. The Lottery is committed to ensuring that all aspects of our games are conducted in a secure manner with fairness and integrity… click here for more information.
1. Sign the Back of Your Ticket Immediately After Purchasing.
A lottery ticket is a bearer instrument meaning that the Lottery must pay the holder (the one who “bears” it) of a winning ticket presented for payment. Signing the back of the ticket is the single most important thing you can do to help protect yourself from theft and demonstrate ownership of the ticket
2. Learn How to Play & Check your Tickets.
Find out the rules and winning combinations for the games you play in order to have an idea of how much you've won before presenting your tickets for cashing. Also, many lottery retailers have self service ticket checkers to use to find out prior to cashing in your ticket if it is a winner or not. The New Hampshire Lottery website has a great deal of information regarding the games we offer, how to win, etc.
3. Ask for a Validation Receipt When Having Your Ticket Cashed.
Prizes of $600 or less can be paid by Lottery retailers and following the validation of your ticket, a receipt is printed by the lottery terminal. If ever you are in doubt or question the amount of winnings, ask for a receipt confirming whether the ticket was a winner or the amount won. If you are told your ticket is not a winner, you may request its return. There is no reason for a retailer to keep a non-winning ticket. Most lottery retailers have a Customer Transaction Display unit which tells a player how much their tickets cost and/or when a ticket is validated, the amount of prize money won displays on the Customer Transaction Display unit.
Important Security Precautions
While the New Hampshire Lottery Commission® implements strong measures to provide secure and entertaining gaming products to its players, there are important security precautions that you should take when playing Lottery games to improve your gaming experience.
What you can do:
- Be knowledgeable of the game that you are playing.
- Sign your name on the back of the ticket.
- Scan your tickets yourself by using the ticket scanner in participating stores, or ask the clerk for a print out of winning numbers to compare to your ticket(s). Customers with internet access are invited to check the winning numbers on-line at http://www.nhlottery.org/
- When presenting your on-line ticket to a clerk for validation, read the consumer display graphics screen which indicates a winning ticket and prize or a non-winning ticket. Listen for the audible message that sounds "congratulations-you’re a winner" or "sorry-not a winner". The same is true for instant scratch tickets with the exception that there is no audible for non-winning tickets. The graphics screen will indicate a non-winning ticket.
- If your ticket is a non-winner, you may ask the clerk to print a receipt and return both the receipt and the ticket to you.
- If your ticket is a winning ticket, you may ask the clerk to show you the receipt as proof of the prize amount. The clerk retains winning tickets and cash receipts for record keeping.
- Remember that single prizes of $599.00 or greater, must be claimed at New Hampshire Lottery headquarters located at 14 Integra Drive in Concord, New Hampshire.
- Please play responsibly.
Sincerely,
Leonard Mannino
Chief Security Officer
New Hampshire Lottery® Gift Certificates!
Sometimes the biggest gifts come in the smallest packages! Learn more about NH Lottery Gift Certificates.
Do you have a question for the lottery?
Do you have a question about the lottery that you can't find the answer to within this website? Or maybe you need some help navigating our website to find out the answer to your question? Or maybe you’re wondering about the prizes for an instant game or you have a question about a lottery retailer. Just click on "contact us" found at the top of the page. On our Contact Us page you'll find our mailing address, and the physical address for lottery headquarters as well as a spot to email us a question. With your question in hand, go ahead and email us. We look forward to hearing from you.
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