NASCAR Powerball Playoff™ Fridays Facebook Contest Rules – 2025
1. Promotion Overview
1.1. The Texas Lottery (TLC) will conduct a promotional contest on its official Facebook account over five (5) separate rounds that will be conducted on each of the five (5) Fridays in May 2025. A total of forty-five (45) winners will be selected, with nine (9) winners chosen each week. Each winner is eligible to receive one (1) Powerball® prize pack from the Texas Lottery and one (1) entry into the 2025 NASCAR Powerball Playoff™ – a separate national contest featuring a series of semifinal drawings to be conducted by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) for additional chances to win prizes.
1.2. Each Friday in May 2025 at Noon CT (May 2, May 9, May 16, May 23 and May 30) the TLC will post one (1) NASCAR trivia question. The first nine (9) first-in-time eligible Entrants to correctly answer the trivia question each week will be selected as TLC winners, for a total of forty-five (45) winners over the five (5) weeks.
1.3. The first nine (9) eligible Entrants each week to correctly answer the posted trivia question for that week, as determined by the TLC, will receive one (1) Powerball®-branded prize pack from the Texas Lottery, and one (1) entry into the 2025 NASCAR Powerball Playoff™, pending the completion and submission of a Debt Set-off Form and the results. No purchase is necessary to enter. All decisions of the TLC regarding entries, determination of winning answers or disqualification of entries are final.
2. Definitions
2.1. TLC – Texas Lottery Commission.
2.2. Entrant – A Facebook user who submits a comment (correct letter to the multiple-choice question) to enter the promotion.
2.3. Executive Director – the Executive Director of the TLC or his/her designee.
2.4. Facebook– the features and services available from www.facebook.com.
2.5. TLC winner – An entrant that is selected as one (1) of the forty-five (45) persons who have won a Powerball®-branded prize pack from the Texas Lottery, and an entry into the 2025 NASCAR Powerball Playoff™ to be conducted by the Multi-State Lottery Association.
2.6. Powerball®- Powerball is a Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) lottery draw game offered by all Lotteries that have agreed to MUSL's Powerball Group Rules.
2.7. Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) - a government-benefit association wholly owned and operated by the MUSL Party Lotteries.
3. Eligibility to Enter
3.1. This promotion is open to Facebook users who meet the eligibility requirements described here.
3.2. Those who are not eligible to win this promotion include persons prohibited by the Texas State Lottery Act from purchasing a lottery ticket for TLC games (including minors, TLC vendors, and TLC employees and their immediate families) or those who fail to meet other entry requirements described in these rules or the Facebook contest post. Such individuals are not permitted to submit entries and are not eligible to win in this promotion.
3.3. Each Entrant is eligible to win only one contest round during this promotion.
3.4. All entries must be submitted from a location within the state of Texas.
3.5. Each selected TLC Winner must provide a valid Texas address. Only one (1) winner per entry address.
3.6. Entrants must be eighteen (18) years of age or older to enter.
3.7. If there are not enough unique eligible Entrants in the entry pool to award all entries the prize at the conclusion of the promotion period, then the agency reserves the right to extend the promotion and any contest round(s), or add contest round(s) to determine additional Entrant(s) to award the prize(s) as necessary.
4. Prize Details
4.1. After the TLC receives a completed Debt Set-Off Form from the TLC Winner, and verifies they are not a restricted player, the TLC Winner will receive one (1) Powerball® prize pack. Upon verification that no debts are owed to the State of Texas, the TLC Winner will qualify for one (1) entry into the 2025 NASCAR Powerball Playoff™ – a separate national contest featuring a series of semifinal drawings conducted by the Multi-State Lottery Association.
5. How to Enter
5.1. Details for the promotional trivia contest requirements will be revealed in a Facebook post at the start of each contest round on the official TLC Facebook page. Facebook users will comment with the correct answer in the comments section of that post during the designated time period for entry. Entries edited after submission will not be considered.
5.2. Each Entrant selected as a TLC Winner in a promotional contest must provide their full legal name, valid Texas address, email address, phone number and other information as requested. Contact information will be used for communications regarding prizes only. By responding and providing this information to the TLC, the Entrant hereby certifies under penalty of law that the Entrant is eighteen (18) years of age or older and is not otherwise ineligible (as defined under Section 3), as required by the rules of this promotion.
5.3. Each Entrant agrees that providing an entry into a promotional contest constitutes an explicit agreement to abide by these rules governing the promotion and an explicit agreement to all disclaimers and releases under Section 9.
6. Entry Requirements
6.1. All entries must conform to the TLC Social Media Guidelines and Comment Policy.
6.2. The TLC, at its sole discretion, may reject any entry that does not meet the entry requirements.
6.3. Once each contest round has ended, the TLC will send a message through Facebook Messenger to the TLC Winner requesting the information that the TLC needs to verify eligibility. The TLC Winner has five (5) calendar days to submit information to the TLC to confirm their eligibility for a prize. Additionally, all TLC Winners will be subject to a check for delinquent debts owed to the State of Texas. To be officially admitted into the 2025 NASCAR Powerball Playoff™, the TLC Winner must successfully pass this check.
6.4. Upon receiving the required information, the TLC will follow-up with the TLC Winner via email with a Debt Set-Off Form for the TLC Winner to complete, sign and submit. The TLC Winner must provide the TLC with the completed and signed form within seven (7) calendar days from the email sent date. Forms received after the deadline will result in disqualification and the TLC will select an alternate in accordance with 7.3 of these Rules.
6.5. Once the debt-setoff check is complete, the TLC Winner will be notified of the result.
7. Determination of Winners
7.1. The first nine (9) eligible Entrants to successfully answer the weekly trivia question during the designated time period will be notified of their selection via Facebook Messenger. The TLC Winner has five (5) calendar days, or a time period as specified by the TLC, to submit required information to the TLC.
7.2. TLC Winners in this contest will be eligible to receive the Powerball® prize pack prize upon the TLC’s receipt of the completed Debt Set-off Form or required information, provided by the methods outlined in Section 6.4 of the contest rules and submitted by the deadline stated in the email or letter to the winner. Entry into the NASCAR Powerball Playoff™, a separate national contest to be conducted by MUSL, is contingent upon no outstanding debts owed to the State of Texas.
7.3. In the event a TLC winner is ineligible, fails to complete the entry requirements, is a restricted player, owes debts to the State of Texas, or otherwise is unable to accept the prize, the TLC will select the next eligible entrant (an alternate) whose answer was correct in the comments section of the Facebook post for the particular contest round, and will be awarded in accordance with the requirements of 7.1 and 7.2.
7.4. All decisions of the TLC regarding the determination of and eligibility of winners, and disqualification of entries, are within the sole discretion of the TLC and are final.
8. Prize Claims
8.1. After a TLC Winner has been identified, the TLC will contact each winner using the contact information provided to make arrangements for awarding them a Powerball® prize pack and their entry into the 2025 NASCAR Powerball Playoff™. Winners acknowledge that their name and contact information will be provided to MUSL for entry into the NASCAR Powerball Playoff™.
8.2. Each TLC Winner will be required to confirm eligibility prior to the award of a prize.
8.3. If the TLC is unable to contact a TLC Winner using the contact information provided within the deadline specified by the TLC, or the winner fails to complete the process set forth in these contest rules, the TLC may award the prize to the next eligible Entrant as provided in Section 7.3 of these rules.
8.4. Once all TLC Winners are verified, their names will be available by request at socialmedia@lottery.state.tx.us.
8.5. No cash equivalent of the prizes will be awarded, and prizes are not exchangeable, assignable, or otherwise transferable.
8.6. The TLC shall not be responsible for any additional federal, state, or local taxes that may become due.
9. Disclaimers and Release
9.1. Entrants determined to be restricted Texas Lottery players or have warrant holds (delinquent debts owed to the State of Texas) will not be eligible for entry into MUSL’s NASCAR Powerball Playoff. Due to the short time frame to submit entries to MUSL, entrants with delinquent debt owed to the state will not be granted an opportunity or extension within the contest period to clear their debts to be eligible in this contest.
9.2. The TLC does not guarantee that the promotion or any promotional event will be conducted during any specific time period, and promotional contests or other promotional events may be discontinued at any time.
9.3. The TLC does not guarantee any particular dollar value of prizes or number of winning tickets in any particular prize pack tendered as a prize in this promotion.
9.4. Although information about TLC promotions may be accessed through www.facebook.com, TLC promotions are in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook or Meta.
9.5. Information provided for this promotion will be collected by the TLC, not Facebook or Meta.
9.6. By submitting an entry for the promotion, each Entrant grants the TLC permission to use their name and entry, photo or other submission in all TLC publications and advertising, including, but not limited to social media sites, without payment or other consideration or compensation. Entrants hereby irrevocably grant the TLC a perpetual license to use, edit, alter, copy, exhibit, publish and distribute their entry or other submission for purposes of publicizing the TLC or for any other lawful purpose, and thereby waive any right to royalties or other compensation that may arise from the use of the entry photographs or other submissions. In addition, Entrants waive the right to inspect or approve the finished product, including written or electronic copy, wherein their photo, video, essay, or other submission may appear.
9.7. A TLC Winner acknowledges their name, hometown, contents of submission, including written, photo and/or video, may be included in a news release and will be disseminated to the media for possible publication and broadcast in print or digital formats.
9.8 Each Entrant hereby releases the State of Texas, the Texas Lottery Commission, their partners in this promotion, and all of their agents and employees from any and all liability or claims arising from participation in the promotion. Each Entrant further agrees to hold harmless and release, and forever discharge the TLC and its commissioners, directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives and assigns, together with Facebook, from all claims, demands, and causes of action which Entrants, their heirs, representatives, executors, administrators, or any other persons acting on an Entrant’s behalf or on behalf of an Entrant’s estate have or may have by reason of an Entrant’s participation in the promotion and any promotional event.
9.9 TLC is not responsible for incomplete, lost, late, damaged, illegible, garbled, misdirected, or forged entries or for any technical problems, malfunctions of any telephone lines, computer systems, servers, providers, hardware/software, lost or unavailable network connections, information resources, or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions or any combination thereof. TLC is not responsible for any damage to any individual’s computer or telephone system/software related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this promotion and any promotional event.
9.10 PLAY RESPONSIBLY. Must be 18 or older to purchase a Texas Lottery® ticket or to enter a promotional second-chance drawing or other promotional contest or event. The Texas Lottery supports Texas education and veterans. ©2025 Texas Lottery Commission.
9.11 The TLC is a participating jurisdiction in the NASCAR Powerball Playoff™, however, it does not oversee how the NASCAR Powerball Playoff™ is conducted or how winners are chosen and prizes awarded in that contest. Any questions regarding the NASCAR Powerball Playoff™ should be directed to MUSL. More information regarding that promotion may be found: https://www.powerball.com/nascar-powerball-playoff.
9.12 NASCAR® is a registered trademark of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. Copyright© 2025 National Association for Stock Car Racing, LLC. All Rights Reserved. NASCAR, LLC is not a sponsor of this promotion.
10. Termination
10.1. The TLC Executive Director or designee may at any time and without advance notice, suspend or terminate this promotion, or any specific promotional event, at which point no further entries will be accepted and no further prizes awarded in the promotion or the specific promotional event, as applicable.