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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 99-1761

NOTICES

Pennsylvania $1 Million Holiday Gift Instant Lottery Game

[29 Pa.B. 5459]

   Under the State Lottery Law (72 P. S. §§ 3761-101--3761-314), and 61 Pa. Code § 819.203 (relating to notice of instant game rules), the Secretary of Revenue hereby provides public notice of the rules for the following instant lottery game:

   1.  Name: The name of the game is Pennsylvania $1 Million Holiday Gift.

   2.  Price: The price of a Pennsylvania $1 Million Holiday Gift instant lottery game ticket is $5.00.

   3.  Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania $1 Million Holiday Gift instant lottery game ticket will contain one play area featuring one ''Winning Numbers'' area and one ''Your Numbers'' area. The play symbols and their captions located in the ''Winning Numbers'' area and the ''Your Numbers'' area are: 1 (ONE), 2 (TWO), 3 (THR), 4 (FOR), 5 (FIV), 6 (SIX), 7 (SVN), 8 (EGT), 9 (NIN), 10 (TEN), 11 (ELEVN), 12 (TWELV), 13 (THRTN), 14 (FORTN), 15 (FIFTN), 16 (SIXTN), 17 (SVNTN), 18 (EGHTN), 19 (NINTN) and 20 (TWENTY).

   4.  Prize Play Symbols: The prize play symbols and their captions located in the ''Your Numbers'' area are: $5.00 (FIV DOL), $10.00 (TEN DOL), $15$ (FIFTEEN), $20$ (TWENTY), $25$ (TWY FIV), $50$ (FIFTY), $75$ (SVY FIV), $100 (ONE HUN), $500 (FIV HUN), $5,000 (FIV THO) and MILLION (ONE MIL).

   5.  Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are $5, $10, $15, $20, $25, $50, $75, $100, $500, $5,000 and $1,000,000. The player can win up to ten times on a ticket.

   6.  Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game: Approximately 2,160,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania $1 Million Holiday Gift instant lottery game.

   7.  Determination of Prize Winners:

   (a)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Winning Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of MILLION (ONE MIL) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000,000.

   (b)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Winning Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $5,000 (FIV THO) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5,000.

   (c)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Winning Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $500 (FIV HUN) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $500.

   (d)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Winning Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $100 (ONE HUN) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

   (e)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Winning Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $75$ (SVY FIV) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $75.

   (f)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Winning Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $50$ (FIFTY) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50.

   (g)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Winning Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $25$ (TWY FIV) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $25.

   (h)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Winning Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $20$ (TWENTY) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.

   (i)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Winning Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $15$ (FIFTEEN) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $15.

   (j)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Winning Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

   (k)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Winning Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5.

   8.  Number and Description of Prizes and Approximate Odds: The following table sets forth the approximate number of winners, amounts of prizes, and approximate odds of winning:

Match Any Of Your NumbersApproximate No. of
To Either Of The Winning NumbersApproximateWinners Per 2,160,000
With Prize(s) Of:WinOddsTickets
$5 $5 1:4.80 450,000
$5 x 2 $10 1:37.50 57,600
$10 $10 1:150 14,400
$5 x 3 $15 1:150 14,400
$5 + $10 $15 1:150 14,400
$15 $15 1:300 7,200
$5 x 4 $20 1:300 7,200
$5 x 2 + $10 $20 1:300 7,200
$10 x 2 $20 1:300 7,200
$15 + $5 $20 1:300 7,200
$20 $20 1:300 7,200
$5 x 5 $25 1:600 3,600
$5 x 2 + $15 $25 1:600 3,600
$10 x 2 + $5 $25 1:600 3,600
$15 + $10 $25 1:600 3,600
$25 $25 1:600 3,600
$5 x 10 $50 1:1,500 1,440
$5 x 2 + $20 x 2 $50 1:1,333 1,620
$5 x 8 + $10 $50 1:1,500 1,440
$5 x 5 + $10 x $15 $50 1:1,333 1,620
$25 x 2 $50 1:4,000 540
$50 $50 1:4,000 540
$25 x 3 $75 1:20,000 108
$15 x 5 $75 1:20,000 108
$20 x 3 + $15 $75 1:24,000 90
$5 x 5 + $25 x 2 $75 1:40,000 54
$15 x 4 + $5 x 3 $75 1:40,000 54
$75 $75 1:120,000 18
$5 x 8 + $10 x $50 $100 1:24,000 90
$10 x 10 $100 1:24,000 90
$10 x 8 + $20 $100 1:30,000 72
$50 x 2 $100 1:40,000 54
$25 x 4 $100 1:40,000 54
$20 x 5 $100 1:40,000 54
$100 $100 1:120,000 18
$50 x 10 $500 1:86,400 25
$100 x 5 $500 1:108,000 20
$500 $500 1:432,000 5
$5,000 $5,000 1:432,000 5
$1,000,000 $1,000,000 1:1,080,000 2

   9.  Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania $1 Million Holiday Gift instant lottery game tickets. The conduct of the game will be governed by 61 Pa. Code § 819.222 (relating to retailer bonuses and incentives).

   10.  Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania $1 Million Holiday Gift, prize money from winning Pennsylvania $1 Million Holiday Gift instant lottery game tickets will be retained by the Secretary for payment to the persons entitled thereto. If no claim is made within 1 year of the announced close of the Pennsylvania $1 Million Holiday Gift instant lottery game, the right of a ticket holder to claim the prize represented by the ticket, if any, will expire and the prize money will be paid into the State Lottery Fund and used for purposes provided for by statute.

   11.  Governing Law: In purchasing a ticket, the customer agrees to comply with and abide by the State Lottery Law (72 P. S. §§ 3761-101--3761-314), the regulations contained in 61 Pa. Code Part V (relating to State Lotteries) and the provisions contained in this notice.

   12.  Termination of the Game: The Secretary may announce a termination date, after which no further tickets from this game may be sold. The announcement will be disseminated through media used to advertise or promote Pennsylvania $1 Million Holiday Gift or through normal communications methods.

ROBERT A. JUDGE, Sr.,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-1761. Filed for public inspection October 15, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]



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