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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 14-1057

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT
OF REVENUE

Pennsylvania $500 Frenzy '14 Instant Lottery Game

[44 Pa.B. 2949]
[Saturday, May 17, 2014]

 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 $500 Frenzy '14.

 2. Price: The price of a Pennsylvania $500 Frenzy '14 instant lottery game ticket is $5.

 3. Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania $500 Frenzy '14 instant lottery game ticket will contain one play area featuring a ''WINNING NUMBERS'' area and a ''YOUR NUMBERS'' area. The play symbols and their captions located in the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' area are: 1 (ONE), 2 (TWO), 3 (THREE), 4 (FOUR), 5 (FIVE), 6 (SIX), 7 (SEVEN), 8 (EIGHT), 9 (NINE), 10 (TEN), 11 (ELEVN), 12 (TWLV), 13 (THRTN), 14 (FORTN), 15 (FIFTN), 16 (SIXTN), 17 (SVNTN), 18 (EGHTN), 19 (NINTN), 20 (TWENT), 21 (TWYONE), 22 (TWYTWO), 23 (TWYTHR), 24 (TWYFOR), 25 (TWYFIV), 26 (TWYSIX), 27 (TWYSVN), 28 (TWYEGT), 29 (TWYNIN) and 30 (THIRTY). The play symbols and their captions located in the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' area are: 1 (ONE), 2 (TWO), 3 (THREE), 4 (FOUR), 5 (FIVE), 6 (SIX), 7 (SEVEN), 8 (EIGHT), 9 (NINE), 10 (TEN), 11 (ELEVN), 12 (TWLV), 13 (THRTN), 14 (FORTN), 15 (FIFTN), 16 (SIXTN), 17 (SVNTN), 18 (EGHTN), 19 (NINTN), 20 (TWENT), 21 (TWYONE), 22 (TWYTWO), 23 (TWYTHR), 24 (TWYFOR), 25 (TWYFIV), 26 (TWYSIX), 27 (TWYSVN), 28 (TWYEGT), 29 (TWYNIN), 30 (THIRTY), $500 Burst (WIN500) symbol and a FRENZY (FRENZY) symbol.

 4. Prize Symbols: The prize symbols and their captions located in the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' area are: $5.00 (FIV DOL), $10.00 (TEN DOL), $15.00 (FIFTN), $20.00 (TWENTY), $40.00 (FORTY), $50.00 (FIFTY), $100 (ONE HUN), $500 (FIV HUN), $5,000 (FIV THO) and $100,000 (ONEHUNTHO).

 5. Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are: $5, $10, $15, $20, $40, $50, $100, $500, $5,000 and $100,000. A player can win up to 12 times on a ticket.

 6. Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game: Approximately 9,600,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania $500 Frenzy '14 instant lottery game.

 7. Determination of Prize Winners:

 (a) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches any of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $100,000 (ONEHUNTHO) appears in the ''prize'' area under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100,000.

 (b) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches any of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $5,000 (FIV THO) appears in the ''prize'' area 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 any of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $500 (FIV HUN) appears in the ''prize'' area 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 is a FRENZY (FRENZY) symbol, and a prize symbol of $500 (FIV HUN) appears in the ''prize'' area under the FRENZY (FRENZY) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $500.

 (e) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a $500 Burst (WIN500) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $500.

 (f) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches any of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $100 (ONE HUN) appears in the ''prize'' area under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

 (g) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a FRENZY (FRENZY) symbol, and a prize symbol of $100 (ONE HUN) appears in the ''prize'' area under the FRENZY (FRENZY) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

 (h) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches any of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $50.00 (FIFTY) appears in the ''prize'' area under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50.

 (i) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a FRENZY (FRENZY) symbol, and a prize symbol of $50.00 (FIFTY) appears in the ''prize'' area under the FRENZY (FRENZY) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50.

 (j) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches any of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $40.00 (FORTY) appears in the ''prize'' area under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $40.

 (k) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a FRENZY (FRENZY) symbol, and a prize symbol of $40.00 (FORTY) appears in the ''prize'' area under the FRENZY (FRENZY) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $40.

 (l) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches any of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $20.00 (TWENTY) appears in the ''prize'' area under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.

 (m) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a FRENZY (FRENZY) symbol, and a prize symbol of $20.00 (TWENTY) appears in the ''prize'' area under the FRENZY (FRENZY) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.

 (n) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches any of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $15.00 (FIFTN) appears in the ''prize'' area under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $15.

 (o) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a FRENZY (FRENZY) symbol, and a prize symbol of $15.00 (FIFTN) appears in the ''prize'' area under the FRENZY (FRENZY) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $15.

 (p) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches any of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appears in the ''prize'' area under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

 (q) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a FRENZY (FRENZY) symbol, and a prize symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appears in the ''prize'' area under the FRENZY (FRENZY) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

 (r) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches any of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears in the ''prize'' area under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5.

 (s) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a FRENZY (FRENZY) symbol, and a prize symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears in the ''prize'' area under the FRENZY (FRENZY) 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:

When Any Of Your Numbers Match
Any Winning Number, Win Prize
Shown Under The Matching
Number. Win With:
Win: Approximate
Odds Are 1 In:
Approximate No.
Of Winners Per
9,600,000 Tickets:
$5 w/ FRENZY $5 15 640,000
$5 $5 20 480,000
$10 w/ FRENZY $10 30 320,000
$10 $10 60 160,000
$5 × 3 $15 200 48,000
$15 w/ FRENZY $15 150 64,000
$15 $15 200 48,000
$5 × 4 $20 600 16,000
($10 w/ FRENZY) × 2 $20 300 32,000
$20 w/ FRENZY $20 200 48,000
$20 $20 600 16,000
$5 × 8 $40 600 16,000
($10 w/ FRENZY) × 4 $40 600 16,000
$40 w/ FRENZY $40 600 16,000
$40 $40 600 16,000
$10 × 5 $50 600 16,000
($20 × 2) + $10 $50 600 16,000
$50 w/ FRENZY $50 600 16,000
$50 $50 600 16,000
$10 × 10 $100 6,000 1,600
$20 × 5 $100 12,000 800
($10 × 8) + ($5 × 4) $100 6,000 1,600
($10 w/ FRENZY) × 10 $100 6,000 1,600
$100 w/ FRENZY $100 6,000 1,600
$100 $100 12,000 800
$100 × 5 $500 6,000 1,600
($50 × 2) + ($40 × 10) $500 4,615 2,080
$500 w/ $500 BURST $500 705.88 13,600
$500 w/ FRENZY $500 4,000 2,400
$500 $500 3,000 3,200
($500 w/ $500 BURST) × 10 $5,000 800,000 12
$5,000 $5,000 800,000 12
$100,000 $100,000 960,000 10
Reveal a ''FRENZY'' (FRENZY) symbol, win prize shown under it automatically.
Reveal a ''$500 BURST'' (WIN500) symbol, win $500 instantly.

 Prizes, including top prizes, are subject to availability at the time of purchase.

 9. Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy Second-Chance Drawings' Requirements:

 (a) Non-winning PA-1086 $1,000 Frenzy, PA-1087 $500 Frenzy, PA-1088 $100 Frenzy, and PA-1089 $25 Frenzy instant lottery tickets (''Qualifying Tickets'') are eligible for entry in the Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance drawings. Entrants must be members of the Pennsylvania Lottery VIP Players Club to participate in the Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance drawings. To join the VIP Players Club, visit http://www.palottery.state.pa.us/Vip-Players-Club/Login.aspx. Becoming a VIP Players Club member is free.

 (b) To enter the Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance drawings, entrants must enter the identifying information from at least one Qualifying Ticket into the entry form accessible exclusively via the Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy promotional website during the entry period for the drawings. Identifying information from a Qualifying Ticket may only be entered once in the Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance drawings.

 (c) The number of entries an entrant will receive for the Pennsylvania Summer Frenzy second-chance drawings is determined by the purchase price of the Qualifying Ticket entered. The respective purchase prices and corresponding number of entries for Qualifying Tickets are as follows: PA-1086 $1,000 Frenzy ($10) = 10 entries; PA-1087 $500 Frenzy ($5) = 5 entries; PA-1088 $100 Frenzy ($2) = 2 entries; and PA-1089 $25 Frenzy ($1) = 1 entry.

 (d) The entry form must be completed in its entirety and the information supplied by the entrant must be accurate. Incomplete entry forms cannot be submitted.

 (e) Only one claimant per entry allowed.

 (f) Entrants must be 18 years of age or older.

 (g) Entry is limited to entrants that indicate, at the time of submitting an entry, that their entry is being submitted from an internet connected device located within Pennsylvania.

 (h) Entries must be submitted via the Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy promotional website available at http://www.palottery.com. Entries mailed or hand-delivered to the Pennsylvania Lottery are not valid and will be disqualified.

 (i) Players may submit unlimited Qualifying Tickets in the Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance drawings.

 10. Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy Second-Chance Drawings and Prizes:

 (a) The Lottery will conduct three second-chance drawings. Drawing entries are cumulative and are eligible for all Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance drawings that occur after the entry is made. All time references in this section are Eastern Time.

 (1) All Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance drawings entries received after 11:59:59 p.m. May 18, 2014, through 11:59:59 p.m. June 26, 2014, will be entered in the Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy Drawing #1, held between June 27, 2014 and July 2, 2014. The first through the fiftieth winners selected in the Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy Drawing #1 shall each be entitled to a prize of $1,000. This prize shall be paid as a lump-sum cash payment.

 (2) All Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance drawings entries received after 11:59:59 p.m. May 18, 2014, through 11:59:59 p.m. July 31, 2014, will be entered in the Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy Drawing #2, held between August 1, 2014 and August 6, 2014. The first through the fifteenth winners selected in the Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy Drawing #2 shall be entitled to a prize of $5,000. This prize shall be paid as a lump-sum cash payment.

 (3) All Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance drawings entries received after 11:59:59 p.m. May 18, 2014, through 11:59:59 p.m. August 28, 2014, will be entered in the Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy Drawing #3, held between August 29, 2014 and September 3, 2014. The first through the tenth winners selected in the Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy Drawing #3 shall each be entitled to a prize of $10,000, less required federal income tax withholding. This prize shall be paid as a lump-sum cash payment.

 (b) The winners of the Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy drawings will be posted to the Summer Frenzy promotional website and palottery.com.

 11. Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy Second-Chance Drawings Restrictions:

 (a) The odds of an entry being selected in a Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance drawing depend upon the number of entries received for that drawing.

 (b) To be eligible for a particular Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance drawing, entrants must have complied with the requirements of these rules.

 (c) The Lottery is not responsible for late, lost or misdirected entries not entered into the Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance drawings. The Lottery is not responsible for entries that are not entered into the Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance drawings because of incompatible internet browsers or other technical issues. If a Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance drawings entry is selected as a winner and rejected during or following a Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance drawing, the Lottery will select another entry to replace the rejected entry in accordance with these rules and Lottery procedure.

 (d) A computer-generated randomizer will be used to select the winners.

 (e) An entrant may only win the prize for which they are first selected in each of the Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance drawings. Subsequent entries, from the same entrant, selected in the same Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance drawing will be disqualified for that drawing and a replacement entry will be selected.

 (f) If any discrepancy exists between these rules and any material describing the Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance drawings, these rules shall govern.

 (g) Employees of the Pennsylvania Lottery, MARC Advertising, Scientific Games International Inc., MDI Entertainment, LLC, and their subcontractors, or a spouse, child, brother, sister or parent residing as a member of the same household in the principal place of residence of any such person are not eligible to participate in the Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance drawings. Offer void where prohibited or restricted.

 (h) The Pennsylvania Lottery reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend one or more of the Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance drawings, and change these rules if one or more of the Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance drawings cannot be conducted as planned due to errors in these rules or advertising, unauthorized intervention, tampering, fraud, technical errors, viruses, worms, bugs, or any other cause beyond the control of the Pennsylvania Lottery that, in the Pennsylvania Lottery's sole judgment, could corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of one or more of the Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance drawings.

 (i) All entries shall be subject to verification by the Pennsylvania Lottery.

 (j) The Pennsylvania Lottery reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify an entrant found to be tampering with the operation of the Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance Promotion or associated drawings or to be acting in violation of these rules or applicable law.

 (k) The Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance drawings are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Applicable laws and regulations apply.

 (l) Prizes must be claimed within one year of the drawing date of the drawing in which the prize was won. If no claim is made within one year of the date of the drawing in which the prize was won, the right of an entrant to claim the prize won, if any, will expire and the prize money will be paid into the State Lottery Fund and used for purposes provided by statute.

 (m) Final determination of winners will be made by the Secretary, whose judgment will be final and binding.

 (n) The payment of a prize awarded in the Pennsylvania Lottery's Summer Frenzy second-chance drawings to a person who dies before receiving the prize shall be paid according to 61 Pa. Code § 811.16 (relating to prizes payable after death of a prize winner).

 (o) A winner is responsible for all taxes arising from or in connection with any prize won.

 12. Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Program for retailers who sell Pennsylvania $500 Frenzy '14 instant lottery game tickets.

 13. Retailer Bonus: The Lottery may offer a retailer bonus in connection with the sale of Pennsylvania instant lottery game tickets. If a retailer bonus is offered, a Lottery retailer shall be eligible for a bonus as described in this section. Lottery retailers who sell a winning ticket that entitles the ticket holder to a prize, either payable in a single installment or having a guaranteed minimum payout, of at least $100,000 and not exceeding $500,000 shall be paid a bonus of $500. Lottery retailers who sell a winning ticket that entitles the ticket holder to a prize, either payable in a single installment or having a guaranteed minimum payout, of at least $500,001 and not exceeding $1,000,000 shall be paid a bonus of $5,000. Lottery retailers who sell a winning ticket that entitles the ticket holder to a prize, either payable in a single installment or having a guaranteed minimum payout, of at least $1,000,001 and not exceeding $10,000,000 shall be paid a bonus of $10,000. A Lottery retailer is entitled only to the largest bonus for which he qualifies on a winning ticket. A bonus will be initiated for payment after the instant ticket is claimed and validated. A bonus will not be awarded to a Lottery retailer that sells a non-winning Pennsylvania Lottery instant ticket used to enter a Pennsylvania Lottery second-chance drawing or promotion that is subsequently selected to win a prize.

 14. Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania $500 Frenzy '14, prize money from winning Pennsylvania $500 Frenzy '14 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 $500 Frenzy '14 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.

 15. 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), 61 Pa. Code Part V (relating to State Lotteries) and the provisions contained in this notice.

 16. 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 $500 Frenzy '14 or through normal communications methods.

DANIEL MEUSER, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-1057. Filed for public inspection May 16, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]



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