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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 97-1749

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Pennsylvania Holiday Cash For Life Instant Lottery Game

[27 Pa.B. 5653]

   Under the State Lottery Law (72 P. S. §§ 3761-1--3761-15), 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 Holiday Cash For Life.

   2.  Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Holiday Cash For Life instant lottery game ticket is $5.00.

   3.  Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania Holiday Cash For Life instant lottery game ticket will contain one play area featuring a ''Lucky #'s'' area and a ''Your Numbers'' area. The play symbols and their captions located in the ''Lucky #'s'' area and ''Your Numbers'' area are: 1 (ONE), 2 (TWO), 3 (THREE), 4 (FOUR), 5 (FIVE), 6 (SIX), 7 (SEVEN), 8 (EGT), 9 (NINE), 10 (TEN), 11 (ELEVN), 12 (TWLV), 13 (THRTN), 14 (FORTN), 15 (FIFTN), 16 (SIXTN), 17 (SNTN), 18 (EGTN), 19 (NINTN) and 20 (TWTY).

   4.  Prize Play Symbols: The prize play symbols and their captions located in the play area are: $5.00 (FIVE DOL), $10.00 (TEN DOL), $20$ (TWENTY), $50$ (FIFTY), $100 (ONE HUN), $500 (FIV HUN), $20,000 (TWY THO) and LIFE ($5,000/MONTH).

   5.  Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500, $20,000 and $5,000 a month for life ($1.2 million lifetime minimum). The player can win up to ten times on a ticket.

   6.  Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game: Approximately 4,080,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Holiday Cash For Life instant lottery game.

   7.  Determination of Prize Winners:

   (a)  Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Lucky #'s'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of LIFE ($5,000/MONTH) appears under the ''Your Numbers'' play symbol that matches the ''Lucky #'s'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5,000 a month for life ($1.2 million lifetime minimum) which will be paid by an initial cash payment of $60,000 plus equal annual payments of $60,000 over the lifetime of the winner and continuing under the provisions of 61 Pa. Code § 811.16 (relating to prizes payable after death of prize winner) until the $1.2 million minimum has been paid. If the winner of the Pennsylvania Holiday Cash For Life is younger than 18 years of age, the winner will not begin to receive the prize until the winner reaches 18 years of age. Only one claimant per ticket allowed.

   (b)  Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Lucky #'s'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $20,000 (TWY THO) appears under the ''Your Numbers'' play symbol that matches the ''Lucky #'s'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20,000.

   (c)  Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Lucky #'s'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $500 (FIV HUN) appears under the ''Your Numbers'' play symbol that matches the ''Lucky #'s'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $500.

   (d)  Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Lucky #'s'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $100 (ONE HUN) appears under the ''Your Numbers'' play symbol that matches the ''Lucky #'s'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

   (e)  Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Lucky #'s'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $50$ (FIFTY) appears under the ''Your Numbers'' play symbol that matches the ''Lucky #'s'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50.

   (f)  Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Lucky #'s'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $20$ (TWENTY) appears under the ''Your Numbers'' play symbol that matches the ''Lucky #'s'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.

   (g)  Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Lucky #'s'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $10.00. (TEN DOL) appears under the ''Your Numbers'' play symbol that matches the ''Lucky #'s'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

   (h)  Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Lucky #'s'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $5.00 (FIVE DOL) appears under the ''Your Numbers'' play symbol that matches the ''Lucky #'s'' 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 Numbers To Either Of The
Lucky Numbers, Win Prize Shown. If Prize WonApproximate No. of
Is ''Life'' Win $5,000/Month For Life.ApproximateWinners Per 4,080,000
Win With Prize(s) Of:WinOddsTickets
$5 $5                1:3.75 1,088,000
$5 x 2 $10              1:37.50    108,800
$10 $10              1:150      27,200
$5 x 2 + $10 $20              1:200      20,400
$5 x 4 $20              1:200      20,400
$10 x 2 $20              1:300      13,600
$20 $20              1:300      13,600
$5 x 10 $50              1:1,500        2,720
$10 + $5 x 8 $50              1:3,000        1,360
$10 x 5 $50              1:4,000        1,020
$50 $50              1:4,000        1,020
$10 x 10 $100            1:2,000        2,040
$20 x 3 + $10 x 4 $100            1:6,000           680
$20 x 5 $100            1:12,000           340
$50 x 2 $100            1:12,000           340
$100 $100            1:12,000           340
$50 x 10 $500            1:30,000         136
$100 x 2 + $50 x 6 $500            1:30,000           136
$100 x 4 + $50 x 2 $500            1:40,000           102
$100 x 5 $500            1:40,000           102
$500 $500            1:120,000             34
$20,000 $20,000            1:453,333               9
LIFE $1,000,000            1:1,020,000               4

   9.  Claiming of Prizes: For purposes of claiming the $5,000 a month for life prize under this game, ''lifetime'' for legal entities shall be defined as 20 years beginning the date the prize is claimed. Only one claimant per ticket is allowed for the $5,000 a month for life prize.

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

   11.  Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania Holiday Cash For Life, prize money on winning Pennsylvania Holiday Cash For Life 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 Holiday Cash For Life 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.

   12.  Governing Law: In purchasing a ticket, the customer agrees to comply with and abide by the State Lottery Law (72 P. S. §§ 3761-1--3761-15), the regulations contained in 61 Pa. Code Part V (relating to State Lotteries) and the provisions contained in this notice.

   13.  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 Holiday Cash For Life or through normal communications methods.

ROBERT A. JUDGE, SR.,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-1749. Filed for public inspection October 31, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]



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