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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 98-736

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Pennsylvania Payday '98 Instant Lottery Game

[28 Pa.B. 2181]

   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 Payday '98.

   2.  Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Payday '98 instant lottery game ticket is $1.00.

   3.  Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania Payday '98 instant lottery game ticket will contain one ''Play Area'' featuring one ''Your Dollar Amount'' area and one ''Lucky Dollar Amounts'' area. The play symbols and their captions located beneath the ''Your Dollar Amount'' area and the ''Lucky Dollar Amounts'' area are: $1.00 (ONE DOL), $2.00 (TWO DOL), $4.00 (FOUR DOL), $8.00 (EIGHT DOL), $10.00 (TEN DOL), $20$ (TWENTY), $40$ (FORTY), $80$ (EIGHTY), $2,500 (TWYFIVHUN) and $10,000 (TEN THO).

   4.  Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are $1, $2, $4, $8, $10, $20, $40, $80, $2,500 and $10,000. The player can win up to four times on a ticket.

   5.  Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game: Approximately 12,000,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Payday '98 instant lottery game.

   6.  Determination of Prize Winners:

   (a)  Holders of tickets where the ''Your Dollar Amount'' play symbol of $10,000 (TEN THO) matches the ''Lucky Dollar Amounts'' play symbol of $10,000 (TEN THO), on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10,000.

   (b)  Holders of tickets where the ''Your Dollar Amount'' play symbol of $2,500 (TWYFIVHUN) matches the ''Lucky Dollar Amounts'' play symbol of $2,500 (TWYFIVHUN), on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2,500.

   (c)  Holders of tickets where the ''Your Dollar Amount'' play symbol of $80$ (EIGHTY) matches the ''Lucky Dollar Amounts'' play symbol of $80$ (EIGHTY), on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $80.

   (d)  Holders of tickets where the ''Your Dollar Amount'' play symbol of $40$ (FORTY) matches the ''Lucky Dollar Amounts'' play symbol of $40$ (FORTY), on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $40.

   (e)  Holders of tickets where the ''Your Dollar Amount'' play symbol of $20$ (TWENTY) matches the ''Lucky Dollar Amounts'' play symbol of $20$ (TWENTY), on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.

   (f)  Holders of tickets where the ''Your Dollar Amount'' play symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) matches the ''Lucky Dollar Amounts'' play symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL), on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

   (g)  Holders of tickets where the ''Your Dollar Amount'' play symbol of $8.00 (EIGHT DOL) matches the ''Lucky Dollar Amounts'' play symbol of $8.00 (EIGHT DOL), on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $8.

   (h)  Holders of tickets where the ''Your Dollar Amount'' play symbol of $4.00 (FOUR DOL) matches the ''Lucky Dollar Amounts'' play symbol of $4.00 (FOUR DOL), on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $4.

   (i)  Holders of tickets where the ''Your Dollar Amount'' play symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) matches the ''Lucky Dollar Amounts'' play symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL), on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.

   (j)  Holders of tickets where the ''Your Dollar Amount'' play symbol of $1.00 (ONE DOL) matches the ''Lucky Dollar Amounts'' play symbol of $1.00 (ONE DOL), on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1.

   7.  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 Your Dollar Amount To Any Of
The Lucky Dollar Amounts WithApproximate No. of
Prize(s) Of: WinApproximate Odds Winners Per 12,000,000 Tickets
$1 $1 1:10 1,200,000
$1 + $1 $2 1:18.75 640,000
$2 $2 1:21.43 560,000
$2 + $2$4 1:75 160,000
$4 $41:15080,000
$2 + $2 + $2 + $2 $81:50024,000
$4 + $4 $81:1,500 8,000
$8 $81:1,5008,000
$10 $10 1:300 40,000
$10 + $10$20 1:375 32,000
$20$201:1,500 8,000
$20 + $20 $401:6,0002,000
$10 + $10 + $10 + $10$40 1:3,000 4,000
$40 $401:8,0001,500
$80 $801:20,000600
$20 + $20 + $20 + $20$801:10,000 1,200
$40 + $40$801:20,000 600
$2,500 $2,500 1:240,000 50
$2,500 + $2,500 + $2,500 + $2,500$10,000 1:1,200,00010
$10,000 $10,0001:3,000,000 4

   8.  Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Payday '98 instant lottery game tickets. The conduct of the game will be governed by 61 Pa. Code § 819.222 (relating to retailer bonuses and incentives).

   9.  Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania Payday '98, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Payday '98 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 Payday '98 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.

   10.  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.

   11.  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 Payday '98 or through normal communications methods.

ROBERT A. JUDGE, Sr.,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-736. Filed for public inspection May 8, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]


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