NOTICES
Pennsylvania Cash & Cruises Instant Lottery Game
[28 Pa.B. 6352] 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 Cash & Cruises.
2. Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Cash & Cruises instant lottery game ticket is $2.00.
3. Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania Cash & Cruises instant lottery game ticket will contain one play area featuring one ''Lucky Numbers'' area and one ''Your Numbers'' area. The play symbols and their captions located in the ''Lucky Numbers'' 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 (SVTN), 18 (EGTN), 19 (NINTN) and 20 (TWTY).
4. Prize Play Symbols: The prize play symbols and their captions located in the ''Your Numbers'' area are: $2.00 (TWO DOL), $4.00 (FOR DOL), $5.00 (FIV DOL), $10.00 (TEN DOL), $20$ (TWENTY), $40$ (FORTY), $100 (ONE HUN), $500 (FIV HUN), $20,000 (TWY THO) and a Ship Symbol (CRUISE).
5. Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are $2, $4, $5, $10, $20, $40, $100, $500, $20,000 and a 7-Day Caribbean Cruise. The player can win up to ten times on a ticket.
6. Second Chance Drawing: The Pennsylvania Lottery will conduct a Second Chance drawing for non-winning Pennsylvania Cash & Cruises instant lottery tickets as provided in section 11.
7. Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game: Approximately 4,200,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Cash & Cruises instant lottery game.
8. Determination of Prize Winners:
(a) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Lucky Numbers'' play symbols, and a prize play symbol of $20,000 (TWY THO) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20,000.
(b) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Lucky Numbers'' play symbols, and a prize play symbol of a Ship Symbol (CRUISE) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a 7-Day Caribbean Cruise.
(c) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Lucky 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 ''Lucky 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 ''Lucky Numbers'' play symbols, and a prize play symbol of $40$ (FORTY) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $40.
(f) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Lucky 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.
(g) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Lucky 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.
(h) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Lucky 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.
(i) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Lucky Numbers'' play symbols, and a prize play symbol of $4.00 (FOR DOL) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $4.
(j) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Lucky Numbers'' play symbols, and a prize play symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.
9. 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 Approximate No. of Numbers To Either Lucky Approximate Winners Per 4,200,000 Number With Prize(s) Of: Win Odds Tickets $2 $2 1:6.82 616,000 $2 x 2 $4 1:25 168,000 $4 $4 1:50 84,000 $5 $5 1:150 28,000 $2 x 5 $10 1:150 28,000 $4 x 2 + $2 $10 1:250 16,800 $5 x 2 $10 1:150 28,000 $10 $10 1:375 11,200 $2 x 10 $20 1:375 11,200 $5 x 2 + $10 $20 1:187.50 22,400 $4 x 5 $20 1:750 5,600 $20 $20 1:750 5,600 $4 x 10 $40 1:6,000 700 $5 x 8 $40 1:6,000 700 $10 x 2 + $20 $40 1:6,000 700 $5 x 2 + $10 x 3 $40 1:6,000 700 $40 $40 1:6,000 700 $20 x 5 $100 1:20,000 210 $10 x 10 $100 1:20,000 210 $100 $100 1:20,000 210 $20 x 10 $200 1:30,000 140 $500 $500 1:120,000 35 Ship Symbol Cruise* 1:14,000 300 $20,000 $20,000 1:840,000 5 *The 7-Day Caribbean Cruise package is valued at $2,881 plus $400 cash (on-board credit) for a total of $3,281. No cash equivalent for the cruise prize.
10. Second Chance Drawing Eligibility Requirements:
(a) To be eligible for the Second Chance drawing, a player must mail exactly three non-winning Pennsylvania Cash & Cruises instant lottery tickets in a pre-addressed envelope available at participating retailers or in an envelope no larger than 4 1/8" x 9 1/2" addressed to Pennsylvania Lottery, Cash & Cruises Second Chance Drawing, P. O. Box 999, Middletown, PA 17057-0999.
(b) Envelopes containing less than or more than three non-winning Pennsylvania Cash & Cruises instant lottery tickets shall be disqualified.
(c) Non-winning Pennsylvania Cash & Cruises instant lottery tickets received in an envelope larger than 4 1/8" x 9 1/2" shall be disqualified.
(d) The back of each non-winning Pennsylvania Cash & Cruises instant lottery ticket entered in the Second Chance drawing must be completed by the same player in a legible manner, including the player's name, street address, city, state, zip code and signature. Incomplete tickets shall be disqualified.
(e) Winning lottery tickets submitted for entry in a Cash & Cruises Second Chance Drawing envelope or to the Cash & Cruises Second Chance Drawing address will not be paid or honored. Winning lottery tickets shall be submitted for payment in accordance with the game regulations for that game.
(f) Non-winning Pennsylvania Cash & Cruises instant lottery tickets must be received by Lottery Headquarters no later than Friday, April 2, 1999 to be included in the final Second Chance drawing to be held on Saturday, April 10, 1999.
11. Second Chance Drawing Procedures:
(a) Frequency.
(1) Second Chance Drawings will be held each Saturday, beginning January 23, 1999 through April 10, 1999.
(2) From the commencement of Pennsylvania Cash & Cruises until the deadline announced by the Director, there will be eight qualifying finalists selected for each Second Chance Drawing. Qualifying finalists will be selected in Qualifying Drawings on dates to be determined by the Secretary and announced by the Director.
(b) Eligibility for Qualifying Drawings. To be eligible for a Qualifying Drawing, a player must have complied with the requirements of section 10.
(1) The Lottery will make a reasonable effort to ensure that each Second Chance entry is entered into one of the Qualifying Drawings. The Lottery assumes no responsibility for a lost or misplaced entry not entered into a Qualifying Drawing.
(2) A Second Chance entry is eligible for only one Qualifying Drawing. An entry that is not in one eligible group, may, at the discretion of the Director, remain eligible for a subsequent Qualifying Drawing.
(3) If a Second Chance entry is rejected during or following a Qualifying Drawing, the sole remedy is to select another entry to replace the rejected entry in accordance with Lottery procedure.
(4) Determination of winners will be made by the Secretary, whose judgment will be final and binding.
(c) Manner of conducting Qualifying Drawings.
(1) Periodically, as determined by the Secretary and announced by the Director, a Qualifying Drawing will be held using eligible Second Chance entries. Eight finalists will be selected from an eligible group of entries in the drawing. For the purpose of the drawing, each of the eligible groups of entries will be further subdivided into subgroups and placed in containers, with each container assigned a code depending on the number of containers used.
(2) With the aid of mechanical or automatic drawing equipment, eight container codes will be selected. The codes will determine the containers from which the eight finalists' entries will be ultimately selected. One winning finalist entry will be drawn from the first container selected. The finalist entry envelope will be opened, and its contents validated according to the requirements of section 10. If the finalist entry does not meet the requirements of section 10, another entry will be selected from that container; and so on, until a qualified entry has been chosen. One winning entry will then be selected from the second selected container and this procedure will be repeated until eight finalists have been selected for each Second Chance Drawing.
(d) Procedure for conducting Second Chance Drawings.
(1) Following the selection of the eight finalists as described in subsection (c), there will be Second Chance Drawings held as provided for in subsection (a).
(2) At a Second Chance Drawing, a rectangular semi-vertical device that contains several rows of pegs will be utilized. At the bottom of the device, below the pegs, are eight individual slots. The name of each of the eight Qualifying Finalists will be identified with one of the eight slots. On one side of the device is a launching mechanism consisting of a spring-loaded piston that is released when the drawing official pulls a lever. This action propels a ping-pong ball upward to the top of the device. At this point the ball drops a few inches to a funneled position created by two flippers in constant motion. This randomly directs the ball to a point along the top row of pegs. As the ball drops, it randomly bounces on and through the pegs until it lands in one of eight slots at the bottom. The name identified with the slot in which the ball ultimately drops is the winner of a free 7-Day Caribbean cruise for two.
(3) The remaining seven Qualifying Finalists will each receive a consolation prize of $1,000 each.
(e) The payment of the prize awarded in the Second Chance drawing to a person who dies before receiving the prize or to a person 17 years of age or younger shall be paid according to 61 Pa. Code §§ 811.16 and 811.27 (relating to prizes payable after death of a prize winner; and payment of prizes to persons under 18 years of age).
(f) The determination of a winner will be made by the Secretary, whose judgment will be final, conclusive and binding on the finalists.
(g) Winners of the 7-Day Caribbean cruises will be responsible for any income tax due to the Federal government.
12. Cruise Information and Restrictions:
(a) The cruise packages are 7-Day Caribbean cruises on Carnival Cruise Lines ships for two people and include the following:
(1) A choice among three ''Fun Ships:'' the Imagination (through May, 1999), Paradise (smoke free) departing from the port of Miami and Celebration departing from Tampa.
(2) Ocean-view stateroom in Category 6.
(3) Round-trip air transportation from Pittsburgh, Philadelphia or Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
(4) Round-trip ground transfers between the airport and port of debarkation.
(5) Port charges, including government fees, taxes and gratuities.
(6) A $400 on-board credit.
(b) Cruise restrictions:
(1) Reservations must be made with Carnival Cruise Lines at least 30 days prior to planned departure.
(2) Cruise packages may be transferred one time; however, they are nonrefundable and not extendible. Carnival Cruise Lines will need a certified authorization from the winner of transfer and the transfer must be made prior to reservation.
(3) Cruise packages are valid only on the scheduled Carnival Cruises offered and set forth in subsection (a)(1).
(4) Winners will have until December 15, 2000, to take their cruise.
(5) Winners may purchase upgrades to longer cruises or land packages.
(6) Winners cannot schedule their cruises for sailing during Christmas, New Year, Thanksgiving, Easter or Washington's Birthday holiday periods. Winners may purchase upgrades to cruises during these periods.
(7) Cruise packages may not be redeemed for cash.
(8) After a reservation is confirmed, winners may cancel and change sailing dates if the cancellation occurs up to 15 days prior to departure. A $25 per person service fee will be assessed for this cancellation and re-booking. If a cancellation occurs within 15 days of departure, Carnival Cruise Lines will provide the winners with a comparable future cruise on a space available basis. At its sole discretion, Carnival Cruise Lines will confirm the future cruise approximately 2 weeks prior to departure based on cabin availability.
13. Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Cash & Cruises instant lottery game tickets. The conduct of the game will be governed by 61 Pa. Code § 819.222 (relating to retailer bonuses and incentives).
14. Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania Cash & Cruises, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Cash & Cruises 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 Cash & Cruises 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), the regulations contained in 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 Cash & Cruises or through normal communications methods.
ROBERT A. JUDGE, Sr.,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-2128. Filed for public inspection December 24, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]
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