NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Pennsylvania Tic Tac Toe '00 Instant Lottery Game
[29 Pa.B. 6287]
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 Tic Tac Toe '00.
2. Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Tic Tac Toe '00 instant lottery game ticket is $1.00.
3. Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania Tic Tac Toe '00 instant lottery game ticket will contain one play area. The play symbols and their captions located in the play area are: X (XXX) and O (OOO).
4. Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are $1, $2, $5, $10, $25, $100 and $2,500.
5. Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game: Approximately 8,160,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Tic Tac Toe '00 instant lottery game.
6. Determination of Prize Winners:
(a) Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols of X (XXX) or three matching play symbols of O (OOO) in the same row in the play area, and a prize amount of $2,500 in the corresponding prize arrow, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2,500.
(b) Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols of X (XXX) or three matching play symbols of O (OOO) in the same row in the play area, and a prize amount of $100 in the corresponding prize arrow, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.
(c) Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols of X (XXX) or three matching play symbols of O (OOO) in the same column in the play area, and a prize amount of $25 in the corresponding prize arrow, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $25.
(d) Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols of X (XXX) or three matching play symbols of O (OOO) in the same row in the play area, and a prize amount of $10 in the corresponding prize arrow, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.
(e) Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols of X (XXX) or three matching play symbols of O (OOO) in the same column in the play area, and a prize amount of $5 in the corresponding prize arrow, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5.
(f) Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols of X (XXX) or three matching play symbols of O (OOO) in the same column in the play area, and a prize amount of $2 in the corresponding prize arrow, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.
(g) Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols of X (XXX) or three matching play symbols of O (OOO) in the same diagonal in the play area, and a prize amount of $1 in the corresponding prize arrow, 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:
Find 3 ''X''s Or Approximate 3 ''O''s In A No. of Row, Column Or Winners Per Diagonal With Approximate 8,160,000 Prize(s) Of: Win Odds Tickets Diagonal $1 1:7.69 1,060,800 Center Column $2 1:13.04 625,600 Left Column $5 1:37.50 217,600 Bottom Row $10 1:150 54,400 Right Column $25 1:300 27,200 Top Row $100 1:4,364 1,870 Center Row $2,500 1:240,000 34 8. Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Tic Tac Toe '00 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 Tic Tac Toe '00, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Tic Tac Toe '00 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 Tic Tac Toe '00 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 Tic Tac Toe '00 or through normal communications methods.
ROBERT A. JUDGE, Sr.,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-2094. Filed for public inspection December 10, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]
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