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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 01-38

NOTICES

Pennsylvania Betty Boop Instant Lottery Game

[31 Pa.B. 198]

   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 Betty Boop.

   2.  Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Betty Boop instant lottery game ticket is $2.00.

   3.  Play Symbols:

   (a)  Each Pennsylvania Betty Boop instant lottery game ticket will feature two play areas known as ''Game 1'' and ''Game 2.'' Each ''Game'' has a different game play method and is played separately.

   (b)  The play symbols and their captions located in the play area for ''Game 1'' are: $1.00 (ONE DOL), $2.00 (TWO DOL), $3.00 (THR DOL), $4.00 (FOR DOL), $5.00 (FIV DOL), $10.00 (TEN DOL), $20$ (TWENTY), $40$ (FORTY), $100 (ONE HUN), $500 (FIV HUN) and $1,000 (ONE THO).

   (c)  The play area for ''Game 2'' will contain a ''Your Numbers'' area and a ''Winning Number'' area. The play symbols and their captions located in the ''Your Numbers'' area and ''Winning Number'' 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) and 15 (FIFTN).

   4.  Prize Play Symbols: The prize play symbols and their captions located in the four ''Prize'' areas for ''Game 2'' are: $1.00 (ONE DOL), $2.00 (TWO DOL), $5.00 (FIV DOL), $10.00 (TEN DOL), $20$ (TWENTY), $100 (ONE HUN), $500 (FIV HUN), $1,000 (ONE THO) and $15,000 (FTN THO).

   5.  Prizes: The prizes that can be won in ''Game 1'' are $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $10, $20, $40, $100, $500 and $1,000. The prizes that can be won in ''Game 2'' are: $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $100, $500, $1,000 and $15,000. The player can win up to five times on a ticket.

   6.  Bonus Drawing: The Pennsylvania Lottery will conduct a Bonus Drawing for non-winning Pennsylvania Betty Boop instant lottery tickets as provided for in paragraph 11.

   7.  Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game: Approximately 4,080,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Betty Boop instant lottery game.

   8.  Determination of Prize Winners:

   (a)  Determination of prize winners for ''Game 1'' are:

   (1)  Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols of $1,000 (ONE THO) in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000.

   (2)  Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols of $500 (FIV HUN) in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $500.

   (3)  Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols of $100 (ONE HUN) in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

   (4)  Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols of $40$ (FORTY) in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $40.

   (5)  Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols of $20$ (TWENTY) in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.

   (6)  Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols of $10.00 (TEN DOL) in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

   (7)  Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols of $5.00 (FIV DOL) in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5.

   (8)  Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols of $4.00 (FOR DOL) in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $4.

   (9)  Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols of $3.00 (THR DOL) in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $3.

   (10)  Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols of $2.00 (TWO DOL) in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.

   (11)  Holders of tickets with three matching play symbols of $1.00 (ONE DOL) in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1.

   (b)  Determination of prize winners for ''Game 2'' are:

   (1)  Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches the ''Winning Number'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $15,000 (FTN THO) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $15,000.

   (2)  Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches the ''Winning Number'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $1,000 (ONE THO) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000.

   (3)  Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches the ''Winning Number'' play symbol and a prize play 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.

   (4)  Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches the ''Winning Number'' play symbol and a prize play 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.

   (5)  Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches the ''Winning Number'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $20$ (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.

   (6)  Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches the ''Winning Number'' play symbol and a prize play 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.

   (7)  Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches the ''Winning Number'' play symbol and a prize play 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.

   (8)  Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches the ''Winning Number'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.

   (9)  Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches the ''Winning Number'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1.

   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:

Approximate No. of
Approximate Winners Per 4,080,000
GetWin Odds Tickets
G1$2 $2 1:9.38 435,200
G2$2 $2 1:11.54 353,600
G1$3 $3 1:75 54,400
G2$1 x 3 $3 1:75 54,400
G1$1 + $3 1:75 54,400
G2$1 x 2
G1$4 $4 1:150 27,200
G1$2 + G2$2 $4 1:150 27,200
G1$5 $5 1:150 27,200
G2$5 $5 1:75 54,400
G1$10 $10 1:150 27,200
G2$10 $10 1:150 27,200
G1$2 + $10 1:75 54,400
   G2$2 x 4
G1$20 $20 1:1,500 2,720
G1$10 + $20 1:750 5,440
   G2$10
G1$10 + $20 1:750 5,440
   G2$5 x 2
G1$40 $40 1:3,000 1,360
G1$10 + $40 1:666.67 6,120
   G2$10 x 3
G1$20 + G2$20 $40 1:666.67 6,120
G1$100 $100 1:24,000 170
G2$100 $100 1:24,000 170
G1$500 $500 1:60,000 68
G2$500 $500 1:60,000 68
G1$1,000 $1,000 1:120,000 34
G2$1,000 $1,000 1:120,000 34
G2$15,000 $15,000 1:1,020,000 4

   10.  Bonus Drawing Eligibility Requirements:

   (a) To be eligible for the Bonus Drawing, a player must mail exactly three non-winning Pennsylvania Betty Boop instant lottery tickets in an envelope no larger than 4 1/8 by 9 1/2 inches addressed to Pennsylvania Lottery, Betty Boop Bonus Drawing, PMB 124, 2033 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   (b) Envelopes containing less than or more than three non-winning Pennsylvania Betty Boop instant lottery tickets shall be disqualified.

   (c) Non-winning Pennsylvania Betty Boop instant lottery tickets received in an envelope larger than 4 1/8 by 9 1/2 inches shall be disqualified.

   (d) The back of each non-winning Pennsylvania Betty Boop instant lottery ticket entered in the Bonus Drawing must be completed by the same player in a legible manner, including the player's name, street address, city, state, zip code, telephone number and signature. Incomplete tickets shall be disqualified.

   (e) Winning lottery tickets submitted to the Betty Boop Bonus Drawing address will not be paid or honored.

   (f) Non-winning Pennsylvania Betty Boop instant lottery tickets must be received by the Pennsylvania Lottery no later than May 18, 2001, to be eligible for the Bonus Drawing.

   11.  Bonus Drawing Procedures:

   (a)  Drawing. The Bonus Drawing will be held at Lottery Headquarters within 2 weeks of the entry deadline of May 18, 2001. The odds of an entry being selected in the Bonus Drawing depend upon the number of entries' received.

   (b)  Eligibility for the Bonus Drawing. To be eligible for the Bonus Drawing, a player must have complied with the requirements of section 10.

   (1)  The Lottery will make a reasonable effort to ensure that each Bonus Drawing entry is entered into the Bonus Drawing. The Lottery assumes no responsibility for a lost or misplaced entry not entered into the Bonus Drawing.

   (2)  If a Bonus Drawing entry is rejected during or following the Bonus Drawing, the sole remedy is to select another entry to replace the rejected entry in accordance with Lottery procedure.

   (3)  Determination of winners will be made by the Secretary, whose judgment will be final and binding.

   (c)  Manner of conducting the Bonus Drawing.

   (1)  Pennsylvania Betty Boop entries will be placed in 70 containers, with each container assigned a number from 1 to 70.

   (2)  With the aid of a computer-generated randomizer, 10 containers will be selected. One winning grand prize finalist entry will be drawn from the first container selected. One winning grand prize finalist entry will be drawn from the second selected container and this procedure will be repeated until 10 grand prize finalists have been selected. As each entry envelope is opened, its contents will be validated according to the requirements of section 10. If the 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. The ten Grand Prize finalists shall each win a leather Betty Boop Jacket, a Betty Boop Prize Package and will be eligible to win a Betty Boop Jukebox. There is no cash equivalent for the leather Betty Boop jacket prize and the Betty Boop Prize Package.

   (3)  Each of the 10 Grand Prize finalists will be assigned a number from 1 to 10 in the order in which they were selected.

   (4)  With the aid of an official lottery drawing machine containing 10 balls numbered from 1 to 10, a ball will be drawn. The finalist identified with the drawn number will be the Grand Prize winner of the Betty Boop Jukebox. There is no cash equivalent for the Betty Boop Jukebox.

   (5)  Using the same 70 containers set forth in paragraph (1), 10 entries will be drawn from the first container. Ten entries will be drawn from the second container and this procedure will be repeated until 700 entries have been selected. As each entry envelope is opened, its contents will be validated according to the requirements of section 10. If the 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. The 700 validated entries drawn will each win a Betty Boop Prize Package. There is no cash equivalent for the Betty Boop Prize Package prize.

   (d)  The payment of the prizes awarded in the Bonus Drawing and Grand Prize 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).

   (e)  The determination of a winner will be made by the Secretary, whose judgment will be final, conclusive and binding on the Grand Prize finalists.

   12.  Bonus Drawing Prize Descriptions:

   (a)  Betty Boop Prize Package. The package shall consist of one of each of the following items:

   (1)  Betty Boop limited edition sericel print. The print is framed, numbered and comes with a ''Certificate of Authenticity'' and is signed by Myron Waldman.

   (2)  Betty Boop leather mini-purse. The purse is black with red trim and has a full color image of Betty Boop on the front.

   (3)  Betty Boop enamel pen. The red lacquer pen is packaged in a Betty Boop tin.

   (4)  Betty Boop motion watch. The watch features the Betty Boop image on the face, a silvertone case, a rotating heart motion disc and a red leather strap.

   (b)  Leather Betty Boop Jacket. The Leather Betty Boop Jacket is available in a variety of styles and sizes.

   (c)   Betty Boop Jukebox. The classically styled jukebox stands over five feet tall and is highlighted with images of Betty Boop and her dog Pudgy. The jukebox has a 100 CD capacity and a dual amplifier with surround sound. The Betty Boop Jukebox prize includes required withholding taxes, delivery costs and set-up charges.

   (d)  The Lottery reserves the right to substitute a merchandise item set forth in this section with a merchandise item of equal or greater value.

   13.  Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Betty Boop 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 Betty Boop, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Betty Boop 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 Betty Boop 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 bedisseminated through media used to advertise or promote Pennsylvania Betty Boop or through normal communications methods.

LARRY P. WILLIAMS,   
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 01-38. Filed for public inspection January 12, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]


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