NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Pennsylvania Elvis Instant Lottery Game
[31 Pa.B. 6749] 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 ElvisTM.
2. Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Elvis instant lottery game ticket is $2.00.
3. Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania Elvis instant lottery game ticket will contain one play area featuring an ''Elvis Numbers'' area and a ''Your Numbers'' area. The play symbols and their captions located in the ''Elvis Numbers'' area and the ''Your Numbers'' 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), 15 (FIFTEN) and 16 (SIXTN).
4. Prize Play Symbols: The prize play symbols and their captions located in the eight ''Prize'' areas 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), $15$ (FIFTN), $20$ (TWENTY), $40$ (FORTY), $100 (ONE HUN), $500 (FIV HUN) and $15,000 (FTN THO).
5. Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $10, $15, $20, $40, $100, $500 and $15,000. A player can win up to eight times on a ticket.
6. Second Chance Drawings: The Pennsylvania Lottery will conduct four separate Second Chance Drawings for nonwinning Pennsylvania Elvis instant lottery tickets as provided for in Section 11.
7. Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game: Approximately 6,000,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Elvis 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 ''Elvis Numbers'' play symbols 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.
(b) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Elvis Numbers'' play symbols 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.
(c) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Elvis Numbers'' play symbols 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.
(d) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Elvis Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $40$ (FORTY) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $40.
(e) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Elvis Numbers'' play symbols 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.
(f) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Elvis Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $15$ (FIFTN) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $15.
(g) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Elvis Numbers'' play symbols 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.
(h) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Elvis Numbers'' play symbols 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.
(i) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Elvis Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $4.00 (FOR DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area 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 ''Elvis Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $3.00 (THR DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $3.
(k) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Elvis Numbers'' play symbols 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.
(l) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Elvis Numbers'' play symbols 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:
When Any Of Your Numbers Match Either of the Elvis Approximate No. of Numbers Win With Approximate Winners Per 6,000,000 Prize(s) Of: Win Odds Tickets $1 x 2 $2 1:10.34 580,000 $2 $2 1:13.64 440,000 $1 x 3 $3 1:75 80,000 $2 + $1 $3 1:75 80,000 $3 $3 1:150 40,000 $1 x 4 $4 1:150 40,000 $2 x 2 $4 1:250 24,000 $4 $4 1:375 16,000 $1 x 5 $5 1:75 80,000 $5 $5 1:150 40,000 $1 x 6 + $10 1:150 40,000 $2 x 2 $2 x 5 $10 1:150 40,000 $10 $10 1:150 40,000 $2 x 7 + $1 $15 1:375 16,000 $5 x 3 $15 1:750 8,000 $3 x 5 $15 1:750 8,000 $15 $15 1:750 8,000 $3 x 6 + $20 1:214.29 28,000 $1 x 2 $4 x 5 $20 1:750 8,000 $20 $20 1:1,500 4,000 $10 x 4 $40 1:2,667 2,250 $20 x 2 $40 1:4,000 1,500 $5 x 8 $40 1:1,644 3,650 $40 $40 1:4,800 1,250 $15 x 6 + $100 1:17,143 350 $5 x 2 $100 $100 1:40,000 150 $100 x 5 $500 1:60,000 100 $500 $500 1:120,000 50 $15,000 $15,000 1:1,000,000 6
10. Second Chance Drawing Requirements:
(a) To be eligible for one of the Second Chance Drawings, a player must mail exactly three nonwinning Pennsylvania Elvis instant lottery tickets in an envelope no larger than 4 1/8 by 9 1/2 inches addressed to Elvis Second Chance Drawing, PMB 110, 2033 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
(b) Envelopes containing less than or more than three nonwinning Pennsylvania Elvis instant lottery tickets shall be disqualified.
(c) Nonwinning Pennsylvania Elvis 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 nonwinning Pennsylvania Elvis 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, complete address, telephone number and signature.
(e) Winning Pennsylvania Elvis instant lottery tickets submitted to the Elvis Second Chance Drawing address may not be paid or honored.
(f) To be eligible for a Second Chance Drawing, nonwinning Pennsylvania Elvis instant lottery tickets must be received by the Pennsylvania Lottery as follows:
Entry Deadline Second Chance Drawing 1st Drawing--February 1, 2002 Week of February 4, 2002 2nd Drawing--March 1, 2002 Week of March 4, 2002 3rd Drawing--April 5, 2002 Week of April 8, 2002 4th Drawing--May 3, 2002 Week of May 6, 2002 11. Second Chance Drawing Procedures:
(a) Frequency. Four Second Chance Drawings will be held at Lottery Headquarters. The first Second Chance Drawing will be held the week of February 4, 2002, the second the week of March 4, 2002, the third the week of April 8, 2002 and the fourth the week of May 6, 2002. The odds of an entry's being selected in a Second Chance Drawing depend upon the number of entries received.
(b) Eligibility for Second Chance Drawings. To be eligible for a Second Chance 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 Second Chance Drawings. The Lottery assumes no responsibility for a lost or misplaced entry not entered into a Second Chance Drawing.
(2) A Second Chance entry is eligible for only one Second Chance Drawing. An entry that is not in one eligible group, may, at the discretion of the Director, remain eligible for a subsequent Second Chance Drawing.
(3) If a Second Chance entry is rejected during or following a Second Chance Drawing, the sole remedy is to select another entry to replace the rejected entry in accordance with Lottery procedure.
(c) Manner of conducting the Second Chance Drawings.
(1) By use of a computer-generated randomizer, four boxes will be selected. From each of the four boxes, one entry envelope will be drawn. Each entry will be opened and 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 box; and so on, until a qualified entry has been chosen. Each of the four qualified entries will win a Graceland trip and two Elvis Presley prize packages. There is no cash equivalent for the Graceland trip and Elvis Presley prize packages.
(2) The computer-generated randomizer will then be used to select 52 boxes. From each of these 52 boxes, five entries will be drawn. An 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 box; and so on, until a qualified entry has been chosen. The 260 validated entries will each win an Elvis Presley prize package.
(3) The procedures described in paragraphs (1) and (2) will be repeated for each of the Second Chance Drawings set forth in subsection (a).
(4) Determination of the winner will be made by the Secretary, whose judgment will be final and binding.
(d) The payment of a prize awarded in the Second Chance drawings 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).
12. Second Chance Prize Descriptions:
(a) Graceland trip. The Graceland trip includes a 3-day, 2-night trip for two to Graceland. The trip for two includes round trip airfare, ground transfers from the airport to the hotel, a suite at the Heartbreak Hotel, a VIP Platinum EPE Tour Package for two (Graceland Mansion Tour, Elvis Automobile Museum Tour, Elvis Custom Jets Tour and admission to Sincerely Elvis attraction), a dinner for two at Elvis Presley's Memphis restaurant, $1,000 in gift certificates to be redeemed at EPE gift shops, required Federal Withholding tax and $500 in cash.
(b) Elvis Presley Prize Package. Each prize package will include one of each of the following items:
(1) Elvis Presley Print. The limited edition artwork, pairing Elvis Presley with Betty Boop, is framed, matted and includes a certificate of authenticity.
(2) Elvis Presley Movies and Music Collection. The three-set movies and music collection contains three of Elvis' greatest movies along with a companion three-set CD collection.
(3) Elvis Presley Jacket. The extra large, two-tone denim jacket includes a customized, embroidered Elvis signature on the front left chest.
(4) Elvis Presley Wristwatch. The black leather watch features an Elvis signed photo, plays ''Can't Help Falling in Love'' and comes with a silver tone case.
(5) Elvis Presley T-Shirt. The extra large T-shirt is all cotton with a full-color Elvis image.
(6) Elvis Presley Playing Cards. The limited edition playing card set includes two poker sized decks, with one deck featuring the ''Early Elvis'' in 52 classic black and white photographs and the second deck featuring the ''Mature Elvis'' in 52 full-color images.
(7) The Lottery reserves the right to substitute a merchandise item set forth in subsection (b) with a merchandise item of equal or greater value.
11. Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Elvis instant lottery game tickets. The conduct of the game will be governed by 61 Pa. Code § 819.222 (relating to retailer bonuses and incentives).
12. Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania Elvis, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Elvis 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 Elvis 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.
13. 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.
14. 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 Elvis or through normal communications methods.
LARRY P. WILLIAMS,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 01-2193. Filed for public inspection December 7, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]
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