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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 02-1848

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Pennsylvania Blizzard Bingo Instant Lottery Game

[32 Pa.B. 5228]

   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 Blizzard Bingo.

   2.  Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Blizzard Bingo instant lottery game ticket is $3.00.

   3.  Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania Blizzard Bingo instant lottery game ticket will contain six play areas designated as ''Card 1,'' ''Card 2,'' ''Card 3,'' ''Card 4,'' ''Card 5'' and ''Card 6.'' The 77 play symbols located in the six play areas are: The numbers 1 through 75, FREE and a Snowflake Symbol. Each ticket will also contain a ''Caller's Card'' area. The ''Caller's Card'' area will consist of 30 squares in a 3 x 10 grid. The play symbols that may be located in each square are: The letter B with a number 1 through 15; the letter I with a number 16 through 30; the letter N with a number 31 through 45; the letter G with a number 46 through 60; and the letter O with a number 61 through 75.

   4.  Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are $3, $5, $9, $15, $30, $45, $60, $90, $120, $150, $300, $1,000, $3,000 and $30,000. The player can win up to six times on a ticket.

   5.  Approximate Number of Tickets Printed for the Game: Approximately 2,400,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Blizzard Bingo instant lottery game.

   6.  Determination of Prize Winners:

   (a)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corners on ''Card 6,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $30,000.

   (b)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corners with one of the spaces in the ''X'' pattern containing a ''Snowflake Symbol,'' on ''Card 4'' or ''Card 5,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $3,000.

   (c)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corners on ''Card 4'' or ''Card 5,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000.

   (d)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a diamond pattern, matching one square in the midpoint in each of the four outside rows and columns, on ''Card 6,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $300.

   (e)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corners on ''Card 2'' or ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $300.

   (f)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corners on ''Card 1,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $150.

   (g)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a diamond pattern, matching one square in the midpoint in each of the four outside rows and columns, on ''Card 4'' or ''Card 5,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $120.

   (h)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in the four corners with one of the four corners containing a ''Snowflake Symbol,'' on ''Card 2,'' ''Card 3'' or ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $90.

   (i)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a diamond pattern, matching one square in the midpoint in each of the four outside rows and columns with one of the spaces in the diamond pattern containing a ''Snowflake Symbol,'' on ''Card 1,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $90.

   (j)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in the four corners on ''Card 5'' or ''Card 6,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $60.

   (k)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a diamond pattern, matching one square in the midpoint in each of the four outside rows and columns, on ''Card 2'' or ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $60.

   (l)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in the four corners with one of the four corners containing a ''Snowflake Symbol,'' on ''Card 1,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $45.

   (m)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in the four corners on ''Card 2,'' ''Card 3'' or ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $30.

   (n)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a diamond pattern, matching one square in the midpoint in each of the four outside rows and columns, on ''Card 1,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $30.

   (o)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a five space horizontal, vertical or diagonal line with one of the five spaces in the line containing a ''Snowflake Symbol,'' on ''Card 4,'' ''Card 5'' or ''Card 6,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $15.

   (p)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in the four corners on ''Card 1,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $15.

   (q)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a five space horizontal, vertical or diagonal line with one of the five spaces in the line containing a ''Snowflake Symbol,'' on ''Card 1,'' ''Card 2'' or ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $9.

   (r)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a five space horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 4,'' ''Card 5'' or ''Card 6,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $5.

   (s)  Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a five space horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 1,'' ''Card 2'' or ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $3.

   (t)  A player may win more than one prize on a ticket; however, the player cannot win more than one prize on each ''Card.''

   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:


Approximate No. of
Approximate Winners Per 2,400,000
Get Win Odds Tickets
Line Card 1 $3 1:16.95 141,600
Line Card 2 $3 1:17.24 139,200
Line Card 3 $3 1:17.24 139,200
Line Card 4 $5 1:100 24,000
Line Card 5 $5 1:100 24,000
Line Card 6 $5 1:100 24,000
Line Card 1 + Line Card 4 $8 1:250 9,600
Line Card 2 + Line Card 6 $8 1:333.33 7,200
Line Card 3 + Line Card 5 $8 1:333.33 7,200
Line Card 1 (Snowflake Symbol) $9 1:58.82 40,800
Line Card 2 (Snowflake Symbol) $9 1:58.82 40,800
Line Card 3 (Snowflake Symbol) $9 1:62.50 38,400
Line Card 4 + Line Card 5 $10 1:500 4,800
Line Card 4 + Line Card 6 $10 1:1,000 2,400
Line Card 5 + Line Card 6 $10 1:1,000 2,400
4 Corners Card 1 $15 1:1,000 2,400
Line Card 4 + Line Card 5 + Line Card 6 $15 1:1,000 2,400
Line Card 4 (Snowflake Symbol) $15 1:1,000 2,400
Line Card 5 (Snowflake Symbol) $15 1:1,000 2,400
Line Card 6 (Snowflake Symbol) $15 1:1,000 2,400
4 Corners Card 1 + Line Card 3 $18 1:500 4,800
Line Card 1 + Line Card 2 + Line Card 3 + Line
   Card 4 + Line Card 5 + Line Card 6 		$24 1:1,000 2,400
4 Corners Card 1 + Line Card 4 + Line Card 6 $25 1:500 4,800
Diamond Card 1 $30 1:2,400 1,000
4 Corners Card 2 $30 1:2,400 1,000
4 Corners Card 3 $30 1:2,400 1,000
4 Corners Card 4 $30 1:2,400 1,000
4 Corners Card 1 + Line Card 4 + Line Card 5 +
   Line Card 6 		$30 1:2,400 1,000
Line Card 5 (Snowflake Symbol) + Line Card 6
   (Snowflake Symbol) 		$30 1:300 8,000
4 Corners Card 1 + 4 Corners Card 4 $45 1:4,800 500
4 Corners Card 1 (Snowflake Symbol) $45 1:1,600 1,500
4 Corners Card 2 + Line Card 4 + Line Card 5 +
   Line Card 6 		$45 1:4,800 500
Diamond Card 2 $60 1:10,000 240
Diamond Card 3 $60 1:10,000 240
4 Corners Card 5 $60 1:10,000 240
4 Corners Card 6 $60 1:10,000 240
Diamond Card 1 + 4 Corners Card 4 $60 1:10,000 240
4 Corners Card 1 + 4 Corners Card 2 + Line
   Card 4 + Line Card 5 + Line Card 6 		$60 1:8,000 300
4 Corners Card 4 + 4 Corners Card 6 $90 1:40,000 60
Diamond Card 2 + 4 Corners Card 4 $90 1:40,000 60
Diamond Card 1 (Snowflake Symbol) $90 1:15,000 160
4 Corners Card 2 (Snowflake Symbol) $90 1:15,000 160
4 Corners Card 3 (Snowflake Symbol) $90 1:15,000 160
4 Corners Card 4 (Snowflake Symbol) $90 1:15,000 160
Diamond Card 4 $120 1:30,000 80
Diamond Card 5 $120 1:30,000 80
Diamond Card 2 + 4 Corners Card 6 $120 1:15,000 160
Diamond Card 1 + 4 Corners Card 2 + 4 Corners
   Card 3 + 4 Corners Card 4 		$120 1:8,571 280
X Card 1 $150 1:60,000 40
4 Corners Card 3 + Diamond Card 5 $150 1:20,000 120
X Card 2 $300 1:120,000 20
X Card 3 $300 1:120,000 20
Diamond Card 6 $300 1:120,000 20
X Card 1 + 4 Corners Card 3 + Diamond Card 5 $300 1:60,000 40
X Card 1 + X Card 2 $450 1:60,000 40
X Card 3 + Diamond Card 5 + 4 Corners Card 4 $450 1:60,000 40
X Card 4 $1,000 1:120,000 20
X Card 5 $1,000 1:120,000 20
X Card 4 (Snowflake Symbol) $3,000 1:240,000 10
X Card 5 (Snowflake Symbol) $3,000 1:240,000 10
X Card 6 $30,0001:400,000 6

Snowflake = Triples the prize

 

   8.  Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Blizzard Bingo 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 Blizzard Bingo, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Blizzard Bingo 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 Blizzard Bingo 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 Blizzard Bingo or through normal communications methods.

LARRY P. WILLIAMS,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-1848. Filed for public inspection October 18, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]


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