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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 03-1996

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Pennsylvania Secret Santa Instant Lottery Game

[33 Pa.B. 5146]

   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 Secret Santa.

   2.  Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Secret Santa instant lottery game ticket is $20.

   3.  Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania Secret Santa instant lottery game ticket will contain one play area featuring a ''Secret Santa Numbers'' area and a ''Your Numbers'' area. The play symbols and their captions located in the ''Secret Santa 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 (FIFTN), 16 (SIXTN), 17 (SVNTN), 18 (EGHTN), 19 (NINTN), 20 (TWENT), 21 (TWYONE), 22 (TWYTWO), 23 (TWYTHR), 24 (TWYFOR), 25 (TWFIV), 26 (TWYSIX), 27 (TWYSVN), 28 (TWYEGT), 29 (TWYNIN) and 30 (THIRTY). The play symbols and their captions located in 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 (FIFTN), 16 (SIXTN), 17 (SVNTN), 18 (EGHTN), 19 (NINTN), 20 (TWENT), 21 (TWYONE), 22 (TWYTWO), 23 (TWYTHR), 24 (TWYFOR), 25 (TWFIV), 26 (TWYSIX), 27 (TWYSVN), 28 (TWYEGT), 29 (TWYNIN), 30 (THIRTY) and a Holly Symbol (HOLLY).

   4.  Prize Play Symbols: The prize play symbols and their captions located in the ''Your Numbers'' area are: $5.00 (FIV DOL), $10.00 (TEN DOL), $20$ (TWENTY), $25$ (TWY FIV), $50$ (FIFTY), $100 (ONE HUN), $150 (ONEHUNFTY), $500 (FIV HUN), $5,000 (FIV THO) and $100,000 (ONEHUNTHO).

   5.  Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are $5, $10, $20, $25, $50, $100, $150, $500, $5,000 and $100,000. A player can win up to 15 times on a ticket.

   6.  Approximate Number of Tickets Printed for the Game: Approximately 960,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Secret Santa instant lottery game.

   7.  Determination of Prize Winners:

   (a)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches any of the ''Secret Santa Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $100,000 (ONEHUNTHO) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100,000.

   (b)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches any of the ''Secret Santa Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $5,000 (FIV THO) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5,000.

   (c)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches any of the ''Secret Santa 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 is a Holly Symbol (HOLLY), and a prize play symbol of $500 (FIV HUN) appears under the Holly Symbol (HOLLY) on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $500.

   (e)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches any of the ''Secret Santa Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $150 (ONEHUNFTY) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $150.

   (f)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols is a Holly Symbol (HOLLY), and a prize play symbol of $150 (ONEHUNFTY) appears under the Holly Symbol (HOLLY) on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $150.

   (g)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches any of the ''Secret Santa 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.

   (h)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols is a Holly Symbol (HOLLY), and a prize play symbol of $100 (ONE HUN) appears under the Holly Symbol (HOLLY) on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

   (i)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches any of the ''Secret Santa Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $50$ (FIFTY) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50.

   (j)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols is a Holly Symbol (HOLLY), and a prize play symbol of $50$ (FIFTY) appears under the Holly Symbol (HOLLY) on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50.

   (k)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches any of the ''Secret Santa Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $25$ (TWY FIV) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $25.

   (l)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols is a Holly Symbol (HOLLY), and a prize play symbol of $25$ (TWY FIV) appears under the Holly Symbol (HOLLY) on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $25.

   (m)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches any of the ''Secret Santa 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.

   (n)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols is a Holly Symbol (HOLLY), and a prize play symbol of $20$ (TWENTY) appears under the Holly Symbol (HOLLY) on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.

   (o)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches any of the ''Secret Santa 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.

   (p)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols is a Holly Symbol (HOLLY), and a prize play symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appears under the Holly Symbol (HOLLY) on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

   (q)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches any of the ''Secret Santa 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.

   (r)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols is a Holly Symbol (HOLLY), and a prize play symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears under the Holly Symbol (HOLLY) on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5.

   8.  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 Any
of the Secret Santa Approximate No. of
Numbers, Win With Approximate Winners Per 960,000
Prize(s) of: Win Odds Tickets
$5 w/Holly $5 1:2.68 358,400
$5 $5 1:3.95 243,200
$10 w/Holly $10 1:37.50 25,600
$10 $10 1:50 19,200
$5 × 4 $20 1:15 64,000
$20 w/Holly $20 1:15 64,000
$20 $20 1:18.75 51,200
$5 × 5 $25 1:75 12,800
$20 + $5 $25 1:75 12,800
$25 w/Holly $25 1:50 19,200
$25 $25 1:50 19,200
$5 × 10 $50 1:150 6,400
$20 × 2 + $50 1:150 6,400
   $5 × 2
$25 × 2 $50 1:150 6,400
$50 w/Holly $50 1:150 6,400
$50 $50 1:150 6,400
$5 × 10 + $100 1:150.94 6,360
   $25 × 2
$20 × 5 $100 1:150.94 6,360
$25 × 4 $100 1:150.94 6,360
$50 × 2 $100 1:151.13 6,352
$100 w/Holly $100 1:151.13 6,352
$100 $100 1:150.94 6,360
$5 × 10 + $150 1:30,000 32
   $20 × 5
$25 × 6 $150 1:30,000 32
$50 × 3 $150 1:30,000 32
$150 w/Holly $150 1:30,000 32
$150 $150 1:30,000 32
$25 × 10 + $500 1:60,000 16
   $50 × 5
$50 × 10 $500 1:60,000 16
$100 × 5 $500 1:60,000 16
$500 w/Holly $500 1:60,000 16
$500 $500 1:60,000 16
$5,000 $5,000 1:120,000 8
$100,000 $100,000 1:120,000 8
Holly = Win Prize Automatically

   9.  Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Secret Santa instant lottery game tickets. The conduct of the game will be governed by 61 Pa. Code § 819.222 (relating to retailer bonuses and incentives).

   10.  Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania Secret Santa, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Secret Santa 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 Secret Santa 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.

   11.  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.

   12.  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 Secret Santa or through normal communications methods.

GREGORY C. FAJT,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-1996. Filed for public inspection October 10, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]


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