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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 04-1152

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT
OF REVENUE

Pennsylvania Double Your Money Instant Lottery Game

[34 Pa.B. 3328]

   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 Double Your Money.

   2.  Price:  The price of a Pennsylvania Double Your Money instant lottery game ticket is $1.

   3.  Play Symbols:  Each Pennsylvania Double Your Money instant lottery game ticket will contain one play area featuring a ''Lucky Number'' area and a ''Your Numbers'' area. The play symbols and their captions located in the ''Lucky Number'' area are:  1 (ONE), 2 (TWO), 3 (THREE), 4 (FOUR), 5 (FIVE), 6 (SIX), 7 (SEVEN), 8 (EIGHT), 9 (NINE) and 10 (TEN). 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) and $$ Symbol (DOUBLE).

   4.  Prize Play Symbols:  The prize play symbols and their captions located in the ''Your Numbers'' area are:  FREE (TICKET), $1.00 (ONE DOL), $2.00 (TWO DOL), $4.00 (FOR DOL), $5.00 (FIV DOL), $10.00 (TEN DOL), $20$ (TWENTY), $40$ (FORTY), $80$ (EIGHTY), $100 (ONE HUN) and $10,000 (TEN THO).

   5.  Prizes:  The prizes that can be won in this game are one free ticket, $1, $2, $4, $5, $10, $20, $40, $80, $100 and $10,000. A player can win up to five times on a ticket.

   6.  Approximate Number of Tickets Printed for the Game:  Approximately 14,400,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Double Your Money instant lottery game.

   7.  Determination of Prize Winners:

   (a)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches the ''Lucky Number'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $10,000 (TEN THO) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10,000.

   (b)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches the ''Lucky Number'' play symbol 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.

   (c)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' is a $$ Symbol (DOUBLE), and a prize play symbol of $40$ (FORTY) appears under the $$ Symbol (DOUBLE) on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $80.

   (d)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches the ''Lucky Number'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $80$ (EIGHTY) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $80.

   (e)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' is a $$ Symbol (DOUBLE), and a prize play symbol of $20$ (TWENTY) appears under the $$ Symbol (DOUBLE) on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $40.

   (f)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches the ''Lucky Number'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $40$ (FORTY) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $40.

   (g)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' is a $$ Symbol (DOUBLE), and a prize play symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appears under the $$ Symbol (DOUBLE) on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.

   (h)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches the ''Lucky Number'' play symbol 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.

   (i)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' is a $$ Symbol (DOUBLE), and a prize play symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears under the $$ Symbol (DOUBLE) on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

   (j)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches the ''Lucky Number'' play symbol 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.

   (k)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches the ''Lucky Number'' play symbol 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.

   (l)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' is a $$ Symbol (DOUBLE), and a prize play symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears under the $$ Symbol (DOUBLE) on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $4.

   (m)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches the ''Lucky Number'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $4.00 (FOR DOL) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $4.

   (n)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' is a $$ Symbol (DOUBLE), and a prize play symbol of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appears under the $$ Symbol (DOUBLE) on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.

   (o)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches the ''Lucky Number'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.

   (p)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches the ''Lucky Number'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1.

   (q)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches the ''Lucky Number'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of FREE (TICKET) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of one Pennsylvania Instant Lottery Game ticket of equivalent sale price which is currently on sale.

   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 NumbersApproximate No. of
Match the Lucky NumberApproximateWinners Per 14,400,000
Win, With Prize(s) of: Win: Odds 1 In: Tickets
FREE TICKET 20 720,000
$1 $1     13.04 1,104,000
$2 $2 60 240,000
$1 w/$$ $2 20 720,000
$1 × 2 $2 60 240,000
$4 $4 300 48,000
$2 w/$$ $4 100 144,000
$1 × 4 $4 300 48,000
$2 × 2 $4 300 48,000
$5 $5 600 24,000
$1 × 5 $5 600 24,000
$2 w/$$ + $1 $5 150 96,000
$10 $10 600 24,000
$5 w/$$ $10 200 72,000
$2 × 5 $10 600 24,000
$5 × 2 $10 600 24,000
$20 $20 1,500 9,600
$10 w/$$ $20 1,500 9,600
$4 × 5 $20 1,500 9,600
$5 × 4 $20 1,500 9,600
$10 × 2 $20 1,500 9,600
$40 $40 80,000 180
$20 w/$$ $40 80,000 180
$10 × 4 $40 80,000 180
$20 × 2 $40 60,000 240
$80 $80 240,000 60
$40 w/$$ $80 240,000 60
$20 × 4 $80 240,000 60
$100 $100 240,000 60
$20 × 5 $100 240,000 60
$10,000 $10,000 1,440,000 10

$$ = Double the prize shown

   9.  Retailer Incentive Awards:  The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Double Your Money 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 Double Your Money, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Double Your Money 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 Double Your Money 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), 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 Double Your Money or through normal communications methods.

GREGORY C. FAJT,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-1152. Filed for public inspection June 25, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]


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