NOTICES
Pennsylvania Struck By Luck Bingo Instant Lottery Game
[35 Pa.B. 3112] 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 Struck By Luck Bingo.
2. Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Struck By Luck Bingo instant lottery game ticket is $2.
3. Play Symbols:
(a) Each Pennsylvania Struck By Luck Bingo instant lottery game ticket will contain four play areas designated as ''Card 1,'' ''Card 2,'' ''Card 3'' and ''Card 4.'' The 77 play symbols located in the four play areas are: The numbers 01 through 75, ''FREE'' symbol and a Lightning ''BOLT'' symbol. The ''FREE'' symbol is a free space. The Lightening ''BOLT'' symbol is a free space, and when it appears in a winning pattern, the prize doubles.
(b) Each ticket will also contain a ''Caller's Card'' area. The ''Caller's Card'' area will consist of 30 spaces on a 3 by 10 grid. The play symbols that may be located in each space on the grid are: The letter B with a number 01 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 $2, $5, $10, $20, $100, $250, $500, and $20,000.
5. Approximate Number of Tickets Printed for the Game: Approximately 14,400,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Struck By Luck Bingo instant lottery game.
6. Determination of Prize Winners:
(a) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' pattern, extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corner spaces, on ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $20,000.
(b) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' pattern, extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corner spaces, on ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $500.
(c) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' pattern, extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corner spaces, on ''Card 2,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $250.
(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 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $250.
(e) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in an ''X'' pattern, extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corner spaces, on ''Card 1,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $100.
(f) 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 $100.
(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 1,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $20.
(h) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in the four corners on ''Card 2'' or ''Card 3'' or ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $20.
(i) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in the four corners on ''Card 1,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $10.
(j) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in four of the five spaces in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line, and a Lightning ''BOLT'' symbol in the remaining space of that same horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $10.
(k) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a five-space horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $5.
(l) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in four of the five spaces in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line, and a Lightning ''BOLT'' symbol in the remaining space of that same horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 1'' or ''Card 2'' or ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $4.
(m) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a five-space horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 1'' or ''Card 2'' or ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $2.
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:
Get Bingo With: Win: Approximate
Odds of 1 In:Approximate No.
of Winners Per
14,400,000 TicketsLINE CARD 1 $2 23.08 624,000 LINE CARD 2 $2 23.08 624,000 LINE CARD 3 $2 25 576,000 LINE CARD 1 + LINE
CARD 2$4 75 192,000 LINE CARD 2 + LINE
CARD 3$4 75 192,000 LINE CARD 1 w/BOLT $4 60 240,000 LINE CARD 2 w/BOLT $4 60 240,000 LINE CARD 3 w/BOLT $4 60 240,000 LINE CARD 4 $5 50 288,000 LINE CARD 1 + LINE CARD 2 + LINE CARD 3 $6 150 96,000 4 CORNERS CARD 1 $10 375 38,400 LINE CARD 4 w/BOLT $10 250 57,600 LINE CARDS 1, 2, 3 & 4 $11 150 96,000 LINE CARD 4 w/BOLT + 4 CORNERS CARD 1 $20 750 19,200 DIAMOND CARD 1 $20 750 19,200 4 CORNERS CARD 2 $20 750 19,200 4 CORNERS CARD 3 $20 750 19,200 4 CORNERS CARD 4 $20 750 19,200 LINE CARD 4 w/BOLT + DIAMOND CARD 1 $30 888.89 16,200 LINE CARD 4 w/BOLT + 4 CORNERS CARD 2 $30 888.89 16,200 LINE CARD 4 w/BOLT + 4 CORNERS CARD 3 $30 888.89 16,200 4 CORNERS CARDS 1 & 2 $30 1,846 7,800 4 CORNERS CARDS 1 & 3 $30 1,846 7,800 4 CORNERS CARDS 1 & 4 $30 1,905 7,560 4 CORNERS CARDS 3 & 4 $40 800 18,000 DIAMOND CARD 1 + 4 CORNERS CARD 4 $40 800 18,000 4 CORNERS CARDS 1, 2 & 3 $50 2,400 6,000 DIAMOND CARD 2 $100 24,000 600 DIAMOND CARD 3 $100 24,000 600 ''X'' CARD 1 $100 24,000 600 ''X'' CARD 2 $250 60,000 240 DIAMOND CARD 4 $250 60,000 240 ''X'' CARD 2 + DIAMOND CARD 4 $500 120,000 120 ''X'' CARD 3 $500 120,000 120 ''X'' CARD 4 $20,000 2,400,000 6 BOLT = Win double the prize shown.
Prizes, including top prizes, are subject to availability at the time of purchase.
8. Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Struck By Luck 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 Struck By Luck Bingo, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Struck By Luck 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 Struck By Luck 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, 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 Struck By Luck Bingo or through normal communications methods.
GREGORY C. FAJT,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-1012. Filed for public inspection May 20, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]
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