NOTICES
Pennsylvania Checkerboard Bingo Instant Lottery Game
[35 Pa.B. 3360] 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 Checkerboard Bingo.
2. Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Checkerboard Bingo instant lottery game ticket is $3.
3. Play Symbols:
(a) Each Pennsylvania Checkerboard 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 01 through 75, ''FREE'' symbol and a ''TRIPLER'' symbol. The ''FREE'' symbol is a free space. The ''TRIPLER'' symbol is a free space, and when it appears in a winning pattern, the prize triples.
(b) Each ticket will also contain a ''Caller's Card'' area. The 76 play symbols that may be located in the ''Caller's Card'' 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 and a ''CHECKER'' symbol.
4. Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are $3, $5, $10, $15, $30, $60, $120, $150, $300, $1,000, and $30,000.
5. Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game: Approximately 4,320,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Checkerboard 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 6,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $30,000.
(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 4'' or ''Card 5,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000.
(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'' or ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $300.
(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'' 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 $150.
(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 4'' or ''Card 5,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $120.
(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 2'' or ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $60.
(h) 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.
(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, on ''Card 1,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $30.
(j) 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 $30.
(k) 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 ''TRIPLER'' symbol in the remaining space of that same horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 4'' or ''Card 5'' or ''Card 6,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $15.
(l) 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.
(m) Holders of tickets with a ''CHECKER'' symbol in the ''Caller's Card,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.
(n) 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 ''TRIPLER'' 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 $9.
(o) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols in a five-space horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 4'' or ''Card 5'' or ''Card 6,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $5.
(p) 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 $3.
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: Win: Approximate
Odds of 1 In:Approximate No.
of Winners Per
4,320,000 TicketsLINE CARD 1 $3 11.11 388,800 LINE CARD 2 $3 33.33 129,600 LINE CARD 3 $3 33.33 129,600 LINE CARD 4 $5 76.92 56,160 LINE CARD 5 $5 66.67 64,800 LINE CARD 6 $5 100 43,200 LINE CARD 1 (TRIPLER) $9 100 43,200 LINE CARD 2 (TRIPLER) $9 100 43,200 LINE CARD 3 (TRIPLER) $9 100 43,200 LINE CARDS 4 & 5 $10 200 21,600 LINE CARDS 4 & 6 $10 200 21,600 LINE CARDS 5 & 6 $10 200 21,600 CHECKER $10 200 21,600 4 CORNERS-CARD 1 $15 1,000 4,320 LINE CARDS 4, 5 & 6 $15 1,000 4,320 LINE CARD 4 (TRIPLER) $15 500 8,640 LINE CARD 5 (TRIPLER) $15 500 8,640 LINE CARD 6 (TRIPLER) $15 500 8,640 CHECKER + LINE CARD 4 $15 500 8,640 CHECKER + LINE CARD 5 $15 500 8,640 CHECKER + LINE CARD 6 $15 500 8,640 DIAMOND CARD 1 $30 1,000 4,320 4 CORNERS-CARD 2 $30 1,000 4,320 4 CORNERS-CARD 3 $30 1,000 4,320 4 CORNERS-CARD 4 $30 1,000 4,320 LINE CARD 5 (TRIPLER) + LINE CARD 6 (TRIPLER) $30 1,000 4,320 CHECKER + LINE CARDS 4 (TRIPLER) & LINE
CARD 5$30 1,000 4,320 CHECKER + LINE CARDS 5 (TRIPLER) & LINE
CARD 6$30 1,000 4,320 CHECKER + LINE CARDS 6 (TRIPLER) & LINE
CARD 4$30 333.33 12,960 CHECKER + DIAMOND CARD 1 $40 1,200 3,600 CHECKER + 4 CORNERS CARD 2 $40 1,200 3,600 CHECKER + 4 CORNERS CARD 3 $40 1,200 3,600 CHECKER + 4 CORNERS CARD 4 $40 1,200 3,600 DIAMOND CARD 2 $60 6,000 720 DIAMOND CARD 3 $60 6,000 720 4 CORNERS-CARD 5 $60 6,000 720 4 CORNERS-CARD 6 $60 6,000 720 DIAMOND CARD 1 + 4 CORNERS-CARD 2 $60 6,000 720 DIAMOND CARD 1 + 4 CORNERS-CARD 3 $60 6,000 720 DIAMOND CARD 1 + 4 CORNERS-CARD 4 $60 6,000 720 4 CORNERS CARDS 4 & 5 $90 12,000 360 DIAMOND CARD 2 + 4 CORNERS CARD 4 $90 12,000 360 4 CORNERS CARDS 2, 3 & 4 $90 12,000 360 LINE CARDS 4 & 5 (TRIPLER) + DIAMOND CARD 2 $90 12,000 360 LINE CARDS 4 & 6 (TRIPLER) + DIAMOND CARD 3 $90 12,000 360 LINE CARDS 5 & 6 (TRIPLER) + DIAMOND CARD 2 $90 12,000 360 DIAMOND CARD 4 $120 60,000 72 DIAMOND CARD 5 $120 60,000 72 DIAMOND CARD 2 + 4 CORNERS CARD 6 $120 60,000 72 4 CORNERS CARD 5 + 4 CORNERS CARD 6 $120 40,000 108 X CARD 1 $150 40,000 108 4 CORNERS CARD 3 + DIAMOND CARD 5 $150 40,000 108 X CARD 2 $300 120,000 36 X CARD 3 $300 120,000 36 DIAMOND CARD 6 $300 120,000 36 X CARD 1 + X CARD 2 $450 120,000 36 X CARD 3 + DIAMOND CARD 5 + 4 CORNERS CARD 4 $450 120,000 36 X CARD 4 $1,000 120,000 36 X CARD 5 $1,000 120,000 36 X CARD 4 + X CARD 5 $2,000 360,000 12 X CARD 6 $30,000 1,080,000 4 CHECKER = WIN $10 AUTOMATICALLY TRIPLER = TRIPLE THE PRIZE 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 Checkerboard 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 Checkerboard Bingo, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Checkerboard 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 Checkerboard 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 Checkerboard Bingo or through normal communications methods.
GREGORY C. FAJT,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-1135. Filed for public inspection June 10, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]
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