NOTICES
Pennsylvania Bonus Crossword Instant Lottery Game
[35 Pa.B. 1298] 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 Bonus Crossword.
2. Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Bonus Crossword instant lottery game ticket is $3.00.
3. Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania Bonus Crossword instant lottery game ticket will feature a ''Your Letters'' area, a crossword puzzle play area for the ''Bonus Crossword'' game and a ''Bonus Word'' play area for the ''Bonus Word'' game. Each game is played separately. The play symbols and their captions located in the ''Your Letters'' area and the ''Bonus Word'' area are: the letters A through and including Z. The play symbols and their captions located in the ''Bonus Crossword'' puzzle play area are: the letters A through and including Z and a black square.
4. Prize Symbols: The prize symbols and their captions located in the ''Bonus Word'' play area are: $3.00 (THR DOL), $6.00 (SIX DOL), $9.00 (NIN DOL), $15$ (FIFTN), $30$ (THIRTY), $90$ (NINTY) and $300 (THR HUN).
5. Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are $3, $6, $9, $15, $30, $90, $300 and $30,000.
6. Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game: Approximately 4,800,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Bonus Crossword instant lottery game.
7. Determination of Prize Winners:
(a) The determination of the prize winners for the ''Bonus Crossword'' game are:
(1) Holders of tickets where the player completely uncovers 11 words, using only the letters found in the ''Your Letters'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $30,000.
(2) Holders of tickets where the player completely uncovers 10 words, using only the letters found in the ''Your Letters'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $300.
(3) Holders of tickets where the player completely uncovers 9 words, using only the letters found in the ''Your Letters'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $90.
(4) Holders of tickets where the player completely uncovers 8 words, using only the letters found in the ''Your Letters'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $30.
(5) Holders of tickets where the player completely uncovers 7 words, using only the letters found in the ''Your Letters'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $15.
(6) Holders of tickets where the player completely uncovers 6 words, using only the letters found in the ''Your Letters'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $9.
(7) Holders of tickets where the player completely uncovers 5 words, using only the letters found in the ''Your Letters'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $6.
(8) Holders of tickets where the player completely uncovers 4 words, using only the letters found in the ''Your Letters'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $3.
(9) A prize will be paid only for the highest Pennsylvania Bonus Crossword instant lottery game prize won on the ticket if the ticket meets the criteria established in 61 Pa. Code § 819.213 (relating to ticket validation and requirements).
(b) The determination of the prize winners for the ''Bonus Word'' portion of the ''Bonus Crossword'' game are:
(1) Holders of tickets where the player completes the ''Bonus Word,'' using only the letters found in the ''Your Letters'' area, and a prize symbol of $300 (THR HUN) appears in the prize area below the ''Bonus Word'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $300.
(2) Holders of tickets where the player completes the ''Bonus Word,'' using only the letters found in the ''Your Letters'' area, and a prize symbol of $90$ (NINTY) appears in the prize area below the ''Bonus Word'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $90.
(3) Holders of tickets where the player completes the ''Bonus Word,'' using only the letters found in the ''Your Letters'' area, and a prize symbol of $30$ (THIRTY) appears the prize area below the ''Bonus Word'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $30.
(4) Holders of tickets where the player completes the ''Bonus Word,'' using only the letters found in the ''Your Letters'' area, and a prize symbol of $15$ (FIFTN) appears in the prize area below the ''Bonus Word'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $15.
(5) Holders of tickets where the player completes the ''Bonus Word,'' using only the letters found in the ''Your Letters'' area, and a prize symbol of $9.00 (NIN DOL) appears in the prize area below the ''Bonus Word'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $9.
(6) Holders of tickets where the player completes the ''Bonus Word,'' using only the letters found in the ''Your Letters'' area, and a prize symbol of $6.00 (SIX DOL) appears in the prize area below the ''Bonus Word'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $6.
(7) Holders of tickets where the player completes the ''Bonus Word,'' using only the letters found in the ''Your Letters'' area, and a prize symbol of $3.00 (THR DOL), appears in the prize area below the ''Bonus Word'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $3.
8. Game Play Instructions for the ''Bonus Crossword'' game are:
(a) The player shall scratch the ''Your Letters'' area to reveal 18 letters. For each of the 18 letters revealed in the ''Your Letters'' area, the player shall rub the same letter each time it is found in the ''Bonus Crossword'' puzzle play area.
(b) When a player reveals four or more words in the ''Bonus Crossword'' puzzle play area, the player is entitled to win a prize as described in Section 7(a).
(c) For purposes of this game, a word must contain at least three letters and cannot be formed by linking letters diagonally or by reading the letters from the bottom to the top.
(d) Letters combined to form a word must appear in an unbroken horizontal or vertical string of letters in the ''Bonus Crossword'' puzzle play area. An unbroken string of letters cannot be interrupted by a black space and must contain every single letter square between two black spaces.
(e) Every single letter in the unbroken string must be revealed in the ''Your Letters'' area and be included to form a word.
(f) The possible complete words for each ticket in the game are shown on the ''Bonus Crossword'' puzzle play area of the ticket. The player must match all of the letters in a possible complete word in order to complete the word.
9. 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:
Win With
Prize(s) Of:Win: Approximate
Odds of 1 In:Approximate No.
of Winners Per
4,800,000 Tickets4 WORDS $3 14.29 336,000 $3 BONUS $3 14.29 336,000 5 WORDS $6 25 192,000 $3 BONUS
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4 WORDS $6 100 48,000 $6 BONUS $6 100 48,000 6 WORDS $9 100 48,000 $3 BONUS
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5 WORDS $9 200 24,000 $6 BONUS
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4 WORDS $9 200 24,000 $9 BONUS $9 100 48,000 7 WORDS $15 100 48,000 $6 BONUS
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6 WORDS $15 200 24,000 $9 BONUS
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5 WORDS $15 200 24,000 $15 BONUS $15 100 48,000 8 WORDS $30 200 24,000 $15 BONUS
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7 WORDS $30 500 9,600 $30 BONUS $30 333.33 14,400 9 WORDS $90 1,935 2,480 $90 BONUS $90 1,905 2,520 10 WORDS $300 24,000 200 $300 BONUS $300 24,000 200 11 WORDS $30,000 960,000 5
10. Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Bonus Crossword instant lottery game tickets. The conduct of the game will be governed by 61 Pa. Code § 819.222 (relating to retailer bonuses and incentives).
11. Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania Bonus Crossword, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Bonus Crossword 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 Bonus Crossword 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.
12. 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.
13. 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 Bonus Crossword or through normal communications methods.
GREGORY C. FAJT,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-304. Filed for public inspection February 11, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]
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