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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 06-1169

NOTICES

Pennsylvania Lightning Bucks Instant Lottery Game

[36 Pa.B. 3168]
[Saturday, June 24, 2006]

   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 Lightning Bucks.

   2.  Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Lightning Bucks instant lottery game ticket is $1.

   3.  Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania Lightning Bucks instant lottery game ticket will contain one play area containing nine prize play symbols and a separate ''QUICK $10'' bonus play area containing one play symbol. The prize play symbols and their captions located in the play area are: FREE (TICKET), $1.00 (ONE DOL), $2.00 (TWO DOL), $5.00 (FIV DOL), $10.00 (TEN DOL), $20$ (TWENTY), $30$ (THIRTY), $50$ (FIFTY), $100 (ONE HUN), $500 (FIV HUN) and $2,000 (TWO THO). The Play symbols located in the ''QUICK $10'' bonus play area are: Firefly symbol (FIREFLY) and NO BONUS (TRY AGAIN). The ''QUICK $10'' bonus is played separately from the rest of the game.

   4.  Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are: Free Ticket, $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $30, $50, $100, $500 and $2,000. The prize that can be won in the ''QUICK $10'' bonus play area is $10.

   5.  Approximate Number of Tickets Printed for the Game: Approximately 12,000,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Lightning Bucks instant lottery game.

   6.  Determination of Prize Winners:

   (a)  Holders of tickets with three matching prize play symbols of $2,000 (TWO THO) in the play area on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2,000.

   (b)  Holders of tickets with three matching prize play symbols of $500 (FIV HUN) in the play area on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $500.

   (c)  Holders of tickets with three matching prize play symbols of $100 (ONE HUN) in the play area on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

   (d)  Holders of tickets with three matching prize play symbols of $50$ (FIFTY) in the play area on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50.

   (e)  Holders of tickets with three matching prize play symbols of $30$ (THIRTY) in the play area on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $30.

   (f)  Holders of tickets with three matching prize play symbols of $20$ (TWENTY) in the play area on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.

   (g) Holders of tickets with a Firefly symbol (FIREFLY) in the ''QUICK $10'' bonus play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

   (h)  Holders of tickets with three matching prize play symbols of $10.00 (TEN DOL) in the play area on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

   (i)  Holders of tickets with three matching prize play symbols of $5.00 (FIV DOL) in the play area on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5.

   (j)  Holders of tickets with three matching prize play symbols of $2.00 (TWO DOL) in the play area on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.

   (k)  Holders of tickets with three matching prize play symbols of $1.00 (ONE DOL) in the play area on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1.

   (l)  Holders of tickets with three matching prize play symbols of FREE (TICKET) in the play area on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of one Pennsylvania Lightning Bucks instant game ticket or one Pennsylvania Lottery instant game ticket of equivalent sale price which is currently on sale.

   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 3 Like Amounts,Approximate No.
Win That Prize.of Winners Per
Win With Prize(s) Approximate12,000,000
of:Win: Odds of 1 In: Tickets:
3-FREE's TICKET 15 800,000
3-$1's $1 15 800,000
3-$2's $2 18.75 640,000
3-$5's $5 37.50 320,000
3-$10's $10 300 40,000
QUICK $10 (FIREFLY) $10 100 120,000
3-$20's $20 600 20,000
3-$10's +
   QUICK $10 (FIREFLY) 		$20 600 20,000
3-$30's $30 3,000 4,000
3-$20's +
   QUICK $10 (FIREFLY) 		$30 3,000 4,000
3-$50's $50 6,000 2,000
3-$100's $100 48,000 250
3-$500's $500 240,000 50
3-$2,000's $2,000 1,200,000 10
QUICK $10 (FIREFLY) = Win $10 automatically.

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 Lightning Bucks 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 Lightning Bucks, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Lightning Bucks 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 Lightning Bucks 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 Lightning Bucks or through normal communications methods.

GREGORY C. FAJT,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 06-1169. Filed for public inspection June 23, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]


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