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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 08-1768

NOTICES

Pennsylvania Stocking Stuffer '08 Instant Lottery Game

[38 Pa.B. 5395]
[Saturday, September 27, 2008]

   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 Stocking Stuffer '08.

   2.  Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Stocking Stuffer '08 instant lottery game ticket is $1.

   3.  Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania Stocking Stuffer '08 instant lottery game ticket will contain one play area containing nine prize play symbols and a separate ''QUICK $10 BONUS'' 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), $40$ (FORTY), $100 (ONE HUN), $400 (FOR HUN) and $1,000 (ONE THO). The play symbols and their captions located in the ''QUICK $10 BONUS'' area are: Drum symbol (DRUM), Horn symbol (HORN), Toys symbol (TOYS), Reindeer symbol (RNDEER), Nutcracker symbol (NTCRKR), Scarf symbol (SCARF) and a Santa symbol (SANTA).

   4.  Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are: Free $1 Ticket, $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $30, $40, $100, $400 and $1,000. The prize that can be won in the ''QUICK $10 BONUS'' is $10.

   5.  Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game: Approximately 19,200,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Stocking Stuffer '08 instant lottery game.

   6.  Determination of Prize Winners:

   (a)  Holders of tickets with three matching prize play symbols of $1,000 (ONE THO) in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000.

   (b)  Holders of tickets with three matching prize play symbols of $400 (FOR HUN) in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $400.

   (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 $40$ (FORTY) in the play area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $40.

   (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 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.

   (h)  Holders of tickets with a Santa (SANTA) play symbol in the ''QUICK $10 BONUS'' 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 Stocking Stuffer '08 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 Three Like Amounts, Win That Amount. Win With Prize(s) Of: Win Approximate
Odds Are 1 In: 		Approximate No.
Of Winners Per
19,200,000 Tickets
FREE FREE $1 TICKET 12 1,600,000
$1 $1 50 384,000
$2 $2 15 1,280,000
$5 $5 42.86 448,000
$10 $10 300 64,000
QUICK $10 (SANTA) $10 150 128,000
$20 $20 600 32,000
$10 + QUICK $10 (SANTA) $20 300 64,000
$30 $30 3,000 6,400
$20 + QUICK $10 (SANTA) $30 2,824 6,800
$40 $40 4,800 4,000
$30 + QUICK $10 (SANTA) $40 4,800 4,000
$100 $100 4,800 4,000
$400 $400 240,000 80
$1,000 $1,000 480,000 40
Quick $10 (SANTA) Bonus = 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 Stocking Stuffer '08 instant lottery game tickets. The conduct of the game will be governed by 61 Pa. Code § 819.222 (relating to retailer bonuses and incentive).

   9.  Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania Stocking Stuffer '08, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Stocking Stuffer '08 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 Stocking Stuffer '08 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 (72 P. S. §§ 3761-101--3761-314), 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 Stocking Stuffer '08 or through normal communications methods.

THOMAS W. WOLF,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-1768. Filed for public inspection September 26, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]


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