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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 09-710

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT
OF REVENUE

Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VIII

[39 Pa.B. 2059]
[Saturday, April 18, 2009]

   Under the State Lottery Law (72 P. S. §§ 3761-101--3761-314) and 61 Pa. Code § 874.4 (relating to notice of raffle lottery game rules), the Secretary of Revenue hereby provides public notice of the rules for the following raffle lottery game:

   1.  Name: The name of the raffle game is Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VIII.

   2.  Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VIII lottery game ticket is $20.

   3.  Ticket Sales And Drawing Date: Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VIII lottery game tickets sales will commence on or after April 27, 2009, and will continue until all 500,000 tickets have been sold, or 5 p.m. on July 4, 2009, whichever occurs earlier.

   4.  Ticket Characteristics: Each Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VIII lottery game ticket will contain one unique eight-digit number between 00000001 and 00500000, for a total of 500,000 tickets.

   5.  Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are $100, $1,000, $100,000 and $1,000,000. A player may only win one time on each ticket or chance.

   6.  Maximum Number of Tickets Printed and Sold for the Game: There will be no more than 500,000 tickets printed and sold for the Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VIII lottery game. The chances will be sequentially issued on a Statewide basis from the range of individual unique numbers representing the chances available for the game.

   7.  Conduct of Drawing: The results of the Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VIII will be televised on July 4, 2009, at or about 7 p.m. The drawing will be conducted with the aid of an electronic device. Six-thousand (6,000) unique eight-digit numbers will be drawn, between 00000001 and 00500000. The first four unique eight-digit numbers drawn will be the first-prize-tier winning numbers. The fifth through eighth unique eight-digit numbers drawn will be the second-prize-tier winning numbers. The ninth through 108th unique eight-digit numbers drawn will be the third-prize-tier winning numbers. The 109th through 6,000th unique eight-digit numbers drawn will be the fourth-prize-tier winning numbers.

   8.  Determination of Prize Winners:

   (a)  Holders of tickets upon which the unique eight-digit number matches exactly one of the first-prize-tier numbers selected by the Lottery shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000,000.

   (b)  Holders of tickets upon which the unique eight-digit number matches exactly one of the second-prize-tier numbers selected by the Lottery shall be entitled to a prize of $100,000.

   (c)  Holders of tickets upon which the unique eight-digit number matches exactly one of the third-prize-tier numbers selected by the Lottery shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000.

   (d)  Holders of tickets upon which the unique eight-digit number matches exactly one of the fourth-prize-tier numbers selected by the Lottery shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

   9.  Number and Description of Prizes and Approximate Odds: The Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VIII prizes and determination winners are as follows:

Ticket Matching Exactly the Unique Eight-digit Number Drawn In: Win Prize Of: Maximum Odds
Of Winning Are 1 In: 		Number
Of Winners
First-Prize-Tier $1,000,000 125,000 4
Second-Prize-Tier $100,000 125,000 4
Third-Prize-Tier$1,000 5,000 100
Fourth-Prize-Tier $100 85 5,892

All Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VIII lottery game prize payments, including first-prize-tier prizes, will be made as one-time lump-sum cash payments.

   10.  Consumer Promotional Programs: The Lottery may conduct promotional activities to promote the sale of Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VIII tickets, including offering tickets at a discounted price. Details of any such offering will be disseminated through media used to advertise or promote Millionaire Raffle VIII or through normal communications methods.

   11.  Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Program for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VIII lottery game tickets. The conduct of the Program will be governed by 61 Pa. Code § 811.41 (relating to promotional prizes).

   12.  Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VIII, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VIII 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 anniversary date of the raffle drawing in which the ticket or chance was entered, 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.

   13.  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.

STEPHEN H. STETLER,   
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 09-710. Filed for public inspection April 17, 2009, 9:00 a.m.]


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