Pennsylvania Code
Pennsylvania Code & Bulletin
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

• No statutes or acts will be found at this website.

The Pennsylvania Bulletin website includes the following: Rulemakings by State agencies; Proposed Rulemakings by State agencies; State agency notices; the Governor’s Proclamations and Executive Orders; Actions by the General Assembly; and Statewide and local court rules.

PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 09-1256

NOTICES

Pennsylvania Diamonds & Pearls Instant Lottery Game

[39 Pa.B. 3565]
[Saturday, July 11, 2009]

   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 Diamonds & Pearls.

   2.  Price:  The price of a Pennsylvania Diamonds &  Pearls instant lottery game ticket is $10.

   3.  Play Symbols:  Each Pennsylvania Diamonds &  Pearls instant lottery game ticket will contain one play area featuring a ''WINNING NUMBERS'' area and a ''YOUR NUMBERS'' area. The play symbols and their captions located in the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' area are: 1 (ONE), 2 (TWO), 3 (THREE), 4 (FOUR), 5 (FIVE), 6 (SIX), 7 (SEVEN), 8 (EIGHT), 9 (NINE), 11 (ELEVN), 12 (TWLV), 13 (THRTN), 14 (FORTN), 15 (FIFTN), 16 (SIXTN), 17 (SVNTN), 18 (EGHTN), 19 (NINTN), 20 (TWENT), 21 (TWYONE), 22 (TWYTWO), 23 (TWYTHR), 24 (TWYFOR), 25 (TWYFIV), 26 (TWYSIX), 27 (TWYSVN), 28 (TWYEGT), 29 (TWYNIN), 30 (THIRTY), 31 (THYONE), 32 (THYTWO), 33 (THYTHR), 34 (THYFOR), 35 (THYFIV), 36 (THYSIX), 37 (THYSVN), 38 (THYEGT), 39 (THYNIN) and 40 (FORTY). The play symbols and their captions located in the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' area are: 1 (ONE), 2 (TWO), 3 (THREE), 4 (FOUR), 5 (FIVE), 6 (SIX), 7 (SEVEN), 8 (EIGHT), 9 (NINE), 11 (ELEVN), 12 (TWLV), 13 (THRTN), 14 (FORTN), 15 (FIFTN), 16 (SIXTN), 17 (SVNTN), 18 (EGHTN), 19 (NINTN), 20 (TWENT), 21 (TWYONE), 22 (TWYTWO), 23 (TWYTHR), 24 (TWYFOR), 25 (TWYFIV), 26 (TWYSIX), 27 (TWYSVN), 28 (TWYEGT), 29 (TWYNIN), 30 (THIRTY), 31 (THYONE), 32 (THYTWO), 33 (THYTHR), 34 (THYFOR), 35 (THYFIV), 36 (THYSIX), 37 (THYSVN), 38 (THYEGT), 39 (THYNIN), 40 (FORTY), Ring symbol (RING), 10X symbol (10TIMES) and a Necklace symbol (NCKLCE).

   4.  Prize Symbols:  The prize symbols and their captions located in the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' area are: $5.00 (FIV DOL), $10.00 (TEN DOL), $15.00 (FIFTN), $20.00 (TWENTY), $40.00 (FORTY), $50.00 (FIFTY), $100 (ONE HUN), $500 (FIV HUN), $1,000 (ONE THO), $10,000 (TEN THO) and $250,000 (TWHNFYTH).

   5.  Prizes:  The prizes that can be won in this game are: $5, $10, $15, $20, $40, $50, $100, $500, $1,000, $10,000 and $250,000. A player can win up to 15 times on a ticket.

   6.  Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game:  Approximately 11,520,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Diamonds & Pearls instant lottery game.

   7.  Determination of Prize Winners:

   (a)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches any of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $250,000 (TWHNFYTH) appears under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $250,000.

   (b)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches any of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $10,000 (TEN THO) appears under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10,000.

   (c)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches any of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $1,000 (ONE THO) appears under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000.

   (d)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a Ring symbol (RING), and a prize symbol of $500 (FIV HUN) appears under the Ring symbol (RING), on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000.

   (e)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a 10X symbol (10TIMES), and a prize symbol of $100 (ONE HUN) appears under the 10X symbol (10TIMES), on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000.

   (f)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a Necklace symbol (NCKLCE), and a prize symbol of $50.00 (FIFTY) appears in ten of the ''Prize'' areas, and a prize symbol of $100 (ONE HUN) appears in five of the ''Prize'' areas, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000.

   (g)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches any of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $500 (FIV HUN) appears under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $500.

   (h)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a 10X symbol (10TIMES), and a prize symbol of $50.00 (FIFTY) appears under the 10X symbol (10TIMES), on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $500.

   (i)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a Necklace symbol (NCKLCE), and a prize symbol of $40.00 (FORTY) appears in ten of the ''Prize'' areas, and a prize symbol of $20.00 (TWENTY) appears in five of the ''Prize'' areas, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $500.

   (j)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a Ring symbol (RING), and a prize symbol of $100 (ONE HUN) appears under the Ring symbol (RING), on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $200.

   (k)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches any of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $100 (ONE HUN) appears under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

   (l)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a Ring symbol (RING), and a prize symbol of $50.00 (FIFTY) appears under the Ring symbol (RING), on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

   (m)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a 10X symbol (10TIMES), and a prize symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appears under the 10X symbol (10TIMES), on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

   (n)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a Necklace symbol (NCKLCE), and a prize symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears in ten of the ''Prize'' areas, and a prize symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appears in five of the ''Prize'' areas, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

   (o)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches any of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $50.00 (FIFTY) appears under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50.

   (p)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a 10X symbol (10TIMES), and a prize symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears under the 10X symbol (10TIMES), on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50.

   (q)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches any of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $40.00 (FORTY) appears under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $40.

   (r)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a Ring symbol (RING), and a prize symbol of $20.00 (TWENTY) appears under the Ring symbol (RING), on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $40.

   (s)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches any of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $20.00 (TWENTY) appears under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.

   (t)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a Ring symbol (RING), and a prize symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appears under the Ring symbol (RING), on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.

   (u)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches any of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $15.00 (FIFTN) appears under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $15.

   (v)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches any of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appears under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

   (w)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a Ring symbol (RING), and a prize symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears under the Ring symbol (RING), on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

   (x)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches any of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5.

   8.  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:

When Any Of Your Numbers Match Any Of The
Winning Numbers, Win
With Prize(s) Of: 		Win: Approximate Odds
Are 1 In: 		Approximate No.
Of Winners Per
11,520,000 Tickets
$5 x 2 $10 30 384,000
$5 w/RING $10 28.57 403,200
$10 $10 26.67 432,000
$5 x 3 $15 40 288,000
$15 $15 40 288,000
$5 x 4 $20 60 192,000
$10 x 2 $20 60 192,000
$10 w/RING $20 60 192,000
$20 $20 60 192,000
$5 x 8 $40 400 28,800
$10 x 4 $40 400 28,800
$20 w/RING $40 400 28,800
$40 $40 400 28,800
$5 x 10 $50 1,200 9,600
$5 w/10X $50 300 38,400
($20 w/RING) + ($5 x 2) $50 400 28,800
$40 + $10 $50 1,200 9,600
$50 $50 600 19,200
NECKLACE w/($5 x 10) + ($10 x 5) $100 171.43 67,200
$10 w/10X $100 400 28,800
$20 x 5 $100 400 28,800
$50 x 2 $100 400 28,800
$50 w/RING $100 400 28,800
$100 $100 400 28,800
NECKLACE w/($40 x 10) + ($20 x 5) $500 6,000 1,920
($40 x 10) + ($50 x 2) $500 12,000 960
$50 w/10X $500 12,000 960
$100 x 5 $500 12,000 960
($100 w/RING) + ($100 x 3) $500 12,000 960
$500 $500 12,000 960
NECKLACE w/($50 x 10) + ($100 x 5) $1,000 10,000 1,152
$100 x 10 $1,000 12,000 960
$100 w/10X $1,000 12,000 960
$500 w/RING $1,000 12,000 960
$1,000 $1,000 12,000 960
$1,000 x 10 $10,000 115,200 100
$10,000 $10,000 115,200 100
$250,000 $250,000 576,000 20
Get a ''RING'' (RING) symbol, win double the prize under that symbol.
Get a ''10X'' (10TIMES) symbol, win 10 times the prize under that symbol.
Get a ''NECKLACE'' (NCKLCE) symbol, win all 15 prizes shown.

Prizes, including the top prizes, are subject to availability at the time of purchase.

   9.  Retailer Incentive Awards:  The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Diamonds & Pearls instant lottery game tickets. The conduct of the game will be governed by 61 Pa. Code § 819.222 (relating to retailer bonuses and incentive).

   10.  Unclaimed Prize Money:  For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania Diamonds & Pearls, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Diamonds & Pearls 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 Diamonds & Pearls 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.

   11.  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) and 61 Pa. Code Part V (relating to State Lotteries) and the provisions contained in this notice.

   12.  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 Diamonds & Pearls or through normal communications methods.

STEPHEN H. STETLER,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 09-1256. Filed for public inspection July 10, 2009, 9:00 a.m.]


No part of the information on this site may be reproduced for profit or sold for profit.

This material has been drawn directly from the official Pennsylvania Bulletin full text database. Due to the limitations of HTML or differences in display capabilities of different browsers, this version may differ slightly from the official printed version.