NOTICES
Pennsylvania GhostbustersTM Instant Lottery Game
[45 Pa.B. 5654]
[Saturday, September 12, 2015]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 GhostbustersTM.
2. Price: The price of a Pennsylvania GhostbustersTM instant lottery game ticket is $2.
3. Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania GhostbustersTM 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), 10 (TEN), 11 (ELEVN), 12 (TWLV), 13 (THRTN), 14 (FORTN), 15 (FIFTN), 16 (SIXTN), 17 (SVNTN), 18 (EGHTN), 19 (NINTN) and 20 (TWENT). 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), 10 (TEN), 11 (ELEVN), 12 (TWLV), 13 (THRTN), 14 (FORTN), 15 (FIFTN), 16 (SIXTN), 17 (SVNTN), 18 (EGHTN), 19 (NINTN), 20 (TWENT) and a Telephone (PHONE) symbol.
4. Prize Symbols: The prize symbols and their captions located in the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' area are: $2.00 (TWO DOL), $4.00 (FOR DOL), $5.00 (FIV DOL), $10.00 (TEN DOL), $20.00 (TWENTY), $25.00 (TWY FIV), $50.00 (FIFTY), $100 (ONE HUN), $250 (TWOHUNFTY), $500 (FIV HUN), $1,000 (ONE THO) and $30,000 (TRY THO).
5. Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are: $2, $4, $5, $10, $20, $25, $50, $100, $250, $500, $1,000 and $30,000. The player can win up to 8 times on a ticket.
6. Second-Chance Drawings: The Pennsylvania Lottery will conduct the Pumpkin Patch Payout Second-Chance Drawing for which non-winning Pennsylvania GhostbustersTM instant lottery game tickets may be eligible as provided for in section 10.
7. Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game: Approximately 7,800,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania GhostbustersTM instant lottery game.
8. Determination of Prize Winners:
(a) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches either of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $30,000 (TRY THO) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $30,000.
(b) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches either of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $1,000 (ONE THO) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000.
(c) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches either of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $500 (FIV HUN) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $500.
(d) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a Telephone (PHONE) symbol and a prize symbol of $500 (FIV HUN) appears in the ''Prize'' area under that Telephone (PHONE) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $500.
(e) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches either of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $250 (TWOHUNFTY) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $250.
(f) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches either of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $100 (ONE HUN) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.
(g) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a Telephone (PHONE) symbol and a prize symbol of $100 (ONE HUN) appears in the ''Prize'' area under that Telephone (PHONE) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.
(h) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches either of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $50.00 (FIFTY) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50.
(i) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a Telephone (PHONE) symbol and a prize symbol of $50.00 (FIFTY) appears in the ''Prize'' area under that Telephone (PHONE) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50.
(j) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches either of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $25.00 (TWY FIV) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $25.
(k) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a Telephone (PHONE) symbol and a prize symbol of $25.00 (TWY FIV) appears in the ''Prize'' area under that Telephone (PHONE) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $25.
(l) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches either of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $20.00 (TWENTY) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.
(m) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a Telephone (PHONE) symbol and a prize symbol of $20.00 (TWENTY) appears in the ''Prize'' area under that Telephone (PHONE) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.
(n) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches either of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.
(o) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a Telephone (PHONE) symbol and a prize symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area under that Telephone (PHONE) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.
(p) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches either of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5.
(q) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a Telephone (PHONE) symbol and a prize symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area under that Telephone (PHONE) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5.
(r) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches either of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $4.00 (FOR DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $4.
(s) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a Telephone (PHONE) symbol and a prize symbol of $4.00 (FOR DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area under that Telephone (PHONE) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $4.
(t) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols matches either of the ''WINNING NUMBERS'' play symbols and a prize symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area under the matching ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.
(u) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''YOUR NUMBERS'' play symbols is a Telephone (PHONE) symbol and a prize symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area under that Telephone (PHONE) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.
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:
When Any Of Your Numbers
Match Either Winning Number,
Win Prize Shown Under The
Matching Number. Win With:Win: Approximate
Odds Are 1 In:Approximate No.
Of Winners Per
7,800,000 Tickets$2 w/ TELEPHONE $2 16.67 468,000 $2 $2 18.75 416,000 $2 × 2 $4 75 104,000 $4 w/ TELEPHONE $4 50 156,000 $4 $4 75 104,000 $5 w/ TELEPHONE $5 75 104,000 $5 $5 50 156,000 $2 × 5 $10 300 26,000 $10 w/ TELEPHONE $10 150 52,000 $10 $10 375 20,800 $5 × 4 $20 1,500 5,200 $10 × 2 $20 375 20,800 $20 w/ TELEPHONE $20 214.29 36,400 $20 $20 1,500 5,200 $5 × 5 $25 2,400 3,250 ($5 × 3) + $10 $25 2,000 3,900 ($10 × 2) + $5 $25 1,600 4,875 $25 w/ TELEPHONE $25 1,000 7,800 $25 $25 1,600 4,875 $25 × 2 $50 4,800 1,625 ($10 × 2) + ($5 × 6) $50 1,412 5,525 ($5 × 5) + $25 $50 4,800 1,625 $50 w/ TELEPHONE $50 1,263 6,175 $50 $50 4,800 1,625 $25 × 4 $100 6,000 1,300 ($20 × 2) + ($10 × 6) $100 3,429 2,275 $100 w/ TELEPHONE $100 4,000 1,950 $100 $100 6,000 1,300 $50 × 5 $250 12,000 650 ($100 × 2) + $50 $250 12,000 650 ($50 × 2) + ($25 × 2) + $100 $250 30,000 260 $250 $250 30,000 260 $250 × 2 $500 120,000 65 ($100 × 2) + ($50 × 6) $500 60,000 130 $500 w/ TELEPHONE $500 60,000 130 $500 $500 120,000 65 $1,000 $1,000 60,000 130 $30,000 $30,000 780,000 10 Reveal a ''TELEPHONE'' (PHONE) symbol, win prize shown under that symbol automatically. Prizes, including top prizes, are subject to availability at the time of purchase.
10. Second-Chance Drawing: Pumpkin Patch Payout Second-Chance Drawings.
(a) Qualifying Tickets: Non-winning PA-1167 Spooky Loot ($5) and PA-1168 GhostbustersTM ($2) instant game tickets (''Qualifying Tickets'') are eligible for entry into the Pumpkin Patch Second-Chance Drawings.
(b) Participation and Entry:
(1) Entrants must be members of the Pennsylvania Lottery VIP Players Club to participate in the Pumpkin Patch Second-Chance Drawings. To join the VIP Players Club, visit http://www.palottery.state.pa.us/vipplayersclub/login.aspx. Becoming a VIP Players Club member is free.
(2) To enter the Pumpkin Patch Second-Chance Drawings, entrants must choose to enter either the $1,000 Pumpkin Patch Payout Second-Chance Drawing (''$1,000 Drawing'') or the $50,000 Pumpkin Patch Payout Second-Chance Drawing (''50,000 Drawing'') (collectively the ''Drawings'') and submit the identifying information from at least one Qualifying Ticket via the Pumpkin Patch Second-Chance Drawings promotional website, available at http://www.palottery.com, or the Pennsylvania Lottery's official mobile application, during the entry period. The identifying information from a Qualifying Ticket may be submitted for only one of the Drawings, and may be submitted only once for the chosen drawing. Entries awarded will be applied to the selected drawing at the time of successful submission of the entry. No other method of submission will be accepted. Entries submitted using any other method, including entries mailed or hand-delivered to the Pennsylvania Lottery, are not valid and will be disqualified.
(3) Each entry must be complete and the information supplied by the entrant must be accurate. Incomplete entries cannot be submitted.
(4) Only one claimant per entry allowed.
(5) Entrants must be 18 years of age or older.
(6) Players may submit the identifying information from an unlimited number of Qualifying Tickets.
(7) Once an entry has been submitted it cannot be withdrawn or changed.
(c) Drawings Description:
(1) The Lottery will conduct two Pumpkin Patch Payout Second-Chance Drawings: the $1,000 Drawing and the $50,000 Drawing. A Qualifying Ticket can only be entered into one of the Drawings.
(i) The entry period for the Drawings begins after 11:59:59 p.m. September 13, 2015 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. November 5, 2015. All time references are Eastern Prevailing Time.
(ii) The Drawings will be held between November 6, 2015 and November 10, 2015.
(2) The number of entries an entrant receives is determined by the purchase price of the Qualifying Ticket entered into the selected drawing. Each PA-1167 Spooky Loot ($5) Qualifying Ticket will receive five (5) entries and each PA-1168 GhostbustersTM ($2) Qualifying Ticket will receive two (2) entries.
(3) Players may review their entries for the Drawings via the Pumpkin Patch Second-Chance Drawings promotional website.
(d) Prizes Available to be Won, Determination of Winners, and Odds of Winning:
(1) The prize entitlements described below are subject to all restrictions and limitations described in section 10(e), or mentioned anywhere else in these rules.
(2) The first through the one hundredth entries selected from the entries submitted in the $1,000 Drawing will be winning entries, and the entrants who submitted those winning entries shall each be entitled to a prize of $1,000.
(3) The first entry selected from the entries submitted in the $50,000 Drawing will be a winning entry, and the entrant who submitted the winning entry shall be entitled to a prize of $50,000.
(4) The odds of an entry being selected in the Drawings depend upon the number of entries received for the Drawings.
(5) A computer generated randomizer will be used to select the winning entries.
(e) Drawings Restrictions:
(1) To be eligible to participate in the Drawings, entrants must have complied with the requirements of these rules.
(2) The Lottery is not responsible for late, lost or misdirected entries not entered into the Drawings. The Lottery is not responsible for entries that are not entered into the Drawings because of incompatible internet browsers, mobile lottery application failure or other technical issues. If a Drawings entry is selected as a winner and rejected during or following the Drawings, the Lottery will select another entry to replace the rejected entry in accordance with these rules and Lottery procedure.
(3) If any discrepancy exists between these rules and any material describing the Drawings, these rules shall govern.
(4) Employees of the Pennsylvania Lottery, MARC Advertising, MUSL, Scientific Games International, Inc., MDI Entertainment, LLC, and their subcontractors, or a spouse, child, brother, sister or parent residing as a member of the same household in the principle place of residence of any such person are not eligible to participate in the Drawings. Offer void where prohibited or restricted.
(5) The Pennsylvania Lottery reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend the Drawings and change these rules if the Drawings cannot be conducted as planned due to errors in these rules or advertising, unauthorized intervention, tampering, fraud, technical errors, viruses, worms, bugs, or any other cause beyond the control of the Pennsylvania Lottery that, in the Pennsylvania Lottery's sole judgment, could corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Drawings.
(6) All entries shall be subject to verification by the Pennsylvania Lottery.
(7) The Pennsylvania Lottery reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify an entrant found to be tampering with the operation of the Drawings or to be acting in violation of these rules or applicable law.
(8) The Drawings are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Applicable laws and regulations apply.
(9) Prizes must be claimed within 1 year of the drawing date of the drawing in which the prize was won. If no claim is made within 1 year of the drawing date of the drawing in which the prize was won, the right of an entrant to claim the prize won, if any, will expire and the prize money will be paid into the State Lottery Fund and used for purposes provided by statute.
(10) Final determination of winners will be made by the Secretary, whose judgment will be final and binding.
(11) The payment of a prize awarded in the Drawings to a person who dies before receiving the prize shall be paid according to 61 Pa. Code § 811.16 (relating to prizes payable after death of a prize winner).
(12) A winner is responsible for all taxes arising from or in connection with any prize won.
(13) A player may only win the prize for which the player is first selected in each of the Drawings. Subsequent entries, from the same individual, selected in the same drawing will be disqualified and a replacement entry will be selected.
(14) Prizes are not transferrable.
(15) Other restrictions may apply.
11. Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Program for retailers who sell Pennsylvania GhostbustersTM instant lottery game tickets.
12. Retailer Bonus: The Lottery may offer a retailer bonus in connection with the sale of Pennsylvania instant lottery game tickets. If a retailer bonus is offered, a Lottery retailer shall be eligible for a bonus as described in this section. Lottery retailers who sell a winning ticket that entitles the ticket holder to a prize, either payable in a single installment or having a guaranteed minimum payout, of at least $100,000 and not exceeding $500,000 shall be paid a bonus of $500. Lottery retailers who sell a winning ticket that entitles the ticket holder to a prize, either payable in a single installment or having a guaranteed minimum payout, of at least $500,001 and not exceeding $1,000,000 shall be paid a bonus of $5,000. Lottery retailers who sell a winning ticket that entitles the ticket holder to a prize, either payable in a single installment or having a guaranteed minimum payout, of at least $1,000,001 and not exceeding $10,000,000 shall be paid a bonus of $10,000. A Lottery retailer is entitled only to the largest bonus for which he qualifies on a winning ticket. A bonus will be initiated for payment after the instant ticket is claimed and validated. A bonus will not be awarded to a Lottery retailer that sells a non-winning Pennsylvania Lottery instant ticket used to enter a Pennsylvania Lottery second-chance drawing or promotion that is subsequently selected to win a prize.
13. Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania Ghost- bustersTM, prize money from winning Pennsylvania GhostbustersTM 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 GhostbustersTM 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.
14. 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.
15. 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 GhostbustersTM or through normal communications methods.
EILEEN H. McNULTY,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 15-1669. Filed for public inspection September 11, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]
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