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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 16-1619

NOTICES

Pennsylvania Pumpkin Patch Scratch Instant Lottery Game

[46 Pa.B. 5978]
[Saturday, September 17, 2016]

 Under that 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 Pumpkin Patch Scratch.

 2. Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Pumpkin Patch Scratch instant lottery game ticket is $2.

 3. Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania Pumpkin Patch Scratch instant lottery game ticket will contain one play area containing twelve prize symbols and a separate ''BONUS'' area containing one prize symbol. The ''BONUS'' area is played separately. The play symbols and their captions, located in the play area are: Broom (BROOM) symbol, Candelabra (CNDLBR) symbol, Candy Corn (CANDY) symbol, Skull (SKULL) symbol, Cauldron (CAULDRN) symbol, Coins (COINS) symbol, Frog (FROG) symbol, Fog (FOG) symbol, Hat (HAT) symbol, House (HOUSE) symbol, Monster (MONSTR) symbol, Moon (MOON) symbol, Owl (OWL) symbol, Bat (BAT) symbol, Snake (SNAKE) symbol, Black Cat (CAT) symbol and a 5X (5TIMES) symbol. The play symbols and their captions located in the ''BONUS'' area are: Spider (NO BONUS) symbol, Mouse (TRY AGAIN) symbol, Witch (NO BONUS) symbol and a Pumpkin (WIN10) symbol.

 4. Prize Symbols: The prize symbols and their captions, located in the play 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), $200 (TWO HUN), $1,000 (ONE THO) and $31,000 (TRYONETHO).

 5. Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are: $2, $4, $5, $10, $20, $25, $50, $100, $200, $1,000 and $31,000. The prize that can be won in the ''BONUS'' area is $10. The player can win up to 12 times on the ticket.

 6. Second-Chance Drawing: The Pennsylvania Lottery will conduct one Screamin' 7s Second-Chance Drawing for which non-winning Pennsylvania Pumpkin Patch Scratch instant lottery game tickets may be eligible, as provided for in section 10.

 7. Approximate Number of Tickets Printed for the Game: Approximately 5,400,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Pumpkin Patch Scratch instant lottery game.

 8. Determination of Prize Winners:

 (a) Holders of tickets with a Black Cat (CAT) symbol in the play area, and a prize symbol of $31,000 (TRYONETHO) appears in the ''prize'' area under that Black Cat (CAT) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $31,000.

 (b) Holders of tickets with a Black Cat (CAT) symbol in the play area, and a prize symbol of $1,000 (ONE THO) appears in the ''prize'' area under that Black Cat (CAT) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000.

 (c) Holders of tickets upon which any of your play symbols is a 5X (5TIMES) symbol, and a prize symbol of $100 (ONE HUN) appears in the ''prize'' area under that 5X (5TIMES) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $500.

 (d) Holders of tickets with a Black Cat (CAT) symbol in the play area, and a prize symbol of $200 (TWO HUN) appears in the ''prize'' area under that Black Cat (CAT) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $200.

 (e) Holders of tickets with a Black Cat (CAT) symbol in the play area, and a prize symbol of $100 (ONE HUN) appears in the ''prize'' area under that Black Cat (CAT) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

 (f) Holders of tickets upon which any of your play symbols is a 5X (5TIMES) symbol, and a prize symbol of $20.00 (TWENTY) appears in the ''prize'' area under that 5X (5TIMES) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

 (g) Holders of tickets with a Black Cat (CAT) symbol in the play area, and a prize symbol of $50.00 (FIFTY) appears in the ''prize'' area under that Black Cat (CAT) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50.

 (h) Holders of tickets upon which any of your play symbols is a 5X (5TIMES) symbol, and a prize symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appears in the ''prize'' area under that 5X (5TIMES) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50.

 (i) Holders of tickets with a Black Cat (CAT) symbol in the play area, and a prize symbol of $25.00 (TWY FIV) appears in the ''prize'' area under that Black Cat (CAT) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $25.

 (j) Holders of tickets upon which any of your play symbols is a 5X (5TIMES) symbol, and a prize symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears in the ''prize'' area under that 5X (5TIMES) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $25.

 (k) Holders of tickets with a Black Cat (CAT) symbol in the play area, and a prize symbol of $20.00 (TWENTY) appears in the ''prize'' area under that Black Cat (CAT) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.

 (l) Holders of tickets upon which any of your play symbols is a 5X (5TIMES) symbol, and a prize symbol of $4.00 (FOR DOL) appears in the ''prize'' area under that 5X (5TIMES) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.

 (m) Holders of tickets with a Black Cat (CAT) symbol in the play area, and a prize symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appears in the ''prize'' area under that Black Cat (CAT) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

 (n) Holders of tickets upon which any of your play symbols is a 5X (5TIMES) symbol, and a prize symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears in the ''prize'' area under that 5X (5TIMES) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

 (o) Holders of tickets with a Pumpkin (WIN10) symbol in the ''BONUS'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

 (p) Holders of tickets with a Black Cat (CAT) symbol in the play area, and a prize symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears in the ''prize'' area under that Black Cat (CAT) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5.

 (q) Holders of tickets with a Black Cat (CAT) symbol in the play area, and a prize symbol of $4.00 (FOR DOL) appears in the ''prize'' area under that Black Cat (CAT) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $4.

 (r) Holders of tickets with a Black Cat (CAT) symbol in the play area, and a prize symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears in the ''prize'' area under that Black Cat (CAT) 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:

Reveal A ''BLACK CAT'' (CAT)
Symbol, Win Prize Shown
Under That Symbol. Win With: 		Win: Approximate
Odds Are 1 In: 		Approximate No.
Of Winners Per
5,400,000 Tickets
$2 $2 9.38 576,000
$2 × 2 $4 37.50 144,000
$4 $4 33.33 162,000
$5 $5 34.88 154,800
$5 × 2 $10 1,500 3,600
$10 w/ BONUS $10 107.14 50,400
$2 w/ 5X $10 107.14 50,400
$10 $10 1,500 3,600
$2 × 10 $20 1,500 3,600
$10 × 2 $20 1,500 3,600
($10 w/ BONUS) + ($2 × 5) $20 300 18,000
($2 w/ 5X) × 2 $20 750 7,200
$4 w/ 5X $20 750 7,200
$20 $20 1,500 3,600
($5 × 3) + ($2 × 5) $25 1,500 3,600
($10 w/ BONUS) + ($5 × 3) $25 1,500 3,600
($10 w/ BONUS) + ($2 w/ 5X) + $5 $25 1,500 3,600
$5 w/ 5X $25 1,500 3,600
$25 $25 1,500 3,600
$5 × 10 $50 6,000 900
$25 × 2 $50 12,000 450
($10 w/ BONUS) + ($20 × 2) $50 750 7,200
($5 w/ 5X) × 2 $50 2,400 2,250
$10 w/ 5X $50 2,400 2,250
$50 $50 12,000 450
$10 × 10 $100 12,000 450
$50 × 2 $100 12,000 450
($10 × 8) + ($5 × 4) $100 12,000 450
($10 w/ BONUS) + ($10 w/ 5X) +
 ($20 × 2) 		$100 6,000 900
($2 w/ 5X) × 10 $100 6,000 900
$20 w/ 5X $100 6,000 900
$100 $100 12,000 450
$20 × 10 $200 120,000 45
$100 × 2 $200 120,000 45
($20 w/ 5X) × 2 $200 24,000 225
$200 $200 120,000 45
($100 × 8) + ($50 × 4) $1,000 1,080,000 5
($100 w/ 5X) × 2 $1,000 540,000 10
$1,000 $1,000 1,080,000 5
$31,000 $31,000 540,000 10
Reveal a ''5X'' (5TIMES) symbol, win 5 times the prize shown under that symbol.
BONUS: Reveal a ''PUMPKIN'' (WIN10) symbol, win $10 instantly.
Bonus is played separately.

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

 10. Second-Chance Drawing: Pennsylvania Lottery's Screamin' 7s Second-Chance Drawing (hereafter, the ''Drawing''):

 (a) Qualifying Tickets: Non-winning PA-1237 Creepy Cash ($5) and PA-1238 Pumpkin Patch Scratch ($2) instant game tickets (''Qualifying Tickets'') are eligible for entry into the Drawing.

 (b) Participation and Entry:

 (1) Entrants must be members of the Pennsylvania Lottery VIP Players Club to participate in the Drawing. To join the VIP Players Club, visit https://www.palottery.state.pa.us/Vip-players-club/Login.aspx. Becoming a VIP Players Club member is free.

 (2) To enter the Drawing, entrants must submit the identifying information from at least one Qualifying Ticket via the Drawing's 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 only once in the Drawing. Entries awarded will be applied to the 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) Drawing Description:

 (1) The Lottery will conduct one Screamin' 7s Second-Chance Drawing. All time references are Eastern Prevailing Time.

 (2) All Drawing entries received after 11:59:59 p.m. September 18, 2016, through 11:59:59 p.m. November 3, 2016, will be entered into the Drawing, held between November 4, 2016 and November 8, 2016.

 (3) The entry periods for the Drawing will be posted to the Pennsylvania Lottery's publicly accessible website.

 (4) The number of entries an entrant receives is determined by the purchase price of the Qualifying Ticket entered into the Drawing. Each PA-1237 Creepy Cash ($5) Qualifying Ticket will receive five (5) entries and each PA-1238 Pumpkin Patch Scratch ($2) Qualifying Ticket will receive two (2) entries.

 (5) When a Qualifying Ticket is entered into the Drawing, the entry has a chance to be multiplied by seven (7). Each Qualifying Ticket will have a predetermined ticket file assigned at the time the ticket is printed that will determine whether an entry will be multiplied. If an entry is multiplied, the entrant will be notified during the entry process.

 (6) Players may review their entries for the Drawing via the Drawing's 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 those mentioned anywhere else in these rules.

 (2) The Lottery will conduct one Drawing from among all the entries received during the entry period as described in section 10(c).

 (3) The first entry selected from the total number of entries awarded in the Drawing will be a winning entry, and the entrant who submitted the winning entry shall be entitled to a prize of $70,000.

 (4) The second through the eleventh entries selected from the total number of entries awarded in the Drawing will be winning entries, and the entrants who submitted those winning entries shall each be entitled to a prize of $7,000.

 (5) The twelfth through the thirty-first entries selected from the total number of entries awarded in the Drawing will be winning entries, and the entrants who submitted those winning entries shall each be entitled to a prize of $700.

 (6) The number of winning entries to be selected for the Drawing will be posted to the Pennsylvania Lottery's publicly accessible website.

 (7) The odds of an entry being selected in the Drawing depend upon the number of entries received for the Drawing.

 (8) A computer generated randomizer will be used to select the winning entries for the Drawing.

 (e) Drawing Restrictions:

 (1) To be eligible to participate in the Drawing, 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 Drawing. The Lottery is not responsible for entries that are not entered into the Drawing because of incompatible cellular telephones or internet browsers, mobile lottery application failure, or other technical issues. If a Drawing entry is selected as a winner and rejected during or following the Drawing, 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 Drawing, 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 Drawing. Offer void where prohibited or restricted.

 (5) The Pennsylvania Lottery reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend the Drawing and change these rules if the Drawing 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 Drawing.

 (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 Drawing or to be acting in violation of these rules or applicable law.

 (8) The Drawing is 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 Drawing 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 the Drawing. Subsequent entries, from the same individual, selected in the 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 Pumpkin Patch Scratch 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 Pumpkin Patch Scratch, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Pumpkin Patch Scratch 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 Pumpkin Patch Scratch 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 Pumpkin Patch Scratch or through normal communications methods.

EILEEN H. McNULTY, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-1619. Filed for public inspection September 16, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]


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