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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 19-1598

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Pennsylvania Jingle All the Way Instant Lottery Game 1429

[49 Pa.B. 6470]
[Saturday, October 26, 2019]

 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 Jingle All the Way (hereinafter ''Jingle All the Way''). The game number is PA-1429.

 2. Price: The price of a Jingle All the Way instant lottery game ticket is $3.

 3. Play symbols: Each Jingle All the Way instant lottery game ticket will contain one play area featuring ten ''ROW'' areas. Each ''ROW'' is played separately. The play symbols and their captions located in the play area are: Bell (BELL) symbol, Tree (TREE) symbol, Deer (DEER) symbol, Snowman (SNOWMAN) symbol, Present (PRESENT) symbol, Light (LIGHT) symbol, Skate (SKATE) symbol, Mitten (MITTEN) symbol, Bow (BOW) symbol, Cookie (COOKIE) symbol, Candy Cane (CANDY CANE) symbol, and a Jingle (WIN$30) symbol.

 4. Prize Symbols: The prize symbols and their captions located in the ''PRIZE LEGEND'' area are: $3, $5, $10, $15, $20, $50, $100, $300, $1,000, $3,000, and $50,000.

 5. Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are: $3, $5, $10, $15, $20, $30, $50, $100, $300, $1,000, $3,000, and $50,000. A player can win up to 10 times on a ticket.

 6. Second-Chance Drawing: The Pennsylvania Lottery will conduct a Holly Jolly Second-Chance Drawing for which non-winning Jingle All the Way instant lottery game tickets may be eligible as provided for in section 10 (relating to Second-Chance Drawings).

 7. Approximate number of tickets printed for the game: Approximately 8,400,000 tickets will be printed for the Jingle All the Way instant lottery game.

 8. Determination of prize winners:

 (a) Holders of tickets upon which three Bell (BELL) play symbols appear in the same ''ROW,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50,000.

 (b) Holders of tickets upon which three Tree (TREE) play symbols appear in the same ''ROW,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $3,000.

 (c) Holders of tickets upon which three Deer (DEER) play symbols appear in the same ''ROW,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000.

 (d) Holders of tickets upon which three Snowman (SNOWMAN) play symbols appear in the same ''ROW,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $300.

 (e) Holders of tickets upon which three Present (PRESENT) play symbols appear in the same ''ROW,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

 (f) Holders of tickets upon which three Light (LIGHT) play symbols appear in the same ''ROW,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50.

 (g) Holders of tickets upon which a Jingle (WIN$30) symbol appears in any ''ROW,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $30.

 (h) Holders of tickets upon which three Skate (SKATE) play symbols appear in the same ''ROW,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.

 (i) Holders of tickets upon which three Mitten (MITTEN) play symbols appear in the same ''ROW,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $15.

 (j) Holders of tickets upon which three Bow (BOW) play symbols appear in the same ''ROW,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

 (k) Holders of tickets upon which three Cookie (COOKIE) play symbols appear in the same ''ROW,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5.

 (l) Holders of tickets upon which three Candy Cane (CANDY CANE) play symbols appear in the same ''ROW,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $3.

 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 You Reveal 3 Identical Symbols In The Same ROW, Win Corresponding Prize Shown In The PRIZE LEGEND.
Win With: 		Win: Approximate
Odds Are
1 In: 		Approximate
No. Of Winners
Per 8,400,000
Tickets:
3—CANDY CANE SYMBOLS $3 10 840,000
3—COOKIE SYMBOLS $5 17.86 470,400
(3—CANDY CANE SYMBOLS) × 2 $6 33.33 252,000
(3—COOKIE SYMBOLS) × 2 $10 66.67 126,000
3—BOW SYMBOLS $10 100 84,000
(3—CANDY CANE SYMBOLS) × 5 $15 500 16,800
(3—COOKIE SYMBOLS) × 3 $15 500 16,800
(3—BOW SYMBOLS) + (3—COOKIE SYMBOLS) $15 500 16,800
3—MITTEN SYMBOLS $15 500 16,800
(3—BOW SYMBOLS) + ((3—COOKIE SYMBOLS) × 2) $20 1,000 8,400
(3—BOW SYMBOLS) × 2 $20 1,000 8,400
(3—MITTEN SYMBOLS) + (3—COOKIE SYMBOLS) $20 500 16,800
3—SKATE SYMBOLS $20 1,000 8,400
(3—CANDY CANE SYMBOLS) × 10 $30 500 16,800
(3—MITTEN SYMBOLS) + ((3—COOKIE SYMBOLS) × 3) $30 1,000 8,400
(3—SKATE SYMBOLS) + (3—BOW SYMBOLS) $30 1,000 8,400
$30 w/ JINGLE SYMBOL $30 166.67 50,400
(3—COOKIE SYMBOLS) × 10 $50 2,400 3,500
(3—BOW SYMBOLS) × 5 $50 2,400 3,500
(3—MITTEN SYMBOLS) + (3—COOKIE SYMBOLS) + ($30 w/ JINGLE SYMBOL) $50 2,000 4,200
(3—SKATE SYMBOLS) + ($30 w/ JINGLE SYMBOL) $50 2,000 4,200
3—LIGHT SYMBOLS $50 1,500 5,600
(3—BOW SYMBOLS) × 10 $100 12,000 700
(3—SKATE SYMBOLS) + ((3—MITTEN SYMBOLS) × 5) + (3—COOKIE SYMBOLS) $100 12,000 700
((3—SKATE SYMBOLS) × 3) + (3—BOW SYMBOLS) + ($30 w/ JINGLE SYMBOL) $100 12,000 700
(3—LIGHT SYMBOLS) + ((3—BOW SYMBOLS) × 2) + ($30 w/ JINGLE SYMBOL) $100 12,000 700
(3—LIGHT SYMBOLS) × 2 $100 12,000 700
3—PRESENT SYMBOLS $100 12,000 700
($30 w/ JINGLE SYMBOL) × 10 $300 12,000 700
((3—PRESENT SYMBOLS) × 2) + ((3—MITTEN SYMBOLS) × 4) + (3—BOW SYMBOLS) + ($30 w/ JINGLE SYMBOL) $300 24,000 350
((3—LIGHT SYMBOLS) × 4) + ((3—SKATE SYMBOLS) × 3) + ((3—COOKIE SYMBOLS) × 2) + ($30 w/ JINGLE SYMBOL) $300 24,000 350
(3—PRESENT SYMBOLS) × 3 $300 12,000 700
3—SNOWMAN SYMBOLS $300 24,000 350
(3—LIGHT SYMBOLS) × 10 $500 24,000 350
((3—PRESENT SYMBOLS) × 2) + ((3—LIGHT SYMBOLS) × 3) + (($30 w/ JINGLE SYMBOL) × 5) $500 24,000 350
(3—PRESENT SYMBOLS) × 5 $500 24,000 350
(3—SNOWMAN SYMBOLS) + (3—PRESENT SYMBOLS) + (3—LIGHT SYMBOLS) + (3—SKATE SYMBOLS) + ($30 w/ JINGLE SYMBOL) $500 24,000 350
(3—SNOWMAN SYMBOLS) + (3—PRESENT SYMBOLS) + ((3—LIGHT SYMBOLS) × 2) $500 24,000 350
(3—PRESENT SYMBOLS) × 10 $1,000 840,000 10
((3—SNOWMAN SYMBOLS) × 3) + (3—PRESENT SYMBOLS) $1,000 840,000 10
3—DEER SYMBOLS $1,000 840,000 10
(3—SNOWMAN SYMBOLS) × 10 $3,000 840,000 10
(3—DEER SYMBOLS) × 3 $3,000 840,000 10
3—TREE SYMBOLS $3,000 840,000 10
3—BELL SYMBOLS $50,000 840,000 10

 Reveal a ''JINGLE'' (WIN$30) symbol in any ''ROW,'' win $30 instantly!

 Each ''ROW'' is played separately.


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

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

 (a) Qualifying Tickets: Non-winning PA-1426 $1 Million Merry & Bright ($20), PA-1427 Secret Santa ($10), PA-1428 Holiday Cash Blowout ($5), PA-1429 Jingle All the Way ($3), PA-1430 Snowball Buck$ ($2), and PA-1431 Oh, What Fun ($1) instant game 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 http://www.palottery.state.pa.us/vipplayersclub/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 web site, 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 for the Drawing. Entries will automatically be awarded at the time of successful submission of a Qualifying Ticket. 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 Holly Jolly Second-Chance Drawing for qualifying instant Lottery game tickets. All time references are Eastern Prevailing Time.

 (2) All entries received after 11:59:59 p.m. October 27, 2019, through 11:59:59 p.m. January 2, 2020, will be entered into the Drawing to be held between January 3, 2020 and January 14, 2020.

 (3) The entry period for the Drawing will be posted to the Pennsylvania Lottery's publicly accessible web site.

 (4) When a Qualifying Ticket is entered into the Drawing, the entry has a chance to be multiplied by five or ten (hereafter the ''Entry Multiplier Prize''). 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.

 (5) The number of entries an entrant will receive for the Drawing is determined by the purchase price of the Qualifying Ticket entered. The respective purchase price and corresponding number of entries for the Qualifying Ticket is as follows: PA-1426 $1 Million Merry & Bright ($20) = 20 entries, PA-1427 Secret Santa ($10) = ten entries, PA-1428 Holiday Cash Blowout ($5) = five entries, PA-1429 Jingle All the Way ($3) = three entries, PA-1430 Snowball Buck$ ($2) = 2 entries, and PA-1431 Oh, What Fun ($1) = 1 entry.

 (6) Players may review prizes won and their entries for the Drawing via the Drawing's promotional web site.

 (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 following table sets forth the approximate number of Entry Multiplier Prizes and the approximate odds of winning an Entry Multiplier Prize:

Qualifying Tickets: Approximate Number of Entry Multiplier Prizes: Approximate Odds of Winning a 5X or 10X Multiplier Are 1 In:
5X 10X 5X 10X
$1 Million Merry & Bright 190,000 76,000 20 50
Secret Santa 240,494 96,198 20 50
Holiday Cash Blowout 482,294 192,918  20 50
Jingle All the Way 640,493 320,247  10 20
Snowball Buck$ 840,574 420,287  10 20
Oh, What Fun 1,091,623   545,812  10 20

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

 (i) The first entry selected from the total number of instant Lottery game ticket 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 $100,000, less required income tax withholding.

 (ii) The second through the fifth entries selected from the total number of instant Lottery game ticket 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 $50,000, less required income tax withholding.

 (iii) The sixth through the tenth entries selected from the total number of instant Lottery game ticket 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 $10,000, less required income tax withholding.

 (iv) The eleventh through the twentieth entries selected from the total number of instant Lottery game 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 $5,000.

 (v) The twenty-first through the seventieth entries selected from the total number of instant Lottery game 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 $100 iLottery Bonus Money.

 (4) All prizes will be paid as a lump-sum cash payment or uploaded to a winning player's Lottery account.

 (5) Winners of iLottery Bonus Money are not required to claim a prize. Winners of iLottery Bonus Money will have the iLottery Bonus Money credited to their Lottery account and will receive an email notifying them that they won a prize.

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

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

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

 (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 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 USA, 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) 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 same Drawing will be disqualified and a replacement entry will be selected.

 (14) Winners of iLottery Bonus Money must abide by the iLottery Terms and Conditions, the iLottery Bonus Policy and these rules. iLottery Bonus Money will expire 90 days from the date on which the winner was notified, via email, of the prize win, as further detailed in section 10(d)(5). iLottery Bonus Money has a five times play through requirement in order to convert the iLottery Bonus Money into cash. For example, if a player wins $100 of iLottery Bonus Money, the player is required to place $500 in wagers before the iLottery Bonus Money awarded is converted into cash, which may be withdrawn from the player's Lottery account.

 (15) Prizes are not transferrable.

 (16) Other restrictions may apply.

 11. Retailer incentive awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Program for retailers who sell Jingle All the Way 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 Jingle All the Way, prize money from winning Jingle All the Way 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 Jingle All the Way 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 Jingle All the Way or through normal communications methods.

C. DANIEL HASSELL, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 19-1598. Filed for public inspection October 25, 2019, 9:00 a.m.]


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