NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Pennsylvania Monster Money Instant Lottery Game 1543
[51 Pa.B. 5929]
[Saturday, September 11, 2021]
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 Monster Money (hereafter ''Monster Money''). The game number is PA-1543.
2. Price: The price of a Monster Money instant lottery game ticket is $2.
3. Play symbols: Each Monster Money instant lottery game ticket will contain one play area. The play symbols and their captions, located in the play area, are: Spider Web (WEB) symbol, Ghost (GHOST) symbol, Witch Hat (HAT) symbol, Pumpkin (PUMPKIN) symbol, Skull (SKULL) symbol, Bat (BAT) symbol, Spider (SPIDER) symbol, Cat (CAT) symbol, Haunted House (HOUSE) symbol, Mummy (MUMMY) symbol, Candy Corn (CORN) symbol, Cauldron (CAULDRN) symbol, Money (MONEY) symbol and a Monster (WINALL) 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), $15.00 (FIFTEEN), $20.00 (TWENTY), $30.00 (THIRTY), $50.00 (FIFTY), $100 (ONE HUN), $200 (TWO HUN), $500 (FIV HUN), $1,000 (ONE THO) and $13,000 (THRTN THO).
5. Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game, are: $2, $4, $5, $10, $15, $20, $30, $50, $100, $200, $500, $1,000 and $13,000. A player can win up to ten times on a ticket.
6. Approximate number of tickets printed for the game: Approximately 5,400,000 tickets will be printed for the Monster Money instant lottery game.
7. Second-Chance Drawing: The Pennsylvania Lottery will conduct a Haunted House Second-Chance Drawing for which non-winning Monster Money lottery game tickets may be eligible as provided for in section 10.
8. Determination of prize winners:
(a) Holders of tickets upon which a Money (MONEY) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $13,000 (THRTN THO) appears in the ''prize'' area under that Money (MONEY) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $13,000.
(b) Holders of tickets upon which a Money (MONEY) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $1,000 (ONE THO) appears in the ''prize'' area under that Money (MONEY) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000.
(c) Holders of tickets upon which a Monster (WINALL) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $100 (ONE HUN) appears in all ten of the ''prize'' areas, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000.
(d) Holders of tickets upon which a Money (MONEY) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $500 (FIV HUN) appears in the ''prize'' area under that Money (MONEY) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $500.
(e) Holders of tickets upon which a Monster (WINALL) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $100 (ONE HUN) appears in two of the ''prize'' areas, a prize symbol of $50.00 (FIFTY) appears in four of the ''prize'' areas, a prize symbol of $30.00 (THIRTY) appears in two of the ''prize'' areas and a prize symbol of $20.00 (TWENTY) appears in two of the ''prize'' areas, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $500.
(f) Holders of tickets upon which a Monster (WINALL) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $50.00 (FIFTY) appears in all ten of the ''prize'' areas, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $500.
(g) Holders of tickets upon which a Money (MONEY) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $200 (TWO HUN) appears in the ''prize'' area under that Money (MONEY) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $200.
(h) Holders of tickets upon which a Monster (WINALL) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $30.00 (THIRTY) appears in five 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 $200.
(i) Holders of tickets upon which a Monster (WINALL) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $20.00 (TWENTY) appears in all ten of the ''prize'' areas, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $200.
(j) Holders of tickets upon which a Money (MONEY) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $100 (ONE HUN) appears in the ''prize'' area under that Money (MONEY) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.
(k) Holders of tickets upon which a Monster (WINALL) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $20.00 (TWENTY) appears in two of the ''prize'' areas, a prize symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appears in four of the ''prize'' areas and a prize symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears in four of the ''prize'' areas, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.
(l) Holders of tickets upon which a Monster (WINALL) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appears in all ten of the ''prize'' areas, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.
(m) Holders of tickets upon which a Money (MONEY) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $50.00 (FIFTY) appears in the ''prize'' area under that Money (MONEY) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50.
(n) Holders of tickets upon which a Monster (WINALL) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appears in two of the ''prize'' areas, a prize symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears in four of the ''prize'' areas, a prize symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears in three of the ''prize'' areas and a prize symbol of $4.00 (FOR DOL) appears in one of the ''prize'' areas, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50.
(o) Holders of tickets upon which a Monster (WINALL) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears in all ten of the ''prize'' areas, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50.
(p) Holders of tickets upon which a Money (MONEY) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $30.00 (THIRTY) appears in the ''prize'' area under that Money (MONEY) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $30.
(q) Holders of tickets upon which a Monster (WINALL) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears in two of the ''prize'' areas, a prize symbol of $4.00 (FOR DOL) appears in two of the ''prize'' areas and a prize symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears in six of the ''prize'' areas, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $30.
(r) Holders of tickets upon which a Monster (WINALL) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $4.00 (FOR DOL) appears in five of the ''prize'' areas and a prize symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears in five of the ''prize'' areas, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $30.
(s) Holders of tickets upon which a Money (MONEY) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $20.00 (TWENTY) appears in the ''prize'' area under that Money (MONEY) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.
(t) Holders of tickets upon which a Monster (WINALL) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears in all ten of the ''prize'' areas, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.
(u) Holders of tickets upon which a Money (MONEY) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $15.00 (FIFTEEN) appears in the ''prize'' area under that Money (MONEY) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $15.
(v) Holders of tickets upon which a Money (MONEY) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appears in the ''prize'' area under that Money (MONEY) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.
(w) Holders of tickets upon which a Money (MONEY) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears in the ''prize'' area under that Money (MONEY) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5.
(x) Holders of tickets upon which a Money (MONEY) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $4.00 (FOR DOL) appears in the ''prize'' area under that Money (MONEY) symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $4.
(y) Holders of tickets upon which a Money (MONEY) symbol appears in the play area and a prize symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears in the ''prize'' area under that Money (MONEY) 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 ''Money'' (MONEY) 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 | 9.04 | 597,600 |
| $2 × 2 | $4 | 68.18 | 79,200 |
| $4 | $4 | 150 | 36,000 |
| $5 | $5 | 18.75 | 288,000 |
| $2 × 5 | $10 | 150 | 36,000 |
| $5 × 2 | $10 | 300 | 18,000 |
| ($4 × 2) + $2 | $10 | 300 | 18,000 |
| $10 | $10 | 150 | 36,000 |
| $5 × 3 | $15 | 750 | 7,200 |
| ($4 × 2) + $5 + $2 | $15 | 750 | 7,200 |
| $10 + $5 | $15 | 500 | 10,800 |
| $15 | $15 | 300 | 18,000 |
| MONSTER w/ ($2 × 10) | $20 | 150 | 36,000 |
| $4 × 5 | $20 | 1,500 | 3,600 |
| $10 × 2 | $20 | 1,500 | 3,600 |
| $20 | $20 | 1,500 | 3,600 |
| MONSTER w/ (($4 × 5) + ($2 × 5)) | $30 | 800 | 6,750 |
| MONSTER w/ (($5 × 2) + ($4 × 2) + ($2 × 6)) | $30 | 800 | 6,750 |
| $15 × 2 | $30 | 24,000 | 225 |
| ($5 × 4) + ($2 × 5) | $30 | 24,000 | 225 |
| ($10 × 2) + ($5 × 2) | $30 | 24,000 | 225 |
| $30 | $30 | 24,000 | 225 |
| MONSTER w/ ($5 × 10) | $50 | 1,500 | 3,600 |
| MONSTER w/ (($10 × 2) + ($5 × 4) + ($2 × 3) + $4) | $50 | 1,500 | 3,600 |
| $10 × 5 | $50 | 40,000 | 135 |
| ($15 × 2) + ($4 × 5) | $50 | 60,000 | 90 |
| ($20 × 2) + ($5 × 2) | $50 | 60,000 | 90 |
| $50 | $50 | 40,000 | 135 |
| MONSTER w/ ($10 × 10) | $100 | 6,000 | 900 |
| MONSTER w/ (($20 × 2) + ($10 × 4) + ($5 × 4)) | $100 | 6,000 | 900 |
| $20 × 5 | $100 | 60,000 | 90 |
| ($30 × 2) + ($20 × 2) | $100 | 60,000 | 90 |
| $50 + $30 + $20 | $100 | 60,000 | 90 |
| $100 | $100 | 60,000 | 90 |
| MONSTER w/ ($20 × 10) | $200 | 24,000 | 225 |
| MONSTER w/ (($30 × 5) + ($10 × 5)) | $200 | 24,000 | 225 |
| $50 × 4 | $200 | 120,000 | 45 |
| $100 × 2 | $200 | 120,000 | 45 |
| $200 | $200 | 120,000 | 45 |
| MONSTER w/ ($50 × 10) | $500 | 540,000 | 10 |
| MONSTER w/ (($100 × 2) + ($50 × 4) + ($30 × 2) + ($20 × 2)) | $500 | 540,000 | 10 |
| $100 × 5 | $500 | 540,000 | 10 |
| $500 | $500 | 540,000 | 10 |
| MONSTER w/ ($100 × 10) | $1,000 | 540,000 | 10 |
| $1,000 | $1,000 | 540,000 | 10 |
| $13,000 | $13,000 | 540,000 | 10 |
Reveal a ''Monster'' (WINALL) symbol, win all 10 prizes shown!
Prizes, including top prizes, are subject to availability at the time of purchase.
10. Second-Chance Drawing: Pennsylvania Lottery's Haunted House Second-Chance Drawing for qualifying instant lottery game tickets (hereafter, the ''Drawing''):
(a) Qualifying Tickets: Non-winning PA-1541 Jack-O-Lantern Jackpot ($5), PA-1543 Monster Money ($2) and PA-1544 Boo Buck$ ($1) instant lottery 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 https://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 https://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 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 in the Drawing.
(7) Once an entry has been submitted it cannot be withdrawn or changed.
(c) Drawing description:
(1) The Lottery will conduct one Haunted House 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. September 12, 2021, through 11:59:59 p.m. November 4, 2021, will be entered into the Drawing to be held between November 8, 2021 and November 17, 2021.
(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 13 (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 and the Entry Multiplier Prize, if applicable. The respective purchase price and corresponding number of entries for the Qualifying Ticket is as follows: PA-1541 Jack-O-Lantern Jackpot ($5) = five entries, PA-1543 Monster Money ($2) = two entries and PA-1544 Boo Buck$ ($1) = one entry.
(6) Players may review prizes won and their entries for the Drawing via the Drawing's promotional web site.
(d) Prizes available to be won, determination of winners, and odds of winning:
(1) The prize entitlements described below are subject to all restrictions and limitations described in section 10(e), or those mentioned anywhere else in these rules.
(2) The following table sets forth the approximate number of Entry Multiplier Prizes and the approximate odds of winning an Entry Multiplier Prize:
| Qualifying Tickets: | Approximate
Number of 13X
Entry Multiplier
Prizes:
| Approximate
Odds of Winning
a 13X Multiplier
Are 1 In:
|
|---|
| PA-1541 Jack-O-Lantern Jackpot | 2,246,500
| 2
|
| PA-1543 Monster Money | 1,392,112
| 3
|
| PA-1544 Boo Buck$ | 1,412,393
| 3
|
(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 through the third entries selected in the Drawing will be winning entries and the entrants who submitted those winning entries shall each be entitled to a prize of $31,000, less required income tax withholding.
(ii) The fourth through the eighth entries selected 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.
(iii) The ninth through the thirteenth entries selected 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.
(iv) The fourteenth through the twenty-third entries selected in the Drawing will be winning entries and the entrants who submitted the winning entries shall each be entitled to a prize of $1,300.
(v) The twenty-fourth through the seventy-third entries selected in the Drawing will be winning entries and the entrants who submitted the 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 winning in the Drawing depend upon the number of entries received for the Drawing.
(8) A computer-generated randomizer will be used to select the Drawing winners.
(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 or otherwise disqualified during or following the Drawing, the Lottery will select another entry to replace the rejected or otherwise disqualified 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, 9Rooftops Marketing, LLC (formerly known as MARC USA, LLC), 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 principal 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 & 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, for a player winning $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 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 Monster Money 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 they qualify 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 Monster Money, prize money from winning Monster Money 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 Monster Money 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. CodePart 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 Monster Money or through normal communications methods.
C. DANIEL HASSELL,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 21-1545. Filed for public inspection September 10, 2021, 9:00 a.m.]
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