NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Pennsylvania Tax-Free Million Instant Lottery Game
[28 Pa.B. 1051] Under the State Lottery Law (72 P. S. §§ 3761-1--3761-15), 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 Tax-Free Million.
2. Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Tax-Free Million instant lottery game ticket is $5.00.
3. Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania Tax-Free Million instant lottery game ticket will contain one play area featuring one ''Winning Numbers'' area and one ''Your Numbers'' area. The play symbols and their captions located in the ''Winning Numbers'' area and ''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 (SNTN), 18 (EGTN), 19 (NINTN) and 20 (TWTY).
4. Prize Play Symbols: The prize play symbols and their captions located in the ''Your Numbers'' area are: $500 (FIVE DOL), $1000 (TEN DOL), $20$ (TWENTY), $50$ (FIFTY), $100 (ONE HUN), $500 (FIV HUN), $1,000 (ONE THO), $10,000 (TEN THO) and MILLION (TAX-FREE).
5. Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500, $1,000, $10,000 and $1,000,000 Tax-Free. The player can win up to ten times on a ticket.
6. Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game: Approximately 3,000,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Tax-Free Million instant lottery game.
7. 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 play symbol of MILLION (TAX-FREE) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1,388,889. Tax-Free Million means that the Lottery will pay current applicable Federal income tax as required by section 2607 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C.A. § 2607), withholding on the gross prize amount so that the winner receives a net payment (after withholding) of $1,000,000. The Lottery will be responsible only for Federal income tax withholding on the Tax-Free Million prize and shall not be responsible for any other taxes to which the winner may be subject.
(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 play 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 either of the ''Winning Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play 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 the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Winning Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play 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.
(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 play 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.
(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 play symbol of $50$ (FIFTY) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50.
(g) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Winning Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $20$ (TWENTY) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.
(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 play 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.
(i) Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Winning Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $5.00 (FIVE 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:
Match Any of Your Numbers To Either Of The Winning Approximate No. of Numbers, With Approximate Winners Per 3,000,000 Prize(s) Of: Win Odds Tickets $5 $5 1:4.29 700,000 $5 x 2 $10 1:75 40,000 $10 $10 1:300 10,000 $5 x 4 $20 1:150 20,000 $5 x 2 + $10 $20 1:300 10,000 $10 x 2 $20 1:300 10,000 $20 $20 1:300 10,000 $5 x 10 $50 1:857.14 3,500 $5 x 2 + $20 x 2 $50 1:3,000 1,000 $5 x 8 + $10 $50 1:1,500 2,000 $50 $50 1:6,000 500 $10 x 10 $100 1:6,000 500 $10 x 8 + $20 $100 1:6,000 500 $50 x 2 $100 1:6,000 500 $100 $100 1:12,000 250 $50 x 10 $500 1:150,000 20 $500 $500 1:300,000 10 $1,000 x 10 $10,000 1:3,000,000 1 $10,000 $10,000 1:3,000,000 1 $1,388,889 $1,388,889 1:1,000,000 3
9. Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Tax-Free Million instant lottery game tickets. The conduct of the game will be governed by 61 Pa. Code § 819.222 (relating to retailer bonuses and incentives).
10. Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania Tax-Free Million, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Tax-Free Million 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 Tax-Free Million 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. §§ 3761-1--3761-15), the regulations contained in 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 Tax-Free Million or through normal communications methods.
ROBERT A. JUDGE, Sr.,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-313. Filed for public inspection February 20, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]
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