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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 99-628

NOTICES

Pocono 500/Pennsylvania 500 Instant Lottery Game

[29 Pa.B. 2089]

   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 Pocono 500/Pennsylvania 500. The name appearing on the tickets will alternate between Pocono 500 and Pennsylvania 500. There will be no difference in game play method or second chance drawing eligibility between Pocono 500 and Pennsylvania 500.

   2.  Price: The price of a Pocono 500/Pennsylvania 500 instant lottery game ticket is $1.00.

   3.  Play Symbols: Each Pocono 500/Pennsylvania 500 instant lottery game ticket will contain one play area featuring one ''Pole Speed'' area and three ''Your Speed'' areas. The three ''Your Speed'' areas are also known as ''Lap 1,'' ''Lap 2'' and ''Lap 3.'' Each ''Lap'' is played separately. The play symbols and their captions located in the ''Pole Speed'' area are: 150 (HUNFTY), 160 (HUNSXY), 170 (HUNSTY), 180 (HUNETY), 190 (HUNNTY), 200 (TWOHUN), 210 (TWOTEN), 220 (TWOTWY), 230 (TWOTRY), 240 (TWOFRY), 250 (TWOFTY), 260 (TWOSXY), 270 (TWOSVY), 280 (TWOETY) and 290 (TWONTY). The play symbols and their captions located in the three ''Your Speed'' areas are: 160 (HUNSXY), 170 (HUNSTY), 180 (HUNETY), 190 (HUNNTY), 200 (TWOHUN), 210 (TWOTEN), 220 (TWOTWY), 230 (TWOTRY), 240 (TWOFRY), 250 (TWOFTY), 260 (TWOSXY), 270 (TWOSVY), 280 (TWOETY), 290 (TWONTY) and 300 (THRHUN).

   4.  Prize Play Symbols: The prize play symbols and their captions located in the ''Your Speed'' areas are: $1.00 (ONE DOL), $2.00 (TWO DOL), $3.00 (THR DOL), $4.00 (FOR DOL), $5.00 (FIV DOL), $10.00 (TEN DOL), $20$ (TWENTY), $100 (ONE HUN) and $500 (FIV HUN).

   5.  Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $10, $20, $100 and $500. The player can win up to three times on a ticket.

   6.  Second Chance Drawing: The Pennsylvania Lottery will conduct Second Chance Drawings for non-winning Pocono 500/Pennsylvania 500 instant lottery tickets as provided for in paragraph 11.

   7.  Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game: Approximately 7,200,000 tickets will be printed for the Pocono 500/Pennsylvania 500 instant lottery game.

   8.  Determination of Prize Winners:

   (a)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Speed'' play symbols exceeds the ''Pole Speed'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $500 (FIV HUN) appears under that Lap, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $500.

   (b)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Speed'' play symbols exceeds the ''Pole Speed'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $100 (ONE HUN) appears under that Lap, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

   (c)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Speed'' play symbols exceeds the ''Pole Speed'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $20$ (TWENTY) appears under that Lap, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.

   (d)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Speed'' play symbols exceeds the ''Pole Speed'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appears under that Lap, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

   (e)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Speed'' play symbols exceeds the ''Pole Speed'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears under that Lap, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5.

   (f)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Speed'' play symbols exceeds the ''Pole Speed'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $4.00 (FOR DOL) appears under that Lap, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $4.

   (g)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Speed'' play symbols exceeds the ''Pole Speed'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $3.00 (THR DOL) appears under that Lap, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $3.

   (h)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Speed'' play symbols exceeds the ''Pole Speed'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears under that Lap, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.

   (i)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Speed'' play symbols exceeds the ''Pole Speed'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appears under that Lap, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1.

   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 Your Speed Is Faster Than the Approximate No. of Winners
Pole Speed Win With Prize(s) Of: Win Approximate Odds Per 7,200,000 Tickets
$1 $1 1:7.89 912,000
$1 x 2 $2 1:20 360,000
$2 $2 1:75   96,000
$1 x 3 $3 1:100   72,000
$3 $3 1:300   24,000
$1 x 2 + $2 $4 1:187.50   38,400
$2 x 2 $4 1:300   24,000
$4 $4 1:750     9,600
$1 x 2 + $3 $5 1:150   48,000
$2 + $3 $5 1:375   19,200
$5 $5 1:500   14,400
$4 x 2 + $2 $10 1:750     9,600
$5 x 2 $10 1:750     9,600
$10 $10 1:1,500     4,800
$5 x 3 $15 1:300   24,000
$5 x 2 + $10 $20 1:500   14,400
$10 x 2 $20 1:1,500     4,800
$20 $20 1:1,500     4,800
$100 $100 1:7,059     1,020
$500 $500 1:30,000        240

   10.  Second Chance Drawing Eligibility Requirements:

   (a)  To be eligible for one of the Second Chance Drawings, a player must mail exactly three non-winning Pocono 500/Pennsylvania 500 instant lottery tickets in an envelope no larger than 4 1/8 by 9 1/2 inches addressed to Pennsylvania Lottery, Pocono 500/Pennsylvania 500 Drawing, P. O. Box 999, Middletown, PA 17057.

   (b)  Envelopes containing less than or more than three non-winning Pocono 500/Pennsylvania 500 instant lottery tickets shall be disqualified.

   (c)  Non-winning Pocono 500/Pennsylvania 500 instant lottery tickets received in an envelope larger than 4 1/8 by 9 1/2 inches shall be disqualified.

   (d)  The back of each non-winning Pocono 500/Pennsylvania 500 instant lottery ticket entered in the Second Chance Drawing must be completed by the same player in a legible manner, including the player's name, street address, city, state, zip code and signature. Incomplete tickets shall be disqualified.

   (e)  Winning lottery tickets submitted to the Pocono 500/Pennsylvania 500 Drawing address will not be paid or honored.

   (f)  Non-winning Pocono 500/Pennsylvania 500 instant lottery tickets must be received by the Pennsylvania Lottery no later than June 30, 1999, to be eligible for the last Second Chance Drawing to be held the week of July 3, 1999.

   11.  Second Chance Drawing Procedures:

   (a)  Frequency. The first five Second Chance Drawings will be held at Lottery Headquarters beginning the week of May 1, 1999, continuing weekly through the week of May 29, 1999. The second five Second Chance Drawings will be held at Lottery Headquarters beginning June 5, 1999, continuing weekly through the week of July 3, 1999. The odds of an entry being selected in a Second Chance Drawing depend upon the number of entries received.

   (b)  Eligibility for Second Chance Drawings. To be eligible for a Second Chance Drawing, a player must have complied with the requirements of section 10.

   (1)  The Lottery will make a reasonable effort to ensure that each Second Chance entry is entered into one of the Second Chance Drawings. The Lottery assumes no responsibility for a lost or misplaced entry not entered into a Second Chance Drawing.

   (2)  A Second Chance entry is eligible for only one Second Chance Drawing. An entry that is not in one eligible group, may, at the discretion of the Director, remain eligible for a subsequent Second Chance Drawing.

   (3)  If a Second Chance entry is rejected during or following a Second Chance Drawing, the sole remedy is to select another entry to replace the rejected entry in accordance with Lottery procedure.

   (4)  Determination of winners will be made by the Secretary, whose judgment will be final and binding.

   (c)  Manner of conducting the Second Chance Drawings.

   (1)  By use of a mechanical device, 20 containers of Pocono 500/Pennsylvania 500 entries will be selected. From each of these 20 containers, five finalist entries will be drawn. As each finalist entry envelope is opened, its contents will be validated according to the requirements of section 10. If the finalist entry does not meet the requirements of section 10, another entry will be selected from that container; and so on, until a qualified entry has been chosen. The 100 validated finalist entries drawn will each win a Pocono Raceway jacket, and will be eligible for a Grand Prize Finalist Drawing. There is no cash equivalent for the Pocono Raceway jacket prize.

   (2)  This procedure will be repeated for each of the Second Chance Drawings set forth in subsection (a).

   (d)  Manner of conducting the two Grand Prize Finalist Drawings.

   (1)  The Pocono 500 Grand Prize Drawing.

   (i)  The 500 validated finalist entries selected in the five Second Chance Drawings beginning the week of May 1, 1999, and continuing weekly through the week of May 29, 1999, shall be placed in a mechanical device. Five finalist entries will be selected as Grand Prize finalists. The five Grand Prize finalists shall each win $5,000 and will be eligible to win a replicated Pocono Raceway Pace car, as described in section 12(b), at the Grand Prize Drawing to be held at the Pocono 500 Race.

   (ii)  At the Pocono 500 Race, the five Grand Prize finalists, in order of their selection, will randomly select an envelope containing an ignition key. The finalist who has the key that starts the replicated Pocono Raceway Pace car wins the car. There is no cash equivalent for the replicated Pocono Raceway Pace car prize.

   (2)  The Pennsylvania 500 Grand Prize Drawing.

   (i)  The 500 validated finalist entries selected in the five Second Chance Drawings beginning the week of June 5, 1999, continuing weekly through the week of July 3, 1999, shall be placed in a mechanical device. Five finalist entries will be selected as Grand Prize finalists. The five Grand Prize finalists shall each win $5,000 and will be eligible to win a replicated Pocono Raceway Pace car, as described in section 12(b), at the Grand Prize Drawing to be held at the Pennsylvania 500 Race.

   (ii)  At the Pennsylvania 500 Race, the five Grand Prize finalists, in order of their selection, will randomly select an envelope containing an ignition key. The finalist who has the key that starts the replicated Pocono Raceway Pace car wins the car. There is no cash equivalent for the replicated Pocono Raceway Pace car prize.

   (e)  The payment of the prize awarded in the Second Chance drawing to a person who dies before receiving the prize or to a person 17 years of age or younger shall be paid according to 61 Pa. Code §§ 811.16 and 811.27 (relating to prizes payable after death of a prize winner; and payment of prizes to persons under 18 years of age).

   (f)  The determination of a winner will be made by the Secretary, whose judgment will be final, conclusive and binding on the Grand Prize finalists.

   (g)  Winners of the replicated Pocono Raceway Pace cars will be responsible for any Federal income tax due and any sales tax, title and registration fees.

   12.  Second Chance Prize Descriptions.

   (a)  Pocono Raceway jacket. The Pocono Raceway jacket will be awarded to the 1,000 finalists eligible for the two Grand Prize Drawings. The jacket will contain the Pocono Raceway and Pennsylvania Lottery logos.

   (b)  Replicated Pocono Raceway Pace car. The replicated Pocono Raceway Pace car is a 1999 Grand Prix GTP Coupe with a decal package, 3.8 liter, 3800 Srs II Supercharged V6 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission with 16 inch aluminum wheels.

   13.  Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pocono 500/Pennsylvania 500 instant lottery game tickets. The conduct of the game will be governed by 61 Pa. Code § 819.222 (relating to retailer bonuses and incentives).

   14.  Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pocono 500/Pennsylvania 500, prize money from winning Pocono 500/Pennsylvania 500 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 Pocono 500/Pennsylvania 500 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.

   15.  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), the regulations contained in 61 Pa. Code Part V (relating to State Lotteries) and the provisions contained in this notice.

   16.  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 Pocono 500/Pennsylvania 500 or through normal communications methods.

ROBERT A. JUDGE, Sr.,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-628. Filed for public inspection April 16, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]


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