NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Pennsylvania Fortune 4 Instant Lottery Game
[30 Pa.B. 445] 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 Fortune 4.
2. Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Fortune 4 instant lottery game ticket is $2.00.
3. Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania Fortune 4 instant lottery game ticket will contain four play areas known as ''Game 1,'' ''Game 2,'' ''Game 3'' and ''Game 4.'' Each ''Game'' is played separately. The play symbols and their captions located in the four play areas are: 1 (ONE), 2 (TWO), 3 (THR), 4 (FOR), 5 (FIV), 6 (SIX), 7 (SVN), 8 (EGT) and 9 (NIN).
4. Prize Play Symbols: The prize play symbols and their captions located in the four ''Prize'' areas are: $1.00 (ONE DOL), $2.00 (TWO DOL), $3.00 (THR DOL), $4.00 (FOR DOL), $8.00 (EGT DOL), $12$ (TWLV), $16$ (SIXTN), $20$ (TWENTY), $40$ (FORTY), $120 (HUNTWY), $240$ (TWOHUNFRY), $2,000 (TWO THO) and $40,000 (FRY THO).
5. Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are $1, $2, $3, $4, $8, $12, $16, $20, $40, $120, $240, $2,000 and $40,000. The player can win up to four times on a ticket.
6. Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game: Approximately 4,320,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Fortune 4 instant lottery game.
7. Determination of Prize Winners:
(a) Holders of tickets with three matching 4 (FOR) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal, in the same ''Game,'' and a prize play symbol of $40,000 (FRY THO) appearing in the ''Prize'' area for that ''Game,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $40,000.
(b) Holders of tickets with three matching 4 (FOR) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal, in the same ''Game,'' and a prize play symbol of $2,000 (TWO THO) appearing in the ''Prize'' area for that ''Game,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2,000.
(c) Holders of tickets with three matching 4 (FOR) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal, in the same ''Game,'' and a prize play symbol of $240$ (TWOHUNFRY) appearing in the ''Prize'' area for that ''Game,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $240.
(d) Holders of tickets with three matching 4 (FOR) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal, in the same ''Game,'' and a prize play symbol of $120 (HUNTWY) appearing in the ''Prize'' area for that ''Game,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $120.
(e) Holders of tickets with three matching 4 (FOR) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal, in the same ''Game,'' and a prize play symbol of $40$ (FORTY) appearing in the ''Prize'' area for that ''Game,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $40.
(f) Holders of tickets with three matching 4 (FOR) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal, in the same ''Game,'' and a prize play symbol of $20$ (TWENTY) appearing in the ''Prize'' area for that ''Game,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.
(g) Holders of tickets with three matching 4 (FOR) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal, in the same ''Game,'' and a prize play symbol of $16$ (SIXTN) appearing in the ''Prize'' area for that ''Game,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $16.
(h) Holders of tickets with three matching 4 (FOR) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal, in the same ''Game,'' and a prize play symbol of $12$ (TWLV) appearing in the ''Prize'' area for that ''Game,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $12.
(i) Holders of tickets with three matching 4 (FOR) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal, in the same ''Game,'' and a prize play symbol of $8.00 (EGT DOL) appearing in the ''Prize'' area for that ''Game,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $8.
(j) Holders of tickets with three matching 4 (FOR) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal, in the same ''Game,'' and a prize play symbol of $4.00 (FOR DOL) appearing in the ''Prize'' area for that ''Game,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $4.
(k) Holders of tickets with three matching 4 (FOR) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal, in the same ''Game,'' and a prize play symbol of $3.00 (THR DOL) appearing in the ''Prize'' area for that ''Game,'' or a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $3.
(l) Holders of tickets with three matching 4 (FOR) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal, in the same ''Game,'' and a prize play symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appearing in the ''Prize'' area for that ''Game,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.
(m) Holders of tickets with three matching 4 (FOR) play symbols in the same row, column or diagonal, in the same ''Game,'' and a prize play symbol of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appearing in the ''Prize'' area for that ''Game,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1.
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:
Get 3 4's In A Row, Column Or Approximate No. of
Diagonal With Approximate Winners Per 4,320,000
Prize(s) Of: Win Odds Tickets $2 $2 1:16.67 259,200 $1 x 2 $2 1:8.33 518,400 $4 $4 1:150 28,800 $2 x 2 $4 1:50 86,400 $1 x 4 $4 1:37.50 115,200 $8 $8 1:750 5,760 $2 x 4 $8 1:150 28,800 $4 x 2 $8 1:187.50 23,040 $2 x 2 + $4 $8 1:150 28,800 $12 $12 1:1,500 2,880 $3 x 4 $12 1:375 11,520 $4 x 3 $12 1:500 8,640 $8 + $4 $12 1:750 5,760 $16 $16 1:1,500 2,880 $4 x 4 $16 1:300 14,400 $12 + $4 $16 1:750 5,760 $8 x 2 $16 1:750 5,760 $20 $20 1:1,500 2,880 $8 x 2 + $4 $20 1:500 8,640 $4 x 2 + $12 $20 1:500 8,640 $2 x 2 + $16 $20 1:500 8,640 $40 $40 1:3,000 1,440 $20 x 2 $40 1:666.67 6,480 $12 x 3 + $4 $40 1:666.67 6,480 $120 $120 1:60,000 72 $40 x 3 $120 1:12,000 360 $240 $240 1:216,000 20 $120 x 2 $240 1:61,714 70 $2,000 $2,000 1:540,000 8 $40,000 $40,000 1:1,080,000 4 9. Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Fortune 4 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 Fortune 4, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Fortune 4 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 Fortune 4 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. §§ 3761-101--3761-314), 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 Fortune 4 or through normal communications methods.
ROBERT A. JUDGE, Sr.,
Secretary of Revenue
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-143. Filed for public inspection January 21, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]
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