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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 02-811

NOTICES

Pennsylvania Winning Hand Instant Lottery Game

[32 Pa.B. 2283]

   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 Winning Hand.

   2.  Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Winning Hand instant lottery game ticket is $5.00.

   3.  Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania Winning Hand instant lottery game ticket will contain a ''Dealer's Total'' area and a ''Your Hands'' area. The ''Your Hands'' area will feature 10 ''Hand'' areas. Each ''Hand'' is played separately. The play symbols and their captions located in the ''Dealer's Total'' area are: 16 (SIXTN), 17 (SVNTN), 18 (EGHTN), 19 (NINTN) and 20 (TWENT). The play symbols and their captions located in the ''Your Hands'' area are: 2 (TWO), 3 (THR), 4 (FOR), 5 (FIV), 6 (SIX), 7 (SVN), 8 (EGT), 9 (NIN), 10 (TEN), J (JCK), Q (QUN), K (KNG) and A (ACE). A = 11, J, Q and K = 10.

   4.  Prize Play Symbols: The prize play symbols and their captions located in the 10 ''Prize'' areas are: $2.00 (TWO DOL), $5.00 (FIV DOL), $7.00 (SVN DOL), $10.00 (TEN DOL), $12$ (TWELV), $14$ (FORTN), $21$ (TWY ONE), $52$ (FTY TWO), $210 (TWOHUNTEN) and $52,000 (FTYTWOTHO).

   5.  Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are $2, $5, $7, $10, $12, $14, $21, $42, $52, $210 and $52,000. The player can win up to 10 times on a ticket.

   6.  Approximate Number of Tickets Printed for the Game: Approximately 2,880,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Winning Hand instant lottery game.

   7.  Determination of Prize Winners:

   (a)  Holders of tickets where the sum of any ''Hand'' beats the ''Dealer's Total,'' and a prize play symbol of $52,000 (FTYTWOTHO) appears in the ''Prize'' area under that ''Hand,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $52,000.

   (b)  Holders of tickets where the sum of any ''Hand'' beats the ''Dealer's Total,'' and a prize play symbol of $210 (TWOHUNTEN) appears in the ''Prize'' area under that ''Hand,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $210.

   (c)  Holders of tickets where the sum of any ''Hand'' beats the ''Dealer's Total,'' and a prize play symbol of $52$ (FTY TWO) appears in the ''Prize'' area under that ''Hand,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $52.

   (d)  Holders of tickets where the sum of any ''Hand'' equals 21, and a prize play symbol of $21$ (TWY ONE) appears in the ''Prize'' area under that ''Hand,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $42.

   (e)  Holders of tickets where the sum of any ''Hand'' beats the ''Dealer's Total,'' and a prize play symbol of $21$ (TWY ONE) appears in the ''Prize'' area under that ''Hand,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $21.

   (f)  Holders of tickets where the sum of any ''Hand'' equals 21, and a prize play symbol of $7.00 (SVN DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area under that ''Hand,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $14.

   (g)  Holders of tickets where the sum of any ''Hand'' beats the ''Dealer's Total,'' and a prize play symbol of $14$ (FORTN) appears in the ''Prize'' area under that ''Hand,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $14.

   (h)  Holders of tickets where the sum of any ''Hand'' beats the ''Dealer's Total,'' and a prize play symbol of $12$ (TWELV) appears in the ''Prize'' area under that ''Hand,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $12.

   (i)  Holders of tickets where the sum of any ''Hand'' equals 21, and a prize play symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area under that ''Hand,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

   (j)  Holders of tickets where the sum of any ''Hand'' beats the ''Dealer's Total,'' and a prize play symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area under that ''Hand,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

   (k)  Holders of tickets where the sum of any ''Hand'' beats the ''Dealer's Total,'' and a prize play symbol of $7.00 (SVN DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area under that ''Hand,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $7.

   (l)  Holders of tickets where the sum of any ''Hand'' beats the ''Dealer's Total,'' and a prize play symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area under that ''Hand,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5.

   (m)  Holders of tickets where the sum of any ''Hand'' beats the ''Dealer's Total,'' and a prize play symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears in the ''Prize'' area under that ''Hand,'' on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.

   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:


When the Sum of Any of
Your Hands Beat the Dealer's Approximate No. of
Total, Win With Approximate Winners Per 2,880,000
Prize(s) of: Win Odds Tickets
$5 $5 1:9.23 312,000
$7 $7 1:26.09 110,400
$10 $10 1:120 24,000
$5 (w/21) $10 1:120 24,000
$2 × 5 $10 1:37.50 76,800
$5 × 2 $10 1:150 19,200
$12 $12 1:300 9,600
$10 + $2 $12 1:300 9,600
$5 × 2 + $2 $12 1:300 9,600
$7 + $5 $12 1:600 4,800
$14 $14 1:200 14,400
$7 × 2 $14 1:200 14,400
$7 (w/21) $14 1:150 19,200
$21 $21 1:150 19,200
$7 × 3 $21 1:75 38,400
$7 (w/21) + $7 $21 1:50 57,600
$14 + $7 $21 1:100 28,800
$52 $52 1:461.54 6,240
$5 × 8 + $12 $52 1:1,000 2,880
$14 × 3 + $5 × 2$52 1:631.58 4,560
$21 × 2 + $5 × 2$52 1:600 4,800
$21 (w/21) + $10$52 1:521.74 5,520
$210 $210 1:40,000 72
$21 × 10 $210 1:40,000 72
$52,000 $52,000 1:720,000 4

(w/21) = Double the prize

   9.  Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Winning Hand 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 Winning Hand, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Winning Hand 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 Winning Hand 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 Winning Hand or through normal communications methods.

LARRY P. WILLIAMS,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-811. Filed for public inspection May 3, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]


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