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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 02-1112

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Pennsylvania Pyramids of Gold Instant Lottery Game

[32 Pa.B. 3046]

   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 Pyramids of Gold.

   2.  Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Pyramids of Gold instant lottery game ticket is $2.00.

   3.  Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania Pyramids of Gold instant lottery game ticket will contain one play area featuring a ''Pyramid Numbers'' area and a ''Your Numbers'' area. The play symbols and their captions located in the ''Pyramid 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 (SVNTN), 18 (EGHTN), 19 (NINTN) and 20 (TWENT). The play symbols and their captions located in the ''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 (SVNTN), 18 (EGHTN), 19 (NINTN), 20 (TWENT) and a Gold Bar Symbol (GOLD BAR).

   4.  Prize Play Symbols: The prize play symbols and their captions located in the ''Your Numbers'' area 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), $25$ (TWY FIV), $50$ (FIFTY), $100 (ONE HUN), $1,000 (ONE THO) and $25,000 (TWYFIVTHO).

   5.  Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $10, $25, $50, $100, $1,000 and $25,000. A player can win up to 10 times on a ticket.

   6.  Approximate Number of Tickets Printed for the Game: Approximately 6,480,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Pyramids of Gold 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 ''Pyramid Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $25,000 (TWYFIVTHO) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $25,000.

   (b)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Pyramid 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.

   (c)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols is a Gold Bar Symbol (GOLD BAR), and a prize play symbol of $100 (ONE HUN) appears under the Gold Bar Symbol (GOLD BAR) on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

   (d)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Pyramid 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.

   (e)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols is a Gold Bar Symbol (GOLD BAR), and a prize play symbol of $50$ (FIFTY) appears under the Gold Bar Symbol (GOLD BAR) on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50.

   (f)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Pyramid 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 is a Gold Bar Symbol (GOLD BAR), and a prize play symbol of $25$ (TWY FIV) appears under the Gold Bar Symbol (GOLD BAR) on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $25.

   (h)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Pyramid Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $25$ (TWY FIV) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $25.

   (i)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols is a Gold Bar Symbol (GOLD BAR), and a prize play symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appears under the Gold Bar Symbol (GOLD BAR) on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

   (j)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Pyramid 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.

   (k)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols is a Gold Bar Symbol (GOLD BAR), and a prize play symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears under the Gold Bar Symbol (GOLD BAR) on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5.

   (l)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Pyramid Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $5.00 (FIV DOL) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5.

   (m)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Pyramid Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $4.00 (FOR DOL) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $4.

   (n)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols is a Gold Bar Symbol (GOLD BAR), and a prize play symbol of $3.00 (THR DOL) appears under the Gold Bar Symbol (GOLD BAR) on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $3.

   (o)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Pyramid Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $3.00 (THR DOL) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $3.

   (p)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols is a Gold Bar Symbol (GOLD BAR), and a prize play symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears under the Gold Bar Symbol (GOLD BAR) on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.

   (q)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Pyramid Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.

   (r)  Holders of tickets upon which any one of the ''Your Numbers'' play symbols matches either of the ''Pyramid Numbers'' play symbols and a prize play symbol of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appears under the matching ''Your Numbers'' play symbol, 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:


When Any of Your Numbers
Match Either Pyramid Approximate No. of
Number Win With Approximate Winners Per 6,480,000
Prize(s) of: Win Odds Tickets
$1 × 2 $2 1:18.75 345,600
$2 $2 1:30 216,000
$2 (Gold Bar) $2 1:12.50 518,400
$1 × 3 $3 1:50 129,600
$2 + $1 $3 1:150 43,200
$3 $3 1:150 43,200
$3 (Gold Bar) $3 1:50 129,600
$1 × 5 $5 1:300 21,600
$2 + $3 $5 1:300 21,600
$1 × 2 + $3 $5 1:300 21,600
$5 $5 1:300 21,600
$5 (Gold Bar) $5 1:150 43,200
$2 × 5 $10 1:750 8,640
$5 × 2 $10 1:1,500 4,320
$4 × 2 + $2 $10 1:1,500 4,320
$10 $10 1:1,500 4,320
$10 (Gold Bar) $10 1:300 21,600
$5 × 5 $25 1:375 17,280
$10 × 2 + $5 $25 1:375 17,280
$5 × 3 + $10 $25 1:750 8,640
$4 × 5 + $5 $25 1:750 8,640
$25 $25 1:750 8,640
$25 (Gold Bar) $25 1:250 25,920
$4 × 5 + $10 × 3 $50 1:1,200 5,400
$10 × 5 $50 1:3,000 2,160
$5 × 10 $50 1:3,000 2,160
$5 × 4 + $10 × 3 $50 1:3,000 2,160
$25 × 2 $50 1:3,000 2,160
$50 $50 1:8,571 756
$50 (Gold Bar) $50 1:952.38 6,804
$10 × 10 $100 1:17,143 378
$50 × 2 $100 1:17,143 378
$100 $100 1:17,143 378
$100 (Gold Bar)$100 1:17,143 378
$1,000 $1,000 1:30,000 216
$25,000 $25,000 1:1,080,000 6

(Gold Bar) = Win that prize automatically

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

LARRY P. WILLIAMS,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-1112. Filed for public inspection June 21, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]


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