NOTICES
DEPARTMENT
OF REVENUE
Pennsylvania $100,000 Wild Number Bingo Instant Lottery Game
[39 Pa.B. 910]
[Saturday, February 14, 2009]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 $100,000 Wild Number Bingo.
2. Price: The price of a Pennsylvania $100,000 Wild Number Bingo instant lottery game ticket is $5.
3. Play Symbols:
(a) Each Pennsylvania $100,000 Wild Number Bingo instant lottery game ticket will contain 10 play areas designated as ''Card 1,'' ''Card 2,'' ''Card 3,'' ''Card 4,'' ''Card 5,'' ''Card 6,'' ''Card 7,'' ''Card 8,'' ''Card 9'' and ''Card 10.'' The 77 play symbols located in the ten play areas are: The numbers 1 through 75, ''FREE'' symbol and a ''5X'' symbol. The ''FREE'' symbol is a free space. The ''5X'' symbol is a free space, and when it appears in a winning pattern, the prize quintuples.
(b) Each ticket will also contain a ''Caller's Card'' area and a separate ''Wild Number'' area. The ''Caller's Card'' area will consist of 30 spaces on a 5 by 6 grid. The play symbols that may be located in each space on the grid are: The letter B with a number 1 through 15; the letter I with a number 16 through 30; the letter N with a number 31 through 45; the letter G with a number 46 through 60; and the letter O with a number 61 through 75. The ''Wild Number'' area will contain a play symbol of 0 (ZERO), 1 (ONE), 2 (TWO), 3 (THREE), 4 (FOUR), 5 (FIVE), 6 (SIX), 7 (SEVEN), 8 (EIGHT) or 9 (NINE). When the ''Wild Number'' play symbol appears as the last digit of any of the play symbols located in the 10 ''Card'' play areas, that play symbol is a free space.
4. Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are: $5, $10, $15, $25, $50, $100, $250, $500, $1,000, $10,000 and $100,000. The player can win up to seven times on each ticket.
5. Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game: Approximately 7,200,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania $100,000 Wild Number Bingo instant lottery game.
6. Determination of Prize Winners:
(a) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, to twelve of the thirteen spaces appearing in the highlighted ''W'' pattern, which includes the spaces appearing in the top horizontal row in the ''B'' and ''O'' columns; the spaces appearing in the second horizontal row from the top in the ''B'' and ''O'' columns; the spaces appearing in the third horizontal row from the top in the ''B'' and ''O'' columns and the ''FREE'' space in the ''N'' column; the spaces appearing in the fourth horizontal row from the top in the ''B,'' ''I,'' ''G'' and ''O'' columns; and the spaces appearing in the fifth horizontal row from the top in the ''B'' and ''O'' columns on ''Card 1'' or ''Card 2'' or ''Card 3'' or ''Card 4'' or ''Card 5'' or ''Card 6'' or ''Card 7'' or ''Card 8'' or ''Card 9'' or ''Card 10,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $100,000.
(b) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in an ''X'' pattern extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corner spaces, on ''Card 10,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $10,000.
(c) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in an ''X'' pattern extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corner spaces, on ''Card 8'' or ''Card 9,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000.
(d) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in a postage stamp pattern matching four numbers to form a postage stamp (a 2 × 2 grid) in any of the four corners on ''Card 10,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000.
(e) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in an ''X'' pattern extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corner spaces, on ''Card 4,'' or ''Card 5,'' or ''Card 6'' or ''Card 7,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $500.
(f) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in a postage stamp pattern matching four numbers to form a postage stamp (a 2 × 2 grid) in any of the four corners on ''Card 8'' or ''Card 9,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $500.
(g) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in the four corners on ''Card 10,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $500.
(h) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in four of the five spaces in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line, and a ''5X'' play symbol in the remaining space of that same horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 10,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $500.
(i) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in a postage stamp pattern matching four numbers to form a postage stamp (a 2 × 2 grid) in any of the four corners on ''Card 6'' or ''Card 7,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $250.
(j) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in the four corners on ''Card 9,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $250.
(k) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol in four of the five spaces in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line, and a ''5X'' play symbol in the remaining space of that same horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 9,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $250.
(l) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in an ''X'' pattern extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corner spaces, on ''Card 2'' or ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $100.
(m) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in a postage stamp pattern matching four numbers to form a postage stamp (a 2 × 2 grid) in any of the four corners on ''Card 4'' or ''Card 5,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $100.
(n) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in the four corners on ''Card 7'' or ''Card 8,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $100.
(o) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in a five-space horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 10,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $100.
(p) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in an ''X'' pattern, extending through the ''FREE'' space and through to each of the four corner spaces, on ''Card 1,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $50.
(q) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in a postage stamp pattern matching four numbers to form a postage stamp (a 2 × 2 grid) in any of the four corners on ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $50.
(r) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in the four corners on ''Card 4'' or ''Card 5'' or ''Card 6,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $50.
(s) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in a five-space horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 9,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $50.
(t) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in four of the five spaces in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line, and a ''5X'' play symbol in the remaining space of that same horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 6'' or ''Card 7'' or ''Card 8,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $50.
(u) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in a postage stamp pattern matching four numbers to form a postage stamp (a 2 × 2 grid) in any of the four corners on ''Card 2,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $25.
(v) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in the four corners on ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $25.
(w) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in four of the five spaces in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line, and a ''5X'' play symbol in the remaining space of that same horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 1'' or ''Card 2'' or ''Card 3'' or ''Card 4'' or ''Card 5,''shall be entitled to a prize of $25.
(x) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in a postage stamp pattern matching four numbers to form a postage stamp (a 2 × 2 grid) in any of the four corners on ''Card 1,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $15.
(y) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in the four corners on ''Card 1'' or ''Card 2,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $10.
(z) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in a five-space horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 6'' or ''Card 7'' or ''Card 8,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $10.
(aa) Holders of tickets matching the ''Caller's Card'' play symbols, or a combination of the matching ''Caller's Card'' play symbols and those play symbols located in the 10 play areas whose last digit matches the ''Wild Number'' play symbol, in a five-space horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 1'' or ''Card 2'' or ''Card 3'' or ''Card 4'' or ''Card 5,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $5.
7. 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:
Win With Prize(s) Of: Win: Approximate
Odds Are
1 In:
Approximate No.
of Winners Per
7,200,000 TicketsLINE CARD 1 $5 40 180,000 LINE CARD 2 $5 40 180,000 LINE CARD 3 $5 40 180,000 LINE CARD 4 $5 40 180,000 LINE CARD 5 $5 60 120,000 LINE CARD 6 $10 120 60,000 LINE CARD 7 $10 120 60,000 LINE CARD 8 $10 120 60,000 LINE CARDS 1 & 2 $10 120 60,000 LINE CARDS 4 & 5 $10 120 60,000 4 CORNERS CARD 1 $10 120 60,000 4 CORNERS CARD 2 $10 120 60,000 POSTAGE STAMP CARD 1 $15 60 120,000 LINE CARDS 1, 2, 3 & 4 $20 100 72,000 (LINE CARDS 2 & 5) + (4 CORNERS CARD 1) $20 300 24,000 4 CORNERS CARDS 1 & 2 $20 300 24,000 LINE CARD 1 w/5X MULTIPLIER $25 300 24,000 LINE CARD 2 w/5X MULTIPLIER $25 600 12,000 LINE CARD 3 w/5X MULTIPLIER $25 600 12,000 LINE CARD 4 w/5X MULTIPLIER $25 600 12,000 LINE CARD 5 w/5X MULTIPLIER $25 600 12,000 LINE CARDS 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 $25 300 24,000 4 CORNERS CARD 3 $25 600 12,000 POSTAGE STAMP CARD 2 $25 600 12,000 LINE CARD 9 $50 1,200 6,000 (LINE CARD 1 w/5X MULTIPLIER) + (LINE CARD 2 w/5X MULTIPLIER) $50 800 9,000 (LINE CARD 3 w/5X MULTIPLIER) + (LINE CARD 4 w/5X MULTIPLIER) $50 800 9,000 LINE CARD 6 w/5X MULTIPLIER $50 857 8,400 LINE CARD 7 w/5X MULTIPLIER $50 857 8,400 LINE CARD 8 w/5X MULTIPLIER $50 857 8,400 LINE CARDS 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 $50 857 8,400 (POSTAGE STAMP CARDS 1 & 2) + (LINE CARDS 3 & 4) $50 1,200 6,000 X CARD 1 $50 1,200 6,000 4 CORNERS CARD 4 $50 1,200 6,000 4 CORNERS CARD 5 $50 1,200 6,000 4 CORNERS CARD 6 $50 1,200 6,000 POSTAGE STAMP CARD 3 $50 1,200 6,000 LINE CARD 10 $100 2,400 3,000 4 CORNERS CARD 7 $100 2,400 3,000 4 CORNERS CARD 8 $100 2,400 3,000 POSTAGE STAMP CARD 4 $100 2,400 3,000 POSTAGE STAMP CARD 5 $100 2,400 3,000 X CARD 2 $100 2,400 3,000 X CARD 3 $100 2,400 3,000 (X CARD 1) + (4 CORNERS CARD 4) $100 2,400 3,000 LINE CARD 9 w/5X MULTIPLIER $250 60,000 120 POSTAGE STAMP CARD 6 $250 60,000 120 POSTAGE STAMP CARD 7 $250 60,000 120 4 CORNERS CARD 9 $250 60,000 120 LINE CARD 10 w/5X MULTIPLIER $500 120,000 60 4 CORNERS CARD 10 $500 120,000 60 X CARD 4 $500 120,000 60 X CARD 5 $500 120,000 60 X CARD 6 $500 120,000 60 X CARD 7 $500 120,000 60 POSTAGE STAMP CARD 8 $500 120,000 60 POSTAGE STAMP CARD 9 $500 120,000 60 (X CARD 4) + (POSTAGE STAMP CARD 8) $1,000 60,000 120 (X CARD 5) + (4 CORNERS CARD 10) $1,000 60,000 120 X CARD 8 $1,000 60,000 120 X CARD 9 $1,000 60,000 120 POSTAGE STAMP CARD 10 $1,000 60,000 120 X CARD 10 $10,000 360,000 20 W PATTERN ON ANY CARD $100,000 720,000 10 Prizes, including top prizes, are subject to availability at the time of purchase.
8. Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania $100,000 Wild Number Bingo instant lottery game tickets. The conduct of the game will be governed by 61 Pa. Code § 819.222 (relating to retailer bonuses and incentive).
9. Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania $100,000 Wild Number Bingo, prize money from winning Pennsylvania $100,000 Wild Number Bingo 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 $100,000 Wild Number Bingo 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.
10. 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), 61 Pa. Code Part V (relating to State Lotteries) and the provisions contained in this notice.
11. 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 $100,000 Wild Number Bingo or through normal communications methods.
STEPHEN H. STETLER,
Acting Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 09-273. Filed for public inspection February 13, 2009, 9:00 a.m.]
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