NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Mega Millions® Terminal-Based Lottery Game
[44 Pa.B. 137]
[Saturday, January 4, 2014]Under the State Lottery Law (72 P. S. §§ 3761-101—3761-314) and 61 Pa. Code § 875.4 (relating to notice of terminal-based lottery game rules), the Secretary of Revenue hereby provides public notice of changes to the Mega Millions® terminal-based lottery game rules that were published at 43 Pa.B. 5896 (October 5, 2013).
The following changes to the Mega Millions® terminal-based lottery game will be effective upon publication.
This amendment more accurately provides the probability of winning per play for the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth category prizes by extending the probability of winning per play to the hundredths.
This amendment also adds a new section that provides for promotional drawings associated with the Mega Millions® terminal-based lottery game.
The correct version of this document is as follows, with ellipses referring to the existing text as it appeared at 43 Pa.B. 5896—5902:
* * * * * 8. Probability of winning. The following tables set forth all possible ways that a prize can be won in a single play, the corresponding prize, the probability of winning each prize and the percent of sales anticipated to be paid in prizes in each prize category:
A Play Matching The Mega
Millions® Winning NumbersCategory Prize Prize Probability Of
Winning Per Play:Percent (%) Of Sales Anticipated To Be Paid In Prizes Five numbers from the field of
numbers 1 through 75 and one
number from the field of numbers
1 through 15Jackpot Jackpot 1:258,890,850 32.577% (Actual) Five numbers from the field of
numbers 1 through 75Second $1,000,000 1:18,492,204 5.408% Four numbers from the field of
numbers 1 through 75 and one
number from the field of numbers
1 through 15Third $5,000 1:739,688 0.676% Four numbers from the field of
numbers 1 through 75Fourth $500 1:52,835 0.946% Three numbers from the field of
numbers 1 through 75 and one
number from the field of numbers
1 through 15Fifth $50 1:10,720 0.466% Three numbers from the field of
numbers 1 through 75Sixth $5 1:765.75 0.653% Two numbers from the field of
numbers 1 through 75 and one
number from the field of numbers
1 through 15Seventh $5 1:472.95 1.057% One number from the field of
numbers 1 through 75 and one
number from the field of numbers
1 through 15Eighth $2 1:56.47 3.542% One number from the field of
numbers 1 through 15Ninth $1 1:21.39 4.675% * * * * * 14. The Pennsylvania Lottery may conduct promotional drawings associated with the Mega Millions® game. Mega Millions® game tickets will be imprinted with a unique code to be used by players to enter the promotional drawings. The promotional drawings may be held independently of or in conjunction with the regular Mega Millions® drawings. The Secretary will announce the existence of the promotional drawings. Winners of promotional drawings will be randomly selected from the group of qualified entries. A description of the available prize(s) and the specific rules and other information necessary for the conduct of the promotional drawings will be posted to the Lottery's publicly accessible website. A copy of the same will also be kept on file with the Lottery and will be available upon request.
DANIEL MEUSER,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-54. Filed for public inspection January 3, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]
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