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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 24-1625

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV Raffle Lottery Game

[54 Pa.B. 7447]
[Saturday, November 9, 2024]

 Under the State Lottery Law (72 P.S. §§ 3761-101—3761-314) and 61 Pa. Code § 874.4 (relating to notice of raffle lottery game rules), the Secretary of Revenue hereby provides public notice of the rules for the following raffle lottery game:

 1. Name: The name of the raffle lottery game is Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV.

 2. Price: The price of one Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV lottery game ticket is $20.

 3. Ticket sales and drawing date: Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV lottery game ticket sales will commence on or after November 12, 2024 and will continue until all 500,000 tickets have been sold, or 8:00 p.m. on January 4, 2025, whichever occurs earlier.

 4. Ticket characteristics: Each Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV lottery game ticket will contain one unique computer-generated eight-digit number between 00000001 and 00500000, the drawing date, amount wagered and validation data.

 5. Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this raffle lottery game are $100, $1,000, $100,000 and $1,000,000. The prize that can be won in each of the four 4s Galore Drawings is $50,000.

 6. Maximum number of tickets printed and sold for the game: There will be no more than 500,000 tickets printed and sold for the Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV lottery game. The chances will be sequentially issued on a statewide basis from the range of individual unique numbers representing the chances available for the game.

 7. 4s Galore Drawings:

 (a) Conduct of the 4s Galore Drawings: The Lottery will conduct four 4s Galore Drawings, each of which will award four prizes of $50,000, for a total of 16 prizes.

 (1) Each ticket purchased during the entry period for each 4s Galore Drawing will be automatically entered into that 4s Galore Drawing, as described in section 7(b) (relating to 4s Galore Drawing entry periods), as well as the Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV Drawing on January 4, 2025, as described in section 8 (relating to conduct of Millionaire Raffle Drawing).

 (2) A computer-generated randomizer will be used to conduct each 4s Galore Drawing. Four unique eight-digit numbers will be drawn from the range of numbers representing the tickets sold during each 4s Galore Drawing entry period. Each of the four unique eight-digit numbers drawn will be a winning number.

 (3) The four winning ticket numbers for each 4s Galore Drawing will be posted to the Pennsylvania Lottery's publicly accessible web site at https://www.palottery.com.

 (b) 4s Galore Drawing entry periods:

 (1) All tickets sold between November 12, 2024, at 4:59:59 a.m. and November 18, 2024 at 11:59:59 p.m. will be entered into 4s Galore Drawing 1, held between November 19, 2024 and November 25, 2024, with winners announced by November 25, 2024.

 (2) All tickets sold between November 19, 2024 at 12:00:00 a.m. and December 2, 2024 at 11:59:59 p.m. will be entered into 4s Galore Drawing 2, held between December 3, 2024 and December 9, 2024, with winners announced by December 9, 2024.

 (3) All tickets sold between December 3, 2024 at 12:00:00 a.m. and December 16, 2024 at 11:59:59 p.m. will be entered into 4s Galore Drawing 3, held between December 17, 2024 and December 23, 2024, with winners announced by December 23, 2024.

 (4) All tickets sold between December 17, 2024 at 12:00:00 a.m. and December 30, 2024 at 11:59:59 p.m. will be entered into 4s Galore Drawing 4, held between December 31, 2024 and January 4, 2025, with winners announced by January 4, 2025.

 (5) All tickets sold after December 30, 2024 at 11:59:59 p.m. will only be eligible for the Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV drawing.

 (c) Determination of 4s Galore Drawing prize winners:

 (1) The first through the fourth unique eight-digit numbers drawn from among the tickets automatically entered into each of the 4s Galore Drawings will be winning numbers and the holders of the tickets that match any of those winning numbers shall each be entitled to a prize of $50,000.

 (2) The tickets bearing the winning numbers from each 4s Galore Drawing shall be ineligible to win a prize in any subsequent 4s Galore Drawing, but shall be entered into the Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV Drawing, as described in section 8 (relating to conduct of Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV Drawing) and shall be eligible to win a prize described in section 9 (relating to determination of Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV Drawing prize winners).

 (d) Conduct of 4s Galore Drawings in the event that all tickets are sold:

 (1) If all lottery raffle game tickets are sold during any of the 4s Galore Drawing entry periods described in section 7(b) (relating to 4s Galore Drawing entry periods), the Lottery will conduct the 4s Galore Drawing for that entry period from among all tickets sold during that entry period. For all subsequent 4s Galore Drawings, all non-winning tickets from the prior 4s Galore Drawing(s) will be eligible to be entered into any remaining 4s Galore Drawings, subject to section 7(d)(2).

 (2) A winning ticket selected in any 4s Galore Drawing conducted under subsection 7(d) (relating to conduct of 4s Galore Drawings in the event that all tickets are sold) will be ineligible to win in any subsequent 4s Galore Drawings conducted under this subsection.

 (e) The odds of an entry being selected in each 4s Galore Drawing depends upon the number of tickets eligible to be drawn during the entry period for each 4s Galore Drawing.

 (f) The entry periods for the 4s Galore Drawings will be posted to the Pennsylvania Lottery's publicly accessible web site at https://www.palottery.com.

 8. Conduct of Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV Drawing: The results of the Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV lottery game will be posted to the Lottery's publicly accessible web site at https://www.palottery.com on January 4, 2025, after 10:00 p.m. A computer-generated randomizer will be used to conduct the drawing. Six thousand (6,000) unique eight-digit numbers will be drawn from the range of numbers representing the chances sold. The first four unique eight-digit numbers drawn will be the first-prize-tier winning numbers. The fifth through eighth unique eight-digit numbers drawn will be the second-prize-tier winning numbers. The ninth through 108th unique eight-digit numbers drawn will be the third-prize-tier winning numbers. The 109th through 6,000th unique eight-digit numbers drawn will be the fourth-prize-tier winning numbers. A player may only win one time on each ticket or chance for the Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV Drawing.

 9. Determination of Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV Drawing prize winners:

 (a) Holders of tickets upon which the unique eight-digit number exactly matches one of the first-prize-tier numbers selected by the Lottery shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000,000.

 (b) Holders of tickets upon which the unique eight-digit number exactly matches one of the second-prize-tier numbers selected by the Lottery shall be entitled to a prize of $100,000.

 (c) Holders of tickets upon which the unique eight-digit number exactly matches one of the third-prize-tier numbers selected by the Lottery shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000.

 (d) Holders of tickets upon which the unique eight-digit number exactly matches one of the fourth-prize-tier numbers selected by the Lottery shall be entitled to a prize of $100.

 10. Number and Description of Prizes and Approximate Odds: The Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV lottery game prizes and determination of winners are as follows:


Ticket Matching Exactly the Unique
Eight-digit Number
Drawn: 		Win Prize Of:Maximum Odds
Of Winning
Are 1 In:		Number Of
Winners:
First-Prize-Tier $1,000,000125,0004
Second-Prize-Tier$100,000125,0004
Third-Prize-Tier$1,0005,000100
Fourth-Prize-Tier$10084.865,892
4s Galore Drawings$50,00031,25016

The odds of winning are based on selling all 500,000 tickets. If all 500,000 tickets are not sold, the odds of winning will depend on the total number of tickets sold. All Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV lottery game prize payments, including first-prize-tier prizes, will be made as one-time, lump-sum cash payments. All required income tax withholding will be automatically deducted from the lump-sum cash payment for all first-prize-tier and second-prize-tier prizes.

 11. Consumer Promotional Programs: The Lottery may conduct promotional activities to promote the sale of Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV lottery game tickets, including offering tickets at a discounted price. Details of any such offering will be disseminated through media used to advertise or promote the Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV lottery game or through normal communications methods.

 12. Retailer Bonus: The Lottery in its sole discretion may offer a retailer bonus in connection with the sale of Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV lottery game tickets. If a retailer bonus is offered, a Lottery retailer shall be eligible for a bonus as described in this section. Lottery retailers who sell a winning ticket that entitles the ticket holder to a prize, either payable in a single installment or having a guaranteed minimum payout, of at least $100,000 and not exceeding $500,000 shall be paid a bonus of $500. Lottery retailers who sell a winning ticket that entitles the ticket holder to a prize, either payable in a single installment or having a guaranteed minimum payout, of at least $500,001 and not exceeding $1,000,000 shall be paid a bonus of $5,000. A Lottery retailer is entitled only to the largest bonus for which they qualify for on a winning ticket. A bonus will be initiated for payment after the winning ticket is claimed and validated or approximately 30 days after the date of the drawing in which the winning ticket was entered, provided that Lottery security can and has verified the sales transaction as valid. A bonus will not be awarded to a Lottery retailer that sells a Pennsylvania Lottery Millionaire Raffle XXXIV ticket used to enter a Pennsylvania Lottery second-chance drawing or promotion that is subsequently selected to win a prize in that second-chance drawing or promotion.

 13. Promotional Drawings: The Pennsylvania Lottery may conduct promotional drawings associated with the Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV lottery game. If the Lottery does conduct such a promotional drawing, Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV lottery 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 Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV 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 web site at https://www.palottery.com. A copy of the same will also be kept on file with the Lottery and will be available upon request.

 14. Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Program for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV lottery game tickets. The conduct of the Program will be governed by 61 Pa. Code § 811.41 (relating to promotional prizes).

 15. Unclaimed Prize Money: Unclaimed prize money on winning Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV lottery game tickets will be retained by the Secretary for payment to the persons entitled thereto for 1 year from the announced close of the Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV lottery game. If no claim is made within 1 year of the announced close of the Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle XXXIV lottery game conducted by the State Lottery, the right of a ticket holder to claim the prize represented by that ticket, if any, expires and the prize money will be paid into the State Lottery Fund and used for purposes otherwise provided for by statute.

 16. 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.

PATRICK BROWNE, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 24-1625. Filed for public inspection November 8, 2024, 9:00 a.m.]


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