§ 873.12. Procedures for claiming and payment of prizes.
(a) A prize shall be claimed only through a licensed on-line retailer, and except for the instant prize, may be claimed as soon as that drawing is placed in pay status by the Lottery.
(1) The holder of a ticket designated as an instant prize winner may claim the instant prize before or after the drawing for which the ticket was valid.
(2) The holder of a ticket designated as an instant prize winner, who has claimed the instant prize prior to the drawing for which the ticket is valid shall be issued a trailing ticket which shall contain the same relevant play information as contained in the redeemed ticket except for the instant prize data.
(b) An on-line retailer is authorized and required to make payment of a prize of $2,500 or less, if the ticket is presented within a designated time period as announced by the Secretary, on an individual winning ticket, if the retailer has sufficient funds available for payment.
(c) The holder of an apparent winning ticket representing a prize of $2,500 or less will be paid by participating on-line retailers as provided in subsection (b), if the ticket validation requirements in § 873.11 (relating to ticket validation requirements) have been met, a proper validation pay ticket has been issued by the retailer’s computer terminal, and other retailer procedures have been met.
(d) The holder of an apparent winning ticket representing a prize in excess of $2,500, with the exception of the first place prize (jackpot), shall present the winning ticket to an on-line retailer or authorized claim center under Chapter 811 (relating to prizes).
(e) The holder of an apparent winning ticket representing a first place prize (jackpot) shall present, in person, the apparent winning ticket to Lottery Headquarters under Chapter 811.
(f) The payment of a prize to a person who dies before receiving any or all of a particular prize or to a person under 18 years of age will be paid under § § 811.16 and 811.27 (relating to prizes payable after death of prize winner; and payment of prizes to persons under 18 years of age).
(g) The Commonwealth will be discharged of liability after payment of prizes as provided in § 811.26 (relating to discharge of State liability upon payment).
Cross References This section cited in 61 Pa. Code § 873.9 (relating to determination of prize winners); and 61 Pa. Code § 873.11 (relating to ticket validation requirements).
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