§ 873.9. Determination of prize winners.
(a) The prizes to be awarded to an owner of an apparent winning ticket are as follows:
Tickets containing the following numbers in one single game play Prize Category Prize Amount Percent (%) of
Sales Anticipated
to Be Paid in
Prizes/CategoryAll six winning numbers 1st $3,000/month/life 10.27% Five winning numbers 2nd $2,000 6.95% Four winning numbers 3rd $40 5.39% Three winning numbers 4th $3 5.39% Instant winner Instant winner $10 25.0% (b) Holders of tickets entitling them to a first prize category (jackpot) prize shall be entitled to a prize of $3,000 a month for life ($1,008,000 lifetime minimum), which shall be paid by an initial cash payment of $36,000, plus equal annual payments of $36,000, over the lifetime of the winner. In the event that the winner dies before having received the $1,008,000 minimum, payments will continue under provisions of § 811.16 (relating to prizes payable after death of prize winner) until the $1,008,000 minimum has been paid. For purposes of claiming the $3,000 a month for life prize, ‘‘lifetime’’ for legal entities shall be defined as 28 years, beginning the date the prize is claimed.
(c) If the winner of a Pennsylvania Lottery Lucky for Life Lotto first place prize is younger than 18 years of age, the winner will not begin to receive the prize until the winner has attained 18 years of age.
(d) There can only be one claimant per ticket for a first prize category (jackpot) prize.
(e) Lucky for Life Lotto prizes will be paid as follows:
(1) Individual ticket prize payments will be made as a single payment with the exception of the first prize (jackpot) category.
(2) If more than five winning first prize (jackpot) plays are determined in the same drawing, each, upon meeting the requirements of § § 873.11 and 873.12 (relating to ticket validation requirements; and procedures for claiming and payment of prizes), is entitled to a share of annual payments totaling $180,000. Each share is limited to annual payments for the lifetime of the winner equal to $180,000 divided by the actual number of jackpot prize winners. In these cases, the minimum lifetime amount is determined to be 28 annual payments each in the amount as determined above. For the purpose of calculating the share of the first-place prize pool, prizes will be rounded down to the nearest 50¢. This conditional pari-mutuel top prize payout may be changed at the discretion of the Secretary and the change will be announced by public notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The change will only apply prospectively to Lucky for Life Lotto drawings as of the date specified in the public notice.
(f) A winning Lucky for Life Lotto play is entitled only to the highest prize won by those numbers, plus the instant prize, if applicable.
(g) The number of prize categories, the allocation of prize money among the prize categories, the instant prize amount and frequency of instant prize award, and the annuity amount or terms may be changed at the discretion of the Secretary and the change will be announced by public notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The changes will only apply prospectively to Lucky for Life Lotto drawings as of the date specified in the public notice.
(h) Retailer incentive and marketing promotion programs, including the use of free tickets, may be implemented at the discretion of the Secretary. Funds for the programs, if needed, will be drawn from the Lottery fund.
Cross References This section cited in 61 Pa. Code § 873.2 (relating to purpose).
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