DEPARTMENT
OF REVENUEPennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VII Lottery Game [38 Pa.B. 5817]
[Saturday, October 18, 2008]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 game is Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VII.
2. Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VII lottery game ticket is $20.
3. Ticket Sales And Drawing Date: Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VII lottery game tickets sales will commence on or after October 27, 2008, and will continue until all 500,000 tickets have been sold, or 5 p.m. on January 3, 2009, whichever occurs earlier.
4. Ticket Characteristics: Each Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VII lottery game ticket will contain one unique eight-digit number between 00000001 and 00500000, for a total of 500,000 tickets.
5. Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are $100, $1,000, $100,000 and $1,000,000. A player may only win one time on each ticket or chance.
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 VII 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. Conduct of Drawing: The results of the Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VII will be televised on January 3, 2009, at or about 7 p.m. The drawing will be conducted with the aid of an electronic device. Six-thousand (6,000) unique eight-digit numbers will be drawn, between 00000001 and 00500000. 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.
8. Determination of Prize Winners:
(a) Holders of tickets upon which the unique eight-digit number matches exactly 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 matches exactly 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 matches exactly 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 matches exactly one of the fourth-prize-tier numbers selected by the Lottery shall be entitled to a prize of $100.
9. Number and Description of Prizes and Approximate Odds: The Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VII prizes and determination winners are as follows:
Ticket Matching Exactly the Unique Eight-digit Number Drawn In: Win Prize Of: Maximum
Odds Of Winning
Are 1 In:Number Of Winners First-Prize-Tier $1,000,000 125,000 4 Second-Prize-Tier $100,000 125,000 4 Third-Prize-Tier $1,000 5,000 100 Fourth-Prize-Tier $100 85 5,892
All Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VII lottery game prize payments, including first-prize-tier prizes, will be made as one-time lump-sum cash payments.
10. Consumer Promotional Programs: The Lottery may conduct promotional activities to promote the sale of Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VII tickets, including offering tickets at a discounted price. Details of any such offering will be disseminated through media used to advertise or promote Millionaire Raffle VII or through normal communications methods.
11. Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Program for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VII lottery game tickets. The conduct of the Program will be governed by 61 Pa. Code § 811.41 (relating to promotional prizes).
12. Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VII, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Millionaire Raffle VII 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 anniversary date of the raffle drawing in which the ticket or chance was entered, 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.
13. 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.
THOMAS W. WOLF
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-1906. Filed for public inspection October 17, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]
