Pennsylvania Instant Battleship II Instant Lottery Game [31 Pa.B. 3483] Under the State Lottery Law (72 P. S. §§ 3761-101--3761-314) and 61 Pa. Code § 819.203 (relating to notice of instant game rules), the Secretary of Revenue hereby provides public notice of the rules for the following instant lottery game:
1. Name: The name of the game is Pennsylvania Instant BattleshipTM II.
2. Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Instant Battleship II instant lottery game ticket is $3.00.
3. Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania Instant Battleship II instant lottery game ticket will feature a ''Your Shots'' area and a ''Target Grid'' area. The play symbols and their captions located in the ''Your Shots'' area are the letters A through J, each with the numbers 1 through 10. The play symbols and their captions located in the ''Target Grid'' area are an Aircraft Carrier Symbol (AC) consisting of five parts; a Battleship Symbol (BS) consisting of four parts; a Cruiser Symbol (CR) consisting of three parts; a Submarine Symbol (SB) consisting of three parts; a Destroyer Symbol (DS) consisting of two parts; and a Mine Symbol (MN).
4. Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are $3, $5, $6, $50, $500, $6,000 and $30,000. The player can win up to six times on each ticket.
5. Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game: Approximately 6,000,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Instant Battleship II instant lottery game.
6. Determination of Prize Winners:
(a) Holders of tickets where the player completely uncovers (sinks) an Aircraft Carrier Symbol (AC), a Battleship Symbol (BS), a Cruiser Symbol (CR), a Submarine Symbol (SB) and a Destroyer Symbol (DS), using only the letter-number combinations found in the ''Your Shots'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $30,000. Winners of the $30,000 prize do not receive the individual prizes which correspond to the uncovering (sinking) of each individual ship.
(b) Holders of tickets where the player completely uncovers (sinks) an Aircraft Carrier Symbol (AC), using only the letter-number combinations found in the ''Your Shots'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $6,000.
(c) Holders of tickets where the player completely uncovers (sinks) a Battleship Symbol (BS), using only the letter-number combinations found in the ''Your Shots'' area, on single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $500.
(d) Holders of tickets where the player completely uncovers (sinks) a Cruiser Symbol (CR), using only the letter-number combinations found in the ''Your Shots'' area, on single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $50.
(e) Holders of tickets where the player completely uncovers (sinks) a Submarine Symbol (SB), using only the letter-number combinations found in the ''Your Shots'' area, on single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $6.
(f) Holders of tickets where the player completely uncovers (sinks) a Destroyer Symbol (DS), using only the letter-number combinations found in the ''Your Shots'' area, on single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5.
(g) Holders of tickets where the player uncovers a Mine Symbol (MN), using only the letter-number combinations found in the ''Your Shots'' area, on single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $3.
7. Number and Description of Prizes and Approximate Odds: The following table sets forth the approximate number of winners, amounts of prizes, and approximate odds of winning:
Approximate No. of Approximate Winners Per 6,000,000 Get Win Odds Tickets Hit a MN $3 1:5.71 1,050,000 Sink a 2 Hit $5 1:16.67 360,000 Ship (DS) Hit a MN x 2 $6 1:66.67 90,000 Sink a 3 Hit $6 1:100 60,000 Ship (SB) Hit a MN + $8 1:100 60,000 Sink a 2 Hit Ship (DS) Hit a MN + $9 1:100 60,000 Sink a 3 Hit Ship (SB) Hit a MN x 3 $9 1:100 60,000 Hit a MN x 4 $12 1:200 30,000 Hit a MN x 2 $12 1:200 30,000 + Sink a 3 Hit Ship (SB) Hit a MN x 3 $15 1:200 30,000 + Sink a 3 Hit Ship (SB) Hit a MN x 5 $15 1:200 30,000 Hit a MN x $23 1:200 30,000 4 + Sink a 2 Hit Ship (DS) + Sink a 3 Hit Ship (SB) Sink a 3 Hit $50 1:300 20,000 Ship (CR) Sink a 4 Hit $500 1:24,000 250 Ship (BS) Sink a 5 Hit $6,000 1:120,000 50 Ship (AC) Sink all 5 $30,000 1:1,000,000 6 Ships AC = Aircraft Carrier BS = Battleship CR = Cruiser SB = Submarine DS = Destroyer MN = Mine 8. Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Instant Battleship II instant lottery game tickets. The conduct of the game will be governed by 61 Pa. Code § 819.222 (relating to retailer bonuses and incentives).
9. Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania Instant Battleship II, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Instant Battleship II instant 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 announced close of the Pennsylvania Instant Battleship II instant lottery game, 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.
10. 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), the regulations contained in 61 Pa. Code Part V (relating to State Lotteries) and the provisions contained in this notice.
11. Termination of the Game: The Secretary may announce a termination date, after which no further tickets from this game may be sold. The announcement will be disseminated through media used to advertise or promote Pennsylvania Instant Battleship II or through normal communications methods.
LARRY P. WILLIAMS,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 01-1180. Filed for public inspection June 29, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]
