1249 Pennsylvania Bingo! '11 instant lottery game  

  • DEPARTMENT
    OF REVENUE

    Pennsylvania Bingo! '11 Instant Lottery Game

    [41 Pa.B. 4053]
    [Saturday, July 23, 2011]

     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 Bingo! '11.

     2. Price: The price of a Pennsylvania Bingo! '11 instant lottery game ticket is $3.

     3. Play Symbols:

     (a) Each Pennsylvania Bingo! '11 instant lottery game ticket will contain six play areas designated as ''Card 1,'' ''Card 2,'' ''Card 3,'' ''Card 4,'' ''Card 5'' and ''Card 6.'' Each ''Card'' will consist of 25 spaces on a 5 by 5 grid. The 76 play symbols located in the six play areas are: The numbers 1 through 75 and the ''FREE'' symbol. The ''FREE'' symbol is a free space.

     (b) Each ticket will also contain a ''CALLER'S CARD'' area and a ''5 BONUS NUMBERS'' area. The ''CALLER'S CARD'' area will consist of 25 play symbols and the ''5 BONUS NUMBERS'' area will consist of 5 play symbols. The play symbols that may be located in the ''CALLER'S CARD'' area and the ''5 BONUS NUMBERS'' area are: The letter B with a number 1 through 15; the letter I with a number 16 through 30; the letter N with a number 31 through 45; the letter G with a number 46 through 60; the letter O with a number 61 through 75; and a Cash (CASH) symbol.

     4. Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are: $3, $6, $10, $20, $30, $60, $90, $150, $300, $1,000, $2,000, $3,000 and $30,000. The player can win up to seven times on each ticket.

     5. Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game: Approximately 10,800,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania Bingo! '11 instant lottery game.

     6. Determination of Prize Winners:

     (a) Holders of tickets matching the ''CALLER'S CARD'' or the ''5 BONUS NUMBERS'' play symbols in an ''X'' pattern, extending through the ''FREE'' space in the ''N'' column, and through to each of the four corner spaces, on ''Card 6,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $30,000.

     (b) Holders of tickets matching the ''CALLER'S CARD'' or the ''5 BONUS NUMBERS'' play symbols in an ''X'' pattern, extending through the ''FREE'' space in the ''N'' column, and through to each of the four corner spaces, on ''Card 5,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $3,000.

     (c) Holders of tickets matching the ''CALLER'S CARD'' or the ''5 BONUS NUMBERS'' play symbols in an ''X'' pattern, extending through the ''FREE'' space in the ''N'' column, and through to each of the four corner spaces, on ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $2,000.

     (d) Holders of tickets matching the ''CALLER'S CARD'' or the ''5 BONUS NUMBERS'' play symbols to four spaces appearing in a ''Diamond'' pattern, which includes the space appearing in the top horizontal row in the ''N'' column; the spaces appearing in the third horizontal row from the top in the ''B'' and ''O'' columns; and the space appearing in the fifth horizontal row from the top in the ''N'' column on ''Card 6,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000.

     (e) Holders of tickets matching the ''CALLER'S CARD'' or the ''5 BONUS NUMBERS'' play symbols in an ''X'' pattern, extending through the ''FREE'' space in the ''N'' column, and through to each of the four corner spaces, on ''Card 3,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $1,000.

     (f) Holders of tickets matching the ''CALLER'S CARD'' or the ''5 BONUS NUMBERS'' play symbols to four spaces appearing in a ''Diamond'' pattern, which includes the space appearing in the top horizontal row in the ''N'' column; the spaces appearing in the third horizontal row from the top in the ''B'' and ''O'' columns; and the space appearing in the fifth horizontal row from the top in the ''N'' column on ''Card 5,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $300.

     (g) Holders of tickets matching the ''CALLER'S CARD'' or the ''5 BONUS NUMBERS'' play symbols in an ''X'' pattern, extending through the ''FREE'' space in the ''N'' column, and through to each of the four corner spaces, on ''Card 2,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $300.

     (h) Holders of tickets matching the ''CALLER'S CARD'' or the ''5 BONUS NUMBERS'' play symbols to four spaces appearing in a ''Diamond'' pattern, which includes the space appearing in the top horizontal row in the ''N'' column; the spaces appearing in the third horizontal row from the top in the ''B'' and ''O'' columns; and the space appearing in the fifth horizontal row from the top in the ''N'' column on ''Card 3'' or ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $150.

     (i) Holders of tickets matching the ''CALLER'S CARD'' or the ''5 BONUS NUMBERS'' play symbols in an ''X'' pattern, extending through the ''FREE'' space in the ''N'' column, and through to each of the four corner spaces, on ''Card 1,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $150.

     (j) Holders of tickets matching the ''CALLER'S CARD'' or the ''5 BONUS NUMBERS'' play symbols in the four corners on ''Card 5'' or ''Card 6,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $90.

     (k) Holders of tickets matching the ''CALLER'S CARD'' or the ''5 BONUS NUMBERS'' play symbols in the four corners on ''Card 3'' or ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $60.

     (l) Holders of tickets matching the ''CALLER'S CARD'' or the ''5 BONUS NUMBERS'' play symbols in the four corners on ''Card 2,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $30.

     (m) Holders of tickets matching the ''CALLER'S CARD'' or the ''5 BONUS NUMBERS'' play symbols to four spaces appearing in a ''Diamond'' pattern, which includes the space appearing in the top horizontal row in the ''N'' column; the spaces appearing in the third horizontal row from the top in the ''B'' and ''O'' columns; and the space appearing in the fifth horizontal row from the top in the ''N'' column on ''Card 1,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $30.

     (n) Holders of tickets matching the ''CALLER'S CARD'' or the ''5 BONUS NUMBERS'' play symbols in a five-space horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 5'' or ''Card 6,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

     (o) Holders of tickets matching the ''CALLER'S CARD'' or the ''5 BONUS NUMBERS'' play symbols in the four corners on ''Card 1,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

     (p) Holders of tickets with a Cash (CASH) symbol, in either the ''CALLER'S CARD'' area or the ''5 BONUS NUMBERS'' area, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.

     (q) Holders of tickets matching the ''CALLER'S CARD'' or the ''5 BONUS NUMBERS'' play symbols in a five-space horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 4,'' shall be entitled to a prize of $6.

     (r) Holders of tickets matching the ''CALLER'S CARD'' or the ''5 BONUS NUMBERS'' play symbols in a five-space horizontal, vertical or diagonal line on ''Card 1,'' ''Card 2'' or ''Card 3,'' 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:


    Win With Prize(s) Of: Win: Approximate
    Odds Are
    1 In:
    Approximate
    No. of
    Winners Per
    10,800,000
    Tickets
    LINE CARD 1 $3 20 540,000
    LINE CARD 2 $3 25 432,000
    LINE CARD 3 $3 25 432,000
    (LINE CARD 1) + (LINE CARD 2) $6 50 216,000
    (LINE CARD 1) + (LINE CARD 3) $6 50 216,000
    (LINE CARD 2) + (LINE CARD 3) $6 50 216,000
    LINE CARD 4 $6 50 216,000
    $10 w/CASH $10 500 21,600
    FOUR CORNERS CARD 1 $10 333.33 32,400
    LINE CARD 5 $10 166.67 64,800
    LINE CARD 6 $10 125 86,400
    ($10 w/CASH) + (FOUR CORNERS CARD 1) $20 500 21,600
    ($10 w/CASH) + (LINE CARD 5) $20 500 21,600
    ($10 w/CASH) + (LINE CARD 6) $20 500 21,600
    (FOUR CORNERS CARD 1) + (LINE CARD 6) $20 500 21,600
    (LINE CARD 5) + (LINE CARD 6) $20 333.33 32,400
    ($10 w/CASH) + (LINE CARD 5) + (LINE CARD 6) $30 960 11,250
    DIAMOND CARD 1 $30 1,091 9,900
    FOUR CORNERS CARD 2 $30 1,091 9,900
    ($10 w/CASH) + (DIAMOND CARD 1) +
     (LINE CARD 5) + (LINE CARD 6)
    $60 4,000 2,700
    ($10 w/CASH) + (FOUR CORNERS CARD 1) +
     (FOUR CORNERS CARD 2) + (LINE CARD 6)
    $60 4,000 2,700
    (DIAMOND CARD 1) + (FOUR CORNERS CARD 2) $60 6,000 1,800
    FOUR CORNERS CARD 3 $60 6,000 1,800
    FOUR CORNERS CARD 4 $60 6,000 1,800
    ($10 w/CASH) + (FOUR CORNERS CARD 1) +  (DIAMOND CARD 2) + (LINE CARD 6) $90 2,400 4,500
    (DIAMOND CARD 1) + (DIAMOND CARD 2) $90 3,000 3,600
    (DIAMOND CARD 1) + (FOUR CORNERS CARD 4) $90 4,000 2,700
    (FOUR CORNERS CARD 2) + (FOUR CORNERS  CARD 3) $90 4,000 2,700
    FOUR CORNERS CARD 5 $90 4,000 2,700
    FOUR CORNERS CARD 6 $90 4,000 2,700
    ($10 w/CASH) + (FOUR CORNERS CARD 3) +
     (FOUR CORNERS CARD 4) + (LINE CARD 5) +
     (LINE CARD 6)
    $150 17,143 630
    (DIAMOND CARD 2) + (FOUR CORNERS CARD 5) $150 30,000 360
    (FOUR CORNERS CARD 3) + (FOUR CORNERS  CARD 6) $150 24,000 450
    ''X'' CARD 1 $150 20,000 540
    DIAMOND CARD 3 $150 30,000 360
    DIAMOND CARD 4 $150 30,000 360
    (''X'' CARD 1) + (DIAMOND CARD 4) $300 40,000 270
    (DIAMOND CARD 2) + (DIAMOND CARD 4) +
     (FOUR CORNERS CARD 5)
    $300 30,000 360
    (DIAMOND CARD 3) + (DIAMOND CARD 4) $300 24,000 450
    (FOUR CORNERS CARD 3) + (FOUR CORNERS  CARD 4) + (FOUR CORNERS CARD 5) +
     (FOUR CORNERS CARD 6)
    $300 20,000 540
    ''X'' CARD 2 $300 40,000 270
    DIAMOND CARD 5 $300 40,000 270
    (FOUR CORNERS CARD 1) + (''X'' CARD 2) +  (DIAMOND CARD 3) + (DIAMOND CARD 4) +  (DIAMOND CARD 5) + (FOUR CORNERS CARD 6) $1,000 40,000 270
    ''X'' CARD 3 $1,000 40,000 270
    DIAMOND CARD 6 $1,000 60,000 180
    ($10 w/CASH) + (''X'' CARD 1) + (''X'' CARD 2) +
     (''X'' CARD 3) + (DIAMOND CARD 4) +
     (DIAMOND CARD 5) + (FOUR CORNERS CARD 6)
    $2,000 60,000 180
    ''X'' CARD 4 $2,000 60,000 180
    (''X'' CARD 3) + (''X'' CARD 4) $3,000 120,000 90
    ''X'' CARD 5 $3,000 120,000 90
    ''X'' CARD 6 $30,000 240,000 45
    Reveal a ''CASH'' (CASH) symbol in the ''CALLER'S CARD'' or ''5 BONUS NUMBERS'' area, win $10 instantly!

     Prizes, including top prizes, are subject to availability at the time of purchase.

     8. Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania Bingo! '11 instant lottery game tickets. The conduct of the game will be governed by 61 Pa. Code § 819.222 (relating to retailer bonuses and incentive).

     9. Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania Bingo! '11, prize money from winning Pennsylvania Bingo! '11 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 Bingo! '11 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), 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 Bingo! '11 or through normal communications methods.

    DANIEL MEUSER, 
    Secretary

    [Pa.B. Doc. No. 11-1249. Filed for public inspection July 22, 2011, 9:00 a.m.]

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