DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Pennsylvania $20,000 High Stakes Instant Lottery Game Notice [27 Pa.B. 3718] Under the provisions of the State Lottery Law (72 P. S. §§ 3761-1--3761-15), and the provisions of 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 $20,000 High Stakes.
2. Price: The price of a Pennsylvania $20,000 High Stakes instant lottery game ticket is $1.00.
3. Play Symbols: Each Pennsylvania $20,000 High Stakes instant lottery game ticket wil contain one play area featuring one ''Dealer's Card'' area and four ''Your Card'' areas. The play symbols and their captions located in the ''Dealer's Card'' area are: 2 (TWO), 3 (THR), 4 (FOR), 5 (FIV), 6 (SIX), 7 (SVN), 8 (EGT), 9 (NIN), 10 (TEN), J (JCK), Q (QUN) and K (KNG). The play symbols and their captions located in the ''Your Card'' areas are: 3 (THR), 4 (FOR), 5 (FIV), 6 (SIX), 7 (SVN), 8 (EGT), 9 (NIN), 10 (TEN), J (JCK), Q (QUN), K (KNG) and A (ACE). Aces are high.
4. Prize Play Sumbols: The prize play symbols and their captions located in the play area are: $1.00 (ONE DOL), $2.00 (TWO DOL), $4.00 (FOUR DOL), $5.00 (FIVE DOL), $8.00 (EGT DOL), $10.00 (TEN DOL), $20$ (TWENTY), $40$ (FORTY), $100 (ONE HUN), $200 (TWO HUN), $400 (FOR HUN), $500 (FIV HUN), $2,000 (TWOTHOU) and $20,000 (TWYTHOU).
5. Prizes: The prizes that can be won in this game are $1, $2, $4, $5, $8, $10, $20, $40, $100, $200, $400, $500, $2,000 and $20,000. The player can win up to four times on a ticket.
6. Approximate Number of Tickets Printed For the Game: Approximately 8,160,000 tickets will be printed for the Pennsylvania $20,000 High Stakes instant lottery game.
7. Determination of Prize Winners:
(a) Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Card'' play symbols beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $20,000 (TWYTHOU) appears under the ''Your Card'' play symbol that beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20,000.
(b) Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Card'' play symbols beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $2,000 (TWOTHOU) appears under the ''Your Card'' play symbol that beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2,000.
(c) Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Card'' play symbols beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $500 (FIV HUN) appears under the ''Your Card'' play symbol that beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $500.
(d) Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Card'' play symbols beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $400 (FOR HUN) appears under the ''Your Card'' play symbol that beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $400.
(e) Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Card'' play symbols beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $200 (TWO HUN) appears under the ''Your Card'' play symbol that beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $200.
(f) Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Card'' play symbols beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $100 (ONE HUN) appears under the ''Your Card'' play symbol that beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $100.
(g) Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Card'' play symbols beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $40$ (FORTY) appears under the ''Your Card'' play symbol that beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $40.
(h) Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Card'' play symbols beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $20$ (TWENTY) appears under the ''Your Card'' play symbol that beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $20.
(i) Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Card'' play symbols beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol and a prize play symbol beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $10.00 (TEN DOL) appears under the ''Your Card'' play symbol that beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $10.
(j) Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Card'' play symbols beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $8.00 (EGT DOL) appears under the ''Your Card'' play symbol that beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $8.
(k) Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Card'' play symbols beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $5.00 (FIVE DOL) appears under the ''Your Card'' play symbol that beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $5.
(l) Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Card'' play symbols beat the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $4.00 (FOUR DOL) appears under the ''Your Card'' play symbol that beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $4.
(m) Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Card'' play symbols beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $2.00 (TWO DOL) appears under the ''Your Card'' play symbol that beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $2.
(n) Holders of tickets where any one of the ''Your Card'' play symbols beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol and a prize play symbol of $1.00 (ONE DOL) appears under the ''Your Card'' play symbol that beats the ''Dealer's Card'' play symbol, on a single ticket, shall be entitled to a prize of $1.
8. 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:
In Any of Your Cards Beat Approximate No. The Dealer's of Winners Per Card With Approximate 8,160,000 Prizes(s) Of: Win Odds Tickets $1 $1 1:9.68 843,200 $1 + $1 $2 1:30 272,000 $2 $2 1:50 163,200 $2 + $2 $4 1:300 27,200 $1 x 2 + $2 $4 1:1,000 8,160 $4 $4 1:1,000 8,160 $1 x 4 $4 1:230.77 35,360 $2 x 4 $8 1:375 21,760 $4 x 2 $8 1:1,500 5,440 $2 x 2 + $4 $8 1:600 13,600 $8 $8 1:1,000 8,160 $2 x 3 + $4 $10 1:500 16,320 $2 + $4 x 2 $10 1:428.57 19,040 $5 x 2 $10 1:750 10,880 $10 $10 1:1,500 5,440 $10 x 2 $20 1:1,000 8,160 $5 x 4 $20 1:600 13,600 $5 x 2 + $10 $20 1:1,500 5,440 $20 $20 1:1,500 5,440 $2 + $8 + $10 + $20 $40 1:3,529 2,312 $10 x 4 $40 1:2,000 4,080 $10 x 2 + $20 $40 1:3,529 2,312 $20 x 2 $40 1:4,000 2,040 $40 $40 1:5,000 1,632 $40 x 2 $80 1:20,000 408 $20 x 4 $80 1:20,000 408 $10 x 2 + $20 + $40 $80 1:20,000 408 $100 x 4 $400 1:50,061 163 $200 x 2 $400 1:50,061 163 $100 x 2 + $200 $400 1:50,061 163 $400 $400 1:50,061 163 $500 x 4 $2,000 1:480,000 17 $2,000 $2,000 1:480,000 17 $20,000 $20,000 1:1,020,000 8 9. Retailer Incentive Awards: The Lottery may conduct a separate Retailer Incentive Game for retailers who sell Pennsylvania $20,000 High Stakes instant lottery game tickets. The conduct of the game will be governed by 61 Pa. Code § 819.222 (relating to retailer bonuses and incentives).
10. Unclaimed Prize Money: For a period of 1 year from the announced close of Pennsylvania $20,000 High Stakes, prize money on winning Pennsylvania $20,000 High Stakes 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 $20,000 High Stakes 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.
11. Governing Law: In purchasing a ticket, the customer agrees to comply with and abide by the State Lottery Law (72 P. S. §§ 3761-1--3761-15), the regulations contained in Part V of Title 61 of the Pennsylvania Code (relating to State Lotteries) and the provisions contained in this notice.
12. Termination of the Game: The Secretary may announce a termination date, after which no further tickets from this game may be sold. Such announcement will be disseminated through media used to advertise or promote Pennsylvania $20,000 High Stakes or through normal communciations methods.
ROBERT A. JUDGE, Sr.,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-1190. Filed for public inspection July 25, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]
