Rules
Pennsylvania Lottery's Powerball First Millionaire of the Year
Terminal-Based Lottery Game Second-Chance Drawing Rules
August 18, 2022
[FINAL]
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Second-Chance Drawing: Pennsylvania Lottery's Powerball
First Millionaire of the Year Second-Chance Drawing for
qualifying terminal-based lottery game tickets (hereafter,
the "Drawing").
- Qualifying Tickets: PICK 2; PICK 3; PICK 4; PICK 5; Treasure Hunt; Cash 5 with Quick Cash; Match 6 Lotto; Cash4Life®; Keno; Powerball and Mega Millions® terminal-based lottery tickets purchased from a licensed Lottery retailer from August 30, 2022 through September 22, 2022 and imprinted with a Second Chance Prize Zone™ Official Entry Code ("Qualifying Tickets") are eligible for entry in the Drawing.
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Participation and entry:
- Entrants must be members of the Pennsylvania Lottery VIP Players Club to participate in the Drawing. To join the VIP Players Club, visit https://www.palottery.state.pa.us/vipplayersclub/login.aspx. Becoming a VIP Players Club member is free.
- To enter the Drawing, entrants must submit the identifying information from at least one Qualifying Ticket via the Drawing's promotional website, available at https://www.palottery.com or the Pennsylvania Lottery's official mobile application during the entry period. The identifying information from a Qualifying Ticket may be submitted only once in the Drawing. No other method of submission will be accepted, and entries submitted using any other method, including entries mailed or hand-delivered to the Pennsylvania Lottery, are not valid and will be disqualified.
- Each entry must be complete and the information supplied by the entrant must be accurate. Incomplete entries cannot be accepted.
- Only one claimant per entry allowed.
- Entrants must be 18 years of age or older.
- Players may submit the identifying information from an unlimited number of Qualifying Tickets in the Drawing.
- Once an entry has been submitted it cannot be withdrawn or changed.
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Drawing description:
- The Lottery will conduct one Powerball First Millionaire of the Year Second-Chance Drawing for qualifying terminal-based lottery game tickets. All time references are Eastern Prevailing Time.
- All entries received after 4:59:59 a.m. August 30, 2022 through 11:59:59 p.m. September 22, 2022, will be entered into the Drawing to be held between September 27, 2022 and October 6, 2022.
- The entry period for the Drawing will be posted to the Pennsylvania Lottery's publicly accessible website.
- An entrant will receive one entry for each $0.50 in purchase price of the Qualifying Ticket submitted. For example, an entrant who submits the Official Entry Code from a Qualifying Ticket with a purchase price of $0.50 will receive one entry into the Drawing. Similarly, an entrant who submits the Official Entry Code from a Qualifying Ticket with a purchase price of $2.00 will receive four entries into the Drawing.
- Players may review their entries for the Drawing via the Drawing's promotional website.
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Prizes available to be won, determination of winners, and
odds of winning:
- The prize entitlements described below are subject to all restrictions and limitations described in sections 5, 6 and 7, or mentioned anywhere else in these rules.
- The Lottery will conduct one Drawing from among all the entries received during the entry period as described in section 2(b).
- The first through the eighth entries selected in the Drawing will be winning entries and the entrants who submitted those winning entries shall each be entitled to a prize of NYRE VIP EXPERIENCE Trip Prize and one entry into the Pennsylvania Lottery's Powerball First Millionaire of the Year Finalist Drawing, as described in section 4.
- The number of winning entries to be selected for the Drawing will be posted to the Pennsylvania Lottery's publicly accessible website.The number of winning entries to be selected for the Drawing will be posted to the Pennsylvania Lottery's publicly accessible website.
- The odds of winning in the Drawing depend upon the number of entries received for the Drawing.
- A computer-generated randomizer will be used to select the Drawing winners.
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Description of the Powerball First Millionaire of the Year
Finalist Drawing:
- The Lottery will conduct one Drawing from among the eight Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball First Millionaire of the Year Second-Chance Drawing winners and the two Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball First Millionaire of the Year iLottery Prize Drawing winners to determine Pennsylvania's Finalist in the Powerball First Millionaire of the Year Drawing. The selected Finalist will win the chance to participate in the Powerball First Millionaire of the Year Drawing in New York City, as described in Addendum 1, Prize Description, to these rules.
- All ten of the Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball First Millionaire of the Year winners included in the Finalist Drawing will receive the NYRE VIP EXPERIENCE Trip Prize Package, as described in section 4(c), below.
- NYRE VIP EXPERIENCE Trip Prize Package description: Each NYRE VIP EXPERIENCE Trip Prize Package shall consist of a four-day, three-night VIP trip for the winner and up to one guest to New York City, NY, from approximately December 29, 2022 to January 1, 2023. The specific elements of the NYRE VIP EXPERIENCE Trip Prize Package, including transportation, lodging, gifts and events, are described in Addendum 1, Prize Description, to these rules.
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Prize Package restrictions:
- There is no cash option for the NYRE VIP EXPERIENCE Trip Prize Package.
- A Prize Package winner's appearance on the Program is subject to background clearance. A Prize Package winner may appoint a Proxy (or have a Proxy appointed) to appear on the broadcast in their place if required by MRC Live & Alternative. In such event, Prize Package winners will remain eligible to win the one-million-dollar prize.
- In the event that a Prize Package winner's designated Proxy does not clear a background check, MRC Live & Alternative reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to allow the Prize Package winner to select another Proxy.
- MRC Live & Alternative reserves the right to appoint a Proxy to appear and participate in the program in the place of a Prize Package winner for any reason as it may determine in its sole discretion.
- The appointment of a Proxy shall not affect the Prize Package winner's eligibility for the one-million-dollar prize.
- The Lottery is not responsible for injury, loss or damage to person or property in connection with the NYRE VIP EXPERIENCE Trip Prize Package.
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NYRE VIP EXPERIENCE Trip Prize Package restrictions:
- Lottery is not responsible for NYRE VIP EXPERIENCE Trip Prize Package fulfillment. Lottery disclaims any responsibility for any and every occurrence with respect to fulfillment or enjoyment of the NYRE VIP EXPERIENCE Trip Prize Package.
- The appointment of a Proxy shall not prohibit a NYRE VIP EXPERIENCE Trip Prize Package winner from receiving all elements of the Prize Package or electing to give those elements to that winner's Proxy, and the Finalist shall remain eligible to win the one-million-dollar prize.
- All other Trip Prize Package Restrictions are described in Addendum 2, Prize Terms and Conditions, to these rules.
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Delinquent Support Offset:
- If the Department of Human Services, pursuant to 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 4308, the Department of Revenue or the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, pursuant to 72 P.S. § 215, determines that a prize winner is a delinquent support obligor as provided in 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 4308 or 72 P.S. § 215, and if the amount of any arrearages shall be $1,000, or less, the amount of any arrearages shall be deducted from the second-chance drawing prize and the spending money portion of the NYRE VIP EXPERIENCE Trip Prize Package. After the delinquent support obligation is met, the Prize Package winner will receive the remaining portion of the drawing prize and the Prize Package spending money, if any, which shall be fulfilled according to Lottery procedure.
- If the Department of Human Services, pursuant to 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 4308, the Department of Revenue or the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, pursuant to 72 P.S. § 215, determines that a prize winner is a delinquent support obligor, as provided in 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 4308 or 72 P.S. § 215, and if the amount of any arrearages shall be greater than $1,000, the prize winner shall forfeit the prize and shall be considered to have waived their right to receive the prize under section 7. In this event, the Lottery will select another entry to replace the forfeited entry in accordance with these rules and Lottery procedure.
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Drawing restrictions:
- To be eligible to participate in the Drawing, entrants must have complied with the requirements of these rules.
- The Lottery is not responsible for late, lost or misdirected entries not entered into the Drawing. The Lottery is not responsible for entries that are not entered into the Drawing because of incompatible internet browsers, mobile lottery application failure or other technical issues. If an entry is selected as a winner and rejected or otherwise disqualified during or following the Drawing, the Lottery will select another entry to replace the rejected or otherwise disqualified entry in accordance with these rules and Lottery procedure.
- If any discrepancy exists between these rules and any material describing the Drawing, these rules shall govern.
- Employees of the Pennsylvania Lottery, 9Rooftops Marketing, LLC f/k/a MARC USA, MUSL, Scientific Games International Inc., MRC Live & Alternative, and their subcontractors, or a spouse, child, brother, sister or parent residing as a member of the same household in the principle place of residence of any such person are not eligible to participate in the Drawing. Offer void where prohibited or restricted.
- Employees, contractors, officers, and directors of American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., and each of their respective parent, subsidiary, and/or affiliated entities ("Program Parties") are not eligible to win the $1M Prize or to become the First Millionaire.
- The Pennsylvania Lottery reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend the Drawing and change these rules if the Drawing cannot be conducted as planned due to errors in these rules or advertising, unauthorized intervention, tampering, fraud, technical errors, viruses, worms, bugs, or any other cause beyond the control of the Pennsylvania Lottery that, in the Pennsylvania Lottery's sole judgment, could corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Drawing.
- All entries shall be subject to verification by the Pennsylvania Lottery.
- The Pennsylvania Lottery reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify an entrant found to be tampering with the operation of the Drawing or to be acting in violation of these rules or applicable law.
- The Drawing is governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Applicable laws and regulations apply.
- Final determination of winners will be made by the Secretary, whose judgment will be final and binding.
- A prize awarded in the Drawing to a person who dies before receiving the prize shall be paid according to 61 Pa. Code § 811.16 (relating to prizes payable after death of a prize winner).
- A winner is responsible for all taxes arising from or in connection with any prize won.
- Winners of the Powerball First Millionaire of the Year Second-Chance Drawing will be contacted by email by the Pennsylvania Lottery to initiate the prize claim procedure. Winners will have seven (7) business days from the date they are notified by the Pennsylvania Lottery to claim their prizes. In order to claim their prizes, winners must respond to the Pennsylvania Lottery's email regarding prize claim procedure, and must submit a properly completed prize claim form within seven (7) business days from the date they are notified by the Pennsylvania Lottery. Failure to comply with the prize claim requirements as set forth herein, for any reason, shall result in the winner forfeiting his/her right to receive the prize. An alternate winner will be awarded the respective Prize Package, according to Lottery procedure.
- A player may only win the prize for which the player is first selected in the Drawing. Subsequent entries, from the same individual, selected in the Drawing will be disqualified and a replacement entry will be selected.
- Prizes are not transferrable.
- Winners and/or guest(s) must abide by all venue policies. Any promotional partner reserves the right to revoke full or partial prize from any winner or winner's guest who it and/or venue personnel deem may, in their sole discretion, be intoxicated, be a safety risk, have violated any venue policy or law, and/or may bring the promotional partner into disrepute.
- Other restrictions may apply.
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