61 Pa. Code § 816.111 - Procedures for claiming and payment of prizes
(a) A prize shall be claimed only through an
on-line retailer beginning on the day following the drawing .
(b) An on-line retailer is authorized and
required to make payment of a prize of $2,500 or less, if the ticket is
presented within a designated time period as announced by the Secretary , on the
total winning Cash 5 ticket plays, if the retailer has sufficient funds
available for payment.
(c) The
holder of an apparent winning ticket containing one or more winning plays
representing total prizes of $2,500 or less will be paid by participating
on-line retailers as provided in subsection (b), if the ticket validation
requirements in §
816.110 (relating to ticket
validation requirements) have been met, a proper validation pay ticket has been
issued by the retailer's computer terminal and other procedures have been
complied with as outlined in the
Retailer Operating Procedure for
Pennsylvania Lottery Numbers Games and addendums thereof.
(d) The holder of an apparent winning ticket
containing one or more winning plays representing total prizes in excess of
$2,500, with the exception of the first prize category, shall first validate
the apparent winning ticket at a participating on-line retailer to receive a
validation ticket and then present the winning ticket and validation ticket to
an authorized claim center-on-line retailer-under Chapter 811 (relating to
prizes).
(e) The holder of an
apparent winning ticket containing one or more winning plays representing a
First Prize Category prize shall first validate the apparent winning ticket at
a participating on-line retailer to receive a validation ticket and then
present, in person , the apparent winning ticket and validation ticket to
Lottery Headquarters or a Lottery Area Office under Chapter 811.
(f) If a single ticket contains two or more
winning plays other than the first prize, the prize amounts will be added
together and will be paid in accordance with the prize payment limits in
subsection (c), (d) or (e).
(g) The
payment of a prize to a person under 18 years of age and to a person who dies
before receiving any or all of a particular prize will be paid under
§§
811.16 and
811.27 (relating to prizes payable
after death of prize winner; and payment of prizes to persons under 18 years of
age).
(h) The Commonwealth will be
discharged of liability after payment of prizes as provided in §
811.26 (relating to discharge of
State liability upon payment).
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