PITTSBURGH — One jackpot-winning Cash 5 ticket worth nearly $1 million from Friday’s drawing was sold in Allegheny County, lottery officials announced Monday.
The ticket correctly matched all five balls, 03-18-20-29-33, to win a prize of $800,000, less 25 percent federal withholding.
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The ticket was sold at Castle Shannon Shop ‘n Save on Castle Shannon Boulevard. The retailer will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the ticket.
Prizes must be claimed and tickets validated before winners can be identified. Cash 5 winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes.
The holder of any jackpot-winning ticket should immediately sign the back of the ticket, call the Lottery at 717-702-8146 and file a claim at any of Lottery’s seven area offices or at Lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin County.
Claims may be filed Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at area offices and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at headquarters.
Nearly 72,000 other Cash 5 tickets won prizes of various amounts in the August 14 drawing. Players should check every ticket, every time.
- CLICK HERE to visit the official website of the Pennsylvania Lottery
It's been a good couple of months for lottery players in Pennsylvania. In July, a Mega Millions ticket worth $153 million was sold just outside State College.
The winner was Steven Peloquin, a professional truck driver for nearly 30 years.
Peloquin, who claimed a cash value of $91.8 million, said he plans to retire early.
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