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Millionaire Raffle: $1M, $100K tickets sold in Allegheny County

PITTSBURGH — Pennsylvania Lottery officials announced Monday that a $1 million top-prize winning ticket from the Jan. 3 Millionaire Raffle drawing was sold in Allegheny County.

The four $1 million top-prize raffle ticket numbers selected were: 00303816, 00156850, 00438607, and 00387386.

The selling locations were:

• Kuhn's Market, 2820 Gracey Way, Coraopolis, Allegheny County.
• Wawa, 5900 Bristol Pike, Bristol, Bucks County.
• Love's Travel Stop, 440 W. Third St., Mifflinville, Columbia County.
• Giant Food Store, 2130 Palomino Road, Dover, York County.

Each will receive a $5,000 selling bonus.

The four $100,000 second-tier prize raffle ticket numbers selected were: 00140867, 00240679, 00070573, and 00188425.

The selling locations were:

• SHOP 'n SAVE–Heidelberg, 2100 Washington Pike, Carnegie, Allegheny County.
• Square One Markets, 1470 Interchange Road, Lehighton, Carbon County.
• Kwik Fill, 4702 W. Ridge Road, Erie, Erie County.
• Sheetz, 4701 William Penn Highway, Murrysville, Westmoreland County.

Each will receive a $500 bonus.

A total of 6,000 winning numbers were selected from a pool of 500,000 tickets that were sold between Nov. 14 and Jan. 3, when the game sold out. The game awarded a total of 6,000 prizes worth $5,089,200.

Lottery officials cannot confirm the identities of the winners until the prizes are claimed and the tickets are validated. Millionaire Raffle winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes.

Each $1 million top prize must be claimed by presenting a winning ticket at Pennsylvania Lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin County, or at any of the Lottery’s seven area offices. Claims may be filed Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lottery headquarters and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at area offices.

Claims for the four $100,000 prizes can be filed at any of the Lottery’s seven area offices or at a Pennsylvania Lottery retailer. Holders of Millionaire Raffle tickets worth $1,000 and $100 can claim winnings at Lottery retailers.

A complete list of all 6,000 winning raffle ticket numbers is available at Lottery retail locations and the Lottery's official website. Winning raffle ticket numbers are listed on the website by prize category.

In addition, every Lottery retailer has a ticket checker allowing players to scan their own tickets to learn if they have won a prize. Players should check every ticket, every time.

Each of the Pennsylvania Lottery’s 19 Millionaire Raffle offerings has sold out. Since its launch in 2005, Millionaire Raffle has awarded a total of more than $101.5 million in prizes.

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