Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Four Winners Share Cash 5 Jackpot

Middletown, PA – Four winning tickets sold in Cumberland, Schuylkill, Clarion, and Washington counties shared a Cash 5 jackpot worth $1,047,618 for the Friday, September 11, drawing.

Each ticket correctly matched all five balls, 01-16-18-20-41, to win individual prizes of $261,904.50, less 25 percent federal withholding.

The following retailers will each receive a $500 bonus for selling the jackpot-winning tickets:

• Sunoco, 6025 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County;
• Cressona Agway, 22 N. 2nd Street, Cressona, Schuylkill County;
• Comet Food Warehouse, 443 S. 5th Ave., Clarion, Clarion County; and
• Get Go, 2846 Washington Road, Canonsburg, Washington County.

Cash 5 produced another big winner on Saturday, September 12, when a $125,000 jackpot was won by one ticket sold at Petro Gas, 1325 Route 100, Barto, Berks County.

The ticket correctly matched all five balls, 05-12-16-19-23, to win a prize of $125,000, less 25 percent federal withholding. The retailer will receive a $500 bonus for selling this winning ticket.

The prizes must be claimed and the tickets validated before the winners can be identified. Cash 5 winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes.

The Lottery encourages each holder of a jackpot-winning ticket to 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.

More than 124,500 other Cash 5 tickets won prizes of various amounts in the September 11 and 12 drawings. Players should check every ticket, every time. Lower-tier prizes may be claimed at Lottery retailers.

In the 2013-14 fiscal year: In Cumberland County, the Pennsylvania Lottery awarded more than $40.2 million in prizes to winners and provided more than $15.9 million to programs that benefit older residents. In Schuylkill County, the Lottery awarded more than $40.6 million in prizes and contributed nearly $20 million to programs serving the county’s older residents. In Clarion County, the Lottery awarded more than $7.4 million in prizes and contributed more than $4.1 million to programs serving the county’s older residents. In Washington County, the Pennsylvania Lottery awarded more than $35.6 million in prizes to winners and provided more than $20.5 million to programs that benefit older residents. And in Berks County, in addition to awarding more than $62.6 million in prizes, the Lottery contributed more than $30.1 million to programs serving the county’s older residents.

How to play Cash 5: To play Cash 5, players pay $1 and select five numbers from 1 to 43. Players may select their own numbers using a Cash 5 playslip, or they may opt for computer-selected quick picks. Players must match all five numbers drawn to win the jackpot. Players also win prizes for matching two, three or four winning numbers. Cash 5 drawings are held seven nights a week, and tickets can be purchased up to seven draws (one week) in advance. Odds of winning the jackpot prize are 1-in-962,598; the overall odds of winning any prize are about 1-in-10.5.

About the Pennsylvania Lottery: The Pennsylvania Lottery remains the only state lottery that designates all its proceeds to programs that benefit older residents. Since its inception in 1971, the Pennsylvania Lottery has contributed more than $25.8 billion to programs that include property tax and rent rebates; free transit and reduced-fare shared rides; the low-cost prescription drug programs PACE and PACENET; long-term living services; and the 52 Area Agencies on Aging, including full- and part-time senior centers throughout the state.

The Pennsylvania Lottery reminds players to check every ticket, every time. Players must be 18 or older. Please play responsibly. For help with a gambling problem, call 1-800-848-1880.

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