Allegheny County Woman Wins $100,000 from PA Lottery

ELIZABETH, Pa., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Beverly Dobbins of Boston, Allegheny County, won $100,000 from the Pennsylvania Lottery's Million Dollar Cash Fever instant game.

Lottery Area Manager Terri Hopkins today presented a ceremonial check to Dobbins at Giant Eagle in Elizabeth, where the ticket was purchased. The store receives a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

Dobbins, who moved to Pennsylvania from Ohio, said she is a fan of Pennsylvania Lottery games, particularly Powerball^® and instant games. This is her first Pennsylvania Lottery win.

"What I'd like to do is pay off my car and my bills and then invest the rest," said Dobbins, who is happy this Lottery win will allow her to live a little more comfortably.

Million Dollar Cash Fever is a $20 instant game. Introduced in June 2010, the game offers top prizes of $1 million and more than 100 prizes from $10,000 to $100,000.  Two of the game's three $1 million top prizes and six $100,000 prizes remain unclaimed. The odds of winning a $100,000 prize in Million Dollar Cash Fever are 1-in-240,000, while the overall odds of winning any prize are 1-in-3.24.

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 38 years ago, the Pennsylvania Lottery has contributed more than $20.1 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 more than 600 full- and part-time senior centers throughout the state. The Pennsylvania Lottery reminds its players to play responsibly. Players must be 18 or older.

For more information on the Pennsylvania Lottery, visit www.palottery.com.

Media contact: Veronica Sinclair-Anderson, 717-702-8008

Editor's Note: In fiscal year 2009-10, Pennsylvania Lottery players in Allegheny County won more than $203 million in prizes, and retailers in Allegheny County earned nearly $18.4 million in commissions and bonuses. In fiscal year 2008-09, the Pennsylvania Lottery contributed more than $136 million to programs that benefited seniors in the county.

SOURCE Pennsylvania Lottery

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