Cash 5 Jackpots Won in Montgomery, Somerset, Bucks Counties

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., Nov. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 drawings awarded jackpots worth a combined total of $1.25 million in Montgomery, Somerset and Bucks counties over the Thanksgiving holiday.

• For the Wednesday, November 23, drawing, one jackpot-winning Cash 5 ticket worth $800,000 was sold at Wawa, 1145 Virginia Ave, Fort Washington, Montgomery County. The ticket correctly matched all five balls, 03-04-14-18-24, to win a prize of $800,000, less applicable tax withholding. The retailer earns a $5,000 selling bonus.
• Cash 5 produced another big winner on Thursday, November 24, when a $125,000 jackpot was won by a ticket sold at Confluence Food Mart, 511 Williams St., Confluence, Somerset County. The ticket correctly matched all five balls, 02-12-18-24-38, to win $125,000, less applicable tax withholding. The retailer will earn a $500 selling bonus.
• On Sunday, November 27, a Cash 5 jackpot of $325,000 was won by a ticket sold at United Cut Rate Store, 19 E. Bridge St., Morrisville, Bucks County. The ticket correctly matched all five balls, 04-26-28-38-39, to win $325,000, less applicable tax withholding. The retailer will earn a $500 selling bonus.

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 Lottery encourages claimants of large prizes to sign the back of their 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 114,200 other Cash 5 tickets won prizes of various amounts in the November 23, 24 and 27 drawings, creating "Winners, winners – everywhere!" Players should check every ticket, every time. Lower-tier prizes may be claimed at Lottery retailers.

In the 2015-16 fiscal year: In Bucks County, the Pennsylvania Lottery awarded more than $105.2 million in prizes to winners and provided more than $37 million to programs that benefit older residents. In Montgomery County, the Lottery awarded more than $125.2 million in prizes and contributed more than $54.4 million to programs serving the county's older residents. In Somerset County, the Pennsylvania Lottery awarded more than $14.4 million in prizes to winners and provided more than $10.5 million to programs that benefit 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 Us: The Pennsylvania Lottery remains the only state lottery to direct all proceeds to programs that benefit older residents. Since ticket sales began in 1972, it has contributed nearly $27 billion to fund property tax and rent rebates, transportation, care services, prescription assistance, and local services including senior centers and meals. 

Players must be 18 or older. Please play responsibly. Call 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) for help with a compulsive gambling problem.

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