Cash 5 Jackpots Won in Schuylkill and Allegheny Counties

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., Jan. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket sold in Schuylkill County won a jackpot worth $225,000 for the Friday, January 6, drawing. The ticket correctly matched all five balls, 13-16-25-37-40, to win a prize of $225,000, less applicable tax withholding.

Klinger's Service Center, 750 E. Main St., Hegins, Schuylkill County, earns a $500 bonus for selling the jackpot-winning ticket.

Cash 5 produced another big winner on Saturday, January 7, when a $125,000 jackpot was won by one ticket sold in Allegheny County. The ticket correctly matched all five balls, 04-12-24-30-32, to win a prize of $125,000, less applicable tax withholding.

The selling retailer, Livingston Pharmacy, 550 Miller Ave., Clairton, Allegheny County, earns a $500 bonus.

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 44,600 other Cash 5 tickets won prizes of various amounts in the January 6 and 7 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 Allegheny County, the Pennsylvania Lottery awarded more than $247.6 million in prizes to winners and provided more than $131.9 million to programs that benefit older residents. In Schuylkill County, the Lottery awarded more than $46.1 million in prizes to winners and contributed more than $19.2 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 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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