Fayette County Woman Wins $225,000 from PA Lottery's Cash 5

LEMONT FURNACE, Pa., Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Loretta Martinchalk, of Lemont Furnace, Fayette County, won $225,015.50 from the Pennsylvania Lottery's Sept. 8 Cash 5 drawing.

Lottery Area Manager Terri Hopkins today presented a ceremonial check to Martinchalk at Nickman's Drug in Lemont Furnace, where the ticket was purchased. The store receives a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

"I have eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren, so I'll probably be spending some of it on them," said Martinchalk. "The money will sure come in handy for a lot of people."

Martinchalk's ticket matched all five numbers drawn, 03-31-38-40-42, to win the Sept. 8 Cash 5 jackpot worth $225,000, less 25 percent federal withholding. Her jackpot-winning ticket also had another line of numbers that matched three of the five numbers drawn, for an additional $15.50 prize.

Martinchalk, 81, says she has played different Lottery games since the Lottery first began nearly four decades ago, but this is the first time she won a Cash 5 jackpot.

"I've had smaller winners, even for $10,000 or so, but nothing big like this," said Martinchalk.

How to play Cash 5: To play Cash 5, players pay $1 and select five of 43 numbers. Players may select their own numbers using Cash 5 play slips, or they may opt for computer-selected quick picks. Players must match all five numbers drawn to win the jackpot. The starting jackpot is $125,000 and grows until it is won. The odds of winning a Cash 5 jackpot are 1-in-962,598; overall odds of winning a Cash 5 prize are 1-in-10.51. Cash 5 is the longest-running jackpot game in Pennsylvania Lottery history. Cash 5 tickets first went on sale April 23, 1992. 

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: Kirstin Alvanitakis, 717-702-8008

Editor's Note: In fiscal year 2009-10, Pennsylvania Lottery players in Fayette County won more than $29.7 million in prizes, and retailers in Fayette County earned nearly $2.4 million in commissions and bonuses. In fiscal year 2008-09, the Pennsylvania Lottery contributed about $17.5 million to programs that benefited seniors in the county.

SOURCE Pennsylvania Lottery

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