Mega Millions(R) Ticket Worth $250,000 Sold in Philadelphia for Game's Debut in PA; Jackpot Grows to $20 Million for Feb. 5 Drawing

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One winning Mega Millions ticket worth $250,000 from the Feb. 2 drawing was sold at the Acme Market, 8200 Roosevelt Blvd., Philadelphia.  

This was the first drawing for Pennsylvania players since the Pennsylvania Lottery joined the game on Jan. 31.  

The winning ticket correctly matched all five white balls, 06-07-26-27-49, but not the yellow Mega Ball 09, for a $250,000 second-tier prize, less 25 percent federal withholding.

Acme Market will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

Lottery officials cannot confirm the identity of the Feb. 2 winner until the prize is claimed and the ticket is validated. No claim has yet been filed. Pennsylvania Lottery Mega Millions winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes.

The Lottery encourages the holder of the winning ticket to sign the back of the ticket, call the Lottery at 717-702-8146 and file a claim at Lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin County, or at any of Lottery's seven area offices.

Claims may be filed at headquarters Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at area offices.

The Mega Millions jackpot rolled to an estimated annuity value of $20 million, or $12.4 million cash, for the Friday, Feb. 5, drawing.

How to Play Mega Millions: Mega Millions tickets cost $1 per play. Players pick five numbers from 1 to 56 and one number from 1 to 46 (The Mega Ball). Players can pick their own numbers or have numbers randomly selected by computer. For an extra $1 per play, players can add the Megaplier. Prior to the Mega Millions drawing, the Megaplier number – ranging from two to four – is randomly selected. Non-jackpot prizes from winning tickets with the Megaplier option will be multiplied by the Megaplier number.

The Multi-State Lottery Association, which manages the Powerball game, and the Mega Millions consortium reached an agreement in October 2009 on cross-selling Powerball and Mega Millions across U.S. lottery jurisdictions. Prior to the agreement, individual lotteries could only sell either Powerball or Mega Millions.

Mega Millions tickets are now sold in 35 participating jurisdictions; 32 states and the District of Columbia now sell both Mega Millions and Powerball tickets.  

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 37 years ago, the Pennsylvania Lottery has contributed more than $19.2 billion to programs that include property tax and rent rebates; free and reduced-fare transit; 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

SOURCE Pennsylvania Lottery

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