Million-Dollar Winning Tickets for PA Lottery Millionaire Raffle Sold in Luzerne, Erie, Delaware, Philadelphia Counties

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Jan 03, 2012, 02:08 ET

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., Jan. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Lottery retailers in Luzerne, Erie, Delaware and Philadelphia counties sold the four $1 million top-prize winning tickets from the Dec. 31, 2011, Millionaire Raffle drawing.

Top-prize winning tickets were sold at the following locations:

  • Cocoa Hut, 199 Middle Road, Nanticoke, Luzerne County;
  • Kwik Fill, 7760 Peach St., Erie;
  • Goodale's Beverage,  806 Birney Highway, Aston, Delaware County; and
  • Beer Express, 11718 Bustleton Ave., Philadelphia.

Each $1 million prize must be claimed by presenting a winning ticket at Pennsylvania Lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin County, or at any of the Lottery's seven area offices. Claims may be filed Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lottery headquarters and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at area offices.

Claims for the four $100,000 prizes may be filed at any of the Lottery's seven area offices or any licensed Pennsylvania Lottery retailer. Holders of Millionaire Raffle tickets worth $1,000 and $100 can claim winnings at local Lottery retailers.

Players may check winning numbers at www.palottery.com and at retailers. Winning raffle ticket numbers are listed on the Lottery website by prize category. The website also features a search function that allows players to enter their eight-digit raffle ticket numbers to determine if they hold winning tickets. In addition, every Lottery retailer has a ticket checker that allows players to scan their own tickets to learn if they are winners.

To be considered a winning ticket, the eight-digit number on a Millionaire Raffle ticket must exactly match a winning number selected in the drawing, and all digits must appear in the same sequence as the winning number.

The four $1 million top-prize raffle ticket numbers selected were 00089418, 00319954, 00403200 and 00497859. The four $100,000 second-tier prize raffle ticket numbers selected were 00030168, 00112714, 00138754, and 00203454.

A total of 6,000 prizes were selected from a pool of 500,000 tickets sold between Nov. 18 and Dec. 28, when the game sold out.

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 in 1971, the Pennsylvania Lottery has contributed nearly $21.5 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 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, visit www.palottery.com, log in to Facebook and like us at www.facebook.com/palottery or follow us at www.twitter.com/palottery. 

Media contact: Allison Roberts, 717-702-8008

SOURCE Pennsylvania Lottery

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