Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 Jackpot Reaches $1 Million

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Lottery's Cash 5 jackpot has reached $1 million after rolling five times.

It has been growing since two tickets won the May 30 jackpot and marks the third time in two months that the Cash 5 jackpot has reached $1 million.

On Feb. 6, two Cash 5 tickets shared a game-record $1.9 million jackpot. A Cash 5 ticket worth nearly $1.7 million from the April 19, 2011, drawing holds the record as the largest single, jackpot-winning ticket since the game's 1992 inception.

Should no player hit tonight's Cash 5 jackpot, it will rise to at least $1.3 million.

Cash 5 winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes. 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.

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 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 more than $22.6 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.

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Media contact: Gary Miller, 717-702-8008

SOURCE Pennsylvania Lottery

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