Pennsylvania Lottery Prize Worth $50,000 to Expire May 30

Unclaimed Winning Powerball^® Ticket was Sold in Lancaster

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., May 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball ticket worth $50,000 from the May 30, 2009, drawing has yet to be presented to the Pennsylvania Lottery for payment. The ticket and prize will expire on May 30 -- one year from the date of the drawing.

The winning ticket was sold at Stop-N-Go Mini Market, Inc., 777 New Holland Ave., Lancaster.

"The Lottery never likes to see a prize expire, so we're hoping the winning ticket-holder comes forward," said Lottery Executive Director Ed Trees. "Anyone who bought a Powerball ticket from the Stop-N-Go Mini Market in Lancaster for the May 2009 drawing should check their ticket because this $50,000 prize will expire in less than two weeks."

The soon-to-expire Powerball ticket matched four of five drawn numbers, 01-23-42-51-59, the Powerball, 20, and purchased Power Play for a $50,000 prize, less 25 percent federal withholding.

The Pennsylvania 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 within the next two weeks 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. until 4 p.m., and from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at area Lottery offices.

Because the prize expires on a Sunday, the last chance to file a claim in person will be Friday, May 28 at 4 p.m. at Lottery headquarters or 4:30 p.m. at an area Lottery office. For a claim received through the mail, it must be postmarked by Saturday, May 29.

Unclaimed, expired lottery prizes remain in the Lottery Fund and are used to support programs benefiting older Pennsylvanians.

How to Play Powerball: To play Powerball, players pay $1 and select five white balls from the first set of 59 numbers plus a single red ball, the Powerball, from a second set of 39 numbers. Players may select their own numbers using a Powerball play slip, or they may opt for computer-selected quick picks. Players must match all five numbers drawn plus the Powerball number to win the jackpot. There also are eight additional ways for players to win a cash prize. Drawings are held on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Powerball features an option called Power Play. For an extra $1 per Powerball play (game), players can multiply their Powerball prizes by 2, 3, 4, or 5 times the original prize amount for all prizes EXCEPT the jackpot. Prizes can multiply up to $1 million.

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 $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: Veronica Sinclair-Anderson, 717-702-8008

SOURCE Pennsylvania Lottery

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