Powerball Now at $302 Million; Pittsburgh Store Sells $150,000 Winner

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., May 30, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Before the Powerball® jackpot rolled to $302 million, a winning Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball® with Power Play® ticket worth $150,000 from the Saturday, May 27, drawing was sold in Allegheny County.

The ticket correctly matched four of the five white balls drawn, 05-10-28-55-67, and the red Powerball 09, to win $150,000, less applicable tax withholding. It was sold with the $1 Power Play® option, which boosted the prize to $150,000 instead of $50,000 because the drawn multiplier was three.

The selling retailer, 7-Eleven, 999 Greentree Road, Pittsburgh, earns a $500 bonus.

Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes. Prizes must be claimed and winning tickets validated before winners can be identified. 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 the nearest Lottery office.

More than 59,600 other PA Lottery Powerball tickets won prizes of various amounts in the drawing, including 12,921 tickets purchased with Power Play that won prizes multiplied by three. Players should check every ticket, every time.

The Powerball jackpot rolled to an estimated annuity value of $302 million, or $187.3 million cash, for the Wednesday, May 31, drawing.

In the 2015-16 fiscal year, in addition to awarding more than $247.6 million in prizes to winners in Allegheny County, the Pennsylvania Lottery contributed more than $131.9 million to programs serving the county's older residents.

How to play Powerball: Players pay $2 and select five white balls from the first set of 69 numbers plus a single red ball, the Powerball, from a second set of 26 numbers. Players may select their own numbers using a Powerball playslip, 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.

Purchasing the $1 Power Play option allows a winner to increase lower-tier prizes by a factor of 2, 3, 4 or 5, depending on the Power Play number drawn. A 10X multiplier is available whenever the jackpot is $150 million or less. The jackpot and the Match 5 prize are not multiplied by this number. The Match 5 prize with the Power Play option is set at $2 million. It is $1 million without Power Play.

About Us: The Pennsylvania Lottery remains the only state lottery to direct all proceeds to programs that benefit older residents. Since ticket sales began in 1972, it has contributed nearly $27 billion to fund property tax and rent rebates, transportation, care services, prescription assistance, and local services including senior centers and meals. 

Players must be 18 or older. Please play responsibly. Call 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) for help with a compulsive gambling problem.

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