Match 6 Jackpot Winner Worth $2.03 Million Sold in Blair County

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., Nov. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Match 6 Lotto ticket worth $2.03 million from the Tuesday, November 21, drawing was sold at Weis Market, 100 Park Hills Plaza, Altoona, Blair County.

The ticket correctly matched all six winning numbers, 07-14-20-30-40-49, to win the jackpot prize, less applicable withholding. The retailer earns a $10,000 selling bonus.

The prize must be claimed and the ticket validated before the winner can be identified. Match 6 winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes.

Winners can be identified only after prizes are claimed and tickets validated. Match 6 prizes expire one year from the drawing date. Anyone holding a jackpot-winning Match 6 ticket should sign the ticket, call the Lottery at 717-702-8146 and file a claim at the nearest Lottery office.

Nearly 50,000 other Match 6 Lotto tickets also won prizes in the drawing. Players are reminded to check every ticket, every time. Lower-tier prizes may be claimed at Lottery retailers.

In the 2016-17 fiscal year, the Pennsylvania Lottery paid more than $48.1 million in prizes to Blair County winners and contributed nearly $15 million to programs benefiting the county's older residents.

How to Play Match 6 Lotto: Players pay $2 and choose six numbers from 1 to 49 or have numbers randomly selected by computer. The computer then randomly selects an additional two sets of six numbers, for three lines of six numbers each or 18 numbers total. Players can win up to four times on each ticket ? once on each of three lines (base play) and by combining all 18 numbers (combined play). Players can purchase up to 26 nightly drawings in advance. Review Match 6 Prizes and Chances at palottery.com.

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 $28 billion to fund property tax and rent rebates, transportation, care services, prescription assistance, and local services including senior centers and meals. 

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