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Cash 5 Jackpots Won in Allegheny, Columbia, Philadelphia Counties
MIDDLETOWN, Pa., Jan. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 jackpots were won over the weekend in Allegheny, Columbia and Philadelphia counties.
One jackpot-winning ticket was sold at Brewski's Beer Distributing, 908 Little Deer Creek Valley Road, Russellton, Allegheny County, for the Saturday, January 20, Cash 5 drawing. It matched all five balls, 08-10-18-27-29, to win $500,000, less withholding. The retailer earns a $500 selling bonus.
On Sunday, January 21, two tickets sold by Boyer's Food Market, 125 E. 3rd St., Berwick, Columbia County; and Sunoco, 500 W. Erie Ave., Philadelphia split a $125,000 Cash 5 jackpot. Each ticket matched all five balls, 28-30-34-35-36, to each win $62,500, less withholding.
Winners can be identified only after prizes are claimed and tickets validated. Cash 5 prizes expire one year from the drawing date. Anyone holding a jackpot-winning Cash 5 ticket should sign the ticket, call the Lottery at 717-702-8146 and file a claim at the nearest Lottery office.
More than 55,900 other Cash 5 tickets won prizes of various amounts in the January 20 and 21 drawings. Players should check every ticket, every time. Lower-tier prizes may be claimed at Lottery retailers.
How 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 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 is drawn each evening and tickets can be purchased up to seven draws (one week) in advance. Chances of winning the jackpot prize are 1 in 962,598; the overall chances of winning any prize are about 1 in 10.5.
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.
Players must be 18 or older. Please play responsibly. Call 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) for help with a compulsive gambling problem.
Visit palottery.com for winning numbers, rules, chances of winning, and to join the VIP Players Club for second chances to win. Install our official mobile app, like us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram and Twitter @PALottery.
MEDIA CONTACT: Lottery Media Relations, 717-702-8008
SOURCE Pennsylvania Lottery
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