Treasure Hunt Ticket Worth $104,000 Sold in Pittsburgh

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., June 28, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Pittsburgh store sold a jackpot-winning Treasure Hunt ticket worth $104,000, less withholding, for the Thursday, June 28, drawing. The ticket matched all five balls drawn, 06-15-20-27-28.

Sheetz, 1000 Clairton Blvd., Pittsburgh, earns a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

Winners are unknown until prizes are claimed and tickets validated. Treasure Hunt prizes expire one year from the drawing date. Anyone holding a jackpot-winning ticket should sign the ticket and contact the nearest Lottery office for further instructions.

More than 31,000 other Treasure Hunt tickets won prizes in the drawing. Players should check every ticket, every time.

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How to play Treasure Hunt: Players pay $1 and select five numbers from 1 to 30. Players may select their own numbers 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. A day game, Treasure Hunt is drawn every afternoon and tickets can be purchased up to seven draws (one week) in advance. Ticket sales end at 1:05 p.m. each day. Chances of winning the jackpot prize are 1 in 142,506; the overall chances of winning any prize are about 1 in 5.45.

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 $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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