Match 6 Ticket Worth $1.16 Million Sold in Westmoreland County

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., June 29, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Match 6 Lotto ticket worth more than $1.1 million from the Thursday, June 28, drawing was sold at Peterson's Sunoco, 623 Oak St., Irwin, Westmoreland County.

The ticket correctly matched all six winning numbers, 03-08-24-25-38-47, to win the $1,160,000 jackpot prize, less withholding. The retailer earns a $10,000 selling bonus.

Winners are unknown until prizes are claimed and tickets validated. Match 6 winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes. The holder of a jackpot-winning Match 6 ticket should sign the ticket and contact the nearest Lottery office.

More than 42,000 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.

This was Westmoreland County's second big Match 6 win this year. A Match 6 Lotto ticket worth $1.3 million was sold at Giant Eagle, 6024 U.S. Route 30, Greensburg, for the February 6 drawing.

Visit the Winners and Benefits pages at palottery.com to review how much money each county received in Lottery prizes and funding to benefit older Pennsylvanians last fiscal year.

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.

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