Three Winning Cash 5 Tickets Split $1.2 Million Jackpot

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., Aug. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 jackpot worth $1.2 million from the Thursday, August 3, drawing was shared by three winning tickets sold in Lackawanna, Lehigh and Susquehanna counties.

Each ticket correctly matched all five balls drawn, 03-15-20-33-40, to each win $400,000, less applicable tax withholding. The winning tickets were sold by:

• Convenient Food Mart, 2409 Boulevard Ave., Scranton, Lackawanna County;
• Sunoco, 3200 Airport Road, Allentown, Lehigh County; and
• Smokin' Joe's, 28044 State Route 267, Friendsville, Susquehanna County.

Each retailer earns a $500 selling bonus.

Prizes must be claimed and winning tickets validated before winners can be identified. Cash 5 winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes.

Anyone holding a jackpot-winning Cash 5 ticket should promptly sign the back of the ticket, call the Lottery at 717-702-8146 and file a claim at the nearest Lottery office.

More than 82,800 other Cash 5 tickets won prizes of various amounts in the drawing. 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 choose specific 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 drawings are held seven nights a week, and tickets can be purchased up to seven draws (one week) in advance. The chances of winning the jackpot prize are 1-in-962,598 and 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 $27 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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