Cash 5 Jackpot of $1.4 Million Won in Pittsburgh

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., May 16, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Friday the 13^th brought good luck to a Pennsylvania Lottery player as one jackpot-winning Cash 5 ticket worth $1.4 million was sold at Quick Stop, 3349 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, for Friday night's drawing.

The ticket correctly matched all five balls drawn, 06-15-30-34-42, to win $1.4 million, less applicable tax withholding. The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the ticket.

Friday's jackpot was the largest Cash 5 jackpot to be offered since the October 3, 2015 drawing, when a $1.8 million jackpot was shared by three winning tickets. The game's largest jackpot on record is a $1.9 million prize from the February 6, 2013 drawing that was split by two winning tickets.

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

The holder of any jackpot-winning ticket should immediately sign the back of the ticket, call the Lottery at 717-702-8146 and file a claim at any of Lottery's seven area offices or at Lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin County. Claims may be filed Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at area offices and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at headquarters.

More than 109,200 other Cash 5 tickets won prizes of various amounts in the drawing, creating "Winners, winners – everywhere!" Players should check every ticket, every time, and immediately sign winning tickets. Lower-tier winners may be claimed at a Lottery retailer.

In the 2014-15 fiscal year, the Lottery awarded more than $326.9 million in prizes in Allegheny County and contributed more than $144.3 million to programs serving the county's older residents.

How to play Cash 5: 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 they may 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. 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 the Pennsylvania Lottery: The Pennsylvania Lottery remains the only state lottery that designates all its proceeds to programs that benefit older residents. Since its inception in 1971, the Pennsylvania Lottery has contributed more than $25.8 billion to programs that include property tax and rent rebates; free transit and reduced-fare shared rides; the low-cost prescription drug programs PACE and PACENET; long-term living services; and the 52 Area Agencies on Aging, including full- and part-time senior centers throughout the state.

The Pennsylvania Lottery reminds players to check every ticket, every time. Players must be 18 or older. Please play responsibly. For help with a gambling problem, call 1-800-848-1880.

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SOURCE Pennsylvania Lottery