MIDDLETOWN, Pa., Oct. 5 PA-$20Mil-lottery-win
MIDDLETOWN, Pa., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Lottery officials
announced that one Pennsylvania Powerball winning ticket matched all five
white balls, 01-04-26-32-39, and the red Powerball, 18, in the Saturday,
Oct. 4, drawing. The jackpot has an annuity value of $20 million and a cash
value of $10.2 million.
The winner has 60 days from the date he or she claims a prize to decide
between a $20 million annuity paid in 30 installments over 29 years or a
one-time payment of $10.2 million. The Pennsylvania Lottery encourages the
holder of the winning ticket to sign the back of the ticket, contact a
financial adviser, and then contact Lottery Headquarters, (717) 702-8146. The
prize must be claimed at Lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin County.
A claim can be filed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The identity of the Oct. 4 Powerball jackpot winner will not be known
until the prize has been claimed and the ticket validated. This jackpot win
marks the Pennsylvania Lottery's 11th jackpot-winning ticket since joining
Powerball in June 2002.
The Powerball jackpot returns to an estimated $15 million annuity and an
estimated $7.7 million cash prize for the Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008, drawing.
Powerball tickets are sold in 31 participating jurisdictions - 29 states, the
District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
How to play Powerball:
To play Powerball, players pay $1 and select five white balls from the
first set of 55 numbers plus a single red ball, the Powerball, from a second
set of 42 numbers. Players may select their own numbers using a Powerball
play slip, or they may opt for computer-selected quick picks. Players must
match all five numbers drawn plus the Powerball number to win the jackpot.
There also are eight additional ways for players to win a cash prize.
Powerball features an option called PowerPlay. For an extra $1 per
Powerball play (game), players can multiply their Powerball prizes by 2, 3, 4
or 5 times the original prize amount for all prizes EXCEPT the jackpot.
Prizes can multiply up to $1 million.
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 36 years ago, the Pennsylvania Lottery has contributed more than
$18.3 billion to programs that include property tax and rent rebates; free and
reduced-fare transit; the low-cost prescription drug programs PACE and
PACENET; long-term care services; and the 52 Area Agencies on Aging, including
more than 600 full- and part-time senior centers throughout the state. The
Pennsylvania Lottery reminds its players to play responsibly. Players must be
18 or older.
For more information on the Pennsylvania Lottery, visit www.palottery.com.
SOURCE Pennsylvania Lottery
