Middletown, PA – A Pennsylvania Lottery retailer in Dauphin County sold a Powerball ticket worth $1 million for the Saturday, September 25 drawing. The ticket matched all five white balls drawn, 22-23-37-62-63, to win $1 million, less applicable withholding. GIANT Food Stores, 136 Kline Village, Harrisburg, earns a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
More than 97,700 other PA Lottery Powerball tickets won prizes of various amounts in the drawing, including more than 21,100 tickets purchased with Power Play and more than 8,700 tickets purchased with Double Play. Players should check every ticket, every time.
The Powerball jackpot rolled to an estimated annuity value of $545 million, or $392.1 million cash, for the next drawing on Monday, September 27. This is the highest the Powerball jackpot has been since January when a $731.1 million jackpot was won in Maryland. If won, this would be the 10th largest jackpot in the Powerball game’s history.
This will be the first Powerball jackpot awarded since the game launched Monday drawings with Double Play on August 23.
The Powerball jackpot has been rolling for more than three months. The jackpot was last won in Florida in the June 5, 2021 drawing. Monday’s drawing will be the 38th draw in the jackpot run.
Pennsylvania Lottery players have options to purchase their Powerball tickets online or by visiting a retailer. Players can find lottery-selling locations closest to them by visiting the Find a Retailer section of the Lottery’s website.
Additionally, pooling ticket purchases with friends can be a fun way to play responsibly. To help players manage their pooled ticket purchases, Pool Play forms are available at www.palottery.com.
Winners are not known until prizes are claimed and tickets are validated. Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes. The holder of the winning ticket should sign the back of the ticket and contact the nearest Lottery office.