Maryland Man Wins $100,000 in Scratch-off Game
FORESTVILLE, MD—A Forestville man, Kenneth Jones, experienced an emotional drive home as he uncovered a $100,000 prize from a 50X The Cash scratch-off ticket. Overwhelmed with joy, Jones and his friend shared tears of happiness during the ride. “We cried with joy, all right! When you see the prize, you can’t believe it,” Jones said.
Jones, a dedicated player of the 50X The Cash game, had won smaller amounts previously but this was his first major win. He purchased the winning ticket at Allview Liquors in Ellicott City. During the drive home, his friend, who was driving, watched as Jones scratched off a 10X symbol to reveal the $10,000 prize, which added up to the top prize of $100,000.
The retail nightshift manager and father of six plans to save most of his winnings, with some set aside to help friends and family. Allview Liquors, where the ticket was purchased, will receive a $1,000 bonus for selling the top-prize winning ticket.
The 50X The Cash scratch-offs launched in January, featuring ten $100,000 top prizes, with three still up for grabs. The game also offers unclaimed prizes ranging from $50,000 to $10. It is part of the X the Cash scratch-off family and includes a second-chance promotion with drawings in June and July, offering additional prizes of $50,000 and $75,000.
- Duncansville ticket hits $1.24M Cash 5 jackpot
Dollars in packs money. American currency business concept with dollars bill banknotes. Jackpot winning cash rain background texture. 3d illustration.A Pennsylvania Lottery player is holding a ticket worth more than $1.24M after matching all five numbers in Tuesday night’s drawing
DUNCANSVILLE, Pa. — A Blair County lottery player is sitting on a $1.24M jackpot after a winning Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket was sold at a Duncansville retailer.
The Pennsylvania Lottery announced that a jackpot-winning Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket matched all five numbers drawn on Tuesday night to win $1,241,034 before applicable withholdings.
The winning numbers were 5, 8, 32, 33 and 41.
The ticket was sold at Unique Smokes, located at 506 3rd Avenue in Duncansville Borough.
The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the jackpot-winning ticket.
Lottery officials said winners are not known until prizes are claimed and tickets are validated.
A Cash 5 jackpot prize must be claimed within one year of the drawing date.
More than 24,700 other Cash 5 with Quick Cash tickets also won prizes in the June 9 drawing.
The Pennsylvania Lottery encourages players to check every ticket.
Key Points
- A Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket worth $1.24M was sold in Duncansville.
- The winning ticket matched all five numbers drawn on June 9.
- Unique Smokes will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the ticket.
- Westmoreland County Powerball ticket turns into $150K payday
moneyA Power Play multiplier boosted one Pennsylvania Lottery prize from $50K to $150K in Saturday’s drawing
LOYALHANNA TWP., Pa. — A Pennsylvania Lottery player scored a $150K Powerball prize in Westmoreland County after adding the Power Play option to a winning ticket.
The Pennsylvania Lottery announced that a Powerball with Power Play ticket worth $150,000 was sold at Sunoco, located at 2937 State Route 286 in Loyalhanna Township.
The winning ticket matched four of the five white balls drawn — 16, 32, 55, 59 and 64 — along with the red Powerball number 3.
Lottery officials said the ticket’s prize was increased from $50,000 to $150,000 because the player purchased the Power Play option and the multiplier drawn was three.
The retailer will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
Winners are not known until prizes are claimed and validated.
Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball winners have one year from the drawing date to claim their prizes.
More than 27,300 Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball tickets won prizes in the June 6 drawing.
Key Points
- A Powerball ticket worth $150K was sold in Westmoreland County.
- The Power Play option boosted the prize from $50K to $150K.
- The winning ticket was purchased at a Sunoco in Loyalhanna Township.
- Pennsylvania lottery ticket turns into a $500K windfall
One Pennsylvania Lottery player is holding a ticket worth half a million dollars after matching five numbers in a Powerball Double Play drawing
NAZARETH, Pa. — A Powerball player in Northampton County is sitting on a $500K prize after a winning ticket was sold at a Nazareth retailer for Saturday’s drawing.
The Pennsylvania Lottery announced that a Powerball with Double Play ticket worth $500,000 was sold at Broad Street Mini Mart, located at 7 South Broad St. in Nazareth Borough.
The winning ticket matched all five Double Play numbers drawn — 3, 18, 26, 52 and 54 — but did not match the Double Play Powerball number 8.
Broad Street Mini Mart will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
Lottery officials noted that winners are not known until prizes are claimed and tickets are validated.
Powerball winners in Pennsylvania have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes.
Double Play is an optional Powerball feature that gives players a second chance to win using the same numbers in a separate drawing held after each Powerball drawing.
More than 27,300 Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball tickets won prizes of various amounts in the June 6 drawing.
Key Points
- A $500K Powerball Double Play ticket was sold in Nazareth.
- The winning ticket matched all five Double Play numbers.
- The winning retailer will receive a $500 bonus.