MIDDLETOWN, Pa., Feb. 11/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two winning lottery tickets worth $1 million each were sold in Pennsylvania this week.

A winning Powerball ticket worth $1 million from the Feb. 10 drawing was sold at Lukoil, 12001 Roosevelt Blvd., Philadelphia, and a winning Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million from the Feb. 9 drawing was sold at Giant Eagle, 20111 Route 19, Cranberry Township, Butler County.

The winning Powerball ticket correctly matched all five white balls, 05-08-29-37-38, but not the red Powerball 34, and also purchased Power Play, which multiplied the second-tier prize of $200,000 by five for a $1 million prize, less 25 percent federal withholding.

The winning Mega Millions ticket correctly matched all five white balls, 02-17-20-26-48, but not the yellow Mega Ball 12, and also purchased Megaplier, which multiplied the second-tier prize of $250,000 by four for a $1 million prize, less 25 percent federal withholding.

Lottery officials cannot confirm the identities of the Feb. 9 and 10 winners until the prizes are claimed and the tickets are validated. No claims have yet been filed. Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball and Mega Millions winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes.

The Lottery encourages the holders of the winning tickets to sign the back of the tickets, call the Lottery at 717-702-8146 and file claims at Lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin County, or at any of Lottery's seven area offices.

Claims may be filed at headquarters Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at area offices.

The Mega Millions jackpot rolled to an estimated annuity value of $44 million, or $27.4 million cash, for the Friday, Feb. 12, drawing. The Powerball jackpot rolled to an estimated annuity value of $25 million, or $12.3 million cash, for the Saturday, Feb. 13, drawing.

The Pennsylvania Lottery has sold five $1 million tickets for Powerball and Mega Millions in the past three weeks.

How to play Powerball: Players pay $1 and select five white balls from the first set of 59 numbers plus a single red ball, the Powerball, from a second set of 39 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 Power Play. 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.

How to Play Mega Millions: Mega Millions tickets cost $1 per play. Players pick five numbers from 1 to 56 and one number from 1 to 46 (The Mega Ball). Players can pick their own numbers or have numbers randomly selected by computer. For an extra $1 per play, players can add the Megaplier. Prior to the Mega Millions drawing, the Megaplier number - ranging from two to four - is randomly selected. Non-jackpot prizes from winning tickets with the Megaplier option will be multiplied by the Megaplier number.

The Multi-State Lottery Association, which manages the Powerball game, and the Mega Millions consortium reached an agreement in October 2009 on cross-selling Powerball and Mega Millions across U.S. lottery jurisdictions. Prior to the agreement, individual lotteries could only sell either Powerball or Mega Millions. Thirty-two states and the District of Columbia now sell both Mega Millions and Powerball tickets.

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 37 years ago, the Pennsylvania Lottery has contributed more than $19.2 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 living 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.

Media contact: Kirstin Alvanitakis, 717-702-8008

SOURCE Pennsylvania Lottery