Holder of Winning Ticket Sold in Allegheny County First to Claim $1 Million Prize

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., July 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Lottery retailers in Allegheny, Lackawanna, Montgomery and Westmoreland counties sold the four $1 million top-prize winning tickets from the July 10 Millionaire Raffle drawing.

One of the $1 million winners, Gary Smith, of Trafford, Westmoreland County, presented his ticket for validation at Lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin County, Monday afternoon. Lottery officials confirmed the ticket was a top-prize winning ticket from the raffle drawing.

Smith's winning ticket was sold at Shop N Save Haymaker, 4548 Broadway Blvd., Monroeville, Allegheny County. The remaining $1 million tickets were sold at Convenient Food Mart, 601 Washington Ave., Jermyn, Lackawanna County; Towamencin Beverage Inc., 1555 Sumneytown Pike, Kulpsville, Montgomery County; and Giant Eagle, 1050 Mt. Laurel Plaza, Rt. 30, Latrobe, Westmoreland County. Each store will receive a $5,000 selling bonus from the Pennsylvania Lottery.

The $1 million top prizes must be claimed by presenting a winning ticket at Pennsylvania Lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin County, or at any of the Lottery's seven area offices. Claims may be filed Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lottery headquarters and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at area offices.

Claims for the $100,000 prizes can be filed at any of the Lottery's seven area offices or at any licensed Pennsylvania Lottery retailer. Holders of Millionaire Raffle tickets worth $1,000 and $100 can claim winnings at local Lottery retailers.

A complete list of all 6,000 winning raffle ticket numbers is available at Lottery retail locations and at www.palottery.com. Winning raffle ticket numbers are listed on the Lottery website by prize category in ascending order. The website also features a search function that allows players to enter their eight-digit raffle ticket numbers to determine if they hold winning tickets. In addition, every Lottery retailer has a ticket checker allowing players to scan their own tickets to learn if they have won a prize.

The four $1 million top-prize raffle ticket numbers selected were 00221060, 00107238, 00278251, and 00081227. The four second-tier prize raffle ticket numbers selected were 00203999, 00499277, 00320394, and 00185898.

A total of 6,000 prizes were selected from a pool of 500,000 tickets that were sold between May 14 and July 9, when the last ticket was sold. Odds of winning a top or second-tier prize were 1-in-125,000 each; odds of winning a $1,000 prize were 1-in-5,000; and the odds of winning $100 were 1-in-85.

About the Pennsylvania Lottery: The Pennsylvania Lottery remains the only state lottery that designates all its proceeds to fund programs that benefit older residents. Since its inception 38 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: Veronica Sinclair-Anderson, 717-702-8008

Editor's Note: Smith declined to take part in a check presentation or public event recognizing his win.

SOURCE Pennsylvania Lottery