Unclaimed Winning Ticket was Sold in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., May 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Powerball ticket from the May 28, 2008, drawing worth $400,000 has yet to be presented to the Pennsylvania Lottery for payment. The ticket and prize are scheduled to expire on May 28 - one year from the date of the drawing.

"As of today, the ticket has not been claimed," said Lottery Executive Director Ed Trees. "We encourage players to check their old tickets in hopes the winner of this substantial prize will come forward to claim it before time runs out in two weeks."

The Powerball ticket correctly matched all five white balls, 10-18-22-37-45, for a $200,000 prize, and because the ticket was purchased with the PowerPlay option, the multiplier for that evening's drawing - two - doubled the prize won to $400,000, less 25 percent federal withholding.

The winning ticket was sold at Karns Foods, 4870 Carlisle Pike in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County. The store will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

The Pennsylvania Lottery encourages the holder of the winning ticket to sign the back of the ticket, call the Lottery at (717) 702-8146 and file a claim within the next two weeks at Lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin County, or at any of Lottery's seven regional offices. Claims may be filed at headquarters Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., and from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at regional Lottery offices.

Unclaimed, expired lottery prizes remain in the Lottery Fund and are used to support programs benefiting older Pennsylvanians.

How to play Powerball: 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 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 37 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