Politics & Government

Half-Million Dollar Lottery Ticket Sold in Bensalem

Don't forget to check your tickets.

 

If you bought a Cash 5 ticket for the Aug. 2 drawing at the t at 3419 Street Road, you better check your numbers.

According to PR Newswire, a jackpot-winning Cash 5 ticket worth nearly $503,000 was sold at that local store.

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The ticket correctly matched all five balls, 08-12-34-36-42, to win the jackpot, less 25 percent federal withholding.

The retailer will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

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Lottery officials cannot confirm the identity of the winner until the prize is claimed and the ticket is validated. Cash 5 winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes.

The 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 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.

In the 2010-11 fiscal year, in addition to awarding more than $71.8 million in prizes to Bucks County winners, the Pennsylvania Lottery contributed nearly $36.8 million to programs serving Bucks County's older residents.


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