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SCRANTON — The Pennsylvania Lottery says that a $1 million winning Powerball ticket was sold at the Turkey Hill on Meridian Avenue in Scranton. The purchaser matched all five white balls — 05-14-32-53-56 — but not the red Powerball, which was 11 for Saturday night’s drawing.
Because the buyer added Power Play for an extra $1, the winning ticket was guaranteed to be $1 million, less 25-percent federal withholding. Had the winner not paid that additional $1, the prize would have been $200,000.
Only three tickets nationwide matched all five white balls without the red ball, and nobody matched all six numbers.
Turkey Hill, since it sold the winning ticket, will receive a $5,000 bonus.
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.