Cash 5 $200K jackpot winner sold in Allegheny Township
A Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket sold in Allegheny Township won the $200,000 jackpot in Thursday’s drawing, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced Friday.
The ticket was sold at Giant Eagle, 41 Towne Center Drive.
The ticket matched all five balls drawn — 5, 20,27, 33 and 43 — to win the jackpot, minus withholding. Odds of winning the Cash 5 jackpot are 1 in 962,598, the lottery said.
The winner has a year to claim the prize, the lottery said.
Players have to match all five numbers drawn, from 1 to 43, to win the jackpot. Players also win prizes for matching two, three or four numbers.
More than 8,600 other Cash 5 with Quick Cash tickets also won prizes in the drawing.
Every $2 play includes the main Cash 5 game and one Quick cash game. Chances of winning Quick Cash games — overall 1 in 4.71 — are separate from the main Cash 5 game.
Brian C. Rittmeyer is a TribLive reporter covering news in New Kensington, Arnold and Plum. A Pittsburgh native and graduate of Penn State University's Schreyer Honors College, Brian has been with the Trib since December 2000. He can be reached at brittmeyer@triblive.com.
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