MIDDLETOWN, PA – One very lucky Powerball ticket sold in Schuylkill County was purchased for the June 13th drawing. This was a Powerball with Power Play ticket.
The ticket matched four of the five white balls drawn, and the red Powerball 25 to win $100,000, minus applicable withholding. The Power Play multiplier drawn was two.
Smokin’ Joe’s Tobacco Shop in Kings Village Plaza in Minersville will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
The winning numbers were 2-27-42-44 and 51.
According to lottery officials, “Winners are not known until prizes are claimed and tickets are validated. Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball® winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes. Winning tickets purchased at a Lottery retailer should immediately be signed on the back. Online winnings automatically appear in a player’s account after the claim has been processed. To initiate an online prize claim, winners should call 1-800-692-7481. Players may visit palottery.com for more information about how to file a claim. More than 19,100 other PA Lottery Powerball® tickets won prizes of various amounts in the drawing, including more than 4,800 tickets purchased with Power Play® and 2,700 tickets purchased with Double Play®. Players should check every ticket, every time.”