$181 million claimed in PA lottery scratch-offs

(PRESS RELEASE) -- Pennsylvania Lottery Scratch-Offs winners claimed $181,081,726 in prizes during May, including a $3 million top prize and four $1 million top prizes.

Shop ‘n Save, 917 Butler St., Pittsburgh, sold a $3 million winning ticket for the $3,000,000 Pennsylvania Club game.

The $1 million winning tickets were sold at these locations:

• Sheetz, 101 Ronda Ct., N. Huntingdon, Westmoreland Co. (Big Money Millionaire).
• The Feed Store, 5810 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg, Dauphin Co. ($1,000,000 Silver & Gold).
• JR’s Mini Mart, 904 W. Arch St., Coal Township, Northumberland Co. (My First Million).
• Sheetz, 101 Nichols St., Clearfield, Clearfield Co. (My First Million).

Across Pennsylvania, other big prizes claimed during the month included:

• Seven $300,000 prizes (various counties);
• Five $250,000 prizes (various counties); and
• Seventeen $100,000 prizes (various counties).

Monthly winner lists posted in the Winners section of palottery include winners of $1,000 or more, although many prizes below that amount were won.

Scratch-Offs currently offer prizes ranging from a free ticket to $3 million. Before playing any game, players should read and understand the rules, prizes remaining and specific chances of winning found at palottery. Check tickets promptly and immediately claim winnings. Prizes expire one year from a Scratch-Off game’s end-sale date posted at palottery.

The overall chances of winning any prize, printed on the back of each ticket, are stated across all tickets produced in a game and not by consecutive tickets sold per pack. Random distribution ensures the Pennsylvania Lottery and retailers do not know where winning tickets will be sold.