Wednesday, November 21, 2012
A $2 ticket could win you $250 million in Wednesday's Powerball drawing.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $250 million after no one matched the winning numbers in Saturday night's drawing. The next drawing in the multi-state lottery -- including Pennsylvania -- will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 21. A standard Powerball wager costs $2, but players can select a "Power Play" option for an additional $1 when purchasing the ticket. Power Play increases the cash prize for any winning combination that isn't a jackpot. The Powerball lottery is played in 42 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The absence of a winner Saturday increased the jackpot by $36 million. A Lehigh Valley man bought a winning $1 million Pa. Lottery ticket in September and a $2 million Powerball ticket was sold at a local …
Friday, October 19, 2012
In the third Lehigh Valley winning ticket of the month, ticket holder won $2 million Powerball with five numbers right -- but not the Powerball -- in Wednesday drawing.
One Powerball ticket worth $2 million from the Oct. 17 drawing was sold at Wegmans in Hanover Township, Northampton County, the Pensylvania Lottery reported today... The ticket correctly matched all five white balls -- 01-07-10-23-42 -- but not the red Powerball 35, and added Power Play, which sets the prize at $2 million, less 25 percent federal withholding. Wegmans will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling this winning ticket. Lottery officials cannot confirm the identity of the winner until the prize is claimed and the ticket is validated. Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes. This is the third time in the last three months that a big Pennsylvania Lottery prize has been won in the …
Thursday, September 27, 2012
What would you do if you were the lucky winner of the $1 million lottery ticket sold in Lehigh Valley this week?
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
A Cash 5 lottery ticket worth $1 million was sold at Top Star Express on Hamilton Boulevard in Trexlertown, Lehigh County. Winner Ricky Robertson of Upper Macungie Township told WFMZ he plans to buy a new house and invest the rest of his winnings. The winning ticket matched all five balls - 02-13-20-41-42 - drawn Monday night. What would you do if you won $1 million? Tell us in the comments below. Federal tax of 25 percent will be deducted from the winnings. Top Star Express will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. This marks the second time in two months that a Lehigh Valley lottery player hit it big. An Emmaus man bought a ticket worth $496,018 in August. The Pennsylvania Lottery achieved record-high sales this year. …
Monday, August 27, 2012
An Emmaus man won almost half a million dollars in the Pennsylvania lottery. What would you do with that much money?
Robert Slusaw, 77, of Emmaus claimed the Cash 5 lottery ticket worth $496,018 that was sold at the Hess Express at 4002 Chestnut St. in Upper Milford, according to a story in the Express-Times. Patch asked Slusaw for an interview but he declined. So now we're asking you - what would you do with that much money if you were the lucky winner? Tell us in the comments section below. Slusaw will net about $372,014 after taxes, according to lottery officials. Hess Express receives a $500 bonus for selling the winning Pennsylvania Lottery ticket. The winning numbers were: 5-7-23-35-43. Lottery officials said that Lehigh County players won $42.2 million in state prizes in fiscal 2010-11. The Pennsylvania Lottery also contributed more than $25.8 …
Taylor Sandra
4:30 am on Saturday, September 29, 2012
I Would pay all my overdue bills. Take my kids shopping. Fix my car. Start with a clean slate. more ›