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PA Lottery Prize Worth $250,000 to Expire March 22
Unclaimed Winning Mega Millions Ticket was Sold in Delaware County MIDDLETOWN, Pa., March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Time is running out for the holder of a Pennsylvania Lottery Mega Millions ticket worth $250,000 from the March 22, 2011 drawing to claim the prize. The ticket and prize will expire one year from the date of the drawing. "This prize will expire in just two weeks," said Lottery Executive Director Todd Rucci.

Mega Millions® Ticket Worth $250,000 Sold in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Jackpot for March 13 Drawing Grows to $171 Million MIDDLETOWN, Pa., March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One Mega Millions ticket worth $250,000 from the March 9 drawing was sold at GetGo, 5603 Babcock Blvd., Pittsburgh. The winning ticket correctly matched all five white balls, 09-10-27-36-42, but not the yellow Mega Ball 11, for a prize of $250,000, less 25 percent federal withholding. The store will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Lottery officials cannot confirm the identity of the March 9 winner until the prize is claimed and the ticket is validated.

Mega Millions® Jackpot Soars to $640 Million Annuity, $462 Million Cash
MIDDLETOWN, Pa., March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Lottery players have until 9:59 p.m. tonight to purchase tickets for the world-record Mega Millions jackpot, which today grew again, to a $640 million annuity value and $462 million cash prize.

WinTrillions: Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot Breaks All Records
LONDON, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- US lottery's $476 million rollover reaches into Outer Space History will be made this Friday when  Mega Millions, the USA national lottery played across 42 states, smashes the record for the largest lottery jackpot prize in history, paying out $476 million. Research commissioned by lottery website WinTrillions shows that a pile of $10 bills totalling $476 million would reach 5.2 kilometres (3.4 miles) in height; that's the equivalent of 13 Empire State Buildings stacked one on top of the other or 2,971 people standing on each other's shoulders. If $1 bills were used, the pile would actually reach into Outer Space.

Mega Millions: World Record Lottery Jackpot Brings USA to a Grinding Halt
NEW YORK, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Demand for lottery tickets causes widespread chaos Demand for the world's first ever half billion dollar lottery jackpot is threatening to bring America to its knees as lottery terminals clog up internet bandwidth and the quest for lottery tickets disrupts everyday life. As the Mega Millions jackpot continues to climb ahead of tonight's draw, with some rumours predicting it could go even higher than $640 million, stories are emerging of paper shortages due to the need to print more lottery tickets, gas stations running dry as people fill up their cars to get to the nearest lottery agent and mobile phone networks clogged with people talking about the biggest jackpot prize in history. "I qu ...

Governor Corbett Launches Initiative to Maximize Funding for Older Adult Services Funded by the Pennsylvania Lottery
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today announced his administration is taking an innovative step that could increase future funding for a wide range of vital programs for older adults supported by the Pennsylvania Lottery.  The commonwealth has issued a Request for Qualifications to pursue a private management agreement for the Pennsylvania Lottery.

Mega Millions® Tickets Worth $250,000 Sold in Monroe, Luzerne Counties
Jackpot for March 2 Drawing Grows to $108 Million MIDDLETOWN, Pa., Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two Mega Millions tickets worth $250,000 each from the Feb. 28 drawing were sold at the following locations: Route 115 Food Mart, Route 115 and Gilbert Road, Effort, Monroe County; and Your Choice, 285 S.

Mega Millions® Ticket Worth $250,000 Sold in Philadelphia
Jackpot for April 6 Drawing Grows to $20 Million MIDDLETOWN, Pa., April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One Mega Millions ticket worth $250,000 from the April 3 drawing was sold at New Roxies Food Mart, 8315 Stenton Ave., Philadelphia. The winning ticket correctly matched all five white balls, 11-35-38-41-52, but not the yellow Mega Ball 40, for a prize of $250,000, less 25 percent federal withholding. The store will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Lottery officials cannot confirm the identity of the winner until the prize is claimed and the ticket is validated.

PA Lottery and Department of Aging Celebrate 40 Years of Benefiting Older Pennsylvanians
MIDDLETOWN, Pa., March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In March 1972, Don McLean's "American Pie" was a radio hit, a gallon of gas cost just 36 cents and the first Pennsylvania Lottery tickets were sold.

Five Mega Millions® Tickets Worth $250,000 Each Sold in York, Jefferson, Washington and Philadelphia Counties
Jackpot-Winning Tickets Sold in Kansas, Illinois, Maryland; Next Jackpot $12 Million MIDDLETOWN, Pa., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Lottery sold a record five tickets worth $250,000 each for the March 30 Mega Millions drawing.