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Winning $325K Cash 5 Ticket Sold in Easton
The winning Cash 5 ticket was among 42,253 prize-winning tickets sold statewide for the Dec. 27 drawing.
By Jack Tobias
Someone who bought a Cash 5 lottery ticket at Frank & Dot's Beer Depot in Easton is holding a $325,000 winner, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery website.
The winning ticket was among 42,253 prize-winning tickets sold statewide for last Friday's (Dec. 27) drawing.
The ticket from Frank & Dot's, 102 Bushkill St., correctly matched all five balls, 09-16-17-25-37, to win a jackpot of $325,000, less 25 percent federal withholding.
Frank & Dot’s earns a $500 selling bonus for selling the winning Cash 5 ticket.
Lottery officials cannot confirm the identity of the winner until the prize is claimed and the ticket is validated. Cash 5 winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes.
The holder of the winning ticket should promptly sign the back of the ticket, call the lottery at 717-702-8146 and file a claim at any of lottery’s seven area offices or at lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin County.
Claims may be filed Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at area offices and at headquarters from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
In the 2012-13 fiscal year, in addition to awarding nearly $41 million in prizes to Northampton County winners, the Pennsylvania Lottery contributed more than $24 million to programs serving the county’s older residents.
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