Two Winning Powerball® Tickets Totaling $1.15 Million Sold in Past Two Drawings

12/26/2023

Contact: Lottery Media Relations, RA-palotterynews@pa.gov

$685 Million Powerball® Jackpot Set for Wednesday’s Drawing

Middletown, PA – With the Powerball® jackpot now sitting at an estimated annuity value of $685 million ($344.7 million cash) ahead of Wednesday’s drawing, the Pennsylvania Lottery is recognizing two winning Powerball® tickets worth a combined total of $1.15 million, sold from the past two drawings. This includes one prize worth $1 million sold in Adams County, and one prize worth $150,000 sold in Lehigh County.

On Saturday, December 23, one Powerball® with Power Play® winning ticket matched four of the five white balls drawn, 9-14-17-18-53, and the red Powerball® 6 to win $150,000, less applicable withholding. Without the $1 Power Play® option, the ticket would have been worth $50,000. The Power Play® multiplier drawn was three.

Congratulations to Wild Cherry Market, 4117 Main St., Whitehall, Lehigh County, who earned a $500 bonus after selling the winning ticket from the December 23 drawing.

Then on Monday, December 25, one Powerball® winning ticket matched five of the five white balls drawn, 5-12-20-24-29, to win $1 million, less applicable withholding.

Congratulations to R & S Service Center, 535 York St., Gettysburg, Adams County, who earned a $5,000 bonus after selling the winning ticket from the December 25 drawing.

In both drawings, more than 150,700 other PA Lottery Powerball® tickets won prizes of various amounts, including 32,700 tickets purchased with Power Play® and 14,400 tickets purchased with Double Play®.
As mentioned above, the Powerball® jackpot rolled to an estimated annuity value of $685 million, or $344.7 million cash, for the next drawing Wednesday, December 27.

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. Players may visit palottery.com for more information about how to file a claim.

Pennsylvania Lottery players have options to purchase their Powerball® tickets online or by visiting a retailer. Players can find lottery-selling locations closest to them by visiting the Find a Retailer section of the Lottery’s website.

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