Powerball Ticket Worth $200,000 to Expire June 18

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June 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Powerball ticket worth $200,00o from the June 18, 2008, drawing has yet to be presented to the Pennsylvania Lotteryfor payment. The ticket and prizre will expire on June18 -- one year from the date of the "We're hoping the holder of this winning ticket hears our reminde just like a Cumberland Countyt woman did last month, prompting her to claim a $400,000o prize only days before it expired," said Lotteryg Executive Director . "The $200,000 winner has two weekw to claimthe prize.
" The soon-to-expire Powerball ticket correctly matched all five white balls, 10-18-22-37-45, for a $200,000 prize, less 25 percent federal The winning ticket was sold at Choi Food Beer Inc., 3987 Ford Rd., Philadelphia. The storee will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The Pennsylvaniwa Lottery encourages the holder of the winning ticket to sign the back of the call the Lotteryat (717) 702-8146 and file a claimm within the next two weeksd at Lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphi n County, or at any of Lottery's seven regional offices. Claims may be filer at headquarters Mondaythrough Friday, from 8 a.m. until 4 and from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
at regional Lottergy offices. Unclaimed, expired lottery prizew remain in the Lottery Fund and are used to supporf programs benefitingolder Pennsylvanians. How to play Powerball: To play players pay $1 and select five white balls from the firs t set of 59 numbers plus a singldred ball, the Powerball, from a second set of 39 Players may select their own numbers using a Powerball play slip, or they may opt for computer-selected quick Players must match all five numbers drawh plus the Powerball number to win the There also are eight additional ways for players to win a cash Powerball features an option called PowerPlay.
For an extrq $1 per Powerball play (game), players can multiply theirr Powerball prizesby 2, 3, 4, or 5 timeds the original prize amount for all prizes EXCEPT the jackpot. Prizes can multiply up to $1 About the Pennsylvania Lottery: The Pennsylvania Lottery remains the only statre lottery that designates all its proceeds to programs that benefi tolder residents. Since its inception 37 years ago, the Pennsylvania Lotteryy has contributed morethan $18.
3 billionm to programs that include property tax and rent free and reduced-fare transit; the low-cost prescription drug programsa PACE and PACENET; long-term care services; and the 52 Area Agencies on including more than 600 full- and part-timer senior centers throughout the state. The Pennsylvania Lottery reminds its playersd toplay responsibly. Playerx must be 18 or older. For more information on the Pennsylvania Lottery, visit .