MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — Pennsylvania Lottery Scratch-Off winners claimed $195,901,305 in prizes during the month of December, including two top prizes worth $500,000 claimed by players from Allegheny and York counties, according to statistics released this week by the Pennsylvania Lottery.
The $500,000 prize-winning tickets were sold at a Weis Markets in Hanover and in a PB gas station in Carneigie, Allegheny County, the Lottery said. Both retailers earned $500 bonuses for selling the winning scratch-off tickets.
Across Pennsylvania, other big prizes claimed during December included three prizes of $100,000.
The monthly winner list is posted in the Winners section of PALottery.com. Not included on that list are the many Scratch-Off players who won prizes of less than $1,000, the Lottery said.
"Scratch-Off games currently offer prizes ranging from a free ticket to $5 million," the Lottery said. "Before playing any game, players should read and understand the rules, remaining prizes, and specific chances of winning at PALottery.com.
"Check tickets promptly and immediately claim winnings. Prizes expire one year from a Scratch-Off game’s end-sale date, which is posted on palottery.com."
Scratch-Offs are distributed at random, meaning the Pennsylvania Lottery and its retailers do not know where winning tickets will be sold. The Lottery learns where winning tickets are sold only after a prize has been claimed.
The overall chances of winning any prize, printed on the back of each ticket, is stated across all tickets produced in a game, not by consecutive tickets sold per pack.
Random distribution ensures the Pennsylvania Lottery and retailers do not know where winning tickets will be sold.
