Pennsylvania Lottery scratch-off ticket worth $4 million sold in Westmoreland County
Someone hit a $4 million jackpot at Live! Casino Pittsburgh in Westmoreland County recently.
But the winner didn't hit it big on the casino floor. Instead, they bought a $50 Cash Money scratch-off ticket at one of the casino's two lottery machines. The winner of the scratch-off ticket is known to the lottery but wishes to remain anonymous. All the same, casino staff were celebrating the big win Thursday.
"We are ecstatic," said Live! Casino Pittsburgh general manager Sean Sullivan. "We are partners with the lottery. We love having them here. We love when people win. We love when people get big wins like $4 million. And another reason to be semi-happy here is we got $10,000 for being a host location for the $4 million award."
Live! Casino says it plans to host a check presentation along with the Pennsylvania Lottery when the winner comes forward. And the casino says it is still deciding how to use its $10,000 bonus, but it says it will be going toward creating more entertainment experiences for its customers.
Nearly a dozen winning tickets worth at least $1 million have been sold so far this year in western Pennsylvania.
The lottery said scratch-off tickets are distributed randomly, so neither the lottery nor retailers know where winning tickets will be sold until a prize is claimed.
Winners are advised to immediately sign the back of their ticket and contact the Pennsylvania Lottery at 1-800-692-7481. Scratch-off prizes expire one year after the game's end-sale date posted on the lottery's website.
Since ticket sales began in 1972, the lottery has contributed more than $38.2 billion to programs including transportation, care services, prescription assistance, senior centers and meals.
