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$1 Million Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Blue Bell
Jackpot! If the winning ticket had included just one more correct red Powerball number, it would have won the historic $650 million.
BLUE BELL, PA — A winning Powerball ticket worth $1 million was sold in Montgomery County on Saturday, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced on Monday.
The winning ticket was sold at Whitpain Beverage, located on 1667 Dekalb Pike in Blue Bell on Saturday, Aug. 19.
The ticket matched all five white balls drawn, 17-19-39-43-68, but not the red Powerball number 13. If the ticket had included the Powerball 13, it would have won the $650 million jackpot, which is the second largest jackpot in state history.
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The lottery encourages the holder of the winning ticket to sign the back of the ticket, call the Lottery at 717-702-8146, and file a claim at Lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin County, or at any of Lottery’s seven area offices.
More than 274,400 Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball tickets won prizes of various amounts in the August 19 drawing, lottery officials said.
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