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On Thursday, July 17, a Cash 5 Pennsylvania player purchased a $400,000 jackpot-winning ticket in Berks County. The winner has one year to claim their prize.
Winning details
The winner bought a Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket at Weis Markets in Spring Township in advance of yesterday's drawing. Their numbers were 5-15-21-23-35.
The Cash 5 jackpot had rolled over every evening since July 11, when a lucky winner took home $2.8 million. Yesterday's winner, who is still unknown, must claim their $400,000 prize at the nearest lottery office or call 1-800-692-7491. They have one year to claim their prize before the jackpot is surrendered back to the state.
Smaller prizes were doled out, too. Twenty-nine players matched four numbers, earning them $200 each. Almost 1,000 players received $10 after matching three numbers, while over 11,000 players matched two numbers and received $2, which is the price of a Cash 5 ticket with a Quick Cash game.
Weis Market will receive $500 in commission for the win.
The lowdown on Cash 5 with Quick Cash
Cash 5 features nightly drawings at 6:59 p.m. Eastern time. Players must choose numbers between 1 and 43, and match all five numbers in the draw. Jackpots start at $125,000 and roll over every night. The Quick Cash option is an additional instant win game, where a player can instantly win $2 or $6 separately from the Cash 5 game.
The highest jackpot ever won in Cash 5 is $3.2 million, won in 2023 by two players.
The odds of winning any prize in a Cash 5 game are 1 in 10.51. The odds of winning a $2 prize are 1 in 11.41, and the Odds of winning a $10 prize are 1 in 5,066. Odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 962,598. For Quick Cash, the odds are 1 in 5 for a $2 prize and 1 in 80 for a $6 prize.
Cash 5 tickets cost $2 each, even with a Quick Cash option.
Pennsylvania has dozens of games on iLottery, but Cash 5 is not available online. Cash 5 was launched in 1992, making it Pennsylvania Lottery's longest-running jackpot game.
Anonymity in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, lottery winners are not allowed to stay fully anonymous. When yesterday's Cash 5 winner comes forward, they'll have to publicly reveal their first name, last initial, town, and county of residence.
Beginning in 2023, multiple legislative efforts have been forth to change the law and keep winners anonymous, thanks to rising jackpots and digital scams - but no laws have passed.
About the Pennsylvania Lottery
Proceeds from the Pennsylvania lottery go to programs for older residents. The lottery has raised more than $36.2 billion since 1972 for services for seniors, including care, prescription assistance, and meals.
It ranks among the top 10 lotteries in the country, earning almost $5 billion in 2024, according to Statista.
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