Pennsylvania Lottery Results

About the Pennsylvania Lottery

Pennsylvania launched its lottery more than thirty years ago, having sold its first tickets on March 7, 1972, for 50 cents each. The PA lottery was an immediate success, creating four $1 million jackpot winners just six months after tickets first went on sale. Soon after, on March 13, 1975, the first televised Millionaire drawing of the Pennsylvania lottery took place. In December 1990, the lottery hit the headlines across the US, after it was revealed that a local magician named Jim Karol (otherwise known as ‘The Psychic Madman') had correctly predicted the winning numbers for a $12 million Powerball PA draw.

Since tickets first went on sale, the PA lottery has donated more than $20 billion to charitable causes. Interestingly, the Pennsylvania lottery is the only state lottery in the US that gives all of its proceeds to older residents. Pennsylvanians who take part in lotto games available in the state can rest assured that at least 27 cents of every dollar goes to charitable programs.

There's a fantastic range of lotteries available in Pennsylvania with players able to check the lottery results of nine state games. In addition to this, players can also buy Mega Millions and Powerball tickets, as both of these lotteries can be played in Pennsylvania. Powerball is particularly popular in the Keystone State and more than twelve Powerball jackpots have been awarded to players who bought their lottery tickets in Pennsylvania.

When looking out for Pennsylvania lottery results, Match 6 and Cash 5 winning numbers tend to be the most popular as they often carry the highest jackpots. The jackpot for Match 6 starts at $500,000 and increases steadily. The Match 6 lotto first opened in January 2004 and ran for five years before closing on March 10, 2009. However, tickets went back on sale due to popular demand on June 1, 2010, with the first drawing taking place on June 3.

Cash 5 is also very popular with PA lottery players and has been available in the state since April 23, 1992. There are plenty more lotto games offered in Pennsylvania, including Big 4, Daily Number, Midday Big 4, Midday Number, Qunito, Midday Quinto and Treasure Hunt.

On the 13th September 2016, the Pennsylvania lottery added an optional add-on to their suite of Pick games (Pick 2, Pick 3, Pick 4 and Pick 5) called 'Wild Ball'. If chosen when buying you ticket, you can use the Wild Ball to substitute one of the drawn numbers to create a winning outcome.