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Bucks Co. Lottery Ticket Splits $778K Prize

The ticket, in Wednesday's Cash 5 game, was sold at a 7-Eleven in Southampton.

SOUTHAMPTON, PA — A ticket sold in Bucks County for the Pennsylvania Lottery's Cash 5 game is splitting a jackpot of more than $770,000.

Two top-prize winning tickets were sold for the Wednesday, Dec. 9 Cash 5 game, which had a jackpot of $778,637. Each ticket matched all five balls drawn — 9-14-27-37-43 — and will win $389,318 each.

The Bucks County ticket was sold at the 7-Eleven at 932 Street Rd. in Southampton.

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The other winning ticket was sold at a Giant store in York County. The stores will get a $500 bonus for selling the winning tickets.

Lottery officials said winners can only be identified after prizes are claimed and tickets validated. Cash 5 prizes expire one year from the drawing date. Anyone holding a jackpot-winning Cash 5 ticket should contact the nearest lottery office or call 1-800-692-7481.

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More than 36,900 other Cash 5 tickets also won prizes in the drawing. Players should check every ticket, every time, and can claim lower-tier prizes at a lottery retailer.

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