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$1.3 Million-Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Philadelphia
An East Falls gas station sold a Diamonds and Gold ticket that won more than $1.3 million, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery.
PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania Lottery ticket worth more than $1.3 million was sold at a Philadelphia business recently, officials said.
According to the lottery, a progressive top prize-winning ticket worth $1,333,887 for the Diamonds and Gold game from the Pennsylvania Lottery was sold at a Lottery retailer in Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Shell, 2901 West Abbottsford Ave., sold the ticket. The business will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
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Diamonds and Gold is a $30 Fast Play game that offers progressive top prizes starting at $500,000.
Fast Play games print on-demand from a lottery sales terminal or self-service touchscreen vending terminal and are similar to Scratch-Off games, but without the need to scratch a ticket or wait for a drawing.
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To see if they’ve won a prize, players can review the ticket, or scan it at a lottery retailer or with the Ticket Checker feature on the Lottery’s official app.
The holder of a top prize-winning Fast Play ticket should immediately sign the back of the ticket and call the lottery at 1-800-692-7481.
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