$2M Powerball Winning Ticket Sold In Bucks Co.

BUCKS COUNTY, PA —While it's not the $1.76 billion Powerball jackpot, a $2 million ticket has been sold in Bucks County, one of two in Pennsylvania to provide a prize in the historic drawing.

The Pennsylvania Lottery recognized two winning Powerball with Power Play tickets from the Wednesday drawing that are worth a combined $2.1 million.

One prize is worth $2 million sold by a Bucks County lottery retailer while the other was a $10,000 prize awarded to a player who bought the ticket online in Allegheny County, lottery officials said.

Lottery officials said American News & Tobacco, 522 Second St. Pike, Southampton, sold the Bucks County ticket. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for their efforts.

The $2 million-winning Powerball with Power Play ticket matched five of the five white balls drawn, 22-24-40-52-64, to win $2 million, less applicable withholding. Without the $1 Power Play option, the ticket would have been worth $1 million.

The winning tickets were sold in Pennsylvania leading up to the 36th draw in this historic Powerball jackpot run, which ended when a single jackpot-winning ticket was sold in California.

That ticket won the jackpot of $1.76 billion ($774.1 million cash), making it the second-largest Powerball jackpot and second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot.

More than 286,700 other PA Lottery Powerball tickets won prizes of various amounts in Wednesday’s drawing, including more than 60,400 tickets purchased with Power Play and more than 23,200 tickets purchased with Double Play. Players should check every ticket, every time.

The Powerball jackpot had been rolling since July 22, when it was also last won in California.

In Pennsylvania, this recent jackpot run has generated more than $135 million in sales, creating a profit of more than $54 million to benefit older Pennsylvanians, lottery officials said.

The Powerball jackpot reset to an estimated annuity value of $20 million, or $8.8 million cash, for Saturday's drawing.

Winners are not known until prizes are claimed and tickets are validated. Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes. Winning tickets purchased at a Lottery retailer should immediately be signed on the back. Online winnings automatically appear in a player’s account after the claim has been processed. Players may visit palottery.com for more information about how to file a claim.