ASHLAND - The Pennsylvania Lottery announced Monday that a Cash 5 lottery ticket worth $500,000 was sold in Ashland.
The jackpot-winning ticket was drawn Saturday and sold at Friendly Choice Food Mart, 305 Centre St., formerly Ashland Food Mart. Almost 59,000 other winning Cash 5 tickets were sold statewide.
It is now just a matter of waiting until the lucky player contacts the lottery to confirm the winning ticket.
Store manager Linda Lahr was aware Monday that the winning ticket had been sold at her store.
"I found out today about the winning ticket but I don't know anything else yet," said Lahr, who learned about the ticket from her boss.
"When I was told, I thought, 'Oh my goodness!' " said Lahr. "I'm sure we'll find out more later."
According to the lottery, the ticket correctly matched all five balls, 11-17-19-21-37, to win the jackpot of $500,000, less 25 percent federal withholding. The retailer will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
The lottery cannot confirm the identity of the winner until the prize is claimed and the ticket is validated. Cash 5 winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes.
The holder of the winning ticket should sign the back of the ticket, call the Pennsylvania Lottery at 717-702-8146 and file a claim at any of lottery's seven area offices or at lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin County.
Claims may be filed Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at area offices and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at headquarters.
In addition to awarding more than $39.6 million in prizes to Schuylkill County winners, the Pennsylvania Lottery contributed more than $19 million to programs serving the county's older residents in the 2011-12 fiscal year.
For more information, visit www.palottery.com.