Littlestown Sheetz sells $1M lottery ticket | Local News

The ticket was sold at Sheetz, a Pennsylvania Lottery retailer located at 35 E. King St., Littlestown, the release reads.

The Littlestown store “receives a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket,” according to the release.

The game was $1,000,000 Cash King, “a $20 game that offers top prizes of $1 million,” the release reads.

Distributed at random, the Pennsylvania Lottery and retailers do not know where winning tickets for scratch-offs are sold until a prize is claimed, according to the release.

This winning scratch-off ticket was claimed on Oct. 13, according to Swope.

Scratch-off “prizes expire one year from the game’s end-sale date posted at palottery.com. Winners should immediately sign the back of their ticket and call the lottery office at 1-800-692-7481,” according to the release.

“All lottery prizes more than $5,000 are subject to applicable withholding,” the release reads.

In February 2021, a $1 million-winning lottery ticket was purchased at Gettysburg Travel Plaza, 25 Sandoe Road, Gettysburg. The ticket was for the $1,000,000 Jackpot Party Scratch-Off Game, a $20 game that offers top prizes of $1 million.

With the approach of the gift-giving season, Swope said lottery tickets, including scratch-offs, are often purchased for loved ones and friends as part of holiday gifts. Swope reminded that recipients of such gifts must be 18 years or older.

A store manager at the Littlestown Sheetz declined to comment Monday.