Who Has $371,000 Lottery Ticket Sold in Orefield?

Lottery officials are waiting for the owner of a winning Cash 5 lottery ticket sold in Lehigh County to claim his/her prize.

The owner of a Cash 5 ticket worth more than $371,000 from the Feb. 22 drawing sold at Hess, 3640 Route 309, Orefield, hasn't claimed his/her prize yet, lottery officials told Patch on Thursday. It sometimes takes a few weeks for the winner to come forward, they said. The ticket correctly matched all five balls, 02-17-23-24-36, to win a jackpot of $371,418.50, less 25 percent federal withholding. The Hess store will receive a $500 bonus for selling a winning ticket. A Cash 5 ticket worth $225,000 from the Feb. 24 drawing was sold at Hess, 4002 Chestnut St., Emmaus. It correctly matched all five balls, 06-12-14-15-26, to win a jackpot of $225,000, less 25 percent federal withholding. There's no word yet on who that winner is. Cash 5 winners…

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$371,000 Winning Lottery Ticket Sold in Orefield

Hess on Route 309 in Orefield sold a lottery ticket worth $371,000

Three jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 tickets worth a combined total of nearly $1 million were recently sold in Lehigh and York counties. Two Cash 5 tickets each worth more than $371,000 from the Feb. 22 drawing were sold at Hess, 3640 Route 309, Orefield, Lehigh County, and Smoker’s Express, 110 Old York Road, New Cumberland, York County. The tickets correctly matched all five balls, 02-17-23-24-36, to win a jackpot of $371,418.50, less 25 percent federal withholding. Each store will receive a $500 bonus for selling a winning ticket. A Cash 5 ticket worth $225,000 from the Feb. 24 drawing was sold at Hess, 4002 Chestnut St., Emmaus, Lehigh County. It correctly matched all five balls, 06-12-14-15-26, to win a jackpot of $225,…

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Pa. Lottery Privatization Rejected by Attorney General

Pennsylvania’s newest attorney general Kathleen Kane said the administration’s contract to privatize management of the Pennsylvania Lottery is unconstitutional and not statutorily authorized.

By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Kathleen Kane rejected the governor’s contract with Camelot Global Services to manage the Pennsylvania Lottery. Kane said the contract “contravenes the Pennsylvania Constitution and is not statutorily authorized.” Related Op-Ed: A Bad Gamble: Pa. Lottery Privatization Gov. Tom Corbett’s administration entered the contract — a professional management agreement — with Camelot in January. The Office of the Attorney General is required by state law to review contracts for “form and legality.” In this case, the Camelot PMA failed to meet that test, according to a letter from Kane’s office to the administration sent early Thursday. State officials in the Department …

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British Company Set To Run Pa. Lottery

A British company poised to manage the Pennsylvania Lottery plans to boost the bottom line by getting more people to play lottery games.

By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent HARRISBURG — A British company poised to manage the Pennsylvania Lottery plans to boost the bottom line by getting more people to play lottery games. But some lawmakers are skeptical. Senate Finance Committee Minority Chairman Sen. John Blake, D-Lackawanna, said he still has reservations about the Corbett administration’s pursuit of a private management agreement with Camelot Global Services, even after a four-hour hearing Monday. The process was done without legislative oversight, and that worries Blake. “This is a scale of a decision that probably should’ve been, I would’ve preferred and I think the leadership in my caucus and many members in my caucus would’ve preferred, was something that was put to …

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Breinigsville Man Wins $1M in Pa. Lottery

$1 million lottery winner from Upper Macungie plans to buy a house and invest the rest