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Cash 5 worth $325,000 sold locally

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. One jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket worth $325,000 from the March 10 drawing was sold at My Hometown Mini Mart, 9 Mahanoy Ave., Tamaqua, Schuylkill County.

The ticket correctly matched all five balls, 03-06-15-27-29, to win a jackpot of $325,000, 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 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.How to play Cash 5: To play Cash 5, players pay $1 and select five numbers from 1 to 43. Players may select their own numbers using a Cash 5 playslip, or they may opt for computer-selected quick picks. Players must match all five numbers drawn to win the jackpot. Players also win prizes for matching two, three or four winning numbers. Cash 5 drawings are held seven nights a week, and tickets can be purchased up to seven draws (one week) in advance. Odds of winning the jackpot prize are 1-in-962,598; the overall odds of winning any prize are about 1-in-10.5.About the Pennsylvania Lottery: The Pennsylvania Lottery remains the only state lottery that designates all its proceeds to programs that benefit older residents.Since its inception in 1971, the Pennsylvania Lottery has contributed more than $22.6 billion to programs that include property tax and rent rebates; free transit and reduced-fare shared rides; the low-cost prescription drug programs PACE and PACENET; long-term living services; and the 52 Area Agencies on Aging, including full- and part-time senior centers throughout the state.The Pennsylvania Lottery reminds its players to play responsibly. Players must be 18 or older.