Pennsylvania Lottery: York County Player Scores $153K Treasure Hunt Win

Someone in York County just scored a nice payday — and their bills might be taking a break for a while.

A Pennsylvania Lottery Treasure Hunt ticket matched all five numbers in the Wednesday, March 4 drawing, landing a jackpot worth $153,009 before taxes. The winning numbers were 8, 10, 23, 27, and 28.

? Where the winning ticket was sold

The lucky ticket was purchased at the Giant supermarket at 14635 Mount Airy Road in Shrewsbury.
As a bonus, the store will receive $500 for selling the jackpot-winning ticket.

More winners in the same drawing

It wasn’t just one lucky player.

• About 54,100 other tickets also picked up prizes.

• Players are encouraged to check their tickets carefully to see if they’re among the winners.

Important things winners should know

Lottery officials say they don’t know who the winner is yet until the ticket is officially claimed and validated.

• Winners have one year from the drawing date to claim their prize.

• If you have a winning ticket, sign the back immediately to protect it.

How the Treasure Hunt game works

Treasure Hunt is a simple daily draw game:

• Pick five numbers from 1 to 30

• Match all five numbers to win the jackpot

• Smaller prizes are available for matching two, three, or four numbers

Quick facts about the game:

• ?? Ticket price: $1

• ? Drawings: Seven days a week

• ? Ticket sales close: 1:05 p.m. daily

• ? Results posted shortly after 1:35 p.m.

• ? Jackpot odds: 1 in 142,506

• ? Overall odds of winning any prize: about 1 in 5.45

The Treasure Hunt game has been around since May 2007, giving players a daily chance to strike it lucky. For one York County player, that chance just turned into a six-figure win.