Winning lottery scratch-off ticket worth $5 million sold in Allegheny County

A winning lottery 'Money Maker' scratch-off ticket worth $5 million was sold in Allegheny County from Pennsylvania Lottery.

The winning Scratch-Off ticket was sold at the Giant Eagle Market District at 5550 Centre Avenue in Shadyside. The ticket distributor will get a bonus of $5000 for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket. 

The Pennsylvania Lottery is operated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Lottery was created by the Pennsylvania General Assembly on August 26, 1971.

The Pennsylvania Lottery is the only US lottery that targets all of its proceeds to programs for its elderly residents. Since the beginning of the Lottery in 1972, more than $20.1 billion has been contributed to programs.