March 19, 2024
Daniella Heminghaus/Bucks County Courier Times/USA TODAY NETWORK
Pennsylvania Lottery tickets, including those for Powerball and Mega Millions, won't be available through terminals or online Tuesday due to system upgrades. People needed to buy tickets to Tuesday's drawings in advance.
Pennsylvanians looking to strike it lucky in the lottery will have to wait another day.
Tickets for the Pennsylvania Lottery are unavailable Tuesday because the lottery is "modernizing its systems," according to the Pennsylvania Lottery website. Drawings are still scheduled for Tuesday night, so if you purchased tickets for today in advance, you can participate.
Tickets for draw games, including Powerball and Mega Millions, won't be available online or at retail store terminals Tuesday, but "eInstant" games on the lottery website are still playable. Also, Pennsylvania Lottery retail coupons cannot be redeem until after Wednesday, March 20.
"You'll notice new vending equipment and in-store digital signage, but most of the modernization will be to our software and systems," the Lottery website says.
Due to the software upgrade, claims for winning tickets will temporarily take a longer time — between eight to 12 weeks — to process. Processing times should return to normal by the beginning of April. Scratch-off tickets are still available at retail stores for cash, but claims for prizes will still face delays.
At stake in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing is an estimated jackpot of $875 million and a cash option of $413.5 million.
