July 17, 2020
Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/TNS
A customer recently bought a winning scratch-off lottery ticket worth $3 million at Giant Dollar Plus store in East Germantown, Philadelphia.
A winning scratch-off lottery ticket worth $3 million recently was sold at a dollar store in East Germantown, the Pennsylvania Lottery said Wednesday.
The customer bought the ticket at the Giant Dollar Plus, at 35 E. Chelten Ave. The winning ticket – a $30 Money Millionaire scratch-off earned the store s a $10,000 bonus.
The $3-million pot is the top prize is offered in Money Millionaire game.
Lottery winners are advised to immediately sign the backs of their tickets and call (800) 692-7481, where they can speak to lottery officials and redeem their prizes.
Winnings from scratch-off games expire one year from the game's end-sale date, which can be found at palottery.com.
Lottery prizes that total more than $5,000 are subject to applicable tax withholdings.
There was another lucky scratch-off game winner a few weeks ago, who purchased a winning ticket at a Gulf gas station in Southwest Philly. That player also won $3 million.
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