Beginners' Luck Brings Indiana County Man $58,865.50 in PA Lottery's CASH 5!News Editors/Gaming Writers MIDDLETOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 2, 2003 Donald Fenchak, of Strongstown, says a friend advised him to play the Pennsylvania Lottery's CASH 5 game because it pays out prizes to thousands of winners every day. Donald is glad he took the advice, because the ticket he purchased on November 15, 2002, -- only his third time ever to play CASH 5 - turned out to be one of two tickets that matched all 5 numbers drawn! Donald's share of the prize is $58,865.50, less 27 percent federal withholding Withholding Any tax that is taken directly out of an individual's wages or other income before he or she receives the funds. Notes: In other words, these funds are "withheld" from your wages. . Donald will receive his winnings check from the Pennsylvania Lottery The Pennsylvania Lottery is the state lottery of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It was created by the Pennsylvania Legislature on August 26, 1971 and that October, Henry Kaplan was appointed as its first Executive Director. The Lottery premiered on March 7, 1972. during a formal presentation Friday, January 3, 2003, at 11am at Malcotti's Tavern tavern: see inn. , located at 1069 Station Road in Twin Rocks, Cambria County, where he purchased his winning ticket. Presenting the check to Donald will be Linda Sorbera, Pennsylvania Lottery Area Manager, and District Lottery lottery, scheme for distributing prizes by lot or other method of chance selection to persons who have paid for the opportunity to win. The term is not applicable when lots are drawn without payment by the interested parties to determine some matter, e.g. Representative Marty Homistek. Justine Malcotti-Coll, owner of the Tavern, will host the event. Donald, an electrician by trade, says he realized he had won when he checked the winning numbers in the Sunday paper Sunday paper n → (periódico) dominical m Sunday paper n → journal m du dimanche . He first shared the news of his win with his girlfriend, Judy, who didn't believe him. He says he will use his winnings to buy a new truck and pay some bills. To play CASH 5, players select five numbers from a field of one to 39. Each game is just $1. Players may select their own set of numbers or have a "quick pick" computer-selection method do it for them. If a player matches two, three, four or five of the numbers drawn that day, he or she is a cash prize winner. The Pennsylvania Lottery remains the only state Lottery A game of chance operated by a state government. Generally a lottery offers a person the chance to win a prize in exchange for something of lesser value. Most lotteries offer a large cash prize, and the chance to win the cash prize is typically available for one dollar. that designates its proceeds to benefit older citizens. Since inception nearly 31 years ago, the Lottery has contributed $12.9 billion to programs that have expanded to include property tax and rent rebates, free and reduced fare transit for older Pennsylvanians, a co-pay prescription drug prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, program (PACE and PACENET) and the 52 Area Agencies on Aging, including 650 full- and part-time senior centers, located throughout Pennsylvania. In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, the Pennsylvania Lottery ranked highly among the most profitable lotteries in the U.S. Of the 38 state lotteries, the Pennsylvania Lottery finished 2nd in net income as a percentage of sales, 3rd in traditional sales (excluding Keno, multi-state games such as Powerball(R) and video lottery terminals A Video Lottery Terminal or VLT is a gaming machine that allows gamblers to bet on the outcome of a video game. A VLT is similar to a slot machine, except that it is connected to a centralized computer system that determines the outcome of each wager using a random ) per employee and 4th in net income per employee. Players must be 18 years of age or older. |
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