In a turn of events that upended the typical Friday the 13th superstitions, a local shopper at the Market District within Waterworks Mall found themselves in a sudden windfall of fortune. A jackpot-winning lottery ticket worth over $3 million was purchased at the Giant Eagle store on Freeport Road in Pittsburgh, as reported by WPXI.
The winning Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket, which commanded a prize of exactly $3,057,169, matched all five balls in the drawing: 1, 34, 37, 40, and 42. This momentous event drastically altered the life of one individual. It awarded the Giant Eagle store a $10,000 bonus for being the point of sale for the ticket, a detail confirmed by WTAE.
Pennsylvania Lottery officials have informed us that the winner holds a grace period of one year from the drawing date to claim the substantial prize, which, they noted, would be subject to the standard withholding. More than 48,800 other tickets also won smaller prizes in the same drawing, adding a multitude of smaller celebrations to the mix of this peculiar Friday's narrative.
