Treasure Hunt players around Pittsburgh just got a serious reason to double-check their slips. Two Pittsburgh-area retailers sold tickets that are part of a five-way split of a $200,000 Treasure Hunt jackpot, with each winning ticket worth roughly $40,000 before taxes. The five tickets matched the numbers 4-5-23-24-29 in the drawing, and more than 69,000 other Treasure Hunt tickets also scored prizes that day.
According to WPXI, the local winning tickets were sold at Grab-N-Go, 1100 Steubenville Pike, in Hanover Township (Washington County), and at the Sheetz, 4723 William Penn Highway, in Monroeville Boro (Allegheny County). WPXI reports that the five jackpot-winning tickets will each receive about $40,000 before withholding and that all five matched the full set of drawn numbers. The station also noted that the same drawing paid out prizes to more than 69,000 other Treasure Hunt tickets.
How Treasure Hunt works
Treasure Hunt is a $1 daily draw game where players choose five numbers from 1 to 30, and the top prize is divided equally among jackpot winners, as outlined by the Pennsylvania Lottery. Drawings take place during the Lottery’s midday broadcast, and tickets can be purchased for up to seven days in advance. Because the game is pari-mutuel, the advertised jackpot is split evenly whenever multiple players match all five numbers.
Claiming prizes
The Pennsylvania Lottery operations guide specifies that prizes expire one year from a ticket’s purchase date, and that prizes of $600.01 and above require a completed claim form. Retailers are generally able to pay prizes of $600 or less at the terminal, while larger wins are processed through Lottery headquarters under the procedures described in the guide. Players are also advised to sign the back of any winning ticket and complete a claim form to protect their rights.
As WPXI noted, no individual winners were publicly identified in the report. If you think you might be holding one of those Treasure Hunt tickets, check your numbers and follow the Lottery's claim instructions so you do not leave any winnings sitting on the table.
