Someone who stopped by Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh walked out with a whole new tax bracket on their hands. A Rock 'N' Riches Fast Play ticket sold at the North Shore casino hit the game’s progressive top prize and is worth exactly $171,285, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The win, reported Thursday, also hands the casino a $500 retailer bonus for selling the lucky slip.
Where the Ticket Was Sold
Lottery officials say the winning Rock 'N' Riches stub was printed at Rivers Casino on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. As WPXI reports, the ticket is worth $171,285. Players can review or scan their Fast Play tickets at any Pennsylvania Lottery retailer or by using the Pennsylvania Lottery mobile app. The station reported the win after the Lottery notified retailers and the casino about the jackpot hit.
How Rock 'N' Riches Works
According to the official game rules in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, Rock 'N' Riches is a $5 Fast Play game with a progressive top prize that starts at $80,000 and grows as tickets are sold. When a ticket hits that progressive top prize, the amount resets to the $80,000 minimum for the next round. The game notice also lays out the different prize levels, what the tickets look like, and how the progressive meter is calculated behind the scenes.
How to Claim
If you think you are the mystery winner, the Lottery’s first piece of advice is simple: sign the back of the ticket right away. Then contact the Pennsylvania Lottery at 1-800-692-7481 to start the claim process. Per the Pennsylvania Lottery, Fast Play prizes must be claimed within one year of the purchase date. Any prize over $600 requires a completed claim form, and the Lottery will validate the ticket before paying out. Standard tax withholdings apply, so the full $171,285 is not what ultimately lands in the winner’s bank account.
Retailer Bonus and Local Context
Rivers Casino does not just get bragging rights. The sale also scores the property a $500 selling bonus, paid under the Lottery’s retailer incentive rules for qualifying Fast Play and instant games. The Pennsylvania Bulletin outlines how those retailer incentive awards work and the sales thresholds that trigger them.
This is not the only big Fast Play payday in the region this year. Hoodline has tracked other western Pennsylvania wins, including a $555,970 top-prize ticket sold at a Shaler Township store in March, highlighted in Shaler Grocery Spits Out $555K.
