Mega Millions Ticket Worth $250,000 Sold in Warrington

One Mega Millions ticket worth $250,000 from the Nov. 15 drawing was sold at Wegmans, 1405 Main St., Warrington.

According to a release, the winning ticket correctly matched all five white balls, 03-06-24-30-33, but not the yellow Mega Ball 21, for a prize of $250,000, less 25 percent federal withholding.

The store will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

Lottery officials cannot confirm the identity of the Nov. 15 winner until the prize is claimed and the ticket is validated. Pennsylvania Lottery Mega Millions winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes.

The Lottery encourages the holder of the winning ticket to sign the back of the ticket, call the Lottery at 717-702-8146 and file a claim at Lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin County, or at any of Lottery’s seven area offices.

Claims may be filed at Lottery headquarters Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at area offices.

The Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated annuity value of $40 million, or $29.2 million cash, for the Friday, Nov. 18, drawing.

In the 2010-11 fiscal year, in addition to awarding more than $71.8 million in prizes to Bucks County winners, the Pennsylvania Lottery contributed nearly $36.8 million to programs serving Bucks County’s older residents.

Winning lottery tickets, both worth $200,000, were sold at the Warminster and over summer.