PRIZE 1 IN 1000 DOLLARS A MONTH FOR LIFE HAS BEEN SOLD AT A SUNOCO STATION IN WHARTON TOWNSHIP. THIS IS RIGHT ALONG ROUTE 40 NEAR NEMACOLIN. WELL, THE WINNER WILL HAVE THE CHOICE OF THE MONTHLY PAYMENTS OR A ONE TIME CASH OPTIO

Lottery ticket sold in Swissvale, Allegheny County wins $10,000 a month for life

Come-n-Go on South Braddock Avenue sells a winning scratch-off ticket

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Updated: 12:17 PM EDT Apr 14, 2026

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A lottery ticket that cost $5 turned out to be a big winner at a Pittsburgh-area convenience store.Pennsylvania Lottery officials said a winning ticket in the $10,000 a Month for Life scratch-off game was sold at Come-n-Go on South Braddock Avenue in Swissvale.(Previous video above: $10,000-a-month winner in Fayette County)The winner has not been identified. They can take the $10,000 monthly payments or choose a one-time cash payout of $1.6 million.The store where the ticket was sold will get a bonus of $10,000 from the lottery.In a statement announcing the big win, lottery officials said, “Scratch-Offs are distributed at random, meaning the Pennsylvania Lottery and its retailers do not know where winning tickets will be sold. The lottery learns where winning tickets are sold only after a prize has been claimed.”Looking for more news in your area | Subscribe to the WTAE YouTube ChannelDownload the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.

SWISSVALE, Pa. —

A lottery ticket that cost $5 turned out to be a big winner at a Pittsburgh-area convenience store.

Pennsylvania Lottery officials said a winning ticket in the $10,000 a Month for Life scratch-off game was sold at Come-n-Go on South Braddock Avenue in Swissvale.

(Previous video above: $10,000-a-month winner in Fayette County)

The winner has not been identified. They can take the $10,000 monthly payments or choose a one-time cash payout of $1.6 million.

The store where the ticket was sold will get a bonus of $10,000 from the lottery.

In a statement announcing the big win, lottery officials said, “Scratch-Offs are distributed at random, meaning the Pennsylvania Lottery and its retailers do not know where winning tickets will be sold. The lottery learns where winning tickets are sold only after a prize has been claimed.”

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