Lottery ticket worth $3 million sold at 7-Eleven in Allegheny County

Pennsylvania Lottery announces a big scratch-off win in South Park Township

SOUTH PARK TOWNSHIP, Pa. —

One lucky winner in the South Hills of Allegheny County is holding a lottery ticket worth $3 million.

A winning scratch-off ticket was sold at 7-Eleven on Brownsville Road in South Park Township. The big win was announced by Pennsylvania Lottery officials on Monday.

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“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,” lottery officials said in the announcement.

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The scratch-off game is called The Hunt for $3,000,000. It costs $30 for a ticket.

The winner’s name has not been released. Lottery officials said the store will get a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

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