PA Couple Wins Powerball Jackpot
A York couple today claimed a Powerball® jackpot worth $30.2 million cash from the Oct. 29 drawing.
Myrna and Thomas Shearer had the single-winning jackpot ticket that matched all five white balls, 20-30-37-50-52, and the red Powerball, 33, to win the Oct. 29 jackpot, which grew over seven drawings to an annuity value of $58.6 million. The couple elected to take the $30,207,012.05 cash prize, less 25 percent federal withholding.
Myrna Shearer had been playing her own Powerball numbers, but realized she forgot to take the list with her when she went to purchase her tickets for the Oct. 29 drawing. While the winning jackpot ticket was a quick pick, four of her five regularly played numbers were drawn Oct. 29.
Shearer purchased the winning ticket at Bookland, 2114 S. Queen St., in York. The gift shop will receive a $100,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
The Shearers presented the winning ticket for validation today at Lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin County. After examining the ticket and executing propriety security measures, Lottery officials confirmed that it was the jackpot-winning ticket from the Oct. 29 Powerball drawing.
This is the third jackpot-winning Powerball ticket sold in Pennsylvania in the past two months and the second jackpot-winning Powerball ticket sold in Pennsylvania in October. On Oct. 4, 22 postal workers from Delaware County won a $10.2 million Powerball jackpot.
The Shearers are the 12th Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball jackpot winners since the state joined the multi-jurisdictional game in June 2002. Powerball tickets are sold in 31 participating jurisdictions – 29 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands.
Myrna and Thomas Shearer had the single-winning jackpot ticket that matched all five white balls, 20-30-37-50-52, and the red Powerball, 33, to win the Oct. 29 jackpot, which grew over seven drawings to an annuity value of $58.6 million. The couple elected to take the $30,207,012.05 cash prize, less 25 percent federal withholding.
Myrna Shearer had been playing her own Powerball numbers, but realized she forgot to take the list with her when she went to purchase her tickets for the Oct. 29 drawing. While the winning jackpot ticket was a quick pick, four of her five regularly played numbers were drawn Oct. 29.
Shearer purchased the winning ticket at Bookland, 2114 S. Queen St., in York. The gift shop will receive a $100,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
The Shearers presented the winning ticket for validation today at Lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin County. After examining the ticket and executing propriety security measures, Lottery officials confirmed that it was the jackpot-winning ticket from the Oct. 29 Powerball drawing.
This is the third jackpot-winning Powerball ticket sold in Pennsylvania in the past two months and the second jackpot-winning Powerball ticket sold in Pennsylvania in October. On Oct. 4, 22 postal workers from Delaware County won a $10.2 million Powerball jackpot.
The Shearers are the 12th Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball jackpot winners since the state joined the multi-jurisdictional game in June 2002. Powerball tickets are sold in 31 participating jurisdictions – 29 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands.
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