Aug. 3 Powerball Jackpot Rises to $290 MillionrnMIDDLETOWN, Pa., Aug. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — One Powerball ticket worth $1 million from the July 31 drawing was sold at Finest Deli, 278 S. 52nd St., Philadelphia.rnThe ticket correctly matched all five white balls, 08-24-39-49-59, but not the red Powerball 05, for a $1 million second-tier prize, less 25 percent federal withholding.rnThe retailer will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.rnLottery officials cannot confirm the identity of the winner until the prize is claimed and the ticket is validated. Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes.rnThe 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.rnClaims may be filed at 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.rnMore than 90,000 other Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball tickets won prizes of varying amounts in the July 31 drawing.rnThe Powerball jackpot grew to an estimated annuity value of $290 million, or $168.4 million cash, for the Saturday, Aug. 3, drawing.rnIn the 2011-12 fiscal year, the Pennsylvania Lottery awarded more than $290.4 million in prizes to Philadelphia County winners and contributed more than $210.2 million to programs serving the county's older residents.rnHow to play Powerball: Players pay $2 and select five white balls from the first set of 59 numbers plus a single red ball, the Powerball, from a second set of 35 numbers. Players may select their own numbers using a Powerball playslip, or they may opt for computer-selected quick picks. Players must match all five numbers drawn plus the Powerball number to win the jackpot. There also are eight additional ways for players to win a cash prize.rnPowerball is sold in 43 states, Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings are held on Wednesdays and Saturdays.rnAbout the Pennsylvania Lottery: The Pennsylvania Lottery remains the only state lottery that designates all its proceeds to programs that benefit older residents. Since its inception in 1971, the Pennsylvania Lottery has contributed nearly $23.7 billion to programs that include property tax and rent rebates; free transit and reduced-fare shared rides; the low-cost prescription drug programs PACE and PACENET; long-term living services; and the 52 Area Agencies on Aging, including full- and part-time senior centers throughout the state.rnThe Pennsylvania Lottery reminds its players to play responsibly. Players must be 18 or older.rnFor drawings results, winning numbers, winners' stories and to subscribe to the Lottery's RSS news feed, visit www.palottery.com. Also log in to Facebook and like us at www.facebook.com/palottery or follow us at www.twitter.com/palottery. rnMedia contact: Lauren Piccolo, 717-702-8008rnSOURCE Pennsylvania LotteryrnrnrnRELATED LINKSrnhttp://www.palottery.com