Giant Eagle sells $100,000 winning Powerball ticket in Mercer County

GROVE CITY, Pa. - A winning Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball ticket worth $100,000 was sold at a Giant Eagle in Slippery Rock Boro, state lottery officials announced Thursday.
The ticket was one of nine across the state to win a $100,000 prize in Wednesday's drawing. The winning ticket was purchased at the Giant Eagle located at 223 Grove City Road. The retailer will receive a $500 bonus for selling the ticket.
The $100,000 winning ticket matched four of the five white balls drawn and the red Powerball. The player had opted for the $1 Power Play option, which doubled the prize from its base value of $50,000. The winning numbers were 3-16-29-61-69 and the Powerball was 22.
The Powerball jackpot for Saturday’s drawing is an estimated $1.7 billion, with a cash value of $770.3 million. It is the third-largest Powerball jackpot in U.S. history.
A total of 11 winning Powerball tickets were sold in Pennsylvania in Wednesday's drawing, totaling $2.4 million. This includes a $1 million ticket sold in Allegheny County and a $500,000 ticket sold in Centre County.
Winners are not known until prizes are claimed and tickets are validated. Winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes.
