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$1 Million Lottery Ticket Sold in Lehigh Valley
What would you do if you were the lucky winner of the $1 million lottery ticket sold in Lehigh Valley this week?
A Cash 5 lottery ticket worth $1 million was sold at Top Star Express on Hamilton Boulevard in Trexlertown, Lehigh County.
Winner Ricky Robertson of Upper Macungie Township told WFMZ he plans to buy a new house and invest the rest of his winnings.
The winning ticket matched all five balls - 02-13-20-41-42 - drawn Monday night.
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Federal tax of 25 percent will be deducted from the winnings.
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Top Star Express will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
This marks the second time in two months that a Lehigh Valley lottery player hit it big.
An in August.
The Pennsylvania Lottery achieved record-high sales this year.
In the 2010-11 fiscal year, in addition to awarding nearly $42.2 million in prizes to Lehigh County winners, the Pennsylvania Lottery contributed more than $25.8 million to programs serving Lehigh County's older residents.
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