$1M winning scratch-off sold at Westmoreland County tobacco store
One lucky person who bought a scratch-off ticket in Westmoreland County is a big winner!
The Pennsylvania Lottery says a $1 million winning $1,000,000 Winnings Scratch-Off was sold at Rick's Tobacco Outlet on South Main Street in Greensburg.
The store gets a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
Lottery officials say scratch-offs are distributed randomly and they only learn where the winning tickets are sold after a prize has been claimed.
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