$2.6 million winning lottery ticket sold at Murrysville Shop 'n Save

Quincey Reese TribLive Thu, May 9, 2024 • 11:18 AM

A Mega Millions playslip displayed at a Smoker Friendly store in Cranberry Township on Jan. 22, 2021. AP

A $2.6 million jackpot-winning lottery ticket was sold Wednesday at the Shop ‘n Save store on Route 22 in Murrysville.

The jackpot winner purchased a Quick Cash ticket through the Pennsylvania Lottery’s Cash 5 program, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The Shop ‘n Save store will receive $10,000 for selling the winning ticket.

More than 44,000 other Cash 5 with Quick Cash tickets won prizes in the drawing.

The Murrysville Shop ‘n Save sold another jackpot-winning ticket in January worth $1.8 million. According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, two Allegheny County residents won Cash 5 drawings in February, bringing in $650,000 and $200,000.

Quincey Reese is a TribLive reporter covering the Greensburg and Hempfield areas. She also does reporting for the Penn-Trafford Star. A Penn Township native, she joined the Trib in 2023 after working as a Jim Borden Scholarship intern at the company for two summers. She can be reached at qreese@triblive.com.