Westmoreland County player cashes in with $150K Powerball win

A Power Play multiplier turned a winning Powerball ticket into a six-figure payday in Westmoreland County

LOYALHANNA TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A Pennsylvania Lottery player scored a $150K Powerball prize after adding the Power Play option to a winning ticket purchased in Westmoreland County.

The Pennsylvania Lottery announced that a Powerball with Power Play ticket worth $150,000 was sold at Sunoco, located at 2937 State Route 286 in Loyalhanna Township.

The winning ticket matched four of the five white balls drawn — 16, 32, 55, 59 and 64 — along with the red Powerball number 3.

Lottery officials said the ticket’s prize increased from $50,000 to $150,000 because the player purchased the Power Play option and the drawing’s multiplier was three.

Sunoco will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

The identity of the winner has not been rel...