Secretary of Revenue Tom Wolf was Guest Drawing Official

HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Amidst square dancers and hundreds of onlookers, the Pennsylvania Lottery held its live, 7 p.m. drawing tonight at the 92nd Pennsylvania Farm Show.

The Lottery drawing took place in the large arena of the Farm Show Complex. This is the fifth consecutive year the Lottery has conducted its live, televised drawing at the Farm Show.

Secretary of Revenue Tom Wolf served as guest drawing official to randomly select the winning numbers for The Daily Number, BIG 4, CASH 5 and mix & match.

Tonight's drawing was the 10,625th live, televised drawing conducted by the Pennsylvania Lottery. Lottery's nighttime drawings have awarded more than $24.1 billion in prizes to players since the first Daily Number was drawn in March 1977.

Three Lottery drawing officials, a certified public accountant, an accountant, two senior witnesses, a camera crew and a television announcer all participate in each evening's drawing. Each official draw is preceded by 12 test draws and followed by three post-draws, which are conducted to certify the performance of the drawing equipment and the randomness of the official winning numbers.

Visitors to the 92nd Farm Show can purchase Lottery tickets and learn more about the programs funded by the Pennsylvania Lottery at the Lottery's exhibition booth, located in the Main Hall, next to the Pennsylvania Marketplace and just inside the Maclay Street entrance on the west end of the building. The Lottery booth is open throughout the Farm Show.

About the Pennsylvania Lottery: The Pennsylvania Lottery remains the only state lottery that designates all its proceeds to programs that benefit older residents. Since its inception 36 years ago, the Pennsylvania Lottery has contributed more than $17.4 billion to programs that include property tax and rent rebates; free and reduced-fare transit; the low-cost prescription drug programs PACE and PACENET; long-term care services; and the 52 Area Agencies on Aging, including 650 full- and part-time senior centers throughout the state. The Pennsylvania Lottery reminds its players to play responsibly. Players must be 18 or older.

For more information on the Pennsylvania Lottery, visit www.palottery.com.

CONTACT:

Stephanie Weyant

Revenue Press Office

(717) 787-6960

Source: Pennsylvania Lottery