Key keywords: $1.5M lottery ticket, Allegheny Township lottery winner, Pennsylvania Lottery scratch-off, 2024 lottery winning news, Western PA lottery retailer, unclaimed $1.5M lottery prize, Westmoreland County lottery win, Sheetz lottery winning ticket The Pennsylvania Lottery officially confirmed on Wednesday that a winning scratch-off lottery ticket worth $1.5 million was sold at a Sheetz convenience store located at 2000 Leechburg Road in Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County, marking one of the largest local lottery prizes awarded in the region so far in 2024. The winning ticket is part of the lottery’s popular "$1,500,000 Cash Blowout" instant game, which retails for $20 per ticket and offers top prizes of $1.5 million paid out in either a 30-year annuity or a one-time lump sum payment of approximately $1.02 million after required state and federal tax deductions. Lottery officials noted that the ticket holder matched all five of the printed winning numbers on their card to secure the top prize, and the retailer that sold the ticket will receive a $15,000 bonus from the Pennsylvania Lottery as a reward for processing the winning sale. As of Thursday afternoon, the winner has not yet come forward to claim their prize, and lottery representatives are urging all local residents who purchased scratch-off tickets from the Allegheny Township Sheetz between February 12 and March 12 of 2024 to check their tickets carefully. The winning ticket will expire exactly one year from its print date of March 12, 2024, giving the holder until March 12, 2025 to file a claim at the Pennsylvania Lottery’s headquarters in Middletown, Pennsylvania. Winners are required to present a valid government-issued photo ID and the original, undamaged winning ticket to complete the claims process, and have the option to claim the prize under a legal trust or anonymous entity to protect their personal privacy if they wish. Lottery data shows that Allegheny Township and the surrounding Westmoreland County area has seen a string of mid-to-large lottery wins over the past three years, including a $2 million Powerball win in 2022 and a $750,000 scratch-off win in nearby Murrysville in 2023. Proceeds from all Pennsylvania Lottery sales go directly to supporting public benefit programs across the state, including long-term care services for older adults, low-income student scholarship funds, and community public health initiatives. Since its launch in 1972, the Pennsylvania Lottery has contributed more than $32 billion to these public programs, with over $1.1 billion allocated in 2023 alone. Lottery officials also noted that anyone who believes they hold the winning ticket can contact the Pennsylvania Lottery’s winner hotline at 1-800-692-7481 for guidance on the claims process, and are advised to sign the back of their ticket immediately to prevent theft or unauthorized claims.