Pennsylvania Lottery awards $1 million winner in Belle Vernon
Pennsylvania Lottery officials presented a commemorative $1 million check on Thursday to a Fayette County woman at the Belle Vernon sports bar where she purchased the ticket.
Brittnee Boot purchased the winning “$1,000,000 Winnings” ticket at Foster House II in Belle Vernon.
Boot was joined by Foster House II co-owner Theresa Bashada and Eric Grubbs, the lottery’s deputy executive director of sales and retail operations at the check presentation.
Boot claimed the second of five top prizes of $1 million in the “$1,000,000 Winnings” scratch-off game. Among the top six winning prizes more than 15,000 tickets worth $200 remain in circulation, along with more than 48,000 tickets worth $400, more than 3,700 worth $1,000, 39 worth $4,000 and 20 that are worth $50,000.
For more, see PAlottery.pa.gov.
Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.
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