Pennsylvania Lottery: special promotion called the $50,000 Pot of Gold Prize Draw

This article is dated February 13, 2019, content related to promotions is no longer valid. Any promotion described below has expired.

Ah, the Luck of the Irish. 

In celebration of St. Patrick's Day 2019, the Pennsylvania Lottery is offering a special promotion called the $50,000 Pot of Gold Prize Draw. 

Over the next six weeks leading up to St. Paddy's Day, 801 lottery players will be receiving a special prize by simply opening a PA iLottery account and/or depositing a minimum of $25. Here's how the drawings work. 

Each week starting on Tuesday, February 5, players can sign into their account, go to the "My Bonuses" link and click on claim to enter that week's drawings. Entry day will be each successive Tuesday for six straight weeks with a special grand prize entry day of Sunday, March 17. Entries will be accepted on entry day between 12:00 am and 11:59 pm. 

For the first six weeks, drawings for a week will be held on Wednesday of the following week. There will be 100 winners announced each week with each winner receiving $50. On the special grand prize drawing day (Monday, March 25), there will be 200 winners announced at $50 each and one grand prize winner of an amazing $10,000. 

That's a total of 801 winners with 800 winners receiving $50 each, plus the grand prize winner of $10,000 for a total payout of $50,000. 

Account holders must be 21 years of age and reside in the state of Pennsylvania. Proof of age and residency will be required. The grand prize winner of $10,000 will be subject to the appropriates state and federal taxes. All prize monies will be paid out in cash and immediately available to be withdrawn without any subsequent play through requirement. Players are only permitted to claim one prize per week, but all weekly winners will be eligible to take down the $10,000 grand prize.