Overview

• On May 30, Christopher Lehman created a Pennsylvania Lottery online account and turned a $100 play into a $1,351,472 jackpot on the Jackpot Spectacular game.
• The 25-year active-duty Army specialist and his wife moved from New Hampshire to Pennsylvania about a month before his big win.
• Lottery officials presented Lehman with a commemorative check in Pittsburgh on June 10, and his youngest daughter completed basic training on June 12.
• Lehman intends to clear his mortgage and car loan with the prize funds and invest the remaining balance.
• Since its 2018 launch, the multi-state Jackpot Spectacular has generated over $500 million for programs benefiting older Pennsylvanians.