In Pennsylvania on Saturday night a couple of players split a $635,000 Cash 5 first-place prize by picking five winning numbers between 1-43.

So tonight’s jackpot is a measly $200,000.

I’ll try for it with this combo: 10, 13, 23, 25 and 31 because combing over the roster those are five Temple newcomers I’ll be most excited to see come Aug. 30.

In that winning combination is a UTEP corner who starred, a Big 10 running back who scored some touchdowns in big games, a new linebacker who was the star of Temple’s spring practice and an MVP in the Big 33 game.

(Temple’s last MVP in the Big 33 game was Adrian Robinson, who led the Owls to their first bowl win in 30 years for the 2011 Steve Addazio Owls.)

Torrey Richardson, No. 13, 6-1, 185-pound Sr. CB _ Last year, Richardson started all 12 games for UTEP with 33 tackles (23 solos) and eight pass breakups and those are all better numbers than any Temple cornerback last season.

Antwain Littleton II, No. 31, S 6-1, 240-pound Jr. RB _ Last year, Littleton led Maryland in rushing in a loss at Ohio State and also added a touchdown run in the fourth quarter in a win over Virginia. In 2022, he scored a rushing touchdown in six-straight games, the first time any Maryland RB did that since the 2005 season.

Andreas Keaton, No. 10, 6-2, 200-pound Sr. Saf. _ Last year, Keaton led Western Carolina in tackles with 67. Also led the Catamounts in tackles in 2022. He is the best Temple import from Western Carolina since Matt Rhule left there to take an assistant coaching job with Al Golden in 2007.

Antwone Santiago, No. 23, 6-3, 225-pound So. LB _ Emerged as the most dominant linebacker in spring practice at a position of dire need for the Owls. “He has a chance to be a special player at Temple,” head coach Stan Drayton said in recapping the Cherry and White game. As a high school player in Connecticut, he was selected as first-team all-state at two positions, wide receiver and defensive back.

Terrez Worthy, No. 25, 5-11, 175-pound Jr. RB _ At Parkside (Md.) High School, he repped his squad in the 2022 Big 33 game as the MVP of the Maryland team. Last year, at Lackawanna College, he led all JUCO runners in the nation in both yards (1,492) and touchdowns (10).

Those aren’t the only lucky numbers among the newcomers, but those are the first that stood out to me.

Other possibilities include No. 28 (Ashton Allen), a wide receiver who was a track star at USC. He is not without football experience, though, having played for the Bullus (Md.) High School, Latrell Jean (No. 96), a probable starter at DT (6-3, 280) and Tyrei Washington (No. 22), who averaged nearly 30 yards on 15 kickoff returns.

Temple needed an infusion of talent and certainly all of those players represent an upgrade from last year’s roster.

Whether it’s enough for Drayton to cash a winner at the ticket window is yet to be determined.