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 When Dave Honeywell returned to Richmond International Airport from a business trip,he walked past the Virginia Lottery’s two Lottery Express machines in the atrium. Above them,he saw a banner proclaiming that a jackpot-winning ticket had been bought there. The Fredericksburg man smiled to himself and kept walking. The winning ticket was in his pocket.
Mr. Honeywell matched all six numbers in the February 6 Powerball drawing to win the $217 million jackpot. The winning numbers were 5-27-36-38-41 and Powerball number 12. He bought the ticket a few days earlier,as he was leaving on the business trip. He used Easy Pick,allowing the computer to randomly select the numbers on his ticket.
The next morning,as he prepared for a meeting in Denver,he checked the winning numbers on the Lottery’s website and immediately called his wife,Nancy. “I think my heart has started beating again,” he said.
“I thought he might be having a heart attack,” she later told Lottery officials.
On February 14,the Honeywells returned to the spot where the winning ticket was bought to receive their check from Virginia Lottery Executive Director Paula Otto. They had a choice of taking the full jackpot in 30 annual payments or a one-time cash option of $136.4 million before taxes. They chose the cash option.
“We’re delighted to present the second-largest prize ever awarded by the Virginia Lottery to Dave and Nancy Honeywell,” said Otto. “In addition to this great prize,sales of Powerball tickets in Virginia for the 12 drawings leading up to February 6 generated more than $4 million in profits for Virginia’s K-12 public schools.”
This is Virginia’s first Powerball jackpot win. Seven Mega Millions jackpots have been won in Virginia.
Dave and Nancy both work for the Department of Defense. He’s a computer scientist and she’s a project manager. Although he lives about halfway between Richmond and Washington,he said he prefers to use Richmond International Airport for his frequent business travel because of the ease and convenience.
What does the future hold? Neither Dave nor Nancy have immediate plans to quit their jobs. He said he doesn’t want to quit because he’s in the middle of an important project. However,his 13-year-old car with 170,000 miles could soon be history.
Powerball drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. They are broadcast on TV stations across Virginia and live on www.valottery.com.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly.
Richmond International Airport (RIC) is one of the most modern airports in the eastern United States,with easy access from the highway to the jetway. Seven air carriers,including two low-cost carriers,provide service from RIC with nonstop flights to major domestic destinations and connecting service to points around the globe. More than three million passengers and 100 million pounds of cargo travel through RIC annually. Visit www.FlyRichmond.com.Now You’re Going Places. | | 3524 |  |
While the nation’s eyes were focused on Saturday’s Powerball drawing,two tickets matched all six numbers in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing. Those tickets,which were bought in Virginia and New Jersey,will now split the estimated $190 million jackpot ($95 million each). The Virginia ticket was bought in the Farmville area.
The winning numbers were 11-15-35-43-49 and the Mega Ball number 41.
Virginia Lottery officials will announce later Saturday the store at which the winning Mega Millions ticket was purchased.
The Virginia winner has 180 days from the drawing to claim the prize. That person or persons will have a choice:Either take the full $95 million in 26 annual payments or a one-time cash option of approximately $70.3 million before taxes.
This is Virginia’s 8th Mega Millions jackpot win. In addition,Virginia had its first Powerball jackpot win in February,when Dave and Nancy Honeywell of Fredericksburg claimed a $217 million jackpot.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,rather than tax dollars,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3603 | |
As Virginians line up for a piece of the action with an estimated $600 million Powerball jackpot,someone in Virginia may have a ticket worth $1 million from last night’s Powerball drawing.
More than 64,000 tickets in Virginia won prizes ranging from $4 to $1 million in the Wednesday,May 15 drawing. The $1 million-winning ticket was bought at Wilco Food Mart,204 Roanoke Street in Christiansburg. The winner has not yet claimed his or her prize.
Two Virginia tickets each won $10,000 in Wednesday’s drawing. Those tickets were bought in Alexandria and Manassas.
Virginia Lottery officials expect to sell more than 4.7 million Powerball tickets in the Commonwealth on Saturday alone. If one ticket matches all six numbers in Saturday’s drawing,the winner will have a choice:either take the full $600 million jackpot in 30 annual payments or choose a one-time cash option of approximately $350.1 million before taxes.
Paula Otto,Executive Director of the Virginia Lottery,urges those in the Commonwealth to play responsibly. "Saturday"s Powerball drawing is an exciting time for players across the state. As with any Powerball jackpot,players should remember that the odds of winning are 1 in 175 million,and those odds remain the same regardless of how many tickets are purchased."
Powerball is hot in Virginia. Since the beginning of the year,Virginians have won six $1 million Powerball prizes,a $2 million prize and a $217 million Powerball jackpot.
Powerball drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. Powerball drawings are broadcast on TV stations across Virginia and live on www.valottery.com. For more information on Powerball,visit www.powerball.com.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3602 | |
 Melvyn Wilson might be running out of room for all the big Virginia Lottery ceremonial checks he’s received. Back in 2005,he won prizes of $1 million and $500,000 in Virginia Lottery Scratcher games. In 2004 he won a $25,000 prize.
Now the Woodbridge man has done it again!
He scratched to win $500,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Millionaire Mania game.He bought the winning ticket at Handy Dandy Market,13316 Occoquan Road in Woodbridge.
“I’m just in the right place at the right time,” is how he explains his amazing lottery luck.
The store received a $10,000 bonus from the Lottery for selling the winning ticket.
In Millionaire Mania,$500,000 is actually the second prize. The game’s top prize is $2 million. Mr. Wilson is the game’s third $500,000 winner,which means three half-million-dollar tickets remain unclaimed. Two $2 million tickets remain unclaimed.
Mr. Wilson retired from the postal service in 2007. What does he do with all those winnings?
“I invest in Melvyn,” he said with a laugh.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3601 | |
 There are some amazing teachers out there. “Super Teachers,” in fact,and many of them are right here in Virginia. Amber Kuper is one of those teachers and that’s why she was selected to receive the 2013 Virginia Lottery Super Teacher award.
Amber Kuper was awarded today in a surprise presentation at Salem Church Middle School in front of students,faculty and special guests. The award,sponsored by the Virginia Lottery,the Virginia PTA and Virginia-based The Supply Room Companies,consists of a $2,000 cash prize and an additional $2,000 classroom credit from The Supply Room Companies.
Later this fall,each of the eight schools where a winning teacher was honored will participate in a Facebook contest in which the public will vote for one of those schools to receive $5,000 in classroom supplies from The Supply Room Companies.
This is the sixth year for the Virginia Lottery Super Teacher awards. Each year,the Lottery asks for nominations from all across the state and,this year,nearly 800 nominations were received. Eight teachers are selected – one from each of eight geographic regions across the state – to win. Amber Kuper is the sixth public school teacher to receive the Super Teacher Award for 2013. Two more surprise presentations will occur this spring.
“Mrs. Kuper began an innovative idea for her elementary students:Living Art - which brings famous paintings to life,” said Brenda Bush,nominator and mother. “Students researched them,painted backdrops,and made costumes like the painting"s characters. The students came up with what they thought the characters might have been saying and doing just before they "froze" in the painting.”
The 2013 Virginia Lottery Super Teachers were selected by a panel of distinguished educators and community leaders,including:
* Dr. Jo Lynne DeMary,former State Superintendent for Public Instruction
* Dr. Martha Ross,professor emerita,JMU
* The Honorable James W. Dyke,former Virginia Secretary of Education
* Anne Carson,President of the Virginia PTA
* Steve Ahn,2012 Super Teacher Award Recipient,Abingdon High School
The judges selected the eight winners based on the strength of the nominations and educators’ qualities as exemplified by the nominator. Each nomination included answers to four questions addressing everything from the teacher’s passion for and commitment to the profession,to innovation and creativity in the classroom,to how they involve the parents of their students.
“These awards are a great way for the Lottery to demonstrate that ‘We’re Game for education,”” said Virginia Lottery Executive Director Paula Otto. “We are committed to supporting Virginia’s public schools,and that includes recognizing outstanding Super Teachers like Amber Kuper who are making such a difference in the education of Virginia’s youth and,indeed,our future leaders.”
Chesterfield County Public Schools received $12 million in Lottery profits for K-12 education in Fiscal Year 2012. Lottery dollars are funding programs such as Foster Care,At-Risk,Virginia Preschool Initiative,Early Reading Intervention,Mentor Teacher,K-3 Primary Class Size,School Breakfast,Algebra Readiness,Alternative Education,Special Education,Vocational Education,Project Graduation,English as a Second Language,Remedial Summer School,Textbooks and more.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3599 | |
 Rosario Ando of Virginia Beach has a new set of wheels. She played the Jeep® Scratcher game from the Virginia Lottery and became the first player to win a Jeep®.
She bought the winning ticket at E & C Va,2401 Lynnhaven Parkway in Virginia Beach.
On May 10,she received the keys to her new vehicle from Virginia Lottery Hampton Roads Customer Service Center Manager Keary Fox. Ms. Ando said she intends to give the vehicle to her grandson.
“I feel happy,very,very happy,” she said.
The Jeep® game features eight top prizes of a 2013 Jeep® Wrangler Rubicon Vehicle. The game also features cash prizes ranging from $5 all the way up to $100,000.
In addition,the Virginia Lottery’s Jeep® Vehicle & Cash Giveaway offers chances to win a Jeep® Wrangler Rubicon Vehicle prize and other cash prizes by purchasing a single $10 Powerball,Mega Millions,Decades of Dollars or Win for Life ticket.
The Lottery has also launched a first-of-its-kind interactive game called Jeep Seeker. The on-line scavenger hunt features a top prize of a 2013 Jeep® Wrangler Rubicon Vehicle.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3600 | |
 There are some amazing teachers out there. “Super Teachers,” in fact,and many of them are right here in Virginia. John Bennett is one of those teachers and that’s why he was selected to receive the 2013 Virginia Lottery Super Teacher award.
John Bennett was awarded today in a surprise presentation at Mary Munford Elementary School in front of students,faculty and special guests. The award,sponsored by the Virginia Lottery,the Virginia PTA and Virginia-based The Supply Room Companies,consists of a $2,000 cash prize and an additional $2,000 classroom credit from The Supply Room Companies.
Later this fall,each of the eight schools where a winning teacher was honored will participate in a Facebook contest in which the public will vote for one of those schools to receive $5,000 in classroom supplies from The Supply Room Companies.
This is the sixth year for the Virginia Lottery Super Teacher awards. Each year,the Lottery asks for nominations from all across the state and,this year,nearly 800 nominations were received. Eight teachers are selected – one from each of eight geographic regions across the state – to win. John Bennett is the fifth public school teacher to receive the Super Teacher Award for 2013. Three more surprise presentations will occur this spring.
“There are guitars on one wall,hand tools on another,and learning prompts throughout. To teach grammar,he constructs silly/fun stories about the students,which include their unique personalities,interests,and strengths,” said nominator,Andrew Sharp,a parent of one of Mr. Bennett’s students. “He uses group work & student projects extensively,encouraging students to creatively dialogue with each other and play an active role in shaping the assignment itself. In this way he demonstrates to them that he trusts their ability to take charge of their own education and to work in constructive ways with others.”
The 2013 Virginia Lottery Super Teachers were selected by a panel of distinguished educators and community leaders,including:
* Dr. Jo Lynne DeMary,former State Superintendent for Public Instruction
* Dr. Martha Ross,professor emerita,JMU
* The Honorable James W. Dyke,former Virginia Secretary of Education
* Anne Carson,President of the Virginia PTA
* Steve Ahn,2012 Super Teacher Award Recipient,Abingdon High School
The judges selected the eight winners based on the strength of the nominations and educators’ qualities as exemplified by the nominator. Each nomination included answers to four questions addressing everything from the teacher’s passion for and commitment to the profession,to innovation and creativity in the classroom,to how they involve the parents of their students.
“These awards are a great way for the Lottery to demonstrate that ‘We’re Game for education,”” said Virginia Lottery Executive Director Paula Otto. “We are committed to supporting Virginia’s public schools,and that includes recognizing outstanding Super Teachers like John Bennett who are making such a difference in the education of Virginia’s youth and,indeed,our future leaders.”
Richmond City Public Schools received nearly $20 million in Lottery profits for K-12 education in Fiscal Year 2012. Lottery dollars are funding programs such as Foster Care,At-Risk,Virginia Preschool Initiative,Early Reading Intervention,Mentor Teacher,K-3 Primary Class Size,School Breakfast,Algebra Readiness,Alternative Education,Special Education,Vocational Education,Project Graduation,English as a Second Language,Remedial Summer School,Textbooks and more.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3598 | |
 There are some amazing teachers out there. “Super Teachers,” in fact,and many of them are right here in Virginia. Karen Drosinos is one of those teachers and that’s why she was selected to receive the 2013 Virginia Lottery Super Teacher award.
Karen Drosinos was awarded today in a surprise presentation at Pembroke Elementary School in front of students,faculty and special guests. The award,sponsored by the Virginia Lottery,the Virginia PTA and Virginia-based The Supply Room Companies,consists of a $2,000 cash prize and an additional $2,000 classroom credit from The Supply Room Companies.
Click here to see video of the presentation.
Later this fall,each of the eight schools where a winning teacher was honored will participate in a Facebook contest in which the public will vote for one of those schools to receive $5,000 in classroom supplies from The Supply Room Companies.
This is the sixth year for the Virginia Lottery Super Teacher awards. Each year,the Lottery asks for nominations from all across the state and,this year,nearly 800 nominations were received. Eight teachers are selected – one from each of eight geographic regions across the state – to win. Karen Drosinos is the fourth public school teacher to receive the Super Teacher Award for 2013. Four more surprise presentations will occur this spring.
“Through her class website,monthly newsletters with a Parent Corner Connection encompassing ideas for parents,and daily communication with each parent,Karen promotes the importance of parent partnership,” said nominator and husband,John Drosinos. “As a military spouse,she understands her military parent population,creating opportunities for her students to pen pal a deployed Navy ship. Karen extends herself to her families- she holds parent workshops after school to demonstrate useful strategies and readily creates pre-made activities for parents to use with their child.”
The 2013 Virginia Lottery Super Teachers were selected by a panel of distinguished educators and community leaders,including:
* Dr. Jo Lynne DeMary,former State Superintendent for Public Instruction
* Dr. Martha Ross,professor emerita,JMU
* The Honorable James W. Dyke,former Virginia Secretary of Education
* Anne Carson,President of the Virginia PTA
* Steve Ahn,2012 Super Teacher Award Recipient,Abingdon High School
The judges selected the eight winners based on the strength of the nominations and educators’ qualities as exemplified by the nominator. Each nomination included answers to four questions addressing everything from the teacher’s passion for and commitment to the profession,to innovation and creativity in the classroom,to how they involve the parents of their students.
“These awards are a great way for the Lottery to demonstrate that ‘We’re Game for education,”” said Virginia Lottery Executive Director Paula Otto. “We are committed to supporting Virginia’s public schools,and that includes recognizing outstanding Super Teachers like Karen Drosinos who are making such a difference in the education of Virginia’s youth and,indeed,our future leaders.”
Virginia Beach City Public Schools received $24 million in Lottery profits for K-12 education in Fiscal Year 2012. Lottery dollars are funding programs such as Foster Care,At-Risk,Virginia Preschool Initiative,Early Reading Intervention,Mentor Teacher,K-3 Primary Class Size,School Breakfast,Algebra Readiness,Alternative Education,Special Education,Vocational Education,Project Graduation,English as a Second Language,Remedial Summer School,Textbooks and more.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3597 | |
 Here’s a movie with a happy ending:Corden Bohannon of Midlothian bought a Virginia Lottery ticket while on his way to the theater,and the ticket won $1 million!
It happened back in December when he stopped at Wawa,150 Pike View Drive in Midlothian. While there getting something to eat,he bought a Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle ticket from the Virginia Lottery.
“I remember looking in my wallet and saying,‘Well,I’ve got 20 bucks,why not play?’” he told Lottery officials.
The ticket was #185154. On January 1,it was one of four million-dollar winning tickets drawn.
“I was sitting in my room and I checked the winning numbers,” Bohannon recalled. “I just kept reading it and reading it. I couldn’t believe it.”
On May 10,he returned to the store to receive the big check from Virginia Lottery officials. Wawa received a $10,000 bonus for selling the $1 million ticket.
Click here to see video of the presentation.
Bohannon’s ticket was one of four million-dollar winners in Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle. The other three were bought in Springfield,Highland Springs and Broadway. Four tickets won $50,000 each. Those tickets were bought in Chester,Hampton,Dayton and Glenns. An additional 400 tickets each won $500.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3596 | |
 Imagine receiving $1,000 per week for the rest of your life. Thomas Taylor of Meadowview doesn’t need to imagine - it happened. He won the top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s Win for Life game.
Mr. Taylor matched the first six numbers in the April 27 Win for Life drawing. He bought the winning ticket at Brown’s Pantry,27244 Lee Highway in Abingdon.
“I was surprised,” the retiree told Virginia Lottery officials.
The winning numbers for that drawing were 5-9-15-28-33-39 and the Free Ball number was 36.
Mr. Taylor is Virginia’s 41st lifetime winner since Win for Life began in February 2006. Win for Life drawings are held Wednesday and Saturday nights at 11:00. The chances of winning the top prize are 1 in 5,245,786. Other prizes in the game range from $2 to $52,000.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3595 | |
 As Reginald Hicks scratched his Virginia Lottery ticket and realized it was a winner,he thought it might be worth $5. But as he continued scratching,he saw something he’d never seen before.
“What’s with all the zeros?” he wondered.
That’s when he realized he’d won a lot more than he first thought. He won the $150,000 top prize in the More Folding Money Scratcher game.
He bought the winning ticket at Belt Boulevard BP,1 West Belt Boulevard in Richmond.
More Folding Money is one of dozens of Scratcher games available from the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $5 all the way to $150,000.Mr. Hicks is the second $150,000 winner in this game,which means five top prizes are unclaimed.
As he claimed his prize,Mr. Hicks told Lottery officials he has no immediate plans for his winnings.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3594 | |
 William Ozark of Gainesville said he’d never won more than $100 in the Lottery before.On Sunday,April 28th,his luck changed and he won a great deal more.
He won the $250,000 top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s Big Winning Numbers game. He bought the ticket at BJ’s Wholesale Club at 5100 Wellington Road in Gainesville.
Mr. Ozark,an employee at the Department of Defense,said he plans to talk with a financial advisor.
“I was pretty shocked,” he told Lottery officials.
Big Winning Numbers (game #1396) is one of dozens of Scratcher games offered by the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $5 all the way to $250,000. Mr. Ozark is the third top prize winner in the game,which means two top prizes remain.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3593 | |
 Pamela Clifton of Glen Allen matched the first five numbers in the April 26 Mega Millions drawing to win $250,000.
She bought her ticket at the Wawa at 8851 Staples Mill Road in Richmond.
The winning numbers for that drawing were 17-42-49-54-55,Mega Ball 31. She used Easy Pick and let the computer select her numbers at random.
Ms. Clifton’s ticket was one of six tickets nationwide to match the first five numbers in that drawing,and the only one in Virginia. Had she matched that final number,the Mega Ball number,she would have won a jackpot estimated at $103 million.
Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesday and Friday nights at 11:00. Drawings are broadcast on TV stations across Virginia and streamed live at www.valottery.com and on the Lottery’s Facebook page. The odds of winning the $250,000 prize in Mega Millions are 1 in 3,904,701.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3592 | |
There are some amazing teachers out there. “Super Teachers,” in fact,and many of them are right here in Virginia. Thomas Foster is one of those teachers and that’s why he was selected to receive the 2013 Virginia Lottery Super Teacher award.
Mr. Foster received the award today in a surprise presentation at Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School for Innovation in front of students,faculty and special guests. The award,sponsored by the Virginia Lottery,the Virginia PTA and Virginia-based The Supply Room Companies,consists of a $2,000 cash prize and an additional $2,000 classroom credit from The Supply Room Companies.
Click here to see video of the presentation.
Later this fall,each of the eight schools where a winning teacher was honored will participate in a Facebook contest. The public will have the chance to vote for one of those schools to receive $5,000 in classroom supplies from The Supply Room Companies.
This is the sixth year for the Virginia Lottery Super Teacher awards. Each year,the Lottery asks for nominations from all across the state and,this year,nearly 800 nominations were received. Eight teachers are selected – one from each of eight geographic regions across the state – to win. Thomas Foster is the third public school teacher to receive the Super Teacher Award for 2013. Five more surprise presentations will occur this spring.
Said nominator and former colleague Renae Hoffman,“Mr. Foster can be ‘caught’ on any given day leading his students in his original science-based rap songs and accompanying dance moves,carrying live animals around the classroom using them to illustrate his lessons,conducting field tests around the school or using lasers in his lessons on global warming.”
The 2013 Virginia Lottery Super Teachers were selected by a panel of distinguished educators and community leaders,including:
* Dr. Jo Lynne DeMary,former State Superintendent for Public Instruction
* Dr. Martha Ross,professor emerita,JMU
* The Honorable James W. Dyke,former Virginia Secretary of Education
* Anne Carson,President of the Virginia PTA
* Steve Ahn,2012 Super Teacher Award Recipient,Abingdon High School
The judges selected the eight winners based on the strength of the nominations and educators’ qualities as exemplified by the nominator. Each nomination included answers to four questions addressing everything from the teacher’s passion for and commitment to the profession,to innovation and creativity in the classroom,to how they involve the parents of their students.
“These awards are a great way for the Lottery to demonstrate that ‘We’re Game for education,”” said Virginia Lottery Executive Director Paula Otto. “We are committed to supporting Virginia’s public schools,and that includes recognizing outstanding Super Teachers like Thomas Foster who are making such a difference in the education of Virginia’s youth and,indeed,our future leaders.”
Lynchburg City Public Schools received nearly $6 million in Lottery profits for K-12 education in Fiscal Year 2012. Lottery dollars are funding programs such as Foster Care,At-Risk,Virginia Preschool Initiative,Early Reading Intervention,Mentor Teacher,K-3 Primary Class Size,School Breakfast,Algebra Readiness,Alternative Education,Special Education,Vocational Education,Project Graduation,English as a Second Language,Remedial Summer School,Textbooks and more.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3591 | |
Manassas,VA – There are some amazing teachers out there. “Super Teachers,” in fact,and many of them are right here in Virginia. Christina Ross is one of those teachers and that’s why she was selected to receive the 2013 Virginia Lottery Super Teacher award.
Ms. Ross received the award today in a surprise presentation at Osbourn Park High School in front of students,faculty and special guests. The award,sponsored by the Virginia Lottery,the Virginia PTA and Virginia-based The Supply Room Companies,consists of a $2,000 cash prize and an additional $2,000 classroom credit from The Supply Room Companies.
Click here to see video of the presentation.
Later this fall,each of the eight schools where a winning teacher was honored will participate in a Facebook contest. The public will have the chance to vote for one of those schools to receive $5,000 in classroom supplies from The Supply Room Companies.
This is the sixth year for the Virginia Lottery Super Teacher awards. Each year,the Lottery asks for nominations from all across the state and,this year,nearly 800 nominations were received. Eight teachers are selected – one from each of eight geographic regions across the state – to win. Christina Ross is the second public school teacher to receive the Super Teacher Award for 2013. Six more surprise presentations will occur this spring.
“Ms. Ross allows students to apply what they have learned about the political process and serve the community through her “Kids for Kicks” assignment,” said nominator and assistant principal Cassandra Crawford. “Students conduct a shoe drive and fundraiser to support needy students at two local elementary schools. Students write press releases,use twitter and other media to spread the word;they create a lesson plan based on second grade civic standards,and then teach it at the elementary schools. Students also reach out to government officials at the various levels,and build relationships with local businesses. Last year more than 350 pairs of shoes and $2,500 were collected.”
The 2013 Virginia Lottery Super Teachers were selected by a panel of distinguished educators and community leaders,including:
• Dr. Jo Lynne DeMary,former State Superintendent for Public Instruction
• Dr. Martha Ross,professor emerita,JMU
• The Honorable James W. Dyke,former Virginia Secretary of Education
• Anne Carson,President of the Virginia PTA
• Steve Ahn,2012 Super Teacher Award Recipient,Abingdon High School
The judges selected the eight winners based on the strength of the nominations and educators’ qualities as exemplified by the nominator. Each nomination included answers to four questions addressing everything from the teacher’s passion for and commitment to the profession,to innovation and creativity in the classroom,to how they involve the parents of their students.
“These awards are a great way for the Lottery to demonstrate that ‘We’re Game for education,”” said Virginia Lottery Executive Director Paula Otto. “We are committed to supporting Virginia’s public schools,and that includes recognizing outstanding Super Teachers like Christina Ross who are making such a difference in the education of Virginia’s youth and,indeed,our future leaders.”
Prince William County Public Schools received $41 million in Lottery profits for K-12 education in Fiscal Year 2012. Lottery dollars are funding programs such as Foster Care,At-Risk,Virginia Preschool Initiative,Early Reading Intervention,Mentor Teacher,K-3 Primary Class Size,School Breakfast,Algebra Readiness,Alternative Education,Special Education,Vocational Education,Project Graduation,English as a Second Language,Remedial Summer School,Textbooks and more.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly.
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Fairfax,VA – There are some amazing teachers out there. “Super Teachers,” in fact,and many of them are right here in Virginia. Katherine Ollinger is one of those teachers and that’s why she was selected to receive the 2013 Virginia Lottery Super Teacher award.
Ms. Ollinger received the award today in a surprise presentation at Mosby Woods Elementary School in front of students,faculty and special guests. The award,sponsored by the Virginia Lottery,the Virginia PTA and Virginia-based The Supply Room Companies,consists of a $2,000 cash prize and an additional $2,000 classroom credit from The Supply Room Companies.
Later this fall,each of the eight schools where a winning teacher was honored will participate in a Facebook contest. The public will have the chance to vote for one of those schools to receive $5,000 in classroom supplies from The Supply Room Companies.
This is the sixth year for the Virginia Lottery Super Teacher awards,which honor outstanding K-12 public school educators. Each year,the Lottery asks for nominations from all across the state and,this year,nearly 800 were received. Eight teachers are then selected – one from each geographic region across the state – to win. Katherine Ollinger is the first educator to receive the Super Teacher Award for 2013. Seven more surprise presentations will occur this spring.
“Katherine sends home weekly newsletters of what is happening in school and gives suggestions of field trips parents can take with the kids to help enrich their learning,” said nominator and co-worker Veronica Bonaccorsy. “My favorite activity was her end of the year celebration. Parents were invited in to listen to the students read stories of their favorite memories or achievements from 3rd grade.”
The 2013 Virginia Lottery Super Teachers were selected by a panel of distinguished educators and community leaders,including:
• Dr. Jo Lynne DeMary,former State Superintendent for Public Instruction
• Dr. Martha Ross,professor emerita,JMU
• The Honorable James W. Dyke,former Virginia Secretary of Education
• Anne Carson,President of the Virginia PTA
• Steve Ahn,2012 Super Teacher Award Recipient,Abingdon High School
The judges selected the eight winners based on the strength of the nominations and educators’ qualities as exemplified by the nominator. Each nomination included answers to four questions addressing everything from the teacher’s passion for and commitment to the profession,to innovation and creativity in the classroom,to how they involve the parents of their students.
“These awards are a great way for the Lottery to demonstrate that ‘We’re Game for education,”” said Virginia Lottery Executive Director Paula Otto. “We are committed to supporting Virginia’s public schools,and that includes recognizing outstanding Super Teachers like Katherine Ollinger who are making such a difference in the education of Virginia’s youth and,indeed,our future leaders.”
Fairfax County Public Schools received more than $25 million in Lottery profits for K-12 education in Fiscal Year 2012. Lottery dollars are funding programs such as Foster Care,At-Risk,Virginia Preschool Initiative,Early Reading Intervention,Mentor Teacher,K-3 Primary Class Size,School Breakfast,Algebra Readiness,Alternative Education,Special Education,Vocational Education,Project Graduation,English as a Second Language,Remedial Summer School,Textbooks and more.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery
generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3589 | |
 Imagine scratching a Virginia Lottery ticket and discovering it’s a $100,000 winner. Marvin Aylor of Falls Church doesn’t need to imagine. It happened to him!
Mr. Aylor won the top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s 10X the Money game. He bought the winning ticket at Safeway,22350 Sterling Blvd. in Sterling.
10X the Money (game #1370) is one of dozens of Scratcher games offered by the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $5 all the way to $100,000. Mr. Aylor is the second top prize winner in the game,which means six top prizes remain.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3588 | |
 Zohra Haideri is a very lucky person. The Reston woman matched the first five numbers in the April 5 Mega Millions drawing to win $250,000.
She bought the ticket at the 7-Eleven at 8498 Euclid Avenue in Manassas Park.
The winning numbers for that drawing were 8-15-23-36-41,Mega Ball 5. She used Easy Pick and let the computer select her numbers at random.
Ms. Haideri’s ticket was one of just five nationwide to match the first five numbers in that drawing,and the only one in Virginia. Had she matched that final number,the Mega Ball number,she would have won a jackpot estimated at $50 million.
Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesday and Friday nights at 11:00. Drawings are broadcast on TV stations across Virginia and streamed live at www.valottery.com and on the Lottery’s Facebook page. The odds of winning the $250,000 prize in Mega Millions are 1 in 3,904,701.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3587 | |
 When Nancy Khataybeh of Richmond decided to try her luck at the Jeep® Scratcher game from the Virginia Lottery,she had no idea she was about to become the game’s second $100,000 winner.
She bought the winning ticket at One Stop Food Mart,3701 Meadowbridge Road in Richmond. As she claimed her prize,she told Lottery officials she was extremely surprised because she had never won anything before.
The Jeep® game features cash prizes ranging from $5 all the way up to $100,000. The game also features eight top prizes of a 2013 Jeep® Wrangler Rubicon Vehicle. In addition,the Virginia Lottery’s Jeep® Vehicle & Cash Giveaway offers chances to win a Jeep® Wrangler Rubicon Vehicle prize and other cash prizes by purchasing a single $10 Powerball,Mega Millions,Decades of Dollars or Winfor Life ticket.
The Lottery has also launched a first-of-its-kind interactive game called Jeep Seeker. The on-line scavenger hunt features a top prize of a 2013 Jeep® Wrangler Rubicon Vehicle.
Ms. Khataybeh said she plans to use her winnings to pay bills.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3586 | |
 Brien Miller of Stafford could hardly believe his eyes,or his computer. In fact,he shut it down several times before he could believe he had the one million dollar Powerball ticket being shown on the Powerball website.
He waited until his wife got home to tell her the good news. He told her as she was pulling into the garage. She shared his doubt and said,“no way!”
Mr. Miller matched the first five numbers in the April 20 Powerball drawing. He bought the ticket at Handy Mart Mobil,1186 Warrenton Road in Fredericksburg. The store received a $10,000 bonus from the Lottery for selling the winning ticket.
The winning numbers were 6-8-30-39-48 and Powerball number was 20. He used Easy Pick and let the computer randomly select the numbers on his ticket. If he had matched one more number,the Powerball number,he would have won a jackpot estimated at $95 million.
Mr. Miller,a painting contractor,plans to use his winnings to buy a boat for the whole family to enjoy. First,he is going to buy some jewelry for his wife to replace some pieces that had been stolen. He wants to continue charitable giving and playing Virginia Lottery games. He told Lottery officials,“I’m playing with the house money now.”
Powerball is hot in Virginia. Since the beginning of the year,Virginians have won five $1 million prizes,a $2 million prize and a $217 million jackpot.
Powerball drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. They are broadcast on TV stations across Virginia and live on www.valottery.com. For more information on Powerball,visit www.powerball.com.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3585 | |
 Belinda Turman thought she had a winning Powerball ticket. She thought she might have matched some of the numbers. But the Timberville woman didn’t know how much she’d won until she checked the winning numbers and discovered she’d won a cool $2 million.
“I’m in shock,excited,” she later said.
Ms. Turman matched the first five numbers in the April 17 Powerball drawing. Normally that would win $1 million. But Ms. Thurman spent an extra dollar for Power Play when she bought her ticket. Power Play increased the prize to $2 million.
She bought the ticket at Food Lion,14054 Timber Way in Timberville. On April 25,she returned to the store to receive her prize from the Virginia Lottery. The store received a $10,000 bonus from the Lottery for selling the winning ticket.
Click here to see video of the presentation.
The winning numbers were 13-18-36-48-58 and Powerball number was 28. She used Easy Pick and let the computer randomly select the numbers on her ticket. If she had matched just one more number,the Powerball number,she would have won a jackpot estimated at $80 million.
Ms. Turman said she hopes to use her winnings to buy a new house and take care of family members.
Powerball is hot in Virginia. Since the beginning of the year,Virginians have won five $1 million prizes,a $2 million prize and a $217 million jackpot.
Powerball drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. They are broadcast on TV stations across Virginia and live on www.valottery.com. For more information on Powerball,visit www.powerball.com.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3584 | |
 Imagine receiving $1,000 per week for the rest of your life. Ahmed Rahman of Virginia Beach doesn’t need to imagine - it happened. He won the top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s Win for Life game.
Dr. Rahman matched the first six numbers in the April 20 Win for Life drawing. Instead of buying his ticket from a store,he won with a Win for Life subscription. Subscriptions are offered by the Virginia Lottery to give Win for Life and Mega Millions players the opportunity to purchase tickets for multiple drawings through the mail. Unlike other winners,subscribers are contacted directly by the Virginia Lottery when they win a large prize.
“I was driving when I got the call. I had to stop,” he told Virginia Lottery officials. “I thought there might be a problem.”
The winning numbers for that drawing were 5-8-26-28-39-40 and the Free Ball number was 11.
Dr. Rahman,who is a physician,is Virginia’s 40th lifetime winner since Win for Life began in February 2006,and the sixth to win with a subscription. Win for Life drawings are held Wednesday and Saturday nights at 11:00. The chances of winning the top prize are 1 in 5,245,786. Other prizes in the game range from $2 to $52,000.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3583 | |
 Jimmy Santos of Richmond was waiting in his car while his wife had a job interview. To pass the time,he bought some Virginia Lottery Scratcher tickets. One of them turned out to be a $1 million winner.
“I got out of the car and screamed,” he later said.
He won the top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s $1 Million Cash Blast game. He bought the winning ticket at The Riverboat on the Potomac,301 Beach Terrace in Colonial Beach.
He had a choice of taking the full $1 million over 25 years or a one-time cash option of $628,000 before taxes. He chose the cash option. The store received a $10,000 bonus from the Lottery for selling the winning ticket.
“My wife pinched me and said,‘Is this really happening?’” he recalled.
$1 Million Cash Blast is one of dozens of games available from the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $10 all the way to that $1 million top prize. Mr. Santos claimed the sixth top prize in $1 Million Cash Blast,which means two top prizes remain unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3582 | |
 Nancy and Steven Greene are very lucky. The Roanoke couple won the $100,000 top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s Jeep® Scratcher game.
They bought the winning ticket at Kroger,4488 Electric Road SW in Roanoke.
The Jeep® game features cash prizes ranging from $5 all the way up to $100,000. The game also features eight top prizes of a 2013 Jeep® Wrangler Rubicon Vehicle. In addition,the Virginia Lottery’s Jeep® Vehicle & Cash Giveaway offers chances to win a Jeep® Wrangler Rubicon Vehicle prize and other cash prizes by purchasing a single $10 Powerball,Mega Millions,Decades of Dollars or Winfor Life ticket.
The Lottery has also launched a first-of-its-kind interactive game called Jeep Seeker. The on-line scavenger hunt features a top prize of a 2013 Jeep® Wrangler Rubicon Vehicle.
The Greenes were the first $100,000 winners in the Jeep® Scratcher game. A second $100,000 winner claimed soon after,leaving two $100,000 tickets unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3581 | |
 Randy Johnson is not the kind of person to make a fuss. So when the Chesterfield man discovered he’d won $125,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Pick 4 game,he smiled and quietly walked out of the store.
“It felt good to have the ticket in my hand,” he later told Lottery officials.
Mr. Johnson bought $25 worth of plays for the April 15 Pick 4 night drawing. He chose the same number combination for each ticket:7-7-4-1. When that turned out to be the winning combination,each of his plays was suddenly worth $5,000. His total winnings for that one drawing came out to $125,000.
He bought the tickets at Rite Aid,6921 Lake Harbour Road in Midlothian.
Pick 4 drawings are held daily at 1:59 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. The top prize for a $1 play is $5,000. The chances of matching all four numbers in exact order are 1 in 10,000.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3580 | |
 Linda Webber was on a hot streak. The Powhatan woman purchased two 10X the Money scratchers and won $5 on each of the tickets. She used those winnings to play again. She stuck with the same game,and bought two more scratchers. Not only were they both winners,but one revealed the top prize of $100,000!
She purchased the winning ticket at Dinwiddie Food Mart at 2895 Anderson Highway in Powhatan. She showed the clerk her ticket and he confirmed her winnings. She had to pull her glasses out of her purse and look at the ticket three times before it actually registered that is was a winning ticket!
Ms. Webber,a retiree,plans to pay off some debt with her winnings.
10X the Money is one of dozens of Scratcher games offered by the Virginia Lottery. Ms. Webber is the first top prize winner,which means 7 top prizes remain. This game began last month and has prizes ranging from $5 all the way to $100,000.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3579 | |
 Melissa Parrish of Richmond doesn’t usually play Win for Life.So when she saw what seemed to be a winning ticket,she was bit skeptical.
“I don’t know if this is real,” she said.
It was real. Her ticket matched five numbers plus the Free Ball in the April 3 drawing to win the $52,000 second prize.
She purchased the ticket at Gum Springs Pit Stop at 1300 Cross County Road in Gum Spring. The winning numbers were 14-21-26-38-40-42,Free Ball 27. She used Easy Pick and allowed the computer to select her numbers at random.
Parrish,a massage therapist,told Lottery officials,“It was definitely a surprise.”
Win for Life offers a top prize of $1,000 per week for the life of the winner. Drawings are held Wednesday and Saturday nights at 11:00.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3578 | |
Of the nearly 12,000 winning tickets bought in Virginia for the April 17 Powerball drawing,one stands out. That ticket matched the first five numbers,missing only the Powerball number.Normally that would win $1 million. The person who bought that ticket,however,spent an extra dollar for Power Play when he or she bought it. Power Play doubled the prize to $2 million.
One question remains:Who has that ticket?
The winning ticket was bought at Food Lion,14054 Timber Way in Timberville. The winning numbers were 13-18-36-48-58 and the Powerball number was 28.
Whoever has this winning ticket has 180 days from the drawing date to claim the prize. Before doing anything else,the winner should immediately sign the back of the ticket to establish ownership. When the person is ready to claim the prize,he or she should contact the Virginia Lottery.
This is the largest Powerball prize won in Virginia since February 6,when Dave and Nancy Honeywell of Fredericksburg won a $217 million Powerball jackpot.
Powerball drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. Powerball drawings are broadcast on TV stations across Virginia and live on www.valottery.com and on the Lottery’s Facebook page. For more information on Powerball,visit www.powerball.com.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3577 | |
 William Rowe of White Stone was on his way to do a load of laundry when he stopped and bought a 20X the Money ticket from the Virginia Lottery. When he later scratched the ticket while sitting in his car,he discovered he’d won the $1 million top prize.
“No one believed me at first,” he told Virginia Lottery officials. “Not even my mom.”
Mr. Rowe,who described himself as a “sometimes” lottery player,bought the winning ticket at Buoy Food & Deli,500 Rappahannock Drive in White Stone.
He had a choice of taking the full $1 million over 25 years or a one-time cash option of $766,500 before taxes. He chose the cash option. The store received a $10,000 bonus from the Lottery for selling the winning ticket.
20X the Money is one of dozens of games available from the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $10 all the way to that $1 million top prize. Since this is the first top-prize ticket claimed,two remain unclaimed.
Mr. Rowe works as a bartender. He said he hopes to invest his winnings and buy a new car.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3576 | |
 Almeta Smith was on her lunch break at work when she discovered she’d won $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game.
“I was just in total shock,” she told Virginia Lottery officials as she claimed her prize. “I didn’t get much work done after that.”
Ms. Smith matched all five numbers in the April 15 Cash 5 Day drawing. She bought her winning ticket at the 7-Eleven at 100 West 21st Street in Norfolk.
The winning numbers for that drawing were 20-22-25-28-32. She used Easy Pick and allowed the computer to randomly select the numbers on her ticket.
Ms. Smith,who works as a customer service manager,said she has no immediate plans for her winnings.
Cash 5 drawings are held daily at 1:59 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. The chances of winning the $100,000 top prize are 1 in 278,256.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3575 | |
 Tina Moultrie of Alexandria first heard about the Virginia Lottery’s Millionaire Mania Scratcher game when a family friend won the game’s $500,000 second prize in early April. Ms. Moultrie decided to try her luck at the same game.
“Next week I’ll be a millionaire,” she joked.
She was right! The ticket that she bought at Alexandria Shell,1600 Mount Vernon Avenue in Alexandria turned out to be the game’s first $2 million top-prize-winner.
On April 16 she returned to the store to receive her prize from Virginia Lottery officials. Click here to see video of the presentation.
She had a choice of taking the full $2 million over 25 years or a one-time cash option of $1,505,000 before taxes. She chose the cash option. The store received a $10,000 bonus from the Lottery for selling the winning ticket.
Ms. Moultrie is the first $2 million winner in Millionaire Mania,which means two top-prize tickets have yet to be claimed. In addition,two $500,000 prizes have been awarded,which means four remain unclaimed.
She said she hopes to buy a new house with her winnings,and help out her daughter,who is in college.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3574 | |
 April 15 may not be everyone’s favorite day,but it certainly was happy for David Hill of Hopewell.That’s the day he claimed the $100,000 top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s Jewel 7’s game.
He bought the ticket at The Market Place,3918 Oaklawn Boulevard in Hopewell as he was driving home from work. He had $45 worth of winning tickets to redeem. He pocketed $40 and used the remaining $5 to buy the ticket that won $100,000.
Ironically,as he was scratching this winning ticket,he thought to himself,“How come I never win the big one?”
Mr. Hill told Lottery officials he plans to buy a new car and invest the rest of his winnings.
Jewel 7’s (game #1328) is one of dozens of Scratcher games available from the Virginia Lottery. Tickets can be Sapphire Blue,like the one Mr. Hill bought,or Emerald Green,Diamond White or Ruby Red. He is the 11th player to claim the $100,000 prize in game #1328,which means five top-prize tickets are unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3573 | |
 L. D. Brown of Petersburg has scratched some lottery tickets in his day. So when he bought and scratched a More Folding Money ticket from the Virginia Lottery,he knew he had a winner. Nevertheless,it came as a shock to learn just how much he’d won:$150,000.
He bought the winning ticket at Petersburg Market Place,2706 South Crater Road in Petersburg.
Mr. Brown,who retired from civilian work at Fort Lee,said he expects to use his winnings to pay bills.
More Folding Money is one of dozens of Scratcher games available from the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $5 all the way to $150,000.Mr. Brown is the first $150,000 winner in this game,which means six top prizes are unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3572 | |
 If you ask Mae Ramones why she bought that Jewel 7’s ticket from the Virginia Lottery,she couldn’t tell you.
“It just came out of nowhere,” the Fredericksburg woman told Lottery officials. “Every now and then I just get this feeling.”
That feeling was right. When she scratched the ticket,she won the game’s $100,000 top prize.
It happened when she and family members stopped to eat at Pilot Travel Center,24279 Rogers Clark Boulevard in Ruther Glen.
When she discovered she’d won,Ms. Ramones didn’t say anything. She left the restaurant without eating.
“I feel terrific,” she said as she claimed her prize.
Jewel 7’s (game #1328) is one of dozens of Scratcher games available from the Virginia Lottery. Tickets can be Sapphire Blue,like the one Ms. Ramones bought,or Emerald Green,Diamond White or Ruby Red. She is the tenth player to claim the $100,000 prize in game #1328.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3571 | |
 Dorothy Hughes is no stranger to April Fool’s jokes. That probably explains why,when she realized she’d won $500,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Millionaire Mania game,her initial reaction was,“This is not an April Fool’s joke!”
The Dumfries woman bought her winning ticket at Cherry Hill Shell,3186 River Heritage Blvd. in Dumfries. The store received a $10,000 bonus from the Lottery for selling the winning ticket.
“I had no idea I was going to win with that ticket,” Ms. Hughes told Lottery officials as she claimed her prize. “I thought something was wrong. I couldn’t believe it.”
In Millionaire Mania,$500,000 is actually the second prize. The game’s top prize is $2 million. Ms. Hughes is the game’s second $500,000 winner,which means four half-million-dollar tickets remain unclaimed. All three $2 million tickets remain unclaimed.
Ms. Hughes,who runs a daycare business,said she hopes to buy a house with her winnings.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3570 | |
 James Brown didn’t know he had a $100,000 winning ticket in his possession. The first inkling the Waynesboro man had was when he received a call from his daughter,saying a winning ticket had been bought at Royal Mart,501 Rife Road East Avenue in Waynesboro. That’s the store where he had recently bought a ticket.
When he checked on the Lottery’s website,www.valottery.com,he discovered he had that winning ticket!
Mr. Brown matched all five numbers in the March 22 Cash 5 day drawing to win the game’s top prize.
“Indescribable,” was his reply when asked by Lottery officials how it felt to win.
The winning numbers for that drawing were 3-8-24-26-32. Mr. Brown selected his numbers using family ages and birthdays.
He said he had no immediate plans for his winnings.
Cash 5 drawings are held daily at 1:59 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. The chances of winning the $100,000 top prize are 1 in 278,256.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3569 | |
 It was a spur-of-the-moment purchase. James Carbonneau of Poquoson decided to play the Virginia Lottery’s 10X the Money Scratcher game when he stopped for gas at Uppy’s,7305 George Washington Highway in Yorktown.
He took the ticket out to his car and scratched it. That’s when he discovered he’d won the game’s $100,000 top prize.
Mr. Carbonneau claimed the fifth and final top prize in 10X the Money (game #1355),which means the game is closed. It is the Virginia Lottery’s policy to close Scratcher games as soon as the final top prize is claimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3568 | |
"You"ve won the lottery!" It"s something that many people want to hear. But sometimes those words come from scammers who are trying to steal your money. Recently,some of those scammers have falsely identified themselves as being with the Virginia Lottery.
"These criminals use a lot of tricks to create the appearance of a legitimate lottery," said Virginia Lottery Spokesperson John Hagerty. "We believe we are seeing an increase in attempts to scam people."
The scams often target older people and have been known to wipe out victims’ retirement savings.
”AARP encourages its members and all older Virginians to be on the lookout for signs of consumer fraud to protect themselves,as well as their friends and family,” said AARP Virginia State Director Bill Kallio.AARP offers tips on avoiding scams and fraud at http://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/.
The scams take many forms. In most cases the criminals e-mail or call to tell intended victims they have won a large prize. They might identify themselves as being with the Virginia Lottery or with Mega Millions,even though Mega Millions is a game,not an organization. Some scammers have lifted photos and language from the Virginia Lottery"s website to make themselves look legitimate.
These scams all have one thing in common:They try to trick you into sending them money or personal information by claiming that you have won a large lottery prize.
"It can be an effective lure to tell someone they have won a large prize when in fact that is not the case," said Hagerty. "If someone tries to tell you you"ve won a lottery that you never played,it’s most likely a scam."
If the person is fooled into thinking he or she has won a prize,the crooks usually try to get the person to wire money for "taxes" or "fees." They may also try to get the victim to provide them with a bank account number,which they will then clean out. Another trick is to send the winner a bogus "check" and ask the winner to send money back to cover expenses. It is only after victims have sent their own money that they discover the check they received is counterfeit.
There are some occasions,usually involving unusual prizes,when a Virginia Lottery representative will call players to inform them they won. If you have a Mega Millions or Win for Life subscription through the Virginia Lottery,or you win a second chance drawing or sweepstakes,a Lottery representative will call if you win a large prize. However,for the vast majority of Virginia Lottery prizes,Lottery officials do not call winners. Except for subscribers,no one at the Lottery knows who has won a prize until the ticket is presented for validation.
Here are some tips that can prevent you from being scammed:
* If someone says you have won a lottery that you have never played,be suspicious. You can"t win a legitimate lottery if you didn"t buy a ticket.
* If you have caller-ID on your phone,check the area code when someone calls to tell you you"ve won. If it is from a foreign country,that is a red flag. Also,be aware that some con artists use technology that allows them to disguise their area code:although it may look like they"re calling from Virginia,they could be anywhere in the world.
* Be suspicious if an e-mail contains misspellings or poor grammar,or if the person who called you uses poor English.
* If you are told that you need to keep your "win" confidential,be suspicious.
* No real lottery tells winners to put up their own money in order to collect a prize they have already won. If you have to pay a fee to collect your winnings,you haven’t won.
* Just because a real lottery is mentioned does not necessarily make it a real prize. Someone may be using the lottery"s name without its permission or knowledge.
* Never give out personal information or send money unless you verify the company"s or solicitor"s legitimacy.
* If they offer to wire the “winnings” directly into your bank account,do not give them your bank account information.
* If you are told that you can "verify" the prize by calling a certain number,that number may be part of the scam. Instead of calling it,you should look up the name of the lottery or organization on your own to find out its real contact information.
* If you think someone on the phone is trying to scam you,hang up immediately. If you engage them in conversation,your name and contact information could end up on a list that’s shared with other scammers.
The Federal Trade Commission has more information on fake lottery and other scams at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt022.shtm. To file a complaint or get free information call toll-free,1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357). If you have been the victim of a scam,contact your local police or sheriff"s office or state police.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game. In fact,it’s the reason we play. We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly.
Learn more about AARP Virginia at aarp.org/va,find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @AARPVa. AARP is a nonprofit,nonpartisan organization,with a membership of more than 37 million,that helps people turn their goals and dreams into real possibilities,strengthens communities and fights for the issues that matter most to families such as healthcare,employment security and retirement planning. We advocate for consumers in the marketplace by selecting products and services of high quality and value to carry the AARP name as well as help our members obtain discounts on a wide range of products,travel,and services.A trusted source for lifestyle tips,news and educational information,AARP produces AARP The Magazine,the world"s largest circulation magazine;AARP Bulletin;www.aarp.org;AARP TV & Radio;AARP Books;and AARP en Español,a bilingual news source.AARP does not endorse candidates for public office or make contributions to political campaigns or candidates.The AARP Foundation is an affiliated charity that provides security,protection,and empowerment to older persons in need with support from thousands of volunteers,donors,and sponsors. AARP has staffed offices in all 50 states,the District of Columbia,Puerto Rico,and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Learn more at www.aarp.org. | | 3567 | |
 When Arlene Widdifield of Chesapeake checked her Mega Millions ticket,she made a slight miscalculation.
“I thought,‘Oh good,I won two dollars,’” she later told Virginia Lottery officials.
Well,not quite. She actually won $250,000.
Ms. Widdifield matched the first five numbers in the March 19 Mega Millions drawing. The only number she missed was the Mega Ball number. She bought the ticket at Food Lion,717 South Battlefield Blvd. in Chesapeake.
The winning numbers for that drawing were 3-6-14-21-37,Mega Ball 35. She used Easy Pick and let the computer select her numbers at random.
The retired restaurant manager was one of five second-prize winners nationwide in that drawing,and the only one in Virginia. If she had matched one more number – the Mega Ball number – she would have won a jackpot estimated at $13 million.
Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesday and Friday nights at 11:00. Drawings are broadcast on TV stations across Virginia and streamed live at www.valottery.com and on the Lottery’s Facebook page. The odds of winning the $250,000 prize in Mega Millions are 1 in 3,904,701.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3566 | |
 Shirley Cameron of Burke was sitting at her computer when she checked the winning numbers in the previous day’s Virginia Lottery Cash 5 drawing. It didn’t take her long to realize she’d matched all five numbers to win the game’s $100,000 top prize.
“I was shocked and excited,” she told Virginia Lottery officials as she claimed her prize.
She bought the winning ticket at the 7-Eleven at 9413-A Old Burke Lake Road in Burke for the March 30 Cash 5 day drawing. The winning numbers were 4-6-14-25-26.
She said she intends to use her winnings to help out her family.
“I am really happy that I won,” she said. “But I’m still waiting for the really big one!”
Cash 5 drawings are held daily at 1:59 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. The chances of winning the $100,000 top prize are 1 in 278,256.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3565 | |
 “It feels good. I’m excited. I’m ecstatic.”
That’s how David Clark described his feelings as he claimed the $100,000 top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game.The Lorton man matched all five numbers in the March 30 Cash 5 night drawing.
He bought the winning ticket at Handy Dandy Market,13316 Occoquan Road in Woodbridge.
The winning numbers for that drawing were 2-9-19-23-28. Mr. Clark said he selected numbers that had once been suggested to him by his father.
The personal trainer said he plans to invest his winnings.
Cash 5 drawings are held daily at 1:59 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. The chances of winning the $100,000 top prize are 1 in 278,256.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3564 | |
 The top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game is $100,000. Cathy Do won that prize four times in the same drawing – and then some!
The Chesapeake woman bought four tickets with the same five numbers,4-8-12-25-32. When those numbers were drawn in the March 27 Cash 5 night drawing,each of those four tickets won the top prize. She also bought some tickets with other numbers for that drawing,and they won an additional $505 for matching three and four numbers. Her total winnings for that one drawing came to $400,505.
“It’s like a daydream,” she told Virginia Lottery officials as she claimed her prize. “I was shocked. I can’t explain it.”
Ms. Do bought the winning tickets at Military Circle Shell,500 North Military Highway in Norfolk. She selected the numbers on her tickets using some of her favorite numbers.
She said the only plans she has for her winnings is to pay bills.
Cash 5 drawings are held daily at 1:59 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. The chances of winning the $100,000 top prize are 1 in 278,256.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3563 | |
 Gary Steffanetta was driving with his family from their Babylon,New York,home to North Carolina for spring break. When they stopped at Loves Travel Stop in Ruther Glen,he spotted a Virginia Lottery game called Good Deal.
“We’ve got to get it!” he said. “Look at the name:Good Deal!”
Sure enough,the ticket turned out to be a $150,000 top prize winner.
They had to wait until the next day to claim the prize. “We couldn’t sleep the whole night,” he said.
Mr. Steffanetta,who is a lawyer,said the winnings will help pay for his two sons’ educations.
Good Deal (game #1394) is one of dozens of Scratchers offered by the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $5 all the way up to $150,000. This is the second top prize claimed in this game,which means four top-prize tickets remain unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3562 | |
 When Sarah Marmo scratched her Win It All Scratcher ticket from the Virginia Lottery,she could tell it was a winner,but she was shocked when she discovered how much she’d won. The Alexandria woman became the game’s fifth $200,000 top-prize winner.
She bought the winning ticket at Mike’s Q Mart,2266 Huntington Avenue in Alexandria.
Ms. Marmo told Virginia Lottery officials she hopes to use her winnings to go to school to study criminal justice. She also hopes to get a new car.
“I’m very excited;very happy,” she said.
She claimed the fifth and final top prize in Win It All,which means the game is closed. It is the Virginia Lottery’s policy to close Scratcher games as soon as the final top prize is claimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3561 | |
 When Ashley Crilly of Lynchburg stopped for gas in Rustburg,she also bought a Black Gold Scratcher ticket from the Virginia Lottery. She scratched the ticket while she was still in the store,and realized she had just won the $150,000 top prize.
“I was shocked!” she told Lottery officials as she claimed his prize. “I had to look at it about four times.”
She bought the winning ticket at Rustburg Mini Mart,462 Village Highway in Rustburg.
She told Lottery officials she has no immediate plans for her winnings.
Black Gold (game #1345) is one of dozens of Scratchers offered by the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $5 all the way up to $150,000. This is the second top prize claimed in this game,which means three top-prize tickets remain unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3560 | |
 Christopher Riley was relieved to walk through the door of the Virginia Lottery’s customer service center in Hampton. He had a ticket in his possession worth $100,000.
“It felt nerve-wracking!” he said.
The Chesapeake man matched all five numbers in the March 21 Cash 5 night drawing to win the top prize. The winning numbers were 9-22-27-29-30. He used Easy Pick,allowing the computer to randomly select the numbers on his ticket.
He bought the winning ticket at the 7-Eleven at 1928 Battlefield Boulevard in Chesapeake.
Mr. Riley,who was formerly in the Navy and is now self-employed,said he plans to use his winnings to pay bills.
Cash 5 drawings are held daily at 1:59 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. The chances of winning the $100,000 top prize are 1 in 278,256.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3559 | |
 You might say it was a team effort when Sandra Vasquez of Dumfries won $150,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s $150 Grand game. Her husband bought the ticket and scratched it. She took the winning ticket to the Lottery’s customer service center in Woodbridge to claim the prize.
The winning ticket was bought at the 7-Eleven at 13897 Telegraph Road in Woodbridge.
“I was happy,crying,” the mother of four said.
$150 Grand is one of dozens of Scratcher games from the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $5 all the way up to $150,000. This is the third top prize claimed in $150 Grand,which means two top-prize tickets remain unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3558 | |
 Donna Mears of Bloxom was so surprised when she discovered she had matched all five numbers in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game,she had to call her daughter to double-check the numbers.
“I wanted to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating,” she said.
Ms. Mears won the $100,000 top prize in the March 20 Cash 5 day drawing. She bought the winning ticket at Royal Farms,20474 Lankford Highway in Parksley.She used Easy Pick and let the computer randomly select the numbers on her ticket. Those winning numbers were 7-11-16-20-21.
“I couldn’t breathe,” she told Virginia Lottery officials. “It’s just unbelievable!”
Cash 5 drawings are held daily at 1:59 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. The chances of winning the $100,000 top prize are 1 in 278,256.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3557 | |
 Janie Kennedy of Jamaica,New York,visits Virginia three or four times a year,and often plays the Virginia Lottery during her visits.
“I usually try to pick up a ticket – just because,” she said.
During a recent trip she bought two plays for the March 18 Cash 5 night drawing,and they both matched all five numbers. Each ticket won the $100,000 top prize,to make her combined winnings $200,000.
She bought both tickets at the 7-Eleven at 6658 Richmond Road in Williamsburg. The winning numbers were 4-5-11-16-30. She selected the numbers on her ticket using family birthdays.
Interestingly,a third ticket for that same drawing was purchased at the same store with the same winning numbers. That ticket,which is worth $100,000,has not yet been claimed.
Ms. Kennedy,a retired journalist,said she hopes to use her winnings to pay bills and take care of her family.
Cash 5 drawings are held daily at 1:59 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. The chances of winning the $100,000 top prize are 1 in 278,256.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3556 | |
 Freida Bashay thought her boyfriend was playing an early April Fools Day joke on her when he said her Cash 5 ticket looked like a top prize-winner. But it was no joke. The Portsmouth woman matched all five numbers in the March 18 Cash 5 night drawing to win the $100,000 top prize.
“I didn’t believe it,so I called the Lottery number,” she told Virginia Lottery officials. “I was shocked!”
She bought the winning ticket at the 7-Eleven at 4000 George Washington Highway in Portsmouth. When she returned to the store the next day for a cup of coffee,she pulled out the ticket and discovered she’d won big.
The winning numbers were 4-5-11-16-30. She selected the numbers on her ticket using family birthdays.
Cash 5 drawings are held daily at 1:59 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. The chances of winning the $100,000 top prize are 1 in 278,256.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3555 | |
 Staff Sergeants Nathan Sutherland and David Jenkins have played Powerball together for about the past year. For the March 23 Powerball drawing,with its estimated $320 million jackpot,they were joined for the first time by Sergeant First Class Robert Gallow.
One of their tickets matched the first five numbers,missing only the Powerball number,to win $1 million.
“We still can’t believe it!” Sgt. Sutherland said as the three presented the winning ticket to Virginia Lottery officials.
They bought the ticket at Tobacco Zone,5224 Oaklawn Blvd. in Hopewell. The winning numbers for that drawing were 17-29-31-52-53 and Powerball number 31. Sgt. Sutherland said they always play those same numbers,although they have no particular significance.
On March 26,they received their checks from Virginia Lottery Executive Director Paula Otto. The three split the $1 million prize,with each receiving $333,333 before taxes. The store received a $10,000 bonus from the Lottery for selling the winning ticket.
Click here to see video of the presentation.
The three are members of Tango Company,266th Quartermaster Battalion,U. S. Army Quartermaster School,Combined Arms Support Command at Fort Lee,Virginia.
Powerball drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. They are broadcast on TV stations across Virginia and live on www.valottery.com. For more information on Powerball,visit www.powerball.com.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3554 | |
 Norma Chhaunkar of Leesburg thought she’d won $250,000 when she showed her Powerball ticket to her husband.
“She was gasping,” he said.
But she was wrong. The ticket wasn’t worth $250,000 – it was worth $1 million.
Ms. Chhaunker matched the first five numbers in the March 16 Powerball drawing. She bought the winning ticket at Sheetz,915 Edwards Ferry Road in Leesburg. She used Easy Pick and allowed the computer to randomly select the numbers on her ticket.
The winning numbers for that drawing were 3-7-21-44-53 and the Powerball number 16. This ticket matched the first five numbers and missed only the Powerball number.
“You only hit five,” her husband joked. “Why didn’t you hit six?”
Had the ticket matched that sixth number,it would have won an estimated $216 million jackpot.
On January 31,Ms. Chhaunkar received her check from Virginia Lottery officials at the Lottery’s Northern Virginia Customer Service Center in Woodbridge. Lottery officials also presented Sheetz with an oversized check representing the $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
Click here to see video of the presentation.
Powerball drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. They are broadcast on TV stations across Virginia and live on www.valottery.com. For more information on Powerball,visit www.powerball.com.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3553 | |
 Ellis Johnson of Richmond was in New York when he received a $52,000 phone call. His brother called to tell him Mr. Johnson had a winning ticket in the Virginia Lottery’s Win for Life game.
His ticket matched five numbers plus the Free Ball in the March 9 drawing to win the $52,000 second prize. The winning numbers were 1-4-9-19-26-42,Free Ball 5. The winning ticket was bought at Cross Pointe BP,8211 Hull Street Road in Richmond.
Mr. Johnson said he drove the 500 miles back to Virginia so he could claim his prize as quickly as possible. He told Virginia Lottery officials he hopes to use his winnings to buy a car for his mother.
His ticket was one of three in Virginia to win $52,000 in the March 9 drawing. The other two tickets were bought in Madison Heights and Sandston.
Win for Life offers a top prize of $1,000 per week for the life of the winner. Drawings are held Wednesday and Saturday nights at 11:00.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3552 | |
 Saul Tejada was sitting in the passenger seat when he discovered he’d won $1 million. The Sterling man had stopped with a friend at the 7-Eleven at 4209 Annandale Road in Annandale to get something to drink. He also picked up a $120 Million Cash Blowout ticket from the Virginia Lottery.
“I just put it in my pocket and kept going,” he said. “I didn’t think about it.”
Later,as his friend drove,Mr. Tejada scratched the ticket and realized he’d won the top prize.
“Wow,I couldn’t believe it,” he later told Lottery officials. “I thought,‘There’s no way!’”
Mr. Tejada,who works as a carpet installer,had the choice of taking the full prize in annual payments over 25 years or a one-time cash option of $564,000 before taxes. He chose the cash option. The store received a $10,000 bonus from the Virginia Lottery for selling the winning ticket.
$120 Million Cash Blowout is one of dozens of Scratcher games offered by the Virginia Lottery. As the name says,the game started with more than $120 million in total prizes,ranging from $20 all the way up to 20 million-dollar top prizes. Mr. Tejada is the 19th million-dollar winner,so there is still one top-prize ticket unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3551 | |
 William Flowers of Madison Heights matched the first five numbers plus the Free Ball in the March 9 Win for Life Drawing to win the game’s $52,000 second prize.
The winning numbers were 1-4-9-19-26-42,Free Ball 5. He told Virginia Lottery officials he used his birthday and a combination of random numbers on his ticket.
Mr. Flowers’ ticket was one of three in Virginia to win $52,000 in the March 9 drawing. The other two tickets were bought in Richmond and Sandston.
Win for Life offers a top prize of $1,000 per week for the life of the winner. Drawings are held Wednesday and Saturday nights at 11:00.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3550 | |
 Jamaal King might not have won $52,000 if the store hadn’t been so busy. The Richmond man was at the Wawa at 500 South Airport Drive in Sandston. There was long line of customers,so he decided to take a moment and use the Virginia Lottery’s Lottery Express machine to kill some time. He bought a Win for Life ticket. The ticket ended up matching five numbers plus the Free Ball in the March 9 drawing to win $52,000.
“It’s a good feeling,” he told Lottery officials as he claimed his prize.
The winning numbers were 1-4-9-19-26-42,Free Ball 5. He used Easy Pick,allowing the computer to randomly select the numbers on his ticket.
Mr. King,who works in management for a soft drink company,said he hopes to use his winnings to repay his student loans.
Win for Life offers a top prize of $1,000 per week for the life of the winner. Drawings are held Wednesday and Saturday nights at 11:00.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3549 | |
Check your tickets! Somewhere there is a ticket from the March 16 Powerball drawing that’s now worth $1 million.It was bought at Sheetz,915 Edwards Ferry Road in Leesburg.
The winning numbers for that drawing were 3-7-21-44-53 and the Powerball number 16. This ticket matched the first five numbers and missed only the Powerball number.
Whoever has this latest winning ticket has 180 days from the drawing date to claim the prize. The Virginia Lottery advises that before doing anything else,the winner should immediately sign the back of the ticket to establish ownership. When the person is ready to claim the million-dollar prize,he or she should contact the Virginia Lottery at 703-494-1501 or 804-692-7000.
Powerball is hot in Virginia! On February 14,the Virginia Lottery awarded a $217 million Powerball jackpot to Dave and Nancy Honeywell of Fredericksburg. In addition,this is the tenth $1 million Powerball winner in Virginia since November 24.
Powerball drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. Powerball drawings are broadcast on TV stations across Virginia and live on www.valottery.com and on the Lottery’s Facebook page. For more information on Powerball,visit www.powerball.com.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3548 | |
 Allen Stanley of Virginia Beach and the UVA men’s basketball team were both winners on February 28,2013.Mr. Stanley won front-row seats to the game at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville in the Virginia Lottery’s UVa Basketball VIP Fan Experience.” He got to watch UVa’s historic upset win over the Duke Blue Devils.
Mr. Stanley entered the sweepstakes on the Virginia Lottery’s Facebook page . He planned to attend with his son,but when his son was not able to attend,he gave the seat to a student who would otherwise have been in the “nosebleed” section.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3547 | |
 Jose Dimas of Dumfries won a jewel of prize when he bought a Jewel 7’s ticket from the Virginia Lottery and won the game’s $100,000 top prize.
He bought the winning ticket at Food Lion,17120 Jefferson Davis Highway in Dumfries.
Mr. Dimas,who works in construction,said he has no immediate plans for his winnings.
Jewel 7’s (game #1328) is one of dozens of Scratcher games available from the Virginia Lottery. Tickets can be Sapphire Blue,like the one Mr. Dimas bought,or Emerald Green,Diamond White or Ruby Red. He is the ninth player to claim the $100,000 prize in game #1328,which means seven top-prize tickets remain unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3546 | |
 When Kerry Kleinfelter of Warrenton scratched his Sizzling 7’s ticket from the Virginia Lottery,he saw something he’d never seen before.
“I thought I was seeing double,with all those zeros” he told Virginia Lottery officials as he claimed his prize. “It didn’t register at first that I’d won $100,000”
He bought the winning ticket at Broadview Sunoco,121 Broadview Avenue in Warrenton.
Mr. Kleinfelter,who works as an engineer,said he hopes to use his winnings to do some work on his house.
Sizzling 7’s is one of dozens of Scratcher games offered by the Virginia Lottery. Mr. Kleinfelter is the fourth player to claim the top prize,which means two $100,000 Sizzling 7’s tickets are unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3545 | |
Update on March 11:The ticket was not claimed by the deadline,and has expired.
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Would you walk around with $250,000 in your pocket or the glove compartment of your car? Probably not.But one Virginia Lottery player may be unknowingly doing just that.
Someone bought a ticket for the September 11,2012,Mega Millions drawing at Fas Mart,1411 South Boston Road in Danville. That ticket turned out to be a $250,000 winner. Whoever has that ticket has not come forward to claim the prize.
By law,winning tickets in Virginia expire 180 days after the drawing. In this case,since the 180-day period ends on a Sunday,the winner has until close of business the next business day,which is 5:00 p.m. on Monday,March 11.
The winning numbers were 5-11-20-33-36,and the Mega Ball number was 11. The ticket matched the first five numbers and missed only the Mega Ball number. The person who has that ticket should contact the Virginia Lottery immediately at 804-692-7000 or 434-392-7294.
All Virginia Lottery unclaimed prize money goes to the state Literary Fund. The Literary Fund is used solely for educational purposes,such as upgrading technology in schools and teacher retirement funding. Since its inception in 1988,the Lottery has transferred more than $222 million in unclaimed prizes to Virginia’s Literary Fund.
Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesday and Friday nights at 11:00. Drawings are broadcast on TV stations across Virginia and streamed live at www.valottery.com and on the Lottery’s Facebook page. The odds of winning the $250,000 prize in Mega Millions are 1 in 3,904,701.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3533 | |
 Colin McKeon was sitting at the kitchen table when he discovered he’d won $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game.
“It feels great,” he told Virginia Lottery officials. “I’m happy I played.”
He bought the winning ticket at the 7-Eleven at 4051 Cox Road in Glen Allen for the February 2 Cash 5 day drawing. He used family birthdays to select the numbers:3-5-7-8-21.
Mr. McKeon,who works in the insurance industry,said he plans to save his winnings.
Cash 5 drawings are held daily at 1:59 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. The chances of winning the $100,000 top prize are 1 in 278,256.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3543 | |
 John Barber was more than just a little suspicious when his wife said their $150 Grand Scratcher ticket from the Virginia Lottery was a top prize-winner. They’d had a false alarm when they thought they had a winning ticket once before.
“Don’t do this to me again!” the Broadway man said.
But this time it really was the top prize. The ticket won $150,000.
“We were both pretty excited,” he told Lottery officials as he claimed his prize.
The winning ticket was bought at One Stop Godfather’s Pizza,125 North Main Street in Timberville.
Mr. Barber and his wife own a compressor parts and repair company in Broadway.
$150 Grand is one of dozens of Scratcher games from the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $5 all the way up to $150,000. This is the second top prize claimed in $150 Grand,which means three top-prize tickets remain unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3542 | |
Talk about a great streak of luck! Actress Melanie McQueen answered a casting call for a Virginia Lottery commercial in 1989. Her character for that commercial was named Lady Luck. In the 24 years that followed,Lady Luck became one of the most recognized characters in the Commonwealth,appearing in television ads,at events all over Virginia and in the cyber-age on Facebook and Twitter.
Now the Lady Luck character is taking her wand,her bejeweled shoes and her slightly disheveled persona and heading off into retirement.
It’s not quite accurate to say Lady Luck will be gone,though. The Lottery is donating several of the items that made Lady Luck so memorable – the wand,tiara,and years’ worth of photos and memories – to the Library of Virginia and the Virginia Historical Society.
Meanwhile,the Lottery has unveiled a new “We’re Game” brand,and with it,the Lottery is sponsoring Game Guy.
Game Guy,portrayed by Hampton Roads native Jason Kypros,is a regular Virginian who loves games and will play any game,anywhere,any time. He seeks out games and the people who play them all over the Commonwealth. He represents the “We’re Game” spirit alive in Virginians,and serves as a link between everyday people,the games they play and the games offered by the Virginia Lottery.
For more information on Game Guy,check out his website,visit him on Facebook or Twitter or check out his latest adventures on YouTube and Flickr.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3540 | |
The Virginia Lottery is marking National Problem Gambling Awareness Week,March 3-9,2013,with the release of two new public service announcements (PSAs) for television and radio,encouraging responsible play.
The first PSA,titled “Play Responsibly,” promotes the Virginia Problem Gambling Helpline,which assists people who think they or loved ones may have a gambling problem.It emphasizes that a problem gambler can make a positive change by seeking help. The second PSA,titled “Play by the Rules,” reminds Virginians that it is against state law to buy or sell lottery tickets to anyone younger than 18. Both television and radio spots include English and Spanish versions,and will air across the Commonwealth.
Click here to view both new PSAs.
The Virginia Problem Gambling Helpline is a toll-free number,(888) 532-3500.Helpline operators can answer questions and provide callers with information and referrals such as Gamblers Anonymous chapters in Virginia. All Virginia Lottery tickets and most printed advertising materials contain the phone number.
Along with funding the Virginia Problem Gambling Helpline,the Lottery maintains a “Play Responsibly” page on its Web site,with information and links to the Virginia Council on Problem Gambling,the National Council on Problem Gambling and Gamblers Anonymous.
To show its support of National Problem Gambling Awareness Week,no lottery television or radio advertising will air March 3-9. Although most people can play games of chance without ill effects,there are some for whom gambling can be harmful.That is why the message from the Lottery is simple:have fun and play responsibly.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3539 | |
 Amy Payne of Appalachia was in the passenger seat. Her husband was driving as she scratched a Big Winning Numbers ticket from the Virginia Lottery. Suddenly,she realized her ticket was a $250,000 winner.
“We stopped in the middle of the road,” she later told Lottery officials. “I nearly had a heart attack.”
Her husband bought the winning ticket at Scotchman,636 West Main Street in Appalachia.
Big Winning Numbers is one of dozens of Scratchers offered by the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $5 all the way up to $250,000. This is the second top prize claimed in this game,which means three top-prize tickets remain unclaimed.
Ms. Payne said she has no immediate plans for the winnings. She and her husband are new parents.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3538 | |
 Tamika Pittman is one for one. The first time she played a Virginia Lottery Scratcher game,she won the game’s $1 million top prize.
“I read the directions and saw it was a winner,but I didn’t think it was true,” the Virginia Beach woman told Lottery officials as she claimed her prize.
She’s played other Lottery games like Mega Millions before,but this Million Dollar Cash Spectacular ticket was her first Scratcher. She bought the winning ticket at Sav-A-Ton,3996 Bonney Road in Virginia Beach,when she stopped for gas on her way to work.
She had a choice of taking the full $1 million over 25 years or a one-time cash option of $653,000 before taxes. She chose the cash option. The store received a $10,000 bonus from the Lottery for selling the winning ticket.
Million Dollar Cash Spectacular is one of dozens of games available from the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $10 all the way to that $1 million top prize. This is the fifth top-prize ticket claimed,which means one remains unclaimed.
Ms. Pittman,who works as a tutor,said she had a problem after she discovered she’d won. “No one in my family believed me.” she said.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3537 | |
 Tyler Witty was in the parking lot of a convenience store when he scratched the $1,000,000 Mega Fortune ticket he had just bought.
“I would say my day changed a little bit at that point,” he later said.
That’s an understatement. His ticket turned out to be the game’s first $1 million top prize winner. Mr. Witty bought the ticket at One Stop Mart,1301 North Laburnum Avenue in Richmond. He said he was working in the area and stopped by for some caffeine.
“I was just in the right place,the right convenience store,” he told Lottery officials as he claimed his prize.
He had a choice of taking the full $1 million over 25 years or a one-time cash option of $750,000 before taxes. He chose the cash option. The store received a $10,000 bonus from the Lottery for selling the winning ticket.
$1,000,000 Mega Fortune is one of dozens of games available from the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $10 all the way to that $1 million top prize. Since this is the first top-prize ticket claimed,two remain unclaimed.
Mr. Witty,who works as a self-employed pressure washer,said he intends to pay bills with his winnings.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3536 | |
 Bernard Trisvan of Prince George drives to Emporia frequently. It was on one of those trips that he bought a Cash in Hand ticket from the Virginia Lottery.He took the ticket out to the parking lot and scratched it.That’s when he discovered he’d won the game’s $150,000 top prize.
“I said,‘Oh look at that!’” he told Lottery officials as he claimed his prize.“I didn’t believe it.”
He bought the ticket at Emporia Grocery,720 North Main Street in Emporia.
Will winning such a large prize bring changes to Mr. Trisvan’s life? Not likely.
“I’m pretty much content with my life,” he said. “This is nice,though.”
Cash in Hand (game #1342) features prizes ranging from $5 all the way up to $150,000. This is the seventh top prize claimed,which means three top-prize Cash in Hand tickets are unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3535 | |
 Edna Rivas of Midlothian was on her lunch break when she stopped at a Lottery Express machine and bought a Right on the Money ticket from the Virginia Lottery. She immediately scratched it and realized she’d won the $1 million prize.
“I just looked at the machine,” she said as she claimed her prize. “I thought it would talk back to me.”
She bought the ticket at Martins,1220 Sycamore Square in Midlothian,where she works as an assistant chef.
Ms. Rivas had the choice of taking the full $1 million prize over 25 years or a one-time cash option of $645,000 before taxes. She elected to take the cash option. The store receives a $10,000 bonus from the Lottery for selling the winning ticket.
“I’m going to kiss that machine when I get back there,” she laughed as she received her check from Lottery officials.
Right on the Money features prizes ranging from $20 up to $2.5 million. Ms. Rivas is the sixth player to claim the second prize in Right on the Money,which means four $1 million tickets remain unclaimed. Three $2.5 million tickets also remain unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3534 | |
 When Alan Scott of Stanley,North Carolina,saw that his favorite numbers had been drawn in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game,he had a panicky moment as he searched for his ticket. The concern turned to relief when he found the ticket and took it to the Virginia Lottery’s customer service center in Abingdon to claim his prize.
“It feels awesome,” he told Virginia Lottery officials.
Mr. Scott said his work as a field services engineer often takes him to Virginia,where he enjoys playing the Lottery. He bought the winning ticket at On the Run,26 Airport Drive in Hillsville,for the February 10 Cash 5 night drawing. He used family birthdays to select the numbers:3-7-11-12-16.
He said he hopes to use his winnings for some home repairs.
Cash 5 drawings are held daily at 1:59 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. The chances of winning the $100,000 top prize are 1 in 278,256.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3532 | |
 William McCain traveled from his home in Waterbury,Nebraska,to visit his daughter and grandsons in Virginia Beach. While he sat waiting for his two oldest grandsons’ school bus to arrive,he scratched two Virginia Lottery tickets. One ticket won $25. The other won $200,000.
Mr. McCain took the top prize in the Win It All Scratcher game. He bought the tickets,along with a cup of coffee,at the 7-Eleven at 2220 Pleasure House Road in Virginia Beach.
He told Virginia Lottery officials he plans to save his winnings and also buy a new vehicle.
Win It All is one of dozens of games available from the Virginia Lottery.It features prizes ranging from $5 all the way up to $200,000. This is the fourth top prize claimed in Win It All,which means one top-prize ticket remains unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3531 | |
 Danielle Sherred was running errands with her mom when they stopped at the Shell station located at 13890 Noblewood Plaza in Woodbridge. She bought two Big Winning Numbers tickets from the Virginia Lottery. They then discovered that one of the tickets was a $250,000 winner.
“My mom was next to me and kept screaming,” she told Lottery officials as she claimed her prize. “I just remained in shock.”
Ms. Sherred said she had no immediate plans for her winnings.
Big Winning Numbers is one of dozens of Scratchers offered by the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $5 all the way up to $250,000. This is the first top prize claimed in this game,which means four top-prize tickets remain unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3530 | |
 Sharon Revell thought she had won $10,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Jewel 7’s Scratcher game.
“I was dancing all through the house,” she later told Virginia Lottery officials.
But it got better.When she scratched the rest of the ticket,she realized she had won a lot more than $10,000.
“I started feeling ill,” she said. “I had to get my husband to finish scratching it.”
The ticket ended up winning the game’s $100,000 top prize. She bought it at the 7-Eleven at 3903 Victory Boulevard in Portsmouth.
Jewel 7’s (game #1328) is one of dozens of games available from the Virginia Lottery. Tickets can be Emerald Green,like the one Ms. Revell bought,or Sapphire Blue,Diamond White or Ruby Red.
Ms. Revell is the eighth player to claim the $100,000 prize in game #1328,which means eight top-prize tickets remain unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3528 | |
 Fredrica Boamah of Woodbridge will probably remember the numbers 8-18-21-32-34 for a long time. Those are the numbers she matched to win $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game.
“It feels wonderful to win,” she told Virginia Lottery officials as she claimed her prize.
Ms. Boamah won the top prize in the February 6 Cash 5 day drawing. She bought the winning ticket at the 7-Eleven at 4800 Dale Boulevard in Dale City. She used Easy Pick and allowed the computer to randomly select the numbers on her ticket.
She said she hopes to share her winnings with family members.
Cash 5 drawings are held daily at 1:59 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. The chances of winning the $100,000 top prize are 1 in 278,256.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3529 | |
 Angela Bryant did not buy the winning ticket. Her friend did.
The friend bought two Virginia Lottery Scratcher tickets,one for each of them. His ticket was not a winner;Ms. Bryant’s won $100,000.
“I just happened to get the good one,” she told Lottery officials as she claimed her prize. “I’m very,very surprised.”
Her 10X the Money ticket was bought at the Connection Market & Grill,299 River Road in Fieldale.
When asked if she intends to share her winnings with the friend who gave her the ticket,she replied,“I have to think about that.”
10X the Money (game #1355) features prizes ranging from $5 all the way up to $100,000. This is the fourth top prize claimed in game #1355,which means one top-prize ticket remains unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3527 | |
 When Larry Perry of Hampton showed his wife Debbie his winning lottery ticket,her reaction was,“That’s a fake ticket!”
It was no fake. The ticket for the Virginia Lottery’s Good Deal Scratcher game was worth $150,000.
Mr. Perry bought the winning ticket at Race Coast,1404 Pembroke Avenue in Hampton. After he discovered it was a winner,he taped it to the back of his bedpost until he could claim his prize.
Good Deal (game #1394) is one of dozens of Scratchers offered by the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $5 all the way up to $150,000. This is the first top prize claimed in this game,which means five top-prize tickets remain unclaimed.
Mr. Perry told Lottery officials he intends to use his winnings to pay bills.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3526 | |
 Stephen Carr is a lucky person. The Fredericksburg man matched five numbers plus the Free Ball in the January 30 Win for Life drawing to win the game’s $52,000 second prize.
He bought the winning ticket at Fas Mart,8520 Jeff Davis Highway in Fredericksburg.
The winning numbers were 2-7-10-15-22-26,Free Ball 40. He used Easy Pick,allowing the computer to randomly select the numbers on his ticket.
Win for Life offers a top prize of $1,000 per week for the life of the winner. Drawings are held Wednesday and Saturday nights at 11:00.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3525 | |
One ticket matched all six numbers in the February 6 Powerball drawing. That ticket,which was bought at a Lottery Express (self-service) machine at Richmond International Airport,is now worth an estimated $217 million.
The winning numbers were 5-27-36-38-41 and the Powerball number 12.
Virginia Lottery officials will announce later today the location at which the winning ticket was purchased.
The winner has 180 days from the drawing to claim the prize. That person or persons will have a choice:Either take the full jackpot in 30 annual payments or a one-time cash option of approximately $136.4 million before taxes.
This is the second-largest jackpot ever won by a ticket bought in Virginia. The largest was $239 million,which was won by J. R. Triplett of Winchester in 2004,playing Mega Millions.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3523 | |
 John Byers might have been a little disappointed when he discovered the Virginia Lottery Scratcher game he wanted to play wasn’t in stock. So the Virginia Beach man played a different game – and won $100,000! His Jewel 7’s ticket won the game’s top prize.
Mr. Byers bought the winning ticket at Pretzels Plus,4554 Virginia Beach Boulevard in Virginia Beach.
He told Lottery officials he called his wife as soon as he discovered he had a $100,000 winner. She didn’t believe him at first.
Jewel 7’s (game #1328) is one of dozens of games available from the Virginia Lottery. Tickets can be Emerald Green,like the one Mr. Byers bought,or Sapphire Blue,Diamond White or Ruby Red.
The win comes at a good time. Mr. Byers retired just a few months ago. He is the seventh player to claim the $100,000 prize in game #1328,which means nine top-prize tickets remain unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3522 | |
 Imagine scratching a Virginia Lottery ticket and discovering it’s a $100,000 winner. That’s what happened to Ashby Cook.The Brightwood man won the top prize in the Winning in Spades game.
He bought the winning ticket at Jags Market & Deli,3788 North Seminole Trail in Brightwood.
Winning in Spades is one of dozens of games available from the Virginia Lottery.It features prizes ranging from $5 all the way up to $100,000. This is the fifth top prize claimed in Winning in Spades,which means one top-prize ticket remains unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3521 | |
 William Jones was on his way to work when he bought a Win It All Scratcher ticket from the Virginia Lottery. The Galax man just wanted to pick up a soft drink. Instead,he walked out of the store with a $200,000 top-prize-winning ticket.
“I knew it was a winner,but I figured maybe five or ten dollars,” he told Lottery officials as he claimed his prize. “I took it to the clerk and said,‘Am I looking at this right?’ She said,‘You sure are!’”
He bought the winning ticket at Kangaroo Express,806 South Main Street in Galax.
Win It All is one of dozens of games available from the Virginia Lottery.It features prizes ranging from $5 all the way up to $200,000. This is the third top prize claimed in Win It All,which means two top-prize tickets remain unclaimed.
Mr. Jones,who works at a furniture manufacturer,said he plans to save his winnings for retirement.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3520 | |
 If Dwayne Lowry hadn’t needed to put air in the tire of his vehicle,he would not have bought that million-dollar Powerball ticket.
The Virginia Beach man stopped at Happy Shopper,209 South Mallory Street in Hampton and asked for a dollar’s worth of change for the air machine. He noticed a Powerball ticket near the terminal that had been printed,but no one had bought. So he decided to buy it.
You might call that a million-dollar decision. The ticket matched the first five numbers in the January 30 Powerball drawing to win $1 million.
On January 31,he returned to the store to receive his check from Virginia Lottery officials. The store received a $10,000 bonus from the Lottery for selling the winning ticket.
Click here to see video of the presentation.
The winning numbers for that drawing were 14-16-32-47-52 and the Powerball number 16. The numbers on the ticket were randomly selected by the computer.
Powerball is hot in Virginia! This is the ninth $1 million Powerball winner in the Commonwealth since November 24 – about nine weeks.
Mr. Lowry retired from the U. S. Navy in April and is now training to be a firefighter.
Powerball drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. They are broadcast on TV stations across Virginia and live on www.valottery.com. For more information on Powerball,visit www.powerball.com.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3519 | |
Check your tickets! Somewhere there is a ticket from the January 30 Powerball drawing that’s worth $1 million. It was bought at Happy Shopper,209 South Mallory Street in Hampton.
The winning numbers for that drawing were 14-16-32-47-52 and the Powerball number 16. This ticket matched the first five numbers and missed only the Powerball number.
Powerball is hot in Virginia! This is the ninth Powerball ticket worth $1 million bought in the Commonwealth in nine weeks – since November 24.
Whoever has this latest winning ticket has 180 days from the drawing date to claim the prize. The Virginia Lottery advises that before doing anything else,the winner should immediately sign the back of the ticket to establish ownership. When the person is ready to claim the million-dollar prize,he or she should contact the Virginia Lottery at 757-825-7800 or 804-692-7000.
Powerball drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. Powerball drawings are broadcast on TV stations across Virginia and live on www.valottery.com and on the Lottery’s Facebook page. For more information on Powerball,visit www.powerball.com.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3518 | |
 There was something different when Dana Ripley walked in to the Gas N’ Shop store at 401 Walnut Avenue SE in Roanoke. She noticed right away a new Virginia Lottery banner proclaiming that someone had won $52,000 in the store.
“Oh,you finally got your banner!” she said to the owner,who had told her she wished she’d have a big winner.
After the owner checked Ms. Ripley’s ticket,she exclaimed,“And it’s YOU!”
The Roanoke woman matched five numbers plus the Free Ball in the January 16 Win for Life drawing to win the game’s second prize. The winning numbers were 3-6-7-22-33-38,Free Ball 9. She selected the numbers on her ticket using a combination of birthdays and some race drivers’ numbers.
Win for Life offers a top prize of $1,000 per week for the life of the winner. Drawings are held Wednesday and Saturday nights at 11:00.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3517 | |
 If Andy Tran hadn’t been thirsty that day,he might not have won $200,000. The Annandale man stopped by a convenience store for a drink. While he was there,he decided to play the Virginia Lottery’s $200,000 Jackpot game. The ticket he bought turned out to be a $200,000 winner!
“I showed it to the clerk and he said,‘Yeah,that’s the jackpot!’” Mr. Tran told Lottery officials as he claimed his prize.
$200,000 Jackpot is one of dozens of Scratcher games from the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $5 all the way up to $200,000. This is the sixth top prize claimed in $200,000 Jackpot,which means one top-prize ticket remains unclaimed.
Mr. Tran,who works in computer security,said he has no immediate plans for his winnings.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3516 | |
 Back in December,George Phillips of Norfolk walked into the Virginia Lottery’s Hampton Roads Customer Service Center with a ticket worth $100,000. About a month later,he did the same thing – and this time,he had two tickets:one worth $100,000 and another worth $50,000.
All the tickets were for the December 13 Cash 5 night drawing.He bought them at the 7-Eleven at 5827 East Virginia Beach Boulevard in Norfolk. The winning numbers were 7-9-12-15-23. He said he selected his numbers using family birthdays.
When he claimed the first of his winning tickets in December,he told Lottery officials he planned to use his winnings to pay bills and for Christmas for his kids and grandkids.
Cash 5 drawings are held daily at 1:59 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. The chances of winning the $100,000 top prize are 1 in 278,256.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3515 | |
 Andre Raven was waiting in line to buy some Virginia Lottery tickets when another customer asked the clerk how to play Mega Millions. The clerk was busy,so Mr. Raven showed her how the game is played.
Afterward she said to him,“Sir,since you’ve been so kind to me,you just might win tonight.”
Turns out,she was right! Mr. Raven matched the first five numbers in that night’s drawing to win $250,000.
“I’d never met this lady in my life,” the Dumfries man told Virginia Lottery officials as he claimed his prize.
He bought the winning ticket for the January 18 drawing at E & C VA,located at 2919 Gallows Road in Falls Church. He used Easy Pick and allowed the computer to randomly select the numbers on his ticket. The winning numbers were 8-18-25-42-49,Mega Ball 19.
Mr. Raven told Virginia Lottery officials he is a former U. S. Capitol Police officer who plays Mega Millions regularly.He was one of five second-prize winners nationwide in that drawing,and the only one in Virginia. If he had matched one more number – the Mega Ball number – he would have won a jackpot estimated at $70 million.
Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesday and Friday nights at 11:00. Drawings are broadcast on TV stations across Virginia and streamed live at www.valottery.com and on the Lottery’s Facebook page. The odds of winning the $250,000 prize in Mega Millions are 1 in 3,904,701.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3513 | |
 Sheik Lan of Roanoke played the Virginia Lottery’s Black Gold Scratcher game because he liked the word “gold.” It happened when he stopped at Plantation Market,7372 Plantation Road in Roanoke. He bought one ticket,and it won $5. So he decided to buy another ticket. That ticket won $150,000.
“I couldn’t believe it!” he told Lottery officials as he claimed his prize. He called it a “life-changing experience.”
Mr. Lan,who is a small business owner,said the winnings will go toward his children’s education.
Black Gold (game #1345) is one of dozens of Scratchers offered by the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $5 all the way up to $150,000. This is the first top prize claimed in this game,which means four top-prize tickets remain unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3514 | |
 William Harrison of Collinsville was on his way home from work when he stopped to play the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game. The ticket he bought turned out to match all five numbers to win the game’s $100,000 top prize.
Mr. Harrison bought the ticket for the January 2 Cash 5 night drawing at Quality Mart,2629 Virginia Avenue in Collinsville. He selected his numbers:5-10-13-23-34.
Cash 5 drawings are held daily at 1:59 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. The chances of winning the $100,000 top prize are 1 in 278,256.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3512 | |
 Jose Rivas of Springfield bought two Sizzling 7’s tickets at the same time,and they both won. One of the tickets won $5. The other won $100,000.
“I couldn’t believe it!” he told Virginia Lottery officials as he claimed his prize. “Everyone was saying to me,‘Yes,you won!’”
He bought the winning ticket at the 7-Eleven at 6691 Backlick Road in Springfield.
Sizzling 7’s is one of dozens of Scratcher games offered by the Virginia Lottery. Mr. Rivas is the third player to claim the top prize,which means three $100,000 Sizzling 7’s tickets are unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3511 | |
 You can help celebrate Virginia’s heroes of education by nominating a Super Teacher. The Virginia Lottery’s Super Teacher Awards honor outstanding Virginia public school teachers,and thanks them for their dedication and commitment to students and their families. This program recognizes teachers who go the extra mile each day and inspire others to do the same.
Since 2008,the Super Teacher program has honored 40 of Virginia’s finest teachers.This year,eight more teachers from across the state will join the ranks of Virginia Lottery Super Teachers. The Virginia Lottery,The Supply Room Companies and the Virginia PTA partner to present these awards during a surprise presentation at the winning teacher’s school. These presentations bring fun and excitement to the schools as students,colleagues,administrators and other local VIPs join together to honor the winning teacher.
How does it work? Anyone 18 or older can nominate a K-12 Virginia public school teacher by providing some basic contact information,answering a few questions and – new this year – submitting photos or a short video if they wish.
Click here to nominate a Super Teacher.
What’s the prize? Each Super Teacher receives a $2,000 cash prize from the Virginia Lottery,and a $2,000 classroom supply credit from The Supply Room Companies. This year,all eight Super Teacher schools will qualify for a second contest. One school will be chosen to win an additional $5,000 credit from The Supply Room Companies to purchase items for the entire school. The school will be selected through a Facebook contest.
“A talented and dedicated educator can make such an incredible difference in a person’s life,” said Virginia Lottery Executive Director Paula Otto. “These men and women are instrumental in shaping our children into tomorrow’s leaders,and the Virginia Lottery Super Teacher program is an excellent way to recognize these efforts.”
The eight winners will be selected by a panel of distinguished educators and community leaders,including:
* Dr. Jo Lynne DeMary,former State Superintendent for Public Instruction
* The Honorable James W. Dyke,former Virginia Secretary of Education
* Dr. Martha Ross,professor emerita,James Madison University
* Anne Carson,president of the Virginia Parent Teacher Association
* Steve Ahn,2012 Super Teacher and science teacher at Abingdon H.S.
Official rules and nomination forms are available at http://vasuperteacher.com/.Nominations must be received by February 15,2013.The winners will then be selected on the strength of their nominations.Winners will be announced in the spring and early summer in the winning teacher’s hometown.
“We are so appreciative of The Supply Room Companies’ and the Virginia PTA’s support of this program,” said Otto. “We have consistently received more than 1,000 Super Teacher nominations each year.We hope to see even more compelling nominations this year.”
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3509 | |
 Every year,Weldon Garber of Harrisonburg joins two friends from Pennsylvania - Donna Sliver and Rick Snell - to buy three tickets in Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle from the Virginia Lottery. Each of them kicks in $20 for the January 1 drawing.
This year,one of their tickets won $50,000.
Mr. Garber bought the winning ticket,#364094,at Dayton Mini Market,237 Main Street in Dayton.
He discovered he had a winning ticket a few mornings later when he took a break from fishing. He went to a nearby store. The store clerk confirmed that his ticket was worth $50,000.
“Now don’t be lying to me,” he later recalled saying to the clerk.
It was no lie. The ticket was one of four $50,000 winners in the drawing.
How did he celebrate the win? He went back fishing.
The other three $50,000 winners in the January 1 drawing were bought in Chester,Hampton and Glenns. Four tickets each won $1 million. Those tickets were bought in Springfield,Midlothian,Highland Springs and Broadway.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3510 | |
 Peter Armoo of Stafford has been holding onto a winning ticket for more than two months. On January 10,2013,he paid a visit to the Virginia Lottery to collect his prize.
Mr. Armoo matched the first five numbers in the November 6,2012 Mega Millions drawing with a ticket he bought at 7-Eleven at 7214 Beulah Street in Alexandria.
The winning numbers for that drawing were 3-5-13-32-35,Mega Ball 6. Though he says the numbers had no particular significance,he did select them himself.
Mr. Armoo was one of six second-prize winners nationwide in that drawing,and the only one in Virginia. If he had matched one more number – the Mega Ball number – he would have won a jackpot estimated at $12 million.
Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesday and Friday nights at 11:00. Drawings are broadcast on TV stations across Virginia and streamed live at www.valottery.com and on the Lottery’s Facebook page. The odds of winning the $250,000 prize in Mega Millions are 1 in 3,904,701.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3508 | |
 Powerball is hot in Virginia! Within the past eight weeks,there have been eight $1 million-winning Powerball tickets in the Commonwealth. Today the eighth of those million-dollar winners claimed his prize.
Keith Copeland of Disputanta matched the first five numbers in the January 12 Powerball drawing. The only number he didn’t match was that final number,the Powerball number. The winning numbers were 10-14-21-23-47 and Powerball 7.
He bought his million-dollar-winning ticket at Salem Market,11420 South Crater Road in Petersburg. On January 15,he returned to the store to receive his check from Virginia Lottery Executive Director Paula Otto. The store received a $10,000 bonus from the Lottery for selling the winning ticket.
Click here to see video of the presentation.
Powerball drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. They are broadcast on TV stations across Virginia and live on www.valottery.com. For more information on Powerball,visit www.powerball.com.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3505 | |
 “What a way to start the new year!”
That’s how Michele McVee’s husband reacted when he saw her top-prize-winning ticket in Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle. The ticket is one of four drawn in the New Year’s Day drawing to win the million-dollar top prize.
“It was surreal!” she said,when asked about the moment she realized she’d won.
The Burke woman bought the ticket at the 7-Eleven at 8319 Old Keene Mill Road in Springfield. On January 14,she returned to the store to receive her check from the Virginia Lottery. The store received a $10,000 bonus for selling the $1 million ticket.
Click here to see video of the presentation.
She bought the winning ticket,#108164,on December 31,the last day of sales for the Raffle. A few hours after the drawing,she looked on the Lottery’s web site and realized she had a winning ticket.
“I went to my husband and told him to get up,” she recalled. He confirmed it was one of the four million-dollar winners. He later told Lottery officials that she didn’t say anything in reply – she just stared.
The other three $1 million tickets were bought in Highland Springs,Midlothian and Broadway. Four tickets won $50,000 each. Those tickets were bought in Chester,Hampton,Dayton and Glenns. An additional 400 tickets each won $500.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3504 | |
 Tony Almond is a lucky person. He bought a Cash in Hand ticket from the Virginia Lottery and won the game’s $150,000 top prize.
He bought the ticket at Quik-E Foods,1200 Lakeside Drive in Lynchburg.
Cash in Hand (game #1342) features prizes ranging from $5 all the way up to $150,000. This is the sixth top prize claimed in game #1342,which means four top-prize tickets remain unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3507 | |
 January 14,2013
With a little luck on his side,John Neal of Hampton won $50,000 in Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle from the Virginia Lottery.
He bought his winning ticket,#321287,at Mercury Pit Stop,1101 West Mercury Boulevard in Hampton.
His ticket was one of the four $50,000 winners in the January 1 drawing. The other three were bought in Chester,Dayton and Newport News.
Four tickets each won $1 million in Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle. Those tickets were bought in Springfield,Midlothian,Highland Springs and Broadway.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3506 | |
 Joshua Mayes of New Market was on his way home from a family dinner on Christmas Day. He stopped at the 7-Eleven at 10935 North Valley Pike in Broadway. While he was there,he bought a Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle ticket from the Virginia Lottery. His ticket was #248216.
“I told my wife those numbers look good,” he later told Virginia Lottery officials.
He was right. That ticket was one of four $1 million winners in the January 1 drawing.
“I was jumping up and down yelling,” Mr. Mayes said. “I still don’t believe it.”
On January 11,he returned to the store to receive his check from Virginia Lottery officials. The store received a $10,000 bonus for selling the top-prize-winning ticket.
Click here to see video of the presentation.
The other top-prize Raffle winners bought their tickets in Springfield,Midlothian and Highland Springs. Four tickets won $50,000 each. Those tickets were bought in Chester,Hampton,Dayton and Glenns. An additional 400 tickets each won $500.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3503 | |
 Sara Kesterson was sitting in her car when she realized she’d won the $1 million prize in the Virginia Lottery’s Casino Royale Scratcher game.
“I had to look at it a hundred times before I believed it,” she later said.
The Staunton woman bought the winning ticket at Kangaroo Express,313 Springfield Lane in Staunton. She then took it out to her car in the parking lot to scratch it.
“It’s my favorite game!” she said.
On January 11,she returned to the store to receive her check from the Virginia Lottery.
Click here to see video of the presentation.
She had a choice of taking the full $1 million prize in annual payments over 25 years or a one-time cash option of $575,000 before taxes. She chose the cash option.
She is not the only winner. The store received a $10,000 bonus from the Lottery for selling the winning ticket.
Casino Royale is one of dozens of games available from the Virginia Lottery.It features prizes ranging from $5 all the way up to $1,000,000 (paid over 25 years). Ms. Kesterson is the second player to win the top prize in Casino Royale,which means two top tickets are unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3502 | |
 Jenny Thomas was only joking when she bought a 10x the Money ticket from the Virginia Lottery and said,“This is my winning ticket right here!”
But when she scratched it,she quickly saw that it really was a winning ticket – and it was worth $100,000.
“I was hysterical!” she told Lottery officials as she claimed her prize. “I was so happy.”
She bought the ticket at Friendly Check Cashing,212 East Washington Street in Suffolk.
Ms. Thomas,who works in customer service,said she hopes to use her winnings to buy a car.
10x the Money (game #1355) features prizes ranging from $5 all the way up to $100,000. This is the third top prize claimed in game #1355,which means two top-prize tickets remain unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3501 | |
 What do an allergy shot and a million-dollar lottery ticket have in common? Larry Meador got them on the same day.
The Richmond man was on his way to get the shot when he stopped for a soda at the 7-Eleven at 1300 East Nine Mile Road in Highland Springs. While he was there,he bought a Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle ticket from the Virginia Lottery.
His ticket was #235060. On January 2,the day after the raffle drawing,his wife Gayle called with an unusual question.
“Is this a real ticket?” she asked.
When he confirmed that it was indeed real,she replied,“You won!”
On January 10,the couple returned to the store to receive their check from Virginia Lottery Executive Director Paula Otto. The store received a $10,000 bonus for selling the $1 million ticket.
Click here to see video of the presentation.
The Meadors’ ticket was one of four million-dollar winners in Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle. The other three were bought in Springfield,Midlothian and Broadway. Four tickets won $50,000 each. Those tickets were bought in Chester,Hampton,Dayton and Glenns. An additional 400 tickets each won $500.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3500 | |
 Steven Henderson needed some change so he could put air in his car tires. That’s how he ended up in the Fast Food Mart at 4137 Indian River Road in Chesapeake. While he was there,he bought a $150 Grand Scratcher ticket from the Virginia Lottery. That ticket ended up winning the $150,000 top prize.
“I scratched it,and next thing you know,my heart starts beating!” he told Lottery officials as he claimed his prize.
Mr. Henderson,who works in commercial remodeling,said he has no immediate plans for his winnings.
$150 Grand is one of dozens of Scratcher games from the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $5 all the way up to $150,000. This is the first top prize claimed in $150 Grand,which means four top-prize tickets remain unclaimed.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3499 | |
 Janice Vick of Portsmouth was on her lunch break at work when she found out she’d won $250,000. Her co-workers got to share the excitement.
“Nobody could believe it,” she said. “It was just a great day!”
Ms. Vick matched the first five numbers in the December 28 Mega Millions drawing with a ticket she bought at Wilco Food Mart,3920 Portsmouth Blvd. in Chesapeake.
The winning numbers for that drawing were 10-13-32-40-41,Mega Ball 32. She used Easy Pick and let the computer select her numbers at random.
Ms. Vick,who works in the bakery at Farm Fresh,was one of five second-prize winners nationwide in that drawing,and the only one in Virginia. If she had matched one more number – the Mega Ball number – she would have won a jackpot estimated at $25 million.
Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesday and Friday nights at 11:00. Drawings are broadcast on TV stations across Virginia and streamed live at www.valottery.com and on the Lottery’s Facebook page. The odds of winning the $250,000 prize in Mega Millions are 1 in 3,904,701.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3498 | |
 Jim McKay was on his way to a hunting trip when he stopped to pick up some milk. He also bought a Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle ticket. That turned out to be a very successful hunting trip for the Newport News man. He didn’t bag any game,but the Raffle ticket won $50,000.
He bought the ticket,#425690,at the 7-Eleven at 14865 George Washington Highway in Glenns.
His ticket was one of four $50,000 winners in the January 1 drawing. The other three were bought in Chester,Hampton and Dayton.
An additional four tickets each won $1 million in Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle. Those tickets were bought in Springfield,Midlothian,Highland Springs and Broadway.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3497 | |
Four tickets = Four Virginia millionaires.That’s the equation for Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle.The numbers have been drawn,so the question now is:Who are the four $1 million winners?
The winning numbers were drawn by the Virginia Lottery on New Year’s Day.The $1 million winners are:
#108164 (ticket purchased at 7-Eleven,8319 Old Keene Mill,Springfield)
#185154 (ticket purchased at Wawa,150 Pike View Drive,Midlothian)
#235060 (ticket purchased at 7-Eleven,1300 East Nine Mile Road,Highland Springs)
#248216 (ticket purchased at 7-Eleven,10935 North Valley Pike,Broadway)
Four additional tickets each win $50,000. Those winning tickets are:
#271677 (ticket purchased at 7-Eleven,2720 West Hundred Road,Chester)
#321287 (ticket purchased at Mercury Pit Stop,1101 West Mercury Blvd.,Hampton)
#364094 (ticket purchased at Dayton Mini Market,237 Main Street,Dayton)
#425690 (ticket purchased at 7-Eleven,14865 George Washington Highway,Glenns)
Another 400 tickets each win $500.Those numbers are now posted at the Virginia Lottery’s website:www.valottery.com. Players can also call the Virginia Lottery Player Information Line at 804-662-LUCK.
When it comes to education,the Virginia Lottery is game.In fact,it’s the reason we play.We generate more than $1.3 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products,the Virginia Lottery generated more than $487.1 million for Virginia’s public schools in Fiscal Year 2012. For more info,visit our website,like us on Facebook,follow us on Twitter and check us out on YouTube. Please play responsibly. | | 3496 | |
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