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October 30, 2009
 Paul Newton of Fredericksburg reached into his pocket for a pack of gum, but instead he grabbed the Mega Millions ticket that was also in there. When he checked the winning numbers, he suddenly realized he had been walking around all day with a $250,000 ticket in his pocket.
His Mega Millions ticket for the October 20 drawing matched the first five numbers, missing only the Mega Ball number, to win $250,000. He bought it at Bloom, located at 10871 Tidewater Trail in Fredericksburg.
How did he feel to win Mega Millions’ second prize? “I was tickled,” he said.
The winning numbers for that drawing were 13-17-25-45-55 and the Mega Ball number was 8. He selected the numbers on his ticket at random.
Mr. Newton, who works as a cement truck driver, told Virginia Lottery officials he has no immediate plans for his winnings.
Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Nearly 95 cents of each dollar spent on the Virginia Lottery by players goes back to the Commonwealth in the form of contributions to education, prizes and retailer commissions. Since 1999, all Virginia Lottery profits have been designated solely to K-12 public school education in the Commonwealth. In that time, the Lottery has turned over more than $4 billion for Virginia’s public schools. The latest annual profits of $439.1 million currently represent about 7 percent of state funding for public education in Virginia. In 21 years, the Lottery has sold more than $21.1 billion in tickets, awarded more than $1.1 billion in retailer commissions and paid more than $11.6 billion in prizes to players.
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