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Virginia Woman Wins Six $30K Prizes In One 'Pick 5' Drawing Virginia Woman Wins Six $30K Prizes In One 'Pick 5' Drawing
Virginia Woman Wins Six $30K Prizes In One 'Pick 5' Drawing A Virginia woman who played the same five numbers on six separate tickets is feeling lucky after winning $180,000 playing Pick 5. Latoya Burke has a magical set of numbers that led to six $30,000 wins on a ticket sold at Tinee Giant on Jackson Avenue in Chesapeake. Google Maps street view The winning numbers in that drawing were 5-5-5-5-0.  Burke wagered 50/50, so matching all five numbers in exact order is good for a $30,000 prize, according to Lottery officials. Pick 5 drawings are held daily at 1:59 p.m. and 11 p.m., though Burke only needed one of those on her fortuitous day.&n…

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by Zak Failla
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Fairfax County Man Wins $600K Playing VA Lottery's Pick 5 Fairfax County Man Wins $600K Playing VA Lottery's Pick 5
Fairfax County Man Wins $600K Playing VA Lottery's Pick 5 Daniel Choi says he got lucky. The Fairfax County resident had 50 plays in the May 1 Pick 5 nighttime drawing, each using the Fireball. The winning numbers in that drawing were 1-4-6-6-1, and the Fireball number was 5.  While Choi didn’t match the five digits, he matched using the Fireball, which replaced one of the digits, to win $12,000 for each of those 50 plays. Choi won $600,000. Choi bought his tickets at the CVS at 7500 Centreville Road in Manassas. He said he has no immediate plans for his winnings, except to pay his student loans. Pick 5 drawings are held daily at…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Tickled Happy:' Spotsy Man Wins $140K Playing Virginia Lottery 'Tickled Happy:' Spotsy Man Wins $140K Playing Virginia Lottery
'Tickled Happy:' Spotsy Man Wins $140K Playing Virginia Lottery “I was so ticked and happy!” That was Maurice Lawson’s response to winning $140,000 in a single drawing of the Virginia Lottery’s Pick 5 game. The Spotsylvania resident bought four tickets for the Oct. 17 day drawing, each with the same five-digit combination: 4-3-4-4-4. They turned out to be the winning numbers. On two of his tickets, he wagered “exact order,” so each of those tickets won the game’s $50,000 top prize. He wagered “any order” on another ticket to win $10,000, and he wagered 50/50 on the fourth ticket to win $30,000. “I couldn’t believe it!” he told Virginia Lottery offici…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Soda Stop Leads To $100K Lotto Windfall For Thirsty DC Woman Who Won Twice At Maryland 7-Eleven Soda Stop Leads To $100K Lotto Windfall For Thirsty DC Woman Who Won Twice At Maryland 7-Eleven
Soda Stop Leads To $100K Lotto Windfall For Thirsty DC Woman Who Won Twice At Maryland 7-Eleven A warm day led to a cool win for a lucky Washington, DC woman who won big playing a pair Maryland Lottery tickets. Using a family member's birthday, the winner placed a $1 straight bet on two "Pick 5" tickets that both hit big, earning her $50,000 wins that became a six-figure prize. The winning tickets were sold at 7-Eleven on Central Avenue in Capitol Heights. According to the woman, she had only stopped in Capitol Heights on her way back home in DC to pick up a cool drink. While she was inside the convenience store, she opted to take her chances on the Lottery tickets. Now the 29-year-…

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by Zak Failla