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Instant Millionaire: Virginia Man Wins $1M Playing Online Lottery
When Kendrek Mallory bought a ticket for the Virginia Lottery’s Cash4Life® May 15 drawing, he did it on his personal device, and that ticket won big. The Virginia Beach resident matched the first five winning numbers. That gave him the choice of either $1,000 every week for the rest of his life or a one-time cash option of $1 million. He chose the cash option. He said he woke up in the middle of the night and saw the communication from the Lottery saying he’d won. After that, there was no getting back to sleep. “It’s unbelievable!” he told Virginia Lottery officials. The winning numbers f…
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VA Woman Thought She'd Win Luke Combs Concert Ticket — It Was $200K In Cash
A Virginia Lottery player thinking she was in the runnings for a ticket to see Luke Combs live instead won enough cash to get her nearly 700 Luke Combs concert tickets. Anna Sabarese scored $200,000 when she bought a Livin' Lucky With Luke Combs lottery ticket from the 7-Eleven at 4800 Dale Boulevard in Woodbridge, lottery officials said. “I scratched it, and I thought, ‘That can’t be right!’” the Woodbridge woman later told lottery officials. Livin’ Lucky with Luke Combs is one of dozens of scratcher games available from the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $5 up to …
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$1 Million Was Only Supposed To Be Quick Wawa Stop For VA Lottery Winner
What was supposed to be a quick stop for coffee changed the life of a Stafford County man, who ended up winning $1 million playing the Virginia Lottery. Francisco Sanchez often stops for coffee at the Wawa on Garrisonville Road in Stafford. That’s how he happened to be there when he bought a Dominion Dollars ticket from the Virginia Lottery. When the Stafford man went out to his car to scratch the ticket, he soon discovered he’d won the game’s $1 million top prize. Dominion Dollars is one of dozens of scratcher games offered by the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $30 up…
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Caesars Becomes Third Approved Casino Facility Operator In Virginia
Gamblers in Virginia will soon have a new play to test their luck. The Virginia Lottery Board approved Caesar’s Virginia’s application on Wednesday, April 26, to become the third approved casino facility operator in the state, authorities announced. A temporary facility will be opened up in May, with a permanent casino set to open in Danville late in 2024. The Danville Casino will be open 24 hours a day beginning at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 15 until the permanent resort is ready to welcome guests. “This comes after a comprehensive review of application materials submitted by Caesar’s Virgini…
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$161M Powerball Ticket Sold To VA Lottery Player Unclaimed: Officials
Nearly two months after a life-changing Powerball win, one of Virginia Lottery's largest-ever jackpots remains unclaimed. Officials say that one ticket matched all six numbers in the March 4 Powerball drawing, and that little piece of paper is now worth an estimated $161 million, though no winner has come forward as of Monday, April 24 to claim the nine-figure prize. The winning numbers for the Saturday, March 4 the drawing were 10-16-18-40-66 with a Powerball number of 16. The winning ticket was purchased at Gill Brothers on Celburne Boulevard in Dublin. Now the question is, who’s …
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'Lucky 3' Friends Split $3M Lottery Prize In VA
Three best friends are splitting their earnings after their to trip to a Virginia grocery store for a lottery scratcher won them a hefty $3 million. Walter Mendez of Springfield, Delores Vigil of Herndon, and Juan Carlos Fuentes of Herndon are pocketing $625,000 each, before taxes, after buying a winning ticket to the ‘50x the Money’ game at Giant Food at 21800 Towncenter Plaza in Sterling. “We went to buy groceries,” Mr. Mendez told Lottery officials. “We always stop and play.” As he scratched the ticket, he said to the others, “I think we’ve got something!” The ‘50x the Money’ gam…
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US Army Sergeant Wins $143K Virginia Lottery Jackpot
It turns out that a winning six-figure Virginia Lottery prize wasn’t some cruel April Fool’s Day prank that a US soldier was playing on his son. Fort Belvoir resident Gary Williams, a Sergeant First Class in the US Army, was the lucky winner of a $143,553 “Cash 5 with EZ Match” jackpot after the Fairfax County man played a lottery ticket on a whim he bought at an Alexandria gas station, though he didn’t quite believe his luck at first. Williams purchased the ticket for the Friday, March 31 drawing at the Woodland Exxon on Richmond Highway, meaning that when he woke up and checked his ticket…
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Easy Pick: Virginia Lottery Player Cashes In $1M Mega Millions Ticket
You’d be smiling too if you won a nine-figure prize while playing a Virginia Lottery game on a whim on your phone. Annandale resident Man Nguyen has a million reasons to smile after cashing in big on a Mega Millions tickets he purchased online after noticing the Virginia Lottery app on his device. Lottery officials say that one of the tickets that Nguyen purchased matched the first five numbers of the Feb. 28 drawing, only missing the Mega Ball number - which could have led to a $154 million windfall if he hit the jackpot. The winning numbers on the Feb. 28 drawing were 14-16-49-52-59 with…
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Winner, Winner: $161M Powerball Ticket Sold To Virginia Lottery Player
One lucky Virginia Lottery player is in a new tax bracket and may not even know it. Officials say that one ticket matched all six numbers in the Saturday, March 4 Powerball drawing, and that little piece of paper is now worth an estimated $161 million. Saturday’s numbers in the drawing were 10-16-18-40-66 with a Powerball number of 16. The winning ticket was purchased at Gill Brothers on Celburne Boulevard in Dublin. Now the question is, who’s the lucky lotto player who just won a nine-figure jackpot? Whoever has the golden ticket will now have 180 days to claim the prize, at whic…
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Check Your Tickets: Million Dollar Powerball Ticket Sold At Virginia Food Store
Virginia Lottery players are being encouraged to check their tickets after a $1 million Powerball winner was sold in Alexandria. Unbeknownst to one lucky lottery player, there is a ticket burning a seven-figure hole in their pocket after it was purchased at Giant Food on Kingstowne Boulevard. The winning numbers for the Monday, Jan. 23 Powerball drawing were 12-31-47-58-60 with a Powerball number of 23. The ticket in Virginia matched the first five numbers and narrowly missed the Powerball. Now, the million-dollar question is who has the ticket and is moving into a new tax bracket? Accord…
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'Mega Millions' Players In Virginia, Maryland Holding On To Uncashed $1M Tickets
The DMV proved to be the place to play “Mega Millions” as two winning $1 million tickets are burning a hole in lottery players’ pockets in Virginia and Maryland to kick off the new year. There was no grand prize-winning $785 million jackpot winner on Tuesday, Jan. 3, but one winning seven-figure “Mega Millions” ticket was sold in both Maryland and Virginia by matching the first five numbers. The winning numbers for Tuesday’s drawing were 25-29-33-41-44 with a "Mega Ball" number of 18 with an optional "Megaplier" of 04. A third winning $1 million ticket was also sold in Texas as the “Mega …
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Fredericksburg Man Has The Perfect Job For His Lottery Win
Almost everyone has thought about how they would spend their imaginary lottery winnings. How much do I invest? What amount should I save? How big should my boat be? But most of us never get the chance to put our plan to work. Majid Hassan will, and he's got the perfect job to answer those questions. The Fredericksburg man won more than $180,000 in the Virginia Lottery Cash 5 earlier this year when he matched all five numbers — 2-21-26-39-40. He grabbed a ticket on his ride home from work at the Super Giant at 550 Celebrate Virginia Parkway for the March 26 drawing. Hass…
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