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Winning $150K Powerball Ticket Sold At Virginia Store In Danger Of Expiring (UPDATED) Winning $150K Powerball Ticket Sold At Virginia Store In Danger Of Expiring (UPDATED)
Winning $150K Powerball Ticket Sold At Virginia Store In Danger Of Expiring (Updated) Lottery officials in Virginia are urging players to check their tickets as a Powerball winner is in danger of missing out on a $150,000 windfall. A lucky Lottery player won big on the Jan. 20 drawing, but nearly six months later, no one has come forward to claim the prize, leaving the cash in jeopardy. The winning ticket was sold at Park N Shop, located at 301 East 2nd Ave. in Franklin City.  According to state law, winning tickets in Virginia expire 180 days after the drawing, meaning that it will simply become a worthless piece of paper as of 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 18. The w…

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$1 Million Was Only Supposed To Be Quick Wawa Stop For VA Lottery Winner $1 Million Was Only Supposed To Be Quick Wawa Stop For VA Lottery Winner
$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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by Cecilia Levine