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Son Gives Virginia Mom $1 Powerball Ticket Son Gives Virginia Mom $1 Powerball Ticket
Son Gives Virginia Mom $1 Powerball Ticket A Fairfax County woman won a $1 million Powerball ticket, thanks to her son. Maria Roldan’s son had a Powerball ticket, but he was about to go on vacation and would miss the drawing. So he gave his Vienna mother the ticket. That turned out to be a $1 million gift. The ticket matched the first five winning numbers in the March 11 drawing. In fact, it was the only ticket in the nation to win the $1 million prize in that drawing. Roldan didn’t realize how much she had won until she and her son took the ticket to the Virginia Lottery’s Northern Virginia customer service center in Woodbridge. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Manassas Man Wins $100K Playing VA Lottery Manassas Man Wins $100K Playing VA Lottery
Manassas Man Wins $100K Playing VA Lottery A Manassas man is nearly $100,000 richer after playing the Virginia Lottery. “It feels outstanding! I couldn’t be happier!” That was Albert Stewart’s reaction as he redeemed his winning Powerball ticket for $100,000. The Manassas man matched five numbers in the February 28 drawing - four numbers plus the Powerball number. That would normally win $50,000. However, he spent an extra dollar for Power Play® when he bought the ticket, which doubled the prize to $100,000. He bought his ticket at the 7-Eleven at 13639 Dumfries Road in Manassas. The winning numbers were 16-26-29-38-50, and the P…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Arlington Man Wins $200K Playing VA Lottery Arlington Man Wins $200K Playing VA Lottery
Arlington Man Wins $200K Playing VA Lottery An Arlington man is taking home $200,000 from playing the Virginia Lottery. When Wassihun Woldeamanuel won the top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s Pick 4 game, he did it 40 times in the same drawing.  He bought 40 plays in the February 20 day drawing, each with the same four-digit combination: 4-4-4-4. The prize for matching all four winning numbers in the Pick 4 game is $5,000. Since he had 40 plays with the winning combination, he won a total of $200,000. “I knew four is coming,” he told Lottery officials as he redeemed his winning tickets. He bought 30 of those tickets at Giant F…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$1M Powerball Ticket Sold At Alexandria Safeway, Jackpot Climbs To $1.09B $1M Powerball Ticket Sold At Alexandria Safeway, Jackpot Climbs To $1.09B
4/1/2024 Powerball Numbers A Powerball ticket good for a million bucks was sold at a Virginia grocery store. The ticket from the Monday, April 1 Powerball drawing was sold at Safeway on Richmond Highway in Alexandria. The million-dollar question now is: Who has that ticket? The winning numbers were 19-24-40-42-56, and the Powerball number was 23. This ticket matched the first five numbers and missed only the Powerball number. This ticket was one of only six in the nation to match the first five numbers. No ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $1 billion jackpot. That means the jackpot for Wednesday’…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Maryland Man Crosses Over State Lines To Claim $150K Powerball Win In Virginia Maryland Man Crosses Over State Lines To Claim $150K Powerball Win In Virginia
Maryland Man Crosses Over State Lines To Claim $150K Powerball Win In Virginia A Maryland man who tried his luck picking up a Powerball ticket in Virginia is feeling lucky after cashing in on a six-figure prize. Teerawat Akkarach says he only plays Lottery games about once a month, but he couldn't resist purchasing a Powerball ticket last month as the jackpot was swelling.  The Rockville resident crossed over state lines into Virginia, where he headed to Sheetz on Yardley Ridge Road in Sterling to buy some Powerball tickets for the drawing on Monday, Jan. 8, though he took his time checking his numbers.  Akkarach said that he scanned a few tickets on the Vi…

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by Zak Failla
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$1 Power Play Land Group Of Friends In Virginia $200K Powerball Prize $1 Power Play Land Group Of Friends In Virginia $200K Powerball Prize
$1 Power Play Land Group Of Friends In Virginia $200K Powerball Prize An extra dollar went a long way for a group of friends in Virginia who claimed a six-figure Lottery prize a month after their fortuitous Powerball play.  When the jackpot rises, Anthony Pego and a group of 10 other friends have made it a habit to pool their money together and share the fun as they chase a potentially life-altering amount of money.  Well, the Leesburg resident didn't win it all, but he and his friends are jubilant after claiming a $200,000 prize after matching the first four numbers on the Dec. 30 drawing, as well as the Powerball. Typically, that win would have n…

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by Zak Failla
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Winning $2M Powerball Ticket Sold At Virginia Mini Mart Winning $2M Powerball Ticket Sold At Virginia Mini Mart
Winning $2M Powerball Ticket Sold At Virginia Mini Mart Check your tickets!  One lucky Virginia Lottery player could be sitting on a winning $2 million Powerball ticket after winning big on Wednesday's drawing that was sold at an area convenience store.  It was one of only five in the country - and only in Virginia - to match five numbers, missing just the Powerball. The winning numbers for the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, Dec. 20 were: 27-35-41-56-60 with a Powerball of 16. Not only did the winner pick up a $1 million for matching the first five numbers, by spending an extra $1 for the Power Play, they doubled that prize up to a …

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by Zak Failla
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Virginia Powerball Player Was Almost A Billionaire Virginia Powerball Player Was Almost A Billionaire
Virginia Powerball Player Was Almost A Billionaire Carlos Gutierrez's ticket for the Oct. 9 Powerball drawing matched the first five numbers to win the million-dollar prize.  The winning numbers were 16-34-46-55-67, and the Powerball number was 14. Gutierrez, of Centreville, said he initially selected all six of those numbers but at the last minute changed his Powerball number to 19. Had he stuck with those initial numbers, he would have won the jackpot.   Instead, he won the $1 million prize. Gutierrez was waiting for his lunch when he decided to buy the lottery ticket that would change his life. He had stopped …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Newly-Minted Millionaire: Alexandria Powerball Player Wins $1M Newly-Minted Millionaire: Alexandria Powerball Player Wins $1M
Newly-Minted Millionaire: Alexandria Powerball Player Wins $1M Someone in Alexandria is about $1 million richer, and someone is Arlington is pocketing $50,000 after playing the Powerball. According to the Virginia Lottery, an Alexandria resident won the million-dollar prize in the Wednesday, Oct. 11 drawing. A ticket good for $50,000 was sold at the 7-Eleven on South Wakefield Street, in Arlington. The winning numbers were 22-24-40-52-64, and the Powerball number was 10. One ticket nationwide matched all six numbers to win the jackpot. That ticket was bought in California. The jackpot is now $20 million for Saturday’s drawing.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Four $50K Winning Powerball Tickets Sold Across Virginia Four $50K Winning Powerball Tickets Sold Across Virginia
Four $50K Winning Powerball Tickets Sold Across Virginia Four Powerball tickets good for $50,000 a piece were sold in Virginia. The winning numbers were 16, 34, 46, 55, and 67. The red Powerball drawn was 14 and the Powerplay was 3x. The tickets were sold at the following locations: The four $50,000 winning tickets were bought at: 7-Eleven, 4086 Majestic Lane, Fairfax 7-Eleven, 18750 Fuller Heights Road, Triangle 7-Eleven, 1108 Volvo Parkway, Chesapeake Online, using the Virginia Lottery app, by a player in Richmond A $1 million ticket was sold at a Fairfax County sandwich shop.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Winning $1M Powerball Ticket Sold At Virginia Sandwich Shop Winning $1M Powerball Ticket Sold At Virginia Sandwich Shop
Winning $1M Powerball Ticket Sold At Virginia Sandwich Shop A Powerball ticket good for a million bucks was sold in Virginia. The ticket from the Monday, Oct. 9 drawing was sold at Lee’s Sandwiches, located at 3037 Annandale Road in Falls Church. Two $150,000 tickets and four $50,000 winning tickets were also sold across the state. The winning numbers were 16, 34, 46, 55, and 67. The red Powerball drawn was 14 and the Powerplay was 3x.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Three $50K Winners From Saturday's Powerball Drawing Were Sold In Virginia: Here's Where Three $50K Winners From Saturday's Powerball Drawing Were Sold In Virginia: Here's Where
Three $50K Winners From Saturday's Powerball Drawing Were Sold In Virginia: Here's Where Three Powerball winners from the Saturday, Oct. 7 drawing were sold in Virginia. Each matched four of the first five winning numbers plus the Powerball number. They were bought at the following locations: Vikas Foods, 961 Temple Avenue, Colonial Heights West End Market, 269 Floyd Highway South, Floyd Online using the Virginia Lottery app Since no ticket in Virginia or anywhere else matched all six numbers, the jackpot for the Monday, Oct. 9, drawing grows to an estimated $1.55 billion.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Six Winning $50K 'Powerball Tickets Sold At Shops Across The DMV Region Six Winning $50K 'Powerball Tickets Sold At Shops Across The DMV Region
Six Winning $50K 'Powerball Tickets Sold At Shops Across The DMV Region The latest "Powerball" drawing proved to be fortuitous for lucky Lottery players in the DMV, as the jackpot for the game approaches record numbers. Three winning $50,000 tickets were sold in both Maryland and Virginia for the Wednesday, Oct. 4 "Powerball" drawing, though no players matched all six numbers, bringing the jackpot for Saturday's drawing to an estimated $1.4 billion, the third highest in history. On Wednesday, the winning numbers were: 09-35-54-63-64 with a 'Powerball" of 01.  In Virginia, the winning tickets worth five-figure prizes were sold at:  7-Eleven on Leesb…

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by Zak Failla
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$1M Powerball Ticket Sold At Virginia 7-Eleven $1M Powerball Ticket Sold At Virginia 7-Eleven
$1M Powerball Ticket Sold At Virginia 7-Eleven A Powerball ticket good for $1 million has been sold in Loudoun County. The ticket from the Wednesday, Aug. 9 drawing was sold at the 7-Eleven at 42870 Truro Parish Drive in Ashburn. The million-dollar question now is: Who has that ticket? The winning numbers were 10-15-21-67-69, and the Powerball number was 3. This ticket matched the first five numbers and missed only the Powerball number. This ticket was one of only three in the nation to match the first five numbers to win $1 million. No ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $170 million jackpot. That means the jack…

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by Cecilia Levine
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District Woman Crosses Line To Win $50,000 Playing Maryland Lottery District Woman Crosses Line To Win $50,000 Playing Maryland Lottery
District Woman Crosses Line To Win $50,000 Playing Maryland Lottery Despite claiming a five-figure prize playing “Powerball” in Maryland, a Washington, DC woman has her eyes set on even bigger riches. The lucky lotto player, who prefers to buy her tickets in Maryland, crossed over the dividing line between her hometown into Prince George’s County, where she purchased her winning ticket at the Eastern Avenue BP gas station in Mt. Rainier. There, she turned a $2 quick-pick ticket into a $50,000 third-tier “Powerball” prize. The woman says that she’s an avid lotto player who has won over the years - her largest Maryland Lottery win is $1,356, and she also cl…

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by Zak Failla
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Miscalculating Accountant From DC Shocked By $50K Maryland Lottery Windfall Miscalculating Accountant From DC Shocked By $50K Maryland Lottery Windfall
Miscalculating Accountant From DC Shocked By $50K Maryland Lottery Windfall And they say accountants are supposed to be good with numbers. A Washington, DC man is jumping for joy after celebrating a third-tier “Powerball” prize after playing on a whim while visiting Maryland earlier this month, though it took him a minute to realize he won five figures, not $100. Maryland Lottery officials say that the accountant enjoys playing “Mega Millions” and “Powerball” but this time, he was unaware that he had won such a momentous prize until a week later. Last week, the accountant - who is no stranger to dealing with money - stopped of at Giant on East West Highway in Sil…

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by Zak Failla
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$150K Powerball Ticket Winner Is Virginia Music Teacher Who Forgot He Had Ticket $150K Powerball Ticket Winner Is Virginia Music Teacher Who Forgot He Had Ticket
$150K Powerball Ticket Winner Is Virginia Music Teacher Who Forgot He Had Ticket A Virginia music teacher hit a high note with a $150,000 Powerball ticket. Vasilis Simmons, of Virginia Beach, even forgot that he had bought the Powerball ticket until it just happened to fall out of his wallet. And it's a good thing it did. Simmons matched four of the winning numbers plus the Powerball number in the April 8 drawing. Normally, that would be a $50,000 prize.  However, he spent an extra dollar for Power Play® when he bought the ticket. Power Play® tripled his prize to $150,000. He bought the ticket at the 7-Eleven at 425 Kings Grant Road in Virginia Beach. The winning…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$161M Powerball Ticket Sold To VA Lottery Player Unclaimed: Officials $161M Powerball Ticket Sold To VA Lottery Player Unclaimed: Officials
$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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by Zak Failla
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Winner, Winner: $161M Powerball Ticket Sold To Virginia Lottery Player Winner, Winner: $161M Powerball Ticket Sold To Virginia Lottery Player
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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by Zak Failla
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Check Your Tickets: Million Dollar Powerball Ticket Sold At Virginia Food Store Check Your Tickets: Million Dollar Powerball Ticket Sold At Virginia Food Store
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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by Zak Failla
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Paramedic From DC 'Literally Froze' After $1M Maryland Lottery 'Powerball' Win Paramedic From DC 'Literally Froze' After $1M Maryland Lottery 'Powerball' Win
Paramedic From DC 'Literally Froze' After $1M Maryland Lottery 'Powerball' Win A paramedic from Washington, DC nearly needed medical assistance of her own when she realized that she became Maryland’s newest millionaire on a winning “Powerball” ticket that was sold during the height of the $2 million jackpot in early November. Family birth dates proved to be fortuitous for the paramedic, who credits her loved ones for helping her hit enough winning numbers to cash in a seven-figure payday from the Wednesday, Nov. 2 drawing. The paramedic - who chose not to disclose a name - said that she hadn't run the winning ticket through a scanner at a Lottery retailer all month -…

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by Zak Failla
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Numbers For Historic $2 Billion Powerball Drawn: Here's Where People Won Big Numbers For Historic $2 Billion Powerball Drawn: Here's Where People Won Big
Numbers For Historic $2 Billion Powerball Drawn: Here's Where People Won Big The winning numbers for a record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball Jackpot have been drawn, lottery officials report. The winning numbers were white balls 10, 33, 41, 47, 56 and red Powerball 10. The Power Play multiplier was 2X. The #Powerball numbers for Monday's drawing were 10, 33, 41, 47 and 56 with Powerball 10Check your tickets now at 👉 https://t.co/v9q3NiyjFE pic.twitter.com/raNqEugqQD — Powerball USA (@PowerballUSA) November 8, 2022 The drawing was held just before 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8 after a delay from one participating lottery needing more time to process its sales and …

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by David Cifarelli
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Three $1M Powerball Tickets In DMV Area; New Jackpot Swells Up To $1.5B Three $1M Powerball Tickets In DMV Area; New Jackpot Swells Up To $1.5B
Three $1M Powerball Tickets In DMV Area; New Jackpot Swells Up To $1.5B Nobody claimed the top $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot, but three from the DMV area are feeling lucky after winning seven-figure prizes in Wednesday’s drawing. In Maryland, lottery officials say that two $1 million winning tickets were sold, one at the Cross Keys Exxon on Falls Road in Baltimore City and in Calvert County at Giant on Solomons Island Road in Frederick. A Fairfax County lottery player in Virginia also is in possession of a winning $1 million Powerball ticket that was purchased at 7-Eleven on Soapstone Drive in Reston. The winning numbers on Wednesday, Nov. 2 were: 02-11-22-35…

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by Zak Failla