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Below are Virginia Lottery news releases for 2010.

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2/8/2010 Lottery`s Northern Virginia Customer Service Center Closed Tuesday
The Virginia Lottery`s Northern Virginia Customer Service Center in Woodbridge will remain closed Tuesday, February 9, as a result of the weekend snowstorm.
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2/5/2010 He’s An Idol! - Bristol Man Wins $50,000 In Virginia Lottery`s American Idol Game
Richard Hooker of Bristol, Tennessee, said he “almost passed out” when he won the top prize of $50,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s American Idol Scratcher game.

“I started scratching and saw ...
2/5/2010 Things To Do Today: 1. Get Car Fixed; 2. Win $200,000
What do automobile maintenance and winning the lottery have in common? Just ask Donald Minnix of Roanoke. While he was having some work done on his car, he played the Virginia Lottery’s $200,000 G...
2/4/2010 More Than 13,000 Virginia Winning Tickets In First Powerball Drawing
JACKPOT INCREASES TO ESTIMATED $140 MILLION FOR SATURDAY’S DRAWING

For the first time, Virginia Lottery players had the chance to try their hand at Powerball – and the Commonwealth produced 13,517 ...
2/4/2010 Lanexa Woman Is “Right On The Money” To Win $100,000
All Gloria Radford of Lanexa wanted was a soda. When she bought it, though, she also picked up some Virginia Lottery Scratcher tickets. When she scratched them, it was clear that one was no ordinary t...
2/4/2010 Sterling Man Finds $250,000 “Surprise” In His Wallet
Imagine walking around with a Mega Millions ticket worth $250,000 in your wallet and not even knowing it. That’s what happened to Bilal Popal of Sterling. He was looking in his wallet for something el...
2/3/2010 Virginia Beach Woman Wins Virginia Lottery Corvette®
When is a losing ticket actually a winning ticket? Just ask Vivian Jeter of Virginia Beach. She played the Virginia Lottery’s Corvette Cash Scratcher game and her ticket was not a winner. So she ente...
2/2/2010 Powerball Jackpot Increased to Estimated $115 Million for Wednesday`s Drawing
The excitement generated by the addition of ten new states, including Virginia, to the game has resulted in increase sales. The Powerball game`s estimated jackpot for Wednesday, February 3 has jumped ...
1/26/2010 “It’s Been a Good Month,” Says Vinton Man Who Won $100,000
Joseph Shupe of Vinton has been on a winning streak in January. He started by winning $1,000 in a Virginia Lottery Scratcher game on New Year’s Day. Later in the month he won $500 in a different game....
1/26/2010 Powerball Tickets Will Go On Sale In Virginia January 31
VIRGINIA LOTTERY PLAYERS WILL HAVE FOUR MAJOR JACKPOT DRAWINGS AVAILABLE EACH WEEK

The Powerball multi-state jackpot game will be available at lottery retailers across Virginia beginning January 31...
1/25/2010 Eastern Shore Woman Wins $100,000 From Virginia Lottery
A mid-January weekend may have seemed longer for Eileen Knobloch of Withams than for most people. State offices were closed Monday for Martin Luther King Day. She had a Virginia Lottery ticket worth $...
1/25/2010 $5 “Splurge” On A Lottery Ticket Results In $100,000 Win
Edward Smith of Richmond passes his favorite store on the way home from work. That store, Hermitage Grocery at 6003 Hermitage Road in Richmond, served him a $100,000 winning Virginia Lottery ticket.
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1/25/2010 Brothers Share $100,000 Top Prize In Cash 5 Drawing
Mayur and Vipul Shah, both of Springfield, regularly play the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game together. On January 16, their partnership paid off to the tune of $100,000 in the night drawing.

“I...
1/25/2010 Retired Navy Man Wins $52,000 In Win For Life Game
When Frederick Willis of Virginia Beach won $52,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Win For Life game, he didn’t jump up and down. He didn’t make much of a fuss.

“My wife wondered why I wasn’t as excite...
1/23/2010 Virginia Lottery To Streamline Costs By No Longer Televising Daily Draw Show
The Virginia Lottery is transitioning its daily draw show and twice-a-week Win For Life drawings from television to the Internet. The cost-saving measure will be complete Monday, January 11, 2010, so...
1/22/2010 Prep Cook Wins a Mouth-Watering Prize: $100,000
When Michael Corprew of Chesapeake discovered that his Virginia Lottery Cash 5 ticket was worth $100,000, he had a difficult time believing it.

“I couldn’t eat. I couldn’t sleep,” he told Lottery...
1/22/2010 Hampton Woman Wins $150,000 In “Ace In The Hole” Game
Denise Payne of Hampton had a little help when she won $150,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Ace in the Hole Scratcher game. Her boyfriend bought her the ticket.

“I scratched it and showed it...
1/21/2010 Redskins Mania VIP Prize Winners Announced
The Virginia Lottery announced the winners and finalists of the sixth, seventh and eighth Redskins Mania second-chance drawings. Redskins Mania players entered their non-winning tickets for a chance ...
1/14/2010 Orange County Woman Wins $250,000 In Mega Millions
Ann Bledsoe of Orange didn’t even have to buy her own ticket to win $250,000 in the December 1, 2009, Mega Millions drawing. Her husband, who has been playing Lottery games for a while, purchased the ...
1/14/2010 His Four Wins In The Same Cash 5 Drawing Bring In $400,000
Willie Ellis of Richmond was sitting in the barber’s chair after a haircut when he called the Virginia Lottery’s Player Information Line to see if he had won anything in the December 4, 2009, Cash 5 d...
1/14/2010 Portsmouth Woman Has a $100,000 Winning Hand in Classic Poker
Vickie Bell of Portsmouth had not played lottery games recently, but she decided to buy two Classic Poker Scratcher tickets at the Food Lion at 3535 Airline Boulevard in Portsmouth. “I started to leav...
1/13/2010 Christiansburg Woman Rolls To $25,000 New Year`s Raffle Win
Charity Selvey of Christiansburg competes on a roller derby team. But her recent big victory wasn’t in the arena – it was in the Virginia Lottery. She won $25,000 in the Virginia’s New Year’s Millio...
1/13/2010 Fredericksburg Man Takes $25,000 In New Year`s Millionaire Raffle
When Adnan Ali of Fredericksburg called his wife to say he was holding a ticket that won $25,000 in the Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle, she thought he was joking.

“I kept on checking ever...
1/12/2010 Last-Minute Raffle Ticket Purchase Wins $1 Million For Yorktown Man
It was New Year’s Eve when Steve Dunn, Ph.D., of Yorktown bought his Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle ticket. If he had waited until later in the day, he would have been out of luck, because t...
1/11/2010 Richmond Man Begins 2010 By Winning $1 Million
Paul Kalimerakis of Richmond found out when he called the Virginia Lottery’s Player Information Line. He listened to the three top-prize-winning numbers in the Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle...
1/11/2010 Store In Sterling Sells Second $250,000 Winning Mega Millions Ticket
STERLING MAN MATCHES FIRST FIVE NUMBERS TO WIN BIG

When David Zumwalde won $250,000 with a Mega Millions ticket he bought at Getty Mart, 209 East Holley Avenue in Sterling, he wasn’t the first pers...
1/10/2010 Truck Driver Picks Up $25,000 In New Year`s Millionaire Raffle
When Mark Green of Stony Creek discovered he had a $25,000 winning ticket in the Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle, his smile was as big as a smile can get.

“It was nothing but teeth!” he sa...
1/10/2010 Norfolk Man Wins Top Prize Of $100,000 In Cash 5
Even though it was one of his first times playing Cash 5, Johnnie White of Norfolk had luck on his side. By randomly selecting the numbers himself, he came up with a winning combination worth $100,000...
1/10/2010 Roanoke Man Wins $150,000 In “Aces High” Scratcher
Billy King of Roanoke already enjoyed playing the Aces High Scratcher game from the Virginia Lottery. Now he has 150,000 more reasons to like it after winning the top prize of $150,000.

“I was thri...
1/10/2010 Building Custodian Wins $52,000 In Win For Life Game
Phung Nguyen of Falls Church is a lucky man. He matched five numbers plus the Free Ball number in the December 5 Win For Life drawing to win $52,000.

He selected his numbers using family birthdays...
1/8/2010 Virginia Lottery Ticket Given As Stocking Stuffer Wins $1 Million
Paul Trkula of Burke bought four Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle tickets and used them as stocking stuffers for members of his family, including himself. When he checked the winning numbers ...
1/6/2010 Brother And Sister From Fieldale Share $25,000 Raffle Prize
Debra Lawless and William May, both of Fieldale, had an agreement. They would both buy tickets in the Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle, and if one of them won, they would split the prize. An...
1/6/2010 Lightning Strikes Twice For Martinsville Man
When John Robertson Jr. of Martinsville walked into the Virginia Lottery’s Roanoke Customer Service Center to redeem a $100,000 winning ticket, it was a case of déjà vu. He had done the same thing le...
1/6/2010 Richmond Woman Wins $25,000 In New Year`s Millionaire Raffle
Like many Virginia Lottery players, Hope Parker-Brooks of Richmond waited until the last day to buy a Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle ticket. “It looked like there were still a lot of tickets...
1/6/2010 Martinsville Woman Wins $100,000 In “Wonderland Of Dough”
“Come up here as quickly as possible! I have a ticket with a whole lot of zeros on it!”

That’s how Doretha Smith of Martinsville told her friend that she had a Virginia Lottery ticket worth $100,0...
1/5/2010 Pick 3 Players “Break The Bank” as Triple Sixes Hit in Monday`s Drawing
Some people say that good things come in “3’s.” That was certainly the case for Virginia Lottery Pick 3 players in the January 4, 2010, night drawing, when the triple combination 6-6-6 was drawn. Ever...
1/5/2010 Raffle Ticket Given as a Christmas Gift Wins $25,000
When Vera Dodson of Collinsville received a small box from her son-in-law for Christmas, she thought it might be a piece of jewelry. Instead, it was ticket #140601 in the Virginia’s New Year’s Millio...
1/5/2010 Christmas Eve Purchase Turns Into $250,000 Mega Millions Win For Lynchburg Man
David Dziadosz of Lynchburg was running some errands on Christmas Eve. “Since the next day was Christmas and I knew I’d be busy, I figured I should go ahead and buy my Mega Millions tickets right the...
1/4/2010 “My Knees Started Shaking.” - Fairfax Man Wins $250,000 In Mega Millions
When Kevin Spaner’s wife sent him to the supermarket for some groceries, she probably didn’t think he would return with $250,000. But the Fairfax man did just that when he stopped to play Mega Millio...
1/4/2010 Woodbridge Woman Wins $52,000 In Win For Life Game
Birthdates of her children will now carry extra special meaning for Virginia Gaige of Woodbridge. By using the numbers from the special days, Ms. Gaige won the second prize of $52,000 in Win For Life...
1/4/2010 Prince George County Man Wins $1 Million Prize In “Redskins Mania”
Cody Clement of Disputanta had a very lucky New Year’s Eve. First, he played a Virginia Lottery scratcher game and won $50. He used his winnings to play the Redskins Mania Scratcher game. When he s...
1/1/2010 Winning Numbers Drawn In Virginia’s New Year`s Millionaire Raffle - Three Tickets Are Now Worth $1 Million Each
Three tickets = three Virginia millionaires. That’s the equation for Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle. The numbers have been drawn, so the question now is: Who are the three $1 million winne...
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