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| 1/26/2012 |
Scottsville man claims $200,000 Powerball prize |
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Edwin Reardon had an inkling that the Powerball ticket in his pocket was no ordinary ticket.
“I pretty much knew I had a winner,” he later told Virginia Lottery officials. “I knew that it was a goo... |
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| 1/12/2012 |
Sailor from Fredericksburg wins $100,000 |
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Edward Price thought he had been tricked. He was holding in his hand what appeared to be a Virginia Lottery Scratcher ticket worth $100,000. His first thought was that it must be fake.
“Who got me?... |
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| 1/11/2012 |
Chesapeake man scores in Hail to the Redskins game |
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Bruce Raper of Chesapeake scored a touchdown in the Virginia Lottery’s Hail to the Redskins Scratcher game. Mr. Raper, who described himself as a Washington Redskins fan, won the game’s top pri... |
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| 1/10/2012 |
Petersburg man celebrates $1 million Lottery win |
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Thomas Morgan of Petersburg had two things to celebrate within the same week. One was the 49th anniversary of his wedding. The other was a $1 million winning lottery ticket!
Mr. Morgan scratched t... |
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| 12/30/2011 |
Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle sold out |
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The final available ticket in the Virginia Lottery’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle was sold at 2:08 p.m. on Friday, December 30. That means all 330,000 tickets were bought by Virginia Lottery players.... |
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| 12/29/2011 |
Once-a-year player wins $100,000 |
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Cynthia White plays the lottery just once a year – when she buys some Virginia Lottery tickets as stocking stuffers for her family and herself. But once was all it took! The Norfolk woman scratched a ... |
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| 12/28/2011 |
Dumfries man claims $200,000 Powerball prize |
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Imagine having a Powerball ticket in your possession for more than three months, knowing it’s worth $200,000. That what John Kaysak did. The Dumfries man matched the first five numbers in the Septemb... |
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| 12/28/2011 |
Norfolk man wins $250,000 in Mega Millions |
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A winning Mega Millions ticket is enabling Miguel Neto of Norfolk to start the new year $250,000 richer. Mr. Neto matched the first five numbers in the December 9 Mega Millions drawing to win the game... |
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| 12/21/2011 |
Bristol woman wins $52,000 in Win For Life game |
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Joan Schacht of Bristol, Virginia, has a little extra money for the holidays. She won $52,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Win For Life game.
She matched five numbers plus the Free Ball in the Decembe... |
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| 12/19/2011 |
Staunton woman wins $1,000 per week for life |
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Minnie Stevenson found out she’d won big in Virginia’s Win for Life game when she checked the newspaper for the winning numbers in the December 14 drawing.
“I looked at my husband and said, ‘Oh my ... |
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| 12/12/2011 |
Coast Guard officer sails to $100,000 lottery win |
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It was no secret when Mark Rizzo won $100,000 in a Virginia Lottery Scratcher game.
“Everyone in the store was freaking out,” he told Lottery officials. “I was trying to keep my composure.”
The ... |
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| 12/7/2011 |
Midlothian man quietly wins $52,000 in Win for Life |
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Tim Buckwalter had an interesting dilemma. The Midlothian man was at home when he discovered that he’d won $52,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Win for Life game. The trouble? Everyone in the house was a... |
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| 12/2/2011 |
A $100,000 winner hidden in a batch of tickets |
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Bridgette Allen had a bunch of Virginia Lottery tickets that had accumulated in her home over the past few weeks. She gathered them up, took them to a store and asked the clerk to check them. That’s h... |
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| 11/22/2011 |
Grottoes woman scratches to win $100,000 |
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Mona See of Grottoes knows what it’s like to scratch a Virginia Lottery ticket and win the top prize. She won $100,000 in 10x the Money.
“I showed the lady who sold it to me,” she told Virgi... |
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| 11/16/2011 |
Elkton man wins $200,000 in Powerball |
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Lewis Lindamood of Elkton plays Powerball when the jackpot is unusually large. So when the jackpot reached an estimated $173 million for the October 26 drawing, he went to the Sheetz at 533 University... |
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| 11/8/2011 |
A million-dollar drive through Virginia |
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When is a detour a good thing? Just ask Ronald Ferron. He was driving with his wife from Massachusetts to their home in Jupiter, Florida, when he stopped for gas in Emporia, Virginia. He bought a pair... |
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| 11/8/2011 |
Pentagon employee wins $100,000 in Pick 4 |
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Another ordinary day at the office is hardly how Joseph Hudson-Bey, a tele-communications employee at the Pentagon, would describe the day he discovered he had won $100,000 from the Virginia Lottery. ... |
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| 11/3/2011 |
Newport News couple wins $250,000 in Mega Millions |
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John and Carol Lockwood are what might be called once-in-a-while Lottery players. But once was all it took when the Newport News couple matched the first five numbers in the October 18 Mega Millions d... |
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| 10/19/2011 |
Lightning Strikes again for Virginia Beach couple |
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Simone Christian had an unusual dream. The Virginia Beach woman dreamed she had a chat with President Obama. That prompted her to play the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game, using numbers corresponding t... |
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| 10/18/2011 |
Delivery driver from Roanoke collects $250,000 prize |
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David Cardwell of Roanoke was getting ready to go to work when he scratched a King of Cash Scratcher ticket he’d bought the previous day. As he scratched, he realized it was no ordinary ticket.... |
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| 10/14/2011 |
Sailor cruises to $250,000 Mega Millions win |
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When Orvin McLean of Norfolk bought a ticket for the October 7 Mega Millions drawing, he told himself, “I won this one.”
Turns out, he was right!
He matched the first five numbers to win the gam... |
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| 10/14/2011 |
Cash 5 numbers line up for Yorktown man |
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The chances of matching all five numbers in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game are 1 in 278,256. George Canidate beat those odds to win $100,000. The Yorktown man won the game’s top prize in the Octob... |
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| 10/14/2011 |
With “a stroke of luck,” Chantilly man wins $100,000 |
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Mark Novitsky of Chantilly can’t explain how he won $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game.
“It’s just a stroke of luck,” he told Lottery officials as he claimed his prize. “You just get lu... |
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| 10/14/2011 |
Chesapeake man wins $125,000 in one Pick 4 drawing |
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Eugene Johnson of Chesapeake bought $25 worth of tickets for the same Virginia Lottery Pick 4 drawing. He chose the same number combination for each ticket: 1-9-4-4. When that turned out to be the win... |
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| 10/7/2011 |
It’s real! Colonial Heights woman wins $150,000 |
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“I handed the ticket to the clerk and said, ‘Is it real?’ She looked at it and said, ‘It’s real!’”
That’s how Helen Shortell of Colonial Heights found out her Stacks of Cash ticket from the ... |
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| 9/29/2011 |
Alexandria man scores in Hail to the Redskins game |
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Harold Price of Alexandria scored a touchdown in the Virginia Lottery’s Hail to the Redskins Scratcher game. Mr. Price, who described himself as a big Washington Redskins fan, won the game’s to... |
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| 9/29/2011 |
Roanoke man celebrates $250,000 Mega Millions win |
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Whoever says “time flies” might want to have a word with Dennis Goad. The Roanoke man spent a very long weekend waiting for the Virginia Lottery’s Customer Service Center in Roanoke to open on Monday ... |
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| 9/29/2011 |
Chesapeake man matches all five to win $100,000 |
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Al Godden had two winning tickets in the September 16 Cash 5 night drawing. One of his tickets won $5. The other won a little more. Make that: $100,000.
“I couldn’t believe it at first,” he said. ... |
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| 9/23/2011 |
Wise County man wins $250,000 in Mega Millions |
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John Sturgill of Wise was on his way home from shopping in the Abingdon/Bristol area when he stopped for gas. While at the Fas Mart at 101 Railroad Avenue in Wise, he bought three Mega Millions ticket... |
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| 9/12/2011 |
Falls Church woman wins $100,000 |
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Muna Abduljebar of Falls Church matched all five numbers in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game. Then she had to wait out a long Labor Day weekend before she could claim her $100,000 prize. She certain... |
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| 9/9/2011 |
Woodbridge woman wins $100,000 on her birthday |
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Maureen Flaherty of Woodbridge won $100,000 on her birthday – and it happened because of a mistake. When she asked the store clerk for a ticket to a different Virginia Lottery Scratcher game, the cle... |
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| 9/2/2011 |
Shh! Vinton man wins a quiet $100,000 at 3:30 a.m. |
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Imagine discovering you’ve won $100,000 in a Virginia Lottery Scratcher game, but you can’t make a noise because its 3:30 in the morning and everyone in the house is asleep! Chris Gabrielson of Vinton... |
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| 9/2/2011 |
Construction worker nails $100,000 top prize |
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Lester Gonzalez of Falls Church was in a car with some friends when he discovered he’d won $100,000 from the Virginia Lottery. The construction worker was on his way home from work, scratching a Je... |
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| 8/31/2011 |
Mechanicsville man wins Tax Free $100,000 |
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Ronnie Davis of Mechanicsville was sitting at home on a lazy Sunday afternoon, scratching a Tax Free $100,000 ticket from the Virginia Lottery. Suddenly, he realized this was no ordinary ticket... |
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| 8/30/2011 |
Falls Church man wins $1 million in Powerball |
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D. Douglas Donley of Falls Church waited more than five months to claim his Powerball prize. When he finally handed the ticket to Virginia Lottery officials, there were only about three weeks left bef... |
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| 8/29/2011 |
Pittsylvania County man scratches to win $100,000 |
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Raymond Long of Blairs is a very lucky person. He played the 10x the Money game from the Virginia Lottery and won the top prize of $100,000.
He bought the winning ticket at Shadowwood Mart,... |
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| 8/29/2011 |
Text message tells Norfolk man he won $100,000 |
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Ernest Harvey of Norfolk receives text messages from the Virginia Lottery containing the winning numbers for each drawing. Shortly after the August 18 Cash 5 night drawing he received a message with s... |
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| 8/24/2011 |
Richmond man Wins big in Fantastic 5’s Doubler |
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Ronald “Trey” White was having a good night. He used $5 that he received in tips on his job to buy a Virginia Lottery Scratcher ticket, which won $25. He used $5 of those winnings to play another $5 g... |
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| 8/23/2011 |
Alexandria man wins $100,000 in Jewel 7’s game |
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Cill Napper of Alexandria is a very lucky person. He won the $100,000 top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s Jewel 7’s Scratcher game.
He bought the winning ticket at Kang’s Market, 7327 Richmo... |
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| 8/18/2011 |
Restaurant manager wins a tasty $200,000 in Powerball |
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Michel Bannourah of Brambleton was preparing to retire from his job as a restaurant manager. Now he has a little boost for his retirement: $200,000 from the Virginia Lottery. Mr. Bannourah matched the... |
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| 8/3/2011 |
Scott County man wins a “jewel” of a prize |
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James Roller of Duffield had a very lucky day. It started when he played a Virginia Lottery Scratcher game and won $50. He used some of his winnings to buy a Jewel 7’s ticket. He took it home, ... |
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| 7/29/2011 |
Upperville man wins $52,000 in Win for Life |
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Lewis Lanham of Upperville is a very lucky person. He matched five numbers plus the Free Ball in the July 13 Win for Life drawing to win the game’s second prize of $52,000.
He bought the winning t... |
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| 7/29/2011 |
Loudoun County man hits it big for $100,000 |
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William Shellnutt likes the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game because of the odds. Now he has a new reason to like it. He matched all five numbers in the July 9 Cash 5 day drawing to win the game’s top p... |
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| 7/26/2011 |
Powhatan man wins $1,000 per week for life |
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Ronnie Oliver of Powhatan was watching the news when he heard that someone won $1,000 per week for life in the July 16 Win for Life drawing. The winning ticket had been bought at Al’s Market, 3440 And... |
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| 7/20/2011 |
Fairfax woman collects $100,000 in Cash 5 |
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It’s not that Mi Le of Fairfax doubted her husband. It’s just that what he had to say was so unexpected. He called to tell her they had won $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game.
“He was j... |
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| 7/19/2011 |
Who is the latest “Win For Life” winner? |
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Somebody, somewhere, has a piece of paper worth $1,000 per week for the rest of that person’s life. That Virginia Lottery ticket matched the first six numbers in the July 16 Win For Life drawing. Now... |
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| 7/12/2011 |
Charlottesville woman wins big in Triple Wild |
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Nafisa Azizi of Charlottesville knew she had a winning ticket as soon as she scratched it. Why? “Because there were so many zeros,” she told Virginia Lottery officials.
She won the top prize of $10... |
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| 7/8/2011 |
Franklin County man scratches to win $150,000 |
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Lowell Love of Rocky Mount was at home when he scratched his Money Mania ticket from the Virginia Lottery. He couldn’t believe what he saw.
“I had to rub my eyes a few times,” he later told ... |
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| 7/7/2011 |
Richmond man wins some Serious Folding Money |
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It took Melvin Thomas of Richmond a few moments to realize he was looking at a top-prize-winning ticket in the Virginia Lottery’s Serious Folding Money Scratcher game.
“I had to look at it t... |
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| 6/17/2011 |
Front Royal man wins a stack of cash |
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Ernest Watson of Front Royal isn’t likely to forget the morning he stopped for gas and ended up winning $150,000. He and his wife each bought a Virginia Lottery Scratcher ticket. He won the top prize ... |
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| 6/16/2011 |
Norfolk man wins $52,000 in Win for Life |
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Sometimes it’s good to make a mistake. Just ask John Matt of Norfolk. He was happily preparing to claim $600 in the Virginia Lottery’s Win for Life game when he was informed he had miscalculated. He d... |
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| 6/6/2011 |
Spur-of-the-moment Cash 5 play wins $100,000 |
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Jackie Robinson of Norfolk hadn’t planned on playing the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game. When he played Cash 5 for the February 25 night drawing, it was a spur-of-the-moment purchase. That ticket ende... |
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| 5/31/2011 |
Williamsburg man wins $250,000 in Mega Millions |
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Robert Osman of Williamsburg was on his way to the gym for a workout when he stopped to buy some Mega Millions tickets. One of those tickets ended up matching the first five numbers in the May 20 Mega... |
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| 5/31/2011 |
Disputanta woman wins $100,000 in Cash 5 |
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Linda Hunt had a feeling she would win. The Disputanta woman bought a Virginia Lottery Cash 5 ticket on the spur of the moment. That ticket ended up winning the top prize of $100,000.
“It’s so hard... |
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| 5/27/2011 |
Henrico County teacher receives "Super Teacher" award |
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There are teachers, and then there are “Super Teachers.” Ryan Stein, fourth grade teacher at Pinchbeck Elementary School, has been selected as one of eight educators statewide to receive the Virginia ... |
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| 5/23/2011 |
Virginia Beach teacher receives "Super Teacher" Award |
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There are teachers, and then there are “Super Teachers.” Roderick "Rick" Zano, tenth grade teacher at Princess Anne High School, has been selected as one of eight educators statewide to receive the Vi... |
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| 5/23/2011 |
Dumfries man claims one of his ten $100,000 tickets |
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Colin Mackenzie of Dumfries bought ten tickets for the April 18 Cash 5 day drawing, all with the same five numbers: 6, 7, 13, 25 and 28. When those turned out to be the winning numbers, each of those ... |
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| 5/23/2011 |
Springfield woman wins $52,000 on Mother’s Day |
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Lan Vu of Springfield will always remember Mother’s Day 2011. That’s the day she checked her Win for Life ticket and discovered it was worth $52,000.
Her ticket matched five numbers plus the Free B... |
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| 5/18/2011 |
Virginia Lottery warns of apparent increase in scams |
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“You’ve won the lottery!” It’s something that many people want to hear. But sometimes those words come from scam artists with no intention of giving you a prize. They’d rather steal your money.
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| 5/11/2011 |
Augusta County teacher receives “Super Teacher” Award |
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WAYNESBORO, VA – There are teachers, and then there are “Super Teachers.” Melody Reynolds, second grade teacher at Hugh K. Cassell Elementary School, has been selected as one of eight educators statew... |
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| 5/10/2011 |
Dumfries woman wins a “jewel” of a prize |
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Martina Curtis-Duvernay of Dumfries might not have bought a $100,000-winning Virginia Lottery ticket, had it not been for the person in front of her at the convenience store a few days earlier.
“So... |
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| 5/9/2011 |
Greene County teacher receives “Super Teacher” award |
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Ruckersville, VA – There are teachers, and then there are “Super Teachers.” Linda Thompson, kindergarten/first grade extension teacher at Ruckersville Elementary School has been selected as one of eig... |
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| 5/6/2011 |
Carrsville man wins $200,000 in Powerball |
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Raymond Faison of Carrsville likes to keep up with lottery-related things. He’s watched a TV show about lottery winners. Now he is a big winner himself!
Mr. Faison matched the first five numbers in... |
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| 5/3/2011 |
Wytheville Teacher Receives Super Teacher Award |
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Wytheville Teacher Receives Super Teacher Award: Lucas Phillips of Spiller Elementary School Selected from Nominations in Southwest Virginia
Wytheville, VA – There are teachers, and then there are... |
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| 5/2/2011 |
Roanoke Teacher Receives Super Teacher Award |
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Roanoke Teacher Receives "Super Teacher" Award: Wade Whitehead of Crystal Spring Elementary School Selected From Nominations in the Roanoke Area
Roanoke, VA – There are teachers, and then there ar... |
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| 4/27/2011 |
Virginia Lottery mobile website is a hit |
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If you’re on the go, so is the Virginia Lottery. The Lottery has launched a new mobile website, specially-designed for viewing on hand-held devices. Since the mobile site launched in late March, it h... |
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| 4/21/2011 |
Ashburn woman wins $250,000 in Mega Millions |
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Luisa Rodrigues Afonso of Ashburn has something in common with the Virginia Lottery. She helps school children in her job as a school bus attendant for special needs students. The Lottery benefits stu... |
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| 4/21/2011 |
Radford man rings up $100,000 using old phone number |
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When Guy Spencer of Radford bought his ticket for the April 1 Cash 5 night drawing, he selected numbers from his old phone number. That number must have been for a smartphone, because the next morning... |
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| 3/23/2011 |
Mega Millions excitement growing in Virginia |
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Mega Millions is on a roll and Virginians are lining up for a piece of the action.
Since no one matched all six numbers in the March 22 Mega Millions drawing, the jackpot has grown to an estimated ... |
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| 3/18/2011 |
Newport News man wins some Cold Hard Cash |
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You might say Martin Phan was cool when he won $100,000 from the Virginia Lottery. After all, the game in which the Newport News resident won the top prize is called Cold Hard Cash.
“I saw t... |
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| 3/17/2011 |
Dry cleaner employee cleans up in Cash 5 game |
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Leroi Ferby of Petersburg thought his girlfriend was kidding him when she said he won $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game. It was no joke. His ticket matched all five numbers in the March 4... |
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| 3/15/2011 |
Former locker combination is the key to Cash 5 win |
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Franklin Neumann of Lynchburg used an interesting method of selecting numbers for his Cash 5 ticket. The numbers came from a former locker combination. It worked! He matched all five numbers in the Fe... |
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| 3/8/2011 |
Arlington man wins $100,000 in Cash 5 |
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Kaleem Akhtar of Arlington recognized the five winning numbers in the Virginia Lottery’s February 27 Cash 5 night drawing. He had been playing those same numbers, 6-16-22-31-34, for some time. By matc... |
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| 2/28/2011 |
Tennessee man comes to Virginia to win $52,000 |
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Terrance Cabe of Johnson City, Tennessee, knew he had a big winning ticket when the clerk at a convenience store told him he couldn’t cash it. He had to go to the Virginia Lottery office to claim such... |
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| 2/16/2011 |
Brunswick County man wins $250,000 in Mega Millions |
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Charlie Bruce’s wife thought he was playing a trick on her. The Alberta man showed her his Mega Millions ticket and said, “I got four numbers!”
After examining the ticket, she said, “No Charlie, yo... |
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| 2/16/2011 |
Richmond man wins $100,000 in Cash 5 |
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Evans Gordon selected his numbers for the January 28 Cash 5 drawing from an unusual source: the evening news. After the Richmond man saw some numbers in a news story, he decided to put those numbers t... |
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| 2/14/2011 |
Hampton man wins top prize in 10x The Money |
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When Sidney Hawkins visited West Mercury Shell, 3328 West Mercury Blvd. in Hampton, he decided to try his luck at the Virginia Lottery’s 10x The Money Scratcher game. That ended up being a $100... |
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| 2/8/2011 |
Lee County woman scratches to win $100,000 |
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Kimberly Tipton may have had a difficult time believing people really do win big prizes in the Virginia Lottery, until it happened to her! The Rose Hill woman won $100,000 in the 10 x The Money... |
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| 2/7/2011 |
Waynesboro man wins $52,000 in Win For Life |
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When Jerry Curtis of Waynesboro discovered the ticket he and his wife bought for the January 26 Win For Life drawing was a $52,000 winner, his reaction was low-key.
“My wife is more jubilant about ... |
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| 2/3/2011 |
Petersburg Man wins $100,000 in Cash 5 |
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Anthony Smith of Petersburg had a difficult time concentrating on his job. You would too, if you had a Virginia Lottery ticket worth $100,000 in your pocket!
The ticket was for the January 18 Cash ... |
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| 1/31/2011 |
South Boston woman with an itchy hand wins $100,000 |
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Michalene Snead of South Boston had an interesting reason for playing the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game on January 13.
“My hand was itching,” she told Lottery officials.
So she selected her num... |
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| 1/28/2011 |
Notice regarding Powerball’s “Watch to Win” promotion |
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During the next few televised Powerball drawings, there will be a promotion called “Watch to Win.” Please be advised that the Virginia Lottery will not be participating in the “Watch to Win” promotion... |
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| 1/21/2011 |
A $200,000 ticket under his pillow |
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Newport News man has sweet lottery dreams after winning $200,000
Ever wonder where you would put a winning lottery ticket for safekeeping before claiming your prize? Arthur Lee put it in a very ... |
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| 1/20/2011 |
A $52,000 Win for Life prize for Arlington woman |
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Saada Mustefa of Arlington had little to say as she claimed the $52,000 she won in the January 1 Win for Life drawing. Her smile said it all.
Her ticket matched five numbers plus the Free Ball to ... |
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| 1/12/2011 |
Alexandria woman wins $100,000 in Jewel 7’s |
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Yong Hill of Alexandria said she was just passing by Crystal City News in Arlington when her eye was caught by the Jewel 7’s game from the Virginia Lottery. The Ruby Reds were showing at the t... |
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| 1/11/2011 |
Barhamsville man wins a “wild” prize |
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Talk about a wild prize! William Prata of Barhamsville bought four Virginia’s Wildlife Scratchers from the Virginia Lottery. Three tickets were winners, including one with a $100,000 prize.
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| 1/6/2011 |
Lynchburg man wins $1 Million in Maximum Millions |
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David A. Bovenizer of Lynchburg discovered he won a million dollars while sitting at his kitchen table. He and his wife were playing some Virginia Lottery Scratcher games. Suddenly he realized his <... |
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| 1/4/2011 |
Mega Millions Jackpot Increased to 2nd Largest Ever |
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Due to brisk sales nationwide, tonight’s estimated Mega Millions jackpot has been increased from $330 million to $355 million.
The largest jackpot ever recorded in North America happened in the Me... |
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| 12/31/2010 |
New Year’s Millionaire Raffle Sold Out! |
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The final available ticket in the Virginia Lottery’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle was sold shortly after noon on Friday, December 31. That means all 330,000 tickets were bought by Virginia Lottery p... |
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| 12/30/2010 |
Virginia Lottery offices closed New Year`s Eve |
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All Virginia Lottery offices will be closed on Friday, December 31, and remain closed through the weekend.
All Lottery drawings will be held as usual at their normal times.
Lottery offices wil... |
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| 12/29/2010 |
Amelia County woman wins $250,000 in Mega Millions |
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Jacqueline Monroe of Jetersville spent Christmas Day with a Mega Millions ticket worth $250,000 on her counter and she didn’t know it. The ticket matched the first five numbers in the December 24 dra... |
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| 12/29/2010 |
Heating company employee wins a hot prize |
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Matthew Weaver of Colonial Heights would not have won $100,000 if the cashier had not made a mistake. He wanted to play a different Virginia Lottery Scratcher game, but the clerk mistakenly gave him ... |
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| 12/29/2010 |
Danville woman wins some green in Emerald Green 7’s |
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You could say that Sandra Garzon of Danville is one lucky lady. In the past, she has won season tickets to the Washington Redskins in the Redskins Legacy “Stay in the Game” Sweepstakes. Now, ... |
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| 12/21/2010 |
Springfield man wins $500,000 in Jumbo Bucks game |
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It was a normal workday for Johnnie Holt. The Springfield man was working the control desk at Bowl America Shirley, 6450 Edsall Road in Alexandria, when he decided to go over to the Virginia Lottery’... |
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| 12/17/2010 |
Real estate agent lands a $100,000 winning ticket |
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“When I saw the dollar amount, my eyes got all blurry. Then I started jumping up and down and shouting.”
That’s how Angelique Baker of Richmond reacted when she discovered that the $100,000 Payo... |
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| 12/15/2010 |
Harrisonburg man wins $100,000 in Cash 5 |
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Nelson Swartz of Harrisonburg isn’t likely to forget the numbers 5,13,16,18 and 22 any time soon. Those are the numbers that won him $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game. He matched them in ... |
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| 12/14/2010 |
Ashland woman wins $100,000 on her lunch break |
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What did you do on your lunch break? Deborah Burruss of Ashland played the Virginia Lottery’s Triple Wild Scratcher game and won the top prize of $100,000.
“It feels great,” she told Lotter... |
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| 12/9/2010 |
Hunter Bags 52,000 Bucks |
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Jeffrey Hartbarger brought back a great prize from his week-long hunting trip. Not a buck – but a winning lottery ticket worth 52,000 bucks.
Shortly before departing, the Natural Bridge Station ma... |
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| 12/9/2010 |
Nokesville Man Wins $52,000 in Win For Life |
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Phillip Garduno of Nokesville was tempted to just throw out that stack of Virginia Lottery tickets lying around his house. He’s glad he didn’t, because one of them turned out to be a $52,000 winner. T... |
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| 12/6/2010 |
Henrico Couple Wins Top Prize in “$250 Grand” Game |
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Harold and Emily Francis of Henrico do a lot together. They work in the same restaurant, for example. They played the Virginia Lottery’s $250 Grand game together. He bought the ticket and she s... |
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| 12/5/2010 |
Norfolk Man Matches 5 Numbers to Win $100,000 |
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Jermaine Jones of Norfolk stared at the television and gasped, “I think I just won $100,000!”
He was right. The winning Cash 5 numbers from the Virginia Lottery that just flashed on the screen matc... |
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| 12/3/2010 |
Alleghany County Woman Wins a Muscle Car |
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Pat McCauley of Hot Springs and her husband Tom have been though some tough times. She is a cancer survivor. He is an Army Vietnam veteran who survived an attack that took his leg – and killed three o... |
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| 11/12/2010 |
Alexandria Man Takes $200,000 Powerball Win In Stride |
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John Jenkins of Alexandria is not the sort of guy to jump up and down with excitement. When he won $200,000 in the November 6 Powerball drawing, he was asked if he was excited. His reply was a simple... |
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| 11/12/2010 |
Williamsburg Man Wins $100,000 In Cash 5 |
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Albert Mixon of Williamsburg is a very lucky person. He matched all five numbers in the November 9 Cash 5 night drawing to win the top prize of $100,000.
He bought the winning ticket at the 7-Elev... |
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| 11/9/2010 |
Goochland Woman Wins A “Wild” $100,000 |
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A Scratcher ticket isn’t much good if you don’t scratch it. That’s what Eloise Lanning learned. When the Goochland woman bought a Virginia’s Wildlife ticket, she tucked it in her purse and for... |
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| 11/9/2010 |
Retiree Collects $100,000 Prize In Cash 5 Game |
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Wilroy Hill of Portsmouth has won some big prizes playing the Virginia Lottery, but they can’t compare to his most recent win. He matched all five numbers in the November 4 Cash 5 day drawing to win ... |
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| 10/28/2010 |
Good Luck Virginia! |
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Virginia Lottery’s “Good Luck Virginia!” Video Series Highlights Lucky Places across State
New Facebook Series Features Lady Luck
From the Virginia Historical Society to Luray Caverns to Fairy S... |
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| 10/22/2010 |
Nurse Wins $200,000 With a Double Dose Of Cash 5 |
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Gale Francisco of Roanoke was in the car with her sister when she said, “Let’s stop here and get me some lottery.”
So her sister stopped at S.S. Mart at 2210 Electric Road in Roanoke. Ms. Francisc... |
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| 10/22/2010 |
Hopewell Man Collects $100,000 In Cash 5 |
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Ned Terry of Hopewell got a big surprise when he asked a Virginia Lottery employee to check his Cash 5 tickets. One of those tickets turned out to be a $100,000 winner!
The ticket was for the Octo... |
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| 10/21/2010 |
Virginia Beach Woman Wins Big In Cash 5 Game |
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“I checked it over and over. I think I checked it about 40 times and then I sat there for awhile and said ‘No, this can’t be true!’”
That’s how Della Hatchet of Virginia Beach reacted when she re... |
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| 10/20/2010 |
Winchester Man Shares $250,000 Prize With Friend |
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David Small of Winchester is a big New York Yankees fan. As far as he’s concerned, when the Yankees win, he wins. That was certainly the case one night when, shortly after a Yankee victory, he discove... |
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| 10/19/2010 |
Stuarts Draft Man Wins $1,000 Per Week For Life |
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Many years ago, Malcolm Underwood of Stuarts Draft saw a friend win more than $10 million in the Virginia Lottery. That’s when Mr. Underwood started playing. It paid off when he matched the winning nu... |
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| 10/5/2010 |
Hair Stylist Wins a Prize To Dye For: $100,000 |
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When Dereck Pachek of Stafford won the top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game, there was no keeping it a secret. He showed it to the clerk at the store where he bought the ticket, and then th... |
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| 10/1/2010 |
The Virginia Lottery is playing a new tune |
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The familiar winning tune players have heard at retailers is officially being retired. Beginning October 5, players will hear a new signal when a winning ticket is validated: a cash register sound fol... |
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| 9/29/2010 |
Virginia Beach Man Wins $1,000 Per Week For Life |
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When Jose Bonilla of Virginia Beach entered the Virginia Lottery’s customer service center in Hampton, he thought the Win For Life ticket in his pocket might have won a few hundred dollars. So it was ... |
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| 9/24/2010 |
Retired Truck Driver Gets In Gear By Winning $52,000 |
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Merle Cosner of Timberville received a big surprise one Sunday morning when he went to his computer and checked the winning Virginia Lottery numbers from the previous night. He discovered that his Wi... |
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| 9/22/2010 |
Martinsville Man Wins $1 Million In Powerball |
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Like nearly everyone in Martinsville, Woodrow Galloway knew someone had won $1 million in the April 21 Powerball drawing. It was big news that a ticket from Price’s Mini Market at 407 Bridge Street i... |
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| 9/8/2010 |
Mechanic Is Revved Up Over Winning $100,000 |
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“It was like having a boost!”
That’s how Melvin Billups of Chesapeake described the feeling of winning the top prize of $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Jewel 7`s - Ruby Red 7`s Scratcher ... |
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| 9/3/2010 |
Warren County Man Wins $100,000 – For The Third Time! |
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Willard Frame of Bentonville is getting to be an experienced hand when it comes to winning the top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game. The first time he matched all five numbers to win $100,... |
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| 8/26/2010 |
Richmond Woman Takes $100,000 Top Prize In Cash 5 |
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Altagracia Pinales Saba of Richmond can thank her five children for her big win in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game. When she bought a ticket for the August 22 Cash 5 day drawing, she selected numb... |
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| 8/26/2010 |
Lightning Strikes Twice For Yorktown Man |
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Don’t tell Alan Chittenden of Yorktown that winning the lottery is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. When he won $52,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Win For Life game, it was his second big win. About t... |
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| 8/25/2010 |
South Hill Woman Wins $52,000 In Win For Life |
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The August 11, 2010, Win For Life drawing was a great one for Virginia Lottery players. Five tickets bought in Virginia matched five numbers plus the Free Ball to win the game’s second prize of $52,0... |
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| 8/19/2010 |
Galax Woman Wins a Muscle Car From Virginia Lottery |
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Not many people get to make a phone call like the one Debra Harris of Galax made recently. She called her husband and said simply, “I won a car!”
“He said, ‘Good,’” she later told Virginia Lottery... |
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| 8/17/2010 |
Numbers From a Fortune Cookie Win $52,000 |
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When Rebekah Conway of Virginia Beach bought a Win For Life ticket from the Virginia Lottery, her method of choosing the numbers was a bit unusual.
“It was just a whim,” she later told Lottery off... |
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| 8/13/2010 |
Former Dump Truck Driver Wins A Muscle Car! |
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Driver Wins A Muscle Car From Virginia Lottery Scratches Top Prize In Muscle Car Money Game
For 30 years, George Dabney Jr. of Highland Springs worked as a dump truck operator. Now the retiree has ... |
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| 8/6/2010 |
Leesburg Man Wins $250,000 In Mega Millions |
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Carl Moyer of Leesburg learned he had won $250,000 by watching the news. After the June 29 Mega Millions drawing, there were news reports about a ticket in Leesburg that matched the first five number... |
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| 8/4/2010 |
Lightning Strikes Twice For Rocky Mount Man |
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When we last saw Winford “Jello” James of Rocky Mount, he’d won $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game. That was in March 2007, when he told Lottery officials he used the numbers of his favori... |
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| 8/4/2010 |
Danville Man Takes The Top Prize In Cash 5: $100,000 |
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For a while, Robert Turner’s car was worth more than $100,000. This had nothing to do with the Blue Book value. It was because of a little slip of paper in the car: a winning Virginia Lottery ticket... |
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| 8/2/2010 |
King George Man Wins a “Sweet” Muscle Car |
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Monte Newton of King George might not have played the Virginia Lottery’s Muscle Car Money game if he hadn’t had a hankering for something sweet. He went to Dutch’s Mart at 9501 Dahlgren Road in... |
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| 8/2/2010 |
Eastern Shore Man Wins $100,000 Playing Cash 5 |
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“Is it real?”
That’s the question Gregory Parker of Nelsonia asked himself as he looked at the winning numbers from the July 17 Cash 5 night drawing.
It was real. His ticket matched all five num... |
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| 7/15/2010 |
Fredericksburg Man Wins $52,000 In Win For Life |
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Mark Raymond of Fredericksburg likes to play the Virginia Lottery’s Win For Life game because he likes the odds. In the July 7 drawing, he beat those odds to win the game’s second prize of $52,000.
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| 7/12/2010 |
Lancaster County Man Wins “$100,000 Payout” |
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“Things like this just don’t happen to us!”
That was Harold Muhammed’s reaction as he was about to collect his $100,000 prize from the Virginia Lottery. The Weems man had scratched to win the top ... |
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| 7/8/2010 |
Rocky Mount Man Scratches To Win $250,000 |
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Although Jesse Anderson of Rocky Mount is retired, he keeps busy delivering flowers for a florist. On a recent day off, he took delivery of a nice little bouquet of his own: $250,000 from the Virgini... |
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| 6/25/2010 |
Centreville Woman Wins $100,000 In Cash 5 |
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When Jeung Choi of Centreville discovered that her Cash 5 ticket from the Virginia Lottery was worth $100,000, she couldn’t scream or shout, because there were a lot of people around her. Instead, she... |
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| 6/22/2010 |
Would You Throw Away $250,000? Someone Might! |
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MEGA MILLIONS TICKET BOUGHT IN SMITHFIELD WILL EXPIRE UNLESS THE WINNER REDEEMS IT BY JULY 6
It’s time to check pockets, purses, brief cases, glove compartments or anywhere else a person might keep... |
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| 6/17/2010 |
Virginia Beach Man Wins $100,000 |
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Raleigh Totten of Virginia Beach was the winner of $100,000, and he didn’t even know it! Mr. Totten regularly purchases three to five Lottery tickets each week; one of those tickets is usually a Cash... |
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| 6/16/2010 |
She Almost Threw Away a Winning Ticket Worth $52,000 |
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Carolyn Bridges of Greenville might never have known she was a $52,000 winner in the Virginia Lottery’s Win For Life game.
“I had a handful of old tickets and I almost threw them away,” she told Lo... |
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| 6/14/2010 |
McLean Teacher Receives “Super Teacher” Award |
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RASMI BACON OF KENT GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 1,200 ENTRIES STATEWIDE
A fourth grade teacher at Kent Gardens Elementary School in McLean, VA has been selected as one of eigh... |
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| 6/2/2010 |
Wythe County Man Wins $250,000 In Mega Millions |
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“Somebody won $250,000. Was it you?”
That’s the call Tony Brower of Austinville received from a clerk at his favorite convenience store. A ticket bought at that store matched the first five numbers... |
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| 6/2/2010 |
Dental Patient Sinks His Teeth Into $100,000 Prize |
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Don’t tell Steve Jarrell of Cascade that going to the dentist is a bad thing. He ended a recent dental visit by winning $100,000 from the Virginia Lottery!
It all happened as he was driving home fr... |
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| 5/30/2010 |
Pick 3 Players Win Big In Sunday`s Drawing |
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Some people say that good things come in “3’s.” That was certainly the case for Virginia Lottery Pick 3 players in the May 30, 2010, day drawing, when the triple combination 6-6-6 was drawn. Every pla... |
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| 5/27/2010 |
Heathsville Teacher Receives “Super Teacher” Award |
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JAN BATES OF NORTHUMBERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 1,200 ENTRIES STATEWIDE
A teacher at Northumberland Elementary School in Heathsville has been selected as one of eight educator... |
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| 5/26/2010 |
Clifton Man Wins $200,000 Powerball Prize |
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Alex Jiang of Clifton may be a master of understatement. As he claimed his $200,000 prize for matching the first five numbers in a Powerball drawing, he was asked how it feels.
“I think it’s kin... |
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| 5/26/2010 |
Bedford County Man Wins $100,000 In Cash 5 |
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“I’m pretty sure my heart started beating out of my chest!”
That’s how Daymeon Bonds of Goodview reacted when he realized the Virginia Lottery Cash 5 ticket in his hand was worth $100,000.
Mr. B... |
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| 5/24/2010 |
Henrico Woman Wins $52,000 In Win For Life |
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Ida Ward of Henrico is a very lucky person. She won big with a ticket she bought for the May 15 Win For Life drawing. She matched five numbers plus the Free Ball to win $52,000.
“I feel grateful,... |
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| 5/24/2010 |
Crozet Teacher Receives “Super Teacher” Award |
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ANALISA HERRING OF BROWNSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 1,200 ENTRIES STATEWIDE
A fourth grade teacher at Brownsville Elementary School in Crozet, VA has been selected as one of ei... |
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| 5/21/2010 |
Salem Teacher Receives “Super Teacher” Award |
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ALISA MOOK BURNS OF SALEM HIGH SCHOOL SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 1,200 ENTRIES STATEWIDE
A high school math teacher at Salem High School in Salem, VA has been selected as one of eight educators statew... |
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| 5/20/2010 |
Chilhowie Teacher Receives “Super Teacher” Award |
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CHRISTY HENDERSON OF CHILHOWIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 1,200 ENTRIES STATEWIDE
A third grade teacher at Chilhowie Elementary School in Chilhowie has been selected as one of eight ... |
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| 5/20/2010 |
Triple-3 Pays Off Big For Virginia Lottery Players |
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Virginia Lottery Pick 3 players won big in the May 18, 2010, night drawing, when the triple combination 3-3-3 was drawn. Every player who wagered $1.00 on 3-3-3 won $500.
Players wagered a total of... |
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| 5/12/2010 |
Manassas Teacher Receives “Super Teacher” Award |
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BRIAN PETERSON OF SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 1,200 ENTRIES STATEWIDE
A fourth grade teacher at Signal Hill Elementary School in Manassas, VA has been selected as one of e... |
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| 5/11/2010 |
Chesapeake Teacher Receives “Super Teacher” Award |
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MEGHAN HODGINS OF DEEP CREEK CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SELECTED FROM
MORE THAN 1,200 ENTRIES STATEWIDE
A special education teacher at Deep Creek Central Elementary School in Chesapeake, VA has be... |
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| 5/10/2010 |
Providence Forge Man Wins $100,000 In Cash 5 |
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Rayfield Squire of Providence Forge doesn’t play the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game often, but once was all it took for him to win $100,000. Mr. Squire matched all five numbers in the April 30 Cash 5... |
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| 5/10/2010 |
Fab 4s Are Drawn In Virginia Lottery Pick 3 Game |
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When the combination “4-4-4” was drawn in the Virginia Lottery’s Pick 3 game, players won more than $1.2 million. The triples were drawn in the May 9 Pick 3 night drawing. Because that is a very pop... |
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| 5/6/2010 |
Her First Time Playing Cash 5, She Wins $100,000! |
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When Patricia Howell of Portsmouth won $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game, she had to ask someone if she was doing it right. You see, she had never played the game before.
“It feels gr... |
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| 5/5/2010 |
Midlothian Teacher Receives “Super Teacher” Award |
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KIMBERLY MCKNIGHT OF ROBIOUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 1,200 ENTRIES STATEWIDE
A kindergarten teacher at Robious Elementary School in Midlothian, VA has been selected as one of eigh... |
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| 5/4/2010 |
“Mrs. Claus” Wins $100,000 |
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Jill Weller and her fiancé are better known to some people as “Mr. and Mrs. Claus.” They buy teddy bears and other items for children at their own expense and also help charities. Now, with the help... |
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| 5/4/2010 |
Bedford County Man Wins $100,000 In Cash 5 |
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When is a shirt worth $100,000? When there’s a winning lottery ticket in the pocket! Just ask Glenn Lafferty of Moneta. When he discovered he had matched all five numbers in the Virginia Lottery’s Ca... |
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| 4/21/2010 |
Navy Yeoman Cruises To $250,000 Scratcher Win |
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Recardo Mills of Chesapeake had some winning tickets to redeem when he stopped at the 7-Eleven at 1041 North Battlefield Blvd. in Chesapeake. He used his winnings to buy a few more tickets, including... |
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| 4/20/2010 |
Virginia Lottery Players “Break The Bank” With 7-7-7 |
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Virginia Lottery Pick 3 players won big in the April 19, 2010, night drawing, when the triple combination 7-7-7 was drawn. Every player who wagered $1.00 on 7-7-7 won $500.
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| 4/7/2010 |
Soldier Finishes Basic Training, Then Wins $200,000 |
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Phillip Nissen of Richmond was out with friends, celebrating his completion of Army basic training, when he stopped to buy a Virginia Lottery ticket. He told the store clerk to select the game for hi... |
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| 3/23/2010 |
Virginia Lottery Taps Big River as Agency of Record |
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The Virginia Lottery has named Big River, an independently-owned, Virginia-based branding and advertising firm, as its advertising agency of record. The selection followed an eight-month review that i... |
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| 3/20/2010 |
Hampton Roads Man Wins $250,000 |
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Robert Eisen of Hampton Roads won $250,000 in the January 26, 2010, Mega Millions drawing. Eisen matched the first five numbers to win the game’s second prize. The winning numbers for that drawing w... |
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| 3/16/2010 |
Sandston Man Wins $200,000 From Virginia Lottery |
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When Leslie McCauley, III of Sandston decided to stop by the Lucky Mart at 200 E. Williamsburg Road, he had no idea he would be walking out $200,000 richer.
McCauley and his fiancé purchased two |
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| 3/12/2010 |
Shenandoah Man Wins Jackpot Worth $200 Million |
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They say good things come to those who wait. Steve Williams of Shenandoah would probably agree. For nearly five months he waited, holding a Mega Millions ticket that he knew was worth $200 million. Fi... |
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| 2/25/2010 |
Her “Guardian Angel Ticket” Wins $500,000 |
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Frances Tucker of Richmond has a set of Cash 5 numbers that she calls her “guardian angel ticket.” The numbers, 2-14-15-17-27, represent birthdays of her parents and three brothers. She played those ... |
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| 2/22/2010 |
Janitor Cleans Up In Mega Millions: He Wins $250,000 |
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When Steven Fentress of Chesapeake discovered he had won $250,000 in Mega Millions, he didn’t hide his excitement.
“I was jumping up and down so much, I lost my keys,” he said. “I was just tickled ... |
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| 2/17/2010 |
Bristol Man Scratches to Win a “Hot $100,000” |
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Harold Campbell of Bristol, Tennessee, didn’t get overly excited when he won $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery. He didn’t need to. The store clerk was excited enough for both of them.
“He checked ... |
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| 2/17/2010 |
Richmond Man Matches Them All In Cash 5 |
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Edward Hannah of Richmond used family birthdays to select the numbers on his Cash 5 ticket. His strategy worked! When the numbers 4-7-11-23-30 were drawn in the January 27 drawing, he won the game’s t... |
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| 2/10/2010 |
Arlington Man Wins $52,000 Playing Win For Life |
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Kuang Huang of Arlington used family birthdays to select the numbers on his Win For Life ticket. That strategy paid off when he matched five numbers plus the Free Ball in the December 12 Win For Life ... |
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| 2/4/2010 |
Lanexa Woman Is “Right On The Money” To Win $100,000 |
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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... |
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| 2/3/2010 |
Virginia Beach Woman Wins Virginia Lottery Corvette® |
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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... |
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| 1/25/2010 |
Brothers Share $100,000 Top Prize In Cash 5 Drawing |
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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... |
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| 1/25/2010 |
Retired Navy Man Wins $52,000 In Win For Life Game |
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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... |
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| 1/22/2010 |
Prep Cook Wins a Mouth-Watering Prize: $100,000 |
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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... |
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| 1/21/2010 |
Redskins Mania VIP Prize Winners Announced |
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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 ... |
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