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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.
Players wagered a total ... |
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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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| 1/14/2010 |
Orange County Woman Wins $250,000 In Mega Millions |
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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 ... |
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| 1/11/2010 |
Richmond Man Begins 2010 By Winning $1 Million |
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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... |
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| 1/10/2010 |
Norfolk Man Wins Top Prize Of $100,000 In Cash 5 |
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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... |
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| 1/10/2010 |
Roanoke Man Wins $150,000 In “Aces High” Scratcher |
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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... |
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| 1/10/2010 |
Building Custodian Wins $52,000 In Win For Life Game |
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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... |
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| 1/6/2010 |
Lightning Strikes Twice For Martinsville Man |
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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... |
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| 1/5/2010 |
Raffle Ticket Given as a Christmas Gift Wins $25,000 |
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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... |
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| 1/4/2010 |
Woodbridge Woman Wins $52,000 In Win For Life Game |
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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... |
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| 12/29/2009 |
Christmas Birthday + Christmas Drawing = $250,000 |
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James Marable of Charles City was born on Christmas Day. “Christmas babies usually don’t get too many birthday gifts,” said Marable. “I guess it was about time.”
Actually, even though he might ha... |
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| 12/22/2009 |
Williamsburg Woman Wins $1,000 Per Week For Life |
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Cynthia Howell of Williamsburg intended to play Mega Millions when she went to the Food Lion at 701-A Merrimac Trail in Williamsburg. While she was there, she decided to also play the Virginia Lotter... |
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| 12/17/2009 |
Springfield Construction Worker Wins $500,000 |
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Miguel Lopez of Springfield thought he had won $100. He was scratching a Mega Money ticket from the Virginia Lottery and he was happy to see what appeared at first to be a $100 winner.
He wa... |
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| 12/11/2009 |
Waynesboro Woman Wins $100,000 Playing Cash 5 |
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For one week, Diana Hatter of Waynesboro had something very valuable in her possession: a Virginia Lottery Cash 5 ticket worth $100,000. She matched all five winning numbers in the December 1 Cash 5 d... |
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| 12/9/2009 |
Decorated War Veteran Wins Big In Virginia Lottery |
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Kenneth McClanahan of Alexandria earned some of this nation’s highest awards for bravery, including the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart, for his service in the U. S. Army in Viet Nam. Now the retire... |
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| 12/8/2009 |
$250,000 Mega Millions Win Is “A Marvelous Feeling” |
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Douglas Plumlee of Virginia Beach likes to joke with the clerks who sell him Mega Millions tickets. When he bought one for the November 27 drawing, he joked, “Well, kiddo, if I win the big one, you an... |
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| 12/4/2009 |
Suffolk Woman Wins $100,000 In “Wonderland Of Dough” |
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For some people, a recent stretch of hazardous weather was an inconvenience. For Nancy Jackson of Suffolk, though, it was much more. She had a Virginia Lottery ticket worth $100,000, but she couldn’t ... |
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| 11/30/2009 |
It`s a “Hot $100,000” For This Roanoke Woman |
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The weather is getting colder, but Sallie Jackson of Roanoke has a hot prize. She is the first player to win $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Hot $100,000 Scratcher game.
It happened when Ms. J... |
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| 11/30/2009 |
Prince George Woman Matches Them All To Win $100,000 |
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Kathleen Jones of Prince George is a very lucky person. She played the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game and matched all five numbers in the November 13 night drawing to win the top prize of $100,000.
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| 11/19/2009 |
Teacher Assistant Wins $100,000 In Cash 5 Game |
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Jean Rodriguez of Virginia Beach has something in common with the Virginia Lottery. Both have a vested interest in education. Now the high school special education teacher assistant has something els... |
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| 11/17/2009 |
Redskins Mania VIP Prize Winners Announced |
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The Virginia Lottery has announced the winners and finalists of the fifth Redskins Mania second-chance drawings. Redskins Mania players entered their non-winning tickets for a chance to win once-in-a... |
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| 11/16/2009 |
Dollars And Diamonds And A $150,000 Winning Ticket |
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Stacie Dawson of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, had a $10 winning ticket from the Virginia Lottery. When she redeemed that ticket, she used the winnings to buy a Dollars and Diamonds ticket. That ticket ... |
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| 11/13/2009 |
Second Time Is A Charm For Raphine "Maximum" Winner |
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Don’t call Jennifer Andrus of Raphine a quitter. She recently played the Virginia Lottery’s Maximum Millions game and did not win. She came back to the same store later in the day and bought another t... |
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| 11/10/2009 |
Someone May Be About To Throw Away $250,000 |
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The clock is ticking. There is little time left. A Mega Millions ticket that is now worth $250,000 will become a worthless slip of paper, unless the winner claims the prize before 5:00 p.m. on Novembe... |
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| 11/3/2009 |
Martinsville Man Wins A $500,000 Treat On Halloween |
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When Maurice Hairston of Martinsville walked in to the Virginia Lottery’s customer service center in Roanoke, he had barely slept in two days. He handed over a top-prize-winning ticket in the $500,000... |
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| 10/30/2009 |
Fredericksburg Man Is "Tickled" To Win $250,000 |
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Paul Newton of Fredericksburg reached into his pocket for a pack of gum, but instead he grabbed the Mega Millions ticket that was also in there. When he checked the winning numbers, he suddenly reali... |
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| 10/29/2009 |
Nurse In Augusta County Wins $52,000 |
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Patricia Hanger of Greenville selected the numbers on her Win For Life ticket using family birthdays. Later, when the ticket matched five of the first six numbers plus the Free Ball number in the Oct... |
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| 10/28/2009 |
Chester Woman Wins $150,000 In “Stacks Of Cash” Game |
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When Patricia Wyatt of Chester said to herself, “I think I’ll buy me a ticket,” she never dreamed it would be a top-prize winner. But it was. Her Stacks of Cash ticket won the game’s top prize of $15... |
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| 10/22/2009 |
Deer Hunter Bags $100,000 From The Virginia Lottery |
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Mark Hooker of Pinnacle, North Carolina, was in Virginia to scout some land for deer hunting. He stopped by the Super C Store at 6365 Salem Highway in Stuart and bought some Virginia Lottery tickets. ... |
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| 10/22/2009 |
Construction Worker Scratches To Win $100,000 |
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When Silvio Estrada of Alexandria won $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Right on the Money Scratcher game, the win could not have come at a better time. He and his wife are expecting their fou... |
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| 10/20/2009 |
Things To Do Today: 1. Get A Haircut; 2. Win $500,000 |
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Daniel Randolph of Roanoke had one thing on his Saturday morning agenda: a haircut. After that important task was complete, he stopped at a nearby store to play some Virginia Lottery games. He bough... |
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| 10/19/2009 |
Leesburg Couple Wins $52,000 In Win For Life Game |
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Marguerite McCauley of Leesburg and her husband had never won a big lottery prize – until the September 30 Win For Life drawing. That’s when they won $52,000.
“It’s surreal,” she told Lottery offic... |
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| 10/13/2009 |
Woodbridge Woman Wins A 2010 Corvette® Convertible |
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When Gloria Ferro of Woodbridge went to play Bingo, she had a very different card to share with her friends. It was a Virginia Lottery Scratcher ticket that won the top prize in the Lottery’s Corvette... |
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| 10/6/2009 |
Navy Technician Matches Five Numbers To Win $250,000 |
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Moruf Olayiwola of Glenn Dale, Maryland, thought he might have won a prize in the September 29 Mega Millions drawing. His wife looked at the ticket and told him he won $150. That wasn’t quite correc... |
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| 10/5/2009 |
Retired School Teacher Wins $150,000 |
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As a retired math teacher, Ralph Ransom of Hampton has something in common with the Virginia Lottery. Both have an interest in education in Virginia. Now Mr. Ransom has another connection to the Lo... |
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| 9/29/2009 |
Grundy Man Wins $50,000 Playing Cash 5 |
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When David Seitz of Grundy won $50,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game, it was a case of déjà vu. Two years ago, he won the same amount in the same game. But that didn’t make it any less surpr... |
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| 9/23/2009 |
Payroll Clerk Wins a Big Check In Mega Millions |
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As a payroll clerk, Ronda Mayberry of Monroe might know a thing or two about writing checks with other people’s names on them. But recently she was the recipient of a big check bearing her name. She... |
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| 9/23/2009 |
Hillsville Man Wins a New Corvette® Convertible |
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First, Dennis Roberts of Hillsville won $30 in a Virginia Lottery Scratcher game. He used that to buy a few more tickets, which won $15. Once again, he used that to buy a few more tickets. This tim... |
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| 9/18/2009 |
Business Partners in Bristol Share $1 Million Prize |
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When Angela Hayes of Bristol, Tennessee, played Mega Millions recently, she bought a few Virginia Lottery Scratcher tickets, too. She won $20 on $120 Million Cash Blowout, so she bought a few more of ... |
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| 9/17/2009 |
Brothers’ Birthdates Are Worth $100,000 |
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It might not seem significant that Larry Bowles of Fredericksburg and his brothers were all born in the 1950s. But by using that number 19 and adding in a few birthdates, Bowles had a Cash 5 ticket w... |
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| 9/13/2009 |
Alexandria Woman Wins $250,000 In Mega Millions |
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The Mega Millions jackpot was up to $170 million when Suzanne Kintley of Alexandria bought some tickets for the August 18 drawing. She had won $6 the previous week, so she might have been feeling a b... |
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| 9/9/2009 |
Crane Operator Wins An Uplifting Prize: $100,000 |
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Paula McCracken of Bryans Road, Maryland, was on her way to work at a construction project on the Capital Beltway in Northern Virginia. She stopped by the 7-Eleven at 4131 Hummer Road in Annandale to... |
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| 9/9/2009 |
Group Of 14 Paper Mill Co-Workers Splits $250,000 |
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When George Carter of West Point checked the Mega Millions ticket that he bought as part of a pool of co-workers, he saw that it matched the first five numbers and only missed the Mega Ball number.
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| 9/3/2009 |
Virginia Beach Man Wins $1,000 Per Week For Life |
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When Felizardo Rogayan of Virginia Beach discovered that the Win For Life ticket in his hand won the grand prize, he went straight to his car, got in and locked the door.
“Then I cried and I shoute... |
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| 9/3/2009 |
Lee County Woman Wins $50,000 While Mowing The Lawn |
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If Jenna Russell of Ewing hadn’t run out of gas while mowing her lawn, she probably would not have won $50,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Bonus Word Crossword game.
When her lawnmower quit, she went... |
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| 9/1/2009 |
Powhatan Woman Wins $250,000 In Mega Millions |
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When Lynn Harpold of Powhatan gave her Mega Millions ticket to a store clerk to check the numbers, the clerk soon had an interesting reply.
“He told me to go home, put the ticket in a safe place ... |
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| 8/27/2009 |
Another Virginia Ticket Wins $1,000 Per Week For Life |
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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 August 26, 2009, Win For Life dra... |
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| 8/25/2009 |
Richmond Man Uses Family Birthdays To Win $100,000 |
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When Garrison Johnson of Richmond won $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game, he had a special reason to be happy – and it had nothing to do with the money.
Mr. Johnson’s daughter passed ... |
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| 8/24/2009 |
Someone May Be About To Throw Away $250,000 |
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The clock is ticking. There is little time left. A Mega Millions ticket that is now worth $250,000 will become a worthless slip of paper, unless the winner comes forward and claims his or her prize ... |
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| 8/20/2009 |
Retired Glass Cutter Wins $100,000 “Panelessly” |
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Alfred Coe of Alexandria won some retirement money in the Virginia Lottery’s August 6 Cash 5 day drawing. His ticket matched all five numbers to win the top prize of $100,000.
“I haven’t been ab... |
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| 8/19/2009 |
Disbelieving Richmond Woman Wins $52,000 |
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When Iris Friend of Richmond called the Virginia Lottery’s winning numbers hotline to check on her Win For Life ticket, she heard that five of her numbers plus the Free Ball matched the winning number... |
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| 8/12/2009 |
Norton Man Wins $250,000 Playing Mega Millions |
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When Mitchell Browning of Norton won $10 in a Virginia Lottery Scratcher game, he decided to use the money to play Mega Millions. That decision was worth $250,000. Mr. Browning’s ticket in the July ... |
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| 8/5/2009 |
Woodbridge Man Matches Them All To Win $100,000 |
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Girma Tafese of Woodbridge didn’t want to cause a lot of excitement. He was in a convenience store and had just discovered that his Cash 5 ticket was worth $100,000. He quietly left the store, went ... |
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| 7/22/2009 |
Richmond Man Wins $250,000 In Mega Millions |
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Willie Walker of Richmond doesn’t play Mega Millions often. In fact, when his wife asked him to buy a ticket for the June 23 drawing, he said, “I didn’t even really know how to win.”
He did win. ... |
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| 7/20/2009 |
Bristol Man Wins A Cool $50,000 Playing Cash 5 |
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Otis McMurray of Bristol, Virginia started his day recently with a huge surprise.
“I checked the newspaper and I couldn’t believe my eyes,” he said.
What he saw were winning numbers in the V... |
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| 7/20/2009 |
Three Friends Split $250,000 Mega Millions Prize |
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It was early Saturday morning when Christine Robbins-Campbell of Fredericksburg called her friends Wanda Dowd of Stafford and Rhonda Beanum of Fredericksburg.
“They thought something bad had happ... |
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| 7/17/2009 |
“Roll ’Em” Ticket Brings Home $100,000 |
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Every morning before work, Myrtle Malcolm of Richmond visits her local Chevron. One day, while she was waiting at the register, the man in front of her bought a Virginia Lottery Roll ’Em Scratcher tic... |
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| 7/16/2009 |
Fredericksburg Woman Wins $250,000 In Mega Millions |
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Two great things happened to Lauren McNerney of Fredericksburg on the Fourth of July. First, she discovered she won $250,000 in the previous night’s Mega Millions drawing. Then, her son, who is serv... |
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| 7/15/2009 |
Winning Ticket Purchased In Roanoke Set To Expire |
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Would you walk away from $52,000? Someone is perilously close to doing just that.
A Win For Life ticket purchased for the January 24, 2009, drawing turned out to be a $52,000 winner. Th... |
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| 7/14/2009 |
Rustburg Man Scratches To Win $500,000 |
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It’s always a good idea to help your friends, but for James Cooke of Rustburg, it was worth a half-million dollars. Mr. Cooke won $500,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Lucky Casino Scratcher game... |
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| 7/9/2009 |
Winning The July 8 Drawing Was As Easy As 3-2-1 |
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You’ve heard the expression that something is as easy as 1-2-3? That was not the case with the Virginia Lottery’s July 8 Pick 3 night drawing. Instead, it was easy as 3-2-1. Those were the w... |
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| 7/6/2009 |
Purcellville Man Wins $250,000 In Mega Millions |
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Gregory Gill of Purcellville knew he had a winning ticket in his hand. He thought it was worth about $600. His calculations were off by about a quarter-of-a-million dollars.
His ticket matched th... |
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| 7/5/2009 |
A Full Parking Lot Leads To A Big Win |
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Donald Blythe of Suffolk just wanted a soda. The store that he usually frequented had a full parking lot, so he went to a different store: Miller Mart, located at 4444 Portsmouth Blvd. in Chesapeake.... |
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| 6/25/2009 |
Virginia Beach Woman Wins $52,000 In Win For Life |
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Peggy Tan of Virginia Beach thought her husband was lying when he said she had a big winning ticket in the Virginia Lottery’s Win For Life game.
“I thought he was joking,” she later told Lottery ... |
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| 6/25/2009 |
“I’m Buying a New Car,” Says Win For Life Winner |
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Since he retired, Charles Robens of Yorktown has enjoyed hunting, fishing and playing the Virginia Lottery’s Win For Life game – not necessarily in that order. The former power company lineman was wa... |
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| 6/24/2009 |
"A Million And One Things To Do" With Her Winnings |
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Cynthia Scott of Petersburg has always been a fan of the Monopoly board game. That’s one reason she recently bought a Monopoly Scratcher ticket from the Virginia Lottery. That ticket won the game’s ... |
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| 6/18/2009 |
4’s Are Fabulous In Virginia Lottery’s 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 $1.6 million. The triples were drawn in the June 18 Pick 3 day drawing. Because that is a very pop... |
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| 6/15/2009 |
A Birthday Surprise: Lynchburg Woman Wins $52,000 |
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You might call it a birthday surprise. When Peggy Tyree of Lynchburg arrived at work one day, she took a look at the winning numbers in the latest Win For Life drawing from the Virginia Lottery.
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| 6/11/2009 |
Virginia Lottery Wins National Communications Award |
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The Virginia Lottery announced today that, along with its partners, the Virginia Parent Teachers Association (PTA), The Supply Room Companies and Qorvis Communications, has been named a 2009 Public R... |
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| 6/11/2009 |
Two Weeks = Two Lifetime Winners In Virginia! |
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The weather is getting hot in Virginia – but Win For Life is hotter! A total of 18,136 Win For Life tickets purchased in Virginia won prizes in the June 10 drawing, including one ticket that won the ... |
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| 6/9/2009 |
Her Granddaughter Played A $100,000 Trick On Her! |
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Catherine Smith of Richmond had no idea she had a winning ticket. She had given her granddaughter some money and told her to buy some Virginia Lottery tickets. Her granddaughter bought a Face Car... |
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| 6/9/2009 |
Winchester Man Wins $52,000 In Win For Life |
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You might say that Percy Magaw of Winchester won $52,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Win For Life game using borrowed numbers. Then again, you might say the numbers were his alone. Either way, Mr. Maga... |
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| 6/5/2009 |
Gloucester Man Takes $250,000 In Mega Millions |
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Brian Jensen of Gloucester knows a thing or two about numbers, both professionally and for fun. He works in the telecommunications field and he also likes to play Mega Millions. He selects the same s... |
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| 6/3/2009 |
Last Ticket Is Lucky For Manassas Man |
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It was the last ticket in a pack of the $120 Million Cash Blowout game. Nobody would buy it. So, after asking several people if they wanted it, Jose Rivera of Manassas bought that last ticket. ... |
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| 6/1/2009 |
Virginia Lottery Introduces Two New Fast-Play Games |
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Looking for new lottery excitement to kick off the summer? The Virginia Lottery has just the answer. Two new games kicked off on May 31: Fast Play Find the 9’s and Fast Play Bonus Bingo.
Fast P... |
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| 5/29/2009 |
Easy Pick Works Again For Chantilly Man |
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When Fred Goodspeed Jr. of Chantilly got back from vacation, he went to his local retailer to check the winning numbers from the last Mega Millions drawing and buy a new Win For Life ticket. When he r... |
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| 5/28/2009 |
Landscaper Sees a Lot Of Green After Winning $100,000 |
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Joel Jock of Sumerduck only intended to gas up his car when he stopped at Southpark Slip-In on Southpark Blvd. in Colonial Heights. But as long as he was there, he decided to play the Virginia Lotter... |
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| 5/27/2009 |
First Scratcher Game She Ever Played Wins $500,000 |
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How is this for a great gift? When Pamela Turner-Douglas of Berryville met her husband for lunch, he gave her a Virginia Lottery Platinum Payout Scratcher ticket. She had never played a Scratcher tic... |
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| 5/25/2009 |
Woodbridge Teacher Receives “Super Teacher” Award |
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A physical education teacher at Rosa Parks Elementary School in Woodbridge has been selected as one of eight educators statewide to receive the Virginia Lottery Super Teacher Award.
Particia Chimen... |
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| 5/21/2009 |
Rappahannock County Couple Wins $19 Million Jackpot |
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Joe and Sue Claffy of Rappahannock County were standing at the checkout counter at their favorite grocery store. Joe had bought a few Virginia Lottery tickets with their groceries and was ready to mo... |
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| 5/19/2009 |
Postal Employee Gets A “First Class” Prize: $150,000 |
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Joseph Bailey of Alexandria was watching television with his wife when he decided to check the winning numbers in that evening’s Virginia Lottery Cash 5 drawing. His wife read the numbers to him and ... |
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| 5/15/2009 |
Pool of 21 People Splits $250,000 Mega Millions Prize |
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Gloria Guenthner of Lorton had a problem – a good problem. It was Saturday morning and she had just discovered that her Mega Millions pool had won $250,000 in the previous night’s drawing. So what w... |
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| 5/13/2009 |
Falls Church Teacher Receives “Super Teacher” Award |
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A high school math teacher at George Mason High School in Falls Church has been selected as one of eight educators statewide to receive the Virginia Lottery Super Teacher Award.
Joel Block received... |
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| 5/13/2009 |
Charlottesville Man Takes Top Prize In Cash 5 |
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Bryan Bickers of Charlottesville used to play the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game by selecting numbers to match ages in his family. He had to change that when family members started getting older than... |
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| 5/11/2009 |
Gloucester Teacher Receives “Super Teacher” Award |
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A fourth grade teacher at Petsworth Elementary School in Gloucester has been selected as one of eight educators statewide to receive the Virginia Lottery Super Teacher Award.
Sharon Carino received... |
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| 5/8/2009 |
He Scratched “Real Slow” And Won $150,000 |
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Don’t tell Phillip Rice of Arlington that technique doesn’t count when it comes to scratching lottery tickets. He used a certain style when he scratched his Money Mania ticket from the Virginia Lotte... |
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| 5/6/2009 |
Newport News Man Wins Some “Retirement Helper” |
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After 42 years as a shipfitter, Cornelius Barrow of Newport News was contemplating retirement. Then he won $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game. “Now I can retire,” he told Lottery officia... |
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| 5/6/2009 |
Falls Church Man Wins $100,000 In Cash 5 Game |
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Rajinder Gupta of Falls Church describes himself as an occasional Virginia Lottery player. Imagine his surprise when he matched all five numbers in the April 18 Cash 5 night drawing to win the top pr... |
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| 5/4/2009 |
Radford Teacher Receives “Super Teacher” Award |
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A first grade teacher at McHarg Elementary School in Radford has been selected as one of eight educators statewide to receive the Virginia Lottery Super Teacher Award.
Carolyn Wojtera received the ... |
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| 4/30/2009 |
He Won $100,000 – Now He Can Tear Up The Credit Card |
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When Jose Sosa of Annandale claimed his $100,000 prize for matching all five numbers in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game, he knew exactly what he was going to do. First, he said he will pay off the... |
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| 4/30/2009 |
Chesterfield Teacher Receives “Super Teacher” Award |
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A first grade teacher at J.B. Watkins Elementary School in Chesterfield has been selected as one of eight educators statewide to receive the Virginia Lottery Super Teacher Award.
Diane Healy receiv... |
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| 4/29/2009 |
Hampton Man Wins $250,000 In Mega Millions |
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W. T. Clark of Hampton just happened to spot the Mega Millions ticket sitting on his laptop computer. He figured he would check the winning numbers before he went to bed. That decision probably cost... |
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| 4/28/2009 |
Golf Enthusiast Wins a Lot of Green |
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When James Huber of Virginia Beach went to the Virginia Lottery’s Hampton Roads Customer Service Center to redeem a $52,000 Win For Life ticket, he was asked what he planned to do with his winnings. ... |
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| 4/24/2009 |
Just Passing Through Virginia, He Wins $250,000 |
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Albert Simmons of Carrollton, Georgia, was staying with relatives in Virginia when he decided to play Mega Millions. He bought some tickets for the April 17 drawing. Later, when he checked the winni... |
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| 4/22/2009 |
An Extraordinary Night For Winners in Virginia |
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When the winning numbers were drawn in the April 21, 2009, Mega Millions drawing, Virginia Lottery players did exceptionally well. A total of 61,994 tickets purchased in Virginia won prizes, includin... |
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| 4/22/2009 |
Lee County Man Wins $100,000 In “$100,000 Bankroll” |
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Daniel Roberts of Dryden had just gotten off work when he stopped at his favorite convenience store and bought some $100,000 Bankroll tickets from the Virginia Lottery.
“I scratched that one tick... |
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| 4/21/2009 |
Truck Driver Makes A Haul In Cash 5 Game |
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Curtis Fleming of Maidens has won Virginia Lottery prizes before, but they can’t compare to his haul in the April 14 Cash 5 night drawing. He matched all five numbers to win $100,000.
“I couldn’t ... |
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| 4/21/2009 |
Chef Wins A Tasty $100,000 Prize |
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How do you stay in Virginia and win $100,000 in Las Vegas? Just ask Hoang Ha of Hampton. He played the Virginia Lottery Scratcher game Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas and won the top prize of $100,000.... |
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| 4/19/2009 |
Virginia Lottery Named PRSA Silver Anvil Finalist |
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The Virginia Lottery announced today that it, along with the Virginia Parent Teachers Association (PTA), The Supply Room Companies and Qorvis Communications, has been named a 2009 Public Relations Soc... |
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| 4/9/2009 |
Culpeper Man Wins $52,000 Prize In Win For Life Game |
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Louis Montalvo of Culpeper didn’t believe he had a winning ticket. He bought a Win For Life ticket from the Virginia Lottery for the April 1 drawing. The next day, he gave the ticket to his wife and... |
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| 3/25/2009 |
She Woke Up Her Husband To Tell Him She Won $100,000 |
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Talk about a great wake-up call! Lena Diggs-McLean of Alexandria woke her husband screaming, “We got it! We got the big one!”
She had just discovered that her Virginia Lottery Cash 5 ticket match... |
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| 3/17/2009 |
Roanoke Woman Wins $1,000 Per Week For Life |
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It was the middle of the day when Linda Greene of Roanoke received an unusual phone call from her husband. “He asked me to leave work early and come home,” she said. “I had no idea why he asked.”
S... |
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| 3/13/2009 |
Bristol Woman Wins “Tax Free $100,000” Top Prize |
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When Delores Lester of Bristol, Virginia, plays the lottery, sometimes one particular ticket catches her eye. That’s what happened when she bought a Virginia Lottery Tax Free $100,000 ticket. ... |
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| 3/9/2009 |
Gretna Man Wins $100,000 Top Prize In Cash 5 |
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Richard Hancock of Gretna knew he had a very valuable piece of paper in his possession. It was a Virginia Lottery Cash 5 ticket that matched all five winnings numbers to win $100,000. So he put it in... |
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| 3/3/2009 |
With “A Lot Of Smiles,” Scottsville Man Wins $100,000 |
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If you ask Craig Taylor of Scottsville what he looked like when he discovered he had won $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game, he’ll reply, “a lot of smiles!” He had 100,000 reasons to smil... |
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| 2/26/2009 |
Lawrenceville Man Wins $100,000 In Cash 5 Game |
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When Christopher Blanchard of Lawrenceville bought a ticket in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game, the numbers he used came from an unusual source: his fiancée saw the numbers in a dream. So he selec... |
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| 2/24/2009 |
Russell County Man Wins $250,000 In Mega Millions |
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Gaines Dickenson II of Castlewood was watching television when he got a big surprise. As he watched the Mega Millions drawing on WCYB-TV5, he saw his numbers appearing. He ended up matching the firs... |
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| 2/20/2009 |
Electrical Engineer Is Shocked To Win $100,000 |
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It was a good day for Kosmas Mitrakas of Alexandria. First, he won $25 in a Virginia Lottery Scratcher game. Then he played the Cash 5 game using the Easy Pick function to let the computer randomly ... |
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| 2/18/2009 |
Someone May Be About To Throw Away $250,000 |
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Would you ever walk around with $250,000 in your pocket or the glove compartment of your car? Probably not. But one Virginia Lottery player may be doing just that.
Someone bought a ticket for the... |
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| 2/12/2009 |
Clifton Woman Wins “Tax Free $100,000” Top Prize |
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According to the old saying, the only sure things in life are death and taxes. Anna Yu of Clifton may have found a remedy to the second part of the saying when she scratched a Virginia Lottery Tax Fr... |
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| 2/10/2009 |
Retiree From Greene County Wins $100,000 |
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Greg Moon of Stanardsville is a lucky man. He matched all five numbers in the January 26 Cash 5 day drawing, to win the top prize of $100,000.
Mr. Moon bought the winning ticket at Blue Ridge BP, ... |
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| 2/6/2009 |
Mechanicsville Man Has A Blast In “Cash Blast” Game |
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Some people have fun playing Scratcher games. James Vencill of Mechanicsville had a blast – a Cash Blast!
He played the Virginia Lottery’s Cash Blast Scratcher game and won the top prize of $200,0... |
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| 2/3/2009 |
Wise County Woman Wins Big Money Money Money |
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Lecia Morgan of Pound had just gotten off work when she decided to play some Virginia Lottery Scratcher games. First she won $50. Then she won $100. Then she won $100,000.
“I thought I was goi... |
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| 1/22/2009 |
Woman Takes A Million-Dollar Trip To Virginia |
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The drive from High Point, North Carolina to Ridgeway, Virginia just got much shorter for Carolyn Oakley. She recently made the trip and drove back with a $1 million-winning Maximum Millions ticket f... |
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| 1/21/2009 |
Norfolk Woman Collects A Mega $250,000 |
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It’s not that Mary Winstead of Norfolk would ever leave $250,000 lying around. It’s just that she didn’t realize her Mega Millions ticket was a major winner.
When she first checked her ticket fo... |
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| 1/15/2009 |
Bristol Man Wins $100,000 In Cash 5 Game |
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Matthew Ison of Bristol occasionally plays five sets of Cash 5 numbers. He plays four Easy Pick numbers and selects a fifth set that includes his wife’s birthday, his birthday and the day they were m... |
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| 1/13/2009 |
Quick Trip To Corner Store Brings Home $50,000 |
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RAFFLE WINNER ECSTATIC HE NEEDED SOUR CREAM
Darrel Cummings of Powhatan purchased two tickets when the New Year’s Millionaire Raffle was introduced in mid-November. A few nights before the Decembe... |
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| 1/12/2009 |
Birthday Numbers Bring Home Top Prize In Cash 5 |
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When Betty Taylor of Yorktown played the Cash 5 day drawing on January 5, 2009, she used numbers that were the same as her birth month, day and year. The decision paid off when she learned she would ... |
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| 12/19/2008 |
Office Pool Wins $10,000 In Mega Millions Drawing |
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There are many workplaces in which employees have fun together. But few co-workers get the chance to do what 26 employees of Ernst & Young’s Richmond office did just one week before Christmas. They ... |
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| 12/10/2008 |
At An Estimated $207 Million, It`s a Mega Jackpot! |
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ONE TICKET IN VIRGINIA WINS $250,000 IN TUESDAY’S DRAWING
The Tuesday, December 9, 2008, Mega Millions drawing really brought out the winners in Virginia. A total of 79,296 tickets purchased in th... |
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| 12/5/2008 |
Woman Watches On TV As Her Numbers Are Drawn |
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As Lulu Ford of Williamsburg watched the Win For Life drawing on WAVY-TV, the numbers began to look familiar.
“When it got to the fifth number, I knew I had five of them,” she later told Virginia... |
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| 12/1/2008 |
Bedford Man Takes $52,000 Prize In Win For Life |
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Horace Gilchrist of Bedford was watching the November 15, 2008, Win For Life drawing on television – but he didn’t realize until the next day that he had won big. His ticket matched five of the first... |
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| 11/24/2008 |
Virginia Beach Man Wins $52,000 In Win For Life |
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Venerando Vazquez of Virginia Beach got a surprise when he took his Win For Life ticket to a Virginia Lottery retailer, expecting to collect $200 in winnings. Instead, the clerk told him he had won... |
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| 11/20/2008 |
Update on Scratcher Lawsuit |
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The Virginia Lottery is pleased to report on progress being made regarding the Scott Hoover v. Commonwealth of Virginia case.
In June of 2008, The Virginia Lottery was notified by Roanoke law firm ... |
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| 11/12/2008 |
Chesterfield Man Wins $1,000 Per Week For Life |
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Harold Warren of Chesterfield had just two words for the clerk who told him a top-prize Win For Life ticket had been purchased at her store: “It’s me!” Mr. Warren matched the numbers in the November ... |
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| 11/7/2008 |
Budget Analyst Has All The Right Numbers |
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Robert Walton of Mechanicsville works with numbers every day in his job as a budget analyst. He is not likely to forget these numbers: 2-4-6-30-32, the winning numbers in the Virginia Lottery’s Novem... |
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| 11/4/2008 |
A Vacation In Virginia Leads To Big Lottery Win |
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James Bell of Forestville, Maryland, was returning home from a Virginia vacation in Massanutten when he stopped in Harrisonburg for gas. He also decided to play the Virginia Lottery’s Money Money Mon... |
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| 10/2/2008 |
Three Coworkers Split $250,000 Mega Millions Prize |
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Terry Heinrich of Suffolk, Richard Waitchurch III of Providence Forge and Michael Donovan of Richmond know how to work and play together.
As dispatch co-workers, they occasionally purchase Mega ... |
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| 10/1/2008 |
Chesapeake Man Now Covered "For A Rainy Day" |
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When Glenn Hanke of Chesapeake checked his ticket on the Virginia Lottery’s Web site, he was shocked to find out he had won $52,000!
“I’m going to save for a rainy day,” Mr. Hanke told Lottery offi... |
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| 9/29/2008 |
It’s The Lottery’s Birthday, But She Won The Present |
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Lynette Barnes of Portsmouth didn’t know she had a winning lottery ticket in her possession until the clerk at her regular store encouraged her to check. The clerk knew that someone had purchased a $... |
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| 9/23/2008 |
Lucky Player From New York Wins $1 Million |
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Deal or No Deal™ continues to be one of the Virginia Lottery’s most popular games. The $5 Scratcher has produced thousands of winners and sent nine Virginia Lottery players on a trip for four people ... |
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| 9/22/2008 |
Norfolk Woman Wins $1,000 Per Week For Life |
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Joann Baker of Norfolk never thought she would win a top lottery prize. When she looked in the newspaper and saw that her Win For Life ticket matched all the winning numbers, she still didn’t believe... |
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| 9/22/2008 |
Governor Kaine Proclaims "Virginia Lottery Week" |
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
Office of the Governor
Timothy M. Kaine
Governor
By virtue of the authority vested by the Constitution in the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, there is here... |
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| 9/19/2008 |
Chesapeake Couple Wins $250,000 In Mega Millions |
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Betty Harrell of Chesapeake was only joking when she told the store clerk, “The jackpot is over $100 million, so I have to buy a ticket.” The ticket that she bought that day just happened to win $250... |
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| 9/3/2008 |
Winchester Couple Wins A Harley-Davidson® Motorcycle |
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Some people plan to sit back and relax in their retirement. Not Connie and “Fuzzy” MacMillan of Winchester. They just won a 2008 Harley-Davidson® 105th Anniversary Fat Boy® Motorcycle. Connie’s tick... |
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| 9/3/2008 |
Newport News Man Wins $100,000 In Cash 5 |
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John Naudziunas of Newport News is not one to get overly exited. When he realized he had won $100,000 from the Virginia Lottery, his reaction was a simple “Hey, I won.”
His ticket matched all five... |
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| 8/23/2008 |
Saturday`s Day Drawing |
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In the Saturday, August 23, 2008, Pick 3 day drawing, there was a mechanical malfunction that resulted in a “foul” being called. The foul occurred after the second number was drawn. In accordance wi... |
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| 8/19/2008 |
Hopewell Woman Wins $177,777 in “Super Ruby Red 7’s” |
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Betty Tharpe of Hopewell wasn’t wearing her glasses when she scratched the Virginia Lottery Super Ruby Red 7’s ticket, so she didn’t realize she had won the top prize of $177,777.
“I couldn’t see... |
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| 8/18/2008 |
Suffolk Woman Wins Big By Picking Her Own Numbers |
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When Mary Underwood of Suffolk plays Win For Life, she uses her own numbers. She never expected that when she read the paper in the morning, her numbers would win the $52,000 prize!
“I was flabber... |
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| 8/18/2008 |
Craig County Man on a Hot Streak Wins $100,000 |
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David Greenway of New Castle was on a hot streak. He had just won $100 when he and his wife checked his ticket for the Virginia Lottery’s July 30, 2008, Cash 5 night drawing. His wife said, “I think... |
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