Luck is in the air in Virginia. More than 87,000 tickets sold in the state won prizes in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing, including five tickets that each won $50,000.
The Virginia Lottery has generated millions of dollars to support K-12 public education in the Commonwealth, marking the second-highest profit total in its 37-year history.
With odds of more than one in 600,000 to win the top prize in the Virginia Lottery scratcher game, it seemed unlikely—yet one Roanoke man defied those odds and took home a winning ticket.
Two consecutive days of action — that’s what some local convenience stores are doing to protest the Governor’s skill games amendments.
It’s not every day that someone becomes a millionaire from the comfort of their own home, but that’s exactly what happened for one lucky Bedford County man.
One Lynchburg man got lucky in the Virginia Lottery’s Pick 4 game.
Pull out those Mega Millions numbers! Are you the lucky winner of more than 300 million dollars? Check your ticket for these winning numbers.
An Appomattox woman had to go back to the grocery store on Sunday since they didn’t have bananas the day before, and while she was there, she bought a lotto ticket. To her surprise, she ended up winning $300,000, according to the Virginia Lottery.
Lynette Crider was delivering one of her cakes when she stopped at Apple Market and bought a The Price is Right lottery ticket, VA Lottery officials said. She went home, scratched it, and to her surprise, officials said she won $200,000.
The next drawing for Virginia Lottery’s Mega Millions has skyrocketed to a record-breaking $1.1 billion, and if you haven’t already, you might be considering grabbing a ticket for your chance to win big.
Virginians were itching to have their numbers drawn for the Mega Millions jackpot yesterday, and while no one in the entire country matched all of the winning numbers, there were plenty of people that won prizes. And since no one matched all of the numbers, the jackpot will continue to grow.
More and more money is being wagered as sports betting continues to grow in Virginia.
As Tammy Taylor scratched a Virginia Lottery ticket, she told her husband to “mind his own business” when he took a peek at her numbers.
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A convenience store stop on a long road trip was the key to one North Carolina couple’s lottery-winning story.
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Kenneth Trusty, a Franklin County dairy farmer, bought a “Money” scratch-off ticket at 40 West Food Fair on Franklin Street in Rocky Mount not expecting anything,
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A group of Asian American business owners in Virginia has requested that the state's attorney general investigate what they say is racial discrimination in a pending ban on electronic skill games in their stores.
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ROANOKE, Va. – You may soon see Morris Lusk driving around Roanoke in a new truck. Lusk’s Cash 5 with EZ Match ticket on February 23 won him the game’s $120,000 jackpot. No, Lusk didn’t have any magic touch picking his winning numbers, 25-29-30-34-35, as he used Easy Pick, allowing the computer to randomly select his five numbers. Cash 5 with EZ Match features a rolling jackpot, starting at a minimum of $100,000, which continues to increase if nobody matches all five winning numbers. Lusk is retired and said that while he intends to save his winnings, he may buy himself a new truck.
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FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – A Franklin County man said he wasn’t expecting much when he bought a ticket from the Virginia Lottery. So when Ricky Chitwood ended up winning $100,000 from a Blazing Hot Crossword 5X Virginia Lottery ticket, he couldn’t help but be amazed. “I was really surprised!” he told Virginia Lottery officials as he claimed the first of three top prizes in the game. Chitwood said he might use the money to buy himself a new truck.
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ROANOKE, Va. – A Roanoke woman said she had just gotten off work when she pulled out two Jewel 7s tickets that she’d bought earlier. As Laverne Becks scratched the tickets, she had no idea that the second one would make her $200,000 richer. “I scratched the second ticket, and I fell on the floor!” she told Lottery officials. She said she bought the lucky ticket at the Food Lion on Peters Creek Road NW in Roanoke and plans to use the money to buy herself a new car.
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ROANOKE, Va. – The Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots are now each over $400 million and customers are cashing in at A-1 Food Mart in Roanoke hoping to cash out big. “First off, I would probably give my family some money,” said Paul Fagg, who lives in Roanoke. “You could do a lot with that money.””I’d probably buy the store,” said Nemo Basnet, who works at the mart. He sold a winning $1 million scratch-off ticket in October. The chances of winning the jackpots are about 1 in 300 million.
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Deborah Davis, of Bassett, won $150,000 from the Virginia Lottery. HENRY COUNTY, Va. – One Henry County woman’s kids used to give her a hard time about playing the lottery, but as they say — mother knows best. “They’d say, ‘No one really wins,’” she told Lottery officials. But Deborah Davis, of Bassett, proved her kids wrong by scratching a $150,000 Cash Chaser ticket and winning the top prize. Her daughter’s response to her winning ticket was, “Is that fake?”Davis purchased the winning ticket at the Food Lion on 5835 Virginia Avenue in Bassett.
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CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. – A man in Christiansburg can thank his wife for becoming a millionaire. Richard Barnett’s wife heard that the Triangle Market at 3631 Radford Road in Christiansburg sold a Mega Millions ticket that won $1 million, but the winner had not yet come forward. As if it was fate, the couple had their hands on the winning ticket. If the ticket matched the sixth number, they would have won the jackpot estimated at $176 million. According to officials, the winning numbers were 8-13-35-46-68, and the Mega Ball number was 16.
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HENRY COUNTY, Va. – A Henry County woman has her lucky lizard to thank for winning $200,000. Charlene Goad and her husband were trying to buy worms for their pet lizard George when they purchased a Virginia Lottery ticket. “He said the green seven just kept popping out at him,” she told Virginia Lottery officials. As her husband was driving, Goad scratched the tickets and discovered that one of the tickets was a $200,000 winner. According to the Virginia Lottery, she became the sixth person to win the top prize in the Jewel 7s game (game #1773), which means four $200,000 are still unclaimed.
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CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. – One Virginia Lottery player from Christiansburg won $1 million from Tuesday night’s drawing. According to the Virginia Lottery, the Mega Millions ticket was bought at Triangle Market located at 3631 Radford Road in Christiansburg. Officials said the ticket matched the first five winning numbers and only missed the Mega Ball number, winning Mega Millions' second prize: $1 million. The numbers for the drawing were 8-13-35-46-68, and the Mega Ball number was 16. The winner has 180 days from Tuesday to claim their prizes.
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The Virginia Department of Health will hold a drive-thru COVID-19 testing clinic today. The Central Virginia Planning District Commission holds a public meeting about improvements to the intersection of Longwood Avenue and Independence Boulevard in Bedford. Changes are meant to reduce congestion, improve travel conditions and improve safety for bicyclists and pedestrians. The Public Safety Communications Accreditation Program is performing a virtual on-site visit of the Roanoke E-911 Center, verifying its professional standards as it works toward reaccreditation. The Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corporation kicks off its Dine Small promotion today.
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