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Below are Virginia Lottery news releases for 2009.

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11/6/2009 Chesapeake Woman Wins A Red-Hot Prize In “Molten Money”
When Rosa Smith of Chesapeake discovered she had won $150,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Molten Money Scratcher game, she didn’t yell or shout. She couldn’t.

“I was speechless,” she told Lot...
11/5/2009 Harrisonburg Couple Wins $250,000 Playing Mega Millions
Gary and Brenda Payne of Harrisonburg don’t play Mega Millions often, but one ticket was all it took when they won the game’s second prize of $250,000. Their ticket matched the first five numbers and...
11/3/2009 Martinsville Man Wins A $500,000 Treat On Halloween
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...
10/30/2009 Just One Number From The Jackpot - Palmyra Man Wins $250,000
Joseph Nailler of Palmyra had just returned home from getting a sandwich when he visited the Virginia Lottery’s Web site to check his Mega Millions ticket. The winning numbers for the October 27 drawi...
10/30/2009 Virginia Lottery Reveals Winners of Fourth Redskins Mania Second-Chance Drawings
The Virginia Lottery today announced the winners and finalists of the fourth Redskins Mania second-chance drawings. Redskins Mania players entered their non-winning tickets for a chance to win once-i...
10/30/2009 Retired Electrician Gets A Charge Out Of Winning Cash 5
Milton Fore of Concord has seen other people win big in the Virginia Lottery. He said a co-worker won $100,000 several years ago and a friend won $100,000 last year. Now he has joined them in that e...
10/30/2009 Ten Virginia Lottery Players Win Trip To Dallas For The Redskins-Cowboys Game
For a Washington Redskins fan, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience: traveling with the Redskins on the team plane to Dallas for the Redskins-Cowboys match-up. For 10 Virginia Lottery players, it’s n...
10/30/2009 Fredericksburg Man Is "Tickled" To Win $250,000
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...
10/29/2009 Nurse In Augusta County Wins $52,000
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...
10/29/2009 Virginia’s New Year`s Millionaire Raffle Returns By Popular Demand
Imagine starting the new year by winning one million dollars. Seven Virginia residents have done just that in the past two years. On New Year’s Day 2010, the Virginia Lottery will draw three more $1 m...
10/23/2009 Virginia Lottery Recognized With Three Prestigious Industry Awards
A public service announcement aimed at encouraging responsible play, a television commercial promoting the Fast Play Dodge Ball game and a promotion for the Lottery’s partnership with Bass Pro Shops –...
10/22/2009 Deer Hunter Bags $100,000 From The Virginia Lottery
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. ...
10/22/2009 Construction Worker Scratches To Win $100,000
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...
10/21/2009 Newport News Man Wins $250,000 In Mega Millions Drawing
Andrew Jones of Newport News is a lucky man. His Mega Millions ticket for the October 9 drawing matched the first five numbers, missing only the Mega Ball number, to win $250,000.

Mr. Jones bought ...
10/20/2009 Things To Do Today: 1. Get A Haircut; 2. Win $500,000
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...
10/19/2009 She Wanted Lip Balm, But Ended Up With A $50,000 Winning Ticket
All Latrina Redden of Hampton wanted was some lip balm. She bought some from a store on Mercury Blvd. As she was driving home, she decided to stop at the Virginia Lottery Customer Service Center and p...
10/19/2009 Her Husband Said It Was A Lucky Day – And Then She Won $100,000
Brenda Xeroteres of Roanoke won $100,000 on a lucky day. How did she know it was lucky? Her husband said so before she won.

“He said he felt lucky,” Ms. Xeroteres later told Lottery offi...
10/19/2009 Leesburg Couple Wins $52,000 In Win For Life Game
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...
10/19/2009 Virginia Lottery To Offer Gift Cards - Pilot Program in State’s Rite Aid Stores for 2009 Holiday Season
The Virginia Lottery today announced that it will launch a Virginia Lottery gift card program in November 2009. The Lottery has selected LottoFone, Inc., a small business located in Alexandria, Virgin...
10/17/2009 Ticket Purchased In Shenandoah Wins Estimated $200 Million
Somewhere there is a small slip of paper that has suddenly become incredibly valuable.  That slip of paper is a Mega Millions ticket with the numbers 10-13-18-33-51 and the Mega Ball number 43.  Those...
10/15/2009 Redskins Mania VIP Prize Winners Announced in Third of Nine Drawings Throughout the Season
The Virginia Lottery announced the winners and finalists in the third of nine Redskins Mania second-chance drawings that will take place through March of next year. Redskins Mania players entered the...
10/13/2009 Mega Millions And Powerball Agree To Ticket-Selling Partnership - Agreement May Bring Powerball To Virginia
They are the two “marquee games” in American lotteries: Mega Millions and Powerball. Each lottery state currently has one, but not the other. However, the Mega Millions consortium and Multi-State Lot...
10/13/2009 Woodbridge Woman Wins A 2010 Corvette® Convertible
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...
10/6/2009 Retired Firefighter Wins A Hot $500,000 From The Virginia Lottery
James Penn of Newport News helped plenty of people when he worked as a firefighter. But recently, when he scratched a Lucky Casino ticket from the Virginia Lottery, he needed a little help for...
10/6/2009 Navy Technician Matches Five Numbers To Win $250,000
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...
10/5/2009 Engineering Student Puts It All Together To Win $250,000
When Christopher Kitchen of Virginia Beach discovered he had won $250,000 in Mega Millions, he had to read the numbers on the Virginia Lottery’s Web site at least five times before he actually believe...
10/5/2009 Retired School Teacher Wins $150,000
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...
10/5/2009 Scam Alert: E-mail attempts to get your personal information
Crooks who copy and paste from the Mega Millions Web site are sending e-mail messages, trying to fool people into handing over personal information. A recent e-mail obtained by the Virginia Lottery s...
9/30/2009 Redskins Mania VIP Prize Winners Announced - Virginia Lottery Reveals Winners in Second of Nine Drawings
The Virginia Lottery announced the winners and finalists in the second of nine Redskins Mania second-chance drawings that will take place through March of next year. Redskins Mania players entered th...
9/29/2009 Spotsylvania Man Drives Off in a New Corvette® From The Virginia Lottery
When is a losing ticket actually a winning ticket? Just ask Bill Gray of Spotsylvania. He played the Virginia Lottery’s Corvette Cash Scratcher game and his ticket was not a winner. So he entered i...
9/29/2009 Grundy Man Wins $50,000 Playing Cash 5
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...
9/28/2009 First Time She Ever Played Mega Millions, She Wins $250,000
As Sable Bell of Fort Washington, Maryland, starts graduate school, she has some unexpected tuition money. While she was working as an intern at the Department of Defense, a co-worker suggested they p...
9/28/2009 Williamsburg Man Has An “Ace In The Hole” Worth $150,000
If Mitchell Graber of Williamsburg had not gotten hungry and stopped for a bite, he might not have won $150,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Ace in the Hole Scratcher game.

It happened as Mr. ...
9/28/2009 “Something Told Me To Buy a Ticket” - Fairfax County Man Wins $250,000
Derek Hughes of Clifton was refueling his car when it happened. “Something told me to buy a ticket,” he later said.

That something was right. He bought a Mega Millions ticket and won $250,000.
...
9/25/2009 Virginia Lottery Presents Ceremonial Check For Education During Redskins Game
Washington Redskins fans recently received a first-hand look at the Virginia Lottery’s commitment to K-12 public education in the Commonwealth and how that commitment has benefitted Virginia.

At...
9/24/2009 In The Nick Of Time! Woman Claims $250,000 Just Hours Before Ticket Expires
For nearly six months, Lydia Burke of Mechanicsville had a Mega Millions ticket worth $250,000 and she didn’t know it! The ticket sat in a napkin holder in her kitchen.

Then on September 23, she...
9/23/2009 A “New Hokie Fan” Wins a Corvette® Convertible From The Virginia Lottery
Lawrence Carroll of Keyport, New Jersey, visits Virginia often, especially his wife’s former hometown of Norfolk. When he visited Harborfest in Norfolk over the Fourth of July weekend, he played the ...
9/23/2009 Payroll Clerk Wins a Big Check In Mega Millions
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...
9/23/2009 Hillsville Man Wins a New Corvette® Convertible
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...
9/23/2009 Would You Throw Away $250,000? Ticket Bought in Richmond Is Close to Expiring
Somewhere there is a small slip of paper. It is a Mega Millions ticket worth $250,000. At 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 24, that valuable ticket will become worthless – unless the winner presents...
9/21/2009 Chesapeake Man Thought Winning Ticket Was A Dream - He Wins $1,000,000
As a defense contractor working overseas, Maurice Ruffin of Chesapeake spends his days right in the middle of Baghdad. When he comes home on leave, Ruffin expects to have a little rest, some relaxatio...
9/21/2009 Hampton Woman Had No Idea What Her Ticket Was Worth (Hint: She Won The Top Prize!)
Rokina Jackson of Hampton knew she had a winning ticket. She just didn’t have any idea how much it was worth. After scratching the $5.00 Face Cards ticket at home, she took it back to the retailer t...
9/18/2009 Business Partners in Bristol Share $1 Million Prize
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 ...
9/18/2009 Virginia Lottery Exceeds Projections For FY2009, Contributing More Than $439 Million For K-12 Public Education
The Virginia Lottery today announced it exceeded its projections by raising more than $439 million in profits for Fiscal Year 2009 (FY2009). By law, all of that profit goes to Virginia’s K-12 public ...
9/17/2009 Brothers’ Birthdates Are Worth $100,000
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...
9/17/2009 Shimmering Ticket Puts a Sparkle in the Eyes of a West Augusta Man
Warren Kincaid of West Augusta wanted to buy a Molten Money Scratcher ticket. At the last minute, the sparkle of all the diamonds on the Dollars & Diamonds ticket caught his attention instead. Now, K...
9/13/2009 Stubbornness Pays Off For Vienna Man Who Wins $100,000
When someone tells Rod O’Connor of Vienna that he’s lucky, he’s likely to say, “No, I’m stubborn.” That stubbornness paid off when he won $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game.

As he clai...
9/13/2009 Alexandria Woman Wins $250,000 In Mega Millions
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...
9/11/2009 Redskins Mania VIP Prize Winners Announced - Virginia Lottery Reveals Winners in the First of Nine Second-Chance Drawings
The Virginia Lottery announced the first winners and finalists of the Redskins Mania second-chance drawings. Redskins Mania players entered their non-winning tickets for a chance to win once-in-a-lif...
9/9/2009 Crane Operator Wins An Uplifting Prize: $100,000
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...
9/9/2009 Group Of 14 Paper Mill Co-Workers Splits $250,000
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.
...
9/3/2009 Virginia Beach Man Wins $1,000 Per Week For Life
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...
9/3/2009 Lee County Woman Wins $50,000 While Mowing The Lawn
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...
9/3/2009 Dayton Man Wins $250,000 Using Numbers He Found On A Battery
Randy Long of Dayton used a unique method to select the numbers on his Mega Millions ticket for the August 18 drawing. He chose numbers that he found on batteries he used in his job as a maintenance ...
9/1/2009 Madison Heights Woman Wins A Sizzling-Hot Prize In “Molten Money”
Jenny Kyser of Madison Heights wasn’t sure if she could drive her car. It had nothing to do with her driving skills. It was because she had just discovered she had a Virginia Lottery ticket in her p...
9/1/2009 Powhatan Woman Wins $250,000 In Mega Millions
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 ...
9/1/2009 Jackpot Run Earns More Than $17.5 Million For Virginia’s K-12 Public Schools
Even though no jackpot winning ticket was purchased in the Commonwealth, the jackpot run that ended with the August 28 Mega Millions drawing was a big win for Virginia. In the 15 drawings in which th...
8/28/2009 Brisk Mega Millions Sales Boost Estimated Jackpot To $333 Million
Due to high sales, tonight’s Mega Millions jackpot is now an estimated $333 million, raised from $325 million. This is the second largest jackpot ever in the Mega Millions game.

Lottery officials n...
8/27/2009 Louisa Woman Wins A New Corvette® Convertible From The Virginia Lottery
When Natalie Wright of Louisa plays Virginia Lottery games, she often just picks a random game.

“Whatever catches my eye, that’s what I play,” she told Lottery officials.

Now she has something t...
8/27/2009 Another Virginia Ticket Wins $1,000 Per Week For Life
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...
8/26/2009 $325 Million And Still Growing! Mega Millions Is The Hottest Ticket In Virginia
Mega Millions is creating excitement and winners across the Commonwealth. In Tuesday’s drawing, 130,033 tickets in Virginia won prizes ranging from $2 to $250,000. Since there was no jackpot winner,...
8/25/2009 Richmond Man Uses Family Birthdays To Win $100,000
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 ...
8/24/2009 Someone May Be About To Throw Away $250,000
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 ...
8/21/2009 She “Just Got Bored,” So She Played – And Won $150,000
Sandra Carney of Chesapeake was bored. It was a slow day at work. Someone told her she should give the Virginia Lottery’s Stacks of Cash game a try.

“I said, ‘Okay, I’ll try it,’ never dreaming i...
8/20/2009 Colonial Heights Woman Takes $52,000 Win For Life Prize
When Kay Michaels of Colonial Heights went to the Virginia Lottery’s Web site to check her Win For Life ticket, she thought it might be a winner.

“I said, ‘Oh, we won $200,’ and I was excited about...
8/20/2009 Retired Glass Cutter Wins $100,000 “Panelessly”
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...
8/20/2009 “This Is My Lucky Day!” Says Alexandria Man As He Wins $250,000
When Bartolome Pique of Alexandria looked in the newspaper and saw that his Mega Millions ticket was worth $250,000, he excitedly told his wife and daughter, “Let’s go get it!”

His ticket matched t...
8/19/2009 Two Virginia Tickets Win $250,000 As Mega Millions Jackpot Grows to $207 Million
The August 18, 2009, Mega Millions drawing really brought out the winners in Virginia. A total of 73,664 tickets purchased in the Commonwealth won prizes, including two tickets that won $250,000 each...
8/19/2009 Disbelieving Richmond Woman Wins $52,000
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...
8/13/2009 Virginia Surpasses 25 Million Winning Mega Millions Tickets
Ever since the first Mega Millions drawing was held on May 17, 2002, Virginia Lottery players have brought home the prizes. Each drawing has produced thousands of Virginia winning tickets. The Augus...
8/12/2009 Norton Man Wins $250,000 Playing Mega Millions
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 ...
8/12/2009 Kung Fu Instructor Gets a Kick Out Of Winning $100,000
Timothy Brown of Richmond nearly threw his ticket away. He didn’t realize it was worth $100,000. Even when the clerk at the store told him that his Cash 5 ticket won the top prize, he still didn’t b...
8/5/2009 Tennessee Woman Crosses The State Line To Win Big In Virginia
Judy Slagle of Church Hill, Tennessee, likes to play Virginia Lottery games. She likes it even more now! She scratched to win the top prize of $1,000 per week for life in the Lottery’s Win For Life ...
8/5/2009 Charlotte County Woman Wins $100,000 In "Five Times The Money" Game
Christie Tharpe of Saxe received five times the thrill when she won the top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s Five Times the Money Scratcher game.

“I’m excited, to say the least,” she told L...
8/5/2009 Woodbridge Man Matches Them All To Win $100,000
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 ...
8/3/2009 “Get In The Game” With The Virginia Lottery`s Redskins Mania Scratcher
The Virginia Lottery and the Washington Redskins today launched the much-anticipated $50,000,000 Redskins Mania scratch ticket.

The scratch ticket, the first NFL team-themed scratcher ticket from...
7/23/2009 “Is This Really Happening?” Asks Richmond Woman As She Wins $150,000
Aretha Epps of Richmond had a difficult weekend. She couldn’t sleep. She was very anxious. What was the cause of her stress? She had a Virginia Lottery ticket worth $150,000 and she was waiting for...
7/22/2009 Richmond Man Wins $250,000 In Mega Millions
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. ...
7/22/2009 Couples Vacation Together – And Win $250,000 In Mega Millions
Brad Skipper of Centreville and Donna Dunn of Potomac Falls are part of a group of four couples who vacation each year at Lake Gaston. As part of that yearly vacation, Brad, Donna and their spouses p...
7/20/2009 Bristol Man Wins A Cool $50,000 Playing Cash 5
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...
7/20/2009 Three Friends Split $250,000 Mega Millions Prize
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...
7/20/2009 Springfield Woman Takes The Top Prize In Cash 5: $100,000
Sun Ja Kim of Springfield is a very lucky person. She matched all five numbers in the July 8 Cash 5 drawing to win the top prize of $100,000.

“I was so happy. I was clapping and hugging my husban...
7/17/2009 “Roll ’Em” Ticket Brings Home $100,000
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...
7/17/2009 $500,000 Shocker: Powhatan Couple Couldn’t Believe Their Eyes
It’s not every morning you wake up, run to the convenience store and walk out with a ticket worth $500,000. When William and Barbara Dunbar of Powhatan saw the $500,000 Jackpot ticket for the first ti...
7/16/2009 Fredericksburg Woman Wins $250,000 In Mega Millions
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...
7/16/2009 Newport News Man Reels In $75,000 From Bass Pro Shops® Game
Douglas Knight of Newport News describes himself as a “typical working man.” But something very un-typical happened to him when he stopped for gas and decided to play the Virginia Lottery’s Bass Pro ...
7/16/2009 Former Virginian Returns To Win $250,000 In Mega Millions
“My wife told me to sit down because she had some really good news. I haven’t been able to wipe the grin off my face since.”

That’s how Jerry Roberts of Gates, North Carolina, described winning $2...
7/15/2009 Roanoke Man Hides $100,000 Ticket In His Sock Drawer For Safekeeping
Barry King of Roanoke didn’t want to lose that ticket. He had a top-prize winner in the Virginia Lottery’s $100,000 Bankroll game and he needed to keep it safe until he could redeem it.

“I ...
7/15/2009 Winning Ticket Purchased In Roanoke Set To Expire
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...
7/15/2009 It Was Her Husband’s Birthday, But She Got The $100,000 Present
Dana Claybrooks of Winchester celebrated her husband’s birthday in a unique way: She won the lottery!

It was June 15. She bought three tickets for the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 night drawing, us...
7/14/2009 Rustburg Man Scratches To Win $500,000
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...
7/9/2009 Winning The July 8 Drawing Was As Easy As 3-2-1
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...
7/6/2009 Purcellville Man Wins $250,000 In Mega Millions
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...
7/6/2009 He Wins $100,000 on the Day After His 30th Wedding Anniversary
Retired truck driver Roby Fuller of Haysi had two big days in a row. First was his 30th wedding anniversary. The next day he walked into the Virginia Lottery’s Customer Service Center in Abingdon an...
7/5/2009 A Full Parking Lot Leads To A Big Win
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....
6/30/2009 Winners Of “Virginia’s Lucky Dog” Contest Will Be Featured In Virginia Lottery Scratcher Game
What has 80 legs, 20 adorable faces and the makings of a great Scratcher game? The Virginia’s Lucky Dog II game.

Today the Virginia Lottery announced the 20 winners of the “Virginia’s Lucky Dog”...
6/25/2009 A Trip To The Great Outdoors! Newport News Woman Wins A Trip In Bass Pro Shops® Game
Cynthia Harriel of Newport News describes herself as “kind of a fisherman.” She will have the opportunity to learn more when she takes the outdoor adventure she won in the Virginia Lottery’s Bass Pro...
6/25/2009 Virginia Beach Woman Wins $52,000 In Win For Life
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 ...
6/25/2009 “I’m Buying a New Car,” Says Win For Life Winner
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...
6/24/2009 A Really, Really Good Friend Checked The Winning Numbers
Talk about a great friend! James Crown of Richmond had some Virginia Lottery tickets. When his friend said he was going to the store to see if any of his tickets were winners, Mr. Crown asked him to ...
6/24/2009 Stafford Man Wins an Outdoor Adventure From the Virginia Lottery
Dennis Tate of Stafford knows a lot about the great outdoors. He is an avid deer hunter and bass fisherman who travels frequently to hunt and fish. His next big trip will be courtesy of the Virginia...
6/24/2009 "A Million And One Things To Do" With Her Winnings
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 ...
6/22/2009 What a Vacation! Man Wins $250,000 While Driving Through Virginia
Gary Ousley of Hoschton, Georgia, was just passing through Virginia. He and his wife were driving to Charlotte, North Carolina, from Niagara Falls when they stopped for gas at Bo’s Belly Barn, locate...
6/18/2009 4’s Are Fabulous In Virginia Lottery’s Pick 3 Game
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...
6/17/2009 Second Virginia Lottery Subscriber In a Two-Week Period Wins $1,000 Per Week For Life
The Virginia Lottery’s Win For Life game has really been paying off lately. In two weeks, two Virginia Lottery subscribers have won the top prize of $1,000 per week for life.

James Jenkins of Al...
6/15/2009 Electrician Gets A Charge Out Of Winning $250,000 In Mega Millions
When Bill Core of Colonial Heights called the Virginia Lottery’s player information phone line, he heard some very familiar numbers – his! He matched the first five winning numbers in the June 2 Mega...
6/15/2009 A Birthday Surprise: Lynchburg Woman Wins $52,000
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.
...
6/15/2009 Annandale Woman Wins $250,000 In “Super Cash Spectacular”
Lien Tang of Annandale discovered she had a winning ticket when she heard the music. She bought a Virginia Lottery Scratcher ticket from a Lottery Express machine, but she didn’t know if it was a win...
6/12/2009 “Corvette® Cash,” The Hottest Lottery Game On Wheels, Hits The Streets
It’s one of the great icons of the American highway and the Virginia Lottery has it. The Lottery’s new Corvette® Cash Scratcher game features cash prizes up to $100,000. Best of all, nine lucky winn...
6/12/2009 Two Friends Play Mega Millions Together And Split $250,000 Prize
It takes a lot to stop Philip Boyles of Ridgeway and Elmo Wyatt of Eden, North Carolina, from playing Mega Millions together. Even though they live on different sides of the state line, they kick in ...
6/12/2009 Culpeper Man Is “Tickled” To Win Million-Dollar Prize
John Birdsall II of Culpeper may be the master of understatement. When he was asked how he reacted when he won $1 million in the Virginia Lottery’s $120 Million Cash Blowout game, he said simp...
6/12/2009 After Returning From A Cruise, He Wins $52,000 In Win For Life
Some people go on a cruise after they win big in the lottery. Not James Hastings of Dulles. He played Win For Life after he got back from the cruise – and he won $52,000.

“In my wildest dr...
6/11/2009 Virginia Lottery Wins National Communications Award
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...
6/11/2009 Two Weeks = Two Lifetime Winners In Virginia!
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 ...
6/11/2009 He’s A “High Roller!” Augusta County Man Wins $250,000
“I never thought I’d get to feel this feeling!”

That’s how Walter Everiss of Greenville expressed his happiness to Virginia Lottery officials as he claimed the top prize in the $250,000 High Roller...
6/11/2009 Glen Allen Man Matches All The Numbers To Win $100,000
Shabir Kaba of Glen Allen did what his wife told him. When he called her and said he had a winning ticket in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game, she said to check it again. He did.

“You must be...
6/10/2009 Springfield Woman Wins A “Quick” $250,000 In Mega Millions
You might think that Nancy Sterling of Springfield does everything quickly. She works as a driver for Fastran, a fast transit system for people with special needs. She likes to use the Virginia Lott...
6/9/2009 Lottery Customer Service Center in Woodbridge Experiencing Technical Problem
The Virginia Lottery Customer Service Center in Woodbridge is experiencing a technical problem that is temporarily causing disruption in the cashing of winning tickets. At the present time, no winnin...
6/9/2009 Her Granddaughter Played A $100,000 Trick On Her!
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...
6/9/2009 Winchester Man Wins $52,000 In Win For Life
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...
6/8/2009 Virginia Lottery And Washington Redskins Reveal “Redskins Mania” Scratch Ticket
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA – The Virginia Lottery and the Washington Redskins today revealed the details of the much-anticipated $50,000,000 Redskins Mania scratch ticket that will go on sale August 3 ...
6/7/2009 Flash: Centreville Woman Gets A $500,000 Lightning Strike
If lightning were to strike nearby, you would probably notice. Not so, when Phuong Do of Centreville scratched to win $500,000 in the Virginia Lottery Lightning 7’s game. That’s because she q...
6/7/2009 King George Man Takes The Top Prize In Cash 5: $100,000
Naeem Ahmad of King George is a regular player of the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game. But that didn’t prepare him for the shock of actually winning the top prize.

“I looked at the ticket and sai...
6/5/2009 Electrical Engineering Student Is Shocked To Win $250,000
“Unbelievable!”

One word summed up the excitement felt by Santosh Poudel of Falls Church as he handed his Mega Millions ticket for the May 8 drawing to Virginia Lottery officials. The ticket match...
6/5/2009 Gloucester Man Takes $250,000 In Mega Millions
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...
6/5/2009 Double Play: Strasburg Man Wins Twice In One Cash 5 Drawing
James Lynch of Strasburg played the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game twice, playing identical sets of five numbers on two tickets. When those numbers were drawn in the May 20 night drawing, he won the ...
6/3/2009 Last Ticket Is Lucky For Manassas Man
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. ...
6/2/2009 Virginia Lottery Subscriber Wins $1,000 Per Week For Life
Holly Alfano of Vienna didn’t run out to the store to buy a Win For Life ticket. There was no need – she was already covered. Ms. Alfano has a Win For life subscription. Shortly after the May 27, 2...
6/1/2009 Virginia Lottery Introduces Two New Fast-Play Games
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...
5/29/2009 Haymarket Couple Wins $1,000,000 With “Maximum Millions” Ticket
Susan Webb of Haymarket didn’t expect a work errand to be worth $1 million – but it certainly paid off. After running the errand, she decided to get a soda before returning to the office. She recently...
5/29/2009 Easy Pick Works Again For Chantilly Man
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...
5/29/2009 Hillsville Man Wins $150,000 In “The Color Of Money” Game
William Reeves of Hillsville has won Virginia Lottery games before, but those seem minor compared to the prize he won when he bought a ticket in The Color of Money Scratcher game from the Virgi...
5/28/2009 Landscaper Sees a Lot Of Green After Winning $100,000
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...
5/28/2009 I. T. Consultant Hits The Right Numbers To Win $250,000
Jean-Pierre Hachem of Alexandria works in the information technology field. He also likes to play Mega Millions, using the same numbers each time he plays. That strategy paid off when he matched the...
5/27/2009 First Scratcher Game She Ever Played Wins $500,000
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...
5/26/2009 A $100,000 Ticket in the Glove Compartment For Four Months!
William Ruffin of Petersburg didn’t know he had a $100,000 car. Tucked away in the glove compartment was a Virginia Lottery Cash 5 ticket that matched all five numbers. For four months, he drove aro...
5/26/2009 Frederick County Man Wins Top Prize In “Tax Free $100,000” Game
George Lunzer of Stephenson won twice on the same weekend. On Friday, he scratched to win the top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s Tax Free $100,000 game. On Saturday, the customer service ass...
5/26/2009 A $100,000 Surprise! Man Discovers He Matched Them All In Cash 5
James Nelson Jr. of Pocomoke City, Maryland, knew he had a winning Cash 5 ticket, but he didn’t know how much he had won. The clerk at a Virginia Lottery retailer told him it was more than $600, whic...
5/25/2009 Woodbridge Teacher Receives “Super Teacher” Award
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...
5/21/2009 Redskins And Virginia Lottery To Launch Team-Specific Game
The Washington Redskins and the Virginia Lottery have reached agreement on a unique team-themed scratch-off ticket to be launched in concert with the 2009 professional football season, the two organiz...
5/21/2009 Rappahannock County Couple Wins $19 Million Jackpot
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...
5/19/2009 Colonial Heights Woman Wins an Outdoor Adventure in Bass Pro Shops® Second-Chance Drawing
Agnes Adom of Colonial Heights has the perfect graduation present for her daughter. Ms. Adom won the top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s Bass Pro Shops® Sweepstakes, so now she is taking her husband,...
5/19/2009 Postal Employee Gets A “First Class” Prize: $150,000
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 ...
5/16/2009 Ticket Purchased In Front Royal Wins Estimated $19 Million
A JACKPOT-WINNING TICKET IN VIRGINIA FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS MONTH!

It is only a small slip of paper - but it is now worth an estimated $19 million. A Mega Millions ticket purchased in F...
5/15/2009 Pool of 21 People Splits $250,000 Mega Millions Prize
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...
5/15/2009 “I Was Flabbergasted!” - Chesapeake Woman Takes $100,000 Prize In "Money Maker"
Jane Watts of Chesapeake is no stranger to winning Virginia Lottery games. She once won $10,000 in a Scratcher game. But that didn’t prepare her for the shock of scratching a Money Maker tick...
5/13/2009 Falls Church Teacher Receives “Super Teacher” Award
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...
5/13/2009 Charlottesville Man Takes Top Prize In Cash 5
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...
5/12/2009 Spotsylvania County Man Wins Jackpot Worth $75.6 Million
Joe Denette of Spotsylvania County is what you might call a die-hard racing fan. In fact, not even winning a Mega Millions jackpot valued at $75.6 million could keep him from a good NASCAR race.

O...
5/11/2009 Gloucester Teacher Receives “Super Teacher” Award
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...
5/8/2009 He Scratched “Real Slow” And Won $150,000
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...
5/8/2009 Virginia Beach Man Wins $52,000 Prize In Win For Life
When Frank Angelo of Virginia Beach realized he had a $52,000 winner in the Win For life game, he knew right away what to do with his winnings.

“I’m going to give it to my wife,” he told Lottery of...
5/6/2009 Virginia Beach Teacher Receives “Super Teacher” Award
A first grade teacher at Holland Elementary School in Virginia Beach has been selected as one of eight educators statewide to receive the Virginia Lottery Super Teacher Award.

Shannon Knight receiv...
5/6/2009 Newport News Man Wins Some “Retirement Helper”
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...
5/6/2009 Falls Church Man Wins $100,000 In Cash 5 Game
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...
5/4/2009 Radford Teacher Receives “Super Teacher” Award
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 ...
5/2/2009 Ticket Purchased In Virginia Wins Estimated $75 Million
Someone in Virginia has a small slip of paper that has suddenly become incredibly valuable. That slip of paper is a Mega Millions ticket with the numbers 9-16-24-40-43 and the Mega Ball number 35. T...
4/30/2009 Group Of 13 Co-Workers Splits $250,000 Mega Millions Prize
Sherry Morales of Richmond was at work when her husband called with an unusual question.

“What’s up with this Lottery ticket?” he asked.

The ticket was purchased as part of an office pool Sher...
4/30/2009 He Won $100,000 – Now He Can Tear Up The Credit Card
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...
4/30/2009 He Bought a Lottery Ticket With His Tax Refund – And Won $150,000
Thurman Patillo of Fredericksburg was happy to get his income tax refund this year, although he later said it did not present much opportunity.

“There wasn’t a lot we could do with $81,” he said. ...
4/30/2009 Chesterfield Teacher Receives “Super Teacher” Award
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...
4/29/2009 Hampton Man Wins $250,000 In Mega Millions
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...
4/29/2009 Excitement Builds In Virginia As Mega Millions Jackpot Grows To Estimated $220 Million
With an estimated $220 million jackpot, the Mega Millions game is living up to its name and generating mega-excitement in Virginia. More than 77,000 tickets purchased in Virginia won prizes in the Tu...
4/28/2009 Twice As Nice: Henrico County Man Gets Double Win In Cash 5
Albert Forstner of Sandston videotapes the Virginia Lottery’s drawing on television each night. That means he can relive the moment he became $150,000 richer. On the night of April 21, he matched al...
4/28/2009 Golf Enthusiast Wins a Lot of Green
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. ...
4/28/2009 Lynchburg Woman Wins $250,000 In “Super Cash Spectacular” Game
Fay Ordel of Lynchburg is a very lucky person. She played the Virginia Lottery’s Super Cash Spectacular Scratcher game and won the top prize of $250,000.

She bought the winning ticket at ...
4/24/2009 Roanoke Woman Wins $100,000, Then Celebrates With Milk And Cookies
If you won $100,000 in a Virginia Lottery game, how would you react? Diana Callahan of Roanoke may have just the answer.

“My husband and I celebrated with milk and cookies!” she told Lottery offic...
4/24/2009 Just Passing Through Virginia, He Wins $250,000
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...
4/23/2009 Charlottesville Teacher Receives “Super Teacher” Award
A third grade teacher at Stone-Robinson Elementary School in Charlottesville has been selected as one of eight educators statewide to receive the Virginia Lottery Super Teacher Award.

Joseph Hicks ...
4/22/2009 An Extraordinary Night For Winners in Virginia
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...
4/22/2009 Lee County Man Wins $100,000 In “$100,000 Bankroll”
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...
4/21/2009 Truck Driver Makes A Haul In Cash 5 Game
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 ...
4/21/2009 Chef Wins A Tasty $100,000 Prize
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....
4/19/2009 Virginia Lottery Named PRSA Silver Anvil Finalist
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...
4/15/2009 Lightning Strikes Twice: Man Who Won $900,000 In 2005 Wins An Additional $90,800
Steve Granger of Henderson, North Carolina, had a feeling. “If I have a feeling for a number, I’ll play it,” he said.

He did more than just play it. He played it 20 times. Mr. Granger bought 20 ...
4/15/2009 Caroline County Man Wins $100,000 In “Face Cards” Game
Blair Alsop of Ruther Glen knew he had a winning ticket. When he scratched his Face Cards ticket from the Virginia Lottery, he thought he had won $100. Or did he?

“I looked again and I saw more z...
4/14/2009 New Virginia Lottery Game Will Feature Players’ Pooches
A new Virginia Lottery Scratcher game gives players a chance to unleash their marvelous mutts’ star potential. The Virginia’s Lucky Dog game not only gives players a chance to get their paws on prize...
4/9/2009 Culpeper Man Wins $52,000 Prize In Win For Life Game
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...
4/8/2009 20 People Win Unique Prize From The Virginia Lottery: $50,000 Virginia College Savings Plan Scholarships
Imagine buying a lottery ticket and ending up with the prize of an education. Twenty Virginia Lottery players have done just that. Each won a $50,000 account in the Virginia Education Savings Trust ...
4/7/2009 No Joke: Cape Charles Woman Wins $52,000 on April Fool’s Day
Lenora Mitchell of Cape Charles had a great April Fool’s Day. She played the Virginia Lottery’s Win For Life game and won the second-highest prize of $52,000. She bought the winning ticket at Mitche...
4/3/2009 College Student Wins Top Prize In “$250k High Roller” Game
Here is one reason you should always do things for your mother. Ryan McCoy of Manassas went to the store to pick something up for his mom. Since he knows she likes to play Scratcher games, he also bo...
4/3/2009 Before Guests Arrived, He Played Mega Millions – And Won $250,000
David Duncan of Warrenton was preparing to entertain guests with his wife, when he ran out to the store and bought some Mega Millions tickets. The real party began a few days later when he checked hi...
3/25/2009 Cumberland Woman Wins $100,000 in “Face Cards” Game
When Katrina Demers of Cumberland bought and scratched a Face Cards ticket from the Virginia Lottery, it sure looked like a winner, but she refused to believe her luck.

“I didn’t believe it ...
3/25/2009 She Woke Up Her Husband To Tell Him She Won $100,000
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...
3/19/2009 Post Office Employee Gets a Win For Life Special Delivery: $52,000
When Benny Warden of Manassas played the Virginia Lottery’s Win For Life game, he said he selected his numbers based on his senses. Those senses were pretty lucky in the March 7 drawing. His ticket w...
3/19/2009 “I Couldn’t Believe What I Was Seeing!” - Richmond Woman Wins Top Prize in Maximum Millions
When Patricia Emory of Richmond scratched the Maximum Millions ticket she had just bought, she thought she was dreaming.

“I couldn’t believe what I was seeing!” she later told Virginia Lotte...
3/19/2009 An Unlucky Day? Suffolk Man Wins $150,000 On Friday The 13th
When the clerk in his favorite store mentioned something about winning a large prize in the Virginia Lottery, Donald Geer of Suffolk replied, “No, I can’t ever get that lucky.”

But he was wrong.
...
3/17/2009 Roanoke Woman Wins $1,000 Per Week For Life
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...
3/13/2009 Bristol Woman Wins “Tax Free $100,000” Top Prize
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. ...
3/13/2009 Maryland Man Comes To Virginia To Win $52,000 In Win For Life
James Cannon Sr. of Fort Washington, Maryland, is a very lucky man. He played the Virginia Lottery’s Win For Life game and won the second-highest prize of $52,000. He bought the winning ticket at th...
3/11/2009 Heavy Equipment Supervisor Wins A Heavy Prize: $830,000
Robert Butcher of Mineral was sitting in front of the television set on a quiet night, idly scratching a Virginia Lottery ticket. What he revealed on the ticket came as a great surprise. He put on h...
3/11/2009 Mother And Son From Vinton Win Big In “WPT $100,000 Hold ’Em Poker”
Priyank Soni of Vinton said to his mother, Vina, “I’m buying for you.” He bought a WPT $100,000 Hold ’Em Poker Scratcher ticket from the Virginia Lottery. She scratched it and won $100,000, e...
3/10/2009 She Shops In Virginia; She Wins $250,000 In Mega Millions
Kristy Myers of Martinsburg, West Virginia likes to drive to Virginia to shop. When the Mega Millions jackpot reached an estimated $171 million for the February 27 drawing, she stopped at State Line ...
3/10/2009 Real Estate Agent Lands A $100,000 Virginia Lottery Prize
Sharon Newton of Gainesville had a very lucky day recently. She bought four Virginia Lottery tickets of various games. One of them won $20. Another won $15. Then she scratched her 10x The Money...
3/9/2009 Ticket Purchased In Roanoke Wins $1,000 Per Week For Life
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 March 7, 2009, Win For Life drawi...
3/9/2009 “I Think I Have A Couple Of Those Numbers” - Fairfax Man Wins $250,000
Have you ever watched a Virginia Lottery drawing on television and thought that maybe you matched a few of them? Billy Spellings of Fairfax knows the feeling. When he watched the February 20, 2009, ...
3/9/2009 Gretna Man Wins $100,000 Top Prize In Cash 5
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...
3/5/2009 $250,000 Winning Ticket Sold in Norfolk is Close to Expiring
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 ...
3/4/2009 Deadline Approaching To Nominate Virginia Educators For Super Teacher Awards
Time is running out for people who want to help shine a spotlight on outstanding teachers. The Virginia Lottery Super Teacher Awards are a unique honor for the eight K-12 Virginia public school educa...
3/4/2009 One Ticket Wins $216 Million Mega Millions Jackpot – Virginia Ticket Wins $250,000
One ticket matched all six numbers to win the $216 million jackpot in the March 3, 2009, Mega Millions drawing. That ticket was purchased in Ocean County, New Jersey.

Virginia Lottery players we...
3/3/2009 With “A Lot Of Smiles,” Scottsville Man Wins $100,000
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...
3/1/2009 Virginia Lottery Releases “Play Responsibly” Public Service Spots For National Problem Gambling Awareness Week
The Virginia Lottery is marking National Problem Gambling Awareness Week, March 1-7, 2009, with the release of three television public service announcements (PSAs) which encourage responsible play. ...
2/28/2009 Excitement Builds In Virginia As Mega Millions Jackpot Grows To Estimated $212 Million
With an estimated $212 million jackpot, the Mega Millions game is living up to its name and generating mega-excitement in Virginia. More than 76,000 tickets purchased in Virginia won prizes in the Fr...
2/26/2009 Lawrenceville Man Wins $100,000 In Cash 5 Game
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...
2/24/2009 Russell County Man Wins $250,000 In Mega Millions
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...
2/24/2009 “I’m Just Lucky, That’s All” - Nelson County Man Wins $100,000
Alain San Giorgio of Nellysford knows all about hard work. He works seven days a week at his real estate company and running a bed-and-breakfast. But a stroke of luck in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash ...
2/20/2009 Electrical Engineer Is Shocked To Win $100,000
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 ...
2/20/2009 Things To Do Today: 1. Drop Off Wife At Work; 2. Win $150,000
Vishwajeet Kumar of Purcelleville had just dropped off his wife at her workplace when he stopped at a convenience store and played the Virginia Lottery’s Aces High game. He took the ticket to ...
2/18/2009 Someone May Be About To Throw Away $250,000
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...
2/17/2009 Virginia Lottery And Bass Pro Shops Team Up For A Reel Great Game
It’s no secret that Virginians love the great outdoors and the countless lakes, mountain trails, rivers and abundant wildlife within the Commonwealth. That’s why the Virginia Lottery is teaming up wi...
2/13/2009 Time Is Running Out To Enter: Twenty $50,000 Virginia College Savings Plan Scholarship Prizes Will Be Awarded On March 4
It’s the game that began with the Virginia Lottery in 1988. Now, more than 20 years later, Match 3 Scratcher tickets will help 20 lucky winners each receive $50,000 college scholarships established w...
2/12/2009 Choir Singer Hits A High Note In Mega Millions To Win $250,000
While Mitchell Hall of Chesapeake was at choir rehearsal, his wife was checking his Mega Millions ticket. When he returned home, she said she had something to tell him.

“I thought one of my boys d...
2/12/2009 Former Tractor-Trailer Operator Brings In A Load Of Cash
John Robertson, Jr. of Martinsville was watching the Virginia Lottery draw show on WDBJ-TV7 when he saw some very exciting numbers come up – the numbers on his ticket! He matched all five numbers in ...
2/12/2009 Clifton Woman Wins “Tax Free $100,000” Top Prize
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...
2/10/2009 Retiree From Greene County Wins $100,000
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, ...
2/10/2009 Virginia Lottery Subscriber Wins $52,000 In Win For Life
Dan Kiser of Woodbridge was out of town on business when he received an unusual phone call. It was a Virginia Lottery representative telling him he had won $52,000 in the January 24 Win For Life draw...
2/10/2009 An Update for Virginia Lottery Players Regarding the Super 7`s Player Recognition Fund
To All Super 7’s Applicants:

Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we have been evaluating all of the Super 7’s applications. We are pleased to report that checks from the Commonwealth of ...
2/6/2009 Mechanicsville Man Has A Blast In “Cash Blast” Game
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...
2/5/2009 Petersburg Man Is “Set For Life” With $1.7 Million Prize
G. R. Newton of Petersburg is no stranger to winning in the Virginia Lottery. In 2001 he won $10,000. But that pales in comparison to what happened recently when he played the Lottery’s Set For Life...
2/4/2009 Virginia Lottery Begins 2009 With Four New Millionaires!
The excitement of a new year was matched by the excitement of Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle. In the first 30 days of 2009, four Virginians collected the top prize of $1 million each and fo...
2/4/2009 “It Was A Big Weekend!” - Dumfries Woman Wins A “Colossal” $500,000
When Lori Hicks of Dumfries scratched her “Colossal Cash” ticket from the Virginia Lottery, she thought she had won $500. “I was happy with that,” she later told Lottery officials.

But she was wron...
2/3/2009 Wise County Woman Wins Big Money Money Money
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...
2/3/2009 Mathews County Man Takes $150,000 Prize In “Money Mania”
All Daniel Pleva of Cobbs Creek wanted was his morning newspaper. He went down to the Get & Zip Convenience Store in Cobbs Creek, bought the paper, and while he was there, played the Virginia Lottery...
2/2/2009 Virginia Lottery To Honor Outstanding Educators With Super Teacher Awards - Nominations Now Being Sought
There are teachers – and then there are “Super Teachers.” The Virginia Lottery and the Virginia PTA are planning to honor local teachers who meet that distinction. The second annual Virginia Lottery...
2/1/2009 Stafford Woman Gets An Early Birthday Present: $500,000
Amber Maxwell of Stafford had a memorable birthday this year, with the help of a little something she received from the Virginia Lottery a few days earlier: $500,000. She won the half-million-dollar ...
1/30/2009 Petersburg Woman Wins $1 Million - She Tells Husband, “Your Wife Just Became A Millionaire!”
When Elfriede Davis of Petersburg heard on the radio that someone in Petersburg had purchased a $1 million-winning ticket in the Virginia Lottery’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle, she thought, “Oh, goo...
1/28/2009 A Weekend For Winners: Two Tickets Each Win $52,000 In Win For Life – Pick 3 Players Break The Bank
The weekend of January 24-25 was a good one for Virginia Lottery players, as two drawings resulted in an unusual number of winners.

First, on Saturday, January 24, two Win For Life tickets matche...
1/26/2009 Virginia Beach Man Takes Top Prize In “$120 Million Cash Blowout” Game
It was a good day for Robert Jones of Virginia Beach. He bought a few lottery tickets, took them home with him, ate lunch and won a million dollars. When he scratched his Virginia Lottery Scratcher ...
1/22/2009 Woman Takes A Million-Dollar Trip To Virginia
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...
1/22/2009 An Update for Virginia Lottery Players Regarding the Super 7`s Player Recognition Fund
To All Super 7’s Applicants:

Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we have been evaluating all of the Super 7’s applications.

We are pleased to report we are still on schedule to mai...
1/21/2009 Bedford County Man Wins $100,000 in “10 x The Money” Scratcher Game
When Daniel Laprad of Hardy discovered that the Virginia Lottery Scratcher ticket in his hand was worth $100,000, was he calm and collected? Not exactly.

“I went crazy!” he later told Lottery offi...
1/21/2009 Norfolk Woman Collects A Mega $250,000
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...
1/15/2009 Henry County Man Wins $150,000 In “Platinum 7’s” Scratcher Game
When Billy Whalen of Bassett won $150,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Platinum 7’s Scratcher game, the best part was not necessarily the moment he discovered that the ticket in his hand was a top winner...
1/15/2009 Bristol Man Wins $100,000 In Cash 5 Game
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...
1/13/2009 Lightning Strikes A Second Time For McLean Man - He Wins a "Colossal" $500,000
Theodore “Tony” Townes of McLean is not a man to get too excited, even when he has a lot to get excited about. That was the case when Mr. Townes scratched and won $500,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s C...
1/13/2009 Richmond Woman Takes Top Prize In “$250k High Roller” Game
Battista Tillar of Richmond was only following her mother’s lead. When her mother played the Virginia Lottery’s EZ Grand game, so did Battista. Her ticket won $5, so she used her winnings to play th...
1/13/2009 Quick Trip To Corner Store Brings Home $50,000
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...
1/12/2009 Birthday Numbers Bring Home Top Prize In Cash 5
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 ...
1/9/2009 Fork Union Man Wins $50,000 In New Year’s Millionaire Raffle
One ticket was all William Bowman of Fork Union needed to win $50,000 in the New Year’s Millionaire Raffle. He was purchasing a Lottery ticket when someone told him about the New Year’s Millionaire R...
1/9/2009 Scratcher Ticket In A Christmas Stocking Wins $100,000
It was Christmas night and Kennon Ibbeken of Charlottesville pulled a Virginia Lottery Scratcher ticket out of her Christmas stocking. After she scratched it, she asked her husband how much he though...
1/9/2009 “I’ve Been Called Lucky.” Louisa County Man Wins $50,000 In Millionaire Raffle
When Preston Wheeler of Bumpass played the Virginia Lottery’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle, he bought five tickets from five different stores. On New Year’s Day, his wife heard that one of the $1 mi...
1/8/2009 Fluvanna County Woman Wins $830,000 In Win For Life Scratcher Game
“I got so excited I didn’t know what to do!”

That’s how Barbara Swanson of Palmyra described the moment she realized that the Win For Life Scratcher ticket in her hand was a top prize winner. Sh...
1/7/2009 Three $1 Million Winners Receive Their Prizes From Virginia Lottery
Imagine beginning the new year with $1 million. Three Northern Virginia residents are doing just that, thanks to Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle. Their tickets constitute three of the four ...
1/6/2009 Office Pool In Roanoke Wins $50,000 In Millionaire Raffle
Talk about déjà vu! When eight co-workers in Roanoke claimed the $50,000 prize in the Virginia Lottery’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle today, they were following in the footsteps of seven of their co...
1/1/2009 Winning Numbers Drawn In Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle
Four tickets = four Virginia millionaires. That’s the equation for Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle. The numbers have been drawn, so the question now is: Who are the four
$1 million winner...
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