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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Check Your Powerball Tickets: There’s a New Millionaire in Virginia

One person in Virginia won $1 million; the grand prize winner bought a ticket in Florida.

Check your Powerball tickets! One person from Virginia won $1 million in Saturday night’s $590,500,000 drawing. The grand prize winning ticket was sold in Florida, according to Powerball officials. The winning Powerball lottery numbers from Saturday were 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and the Powerball was 11. To win $1 million, you must match the five numbers (but not the Powerball number). Other combinations may win you anywhere from $1 to $10,000—learn more about how to play Powerball here. A person from Christiansburg won $1 million in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing. No one won the jackpot that night. Virginia is no stranger to Powerball winners. Fredericksburg's Dave Honeywell, Virginia's first Powerball jackpot winner (the state got into the game…

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Where to Buy a Powerball Ticket Near Fairfax Station

Local gas stations and convenience stores, grocery stores are common lottery retailers.

The Powerball jackpot has grown to a whopping $500 million ahead of the Wednesday night drawing, Powerball officials announced this morning.  The cash value would be $327.4 million.  Virginia Lottery spokesman John Hagerty said the state could see $6 million in Powerball ticket sales before the 10:59 p.m. Wednesday drawing, with sales peaking from 5 - 7 p.m. as people buy tickets on the way home from work.  “Powerball and Mega Million are jackpot-driven games,” Hagerty told Patch. “When people see that jackpot increase, it drives up sales.” But, as the old lottery slogan goes, you can’t win if you don’t play. Most grocery stores, gas stations and convenience stores are Virginia Lottery retailers. The closest outlets to Fairfax Station and …

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