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Virginia father gives $1 million Cash4Life lottery ticket as wedding gift to get him out of basementNews Story
Everyone wins By Kate Northrop A Virginia father gave his son a $1 million winning Cash4Life lottery ticket as a wedding gift to help two newlyweds move out of his basement. A Virginia father who won $1 million on a Cash4Life lottery ticket gave the winning ticket to his son so he and his wife could finally move out of the basement find a place of their own. Aaron Andrews has been living in his father's basement with his wife since their wedding in April. After receiving an incre
Sep 7, 2024, 6:40 am - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery online sales surpass in-store retail sales for the first timeNews Story
Virginia's record-breaking profits may signal a huge shift in the lottery industry By Kate Northrop The numbers are in the Virginia Lottery broke sales records this fiscal year, and perhaps even set a new precedent, after it reported that its online sales outpaced in-store retail sales for the first time in any state lottery's history. This year, the Virginia Lottery set a new precedent by reporting that its online sales surpassed in-store retail sales for the first time in U.S. lott
Aug 30, 2024, 7:24 am - Lottery News

Virginia Army veteran initially dismissed $958,740 Cash 5 lottery jackpot, later realized he wonNews Story
Retired sergeant was in for quite the shock By Kate Northrop A Virginia Army veteran initially dismissed the news that someone had won a $958,740 Cash 5 jackpot, but what he did not know was that he was the winner. Retired Army sergeant Christopher Leydic noticed the Cash 5 jackpot had reset to its starting amount, indicating someone had won, but he didn't realize he was the winner. Oh, somebody won it, Leydic thought to himself when he saw the Cash 5 jackpot had dropped from $95
Aug 29, 2024, 6:23 am - Lottery News

Virginia man "ready to give up" wins $2.2 million lottery jackpot on last tryNews Story
Now the question is, will he continue to play? By Kate Northrop A Virginia man was through playing the lottery, but deciding to give it one more try, won a $2.2 million jackpot. A Virginia lottery player, ready to give up on the lottery after playing online lottery games and not having any luck, ended up winning a $2.2 million jackpot on his last try. Brent Butler, of Woodbridge, was not having any luck with the lottery. He decided that his last play would be on the Virginia Lott
Aug 18, 2024, 1:43 pm - Lottery News

Virginia woman wins $180,000 in a single Pick 5 drawingNews Story
Six $30,000 prizes in just one day By Kate Northrop Buying six tickets for one Pick 5 drawing paid off for one Virginia woman, who ended up winning $180,000 in a single drawing. One lucky Virginia lottery player turned a $30,000 prize into $180,000 after all six of her tickets came up winners in one Pick 5 drawing. Latoya Burke presented six winning tickets to the Virginia Lottery, all with the same combination and for the same Pick 5 June 5 Day drawing. Burke bought her tick
Jul 22, 2024, 7:34 am - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery retailers resume selling tickets following talks with Governor about skill game banNews Story
Store owners hope for a quick resolution, but skill game critics say leave it alone By Kate Northrop Virginia Lottery retailers who participated in a boycott of lottery ticket sales over the weekend have begun selling tickets again, saying they are seeing progress being made in negotiations regarding the recent skill game ban. Virginia Lottery retailers have paused their protest and have resumed selling lottery tickets again after hearing hopeful news from the Virginia Governor that
May 17, 2024, 10:19 am - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery retailers escalate boycott, halt ALL lottery ticket sales until further noticeNews Story
Virginians could have a tougher time buying lottery tickets By Kate Northrop Nearly a month after hundreds of Virginia Lottery retailers participated in a temporary boycott of ticket sales to protest the ban of skill games, many of those stores are now refusing to sell tickets altogether. In protest of a recent amendment made to a bill that regulates the operation of skill games in the state, licensed Virginia Lottery retailers have taken last month's ticket sale boycott a step furth
May 11, 2024, 8:03 am - Lottery News

Virginia woman wins $50,000 Pick 5 prize on first-ever lottery ticketNews Story
Running an errand for another lottery player convinced her to play By Kate Northrop A Virginia woman won $50,000 playing Pick 5, and it was her first lottery ticket purchase ever. A Virginia woman had some incredible beginner's luck when she decided to play the lottery for the first time and won a $50,000 Pick 5 top prize. Katelynne Berland of Yorktown was out running errands for her mother, which included getting some lottery tickets on her behalf. Then she thought, why not try
May 7, 2024, 10:09 am - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery retailers refuse to sell tickets to draw attention to skill games amendmentNews Story
Amendment would effectively prohibit most small businesses from having skill games in stores Includes video report By Kate Northrop Hundreds of Virginia Lottery retailers across the state participated in a boycott of ticket sales on Monday to protest an amendment to a bill that regulates skill games. Virginia lottery players may have had difficulty buying tickets Monday, since hundreds of licensed Virginia Lottery retailers halted ticket sales to voice their frustrations with the
Apr 18, 2024, 7:05 am - Lottery News

Virginia woman who previously won $100,000 in lottery wins $1 million in a different gameNews Story
Lightning strikes twice, better the second time around By Kate Northrop Lightning struck twice for one Virginia woman, who won $1 million on a lottery scratch-off within three years of winning a $100,000 prize in another game. Gayla Guishard did it again, except this year's $1 million win is even more impressive than the $100,000 lottery prize she scooped up in 2021. It was quite the scene at the Race Way gas station on Carrollton Boulevard in Carrollton, where Guishard had found
Mar 25, 2024, 7:21 am - Lottery News