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Virginia woman finds "pot of gold" in $150,000 lottery after paying for someone else's groceriesNews Story
A prize quite literally at the end of a rainbow By Kate Northrop A Virginia woman found a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow in the form of a $150,000 lottery prize after she had just paid for another customer's groceries at the store. A Virginia lottery player struck it rich with a well-timed (and well-named) scratch-off ticket right after helping a fellow customer pay for their groceries. Briana Mills was standing in line waiting to pay for her items at the 7-Eleven on Walnu
Nov 13, 2023, 4:01 pm - Lottery News

Lottery Post's guide to 2023 holiday raffles across the USANews Story
U.S. states to host annual holiday raffles this year Montana Millionaire raffle tickets sell out in five hours By Kate Northrop Within a mere five hours of sales for Montana's Millionaire raffle going live, all 380,000 tickets were sold out. This year marked an unheard-of demand for the Montana Millionaire raffle, even more so than the unprecedented response that Montana Lottery officials saw to their statewide raffle last year. For reference, tickets sold out in 29 hours after g
Nov 2, 2023, 7:16 pm - Lottery News

Virginia woman scoops $912,000 jackpot one week after winning $50,000 in the same gameNews Story
First win was just a warm up By Kate Northrop A Virginia lottery player defied the odds when she won $50,000 in an online game and then a $912,000 jackpot in the same game just one week later. A Virginia woman was only just warming up when she won a $50,000 prize in a digital lottery game. Just one week later, she won yet another prize in the same game, this time a jackpot worth $912,936. Jennifer Minton was not expecting to win a $50,000 prize in the Virginia Lottery's Safari Qu
Nov 1, 2023, 1:41 pm - Lottery News

Virginia man bags $120,000 in Pick 4 with 8-8-8-8 combinationNews Story
A six-figure prize in one drawing By Kate Northrop A Virginia man was lucky 24 times in one drawing, with his Pick 4 number combination pulling off a $120,000 win. It's common for the payout to be larger in Pick 4 drawings that yield number combinations with the same four numbers, but one Virginia man managed to rake in $120,000 all for himself. Dennis Fears won the top prize in the Virginia Lottery's Pick 4 night drawing on August 25 24 times. Every single ticket held the same f
Sep 27, 2023, 7:37 pm - Lottery News

Virginia woman finds two-month-old $100,000 Powerball lottery ticket while rifling through papersNews Story
Don't forget where you put your tickets! By Kate Northrop A Virginia woman was going through some papers when she came across a forgotten winning Powerball ticket worth $100,000. Two months after the drawing had taken place, a Virginia woman found a winning Powerball ticket worth $100,000. An anonymous woman from Springfield, Virginia claimed a $100,000 Powerball prize on Wednesday at Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. She was sifting through some papers when she found a
Sep 25, 2023, 11:27 am - Lottery News

Virginia college student who "never wins" lands a $500,000 scratch-off lottery prizeNews Story
Lucky student picks out a top prize-winning lottery ticket By Kate Northrop A Virginia woman who very rarely picks up a lottery ticket because she doesn't understand them found success with one particular scratch-off that landed her a $500,000 prize. Virginia Beach resident Lilian Gutierrez Silva says she doesn't think much about playing the lottery, but perhaps the ticket she bought on a whim that ended up winning a $500,000 prize might change her mind. I never win! she told the
Aug 31, 2023, 3:55 pm - Lottery News

Virginia sailor sets new record for largest instant lottery prize won online in U.S.News Story
Lucky winner sails into $1,817,588 jackpot By Kate Northrop A Virginia man set a record for the largest instant online lottery prize won in the United States at $1,817,588 right from the comfort of his car. Byron Bundoc didn't need to buy a lottery ticket at a brick-and-mortar retailer to win big. Instead, he won over $1,800,000 while sitting in his driveway. Earlier this month, the Virginia Beach native had just returned from participating in a volunteer event when he arrived ho
Aug 15, 2023, 6:48 pm - Lottery News

VIDEO: June's Weekly Roundup in lottery newsNews Story
One doggone good lottery win was meant to be! By Kate Northrop Today, Lottery Post published a new installment of the Weekly Roundup series featuring some of the most prominent lottery stories in the month of June. From setting new records to creating promising hopes for the future, the lottery has been a hot topic for players across the world this month. A dog groomer received the most paw-fect message from her late father in the form of a well-placed lucky charm, which of cours
Jun 17, 2023, 5:23 pm - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery launches new Pick 5 draw gameNews Story
Fireball option returns By Kate Northrop Today, the Virginia Lottery launched its latest draw game Pick 5. Virginia residents can pick up tickets for the Lottery's newest game starting today for a chance to win a prize of up to $50,000. The popular game, like Pick 3 and Pick 4 in the Lottery's repertoire, also features the Fireball add-on, which gives players another chance to win by creating additional number combinations. This is also the first game the Virginia Lottery has eve
Jun 5, 2023, 2:07 pm - Lottery News

Virginia woman wins $175,000 with 35 lottery tickets in one Pick 4 drawingNews Story
Winner credits feeling about certain lucky numbers By Kate Northrop A Virginia lottery player is walking away from a single Pick 4 drawing with $175,000 in winnings after buying 35 tickets. In just one Virginia Lottery Pick 4 drawing, a lucky player is taking home an impressive $175,000 prize won with 35 winning tickets. Marcy Garcia, of Chesapeake, had the right idea to put down $35 for 35 identical plays for the Pick 4 daytime drawing on March 30. Every one of those tickets
Apr 17, 2023, 1:39 pm - Lottery News