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$250,000 Va. lottery ticket expires MondayNews Story
The clock is ticking on a Mega Millions ticket worth a quarter-of-a-million dollars. The ticket was purchased last October in Chesterfield, Virginia, and no one has come forward to claim the prize. If the ticket is not redeemed by 5 p.m. Monday, it will expire. The $250,000 ticket was bought at a gas station across from the Chesterfield County Courthouse on Oct. 13. The buyer matched the first five numbers to win the regional game's second-biggest payout. The winning numbers from that d
Apr 9, 2010, 8:04 am - Lottery News

Prison terms for lottery ticket attackersNews Story
A $5 Bankroll lottery ticket won eastern Henrico County, Virginia, resident Jeff Brownell $1,000 last year but cost him his left eye in a brutal robbery attempt. Yesterday, a plea agreement, a promise of immunity and a jury trial resulted in vastly different outcomes for Brownell's attackers. Last night, after deliberating less than an hour, a Henrico jury found a neighbor of Brownell's guilty of multiple charges in the attack May 14 last year. Richard Greene, 33, the neighbor who did not
Mar 25, 2010, 7:30 am - Lottery News

Virginia man claims $200M Mega Millions lottery jackpotNews Story
They say good things come to those who wait. Steve Williams of Shenandoah would probably agree. For nearly five months he waited, holding a Mega Millions ticket that he knew was worth $200 million. Finally, on March 12, 2010, he officially claimed his prize, becoming the second-largest winner in the Virginia Lottery's history. Williams found out he was a mega-winner when he went to his favorite store, Valley's at 601 4th Street in Shenandoah, and made a pot of coffee. He always makes the m
Mar 13, 2010, 9:44 am - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery drawings moving from TV to InternetNews Story
Beginning today, Virginia Lottery drawings will move to the Internet. The daily draw shows and twice-a-week Win For Life drawings that were held on TV now will be available online only, according to the lottery's Web site. The final TV drawing was held on Saturday. The Mega Millions drawings will continue to be televised on Tuesdays and Fridays, the notice says. The move is a cost-saving measure, according to the site. The lottery had paid TV stations to air the drawings. Lottery off
Jan 11, 2010, 8:54 am - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery's New Year's raffle winning numbersNews Story
The Virginia Lottery's latest raffle-style game, New Year's Millionaire Raffle, was drawn Friday, and made three instant millionaires. The winning numbers for all prize levels can be found on Lottery Post's Virginia Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/va). A total of 330,000 of the $20 tickets were available for purchase. All of the tickets were sold out prior to the drawing. In addition to the three top jackpots of $1 million, other prizes include 6 winners of $25,000 and
Jan 1, 2010, 5:53 pm - Lottery News

Man wins $100,000 in one Pick 4 drawingNews Story
I just had a feeling about that particular number, said Douglas Holland of Fayetteville, North Carolina. That particular number was 3851. He played that number 20 times in the December 3 Pick 4 night drawing and won. Since the top prize for each exact order wager in Pick 4 is $5,000, his total winnings for those 20 tickets came to $100,000. He bought all of the tickets at Kroger, located at 240 Commonwealth Boulevard in Martinsville. It feels great, he told Virginia Lottery officials
Dec 17, 2009, 8:13 am - Lottery News

Woman claims $250,000 just hours before lottery ticket expiresNews Story
For nearly six months, Lydia Burke of Mechanicsville, Virginia, 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 happened to see a news report that a Mega Millions ticket purchased at the 7-Eleven located at 2413 Staples Mill Road in Richmond was about to expire. She remembered buying a ticket at that store, so she checked the ticket in her napkin holder. Oh my goodness, when I saw that ticket and
Sep 26, 2009, 8:01 am - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery unveils Redskins scratch ticketsNews Story
The Virginia Lottery and the Washington Redskins unveiled a new $50,000,000 Redskins Mania scratch ticket that will go on sale in August, in time for the start of the 2009 football season. This is one of the first to be launched by a state lottery and an NFL team, according to a news release from the Virginia Lottery, taking advantage of a new NFL rule that allows teams to sign licensing deals with state-sponsored lotteries. The Redskins went all out for the announcement, displaying their
Jun 10, 2009, 7:28 pm - Lottery News

Virginia high court rules that lottery must be accessibleNews Story
Federal and state laws require the Virginia Lottery to ensure that its games are accessible to people with disabilities, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. But nothing in those laws specifies how accessibility must be achieved, the court said in a unanimous decision reviving a lawsuit filed by four disabled Virginians who identified 16 lottery retailers unable to accommodate their wheelchairs. The court returned the case to Richmond Circuit Judge Margaret P. Spencer to determine what
Jun 5, 2009, 9:30 am - Lottery News

Redskins second team to reach deal with state lotteryNews Story
One of the most valuable franchises in sports may have just gotten a little bit more valuable. According the Associated Press, the Washington Redskins, who Forbes listed as the third most-valuable team in sports in January, became the second NFL franchise to reach a licensing agreement with a state lottery, announcing their deal on Friday. The New England Patriots were the first, publicizing their agreement on Thursday, just one day after the issue was voted on by NFL owners. Though the
May 26, 2009, 1:22 pm - Lottery News