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The man who won the lottery 14 times (part 2)News Story
Just after 11 PM on February 15, 1992, a lottery ball machine at the Virginia State Lottery HQ spit out 6 winning numbers on live television: 8... 11... 13... 15... 19... 20. In the coming days, officials would find out that one person had secured not only the $27,036,142 jackpot, but 6 second prizes, 132 third prizes, and 135 minor prizes collectively worth another $900k. What unfolded next was the strangest, most improbable lottery tale in history one involving thousands of international
Aug 27, 2018, 6:56 pm - Lottery News

The man who won the lottery 14 times (part 1)News Story
Just after 11 PM on February 15, 1992, a lottery ball machine at the Virginia State Lottery HQ spit out 6 winning numbers on live television: 8... 11... 13... 15... 19... 20. In the coming days, officials would find out that one person had secured not only the $27,036,142 jackpot, but 6 second prizes, 132 third prizes, and 135 minor prizes collectively worth another $900k. What unfolded next was the strangest, most improbable lottery tale in history one involving thousands of international
Aug 20, 2018, 7:29 pm - Lottery News

Father and son win big in Virginia Lottery Cash 5News Story
A Newport News man and his son split a hefty Virginia Lottery win. Lamar Mouling, Sr. bought three Cash 5 tickets for himself and one for his son, Lamar Mouling, Jr. Each ticket had the same 5 numbers in the June 14th drawing, and they turned out to be the winning numbers. Together the pair won a total of $400,000, or $100,000 per ticket. The winning numbers were 3, 10, 13, 14, and 15. Lamar Sr. purchased all four tickets at Stop Go located at 14609 Warwick Boulevard in Newport News. Th
Jul 5, 2018, 9:01 am - Lottery News

Woman finds $1 million lottery ticket in husband's backpackNews Story
A woman who found a $1 million winning Virginia Lottery ticket in her husband's backpack said he told her he had thought the ticket was a prank. Rose Ibarra of Avalon, Texas, told Virginia Lottery officials she and her husband were in Virginia while he worked on a construction project. Ibarra said she was cleaning out her husband's backpack when he found a Hot Millions Multiplier scratch-off ticket that appeared to be a $1 million winner. She brought the ticket to her husband, who said
Dec 5, 2017, 9:31 am - Lottery News

Maryland postal worker wins $10 million scratch-off lottery jackpotNews Story
Woody Simmons sat in his car and screamed. Thankfully, it was for good news the Maryland man had just realized that he won $10 million in a Virginia lottery scratch-off game. A week ago, Simmons, who works for the U.S. Postal Service and lives in Hyattsville, stopped at a Woodbridge convenience store where he often shops. He noticed a sign inside about a new lottery game, Extreme Millions. I thought, 'Well, let me take a chance,' Simmons told lottery officials in Virginia. He bought
Nov 3, 2017, 6:33 pm - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery wasn't quite ready for Mega Millions game changesNews Story
Lottery says 182 tickets have no chance of winning but may be as high as 628 UPDATE: Now includes exact number of invalid plays and possible invalid plays, corrects claim period for refunds By Todd Northrop If you buy a Mega Millions ticket, you normally have a 0.00000033 percent chance of winning the big jackpot. But at least 182 tickets were sold in Virginia on Friday that have a 0 percent chance of winning and there may be up to 628 plays with no chance, depending on the numbers draw
Oct 31, 2017, 9:20 am - Lottery News

Virginia woman wins Cash 5 lottery top prize 12 times for total of $1.2 millionNews Story
A Roanoke woman won a Virginia Lottery drawing not once, but 12 times, bringing her total winnings to $1.2 million. When Bonnie McNew got the phone call from her husband saying she'd matched all five numbers in the Virginia Lottery's Cash 5 game, she didn't believe him at first. I had to see it myself, the Roanoke woman said. I tried to stay calm. Winning the game's $100,000 top prize would be amazing enough, but Ms. McNew had bought a dozen $1 plays, each with the same five numbers.
Jul 3, 2017, 9:37 pm - Lottery News

Two $1 million Va. Millionaire Raffle tickets due to expire this monthNews Story
By Todd Northrop Two $1 million-winning Virginia Millionaire Raffle lottery tickets drawn on New Year's Day have not yet been claimed and are due to expire by the end of June. One of the winning tickets was bought at a 7-Eleven on West Broad Street in Richmond. The other was purchased in Lynchburg. In Virginia, winning lottery tickets must be claimed within 180 days after the numbers were drawn or they become worthless. This means that each of the tickets will no longer be valid afte
Jun 1, 2017, 4:36 pm - Lottery News

Virginia woman conned out of nearly $30,000News Story
The Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office is investigating an incident in which a woman in the Virginia county was bilked out of nearly $30,000 after being promised lottery riches, court records show. According to an affidavit for a search warrant filed in Spotsylvania Circuit Court, the 68-year-old victim was at the Spotsylvania Towne Centre late last month when she was approached by two Hispanic women who asked her for a ride. Det. William Lee wrote that the women told the victim that they had a
May 17, 2017, 8:52 am - Lottery News

Va. woman wins $1 million while showing friend how to play lotteryNews Story
By Todd Northrop A Virginia woman won $1 million Tuesday after attempting to show her friend how to play a scratch-off ticket lottery. Merry Thomas took her friend Julie to the Giant Food store on Town and Country Road in Fredericksburg where she showed her how to work the self-serve machine to scan for a winning ticket. Julie's ticket won $12. Merry's ticket won $1 million. I've been freaking out since then! Merry said. Right in front of my eyes, I saw this woman turn into a
Mar 22, 2017, 8:32 am - Lottery News