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A collection of news and information related to Gaming and Lotteries published by Tribune Company sources. (Photo AP)
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Mega Millions ticket purchased in Virginia wins estimated $95 million
Who is Virginia’s next multi-millionaire? While the nation’s eyes were focused on Saturday’s Powerball drawing, two tickets matched all six numbers in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing. Those tickets, which were bought in Virginia...
Tags: Mega Millions Lottery, Lifestyle and Leisure, Powerball Lottery
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What would you do with $600 million?
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistSaturday night's Powerball jackpot is reportedly the country's second largest jackpot in lottery history. A surge in nationwide sales has brought the jackpot up to $600 million and that's got a lot of people in Virginia excited. The last time the...Tags: Mega Millions Lottery, Passenger Cars, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Real Estate Buyers, Lifestyle and Leisure
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$1M winning Powerball ticket sold in Christiansburg; jackpot grows to $600M
The estimated jackpot for Saturday's Powerball jackpot has grown to $600 million. ============================ Original story from Thursday, May 16 Saturday's Powerball jackpot has grown to $550 million, according to the Virginia Lottery. The...
Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Services and Shopping, Lifestyle and Leisure, Powerball Lottery
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Woodbridge man's lucky lotto streak alive with fourth win
Call Melvyn Wilson the king of the scratch-off ticket. The Woodbridge man recently won his fourth lottery prize of at least five figures, putting his total scratch-off winnings at more than $2 million. The Virginia Lottery said in a release Wilson won...
Tags: Woodbridge, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Winning numbers drawn for Wednesday's Powerball jackpot
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The winning numbers have been drawn for the $360 million Powerball jackpot. The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night: 2, 11, 26, 34, 41 and a Powerball of 32. The jackpot is considered the third largest in Powerball history...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Powerball Lottery
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Timberville woman wins $2M Powerball prize
A Timberville woman has claimed a $2 million Powerball prize. The Virginia Lottery says Belinda Turman bought a ticket matching the first five numbers in the April 17 Powerball drawing. Normally that would win $1 million, but Thurman spent an extra...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Lifestyle and Leisure, Powerball Lottery
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Western Virginia Better Business Bureau warns consumers of lottery scam
Consumers in Western Virginia should be on the lookout for a lottery sweepstakes scam that is pretending to be affiliated with the Better Business Bureau. A woman in Western Virginia reportedly told the BBB that she has received phone calls from Mega Box...
Tags: Mega Millions Lottery, Business, Lifestyle and Leisure, Internal Revenue Service
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Bedford County addresses coyote problem with lottery program
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefA Bedford man received a reward Friday for helping drive down the coyote population. Ray Turpin is the winner of a "Coyote Lottery." People who killed the wild animals in Bedford County during the last four months were allowed to compete for a $2,000...Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Lifestyle and Leisure
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Unclaimed lottery ticket sold in Danville will expire
WDBJ7 ReporterHave you checked your old lottery tickets lately? One lucky person hasn't and it could cost them $250,000. The Virginia Lottery is waiting for the ticket holder to come forward before time runs out. A quarter million dollar winning ticket left the...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure
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Virginia Beach woman wins $1M lottery Scratcher prize
The first time was the charm for a Virginia Beach woman. Tamika Pittman won the Virginia Lottery Scratcher game's top $1 million prize the first time she played it. The lottery says in a news release that Pittman bought the winning Million Dollar Cash...
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Winning $250,000 Mega Millions ticket sold in Danville, but winner hasn't claimed prize
Someone in Danville may be missing out on a chance to cash in $250,000. A winning Mega Millions ticket was sold for the Sept. 11 drawing at the Fas Mart on South Boston Road in Danville. However, whoever bought the ticket has not claimed the prize...
Tags: Mega Millions Lottery, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Ridgeway woman wins $100,000 lottery prize from a scratch ticket bought by a friend
A Ridgeway woman won $100,000 from a Virginia Lottery scratcher ticket a friend bought for her in Fieldale. Angela Bryant was the winner of the top prize in the 10X the Money game after her friend bought two tickets, one for each of them. Bryant’s...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Lifestyle and Leisure
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