Virginia woman wins $1.8 million lottery prize playing Scrooge online game

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A LUCKY lottery player has hit the jackpot twice in one week playing the same game. The woman netted nearly $1 million between her two prizes. Jennifer Minton played the online Safari Quest game through the Virginia Lottery. First, she was excited to win a $50000 prize. But then a week later, Minton again decided to play Safari Quest while sitting…

Lottery ・ 26 December 2023

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I did a 'double take' after winning $272,806 playing a lesser known lottery game

LOTTERY games have evolved to the point where players don't need to fuss with scratch-off cards or number slips for a chance to win big. The Virginia Lottery's Scrooge game is taking the Bah Humbug out of the holiday season. It's a unique online game where the aim is to get a cluster of three or more matching symbols to win a prize. Player Cindy…

Winnings ・ 17 December 2023

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Here's How Virginia Mom Will Spend Winning $1.8M Lottery Jackpot

It'll be a bountiful holiday season for a Virginia Lottery player who cashed in big playing an online game with a curious name. What started as a long day for Jenny Gonzales Castillo ended in jubilation when the Newport News woman laid down to rest and decided to play a Virginia Lottery game online. Instead of resting on her laurels, Gonzales…

Winnings ・ 08 December 2023

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Lottery player reads story of woman winning big in Virginia

When Melissa Hood read about someone else's big win in a Virginia Lottery online game, she thought it would never happen to her. Then she won. The Virginia woman also plays online lottery games, but didn't imagine the same good fortune would come her way when she was reading the news story about another woman's win, the Virginia Lottery shared in a…

Gambling Addiction ・ 08 December 2023

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Man wakes up wife with screams after winning $1.9 million lottery

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (Gray News) - A Virginia man recently got the surprise of a lifetime while playing the lottery online. According to the Virginia Lottery, Jarrod Paxton became one of the state's latest millionaires thanks to playing the Jackpot Spectacular online game. "You've got to be kidding me!" Paxton said he yelled after finding his…

Winnings ・ 30 November 2023

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Bedford man wins $1.9 million from Virginia Lottery

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - A Bedford County man has won $1.9 million through the Virginia Lottery. Jarrod Paxton won the prize by playing the Jackpot Spectacular, an online game played in Virginia and Pennsylvania. The game features a progressive, growing jackpot and is one of dozens of instant-win games available exclusively on the Lottery's…

Winnings ・ 29 November 2023

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Virginia Woman Wins Lottery Twice in 1 Week: ‘I’m in Disbelief!’

Lady Luck was on one Virginia woman's side - not once, but twice in October. Gloucester resident Jennifer Minton won $50000 playing the Virginia Lottery's Safari Quest online game in mid-October. Little did she know that one week later, she'd be winning again - but this time the nearly $1 million jackpot, lottery officials said. Minton told lottery…

Lottery ・ 09 November 2023

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High School English Teacher Wins $358K From Virginia Lottery Game

LEESBURG, VA - It's hard to sleep after winning a Virginia Lottery jackpot. That's what a high school english teacher from Leesburg told lottery officials as she claimed her prize. Lisa Levy won $358057 from the Virginia Lottery's online game "The Lamp." She claimed her oversized check last month. Levy said she was sitting in bed one night when she…

Lottery ・ 12 April 2023

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Lottery player ‘mind-blown’ after winning Virginia lottery jackpot. ‘Is this real?’

Kristeen Maddox has had good luck playing The Lamp - an online Virginia Lottery game - in the past. Recently, while sitting in her car in a parking lot, Maddox decided to play the game, which she said is one of her favorites, according to a March 17 Virginia Lottery news release. When the Alexandria resident saw her prize, she didn't believe it,…

Winnings ・ 21 March 2023

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Boredom led this Richmond man to win record $785,414 Virginia Lottery prize

RICHMOND, Va. - When Jerard Hickman gets bored, he likes to check out the Virginia Lottery's website to play some online games. But his boring day got very exciting after he won a $785414 jackpot prize. Hickman played the Lucky Golden Multiplier game at home one Thursday when he won the prize. The Virginia Lottery said it was the largest jackpot…

Lottery ・ 22 February 2023

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$1M Powerball Ticket Sold In NoVA, Jackpot Climbs To $1.5B For Nov. 5

VIRGINIA - While nobody snagged the Powerball $1.2 billion jackpot Wednesday night, one ticket was sold in Northern Virginia for the drawing that is worth $1 million. The Powerball jackpot has swelled to a staggering $1.5 billion for the Saturday, Nov. 5, drawing after no one matched the winning numbers Wednesday. Players in Virginia need to pick…

Winnings ・ 03 November 2022

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Million-dollar Powerball ticket bought in Fairfax County; almost 200k winners bought in VA

RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ/Virginia Lottery Release) - A $1 million Powerball ticket was bought in Reston, in Fairfax County, for Wednesday's drawing that did not produce a jackpot winner. The jackpot is now $1.5 billion for Saturday's drawing. Virginia Powerball players won more than $2.1 million in Wednesday night's drawing, with a total of 188911…

Lottery ・ 01 December 2022

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Henrico resident Susan Disse often plays Virginia Lottery online games in the demo mode, meaning not for money. But she was having so much luck playing Monopoly Progressive Jackpots in demo mode that she decided to play for real. "I'm going to put some money on this!" she said. That turned out to be a winning strategy when she won a $158570…

Winnings ・ 23 September 2022

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Newport News man wins $227,000 in Virginia Lottery

Charles Smith bought a ticket online for the July 17 drawing, which had 4-6-8-12-15 as the winning numbers. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - As a Newport News man's wife was leaving for an out-of-state trip, he jokingly told her he'd call when he won the lottery. Sure enough, that's exactly what happened. Charles Smith won $227000 in the Virginia Lottery's Cash…

Winnings ・ 26 August 2022

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Although the jackpot-winning ticket in the April 27 Powerball drawing was not bought in Virginia, the Commonwealth benefitted from all the excitement. During the 31 drawings of the jackpot run that began in February and ended with Wednesday night's drawing, sales of Powerball tickets in Virginia generated an estimated $10.6 million in profit. By…

Winnings ・ 30 April 2022

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Veteran NASA Rocket Scientist Nets $1-Million Mega Millions Jackpot Through Unlikely Approach

A former NASA rocket scientist reportedly won a $1-million Mega Millions jackpot with the help of a random number generator online. Norma Farr, of Newport News, a former lab leader at the NASA Langley Research Center, won $1 million in the Mega Millions draw that took place on Aug. 20, the Herald Sun reported. However, Farr's approach to picking…

Winnings ・ 04 November 2021

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Newport News woman wins $1 million in Mega Millions drawing

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - One lucky Newport News woman has won big after she took her chance playing the Mega Millions. Norma Farr, a Newport News woman who works for NASA, won a prize of $1 million in the August 20 Mega Millions drawing. She matched the first five winning numbers to win the $1 million prize. She says she bought her winning ticket online…

Winnings ・ 01 November 2021

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$150K Lottery Prize Awarded To Fredericksburg Woman

FREDERICKSBURG, VA - A retired Marine from Fredericksburg had a very lucky day last month. Anna Muldowney won a $150000 prize in July, according to a news release from the Virginia Lottery. The prize came from the Virginia Lottery's online Champion's Gold game. Muldowney received her winnings and her oversized check last month, the lottery said.…

Lottery ・ 03 August 2021

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Virginia woman wins $1.9 million playing Scrooge game on phone

A Virginia woman was unwinding after a long day at work by playing lottery games on her phone when her life changed forever. Jenny Gonzales Castillo of Newport News won $1.9 million in the online game Scrooge's progressive jackpot. "I told my daughter, 'Pinch me! I want to know if I'm dreaming or awake!'" Castillo told lottery officials. She…

Winnings ・ 09 December 2023