Friday, November 30, 2012
Someone in Arlington won with Powerball, and Mount Vernon saw a $1 million Mega Millions winner.
While no one in the city of Alexandria lucked out with a winning Powerball ticket this go-around, a $1 million ticket was sold in Arlington. The day before, a $1 million Mega Millions ticket was sold at Safeway, 7451 Mount Vernon Square, in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County, said Virginia Lottery spokesman John Hagerty. “No one really noticed because everyone was focused on Powerball,” Hagerty said. That ticket has not yet been claimed. The winning Arlington ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven at 5267 Lee Highway. The winning tickets of the more than $500 million jackpot were sold in Missouri and Arizona. Hagerty told Patch there were also $1 million tickets sold in Richmond, Daleville and Harrisonburg. However, some Alexandria residents …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Most grocery stores, convenient stores and gas stations sell tickets.
The Powerball jackpot is now up to a mind-boggling half billion dollars. Yes, $500 million. Lottery officials say there is a 60 percent (or better) chance that someone will win in Wednesday night’s drawing for the largest Powerball jackpot ever. Tickets are themselves a hot-ticket item. Virginia Lottery spokesman John Hagerty said the state could see $6 million in Powerball ticket sales before the Wednesday evening drawing, with sales peaking between 5 - 7 p.m. as people come home from work. “Powerball and Mega Million are jackpot-driven games,” Hagerty said. “When people see that jackpot increase, it drives up sales.” Earlier this week, we showed you some of the homes in Mount Vernon and elsewhere in Northern Virginia that you could …
Friday, August 10, 2012
What would you do with $253+ million dollars?
The Powerball jackpot is currently up to $253 million. Since no one won the Powerball jackpot Wednesday night, the jackpot continues to grow. Because so many people play powerball, jackpots tend to increase quickly. No one from Virginia has won the big Powerball jackpot in the last decade. Revenue from the lottery goes to fund education in Virginia. Last year, Fairfax County received more than $22 million. The next drawing is at 10:59 p.m. ET Saturday, and you can watch the drawing live on NewsChannel 8. The odds of winning, with a $2 play, are: 1 in 175,223,510 Here's where you can buy Powerball tickets in Mount Vernon: We want to know: What would you do if you won the Powerball jackpot? Would you take it as an annuity or cash? The cash …
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Stores in county sold $75 million in lottery tickets in FY 2011.
Fairfax County Public Schools received $23 million this year from the Virginia Lottery, according to the Virginia Lottery and the state Department of Education. Since 1999, when lottery funds were first directed solely to Virginia’s K-12 public schools, $143.5 million has gone to Fairfax County Public Schools. Lottery sales for fiscal year 2011 in the county were at an all-time high—$75 million—a 50 percent increase from $50 million in 2006. The entire state of Virginia saw lottery sales of $1.4 billion in fiscal year 2011. The state is one of 42 that has lottery ticket sales and saw $53 billion in 2006 (last year statistics available), according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Of its $1.4 billion collected this year in …
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I' d pay off the house I rent out, pay off and remodel the one I live in, pay off my Mom and sister's homes, open trust funds for my children and my sisters children. Start a few businesses, embark on a plethora of investments. Donate to a handful of charitable organizations that have benefited me and my family along the way, donate the the church. Travel to unique and exotic places with my … more ›