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Below are Virginia Lottery news releases for 2010.
To view a different year or search by keyword, use the Lottery News Search to your right. To read a news release, click on the title. |
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| 2/25/2010 |
Her “Guardian Angel Ticket” Wins $500,000 |
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Frances Tucker of Richmond has a set of Cash 5 numbers that she calls her “guardian angel ticket.” The numbers, 2-14-15-17-27, represent birthdays of her parents and three brothers. She played those ... |
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| 2/22/2010 |
Janitor Cleans Up In Mega Millions: He Wins $250,000 |
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When Steven Fentress of Chesapeake discovered he had won $250,000 in Mega Millions, he didn’t hide his excitement.
“I was jumping up and down so much, I lost my keys,” he said. “I was just tickled ... |
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| 2/17/2010 |
Bristol Man Scratches to Win a “Hot $100,000” |
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Harold Campbell of Bristol, Tennessee, didn’t get overly excited when he won $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery. He didn’t need to. The store clerk was excited enough for both of them.
“He checked ... |
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| 2/17/2010 |
Richmond Man Matches Them All In Cash 5 |
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Edward Hannah of Richmond used family birthdays to select the numbers on his Cash 5 ticket. His strategy worked! When the numbers 4-7-11-23-30 were drawn in the January 27 drawing, he won the game’s t... |
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| 2/10/2010 |
Arlington Man Wins $52,000 Playing Win For Life |
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Kuang Huang of Arlington used family birthdays to select the numbers on his Win For Life ticket. That strategy paid off when he matched five numbers plus the Free Ball in the December 12 Win For Life ... |
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| 2/4/2010 |
Lanexa Woman Is “Right On The Money” To Win $100,000 |
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All Gloria Radford of Lanexa wanted was a soda. When she bought it, though, she also picked up some Virginia Lottery Scratcher tickets. When she scratched them, it was clear that one was no ordinary t... |
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| 2/4/2010 |
Sterling Man Finds $250,000 “Surprise” In His Wallet |
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Imagine walking around with a Mega Millions ticket worth $250,000 in your wallet and not even knowing it. That’s what happened to Bilal Popal of Sterling. He was looking in his wallet for something el... |
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| 2/3/2010 |
Virginia Beach Woman Wins Virginia Lottery Corvette® |
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When is a losing ticket actually a winning ticket? Just ask Vivian Jeter of Virginia Beach. She played the Virginia Lottery’s Corvette Cash Scratcher game and her ticket was not a winner. So she ente... |
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| 1/25/2010 |
Brothers Share $100,000 Top Prize In Cash 5 Drawing |
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Mayur and Vipul Shah, both of Springfield, regularly play the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game together. On January 16, their partnership paid off to the tune of $100,000 in the night drawing.
“I... |
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| 1/25/2010 |
Retired Navy Man Wins $52,000 In Win For Life Game |
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When Frederick Willis of Virginia Beach won $52,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Win For Life game, he didn’t jump up and down. He didn’t make much of a fuss.
“My wife wondered why I wasn’t as excite... |
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| 1/22/2010 |
Prep Cook Wins a Mouth-Watering Prize: $100,000 |
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When Michael Corprew of Chesapeake discovered that his Virginia Lottery Cash 5 ticket was worth $100,000, he had a difficult time believing it.
“I couldn’t eat. I couldn’t sleep,” he told Lottery... |
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| 1/21/2010 |
Redskins Mania VIP Prize Winners Announced |
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The Virginia Lottery announced the winners and finalists of the sixth, seventh and eighth Redskins Mania second-chance drawings. Redskins Mania players entered their non-winning tickets for a chance ... |
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| 1/14/2010 |
Orange County Woman Wins $250,000 In Mega Millions |
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Ann Bledsoe of Orange didn’t even have to buy her own ticket to win $250,000 in the December 1, 2009, Mega Millions drawing. Her husband, who has been playing Lottery games for a while, purchased the ... |
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| 1/11/2010 |
Richmond Man Begins 2010 By Winning $1 Million |
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Paul Kalimerakis of Richmond found out when he called the Virginia Lottery’s Player Information Line. He listened to the three top-prize-winning numbers in the Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle... |
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| 1/10/2010 |
Norfolk Man Wins Top Prize Of $100,000 In Cash 5 |
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Even though it was one of his first times playing Cash 5, Johnnie White of Norfolk had luck on his side. By randomly selecting the numbers himself, he came up with a winning combination worth $100,000... |
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| 1/10/2010 |
Roanoke Man Wins $150,000 In “Aces High” Scratcher |
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Billy King of Roanoke already enjoyed playing the Aces High Scratcher game from the Virginia Lottery. Now he has 150,000 more reasons to like it after winning the top prize of $150,000.
“I was thri... |
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| 1/10/2010 |
Building Custodian Wins $52,000 In Win For Life Game |
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Phung Nguyen of Falls Church is a lucky man. He matched five numbers plus the Free Ball number in the December 5 Win For Life drawing to win $52,000.
He selected his numbers using family birthdays... |
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| 1/6/2010 |
Lightning Strikes Twice For Martinsville Man |
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When John Robertson Jr. of Martinsville walked into the Virginia Lottery’s Roanoke Customer Service Center to redeem a $100,000 winning ticket, it was a case of déjà vu. He had done the same thing le... |
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| 1/5/2010 |
Raffle Ticket Given as a Christmas Gift Wins $25,000 |
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When Vera Dodson of Collinsville received a small box from her son-in-law for Christmas, she thought it might be a piece of jewelry. Instead, it was ticket #140601 in the Virginia’s New Year’s Millio... |
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| 1/4/2010 |
Woodbridge Woman Wins $52,000 In Win For Life Game |
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Birthdates of her children will now carry extra special meaning for Virginia Gaige of Woodbridge. By using the numbers from the special days, Ms. Gaige won the second prize of $52,000 in Win For Life... |
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