Alexandria, VA
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Virginia Woman Scores $1 Million In Lottery Win Virginia Woman Scores $1 Million In Lottery Win
Virginia Woman Scores $1 Million In Lottery Win Vanessa Hernandez Lopez had no idea that she was a millionaire when she went to bed following the Mega Millions drawing earlier this month. Her boyfriend bought the ticket at a Timberville 7-Eleven and gave it to her just before the May 10 drawing. They saw the results but didn't realize what they had.  The couple took it to another store to have it scanned and were told they'd need to go to Virginia Lottery’s customer service center in Harrisonburg to find out what they'd won. That's when she learned her bank account just got a lot bigger.  Hernandez Lopez, who lives in Bro…

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by Josh Lanier
Fairfax, VA
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Fairfax Mom Wins $200K Mother's Day Gift In Virginia Lottery Fairfax Mom Wins $200K Mother's Day Gift In Virginia Lottery
Fairfax Mom Wins $200K Mother's Day Gift In Virginia Lottery Lakeshia Wallace was taking it easy the day before Mother's Day at her Fairfax home and decided to play the Virginia Lottery game on her phone. She was one happy momma by the end of her gaming session.  The mother of three walked away with $237,633 after playing the Cash Buster Multiplier game. “It’s unreal!” Wallace told the Virginia Lottery. “I didn’t sleep that night. I tossed and turned. I kept thinking, ‘Is this real?’” It was very real. She got the check to prove it.  The Cash Buster Multiplier is one of several options people can play on the Virginia Lottery. Visit&n…

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by Josh Lanier
Alexandria, VA
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NYC Chef Wins Spicy $2 Million Playing Virginia Lottery Scratcher NYC Chef Wins Spicy $2 Million Playing Virginia Lottery Scratcher
NYC Chef Wins Spicy $2 Million Playing Virginia Lottery Scratcher A New York City chef is a one-in-a-million winner after trying his luck on a Virginia Lottery scratcher game. Lin Wheng Zheng was visiting friends in Alexandria when he decided to a Colossal Cash ticket at High Up Food Market on Little River Turnpike in Alexandria, according to the Virginia Lottery. As Zheng scratched off his ticket, he was excited to see what he thought was a $20,000 prize, but quickly realized it was much more than that. Zheng’s ticket was actually worth $2 million. Zheng was given the choice of receiving the full $2 million prize through payments over the course of 30 …

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by Annie DeVoe