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Winning Powerball Ticket

Thursday, November 29, 2012

No Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Falls Church

Closest winning ticket sold in Arlington, lottery officials say. The jackpot had climbed to a record $580 million; several people in Virginia won $1 million.

Sorry Falls Church, there were no winning Powerball tickets sold here this time. However, if you bought a Powerball ticket at the 7-Eleven at 5267 Lee Highway in Arlington, you may want to check your tickets. John Hagerty, spokesman for Virginia Lottery, said there was a $1 million ticket sold there. The winning tickets of the more than $500 million jackpot were sold in Missouri and Arizona. Hagerty said there were also $1 million tickets sold in Richmond, Daleville and Harrisonburg. “Other parts of the state may have been jealous if Falls Church won again,” Hagerty said Thursday morning. In recent times, Falls Church has had success with winning tickets being sold or residents collecting some sizeable jackpots. Lottery officials said $1 …

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Will the Winning Powerball Ticket Come From Falls Church?

Virginia Powerball players from Falls Church have held three $1 million winning tickets in the last two years.

Customers at the 7-Eleven at 201 S. Washington St. in Falls Church weren’t buying doughnuts to go with their coffee Tuesday. Instead they were buying multiple Powerball tickets hoping to win the estimated $500 million jackpot in Wednesday’s drawing. At $2 a pop, some customers bought several tickets from the location that sold a $1 million ticket in August. “I’m hoping one of the tickets I bought is the winning ticket,” said John Thornton, of Falls Church, who bought five tickets Tuesday morning. “Even if I win $1 million, I’d be happy.” Falls Church residents have had luck winning the Powerball lottery recently. Besides the $1 million ticket sold in August, two other Falls Church residents have cashed in winning tickets worth $1 million …

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