WILLIAMSBURG -
A Williamsburg woman has won $1,000 a week for life in the Virginia Lottery.
Below is a press release from the Virginia Lottery:
WILLIAMSBURG WOMAN WINS $1,000 PER WEEK FOR LIFE SECOND TOP PRIZE WINNER IN VIRGINIA THIS MONTH
Cynthia Howell of Williamsburg intended to play Mega Millions when she went to the Food Lion at 701-A Merrimac Trail in Williamsburg. While she was there, she decided to also play the Virginia Lottery's Win For Life game. That Win For Life ticket ended up winning the top prize of $1,000 per week for the rest of her life.
"I called my girlfriend and screamed, 'It's me! It's me!'" Ms. Howell told Lottery officials. That same friend had called earlier in the day to tell her there was a big winner in Williamsburg for the December 19 Win For Life drawing.
The winning numbers for that drawing were 4-5-12-22-23-35. The Free Ball number was 24, but it wasn't needed to win. She selected her numbers using family birthdays and anniversaries. The store also received a $10,000 bonus for selling a lifetime Win For Life ticket.
Ms. Howell and her husband retired and moved to Virginia in 1998. She told Lottery officials she has no immediate plans for her winnings.
This is the seventh Win For Life top-prize win in Virginia this year and the 29th in Virginia since the game began in February 2006. Win For Life drawings are held Wednesday and Saturday nights at 11:00. The chances of winning the lifetime prize are 1 in 5,245,786. Other prizes in the game range from $2 to $52,000.
Nearly 95 cents of each dollar spent on the Virginia Lottery by players goes back to the Commonwealth in the form of contributions to education, prizes and retailer commissions. Since 1999, all Virginia Lottery profits have been designated solely to K-12 public school education in the Commonwealth. In that time, the Lottery has turned over more than $4 billion for Virginia's public schools. The latest annual profits of $439.1 million currently represent about 7 percent of state funding for public education in Virginia. In 21 years, the Lottery has sold more than $21.1 billion in tickets, awarded more than $1.1 billion in retailer commissions and paid more than $11.6 billion in prizes to players.
Below is a press release from the Virginia Lottery:
WILLIAMSBURG WOMAN WINS $1,000 PER WEEK FOR LIFE SECOND TOP PRIZE WINNER IN VIRGINIA THIS MONTH
Cynthia Howell of Williamsburg intended to play Mega Millions when she went to the Food Lion at 701-A Merrimac Trail in Williamsburg. While she was there, she decided to also play the Virginia Lottery's Win For Life game. That Win For Life ticket ended up winning the top prize of $1,000 per week for the rest of her life.
"I called my girlfriend and screamed, 'It's me! It's me!'" Ms. Howell told Lottery officials. That same friend had called earlier in the day to tell her there was a big winner in Williamsburg for the December 19 Win For Life drawing.
The winning numbers for that drawing were 4-5-12-22-23-35. The Free Ball number was 24, but it wasn't needed to win. She selected her numbers using family birthdays and anniversaries. The store also received a $10,000 bonus for selling a lifetime Win For Life ticket.
Ms. Howell and her husband retired and moved to Virginia in 1998. She told Lottery officials she has no immediate plans for her winnings.
This is the seventh Win For Life top-prize win in Virginia this year and the 29th in Virginia since the game began in February 2006. Win For Life drawings are held Wednesday and Saturday nights at 11:00. The chances of winning the lifetime prize are 1 in 5,245,786. Other prizes in the game range from $2 to $52,000.
Nearly 95 cents of each dollar spent on the Virginia Lottery by players goes back to the Commonwealth in the form of contributions to education, prizes and retailer commissions. Since 1999, all Virginia Lottery profits have been designated solely to K-12 public school education in the Commonwealth. In that time, the Lottery has turned over more than $4 billion for Virginia's public schools. The latest annual profits of $439.1 million currently represent about 7 percent of state funding for public education in Virginia. In 21 years, the Lottery has sold more than $21.1 billion in tickets, awarded more than $1.1 billion in retailer commissions and paid more than $11.6 billion in prizes to players.
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