Alexandria Resident Wins $2 Million Lottery Prize

Wythe Street resident Tina Moultrie won the $2 million top-prize of Virginia Lottery’s “Millionaire Mania” scratcher ticket, the lottery announced Tuesday on its website.

Moultrie purchased her winning ticket at Alexandria Shell located at 1600 Mount Vernon Ave. She returned to the store on Tuesday to receive her prize from lottery officials.

A family friend won the game’s $500,000 second prize in early April, so Moultrie decided to give the game a shot. A week later, she became a millionaire.

Moultrie told Virginia Lottery she hopes to buy a new house with her winnings and help her daughter, who is currently in college.

She chose a one-time cash option of a little more than $1.5 million before taxes instead of a $2 million payout over 25 years. 

Alexandria Shell received a $10,000 bonus from Virginia Lottery for selling the winning ticket.

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