Politics & Government
$1 Million Lottery Winner Is Manassas Man
A landscaper from Manassas recently won $1 million after buying a Virginia Lottery Powerball ticket.

MANASSAS, VA—According to Virginia Lottery officials, when George Tinnell of Manassas recently bought a Powerball ticket in Fairview Grocery at 9511 Fairview Avenue, he told the clerk: "I think I'm going to win this time."
Turns out he did, in fact, win. He won $1 million, to be precise. The winning numbers were 3-7-15-27-69. Tinnell said he played the same numbers he's been playing for a while. A landscaper, he said he has no immediate plans for the money except to pay bills.
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