12 VA Residents Win Big Powerball Prizes In Historic Drawings

RICHMOND, VA — A $1 million Powerball ticket was sold in Manassas last week and 11 other players in the state won sizable prizes in the frenzy to try to win the second-largest Powerball jackpot in history.

Saturday night's drawing will be split by winners in Missouri and Texas who matched all five white balls and the Power Ball to split a nearly $1.8 billion jackpot, Virginia Lottery officials said.

The winning numbers for Saturday’s drawing were 11, 23, 44, 61 and 62. The Power Ball was 17 and the multiplier was 02.

Powerball players in Virginia generated an estimated $29.6 million in profit during the 42 drawings of the jackpot run that ended with the $1.787 billion drawing Saturday night. All of that profit goes to K-12 public education in the Commonwealth.

In Saturday’s drawing alone, more than 266,000 Virginia Powerball tickets won prizes, including five tickets that each won $100,000 and four tickets that each won $50,000.

In the Sept. 3 Powerball drawing, one ticket won $1 million and two tickets winning $150,000 each. The ticket that won $1 million was bought at Wawa, 8704 Sudley Road in Manassas. The two tickets that each won $150,000 were bought online using the Virginia Lottery mobile app.

The five $100,000 winning tickets were bought at:

• Gobble Stop, 1496 Wysor Highway, Barren Springs
• JW Express, 201 East 3rd Street, Farmville
• Wawa, 5231 Brook Road, Richmond
• Wawa, 1172 Garrisonville Road, Stafford
• Murphy Express, 111 Farrow Drive, Winchester

The four $50,000 winning tickets were bought at:

• Safeway, 3043 Nutley Street, Fairfax
• Varina Market, 4110 Darbytown Road, Henrico
• Wawa, 10691 Davidson Place, Manassas
• Online, using the Virginia Lottery app

At $1.787 billion, Saturday's jackpot was the second largest in U.S. lottery history, officials said, only falling behind the world-record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot won on Nov. 7, 2022, in California. The cash value of the prize was an estimated $820.6 million.

How To Claim Your Winnings

Before you do anything else, sign your name on the back of the ticket. In fact, it’s a good idea to sign every ticket you buy even before you know if it’s a winner. A ticket is a bearer instrument. By signing it, you protect yourself. Never hand an unsigned ticket to another person unless you are okay with that person claiming a possible prize.

If possible, print and complete the claim form, found here, prior to arriving at one of the state's eight customer service centers.

Bring your Social Security card or an official document with your Social Security number for all prizes greater than $100. You also need to bring a photo I.D. If you are not a U.S. citizen, you'll need to bring a green card.

You will need to present all required documentation in order for us to process your claim as efficiently as possible. Information about acceptable forms of ID can be found here.

When you arrive to claim your prize, this will be the process:

• Sign the back of your ticket
• Have current government-issued photo ID
• Give us your Social Security/Tax ID number. Certain documented proof is required when your prize is greater than $100. Refer to that section for details.
• No more than 3-5 people will be allowed inside the customer service center.
• No more than 10 people will be allowed in line for an available space which will be designated by a Virginia Lottery decal on the sidewalk.

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