MANASSAS, Va. – The folks at the Virginia Lottery just told Potomac Local News that a $1 million Powerball ticket was sold at the Wawa on Sudley Road in Manassas—and the winner still hasn’t come forward.
The ticket matched the first five numbers in Monday night’s drawing, missing only the Powerball number. Two other lucky Virginians each won $150,000 by playing online with Power Play.
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that the Virginia Lottery’s fiscal year 2024 profits exceeded $934 million, the highest in its 36-year history. All profits from the Lottery go towards supporting K-12 public education in the Commonwealth.
Since 1999, Virginia Lottery profits have generated over $12 billion for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. 10% of the Virginia K-12 education budget comes from the Lottery. The record profits in FY24 were driven by over $5.5 billion in sales, the highest ever. Tickets were purchased at over 5,300 businesses and online, and retailers earned $142 million in commissions and bonuses. Of that $5.5 billion, players received $4.2 billion in prizes, with 77 cents returned for every dollar spent. The Lottery also recorded a low administrative cost rate of 3.8%, which will be finalized after a standard audit by the Auditor of Public Accounts.
