06/18/09 Andrew Sizemore hits the West Virginia Lottery for $40,000. on th 6/13/09 WV Powerball drawing on Saturday. The L &B Pit Stop in Bud sold this winning WV lottery ticket.
2 5/12/2009 David Querry of Hugheston has claimed four Cash25 prizes totaling $100,000 from Monday’s drawing 5/11/09 (May 11).Another top $25,000 prize was claimed today from the drawing held 05/08/2009 by Paul Spencer. The Cedar Grove Go Mart sold this winning lotto ticket. Spencer bought his ticket was from the Sunoco Mini Mart in Follansbee.
04/29/09 VERIZON OUTAGE LIMITS LOTTERY SALES A large Verizon outage that included 37 circuits used by the West Virginia Lottery occurred at approximately 7:30 AM today. Verizon reported the outage was caused by a fiber cable that was cut in the Pittsburgh area; the problem affected approximately 700 West Virginia Lottery retail locations across the State.
40 winners have been slected by the West Virginia Lottery’s from the Hot Lotto Cash Blast second chance game. The was a special internet based lotto promotion stated for February. The $100K grand prize winner was from Oklahoma.
Gino Burney of Wheeling, hits the WV lotto for $30,000. The Convenient Food Mart on Bethany Pike in Wheeling sikd this winning Powerball lotto ticket
02/08/09 Jeff McNew of Chesapeake, Virginia. becomes the 1st West Virginia Lottery player to win a $1 million cash prize The fact is, the ticket I bought in the lounge of Embassy Suites had the number 13 on it; I was married on Feb. 13; I was born on Dec. 13; I won $3,000 on the 13th slot machine at Dover Downs in Delaware; and my Little League baseball jersey had the number 13 on it,” McNew said.
McNew said he visits Charleston on business every 2 weeks. That’s the only time I buy Powerball tickets, and being a bit superstitious, I always buy them from the same bartender. She was the one who suggested I buy the dollar extra PowerPlay option and told me about the new deal whereby if I matched all five white balls, I'd win a million bucks.”
McNew said he would pay off some bills and “get some financial security in my banking account, which I lack right now. My family can eat and payday is tomorrow, but I only have $122 to my name . . . this sort of changes the perspective of payday; what was slim isn't now quite as slim.” His lucky bartender will also get hefty tip.
Lawrence Mooney picked up his $30,000 West Virginia Powerball jackpot. The One Stop store in Kenna sold this winning Powerball ticket. The PowerPlay multiplier number drawn was a 3, multiplying by three the $10K
Retailer Game Promotion Start Date End Date RYAN'S SUNOCO 9509 MACCORKLE AVE. SE MARMET, WV 25365 INSTANT CUSTOMER APPRECIATION 12/1/2008 1/11/2009 7ELEVEN store RT 28 FORT ASHBY 26719 INSTANT 2ND CHANCE 12/15/2008 1/10/2009 QUIK MART and MORE 3627 MAIN ST WEIRTON 26062 INSTANT BUY 5 GET 1 FREE 12/21/2008 1/10/2009 PRIMA 711 #5536 5011 WINFIELD ROAD WINFIELD, WV 25213 INSTANT 2ND CHANCE 12/22/2008 1/20/2009
On 01/09/09 The West Virginia Lottery plans to celebrate its 23rd anniversary past sales of more than $13 billion since the start of the state lottery.
More than $4.5 billion has been transferred to state programs receiving appropriations from the Legislature; more than $3 billion of that figure was generated by Racetrack and Limited Video Lottery games. After the fiscal year ended in July lottery sales had again broken the $1.5 billion sales mark.
12/5/08 Vickie Bergum of Green Bank has claimed the WV Lottery 5th $100,000 top prize instant game. Henry’s Quick Stop in Green Bank sold this winning lotto ticket.
11/27/08 $100,000 DEAL OR NO DEAL WINNER FROM NITRO Fay Greene of Nitro WV picked up her $100,000 top prize in the Deal Or No Deal instant game. The One Stop Exxon in Nitro sold this winning WV lotto ticket. A delighted Greene said she is planning a big Christmas with her $100,000 win. There will be more cookies, a cheese ball and two kinds of crackers
Carrel Baker picked up his $50,000 prize from the West Virginia Lottery’s Match For Cash instant game. Gas-n-Goods in Harrisville sold this winning lotto ticket, Baker said the winning ticket will provide a new roof for his house and a new car for his wife.
West Virginia Lottery Director John Musgrave was named president of the North American Association of State / Provincial Lotteries. Governor Joe Manchin congratulated Musgrave during a meeting of the West Virginia Lottery Commission.
Josh Parsons of Barboursville today claimed the West Virginia Lottery’s first $100,000 top prize in the Deal Or No Deal* instant game, according to state Lottery Director. Dianne Buckland of Beaver, and Janet Lanier, of Southside, claimed the game’s first two $10,000 prizes. Parsons’ winning ticket was bought at Little General in Chapmanville. The prize claimed by Buckland was won from a ticket purchased at Little General on Third Ave. in Beckley; Lanier bought hers at Par Mar in St. Albans.
7/23/2008 Melvin Shields of WESTON WINS MORE THAN $100,000 IN LOTTERY prizes since 1986. An avid lottery fan, Melvin Shields has won more than $100,000 since the first lottery ticket was sold in 1986, but is quick to qualify it. “I don't keep it. I have either paid it in taxes or given it away to everything from Hurricane Katrina and tsunami victims, to police and veterans’ funds, to hungry children.
$200,000K winner shows up to claim her West Virginia POWERBALL lottery, Alma Calloway of Glen Daniel, won a $200,000 Powerball in April 2008. With both of them together, I figured my husband and I hadn't seen them wrong. We're going to pay off our new Cadillac. This winning lotto ticket was bought at the Little General in Crab Orchard,WV.
06/04/08 $200,000 prize from APRIL 19 has not been claimed This $200,000 cash prize from the Powerball lotto drawing still unclaimed, according to Lottery Director. This missing WV Powerball lotto ticket was purchased at Little General on Robert C. Byrd Drive in Crab Orchard.
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