Virginia players โคWin Prizes Ranging up to $100,000 in Record-Breaking Powerball Drawing
Richmond, VA – Virginia Lottery players are celebrating after Saturday night’s historic $1.8 billion Powerball drawing,with winning tickets sold across the Commonwealth awarding prizes up to $100,000. While the jackpot-winning ticket was sold in Texas, Virginia saw meaningful winsโ among its players.
The Virginia Lottery reportedโ thatโ the estimated $29.6โฃ million in profitโ generated from โคticket sales โduring โthe 42-drawing jackpot runโ will โdirectly โbenefit K-12 public education in Virginia. This contribution isโ notably impactful, as the Lottery raised over $901 million for K-12 education in Fiscal Year 2025,โ representing approximately 10 percentโฃ of the state’sโ total K-12 school โbudget.Winning ticketsโ were sold at the following locations:
Sheetz at 13801 Leeโข Street in Fairfax
โ Varina Marketโ atโ 4110 Darbytown โฃRoad in Henrico
Wawa atโข 0691 Davidson Place in Manassas
โ Online via the Virginia Lottery app
The $1.8 billion jackpot is the second-largestโค U.S. lottery jackpot in history, ending a 41-drawing streak without a โคgrand prizeโค winner. The lastโ Powerballโฃ jackpot was claimed on May 31. Players face odds ofโฃ 1โฃ inโฃ 292.2โข million to win the jackpot,but theโค game offers more favorable odds for its โขnumerous โsmaller โprizes,with three drawings held each week.The jackpot is paid out as 30 annual payments over 29 years, โtho most winners โฃopt โfor the cash option, wich was an estimated $826.4 million for Saturday’s drawing. Powerball tickets cost $2 and โขare available in 45โ states, Washington,โข D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.