$1 million ticket, other winners announced in Virginia Lottery’s Christmas Eve drawings
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A ticket sold online in Virginia won $1 million in Christmas Eve's Powerball drawings, as several other tickets bought across the Commonwealth also scored up to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Virginia Lottery officials announced on Thursday, Dec. 25, the winning ticket, which was purchased online using the Virginia Lottery app.
Officials said a ticket sold in Arkansas matched all six numbers to win the over $1.8 billion jackpot. The winning numbers were 4-25-31-52-59, and the Powerball number was 19, per the Virginia Lottery.
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The jackpot is now $20 million for the Saturday drawing on Dec. 27.
Officials also announced one $100,000 wining ticket, which was bought at Wawa, 9235 Courthouse Road in Spotsylvania.
Two other tickets, each winning $50,000, were purchased at the following locations:
- 7-Eleven, 2105 Salem Road in Virginia Beach
- Chill Stop, 3200 Western Branch Blvd. in Chesapeake
Powerball drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
All Virginia Lottery profits go to K-12 education in the Commonwealth. The lottery has raised more than $901 million so far in fiscal year 2025, making up roughly 10% of the state's total K-12 school budget, per officials.
