Powerball sales bring in over $29 million for Virginia K-12 education
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- More than $29 million in profit from Powerball ticket sales in Virginia will go to K-12 public education in the state, with five tickets in Virginia winning $100,000 each.
While the jackpot winning tickets in the Saturday, Sept. 6, Powerball drawing were not purchased in Virginia, the state will benefit, according to a Sept. 6 release from the Virginia Lottery.
In the 42 drawings of the jackpot run that led to $1.8 billion drawing on Saturday night, an estimated $29.6 million in profit from Powerball ticket sales in Virginia will go to K-12 public education in the state.
Ahead of Saturday’s drawing, Powerball estimated the jackpot to be $1.8 billion, even though game officials said the prize totaled $1.787 billion the morning of Sunday, Sept. 7 -- with a cash value of $820.6 million.
On Saturday, 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, per Virginia Lottery officials.
The five $100,000 winning tickets were bought at the following locations:
- 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 the following locations:
- Safeway, 3043 Nutley Street, Fairfax
- Varina Market, 4110 Darbytown Road, Henrico
- Wawa, 10691 Davidson Place, Manassas
- Online, using the Virginia Lottery app
Virginia Lottery officials said the winning numbers were 11-23-44-61-62, and the Powerball number was 17. Two tickets across the U.S. -- tickets bought in Missouri and Texas -- matched all six numbers to split the jackpot.
According to the Virginia Lottery, the jackpot is now $20 million for Monday’s drawing.
Saturday's drawing marks the second-largest jackpot, Powerball or Mega Millions, ever in the U.S.
Profits from every Powerball ticket bought in Virginia, by law, go to K-12 public education in Virginia, making up about 10% of Virginia’s total K-12 school budget, per the Virginia Lottery.
