RICHMOND, Va. – Although the jackpot-winning ticket in the April 27th Powerball drawing was not bought in Virginia, the Commonwealth benefitted from all the excitement.
The Virginia Lottery says that during the 31 drawings of the jackpot run that began in February and ended with Wednesday night’s drawing, sales of Powerball tickets in Virginia generated an estimated $10.6 million in profit.
In Wednesday night’s drawing alone, more than 35,000 Powerball tickets bought in Virginia won prizes. That includes one ticket sold in Newport News that won $50,000.
