Five Virginia Tickets Win $50,000 in Powerball as Jackpot Climbs to $1.5 Billion
Virginia players saw significant wins in the Wednesday, December 17 Powerball drawing, the Virginia Lottery reported. While no ticket matched all six numbers to claim the jackpot, five tickets sold in Virginia each won $50,000 by matching four of the first five numbers plus the Powerball. CBS 6 News Richmond WTVR
The winning tickets were sold at a range of retailers across the Commonwealth, including: CBS 6 News Richmond WTVR
- Food Lion — 4092 Lankford Highway, Exmore
- Safeway — 3043 Nutley Street, Fairfax
- Tiger Market and Bakery — 3903 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Alexandria
- Fas Mart — 4690 Pouncey Tract Road, Glen Allen
- Smoketown Shell — 15550 Neabsco Mills Road, Woodbridge
More than 87,000 Virginia tickets won prizes overall in the drawing, reflecting strong participation through retail outlets and the Virginia Lottery mobile app. Potomac Local News
Because no ticket secured all six winning numbers, the Powerball jackpot now stands at an estimated $1.5 billion, one of the largest in the game’s history, for the upcoming Saturday, December 20 drawing. CBS 6 News Richmond WTVR
Players won the $50,000 secondary prize by matching four of the first five numbers and the Powerball. The winning numbers drawn included white balls 25, 33, 53, 62, and 66, along with Powerball 17 and a Power Play multiplier of 4. Augusta Free Press
Powerball drawings occur every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. The odds of winning any prize in Powerball are approximately 1 in 25, while the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292,201,338. Patch
All profits from the Virginia Lottery, including those from Powerball ticket sales, support K‑12 public education in the Commonwealth. Potomac Local News
