Following the conclusion of Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle, the commonwealth has welcomed four newly minted millionaires.
The Virginia Lottery’s highly anticipated annual event has just wrapped up yet another successful and fully-booked campaign.
As a component of the 2021 New Year’s Millionaire Raffle, Virginia announced six fortunate individuals who each won a prize of $100,000. Additionally, an additional 500 winners were delighted to claim $500 each.
On New Year’s Day, the VA Lottery held a drawing for ticket numbers and publicly disclosed the fortunate winners.
Winners hailed from various locations across Virginia, with Virginia Beach proving to be exceptionally fortunate as it produced both a $1 million winner and a $100,000 winner.
New Year’s Millionaire Raffle sells out on Christmas Eve
This year, the Virginia Lottery successfully expanded its raffle program, which was initially launched in 2007. In contrast to the previous years where three fortunate individuals became millionaires, the 2021 raffle celebrated the crowning of four new millionaires. Additionally, there was an increase in the number of $100,000 winners from five to six.
According to VA Lottery officials, there were a limited number of raffle tickets available, each priced at $20. On December 23rd, the final ticket out of the 375,000 available was purchased by a player. This resulted in $7.5 million in total sales for the raffle tickets, with $4,850,000 (64.7%) being distributed as winnings to the players.
Here are the chances of winning a prize in Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle this year:
- The chance of winning a $1 million prize is 1 in 125,000.
- The chance to win a $100,000 prize is 1 in 83,333.
- There is a prize of $500 with odds of 1 in 1,000.
The raffle tickets were sold by the VA Lottery through over 5,300 retail outlets, which encompassed gas stations, retail stores, marinas, truck stops, and various local businesses. Additionally, these tickets were readily accessible through the lottery’s self-service machines situated across Virginia.
You can find the complete list of winners on VALottery.com.
Where winning raffle tickets were sold
During the ticket-sale period, the VA Lottery made sure to highlight that Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle provides players with the highest chances of winning a million-dollar jackpot.
The promise had a significant impact on sales across Virginia, leading to increased purchases. However, when it came to the raffle, the distribution of winners closely matched the population hubs in the commonwealth. Consequently, a considerable number of individuals who won $1 million and $100,000 hailed from the eastern region of Virginia.
The following PlayVirginia map displays the locations where the winning tickets were purchased.
The tickets worth $1 million were sold at:
- Ticket number 151989 corresponds to a purchase made at Sheetz located at 2016 South Main Street in Farmville.
- The location code for the 7-Eleven store at 13360 Minnieville Road, Woodbridge is #325475.
- The given address is 3673 Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach, belonging to the establishment with the ID #399189, which is a 7-Eleven store.
- Royal Farms located at 5301 Jefferson Davis Highway in Fredericksburg, with the ID number #426685.
Tickets priced at $100,000 were sold at:
- The address for Food Lion in Poquoson is 425-A Wythe Creek Road.
- The address for the 7-Eleven in Gloucester is 7077 George Washington Memorial Highway.
- Sheetz located at 9401 Amberdale Drive in North Chesterfield has the identification number #291119.
- The address for Mt. Hill Mini Mart in Danville is 1836 South Boston Road, with the identification number #403434.
- The address for the 7-Eleven store located at 4464 Princess Anne Road in Virginia Beach is #436534.
- Darden’s Country Store, located at 16249 Bowling Green Road in Smithfield, can be identified by the code #450205.
Proceeds from the Virginia Lottery are dedicated to supporting K-12 education and initiatives in the commonwealth. Any unclaimed prizes from the Virginia Lottery are allocated to the Literary Fund, which offers low-interest loans to Virginia localities. These loans aim to facilitate construction and upgrades for public schools in VA.
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