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Defense Worker Buys $217 Million Winning Lotto Ticket

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0201413 VirginiaLotteryFamily?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1360891953406Courtesy of Virginia Lottery(FREDERICKSBURG, Va.) — A Virginia husband and wife won the $217 million Powerball jackpot, the second-largest lotto prize ever won in the state.

Dave and Nancy Honeywell of Fredericksburg, Va., both work for the Defense Department.

Dave Honeywell, a computer scientist, bought the winning ticket at one of Richmond International Airport’s Lottery Express stations when he left for a business trip to Denver on Feb. 6.

His winning numbers were 5-27-36-38-41, chosen randomly through Easy Pick’s computer system. His prize is the state’s first Powerball jackpot win, the Virginia Lottery said.

According to the Virginia Lottery, Honeywell said that he plans to continue working.

After the prize was awarded, the Honeywells declined to comment further to the media.

On Valentine’s Day, he and his wife, a project manager, received a giant check at the spot where he bought the ticket. They chose the one-time cash option of $136.4 million before taxes.

 

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