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Whittaker, a businessman from Hurricane had a very happy Christmas after winning the lottery jackpot on December 25, 2002. The jackpot came from West Virginia Powerball and amounted to an incredible $314.9 million. This win was not only the biggest in the state, but also one of the largest Powerball wins ever. Whittaker, a businessman who was already worth $17 million, bought his ticket at C&L Super Serve in Hurricane and chose to take the cash payout option to receive a grand total of $170.5 million. Whittaker donated 10% of his winnings to charity, as well as treating the woman who sold him the ticket to a $123,000 house, a new truck and $50,000 cash! But this hasn't been the only big West Virginia win, as the Mountain State has had its fair share of jackpots. In fact, in the first few years of the West Virginia lottery, players were treated to many large jackpots. To begin with, from 1986 to 1988 there were 13 WV Lottery Grand Prize jackpots totalling almost $18 million and 15 WV Lotto 6/36 jackpots of more than $13 million.

In addition to this, Powerball's predecessor Lotto America handed out four huge jackpots in 18 months. This began on July 18, 1989 when David Carter from Martinsburg won a shared jackpot of $2 million. This was soon followed by wins of $5.6 million and $17.52 million and $3.9 million, the last of these coming on November 21, 1990 and going to Arnel Collins from Morgantown. All of these jackpots occurred within a few years of WV lottery tickets first going on sale, way back in 1986. Lotto 6/36, Daily 3 and Daily 4 soon followed and the latter two of these remain today along with Cash 25. However, it's the selection of multi-state lotteries that grabs the headlines in West Virginia. West Virginia offers Mega Millions, Hot Lotto and, of course, Powerball. These lotteries regularly offer huge jackpots with many millions being given won by lucky West Virginia lottery players. West Virginia Powerball, or Lotto America as it was previously named, was first offered in 1988. It wasn't until 22 years later that West Virginia Mega Millions was made available, on January 31, 2010.

Not content with just lottery games, WV Lottery has experimented with a number of different gambling options. In 1994, West Virginia lottery installed slot machine style video lottery terminals at racetracks, while �gray machines' offered video poker in bars and convenience stores, which were consequently outlawed in 2001. The WV Lottery Commission has also been in charge of the table games offered at Wheeling Island Hotel Casino Racetrack and Mountaineer Casino.Repair Overflow Bathtub Drain Here are the latest winning lottery numbers for West Virginia : WVA Winning Lotto NumbersHomes For Sale Near Sebree Ky West Virginia Lottery News ~ WVA Lotto ResultsSorry, no news found for this locationHomes For Sale In Ayr Ayrshire

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- West Virginia Daily 4 Prizes and Winning Odds - West Virginia Daily 3 Winning Numbers, WV Daily 3 Results - West Virginia Daily 3 Hot and Cold Numbers - West Virginia Daily 3 Prizes and Winning Odds The West Virginia Lottery is run by the government of West Virginia. It was established in 1984 via a voter referendum. It is a charter member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). The Lottery offers games such as Hot Lotto, Powerball, Mega Millions, and scratch tickets. West Virginia has reinterpreted the amendment to its Constitution that permitted its lottery to include casinos, and thus the West Virginia Lottery Commission also regulates slot machines, which are marketed as "video lottery" and available at several hundred businesses; and five "lottery table games" casinos. Jack Whittaker, arguably the most notable American lottery winner, won his then-record Powerball jackpot of about $315 million (annuity value) on a ticket bought in West Virginia for the December 25, 2002 drawing.

The minimum age to buy West Virginia Lottery tickets is 18, while casinos and slot machine parlors require patrons to be at least 21. The lottery has the lowest payoff of any state lottery system in the country, returning on average a 15% share to winners. Daily 3 is drawn Mondays through Saturdays. It draws three sets of balls numbered 0 through 9. Prices, prizes, and options vary. Daily 4 is similar to Daily 3; except four ball sets are used. Cash 25 is drawn Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. It draws six numbers from 1 through 25. The top prize is $25,000; Hot Lotto is played in 15 states and the District of Columbia. It is drawn Wednesdays and Saturdays. Hot Lotto, the only game played in West Virginia where numbers are drawn by a random number generator (other than its keno and video slot machines), draws five "white numbers" from 1 through 47, and the orange "Hot Ball", numbered 1 through 19. The jackpot starts at $1,000,000 (all-cash, and "taxes paid"), increasing by at least $50,000 if there is no top prize winner.

Hot Lotto also has an option, called Sizzler (similar to the original version of Powerball's PowerPlay); it triples non-jackpot prizes. Hot Lotto began in April 2002 with six lotteries, including West Virginia's. Jackpots initially were paid in 25 yearly installments unless the cash option was chosen. There were 39 "white ball" numbers. The addition of the Sizzler option was Hot Lotto's only change until the May 12, 2013 game overhaul. Advertised jackpots reflect the amount paid, in cash, to one winner after withholdings rather than the traditional American practice of "before withholdings." When the format change took place, the Tennessee Lottery became the game's newest member. Since 1988, West Virginia has been a member of MUSL; Powerball began in 1992. Powerball's jackpots begin at $20 million; it is drawn Wednesday and Saturday nights. On October 13, 2009 the Mega Millions consortium and MUSL reached an agreement to cross-sell Mega Millions and Powerball in US lottery jurisdictions.