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Winning $50K Powerball ticket purchased at Arlandria convenience store

By James Cullum
Tiger Mart and Bakery at 3903 Mount Vernon Avenue in the city's Arlandria neighborhood (via Google Maps)

One of five winning $50,000 Powerball tickets announced yesterday (Wednesday) was purchased at an Alexandria convenience store.

The winning ticket was purchased at the Tiger Market and Bakery at 3903 Mount Vernon Avenue in Arlandria, according to the Virginia Lottery.

Yesterday’s white ball numbers were 23, 33, 53, 62 and 66, with red Powerball number 17. To win the $50,000, ticket holders must match four out of the five white balls and the Powerball number.

Yesterday’s five winning tickets were bought at the following locations.

More than 87,000 Virginia Lottery tickets were bought on Wednesday throughout the Commonwealth. Powerball drawings are held on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, and the jackpot for Saturday’s (Dec. 20) drawing is $1.5 billion.

While the odds of winning any prize are one in 25, the odds of matching all six numbers are one in 292,201,338.

Image via Google Maps.

About the Author

  • Reporter James Cullum has spent nearly 20 years covering Northern Virginia. He began working with ALXnow in 2020, and has covered every story under the sun for the publication, from investigative stories to features and photo galleries. His work includes coverage of national and international situations, as well as from the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, Supreme Court and State Department. He's covered protests and riots throughout the U.S. (including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol), in addition to earthquake-ridden Haiti, Western Sahara in North Africa and war-torn South Sudan. He has photographed presidents and other world leaders, celebrities and famous musicians, and excels under pressure.