You Could Be the Next Winner of the Lottery Win for Life Lotto Game
Sometimes a snap decision can result in an unexpected windfall. This was what happened with Cynthia Howell of Williamsburg, who only intended to bet on the Virginia Lottery’s Mega Millions game when she went to the Food Lion to buy a ticket. On impulse, Howell also decided to get a Virginia Lottery Win for Life ticket, using family birthdays and anniversaries as her numbers. She then became the seventh winner of the Win for Life top prize in 2009 during the December 19 drawing, successfully matching all six winning numbers.
Betting on the Virginia Lottery Win for Life game is simple. All you have to do is get a play slip and pick six numbers from one to 42 on a play area. Each game costs $1 and you can play as many as 26 consecutive draws using the same numbers on one ticket. You can also subscribe to the Win for Life game to ensure that you never miss a game. Each subscription is good for three, six and twelve months or 26, 52 or 104 drawings respectively. While single tickets must be bought at Virginia Lottery outlets, subscriptions can be bought online at the Virginia Lottery site.
During the online drawings, six winning numbers are drawn plus a seventh Free Ball number. You win the grand prize if your ticket matches all six numbers. If you only match five numbers plus the Free Ball number, you win $52,000 or the equivalent of $1,000 a week for a year. There are also consolation prizes ranging from $600 to $2 depending on how many numbers you’ve matched and if the winning numbers include the Free Ball number. You can check to see if you’ve won by watching the streaming video of the daily drawings on the Virginia Lottery website, check out the Lottery’s Face book site and Twitter feeds to get results, visit the nearest Virginia Lottery outlet or call the Player Information Line. Your local newspaper may also publish the results.
