$1M Powerball Ticket Sold To Alexandria Man

ALEXANDRIA, VA—A common saying is "good things come to those who wait." And it worked out this way for an Alexandria man in the Powerball drawing.

Arthur Martin had bought a Powerball ticket but didn't check the numbers during the Aug. 23 drawing. More than a week later, he discovered his ticket matched the first five Powerball numbers, and he won a $1 million prize.

Martin, a building engineer, bought four Powerball tickets before the drawing after seeing that the top jackpot rose to $700 million. He doesn't play that often and usually doesn't check the tickets until a week or two later. But it turned out that his was the only ticket in Virginia that matched the first five Powerball numbers.

“I never expected it to be a winner,” he told the Virginia Lottery. “I never checked the numbers.”

Martin bought the winning ticket at Parkway Express in Lorton (8105 Loisdale Road). The store will get a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

The Alexandria man plans on using the winnings to pay off debts and to enjoy the holidays with his family.

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