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There was plenty of news across Virginia and Washington, DC, on Tuesday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here’s a roundup of some of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

Lottery Winner Nets $4 Million In Ashburn
Srinivas Kalla is a data analyst who lives in Sterling. As such, he probably knew his odds of winning a top Virginia Lottery prize were long. Well, turns out his ticket was worth a cool $4 million.

Best Children’s Hospitals 2017: 2 DC, Virginia Facilities Makes U.S News Rankings
U.S. News and World Report released its annual rankings of the best children’s hospitals in the country, highlighting hospitals across 10 pediatric specialties. Two Washington, D.C., area hospitals made the best children’s hospitals rankings.

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Alexandria Is On Allstate's 'Best Drivers' List

Alexandria ranked 190th on the top 200 of this year's list of America's Best Drivers. The Allstate insurance rankings reveal which towns are the least likely to have collisions.

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