Dumfries Man 'Still Processing' Win In Bank A Million Game

DUMFRIES, VA — A Dumfries man matched the winning numbers to win the top prize of $1 million after taxes in the Virginia Lottery’s Bank a Million game.

James Marsden told Virginia Lottery officials that he does not remember the moment he learned that he had won the top prize of $1 million. “I’m still processing it,” he said.

At the Aug. 22 drawing, the winning numbers were 9-18-23-31-33-40. The Bonus Ball number was 8, but he did not need it to win the top prize. Marsden told the Virginia Lottery that he selected his numbers using important dates.

Marsden bought his ticket at Minnieville Shell, located at 13890 Noblewood Plaza in Woodbridge. The store receives a $10,000 bonus from the Virginia Lottery for selling the winning ticket.

The top prizes in Bank a Million — $1 million, $500,000 and $250,000 — are calculated so that winners actually receive the prize amount after federal and state tax withholdings.

Bank a Million drawings are Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11 p.m. Bank a Million is played exclusively in Virginia. Players can win anywhere from $4 up to $1 million with a $2 ticket. The odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 3.8 million. The odds of winning any prize are 1 in 18.3.

The Virginia Lottery generates more than $1.7 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools.