A retired electrician has won $1 million from a Powerball ticket purchased in Annandale, the Virginia Lottery announced on Feb. 24.
The lottery winner bought the ticket at the Express 1 Food Mart at 4713 Backlick Road on Dec. 13. It took him a month to realize he had a winning ticket. “I’m still in shock!” the winner told Virginia Lottery officials when he claimed his prize.
The winner chose to remain anonymous. Virginia law permits any winner of a prize worth at least $1 million to claim it anonymously, so the Virginia Lottery is not publicly disclosing his identity…