The winner of a Millionaire’s Raffle lottery ticket bought in Alexandria’s Del Ray neighborhood has claimed the $1 million prize after initially forgetting about it, the Virginia Lottery said.
An Arlington woman anonymously claimed the prize, marking the fifth and final $1 million prize from the 2026 Virginia New Year’s Millionaire Raffle. Under Virginia law, winners of prizes of $1 million or more may claim their winnings anonymously.
According to the Virginia Lottery, the woman got the ticket as a Christmas gift from her best friend and stored it in a lockbox. The woman did not realize she had won until months later, when her friend spotted a sign at a store and suggested she check her ticket…