Woodbridge resident Harold Bailey has won $100,000 from the Virginia Lottery’s ‘New Year’s Millionaire Raffle’.
According to a release, Bailey picked up the ticket for the raffle on the way to visit family in North Carolina. The winning ticket was purchased at Sav-U-Time at 920 East Atlantic Street in South Hill.
Bailey discovered his ticket, ticket #368194, was one of the five winners of the $100,000 prize, which was announced on January 1.
“I couldn’t believe it. She screamed,” stated Bailey in a release, referring to his fiancé’s reaction to the news.
Bailey currently works in human resources, and was already planning to retire later in the year, according to a release. He has no other immediate plans for his winnings, aside to pay bills.
“I’m shocked, but it’s a good kind of shocked,” stated Bailey in a release.
More on the New Year’s Millionaire Raffle, from a release:
Three tickets each won $1 million in Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle. Those tickets were bought in Bedford, Stafford and Virginia Beach. The other four $100,000 winning tickets besides Mr. Bailey’s ticket were bought in Charlottesville, Ridgeway, Leesburg, and Virginia Beach. An additional 500 tickets each won $500.
