Near-Miss for Billion-Dollar Jackpot: Virginia Man Wins $1 Million in Powerball Drawing
FALLS CHURCH, VA — Carlos Gutierrez, a small business owner from Centreville, won $1 million in the Powerball drawing on October 9 after purchasing a ticket at Lee’s Sandwiches in Falls Church.
Gutierrez bought the ticket while waiting for his morning coffee and chicken sandwich. The winning numbers for the drawing were 16-34-46-55-67, with a Powerball number of 14. Gutierrez’s ticket matched the first five numbers, falling just short of the estimated $1.55 billion jackpot. Gutierrez revealed he had initially picked all six winning numbers but changed the Powerball number to 19 at the last moment.
The win has ignited local interest in Lee’s Sandwiches, located at 3037 Annandale Road, where the million-dollar ticket was sold. The store became the center of attention the day after the drawing, buzzing with excitement as patrons discovered a winning ticket was sold there.
Gutierrez plans to use part of the prize money to expand his business.
