Powerball!


Want to win ten chances in the Powerball Lottery with a Jackpot of over 4-hundred million dollars?   You Can!  Just listen to 3WV Wednesday August 7 On The Job!

Listen to 3WV during the 9 am, 12 noon and 3 pm hours Wednesday August 7, when prompted call the 3WV listener lines; 434.295.3460 or 800.248.1.3WV.  The seventh caller will win 10 easy pick tickets in the Multi-state Powerball Lottery drawing to be held Wednesday August 7 at 10:59 PM  Eastern Daylight Time. There will be three winners of 10 chances each  for the Powerball Lottery.  Total retail value of 10 easy pick Powerball Lottery tickets is 20-dollars.

Winner must be at least 18 years old or older and have not won anything on 97-5 3WV in the past 30 days or any prize valued at $600 or more in the past 6 months. Only one winner per household is permitted within 30 days after a household has a winner. Any prize awarded to an ineligible listener will be deemed null and void, and an alternate eligible winner may be named. Employees of 97-5 3WV, Charlottesville Radio Group, and its ultimate parent company, Saga Communications, Inc., their advertising agencies, affiliates, contest sponsors, employees and immediate families of each, and employees of all media of mass communication within a 75 mile radius of the 97-5 3WV main studio are not eligible to win any contest.  Immediate family includes the spouse, great-grandparents, grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of the employee and his/her spouse. This also includes individuals for whom the employee is current legal guardian.

All prizes will be available for pick at the 3WV offices Wednesday August 7.

All 3WV general contest rules apply.

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