The winner’s odds of winning the $500,000 jackpot were just 1 in 612,000. Credit: MD_Photography | Shutterstock
By Raúl Rodríguez Cota
01 Oct 2023, 2:06 PM EDT
scratch-off ticket that only cost him $20 dollars. Now the man plans to use his new fortune to help his loved ones.
The man, named Alfred Law, took home half a million dollars with a ticket from the Cash is King game. The winner purchased his prize ticket at a Glade Hill Minute Market store, located at 7350 Old Franklin Turnpike.
Law said that as he scratched off his $20 scratch-off, he couldn’t keep his composure when he saw that he was now hundreds of thousands of dollars richer.
“I don’t normally jump or scream about anything,” Law said.
The lucky winner claimed his prize at the Virginia Lottery headquarters and told officials that he will use his money to help his family, since he likes to see the people around him happy.
Law’s odds of winning the $500,000 jackpot were just 1 in 612,000.
Keep reading:
· Powerball jackpot exceeds $1 billion and is the ninth largest in history
· Identity of person who claimed the $1.6 billion Mega Millions in Florida will not be revealed for 90 days
· Lottery player loses $850 million Powerball prize for missing a single number
· Man finds out he won $200,000 in the lottery thanks to a friend’s text message
· Powerball: jackpot increases to $925 million for Saturday’s drawing
· Man stops at 7-Eleven to buy a drink before going to work and wins $100,000 in the lottery
· Pennsylvania man wins lottery prize and will be given $1,000 a week for the rest of his life