A fortunate retired teacher scoops $5 million recently in scratch off
By Reshma |
Published March 14, 2023 02:02 pm GMT
A retired teacher in Virginia was in shock after she won $5 million on a lottery ticket.
Eunice Sample bought a $173 Million Extravaganza scratch-off ticket at a 7-Eleven store in Chesapeake and found she won the game’s top prize.
“I’m excited, happy, shocked, stunned, but I feel great!” she told the Virginia Lottery as she redeemed her winning ticket. Sample chose the cash option of $3.125 million.
The 7-Eleven store will also receive a $10,000 bonus from the Virginia Lottery for selling the winning ticket. All Virginia Lottery profits go to K-12 education in the state, making a teacher’s win all the more special.
The winner has only 180 days from the day of the lottery draw to claim the winning prize money, lottery officials said.
