Virginia Woman Turns License Plate Numbers Into a $100,000 Lottery Win

A Virginia woman’s habit of noticing the same numbers everywhere turned into an incredible $100,000 lottery win.

The Norfolk resident said she kept spotting 0-8-1-1-6, including on vehicle license plates. She took the repeated numbers as a sign and decided to test her luck.

She used the five-digit combination to purchase two Pick 5 tickets online for the August 12 night drawing.

Then came the shock—the numbers hit on both tickets!

• 🎉 Two winning tickets
• 💰 $50,000 prize on each
• 🏆 Total winnings: $100,000

“When I saw those zeroes, I thought I was seeing double,” she told Virginia Lottery officials. “I started screaming!”

She hasn’t shared what she plans to do with the unexpected windfall.