$1 Million Lottery Ticket Claimed By Chantilly Man

CHANTILLY, VA—Eung Kim went online the other day to check out the winning numbers for the Virginia Lottery "Virginia New Year's Millionaire Raffle." He had bought a ticket, you see, so he might as well see if he somehow defied the odds.

Defy the odds he did. And now he's $1 million richer. "It was a shock," the Chantilly resident told lottery officials. "I've never won before." He bought his winning ticket at the 7-Eleven at 14533 Lee Road in Chantilly, which received a $10,000 bonus for selling the winner.

The other two top-prize tickets were bought in Arlington and Richmond. Five winning $100,000 tickets were purchased in Manassas, Crozet, Henrico, Winchester and Blacksburg.

Kim, who works in information technology, said he had no plans for the winnings other than to pay bills.

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