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Christmas Gift Becomes $300K Lottery Prize For Springfield Man
A Christmas lottery ticket bought in Springfield won a top prize, according to the Virginia Lottery.
SPRINGFIELD, VA — No one can turn down a lottery ticket as a Christmas gift, and sometimes that gift pays off in a big way. Last Christmas, a Springfield man's gift from his uncle turned into a top lottery prize.
"Is this really happening?" Harry Mejicanos thought as he scratched the ticket at his uncle's house and learned he won $300,000. The 19-year-old is the second top prize winner in the Virginia Lottery's Supreme Cash game. His winning ticket came from the 7-Eleven at 6625 Backlick Road in Springfield.
"It's crazy. I never thought in my life that I’d be doing this!" he told Virginia Lottery officials while claiming the prize.
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One top prize remains unclaimed in the Supreme Cash game. The game's prizes range from $5 to $300,000. The chance of winning the top prize is 1 in 1,387,200, while the odds of winning any prize are 1 in 4.06.
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