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Lorton Man Struggles To Convince Family He Won $100K In Lottery
Zewdu Lakew's family didn't believe him when he told them he had won $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery's Cash 5 game.
LORTON, VA — Zewdu Lakew's family didn't believe him when he told them he had won $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery's Cash 5 game. Once he was able to convince them that he had won, he was able to enjoy the moment.
“I was happy,” Lakew told Virginia Lottery officials as he claimed his prize. “It feels good.”
The Lorton man matched all five numbers in the Sept. 14 night drawing to win the game’s top prize. The winning numbers were 4-5-12-20-21.
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He bought the winning ticket at the 7-Eleven at 6120 Lincolnia Road in Alexandria. He used Easy Pick and allowed the computer to randomly select the numbers on his ticket.
Lakew said he has no immediate plans for his winnings.
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Cash 5 drawings are held daily at 1:59 p.m. and 11 p.m. The odds of winning the $100,000 top prize are 1 in 278,256.
The Virginia Lottery generates more than $1.7 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools.
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