Ashburn Man Wins Twice In Single Lottery Drawing
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Nghia Nguyen of Ashburn is a $200,000 winner in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game.
For the Feb. 18 drawing, he purchased two tickets at the Schmitz Exxon One Loudoun that both included the drawings’ winning numbers 7-11-14-19-29, which he said he selected at random. The result is that he won the top prize payout of $100,000 twice.
Nguyen, who works in information technology, said he intends to save his winnings, according to a Virginia Lottery press release.
Cash 5 drawings are held daily at 1:59 p.m. and 11 p.m. The chances of winning the $100,000 top prize are 1 in 278,256.
Lottery proceeds are used to fund K-12 public education, generating more than $486.5 million during FY13.
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