{"id":11747,"date":"2024-05-23T02:56:38","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T02:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imsfund.com\/?p=11747"},"modified":"2024-05-23T02:56:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T02:56:38","slug":"virginia-man-wins-1m-with-lucky-penny-on-scratch-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imsfund.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/23\/virginia-man-wins-1m-with-lucky-penny-on-scratch-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Man Wins $1M With Lucky Penny on Scratch-Off"},"content":{"rendered":"


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If you find a coin on the ground heads up, it’s long been considered good luck.<\/p>\n

And for one Virginia man who found a lucky penny and then used it to scratch off a winning lottery ticket, it looks like the adage might be true.<\/p>\n

Tim Clougherty of Accomack County, Virginia, purchased a lottery ticket on April 29, 2024, that offered the prize of $10,000 a month <\/b>for 10 years when he noticed a penny in the parking lot of the Mini Mart.<\/p>\n

Related: Virginia Woman Hits $1 Million Lottery Jackpot \u2014 Her Second Win That Week: ‘I’m in Shock’<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

When he arrived back home, Clougherty used the penny to scratch off the numbers on the ticket. When he did, he won the grand prize.<\/p>\n

“It took a week to really start sinking in,” Clougherty told lottery officials, per the Virginia lottery.<\/p>\n

Instead of choosing the monthly payout, he took a lump sum in cash, which amounted to $1,028,000 before taxes.<\/p>\n

The $10,000-a-month game first hit stands on January 2 and costs each player $20 per ticket to buy.<\/p>\n

According to the Virginia lottery, the odds of winning the game’s top prize is 1 in 612,000, with two of the top prizes still remaining.<\/p>\n

Last year, a Virginia woman<\/a> hit the $1 million jackpot lottery for the jackpot after already winning a $500,000 online prize earlier in the same week.<\/p>\n

Related: ‘I Am Blessed’: Woman Finds $100,000 Forgotten Powerball Ticket While ‘Going Through Papers’<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

“I’m in shock!” Jennifer Minton told lottery officials about the win last November. “I’m in disbelief!”<\/p>\n

The Virginia Lottery raised an estimated $867 million last year, all of which went to K-12 education in the state.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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