Random Selection Wins Six-Figure Jackpot for Virginia Woman

Random Numbers Lead to Life-Altering Prize for Lucky Cash 5 Participant

A fortunate woman from Virginia found herself in disbelief when she received an email notification about winning a six-figure jackpot.

“I didn’t get excited because I wasn’t sure if it was really true,” she stated during her conversation with a Lottery official.

Earlier this week, the Virginia Lottery shared details about the winner who had achieved a significant fortune from the Cash 5 game.

The exceptionally lucky woman from Norfolk decided to take a chance by purchasing a ticket online for the well-known game organized by the Virginia Lottery. Currently, the Lottery offers the convenience of purchasing tickets through its website as well as its official app.

The winner took a chance with a sequence of numbers, 9-17-32-40-45, which she selected entirely at random. To her astonishment, these numbers turned out to be the winning combination for the Cash 5 drawing on February 28.

The Cash 5 with EZ Match drawing awarded the Norfolk woman the top prize of $383,307. Although she claimed the jackpot and recently visited the lottery office to receive her substantial win, she has not disclosed any specific plans for her newfound wealth.

Given that she purchased her ticket online, the Lottery informed her of her win via email. However, at first, she was skeptical of the emails she received.

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• The individual who played the lottery selected the winning numbers in a completely random manner.
• At first, the fortunate woman remained calm, suspecting that the emails informing her of her win were scams.
• The Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game is available for $1 per play, offering a variety of prizes, including a rolling jackpot.

Each play of the Cash 5 game costs $1, and players have the opportunity to make six plays on a single pay slip. The EZ Match option requires an additional $1 per play.

Lottery enthusiasts need to select and match five numbers from 1 to 45 or opt for the Easy Pick feature, which automatically selects random numbers for them. The game’s drawings are held every day of the week, providing players with numerous opportunities to win various prizes. At the time this information was compiled, the Cash 5 jackpot was estimated at $562,000.

Currently, the Virginia Lottery’s profits contribute to the state’s K-12 education programs. For the fiscal year 2024, K-12 education programs throughout Virginia have benefited from more than $934 million raised by the Virginia Lottery. This figure represents nearly 10 percent of the total K-12 school budget in the state.