A father who went out to buy chocolate milk for his children at a 7-Eleven store in Virginia had a great stroke of luck when he happened to buy a scratch card from the state lottery.
The ticket that Dennis Willoughby acquired, a Platinum Jackpot, was awarded with a million dollars, reported the CNN network.
The man, from North Chesterfield, Virginia, became the second person to win the jackpot in this drawing.
There is still a prize of more than a million dollars to be awarded.
Dennis Willoughby, million dollar Virginia lottery winner Virginia Lottery
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According to state authorities,
the odds of winning that lottery prize are one in 1.63 million
.
Although it is a much higher probability than other lotteries with larger prizes, such as the Powerball that now draws 500 million, there is still more chance (one in 500,000) that you will be struck by lightning at a prize like Willoughby's.
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The probability of winning Powerball is one in 292 million, less likely than being struck by two lightning bolts, which happens to one person in 9 million.
The fortunate father of a family was offered the option of receiving the award in annual payments for the next 30 years or in a single exhibition.
He preferred to obtain it in a single payment.
Willoughby's prize, after taxes, was $ 640,000.
The Virginia lottery generates more than $ 2 million a day in revenue for state schools, according to local authorities.
In the past fiscal year (which ended June 30), more than $ 765 million was raised for educational funds.