Lottery player in disbelief over life-changing prize checks VA ticket ‘several times’
A Virginia man couldn’t believe his luck after scoring a top prize, lottery officials said.
Kevin Egan won a $1 million top prize off a $1,000,000 Gold Rush ticket — but he had to check the ticket over and over “to make sure he wasn’t dreaming,” the Virginia Lottery said in a Dec. 13 news release.
Egan — who chose to take the full $1 million prize in annuity — told the lottery he plans on saving his winnings, but he’s also considering getting a new car.
He bought the ticket from a grocery store in Weber City, about a 100-mile drive northeast from Knoxville, Tennessee, lottery officials said.
His win marks the first top prize win in the game, which started Nov. 5, according to lottery officials. There are four top prizes left, and the odds of winning are 1 in 734,400.
The game also features prizes ranging from $75 to $50,000, and the overall odds of winning are 1 in 3.55, lottery officials said.
This story was originally published December 16, 2024 at 10:14 AM with the headline "Lottery player in disbelief over life-changing prize checks VA ticket ‘several times’."
