A Virginia man who thought he won $600 with a lottery scratch-off ticket received quite the surprise when lottery staffers told him he'd actually won $1 million.
The chances of Velasquez winning a $1 million prize in the 20x the Money game was 1 in 1,754,400. The chances of winning a prize at all as part of the game is 1 in 3.65.
He bought the $10 ticket at a Safeway supermarket in Annandale, about 15 miles west of Washington, D.C., when he stopped to pick up some soft drinks after work. When given the choice to receive the $1 million prize over 30 years or a one-time cash payment of $759,878 before taxes, Velasquez opted for the one-time payment.The Safeway supermarket that sold Velasquez the winning ticket will also receive a $10,000 bonus, the Virginia Lottery said.
There is still one unclaimed top prize ticket in the 20X the Money game, which had three winning tickets for a $1 million prize.
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