Man wins $1 million while getting chocolate milk for his kids
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RICHMOND, Va. (Gray News) – A man won $1 million while getting some chocolate milk for his kids.
According to the Virginia Lottery, Dennis Willoughby went to 7-Eleven to pick up some milk but left with a lot more.
While he was at the store, Willoughby also purchased a $1,000,000 Platinum Jackpot ticket that turned out to be a top prize winner.
He won the choice of either the full $1 million prize in annual payments over 30 years or a one-time cash option of $640,205, before taxes.
Willoughby went with the cash option.
The Virginia Lottery said Willoughby is the second player to claim the top prize, and there is one more top-prize winning ticket unclaimed in this game.
According to lottery officials, the odds of winning the top prize in this game are 1 in 1,632,000.
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