Virginia woman digs through trash to retrieve $110K winning lottery ticket

A lady who gained the lottery needed to dig by her trash as a way to declare her prize after she threw the profitable ticket away. 

Mary Elliot, from Buckingham County, Virginia, gained $110,000 final month, the Virginia Lottery introduced on Tuesday. 

Earlier than she realized that she had matched all 5 profitable numbers on the Money 5 with EZ Match sport, Elliot had apparently thrown the ticket away. 

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When she found her error, she went by the trash to retrieve it, in keeping with a press launch from the Virginia Lottery. It is unclear if Elliot had unintentionally tossed the ticket earlier than the outcomes had been introduced.

Fox Information Digital reached out to the Virginia Lottery for remark.

Elliot’s troubles weren’t over after she positioned the ticket. Some espresso stains on the paper made it tough for the barcode to be scanned and confirmed as a win for Elliot.

Fortunately, Elliot was capable of lastly get her winnings after she introduced the ticket to lottery officers on the Virginia Lottery’s Prize Zone in Henrico, the press launch mentioned.

“After I noticed I’d gained, I couldn’t cease shaking to save lots of my life,” Elliot advised the Virginia lottery.

Elliot purchased her profitable ticket on Feb. 24 at a Meals Lion utilizing the profitable numbers: 6-13-18-21-25.

She selected these numbers based mostly on necessary birthdays, in keeping with the Virginia lottery.

The chances of somebody matching all 5 numbers within the Money 5 with EZ Match sport to win the rolling jackpot are 1 in 749,398, the Virginia Lottery mentioned. 

The sport’s rolling jackpot begins at a minimal of $100,000 and if nobody matches all 5 profitable numbers, the jackpot will increase for the subsequent drawing, the press launch mentioned.