She was ready to call it a night when a Virginia Lottery game delivered a life-changing win.
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA – A Virginia woman who knew she should be getting some sleep ended up having a night she’ll never forget after hitting a $538,876 lottery jackpot while playing an online game around midnight.
The Albemarle County resident was playing the Virginia Lottery’s Bucks Triple Play game when she caught herself thinking, “I’ve got to get to sleep!” Instead of calling it a night, she continued playing and landed a jackpot worth more than half a million dollars.
The win was so unexpected that she questioned whether it had actually happened when she woke up the following morning. The woman, who chose to keep her identity private, shared her disbelief with Virginia Lottery officials after claiming her prize.
Virginia lottery winner wakes up wondering if $538K jackpot was a dream
“I was kind of in shock,” the woman told Virginia Lottery officials while describing the moment she realized she had won…