Virginia resident Maria Chicas received the gift of a lifetime just days before Valentine’s Day. To her surprise, her husband gave her a winning $10 million lottery ticket.
He bought the ticket at an In & Out Mart located at 9103 Mathis Avenue in Manassas, Virginia. When he realized the ticket was a winner, he gifted it to Chicas.
“I thought he was joking!” she told the Lottery officials validating her winning ticket.
BIRTHDAY LOTTERY TICKET PAYS OFF IN HUGE WAY FOR DETROIT WOMAN
Now THAT’S a lot of zeroes!! ??
This was the last top prize for Extreme Millions, and tickets will begin to be removed from stores across the state. Looking for a big win yourself? $5,000,000 Ultimate still has 3 top prizes remaining! ?? pic.twitter.com/S3wg7D6DmE
— Virginia Lottery (@VirginiaLottery) February 18, 2022
Chicas had the choice to receive the full $10 million over 30 years or a one-time payment of $6,570,302 in cash before taxes. In addition, the store that sold the winning ticket received $50,000.
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The Virginia Lottery has been around since 1987. Every day, over $2 million is garnered to go toward Virginia’s K-12 public schools. In the fiscal year ending at the end of June 2021 alone, the lottery earned $765 million in funding.
