Fairfax man scores more than $2.8 million jackpot playing lottery game
FAIRFAX, Va. () — 'Maybe I'm going to get some luck today,' said one man while playing a Virginia Lottery game.
And that's exactly what happened when Samer Jarrah won a jackpot worth just under $2.9 million.
'My eyes came out!' he later told Lottery officials. 'I said, 'What happened!?''
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Jarrah scored big while playing MONOPOLY Super Spin online. The game features a progressive, growing jackpot. The odds per game of winning a prize are 1 in 3.88.
'I'm so light! I'm going to fly!' he exclaimed after his win.
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