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Yahoo
7 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
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!?'' Mayor Bowser unveils new plaza at former Dave Thomas Circle in DC 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. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.


Miami Herald
29-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lucky lottery player wins life-changing prize in Virginia. ‘My eyes came out!'
A Virginia lottery player won a life-changing jackpot from an online game, lottery officials said. Samer Jarrah remembers thinking 'maybe I'm going to get some luck today,' he told lottery officials. Then, he won a jackpot in the Monopoly Super Spin worth more than $2.8 million, the Virginia Lottery said in a May 29 news release. 'My eyes came out!' he told lottery officials when he claimed his prize. Jarrah said he felt so light he was going to fly, the lottery said. The odds of winning a jackpot in the Monopoly Super Spin vary by ticket price, which ranges between 50 cents and $50, according to the game's web page. The overall odds of winning are 1 in 3.88, the lottery said. The estimated jackpot as of May 29 is more than $1.2 million, lottery officials said.