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Miami Herald
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Woman plays favorite lottery game in VA — and hits jackpot. ‘I really did win!'
A Virginia woman won a huge lottery prize playing her favorite game online, lottery officials said. Kendrea Linton has won prizes in The Lamp game several times before, but this time was different — she scored a jackpot worth $443,343, the Virginia Lottery said in a May 22 news release. 'I saw it and said, 'Oh my gosh, I really did win!'' Linton told lottery officials. She said she plans to put her winnings toward her retirement, according to lottery officials. The odds of winning per game are 1 in 3.55, and the odds of winning the jackpot vary by price point, lottery officials said. The game costs between 50 cents and $30 per play, according to the game's web page. The estimated jackpot as of May 23 is more than $160,000.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
NC Lottery player wins $100K prize on lucky $20 play
RALEIGH, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Alex Dawood, of Marvin, tried his luck on a digital instant game on Saturday and won a $100,000 prize. He won his big prize on a lucky $20 play playing The Lamp. The odds of that win are 1 in 1,000,000. Dawood claimed his prize at lottery headquarters Thursday in Raleigh. After required federal and state tax withholdings, he took home $71,756. In The Lamp, a player can play from 50 cents to $30. The top prize that can be won is $150,000. Digital instant games are played exclusively online on the lottery's website or on the NC Lottery Official Mobile App. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Miami Herald
25-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Lottery player was just ‘goofing around' — then he won a huge jackpot in Virginia
A Virginia man said he was just 'goofing around' the moment he hit a major jackpot playing lottery games online, according to officials. Brian Cullen, from Virginia Beach, won a jackpot prize worth $541,440 while playing The Lamp game, the Virginia Lottery said in a March 25 news release. 'It really feels good,' Cullen told the lottery. Cullen said he hopes to retire soon, so the winnings will assist with his plan, according to lottery officials. The odds of winning a prize in The Lamp game are 1 in 3.55, and the odds of winning the jackpot 'vary by price point,' according to the game's web page. Tickets cost between 50 cents and $30. As of March 25, the estimated progressive jackpot for The Lamp game is more than $81,400.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
North Carolina man wins $150,000 from his first lottery game
March 19 (UPI) -- A North Carolina man won a $150,000 lottery prize thanks to some advice from his mother and a healthy serving of beginner's luck. Rock Hill resident Savion Lytle told North Carolina Education Lottery officials he had never bought a lottery ticket before he listened to his mother's advice. "My mom was actually the one who got me into it," he said. Lytle placed a $30 bet on the digital instant game The Lamp while in Raleigh for work, and scored the $150,000 prize on his first attempt. "It was my first time playing any lottery game," he said. He said some of his winnings will go toward paying for trade school, where he hopes to learn welding. "This is a blessing," Lytle said.
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Four Hampton Roads residents won big in Va. Lottery
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Four Hampton Roads lottery players won big in the past couple months. The three winners come from Virginia Beach, James City County, Smithfield and Cape Charles. A Cape Charles man won the top prize for the Virginia Lottery's Cash 5 with EZ Match game, winning $250,000. The retiree told Lottery officials he had no immediate plans for his winnings. Cash 5 with EZ Match features a rolling jackpot starting at a minimum of $200,000. The odds of matching all five numbers to win the jackpot are 1 in 1,221,759. The highest winnings in the region came from a Virginia Beach man who decided to play the Virginia Lottery's The Lamp online game on his mobile phone, leading to a win of $623,371. On Christmas Day, James City County man 'cried tears of joy' when he realized he'd just won a jackpot worth $431,457 in the Virginia Lottery's Castle of Crystals online game. A retired Navy officer won $100,000 in Smithfield on New Year's Day. Bellew, a retired U.S. Navy officer, said there may be a new car in his future. That new game was Knight's Bounty, an online game from the Virginia Lottery. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
