Craddockville Man Scoops $100,000, plans to renovate home

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The state lottery agency announced the identification of $100,000 prize winner on August 7 Virginia Lottery Cash 5 drawing. John Lange, a man from Craddockville (Virginia), hit the jackpot by matching all five winning numbers – 02, 09, 15, 28, and 30.

He could not sleep that night and decided to check the winning numbers in the Monday’s (August 7) drawing. The winner expressed, “The numbers were right there, looking back at me. I woke up my wife and said, ‘I think we just won $100,000’. We never did get back to sleep that night!” John bought his winning ticket at Tru Blu Exmore located at 4015 Main St. in Exmore.

He used his favourite numbers in selecting his card numbers. He has been playing with these figures for years. The retired man intends to use his winnings for some home improvement and put the rest in the bank account. The odds of winning the top prize in Cash 5 games are 1 in 278,256. These drawings are held daily at 1:59 pm and 11 pm.