Say What?!: Man Waiting to Cash in $1,000 Lottery Ticket Wins Another $177,777

Lexis Twentier

Published May 10, 2020 4:02 am

Say What?!: Man Waiting to Cash in $1,000 Lottery Ticket Wins Another $177,777

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A Virginia man waiting to cash in his $1,000 winning lottery ticket ended up winning an additional $177,777 before collecting his prize.

Jeff Melick of Newport News told Virginia Lottery officials he was waiting until the lottery’s customer service centers reopened to cash in his $1,000 winning scratch-off ticket when he purchased a Lucky 7s Tripler ticket.

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