Politics & Government
Winning $150K Lottery Ticket Bought In Fairfax City
While visiting family members in Annandale, Valencia Argueta stopped by a store in Fairfax City for a Virginia Lottery ticket. Good thing.
FAIRFAX, VA—While visiting family members recently in the Annandale area, Valencia Argueta stopped by the Checks Cashed store on Heritage Drive in Fairfax City to by a Virginia Lottery ticket. He opted for a Royal Riches ducat, scratched it and, yep, he was a winner—a $150,000 winner, no less.
"I never believed I'd win," he told Virginia Lottery officials. "We're still in shock." A painter from Oxon Hill, Md., Argueta said he has no immediate plans for the winnings, other using them on the baby girl he and his wife are expecting in June.
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