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Teacher, Prince William County Resident Wins $1.5 Million Lottery Prize
A teacher scored a $1.5 million jackpot prize in a lottery game with a jackpot typically starting at $200,000.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA — It took several spots at traffic lights for teacher Lisa Eichinger to check her winning numbers in the Cash 5 with EZ Match lottery game. After checking one number at each light, the Haymarket woman learned she marched all five winning numbers to win a $1,505,299 jackpot.
"I’m still in shock!" Eichinger told Virginia Lottery officials. "I feel like I’m dreaming! I’m just letting it sink in."
Eichinger won the jackpot with the winning numbers 6-20-32-36-43 in the Sept. 30 drawing. She bought her winning ticket at the Evergreen Liberty, 3511 James Madison Highway in Haymarket. The store got a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
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The rolling jackpot in the Cash 5 with EZ Match game typically starts at $200,000. The chances of matching all five winning numbers to win the jackpot are 1 in 1,221,759.
The winning teacher has no immediate plans for her winnings.
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