Community Corner
Selfless Wedding Gift: PWC Father Gifts $1 Million Ticket To Son
A father who won a $1 million ticket decided to give it to his son as a wedding gift.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA — Since Aaron Andrews got married in April, he and his wife have lived in his father's basement in Prince William County. That changed after a father gifted his winning $1 million lottery ticket.
Andrews's father won the Cash4Life drawing, which was either $1,000 every week for life or a one-time $1 million prize. But instead of choosing a prize, he gave the winning ticket to his won as a wedding present.
"This was the best way to get him out of my basement," his father joked.
Find out what's happening in Woodbridgefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Andrews chose the cash option and plans to buy a house with his wife.
"I have a great father who has done nothing but look out for me!" Andrews told the Virginia Lottery.
Find out what's happening in Woodbridgefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The winning ticket came from PJ’s Neighborhood Variety Store at 19122-A Fuller Heights Road in Triangle. Andrews's father won by matching the first five numbers in the Aug. 3 drawing using Easy Pick randomly-generated numbers. The winning numbers were 25-35-36-41-59, and the Cash Ball number was 2.
Cash4Life drawings are held nightly at 9 p.m. Each play costs $2. The odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 21.8 million.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
