RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – It was just a normal morning of running errands for Gerard Burton. However, it stopped being normal when the Richmond man checked his Cash 5 with EZ Match ticket and discovered he’d won $279,963.
“My mother used to say, ‘Good things come when you least expect it,’” he told Lottery officials. “I didn’t expect this!”
Mr. Burton matched all five winning numbers in the December 12 drawing to win the game’s jackpot. He bought the winning ticket at Lakeside Corner Mart, located at 5301 Lakeside Avenue in Richmond.
The winning numbers were 1-6-10-13-41. He used Easy Pick and allowed the computer to select the numbers on his ticket at random.
“I’m elated!” he said as he redeemed his winning ticket. “I’m numb right now!”
Cash 5 with EZ Match features a rolling jackpot, starting at a minimum of $100,000. If nobody matches all five winning numbers, the jackpot increases for the next drawing. The odds of matching all five numbers to win the jackpot are 1 in 749,398. For more information on how to play Cash 5 with EZ Match, visit valottery.com/Cash5.
In addition, a player who spends an extra dollar for EZ Match receives five randomly generated numbers with a prize of up to $500 associated with each number. If those numbers match any of the numbers on the ticket for the drawing, the player wins that prize – even before the drawing is held.
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