New Jersey woman wins $100K Virginia Lottery prize while visiting mom in Suffolk
Suffolk, VA – A visit to see her mother in Virginia turned into a life-changing moment for a New Jersey woman who claimed the final top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s Double It! scratch-off game.
Shannon Fields was in Suffolk when she purchased the $5 ticket at the 7-Eleven located at 1000 Centerbrooke Lane. The ticket ended up winning the game’s $100,000 top prize.
Fields later returned to Virginia to claim her prize, marking the end of the Double It! game. Under Virginia Lottery policy, scratcher games are closed once all top prizes have been claimed. The odds of winning the $100,000 prize in Double It! were 1 in 897,600, while overall odds of winning any prize were 1 in 4.82.
The Virginia Lottery notes that all of its profits go to support K–12 education in the state. Last fiscal year, Suffolk received over $12.2 million in Lottery funds for its local public schools. Statewide, the Lottery raised more than $901 million for education during Fiscal Year 2025, contributing about 10 percent of Virginia’s total K–12 education budget.
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Key Points
- Shannon Fields of New Jersey won $100,000 on a Virginia Lottery Double It! ticket
- The winning ticket was purchased in Suffolk while visiting her mother
- It was the final top prize in the game, which is now officially closed
