Million-dollar lottery luck strikes arlington during a lunch break

Million-dollar lottery luck strikes Arlington during a lunch break

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August 25, 2026

One online game delivered a seven-figure Virginia Lottery payday

ARLINGTON, VA — An Arlington woman squeezed in a Virginia Lottery game during her lunch break and watched an ordinary workday turn into a $1,727,474 payday when MONOPOLY Super Spin delivered its progressive jackpot.

The woman played the online instant game through the Virginia Lottery, never expecting what appeared on her screen.

“Never in my lifetime did I imagine this happening!” she later told Lottery officials.

Her first reaction was disbelief.

“I can’t believe it!” she recalled thinking.

She called her husband over to look at the screen and confirm what she was seeing.

“You’re lying! You’re lying!” he responded, according to the Lottery.

The prize was real: $1,727,474.

The winner chose to claim the prize anonymously, a choice available to Virginia Lottery winners under state law. The Lottery therefore did not publicly release her identity.

MONOPOLY Super Spin is an online instant game featuring a progressive jackpot that grows until it is won. The Virginia Lottery lists the overall odds of winning any prize in the game at 1 in 3.88 per play.

The Lottery offers dozens of online instant games through valottery.com and its mobile app. Players can also purchase entries for several draw games online while physically located in Virginia.

Virginia requires Lottery players to be at least 18 years old.

Lottery profits support K-12 public education throughout the Commonwealth.

Arlington received more than $6.2 million in Virginia Lottery funding for K-12 education during the last fiscal year. Statewide, the Lottery reported generating more than $914 million for K-12 education in Fiscal Year 2026.


Key Points

  • An Arlington woman won $1,727,474 playing the Virginia Lottery’s MONOPOLY Super Spin online game during her lunch break.
  • The player initially could not believe the result and called her husband over to look at the winning screen.
  • The winner chose to claim anonymously, which Virginia law permits for Lottery prize winners.

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