Wife’s scream says it all after $17M Virginia Lottery jackpot explodes

Online lottery game delivered a seven-figure surprise in seconds

CHESTERFIELD, Va. — A Chesterfield woman couldn’t stop screaming after an online Virginia Lottery game delivered a jackpot worth $1,732,009, sending her husband rushing into the room to find out what happened.

The woman, who claimed her prize anonymously as permitted under Virginia law, said she decided to play the Virginia Lottery’s Banker’s Bonus Boost online instant game one evening when the life-changing jackpot appeared on her screen.

“I started screaming!” she told Virginia Lottery officials.

Hearing the commotion, her husband ran into the room and immediately looked at the computer screen.

“Breathe!” he told her after realizing she had just won the progressive jackpot.

Earlier that day, the Chesterfield woman had won $100 on Virginia Lottery tickets she purchased at a nearby Sheetz. She said the online jackpot came as a complete surprise.

Banker’s Bonus Boost is one of the Virginia Lottery’s online instant games. It features a Mega Money Jackpots Bonus with a progressive jackpot that increases as more people play.

According to the Virginia Lottery, the odds of winning any prize in the game are 1 in 4.47.

Virginia residents who are at least 18 years old and physically located in the Commonwealth can play eligible online lottery games through the Virginia Lottery app or at valottery.com.

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

Key Points

A Chesterfield woman won a $1,732,009 progressive jackpot playing the Virginia Lottery’s Banker’s Bonus Boost online game.
She said she started screaming, prompting her husband to run into the room and tell her to “Breathe!”
The winner claimed the prize anonymously, as permitted under Virginia law.