A Virginia teacher discovered she had won a $1.5 million lottery jackpot while driving through traffic and checking her Cash 5 with EZ Match ticket at a series of stoplights.
A Virginia woman realized she had become a millionaire while driving through traffic and checking her lottery ticket. She didn't find out all at once. Instead, she realized she had won the jackpot after a series of stoplights. Lisa Eichinger of Haymarket said she was in her car, stopped at the stoplight, when she pulled out her Cash 5 with EZ Match ticket to check the winning numbers. She had time to check one number before the light turned green. She realized that the number had matched.
REL;ATED: Illinois woman wins $1M from forgotten lottery ticket she left in her bagShe repeated the process at the next stoplight.Eventually, after checking numbers one stoplight at a time, she learned that she had matched all five winning numbers and won the $1,505,299 jackpot."I’m still in shock!" she told Lottery officials as she redeemed her winning ticket. "I feel like I’m dreaming! I’m just letting it sink in.
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