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'Tickled Happy:' Spotsy Man Wins $140K Playing Virginia Lottery 'Tickled Happy:' Spotsy Man Wins $140K Playing Virginia Lottery
'Tickled Happy:' Spotsy Man Wins $140K Playing Virginia Lottery “I was so ticked and happy!” That was Maurice Lawson’s response to winning $140,000 in a single drawing of the Virginia Lottery’s Pick 5 game. The Spotsylvania resident bought four tickets for the Oct. 17 day drawing, each with the same five-digit combination: 4-3-4-4-4. They turned out to be the winning numbers. On two of his tickets, he wagered “exact order,” so each of those tickets won the game’s $50,000 top prize. He wagered “any order” on another ticket to win $10,000, and he wagered 50/50 on the fourth ticket to win $30,000. “I couldn’t believe it!” he told Virginia Lottery offici…

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