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The Fairfax County resident had 50 plays in the May 1 Pick 5 nighttime drawing, each using the Fireball.
The winning numbers in that drawing were 1-4-6-6-1, and the Fireball number was 5.
While Choi didn’t match the five digits, he matched using the Fireball, which replaced one of the digits, to win $12,000 for each of those 50 plays.
Choi won $600,000.
Choi bought his tickets at the CVS at 7500 Centreville Road in Manassas.
He said he has no immediate plans for his winnings, except to pay his student loans.
Pick 5 drawings are held daily at 1:59 p.m. and 11 p.m. The top prize for a $1 play is $50,000. The chances of matching all five numbers in exact order are 1 in 100,000.
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