'It feels good, no doubt about it!' said the winner to Virginia Lottery officials.
A Virginia man had a lucky October, thanks to twenty identical lottery tickets that shared a winning number. Having purchased the tickets online, the incident reflects the rise of online lotteries in today's increasingly virtual world.
In an unusual-seeming strategy, Newell bought twenty tickets, all for the same drawing. He used the same four-digit combination on all of them: 5-4-1-1. Newell, who is retired, told lottery officials that he doesn't yet have plans for how he'll use his winnings."It feels good, no doubt about it!" he said.Newell is just one of many to have made the switch to online lotteries. According to lottery officials, the Virginia Lottery began offering virtual games just over a year ago.
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