If the winner fails to come forward by 5 p.m. Monday, a substantial $258,000 VA Lottery prize may be lost. The lottery authorities issued an alert on Sept. 7 as a reminder to the individual who is at the brink of losing out on their grand jackpot.
Now, let’s quickly provide you with the necessary information to check your old tickets.
- The triumphant ticket is a Cash 5 with EZ Match.
- The purchase was made for the drawing on March 16.
- The ticket was purchased by the customer at the Giant Food Store located on 317 Worth Avenue in Stafford, VA.
- The winning combination is formed by the numbers 10, 21, 27, 29, and 38.
If in possession of the ticket, promptly reach out to the Virginia Lottery or visit a lottery customer service center or prize zone to claim your winnings.
The process of handling unclaimed lottery prizes varies from one state to another. In Virginia, players are given a period of 180 days to claim their winnings.
How to play Cash 5
To win Cash 5, VA Lottery players simply have to match all five numbers, just like the lucky ticket on March 16.
Every day, a drawing is conducted with balls numbered from 1 to 41. The Giant Food customer from Stafford achieved an impressive feat by beating the odds of 1 in 749,398 and hitting the jackpot.
It is important to always verify your tickets for smaller winnings too. The odds and prizes for Cash 5 are as follows:
- 5 balls — Jackpot
- The probability of getting 4 balls is 1 in 4,163, resulting in a prize of $200.
- The price for 3 balls is $5, with a probability of 1 in 119.
- The cost of two balls, one measuring 10.5 inches, is $1.
The Cash 5 jackpots increase until a win occurs, after which they reset to a starting point of $100,000.
In addition, players have the option to invest an additional dollar in EZ Match, a game embedded within the Cash 5 game.
Players can acquire a random set of five numbers for an additional $1. If any of their five EZ Match numbers match any of the Cash 5 numbers, players will win immediately.
When using EZ Match, if any of your Cash 5 numbers match with a number on your ticket, it counts as a win. As the cashier hands you the ticket, a prize is randomly chosen from the options below and assigned to you.
- $500 — 1-in-84,000 odds
- The probability of winning is 1 in 42,000, with a prize of $250.
- The probability of winning $100 is 1 in 12,000.
- The probability of getting $50 is 1 in 4,200.
- The probability of getting $20 is 1 in 1,680.
- The probability of winning is 1 in 1,050, with a $15 prize.
- The expression “$10 — 1 in 112” can be rewritten as “1 out of every 112 occurrences costs $10.”
- The expression “$5 — 1 in 280” can be rewritten as “1 in every 280 occurrences costs $5.”
- The expression “4 — 1 in 76” can be rewritten as “4 divided by 1 in 76.”
- $3 minus 1 equals 13.6.
- $2 minus 1 equals 9.4
Any unclaimed VA Lottery prize goes to education
Since 1988, the Virginia Lottery has allocated over $320 million in unclaimed winnings to the Literary Fund, which is used to support low-interest loans for technology upgrades, school construction, and renovations.
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