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$250K Lottery Ticket Bought In Alexandria
A Maryland man scored the top prize from a scratch ticket bought in Alexandria.
A Maryland man had all of the luck on his side when he got a top prize in a lottery ticket bought in Alexandria.
After all, Francisco Chavez of Brandywine, Md. had a 1 in 1,040,400 to win the top prize in Cash Multiplier from the Virginia Lottery. So he couldn't believe it when he won $250,000.
“I kept looking at it to make sure it was real,” he said.
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He bought his winning ticket at Tiger Market and Bakery, 39003 Mt. Vernon Avenue in Alexandria.
Prizes for Cash Multiplier range from $5 to $250,000. The chances of winning any prize in this game are 1 in 4.32.
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