$7.5M Mega Millions Jackpot Winner From Bristow

BRISTOW, VA — A retired engineer found out last summer he suddenly had come into a large amount of money. Ever prudent, he met with financial experts to figure out how best to manage it.

Three months later, armed with such knowledge, he went to a 7-Eleven in Gainesville — and not for a Slurpee.

Instead, he went to the store Monday at 7489 Limestone Drive in Gainesville to cash in his winning Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $7.5 million.

Kevin Young was one of two winners in the July 22 drawing, the other ticket was purchased in Georgia. Instead of taking the full $7.5 million over 30 years, he took the one-time cash option of $5,140,507 before taxes.

"Kind of surreal," Young told a Virginia Lottery representative.

The 7-Eleven picked up a $50,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket, Virginia's ninth Mega Millions jackpot win.

For the record, Young's winning numbers were 8-24-25-26-30, and the Mega Ball number was 7.

According to Virginia Lottery, the odds of matching all six numbers are 1 in 258.9 million.

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