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$1 Million Ticket Bought In Alexandria Claimed By Springfield Woman
Waiting for a prescription turned out to be productive for a Springfield woman, who won a $1 million lottery ticket prize.
ALEXANDRIA, VA — A Springfield woman is $1 million richer after buying a winning lottery ticket in Alexandria.
Alice Grant bought a lottery ticket while waiting for her daughter's prescription to be filled at Giant Food, 3131 Duke Street in Alexandria.
When her Instant Millionaire ticket revealed a top prize, her first reaction was "This can NOT be real!"
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But it was real. Grant beat the odds of 1 in 1,224,000 to win the top prize. Prizes range from $50 to $1 million, and the chance of winning any prize is 1 in 3.91.
Grant, who is retired, plans to pay bills but has no other immediate plans for her $1 million prize.
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The Giant Food store in Alexandria receives a $10,000 bonus from the Virginia Lottery for selling the winning ticket.
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