Lottery player says he ‘almost had a heart attack’ after winning top prize in Virginia
A lucky Virginia lottery player won a top prize after having dinner with his wife, lottery officials said.
Jamie Howard won $100,000 from a $5 Ca$h Corners Crossword scratch-off ticket, the Virginia Lottery said in a March 14 news release.
“I almost had a heart attack,” Howard told lottery officials. “My wife thought something was wrong!”
He purchased his winning ticket from a convenience store in Richmond, lottery officials said.
The Ca$h Corners Crossword game started in December 2023 and features prizes ranging from $5 to $100,000, according to lottery officials.
One top prize remains unclaimed, the lottery said. The odds of winning a top prize are 1 in 1,224,000.
This story was originally published March 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM with the headline "Lottery player says he ‘almost had a heart attack’ after winning top prize in Virginia."
