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Virginia woman wins $1.8 million lottery prize playing Scrooge online game
A Virginia woman won a $1.8 million lottery prize playing an online lottery game.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Virginia woman won a $1.8 million lottery prize playing an online lottery game.
Jenny Gonzales Castillo won big in the Scrooge online game, which features a progressive, growing jackpot and can be accessed on the Lottery’s website. She said she was playing the game to relax after a busy day.
"I told my daughter, ‘Pinch me! I want to know if I’m dreaming or awake!’" she told Lottery officials after she won. The full amount of the prize totaled $1,874,151.
Castillo, from Newport News, said she intends to use her winnings to pay for her daughter’s college education.
Jenny Gonzales Castillo, from Newport News, Virginia, won a $1.8 million lottery prize playing an online lottery game. (Virginia Lottery)