Family came running over mom’s screams — but she had just won a Virginia lottery prize
Most evenings, Sandra McGuckin tries to unwind by playing Wordle and Virginia Lottery games online, she told lottery officials.
But a recent lottery game was anything but relaxing when McGuckin won a jackpot playing Prospector’s Gold, the Virginia Lottery said in an Oct. 18 news release.
“I was screaming like a lunatic!” she said. “My son and husband came running into the room!”
The Virginia Beach mom plans to use her $256,143 prize to pay off some bills and possibly buy a new car, she told officials.
The odds of winning any prize in the game are 1-in-4.73, Virginia lottery officials say.
Virginia Beach is about 200 miles northeast of Raleigh, North Carolina.
This story was originally published October 20, 2022 at 3:01 PM with the headline "Family came running over mom’s screams — but she had just won a Virginia lottery prize."
