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While catching a football game, a man from Virginia hits it big with a $200K scratch-off win.

A single $20 scratch-off ticket turned into a life-changing windfall for a resident of Coeburn, Virginia. Feeling a surge of hope, the fortunate man took a chance on the Virginia Lottery's 50X The Money game and astonishingly secured a tier-two prize of $

Published on September 25, 2025

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Summary

  • A single $20 scratch-off ticket turned into a life-changing windfall for a resident of Coeburn, Virginia.
  • Feeling a surge of hope, the fortunate man took a chance on the Virginia Lottery's 50X The Money game and astonishingly secured a tier-two prize of $200,000.
  • Dive into the thrill of our $20 scratch-off game, where you could snag a prize as modest as $20 or strike it rich with a staggering $3 million top prize.


A resident of Coeburn, Virginia, watching a football game got the surprise of their life when they discovered they'd won a delightful six-figure prize. Earlier this week, the Virginia Lottery confirmed that this lucky individual snagged a second-tier prize from the 50X The Money scratch-off ticket, securing an incredible $200,000 payout.

Enjoying football, the man scratched off a $200K prize

A fortunate man found himself holding a life-changing ticket he had picked up at the Roadrunner Market on 577 Front Street West in Coeburn. After getting home, he didn't immediately check his ticket. It wasn't until he was relaxing, catching a football game, that he recalled his lottery purchase and decided to see if luck was on his side. To his utter disbelief, as he scratched away the silver paper, he uncovered a tier-two prize in the 50X The Money game, worth a staggering $200,000. When asked about his newfound fortune, he confessed to Lottery officials that he hadn't yet made any plans for his unexpected bounty.

Many more prizes remain in play from the 50X The Money game

Introducing the $20 50X The Money scratch-off game: your ticket to a thrilling chance of striking it big, with potential prizes starting at $20 and soaring all the way up to a jaw-dropping $3 million. When this tantalizing ticket launched earlier this year, it tantalized hopeful winners with three enticing $200,000 prizes. With a recent lucky winner, two of these awesome prizes are still waiting to be claimed. And that's not all – the pinnacle prize of $3 million hangs in the balance! Of the three initially available, two breathtaking possibilities are still out there. To fully enjoy the $3 million windfall, players opt for a 30-year annuity payment. Prefer a lump sum? It lands as a cool $1.5 million. The excitement doesn't stop there! The game’s tier-three prize of $20,000 still has six prizes left out of ten. And in the lower prize tiers, there are countless more rewards shining, ranging from $2,000 to $20 for the adventurous souls playing 50X The Money. Your odds of hitting the ultimate jackpot stand at 1 in 1,142,400. Overall, the odds of winning any prize are a promising 1 in 3.03. Here's to the thrill of the game and the hope of dreams realized. Good luck, and may fortune favor you!

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