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Winning $250K Virginia Lottery Ticket Bought In Gainesville

A Fauquier County woman who bought a Virginia Lottery ticket in Gainesville wound up winning big.

Samantha Haines of Remington won big in the Virginia Lottery.
Samantha Haines of Remington won big in the Virginia Lottery. (Virginia Lottery)

REMINGTON, VA — Following a recent day at work, Fauquier County resident Samantha stopped by the 7-Eleven at 7489 Limestone Drive in Gainesville, bought a Virginia Lottery "Golden Nugget" ticket, got back in her car and began a telephonic chat with her husband. While doing so, she scratched her ticket.

That's when she began to cry. Seems Haines won a cool $250,000. Later, while claiming her prize at the Virginia Lottery customer service center, she told lottery officials: "I feel a little bit calm (but) I don't know if it just hasn't sunk in."

The mother of five said she plans to use the winnings as a down payment on a house. She's the third person to win the top prize in the game. The odds of winning were 1 in 489,600.

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