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Arlington Woman Wins Top Lottery Prize Twice In Same Drawing
Rita Peak won the top $100,000 prize in the Virginia Lottery's Cash 5 game twice in one drawing, walking away with $200,000 total.
ARLINGTON, VA — An Arlington woman won the top prize in a Virginia lottery game not once but twice early last month, walking away with more than $200,000 in cash prizes. Rita Peak purchased two winning tickets for the same drawing of Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game, nabbing $100,000 for each.
Peak said when she purchased the tickets, she simply selected numbers she likes to play, according to a release from the Virginia Lottery. In addition to her $200,000 prize, Peak won $810 in the same drawing with tickets containing some of the winning numbers.
Peak bought her winning tickets at K1 Dairy Store located at 2516 Columbia Pike in Arlington.
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