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Louisa man wins ‘jaw-dropper’ $165,000 prize from Virginia Lottery online game

By Ryan Nadeau,

2024-08-12

LOUISA COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A Louisa County man won a “jaw-dropper” of a jackpot in the Virginia Lottery’s online High Roller Jackpot game.

“I was shaking!” said William Norris, a Mineral-area man and the winner in question. “It was a feeling like I’ve never had before!”

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=30dFR9_0uviLEJN00 — William Norris, a Louisa County man and Virginia Lottery prize winner. (Photo: Virginia Lottery)

Norris’ prize, won while the man was sitting at his home computer, was $165,002 — which he described as “a jaw-dropper.”

According to the Virginia Lottery, High Roller Jackpot is one of multiple online games the Virginia Lottery hosts. The reported odds of winning any prize from this game are between 1 in 4.73 and 1 in 4.61.

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kelleybrothersconstruction

08-14

its more like 1/2 of that number...you havnt won that much if you have to give half of it away before you even receive it due to what they call Taxes..Which is only Legal way to Rob us....

user434ms

08-13

must be nice I can't win to save my life

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