BUENA VISTA, Va. – When a local woman described what it felt like to hold a winning lottery ticket, she said, "It hits you like a ton of bricks."
Tiffany Royer, of Buena Vista, won $1 million in 20X The Money after buying her scratch-off at Stop In Food Store on South Lee Highway in Natural Bridge.
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“We have friends in the area, and we stopped for gas,” Royer said.
Royer scratched the ticket in the store and realized she’d won. After that, she said, she was in a daze.
“It feels really good and really overwhelming at the same time,” she said.
Royer had the option of taking the $1 million prize over 30 years or a one-time cash option of $610,874 before taxes and chose the cash option.