Ridgeway man wins $1 million after taxes in Virginia Lottery win

Odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 3.8 million

HENRY COUNTY, Va. – Douglas Hanks bought multiple tickets for the recent Bank a Million lottery drawing, but there's only one set of numbers he'll likely remember: 4-10-13-18-25-28.

Hanks, who's from Ridgeway, Virginia, brought a pocketful of tickets to the clerk at People’s Save Station on Greensboro Road in Ridgeway and asked for help to check them.

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As the clerk looked over the tickets, he told Hanks, “I think you won it!”

One of Hanks' tickets for the April 29 Bank a Million drawing won the game’s top prize of $1 million after taxes. 

Hanks used Easy Pick, allowing the computer to randomly select his numbers.

The store received a $10,000 bonus from the Virginia Lottery for selling the winning ticket.

The top prizes in Bank a Million ($1 million, $500,000 and $250,000) are calculated so that winners actually receive the prize amount after federal and state tax withholdings. 

Bank a Million drawings are Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11 p.m. Bank a Million is played exclusively in Virginia.

Players can win $4 up to $1 million with a $2 ticket.

The odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 3.8 million. The odds of winning any prize are 1 in 18.3.