'Something told me to go...and get that ticket': Pulaski woman wins $200,000 in Virginia Lottery

Odds of winning top prize are 1 in 734,400

PULASKI COUNTY, Va. – A Pulaski County woman who told the Virginia Lottery that she doesn't play very often has won $200,000.

Corrina Akers of Dublin scratched a Jewel 7s ticket and top home the top prize.

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She bought the ticket in the Express Stop at 4418 Cleburne Blvd. in Dublin.

"I took the ticket home, scratched it, and then I had a heart attack!" Akers told the Virginia Lottery. "Something told me to go to the place and get that ticket." ​​​​​​​

The odds of winning the top prize in the Jewel 7s game are 1 in 734,400. The odds of winning any prize in the game are 1 in 4.27. Prizes range from $5 to $200,000, according to the Virginia Lottery.

Akers is the fourth person to claim the top prize in Jewel 7s, which means six unclaimed $200,000 tickets are still out there, according to the Virginia Lottery.


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