A man who won a whopping USD 5 million jackpot has said that he just about passed out after realising he had won.
Tracy Neff, from the town of Jonesville, in Lee County, in the US state of Virginia, bought a scratcher ticket at the Black Diamond Market at 1531 Morgan Avenue in Pennington Gap.
After realising he had won USD 5 million (GBP 3.94 million), he said that he “just about passed out.”
Newsflash obtained a statement from the Virginia Lottery saying: “When Tracy Neff realised the Virginia Lottery scratcher ticket in his hand was worth USD 5 million, he kept quiet.”
He told lottery officials: “I just about passed out!”
Lottery officials said in their statement: “He bought a 100X the Money ticket and scratched it while still in the store.
“Mr Neff had the choice of taking the full USD 5 million prize in annual payments over 30 years or a one-time cash option of USD 3,125,000 [GBP 2.46 million] before taxes. He chose the cash option.”
The statement also said that the store got a USD 10,000 (GBP 7,883) bonus for selling the winning jackpot ticket, where prizes can range from just USD 30 (GBP 23.65) to the huge top prize of USD 5 million.
