A Virginia man was winner of a big jackpot but he didn't knew it first

A Manassas, Virginia, man was told that his Mega Million ticket was not a winner, but after he checked it a few weeks later and asked for a second opinion, he realized he was the winner of $1 million.

According to a press release issued by the Virginia Lottery, Malcolm Meredith held on to his lottery ticket from the May 20 drawing despite being told it was not a winning ticket.

When he looked at the ticket weeks later, he realized he won some amount of money, but it wasn't until he took the ticket to the Virginia Lottery's Northern Virginia Service Center that Meredith learned he won $1 million.

According to the Virginia Lottery, the Mega Millions drawing occurs twice each week. Players can win the jackpot or other cash prizes on the $2 ticket.