Roanoke resident wins $250k in Virginia Lottery

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Roanoke man wins $250,000 playing Virginia Lottery.

Dwayne Saunders, resident of Roanoke cashed out a quarter of a million dollars with his winning numbers 4-10-17-29-30 in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 with EZ Match game. The odds of winning the game are 1 in 749,398.

He bought his ticket at a Food Lion in Salem, Virginia. He used a feature where the numbers on his ticket were randomly selected by a computer. The store will receive a bonus of $8000 for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket. 

For Saunders, the winnings come at a handy time as he is hoping to retire within the next few years.