Virginia Man’s Snack Run Turns into a Sweet $100K Lottery Surprise!
Imagine heading to the grocery store for some chips and ice cream, only to leave with a life-changing lottery ticket! That’s exactly what happened to Lixander Paniagua-Maravilla, a Virginia Beach carpenter who turned a casual snack run into a jaw-dropping $100,000 win with a Virginia Lottery ticket. Talk about serendipity! “I screamed a little bit,” Paniagua-Maravilla exclaimed after discovering he’d snagged the top prize from a “Let’s Make a Deal” ticket bought at his local Food Lion. And for those of you wondering, yes, you can win big off a humble snack-trip investment, as the odds of hitting the jackpot in this game hover around a staggering 1 in 1,305,600.
So, what’s Paniagua-Maravilla planning to do with his newfound fortune? Well, he’s not quite sure yet, claiming it feels “surreal” and “doesn’t feel real” at all—classic disbelief territory! If you think that’s a rare winning story, just wait! Earlier this year, a Michigan woman scored a whopping $4 million from a $30 lottery ticket her dad gifted her “just because.” Her joy was palpable, as she told lottery officials about the wave of emotions when she realized she’d won big. She screamed and cried—hard to blame her, right?
Winning tickets like these are not just about individual joy; they also contribute to state revenue. In fact, according to the Virginia Lottery, all earnings are funneled into education, generating over $934 million in the 2024 fiscal year, which is a solid 10% of the state’s education budget. It’s a win-win—play for fun, support local schools, and who knows, maybe a snack run could pave the way to a fortune! So if you’re feeling lucky, maybe skip the diet and hit up that local grocery store!
Sources: Celebrity Storm Wire and People Magazine, Virginia Lottery, Michigan Lottery
