CHANTILLY, VA — Alfredo Ochoa, a resident of Chantilly, had a festive stroke of luck when he scratched off a Holiday Cash 20X ticket from the Virginia Lottery to discover he had won the game’s top prize of $125,000.
Ochoa purchased the winning ticket at the Giant supermarket located at 13043 Lee Jackson Highway in Fairfax. The joyous win came as a shock to him, leaving him sleepless the night he realized his fortune. He shared with Virginia Lottery officials his plans to use the winnings to support his family.
The Holiday Cash 20X scratcher, one of many offered by the Virginia Lottery, has prizes ranging from $5 to the $125,000 top prize. Ochoa’s win signifies the first top prize claim in this game, leaving four more top prizes still available.
The odds of landing the top prize in Holiday Cash 20X are 1 in 342,720, while the overall odds of winning any prize in the game are approximately 1 in 4.3.