Jackpot: Smithfield woman cashes in 54 winning lottery tickets
Published 4:56 pm Friday, June 10, 2022
Elisha Chapman will probably remember the number combination 1-4-0-6 for a long time.
With 54 tickets in a single drawing, each displaying those four numbers in that order, the Smithfield woman won a total of $236,400 in the Virginia Lottery’s Pick 4 game.
Chapman matched the four-digit winning combination in the May 17 night drawing. She bought all of the tickets at the Harris Teeter at 3575 Bridge Road in Suffolk.
The next morning, when she discovered how much she’d won, she couldn’t believe it.
“I was so excited!” she later told lottery officials. “I jumped up. I ran outside in my pajamas to tell my daughter!”
She bought 40 of the tickets wagering “exact order.” Each of those ended up winning the game’s top prize of $5,000. The remaining 14 tickets were each bought using a “50/50” wager. Each of those won $2,600.
“It feels awesome!” she said. “I still can’t believe it!”
Chapman, who works for her family’s business, said she intends to use her winnings to take care of her family.
Pick 4 drawings are held daily at 1:59 p.m. and 11 p.m. The top prize for a $1 play is $5,000. The chances of matching all four numbers in exact order are 1 in 10,000.