Hunch pays off after 20 years of playing
By Kate Northrop
After playing Pick 4 for 20 years, one Virginia man came up lucky when he netted $290,000 in a single drawing with 100 winning lottery tickets.
A Virginia father decided to throw down the gauntlet and commit $100 toward 100 identical Pick 4 lottery tickets for a single drawing. Doing so rewarded him with a $290,000 prize.
Ty Tran has been playing the Virginia Lottery's Pick 4 draw game for over 20 years, and in the Aug. 23 drawing, he finally found that "stroke of luck" that he had been itching for.
On Aug. 23, Tran noticed some numbers in the Pick 4 Day draw results that had interested him. The last two digits that got drawn were 1-3, or "13." So, he decided he would play "13" in the Night drawing.
He went online and purchased $100 worth of "50/50" Pick 4 tickets, each with the combination 1-3-1-3. To his surprise, those were the lucky numbers that came up that evening.
"I'm still in shock!" Tran told the Lottery. "I'm grateful for the win."
Since each of those tickets won $2,900, his total take-home added up to a whopping $290,000.
Tran works as a plumber, so he'll use some of the winnings to purchase new tools and a work van. He's also thinking about putting some money aside for his son and daughter to go to college, he said to Lottery officials.
The odds of matching all four numbers in a Pick 4 drawing are 1 in 10,000. Players can view a complete list of odds and prize payouts for Pick 4 by visiting the Prizes and Odds page.
Pick 4 drawings take place twice a day, once at 1:59 p.m. Eastern Time and again at 11:00 pm Eastern Time. Players may choose their own four numbers or select the Quick Pick (Easy Pick) option to allow the computer to choose numbers for you.
All winning numbers, prizes, and odds are published on Lottery Post's Virginia Lottery Results page right after each drawing.
Is he a fan of the Munsters t.v. show??
Congratulations on your big win!
Like my state, Virginia allows on line purchasing. Unlike my state, Virginia still does not have RNG games!
That's awesome 👌
seems like it happens alot in Virginia
I will have to give it a try in my state one time
States let you hit online for advertising purposes.
Good for him. Classic example of ' when you've got a hunch net a bunch',
Congratulations to Mr. Tran.
You would think his children's education would have a higher priority.
So the secret is just to go all in one day!
Congrats to the lucky winner.
On another note does anyone agree with me that even given that Powerball is way behind MegaMillions at presen that it still has the better chance of producing the next super mega jackpot whether it be off this current run or the next
Just a thought.
PS: don't forget about liverwurst and/or OLIVELOAF .
Please don't try this at home 🤣
Congratulations 🎉 on the win.
Enjoy the new tools and work van.
Imagine if had played them all $1.00 straight?
Nice, congrats to Mr. Tran
That's why he's purchasing new tools and a work van so he can continue to provide for his family along with setting money aside for their educations. What if they decide that they don't want to attend college ? The guy still has to work. Br happy for him not judgemental.
He said he was thinking about setting some aside for his kids college. I believe he already knows his kids are not college material.
Great story!
Congrats!