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Va. couple win second lotto jackpot

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A Virginia couple who won $200,000 from a pair of Cash 5 lottery tickets previously had won a jackpot in the same game.

Simone Christian of Virginia Beach said she and her husband Stanley procured tickets for the Oct. 15 drawing using the numbers 1, 4, 6, 8 and 19, which she said represented President Barack Obama's Aug. 4, 1961, birthday and were inspired by a dream she had of chatting with the president, The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot reported Wednesday.

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The top prize for the drawing is $100,000.

Virginia Lottery officials said the couple previously won the game's jackpot in a Sept. 27, 2006, drawing.

The couple said they had no plans for their winnings.

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