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Virginia man wins $160,000 lottery prize by buying 32 identical tickets

By Ben Hooper
Wayne Roles of Spotsylvania won $160,000 from a Virginia Lottery Pick 4 drawing by purchasing 32 tickets that all won the $5,000 top prize. Photo courtesy of the Virginia Lottery
Wayne Roles of Spotsylvania won $160,000 from a Virginia Lottery Pick 4 drawing by purchasing 32 tickets that all won the $5,000 top prize. Photo courtesy of the Virginia Lottery

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Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A Virginia man won $160,000 in a lottery drawing with a $5,000 top prize by purchasing 32 tickets with the same number combination.

Wayne Roles of Spotsylvania told Virginia Lottery officials he had a simple reason for dropping $32 to purchase 32 Pick 4 drawing tickets with the same four-digit combination: "When I win I want to win big."

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Roles said he bought his tickets at two Fredericksburg stores, Courthouse Gulf and Fas Mart.

The small business owner said he checked his numbers when he got up in the middle of the night for a glass of water Aug. 11 and was unable to get back to sleep after discovering he had won 32 $5,000 top prizes for a total $160,000.

Roles said he will put his winnings toward supporting his business.

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