A Virginia man whose non-winning scratch-off ticket won the top prize in a drawing previously claimed a $1 million jackpot nine years earlier. Photo courtesy of the Virginia Lottery
The prize for the drawing was a Las Vegas trip for the winner and five friends that includes round-trip airfare, four nights at the Golden Nugget, spending money and more, but Smolko elected to take the cash option, a one-time payment of $28,170 before taxes.
Smolko's win comes just nine years after he collected a $1 million top prize from a $5 Million Club Scratcher ticket.
