A Virginia woman said she scored $100,000 from the state lottery's Cash 5 game thanks to accidentally picking a number different from her usual digits. Photo courtesy of the Virginia Lottery
Woods checked the results of the Christmas Eve drawing and thought she had matched four of the five numbers drawn: 4-9-14-17-28.
The player said it came as a shock when she realized she had made a mistake when filling out her play slip and her ticket bore a 28 instead of a 24, earning her the $100,000 top prize.
"My kids were more excited than anything," Woods said.
