Jerry and Teresa Maples, of Hamlet, N.C., said they bought lottery tickets from 11 states during a recent road trip, and a Powerball ticket they purchased in Virginia turned out to be a $2 million winner. Photo courtesy of the Virginia Lottery
The couple purchased a ticket for the Sept. 27 Powerball drawing from the Stop In Food Store in Christiansburg, Va., where they won the $2 million prize.
"It still doesn't feel real yet," Teresa Maples said.
The Easy Pick ticket matched the first five numbers drawn, 21-22-39-44-60. The prize for the ticket would have normally been $1 million, but lottery officials said it was doubled because the couple paid an extra $1 for a Power Play option.
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