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April 5, 2023 / 3:24 PM

Virginia man buys 20 identical lottery tickets, wins 20 times

Fekru Hirpo of Alexandria, Va., bought 20 identical tickets for a Virginia Lottery Pick 4 drawing and won 20 times, for a total prize of $100,000. Photo courtesy of the Virginia Lottery

Fekru Hirpo of Alexandria, Va., bought 20 identical tickets for a Virginia Lottery Pick 4 drawing and won 20 times, for a total prize of $100,000. Photo courtesy of the Virginia Lottery

April 5 (UPI) -- A Virginia man bought 20 tickets for a single Pick 4 lottery drawing and won 20 times, for a total prize of $100,000.

The Virginia Lottery said Fekru Hirpo of Alexandria bought 20 tickets for the March 8 Pick 4 drawing with the number combination 2-5-2-7 when he visited the Four Mile Run Shell station on South Four Mile Run Drive in Arlington.

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Each of Hirpo's tickets won a $5,000 top prize in the drawing, for a total prize of $100,000.

Hirpo said he doesn't usually buy large amounts of identical tickets for Pick 4, but he had a strong feeling about the March 8 drawing.

The winner said he doesn't yet know what he will do with his winnings.

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