Virginia Woman Wins $2 Million After Receiving Wrong Lottery Ticket

Kelly Lindsay's initial frustration turned to joy when a mistakenly issued scratch-off ticket yielded a rare jackpot win.

Kelly Lindsay, a Carrollton, Virginia resident, won $2 million after being mistakenly given a Money Blitz scratch-off ticket instead of her preferred choice at a gas station.
Lindsay scratched the ticket in the parking lot and discovered she had won the top prize, overcoming odds of 1 in 1,142,400.
She chose to take a one-time lump sum payment of $1.25 million before taxes instead of annual installments over 30 years.
The Virginia Lottery, which funds K-12 education, noted that Isle of Wight County, where Lindsay resides, received $3.7 million in lottery funds last year.
This marks the second top prize won in the Money Blitz game, with one more jackpot still unclaimed.