Herndon Man Wins Top Lottery Prize

A Herndon man scratched to win the top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s Ford Expedition Plus $100K game.

Santos Matute walked away with $100,000 in cash and a new Ford on August 10. Matute received the keys to his new car at Koons Sterling Ford in Sterling.

His winning ticket was bought at Fresh World in Herndon (1070 Elden Street).

The contest is run through the Virginia Lottery, with prizes ranging from $5 to $100,000. According to a release by the Virginia lottery, Matute is the first person to scratch and win a car and $100,000 in cash.

The odds of winning the top prize are in 1 in 1,387,200.

Photo via Virginia Lottery

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