You could say that Oletha Etheridge is a lucky woman. In her 20s, she won $25,000 from the Virginia Lottery. Now in her 60s, she’s won again—this time it was $100,000 a year for 10 years.
The Gloucester woman purchased a $100,000 a Year ticket from Food Lion in Gloucester. After scratching the ticket, she asked her daughter, “Are you sitting down? ’Cause I have something to tell you.”
Etheridge had won the game’s top prize. She had a choice of taking the full prize in annual payments over 10 years or a one-time cash option of $816,000 before taxes. She chose the cash option and is splitting the prize with her two daughters, Taletha and Takema.
The $100,000 a Year scratcher (game #2343) is one of dozens of scratcher games offered by the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $20 up to that $1,000,000 top prize. This is the second top prize claimed in the game, which means one more top prize remains unclaimed. The chances of winning the top prize are 1 in 612,000. The chances ...