Smithfield man starts New Year with $ 100,000 Virginia Lottery Win

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Smithfield, VA – Richard Bellew, a retired US marine officer, started the new year with a $ 100,000 win playing Virginia Lottery’s Knight’s Bounty Online Game.

On the morning of January 1, Bellew decided to try the new game on the Virginia Lottery app and quickly landed the Six-Figure award. Knight’s Bounty, one of the lottery’s many online instant games, offers a top prize of $ 150,000 with odds to win any cost of 1 out of 3.73.

Bellew, a resident of the Isle of Wight County, said the windfall could lead to a new car in the near future. His society benefits from more than $ 3.7 million in lottery funds for K-12 education last financial year, part of the $ 934 million that the lottery raised state of public schools in the financial year 2024.

Virginia Lottery players can enjoy a variety of online games including powerball, Mega Millions and Pick 5, provided they are 18 years of age or older and physically in Virginia.

The lottery continues to remind players of enjoying games responsibly while supporting education in Commonwealth.