A Virginia man who went to the store to buy charcoal for a cookout picked up a lottery ticket that turned out to be a $300,000 winner.
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Thomas Kirsch of Norfolk told Virginia Lottery officials he went to the Food Lion in Norfolk to pick up charcoal to have a Sunday cookout when he decided to also buy a $300,000 Jumbo Cash scratch-off lottery ticket.
Kirsch said he was stunned to reveal the $300,000 top prize.
"I'm so excited," Kirsch said. "We just couldn't believe it!"
The winner said his cookout also went off without a hitch.
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"It was great," he said. "The rain stopped just in time."