A Henrico resident is starting the year as a millionaire after winning $1 million in Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle.

A Virginia man stopped at a store to buy some snacks and walked out with a scratch-off lottery ticket worth $100,000.

Operators' 11% January hold was down slightly from last January's 11.4%, but the win rate reached double digits for the seventh time in the last 10 months. The Virginia Lottery also reported 11 of 16 operators finished positive for the month in adjusted gross income, reaching $81 million for the first time.

A routine trip to pick up snacks turned into a life-changing moment for Lixander Paniagua-Maravilla, who won $100,000 on a Let’s Make a

Kelly Lindsay won a lottery game prize of $2 million after being given the "wrong" ticket at a gas station, according to the Virginia Lottery.

The winning numbers in Thursday evening’s drawing of the "Virginia Pick 3 Evening" game were:

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WJW) – A Virginia man is $100,000 richer after stopping for snacks and deciding to pick up a lottery ticket.

The winning numbers in Thursday's drawing of the "Virginia Cash 5 with EZ Match" game were:

Paniagua-Maravilla told lottery officials he “screamed a little bit” after finding out about his good fortune. “It doesn’t feel real,” he said when redeeming his prize. He bought his ticket at a grocery store in Virginia Beach, lottery officials said.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A Virginia Beach man won $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery after he stopped at a Food Lion to get snacks. Lixander Paniagua-Maravilla wanted pick up some snacks to take home at the Food Lion on Ferrell Parkway. While there, he picked up a Let’s Make a Deal ticket from the Virginia Lottery.