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Woman gets 35 lottery wins — with the same four numbers. ‘My heart started racing’

“I feel like certain numbers are lucky,” the Virginia woman told lottery officials.
“I feel like certain numbers are lucky,” the Virginia woman told lottery officials. Virginia Lottery

A woman in Virginia put her full faith in four numbers when she played the lottery — and it paid off.

Mandy Garcia picked the same four-number combination for all 35 lottery tickets she bought for the Pick 4 March 30 drawing, according to lottery officials.

Each ticket, which cost $1, won $5,000 — totaling a $175,000 payday, lottery officials said.

“I just couldn’t even believe it!” she told lottery officials. “My heart started racing!”

Garcia bought her lucky tickets at a Harris Teeter and Food Lion in Chesapeake, according to lottery officials. Her four-number combo was 5-2-0-1.

“I feel like certain numbers are lucky,” she told lottery officials. “I feel like it’s my best chance at winning a lot of money.”

Garcia plans to eventually buy a house and will save her winnings, she told lottery officials.

Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.

If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.

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This story was originally published April 13, 2023 at 2:37 PM with the headline "Woman gets 35 lottery wins — with the same four numbers. ‘My heart started racing’."

Alison Cutler
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Alison Cutler is a National Real Time Reporter for the Southeast at McClatchy. She graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and previously worked for The News Leader in Staunton, VA, a branch of USAToday.
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