“I had to go back to work and act like nothing happened!” Portsmouth woman wins $2,000,000 in Platinum 7s game.

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A Portsmouth woman won the $2,000,000 top prize playing the Virginia Lottery's Platinum 7s scratcher game. She chose a one-time cash option of $952,000 and elected to remain anonymous. Two top prizes of $2,000,000 for this game are still unclaimed.

Key points

•Winner claimed $2,000,000 top prize from Platinum 7s scratcher.
•Winner chose a cash option of $952,000.
•Two top prizes of $2,000,000 remain for Platinum 7s.
•Odds of winning top prize: 1 in 408,000.
•All Virginia Lottery profits support K-12 education.

Why it matters

This highlights that significant top prizes, like the two remaining $2,000,000 prizes for Platinum 7s, are still available for players. It also shows a player's option to remain anonymous and choose a cash payout.

Official source: www.valottery.com ↗September 23, 2026Verified September 29, 2026

Official release

An anonymous Portsmouth woman was not having a good day. She was on her lunch break and felt stressed, so she decided to buy a ticket from the Virginia Lottery’s Platinum 7s game at the Love Food Mart at 298 W. Bay Avenue in Norfolk. After scratching her ticket in the store, her day quickly improved. She realized she had won the game’s top prize of $2,000,000!

The winner chose to remain anonymous. Virginia law permits any winner of a Virginia Lottery prize to claim it anonymously, in which case the Lottery does not publicly disclose the winner’s identity.

“I had to go back to work and act like nothing happened!” the winner told Virginia Lottery officials. She had the option of taking the full $2,000,000 prize over 30 years or a one-time cash option of $952,000 before taxes. She chose the cash option.

Platinum 7s is one of dozens of scratcher games offered by the Virginia Lottery. This winner won the first top prize in this game, which means two unclaimed top prizes of $2,000,000 remain. The odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 408,000. The odds of winning any prize in this game are 1 in 3.48.

All Virginia Lottery profits go to K-12 education in Virginia. The winner lives in Portsmouth City, which received more than $22.2 million in Lottery funds for K-12 education last fiscal year. In Fiscal Year 2026, the Lottery raised more than $914 million for K-12 education, making up approximately 10 percent of Virginia’s total K-12 school budget.

For a complete list of Lottery funds distributed to Virginia school districts, visit the Virginia Lottery’s Giving Back page. For general information or to play games online, visit the Virginia Lottery’s website or download the Lottery’s app. Connect with the Lottery on Facebook, X, Instagram, or YouTube.

With all gaming, please play responsibly. If you think you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help may be just a phone call away: The Virginia Problem Gambling Helpline, 888-532-3500. Call, text or chat 24/7.

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