Martinsville man wins $1 million prize in Virginia Lottery scratcher game. He claims the top prize in Payday Tripler.

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An anonymous Martinsville man won $1,000,000 from a Virginia Lottery Payday Tripler scratcher. He bought the ticket at Fas Mart and chose a one-time cash option of $476,000 before taxes. This was the third and final top prize claimed for this game.

Key points

•Winner remained anonymous, as permitted by Virginia law.
•The winning ticket was bought at Fas Mart, 110 S. Brookdale Street, Martinsville.
•This was the last $1,000,000 top prize for Payday Tripler (game #2390).
•Chances of winning the top prize were 1 in 408,000; any prize was 1 in 3.44.
•The winner took the $476,000 cash option instead of $1,000,000 over 30 years.

Why it matters

This highlights that scratcher games close once all top prizes are claimed, so players should check game status. It also shows a common choice for winners is the cash option for large prizes.

Official source: www.valottery.com ↗October 28, 2026Verified October 28, 2026

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Official release

An anonymous winner went to the Fas Mart at 110 S. Brookdale Street in Martinsville to get a drink and thought to himself, “Well, let me get a ticket.” So, he bought a Payday Tripler ticket from the Virginia Lottery. When he scratched the ticket in the store, he realized he had won the game’s top prize of $1,000,000.

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

“I scratched it, and I looked at it twice,” the winner told Lottery officials. “I went home and told my wife, ‘I think I won a million dollars!’ She said, ‘Get out of here!’”

This is the third and final top prize claimed in Payday Tripler (game #2390), which means the game is being closed. It is the Lottery’s policy to close scratcher games as soon as the final top prize is claimed. The chances of winning the top prize in this game were 1 in 408,000. The chances of winning any prize were 1 in 3.44.

The winner had the option of taking the full $1,000,000 prize over 30 years or a one-time cash option of $476,000 before taxes. He chose the cash option.

All Virginia Lottery profits go to K-12 education in Virginia. The ticket was bought in Martinsville, which received more than $3.3 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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