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September 29, 2009
 When David Seitz of Grundy won $50,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game, it was a case of déjà vu. Two years ago, he won the same amount in the same game. But that didn’t make it any less surprising for the grocery store assistant manager.
“I saw the winning numbers on the screen and I couldn’t believe it,” he told Lottery officials as he claimed his prize.
Mr. Seitz matched all five numbers in the September 17 Cash 5 day drawing. He wagered 50 cents on the ticket to win $50,000.
He bought the winning ticket at Medical Park Pharmacy, located at 15035 Slate Creek Road in Grundy. The winning numbers were 5-9-22-27-31. He selected his numbers at random.
Cash 5 drawings are held daily at 1:59 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. The chances of winning the $100,000 top prize are 1 in 278,256.
Nearly 95 cents of each dollar spent on the Virginia Lottery by players goes back to the Commonwealth in the form of contributions to education, prizes and retailer commissions. Since 1999, all Virginia Lottery profits have been designated solely to K-12 public school education in the Commonwealth. In that time, the Lottery has turned over more than $4 billion for Virginia’s public schools. The latest annual profits of $439.1 million currently represent about 6 percent of state funding for public education in Virginia. In 21 years, the Lottery has sold more than $21.1 billion in tickets, awarded more than $1.1 billion in retailer commissions and paid more than $11.6 billion in prizes to players.
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