Virginia father gifts his son $1 million lottery ticket as wedding gift
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. - A Virginia father gifted his son a $1 million lottery ticket as a wedding gift.
Aaron and Kiana Andrews recently got married in April and the newlywed's plan – which they came up with before the winning ticket – is to move out of their home in Springfield and move in with Aaron's dad in Triangle, Virginia.
They hoped to stay for a while and save some money.
Aaron's father, a frequent lottery player, ended up buying a ticket for the Virginia Lottery’s Cash4Life® drawing and ended up matching the first five winning numbers. The prize being the choice of either $1,000 every week for life or a one-time cash option of $1 million.
The Virginia Lottery News reports that he decided to give the ticket to his son as a wedding present and his son – with some advice from a financial advisor – chose the cash option, which made it a $1 million wedding gift that truly took the cake.
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"I have a great father who has done nothing but look out for me!" Aaron told Virginia Lottery officials as the winning ticket was redeemed.
The winning ticket was bought at PJ’s Neighborhood Variety Store, located at 19122-A Fuller Heights Road in Triangle. The winning numbers for the August 3 drawing were 25-35-36-41-59, and the Cash Ball number was 2.
The couple said they plan to use the money to help Aaron's grandma, start college funds for their future kids, and eventually, they hope to buy a house.
His dad jokingly said to the outlet, "This was the best way to get him out of my basement."